And it begins....

It's my birthday month. Hazzah! Two Septembers ago I decided to give myself the gift of being smoke-free and I am very proud to say I have accepted that gift and, I am still going strong. This September, on the verge of the last year of my twenties (gasp), I've decided that I am giving myself the gift of a kickin' body by my next birthday. This way, no matter what happens in my 30s, I will have walked into that decade of my life looking good and, more importantly, feeling good.

In order to help me stick it out, I am going to take anyone with me who wants to come along on this ride. Feel free to cheerlead, give me grief, send good energy or kick my butt back in gear if I fall off the wagon or get too whiney. Also, feel free to join me on my quest. Life’s challenges are always easier when you share them, right? So... that means I will be posting my actual weight and pictures of my progress. Yes, my actual weight and bodily imperfections all over the web for the world to see. Brilliant, Katie's Brain. Just brilliant.

So here goes….

Facts: I am 5'6" currently weighing in at 163 pounds. Out there. Ugh.
I will post pictures in the coming days.  Yikes!

Goals: My short term goal is that I will lose 15 pounds by November 1, 2010. My long term goal is to be down to at least 130 pounds (anything under 130 would just be a perk) and keep it off so I am sleek, svelte (love this word!) and feeling fine for my 30th birthday. So ultimately I plan to lose 33 pounds.

Process: I will slim down using a combo of diet, exercise and a lot of distraction from those lovely, lovely foodstuffs, i.e.; cakes, cookies and cupcakes. Oh, and I will have to limit my intake of mandarin oranges. Those who know me know I love me some mandarin oranges. (Sigh).

And off we go…