Going through vacation pictures I didn't like what I saw. I was mad that I stopped Weight Watchers in Jan. I wouldn't have been skinny in August, but I would've been smaller. I see one of my kids avoiding the camera, much like I do. That BREAKS my heart! I want her to have confidence. I want her to love herself. If I love me better, that might inspire her to love herself. If I haven't gotten healthy for myself, being inspired to "healthy it up" for my child will be what motivates me. 

One of the few pictures from vacation that I'm not behind the camera... Here's to next summer feeling more confident to hand over the camera and enjoy having ME photographed WITH my kids. I am there after all, but my scrapbooks won't often show me. Sad but true.

I've started and I've stopped this journey a million times. I've yet to blog about it. I've been inspired by blogs and think they are useful for motivation. So WHY NOT try this blog thing out.

I'm Heather. I'm a wife, mother, nurse and avid reader. I weigh the most I've ever weighed and I I*know* better but have a zillion excuses WHY I'm overweight and have yet to fix it. This morning I woke up and walked on the treadmill for 25 minutes. That use to be a warm up. That is now a hot sweaty mess. My highest speed use to be my cool down. But it's now something that makes my heart rate jump and my body respond with little cries of WTF.

I'm not perfect. My journey won't be perfect. If you'd like to join me as I vent about challenges (break room table anyone???) or shout of milestones (lifting weights perhaps, smarter food choices, smaller size???) and just support me - I extend this invitation to follow my blog. It won't always be pretty, but it'll always be real. I promise in return to post at least twice a week. I ask that you be positive and that you support me. I'm new to this blog thing. But surely it can't be THAT hard (yeah I'm probably gonna regret those words....)