In the Beginning

     Hi readers! So I still have my teaching blog but decided to start another that is more personal and about myself. This blog is going to focus on my struggle as I start the process to lose weight and get healthy. This is something that I have struggled with my entire life and something that is very hard for me to discuss. In fact much of the time I think about the way I look it often makes me want to cry. I want to use this forum as a way to discuss my emotions, and track my progress.
     Food has always been a problem for me. If I'm not eating than I am focusing on what I can eat later. If I know I will be going out to eat one night than I am considering what I might order, if I know I am eating at home than I am wishing I were eating out. Food is all consuming in my life and although I know this is unhealthy I still don't know how to turn this part of my brain off. It is my hope and prayer that this blog will help me to do that. I want to work through this unhealthy habit and to begin to build new habits and new thought processes.
     My first step on this journey is going to be to keep a food diary. I am going to try and post everyday or every other day what I put in my mouth. I have never been able to faithfully commit to a food diary so it is my hope that using this blog I will be motivated to keep myself honest and to continue with this process no matter how hard it may be. Wish me luck!