You must be careful how you walk and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set.

- Robert E. Lee, Civil War General

You have to keep in mind that the things you do may influence others... Whether we want them to or not. I want to be an influence to the younger people in my family... You have to live a healthy lifestyle... otherwise... you're going to have serious health issues... It's truly not worth it. Life is truly more precious than we know.

Every Monday, I'm going to weigh myself so I can check my progress. Wish me luck!

The Beginning...

Everyone has goals in life that they would like to accomplish... My goal is usually to just be happy. Right now... My goal is to be healthy. Right now I'm at a very unhealthy weight... I’m 5’ 3” and currently weigh... 235.2 pounds. According to the charts I should weigh 135 pounds, but that’s not something I’m comfortable with. I would like to be about 155 pounds. I know I would still be “overweight” but that’s a size I can live with. My goal is to lose as much weight as possible before April 22, 2010. I don’t want to diet per se... but I know I have to monitor what I eat or at least create the right portion. I think I can do that... I’m going to weigh myself every week to check my progress... if any. I know it won’t be an overnight process... but I would love to see where it takes me.

So I start my journey...