The Journey Begins

I am morbidly obese. The definition of this is "Persons who are 50-100% or 100 pounds above their ideal body weight". I'm about 5'6" and weigh about 315 pounds. My ideal body weight is about 130 - 145 pounds. This is my goal.

I have tried to lose weight before and failed. This time I am determined to succeed and I am hoping a blog will keep me more focused and accountable. I am also hoping this blog will help other people who have a lot of weight to lose.

I think it's appropriate to list all of the reasons I need to lose weight in my first posting. If anyone else has any good reasons (as there are loads!) please feel free to let me know.

I need to lose weight so that I can
- lead a long life
- walk up stairs without getting out of breath
- walk anywhere without getting out of breath
- have more energy
- do up my seat belt on airplanes
- buy clothes from regular shops
- fit in all chairs
- go to the gym without feeling self conscious
- not dread seeing people I haven't seen in a while
- stop hearing people comment on my weight
- wear sexy lingerie
- get reasonably priced life insurance
- get naked in front of my husband without feeling self conscious
- wear nicer clothing
- feel better about myself
- not suffer from the numerous health problems caused by obesity
- lead a more active lifestyle
- look better

There are some pretty important things on that list so I need to do this. I need to lose weight. My life literally depends on it. I'm going to do this the right way, I'm going to eat healthy, low fat food and I am going to exercise. And most importantly, I am going to stick with it until I reach my target weight.

I am going to start first thing tomorrow by going swimming at 6:30 am!