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It’s no secret that I love Twitter. Am addicted to it (just ask my husband!).  My tweeps are always there to talk to, commiserate with, console, listen to me rant and rave and offer advice.  Twitter is also a place where I have found inspiration.  In particular there are two friends that I follow @BOREDmommy and @losingit_grl, who have both started new blogs, both on basically the same topic – losing weight and getting healthy.  Talk about starting the New Year off right!  Now I am not one to make New Year’s resolutions but they have inspired me to start the year off by taking charge of my own health and to start exercising and eating right. Although I’m not sure I am brave enough to blog about it!

I’ve been discouraged about my weight for years. I could blame the baby weight but since my “babies” are 3 and 6, I don’t think that will fly.  I have only myself and my relationship with food to blame. You could say that I am an emotional eater. I eat when I’m sad, depressed, happy, any old time at all. Problem is my choices aren’t always the healthiest (hello my friends chocolate and chips!). And never mind exercise.  That is one relationship I quit years ago.

But it is time to change all that. Besides I’m tired. Tired of not having energy to keep up with my kids. Tired of having to shop in plus size stores. Tired of worrying if I will be around long enough to see my kids grow up!

Oh sure, I have tried countless times to lose the weight.  Even joined a weight loss program years ago to take off the weight.  It worked but I went back to old habits and surprise, surprise the weight came back.  I have decided that instead of dieting (that really is such a dirty word) I am going to change my lifestyle and hopefully this will help take the weight off and keep it off. I know it’s not going to happen overnight after all it took me years to get to this point.  And now that I have put it out there in cyberspace, there is no taking it back and should keep me honest, because I need all the help I can get! So good luck Maria and Cherie-Lynn and good luck to me too