this is the scariest thing i've ever done, me being as honest as i can about my weight.

MONTH ONE
170 lbs
BMI 31 : Obese
i can't believe that i am blogging about my weight! as it is something that have been in denial about for a LONG time. when i talk about my weight with my friends they say "you just had a baby" well i had a baby eight months ago and although i am happy to say that i've lost all that weight, i am no where near what my weight NEEDS to be. so i'm sure you're asking why in the world would she would be talking about this, well i have to change my life. NO, I have to SAVE my LIFE for my girls. and for me i feel like blogging about it is my way of holding myself accountable for this life changing event.
How Did I Get Here?
I'm not going to lie... i ate my way here! when my mom died nine years ago i weighted 120 and i was 20 years old, now i'm 29 and i weight 170.. food became my comfort and it feels like i blinked and gained 50 pounds.
My Goal
to get healthy.... it's not even about the weight i just want to be here for my kids as long as i can. of course i could still die from a heart attack, it's genetic, but i can control what i eat and i can exercise. it took me 9 years to get here and i want to be realistic, i KNOW it's not going to come off easily, but i'm going to start slow and work hard. starting with exercising five days a week for 20 mins. and the biggest thing i'm going to change starting today is no more french fries or coke-a-cola! so every month i'm going to post these lovely pictures of myself in hopes that i will show some progress.
So if anyone is reading this please write something to support me because this is going to be not only phyically hard, but i am going to have to deal with my emotional eating and that is going to be where i struggle the most.