On the Bandwagon

The other day I was sitting on my couch watching The Biggest Loser online and noticed that my shoe was untied. As I leaned forward to tie it... I had to unbutton my pants in order to reach it. It occured to me that I was watching a dozen contestants on a TV show realize their dreams of weight loss, while I was sitting on my rather sizeable rump unable to reach my shoes because my front was also rather sizeable.

Although nobody was home to witness my shame, it was still rather embarrassing.

While beginning to feel very sorry for myself, a good friend e-mailed me and asked if I would be interested in trying to lose weight with her and encouraging each other via email, texts, etc. Awed by the timeliness of her suggestion, (thank you God for providing us with what we need when we need it) I agreed.

I also decided to begin blogging about my progress. There is quite a lot to lose, and while I'm losing it, I want to use this blog as a forum to encourage others to eat healthful meals, exercise, and be happy and healthy. Which means people I know might read it, if I get the guts to email it to my friends or post it on Facebook.

So that's the introduction, and this is what you can expect to come:
some self deprecating humor,
likely some rambling,
menu and recipe ideas,
and fitness information as I continue to learn about this stuff,
photos,
links to interesting related sites,
and updates on my progress.

Feel free to comment -- suggestions and encouragement are very welcome!

Always, Lindsay