A beginning

This is a dual-purpose blog. First, it is a way for me to journal my own eating and workouts to track honestly for myself what I am doing for my body every day. Second, this will hopefully be an eye-opening log for those of you who don't understand why weight loss is so difficult, and also the many layers of emotions that have led me (and many others with significant weight to lose) to gain the weight that I did. I hope that as I work, this will also be encouragement and hope for those who feel like there's no way that they can do it.