Here we go!

So, this is it.  Day 1 on my journey to add "former" to that fatty title.  Again... 

I'm starting off today at 284.6 pounds.  I've never seen a number that big on the scale (or admitted that to ANYONE!) and I don't want to ever see it again, so I'm hoping this blog will help me stay committed.  When I was about 25, I lost around 90 pounds to get down to 155.  I kept it off for almost two years before it started to creep back on.  Then creeping turned to piling and piling turned to 285 pounds and here we are.
I recently crossed into that magical world called ThirtyLand... The entry prize?  People constantly quizzing you about why you aren't dating more and when you are going to have kids.  I'm so happy to be here!  But really - I am happy to be here.  I live in the Midwest near my great big, crazy, fun family, I have an awesome job that I love (but spend too much time at, if you ask my Mom) and the best friends a girl could ask for. This blog is going to chronicle all of the good, bad and ugly as I work to lose 130 pounds and get my life back.

I'll make you two promises:
- There will be no juicing or cleansing or eating nothing but celery and watermelon and there will be no smoothies, unless they are delicious, in this blog.  I will do this the old fashioned way - I'll eat less, I'll move more and I will still live my life and eat cupcakes every once in a while and have a beer if I want to.  This is a lifetime change. 

- I absolutely will fall off the wagon.  I'll commit right now to getting back on.  I will kid myself by telling myself it's OK if it's just for the weekend.  Then for the week.  Then if I'm stressed out.  I will do my best to write about those things, too, and everything else that happens.  


So, that's it!  Let's get going!

Some day 1 metrics (non-fasting): 
- CHOL: 190
- GLUC: 118
- HDL: 51.4
- LDL: 114
- TRIG: 120