In the beginning...

I've never really made New Year's resolutions before. I think they're silly. So I don't really think of this new journey to a better me as a New Year's resolution. It's more of a life resolution. However, the beginning of a new year and a new decade seems like an awfully good place to start. (I'm a fan of round numbers.) This is a particularly good time to start because this new decade coincides with finally being ready to do a couple, very important things:

1. I want to make a lifestyle change. I'm sick of living life as a fat chick and I don't want to just eat healthy for a little bit until I lose some weight. I want a new, healthy, happy me - forever. I no longer want my life to revolve around food and the result of me eating too much of it. I'm ready for this to not be just a temporary fix.

2. I'm ready to be honest. In this blog, I plan on sharing the good, bad, shameful, and downright ugly in order to propel myself to a more beautiful me. (More on this later.)

My accomplishment for today: I walked 1.1 miles (if I add the .1, I can say mileS instead of just mile). I got sweaty and out of breath doing it and I really pushed myself to power walk.

Coming soon: An honest account of where I'm at, how I got here and what my plans are for enjoying the journey to a new me.