All I really want is:


We all have a reason for doing this, and I usually tell myself that it is because I want to be healthier, but let's not kid ourselves, my primary motivation is because:


I try to have reasonable perspective, but a lot of the time, this is how I feel about myself:


But I know that there is a fit girl inside of this fat girl.


One who doesn't care what people think.


And that fit girl is getting tired of waiting around to have a life, because she knows deep down, under all the excuses, that it is her choice to be this way:


And that it is time to take getting fit seriously. Not just not eating, but becoming stronger, healthier, less afraid of the world.


Because next year, I'll be a year older, whether or not I try.


And I have met so many people here who want me to succeed and who are honestly supportive and helpful.


And it's time.