The beginning...... All great stories need one.  The old "You have to start somewhere" phrase keeps popping in my head. I'm trying to put into words my successes and failures with food.  Not just cooking the food, but eating it:  too much, too little, too much  - throwing it up, then sustaining too little.  I want to blame others for my habits, but when it all comes down to it, I did this to myself.  It was my decision to eat that extra something and sit on the couch.  I said yes to the sugary drink with a scoop or two of ice cream floating on top.  Instead of using my gym membership, I used excuses and my extra  time moping around feeling sorry for myself because I let my body look the way it does.  

Tomorrow, I change all of that.  By no means am I motivated to do it, but I know this whole situation I put myself in NEEDS to change.  I am starting this Beginning on March 1, 2013.  I like to make fresh starts on fresh dates.  It's a mental thing.  I will start this journey with a thirty day cleanse, and hopefully after that I can Paleo my way to those really cute goal pants. I've been wanting to dig them out from the bottom of my jeans pile for a while now.  Let's hope that by the end of the first 90 days, the buttons will actually touch!  I want to fit into those jeans by July.  This gives me 4 months of strict lifestyle changes and attitude adjustments - with NO EXCUSES!  This blog is my accountability.  I want to inspire people.  I want to let people know that with effort and attitude, life can change for the better.  Today is my new beginning......