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Hello!! I thought I would start my blog by telling you about myself. 


I am 23 years old and I am very overweight. This is something that has happened gradually since I was 19. I want to get myself back to the weight I was in high school!!


Currently I weigh 229 pounds. I used to weigh 140 pounds. That is my ultimate goal! To be 140 pounds and a size 8 or so! Right now I take a size 20. 


This is very sad for me because I used to be so active in school and my personal life outside of it as well. I used to swim, skate, run, and walk everywhere. Now I lead a sedentary life, sitting around all day not really doing much of anything. 


I want to change this! I am sure that I can change the way that I look and feel. I am very unhappy and ashamed of the way that I have let myself gain all this weight. These goals that I am setting for myself are not to make me look more like the socially accepted way, but to make me feel better about myself. 


To begin, I am going to keep a detailed record of my weight loss journey. I am going to chronicle everything in a creative way because I love to scrapbook! This will tie in something that I am good at and enjoy a lot. My plan is to save receipts, take pictures weekly of myself, write down favourite meals, take note of struggles that I have along the way. Basically keep a glorified journal of my progress.  It is going to be colourful and exciting! 


I am going to make little goals, hopefully a new one every week. I am going to try new foods, new recipes, go different places for physical activity. I want to make myself healthier and happier!


Finally, I am by no means an expert! I am just trying to get myself healthy by eating properly and being active. I am not going to give advice, unless it is by way of a good recipe or a fun workout DVD or something like that! Now this doesn't mean that you have to take my advice. I don't want anyone getting hurt or becoming sick from my advice. I am doing only what is right for me!! You have to decide what is right for yourself, and if that means going to a doctor to help you along, do that!