I'm new to blogging, here goes

Although journaling is something I enjoy doing, I am new to publicly blogging and hope I don't make a fool of myself in the process.

So, where do I start? Certainly not at the beginning, that would be completely boring.

As a Gemini, I enjoy change and variety. I never really thought about it while growing up; however, as I have reached midlife, it is becoming increasingly more obvious to me that I may very well have ADD.

On the good side, I have always been able to "go with the flow" , which means that more times than not, I am able to re-invent myself when required to change jobs. As I have had the opportunity to reflect upon my life thus far, I wish I could have-would have, gone to college and gotten a degree in something....anything.

Why didn't I? I didn't have a burning desire to do or be anything when I graduated from high school. And then, I kept changing my mind. Dental Hygienist, Interior Designer, Travel Consultant, Realtor. Gotta wonder where I fell off the path to success and why. Whatever. It is what it is and now I finally found my passion and I'm doing something about it. Read on to find out. (unless you are already bored, and if that's the case, maybe this blogging thing is not for me)

While in my early 20's (seems like a lifetime ago), I became interested in nutrition. I've always eaten pretty healthy and have always been able to maintain a healthy weight. UNTIL........

Amazingly, I got through my childbearing years, including giving birth to 2 healthy babies, without having weight issues. I started out weighing 125, gained 25 pounds with each of them and was able to get back into shape fairly easily.

The magic number was 35. I had been diligent about exercising and got back down to 127 pounds. After 2 car accidents, I was unable to exercise due to back and neck pain. At that point, my metabolism was coming to a halt and no matter what I ate or didn't eat, the pounds just kept attaching themselves to my body. I hate to admit this, but I have now surpassed my birth-weight by 15 pounds. I hate how I look and feel - not to mention the fact that my husband has been encouraging me to lose weight.

So, I ask myself "what is it going to take to get me to do something about getting back in shape"?
Well, I have at least 20 exercise videos, whoops, weights, mats, bands, balls, bars, beans and a Total Gym. So what's my excuse? Honestly, I don't have any good ones - just lack of motivation.

Now in my mid 50's, I absolutely must lose 30 pounds. I am hoping by writing this blog, making my weight issues public, I will finally get off my rear end and take to the streets. All it takes is a good pair of tennis shoes (which I have) and a street. Not all that difficult, considering I learned to walk over 55 years ago.

Stay tuned.