First of many

O.K.-- I've decided to enter the 21st century and create a blog. Having just seen Julie and Julia (or is it the other way around) I've decided to blog for one year to document my trials and tribulations of trying to lose weight, setting an ultimate goal, and seeing how I've personally progressed over a year. I'll see how long it continues. I'm not about to make any great personal declarations about my marriage or my kids. I hate hearing stories about people's dirty laundry. This is about me. Yeah! I've finally been able to be selfish and say "Me, me, me!" Maybe that's why I need to do this. It should be introspective about why I have problems with my weight. Oh, I should also state that I'm not obese. I'm struggling to lose 25-30 pounds--the same 25-30 pounds I lost 4 years ago and put back on. I have now sworn to take them off and see if my belly goes away. Thus, the tummy tuck. If I can't do this with exercise and diet alone I will get a tummy tuck in one year! I don't like the thought of surgery, but I am determined to have the body I used to before children. Tomorrow I will write goals and a game plan. I hope what I write tomorrow doesn't look as trivial and as superficial as today's first blog does. I feel guilty writing this blog now because there are bigger problems out there. But no! I can't say that here. Isn't this supposed to be superficial? It's a blog, like a fantasy. I can make it whatever I want. The only thing I promise myself is that I won't lie in whatever I write. It may be petty and superficial, but it will be honest.