The Night Before...

This is for those of you that know me now and especially those that have known me my whole life.

To you guys, I love you and thanks for loving me for me. I have struggled my entire life with my weight. I have always been happy go lucky and usually the "life of the party". As I have gotten older the pounds just kept adding on and I watched myself gain weight and did nothing to save myself. I have lost and gained hundreds of pounds in my life. The struggle has always been to lose it and keep it off. My momma once told me I was born with a "fat soul" and she gave it to me, this is very true. In our house food was and still is Love. We eat to celebrate , we eat to mourn, we eat to reward. All my life, food has been such an integral part of who I had become. I love food, I love to cook food, serve food to my many wonderful friends and family throughout the years(I had to put the culinary degree to use somehow). So, now here I am the heaviest I have ever been and I have found that my "fat soul" is killing me, in more ways than one. My parents have been the biggest supporters of me, I cannot tell them thank you enough, but I will try and make them proud.

I am leaving in the morning, to go to a weight loss resort. Some people call them "Fat Farms"! Don't like the term but hey, what are you gonna do. Unfortunately, some people do judge the book by the cover, shame on them. So my New Journey begins tomorrow. I will be checking in on Sunday and will stay 28 days. I anticipate an attitude adjustment where food and exercise are concerned and so much more. I will be going to the beautiful state of South Carolina. I have never been, but I have heard it is beautiful. So, if I'm gonna have to literally work my ass off might as well do it somewhere beautiful. In a way this blog will be my way of sharing my experience with those that may be struggling with their own weight or just want some tips that I will be learning and passing on. Pay it forward, I say! Help someone change today, but change starts within first. "An empty vessel has none to give"

I am looking forward to sharing my journey with you all. I hope the message is clear. I am changing my life and it begins today. Won't you share the journey with me??? It's gonna be a long one!

P.S. The "Before" picture is really scary. But, I do look forward to the "After" picture much more.

Much Love,

Shanna