Ready, Set, Go!

So, apparently not a lot of pictures are taken of me alone. I'm usually the one with the camera and/or I subconsciously delete all yucky pictures of myself...thus leaving very few! So, here I am at super lame Disney on Ice with my little Audrey and my cousin (your other fierce competitor), Jessica Salmon and her little girl.

I'm doing this because for one reason. I want to be skinny. That's all there is to it, my friends. I just look better skinny. I don't wear extra pounds very well! Okay, it's not the only reason. Being healthy IS an added bonus. It does make life so much better to have the energy to do things. I also love the sense of accomplishment that comes with completing something that's hard. So, here I am!

Here is our attempt at a family shot on Easter. The kids were too interested in the hidden eggs they were seeing!

Besides wanting to be skinny....I want: to golf every weekend, to know everything in the world about every plant in the world, to play with my 4 kids and never think about the messy house, to have a few extra hours in every day that I could spend in my workshop doing crafts, to be a scriptorian/church history expert, to play volleyball with my friends in the park, to be able to name any bird I see, to write the children's stories I have stored in my head...I could go on and on. I'm obviously short on time.

What were the other questions?? Oh, the hardest thing for me is going to be the exercise. I can usually manage to fit in a few days a week...but every day is a big deal. But, I've done it before (I just finished a similar challenge) so I know I can do it again. It's also pretty hard to give up sweets. I just totally replenish myself on Sundays. I love having a day to look forward to, makes it way more bearable. Lastly, I do have a couple blogs you can spy on me from... http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/ and http://www.wangsgards.blogspot.com/.

Good luck to all of you! Be sure to post your tips/ideas/gripes/recipes whatever on this blog!