DAY ONE:  Here we go!  I'm excited & nervous . . . been here so many times before & know that the hope of what I'll accomplish has been met with dismal failure too often.  When I finally did conquer the beast, and managed to keep the weight off for 3 years, I allowed it to live again.  I want to succeed for the right reasons this time - not becuase I want to look better, but becuase I want to FEEL better . . . not because I want a different number on the scale, but because I want a number that means I am taking better care of myself & will still be active in another 10 years . . . 20 years . . . 30 years . . .

219.6 today . . . feeling like a pile of sludge.  I hurt every day.  This is the last day . . . my journey to a healthier me begins here . . . it begins now!