The first day of the rest of my life!

Well, here it is: another January 1 and I am starting ANOTHER weight loss journey. This one, I vow, will be different. First of all I am making it hugely public by doing this blog. I figure that there is accountability in letting people know firsthand that I am trying to lose weight. The fear of failure when people know what you are trying to do is a good motivator for me to keep at it. Second, with 50 years of age sneaking up on me in a few months, I want to be healthy and lean for the next half century and stop this rollercoaster of weight gain/loss/gain/loss. This up and down stuff has to stop!!
There a few things you won't see on this blog: 1. my true weight. I am still not comfortable or free enough emotionally to put that down yet for the public to view! 2. pictures of me in scanty clothing documenting the change in my body! Again, not comfortable with that! What you will see will be the end product of the hard work I know I have to go through for the next 5 months, and a daily accounting of what I am doing to achieve my goal. There will be some food tips periodically as I come across them, and a countdown of the number of pounds I have lost to date. Also, this stream of consciousness stuff will allow me to - for the first time - put down my thoughts on what a lifelong struggle this really has been, hopefully tinged with some humor.
So, join my on my journey into ( hell!) weight loss territory and say a prayer that I make it to my goal.