So there was a beginning...

So I finally decided that it was time to get out of my head and into the real world. There is so much I want to share (though I don't know if any one cares to hear it), but I don't want to overwhelm the world with my abundance, so I'll start slow.

What I wanted to say is that even though this blog will jump into my life in the middle of it all, this is a time of new beginnings for me. I'm at a time (probably a midlife crisis) where I realized that no one is going to live my life for me. If I'm going to have the experiences in my life that I want, I have to reach out and grab it.

So...on to the juicy stuff.

I am many things--wife, mother, writer, Mormon, foodie, reader, now a blogger. One thing that I am, too, is overweight. My point in sharing that is not to say "Look at me! I am fat!", but to share with the world, my goals in this area. I've tried many times to lose weight for weight's sake, but I've never had a goal for which weight loss would be critical. One thing that has always fascinated me is the triathlon.

I want to participate in a triathlon. My stated goal to family and friends (and now the world) is to be ready to do one in two years. One year to lose most of the extra 100 lbs, and the second year to lose the rest and train in the different disciplines.

My hope is that through this experience, and blogging about it everyday, I can stay motivated and focused, so that I can make this dream a reality. My hope is to keep myself accountable by writing about the trials and tribulations of achieving this goal, while sharing those juicy tidbits that always leak out when you're writing about personal things.

Thanks for reading, and enjoy every slice (of life) you're served.