Starting A New Blog!

Do you ever have those moments where you're struggling with a decision?  Should I do this or shouldn't I?  I've been struggling with that for a while now.  For several weeks I've slowly been starting to realize how much I need to lose weight and how I really just need to do it.  One of the factors that led me to the realization was reading the blog of a young woman I know who has also struggled with her weight for most of her life.  Reading her blog as she documents her struggles and successes in losing weight has been a huge encouragement for me and definitely played a large part in my decision to start working to lose weight.  My dilemma came in the form of whether I should start my own blog chronicling my weight loss.  Seeing what her blog had done for me made me want to do it as well as feeling it would be therapeutic for me and help me face some issues I've avoided talking about or dealing with, not to mention it would help me keep track of my weight loss.  There was another part of me that was very reluctant to share something quite so personal.  I know I've shared bits and pieces of my struggle with weight and other issues, but I've avoided getting too in depth about anything.  In the end, I decided to go for it and so I created a second blog, My Life Out Of The Fat Lane.

It's going to be very different from this blog which is pretty much a hodge podge of anything and everything that comes to my mind.  My new blog is going to be much more personal, focusing on my struggle to lose weight, showing a lot more of myself, my strengths, my weaknesses.  It's one of those things that's going to be a challenge, not just with losing the weight and working towards a healthier lifestyle, but also in facing my fears and other personal issues I've struggled with for years.  I've struggled with my weight for most of my life, it is a huge part of me in more ways than one and is a very defining part of me.  But like I said, I think writing about everything and sharing those struggles and successes will be therapeutic for me.  I think I've mentioned before that verbal communication is not my strong point.  Writing is infinitely easier.  I also want to take this opportunity to help encourage others.  Like I said, this other young woman's blog was a huge factor in my decision to do all this.  Her strength and her courage gave me the strength and courage to start my own weight loss journey now.  I want to do that for others.   I want to be a source of encouragement and inspiration for other people who struggle with their weight and make them realize that they can do it.

So while I'm nervous, I'm also very excited.  Excited to have finally made the decision to start a new chapter in my life.  I feel like I've been pretty well stuck in the same place ever since I graduated from high school.  This is something new and challenging, something that's going to change my life forever and I can't wait to get started!