And so it begins....

Ok, not really sure how to begin, but here it is... I have made a commitment to myself and my family that I am going to run a 5K before the end of the year. I haven't decided which one yet as I am new to this and must research what is available in my area. This will not be an easy journey, but I have decided to do it in blog format to make me accountable to at least TRY to reach this goal. It is a must, for my health and my self-esteem and more importantly, my body is the a temple of God and I am responsible to keep it in order.

This journey is about more that just getting me to run a 5K, but about allowing God to work through me to become the person He wants me to be. This will be a weight loss journey, a fitness journey and a spiritual journey.

I am not sure exactly what I will be posting or when, but I would appreciate someone to make me accountable to. I have tried this journey so many times and failed...hence, the reason I am where I am today.

I will start by saying that I am a cookie and milk, and reeses peanut butter freak. My intention was to start all this today, but I indulged in cookies and milk this evening and I certainly did NOT exercise at all today. However, tomorrow is another day and we will begin a new.

I am posting my "before" picture, but I must say that I am very embarrassed to do so. I figured if I put it out there, then I will be forced to change the way the picture looks, without using special effects :-) So here it is.....all 200 lbs of me. It is not very flattering, but I aim to change that and have set a goal of loosing 50 lbs by the last day of the year. I figured with prayer, eating right and training to run a 5K, it should totally be do-able. In the meantime, I must get to bed so I will be fresh tomorrow and ready to begin this journey.

I would appreciate your prayers and encouragement along the way. Be talking to you soon!