A New Beginning

Looking back at old family photos you can see a history of women in our family struggling with their weight. Whether they were just slightly overweight to obese as I am. I now see this history about to repeat itself for a fifth generation in my daughter. It breaks my heart to think that not only genetics, but choices I have made have placed her in this position.

I think for a long time I have had a warped opinion of my appearance. At fourteen I began to gain weight and though I was not obese that is how I saw myself. Now looking back at those photos I think if only I looked like I did then. "How could I have thought that I was so fat, I was skinny!"

So today along with my mom and my sister we have decided to take control and begin working together to live a healthier lifestyle. This presents a few challenges as we live in two different continents. Yet with the development of technology we have many ways to communicate and encourage each other.

I cannot fool myself. This is not going to be an easy task. We have all tried to lose weight before and put it back on. This is going to be a battle. Many times I have started well and once I get off track for a day or two I fail. This is going to take daily commitment to eat healthy, exercise and drink water. Coca Cola is my biggest weakness.

So here begins our journey, day to day and week to week we will get healthy together.

Brenda