12:01am on Day 1

My nerves are getting the best of me today.  I am looking a wonderful opportunity in the eye and am more anxious then excited about what lies ahead.   Understandable?  Maybe.  Lame?  Most definitely. 

For a long time, pretty much my whole life, weight has been an issue for me.  I was never obese, by my standards at least, but am just not genetically "supermodel" thin.  I could have been "supermodel" tall, as most of my female cousins are, but I was "lucky" enough to get the short height and the curly hair genes.  Mom and I still wonder how that happened! 

I enjoy food.  Love me some cookies, any starch, in any form, and chocolate.  I don't consider myself an emotional eater as much as just an eater.  I had decided long ago that I would eat what I wanted, when I wanted, because I wanted to.  Don't tell me what I can and can not have.  I also love salad and broccoli, but my undying love for Nestle Tollhouses and dark chocolate typically win out!

I am also not a lover of exercise.  In any form.  I have convinced myself that it is simply because I haven't found a form of exercise that I enjoy.  Walking is boring, running is out of the question and the gym is not an option.  What else is there?!

This fall, I came upon the Giggle Magazine/Sweat Life Fitness Big Weight Loss Challenge II advertisement.  I was familiar with the first installment but didn't follow it too closely.  I applied with the promise that if I was one of the chosen few to participate in this challenge, it would be my "sign" that it was time.  Time to change.  Time to be more active.  Time to make better food choices.  Time to be a better example for my kids.  Time to change. 

I was offered a spot in the challenge this year.  One of six women that have also been given an opportunity to improve their quality of life.  16 weeks of assessments, personal training, group workouts, an automatic cheering section, better eating habits, learning all about a healthier way to live, a lot of accountability and a super make-over and reveal reception at the end! 

12:45am on the first day and I am still nervous, but can't stop thinking about how wonderful this could turn out.  I am bound and determined to take this "sign" and make it happen.  I WILL BE MAKIN' IT HAPPEN!