New Year, New Journey's

Happy 2007!!! I love the clean slate factor of a new year.... it feels great! I am especially excited because I am approaching this year much different than past years. I am one of millions who struggle with "weight issues". This is a very personal topic for me, but I am going to be fearless here to share my journey, as well as a visual document for myself. Shape magazine use to have a woman who they would follow their weight loss journey. I found it really interesting to see their struggle and progress(if any on the scale). I related very much with the emotional aspects of their journey.

I've struggled with my body image since I was 11. I thought I was fat in Grade 7 at 110 lbs. Now this number/scale thing has really been a monster in my life. I look at pictures of me throughout my life and I can tell you what I weighed in every photo. I have been obsessed for a lonnnnnnng time. Well, I'm ready for this chapter to close. I'm sure, like an alcoholic, I will never be free of the temptation, but I'm willing to practice new thought patterns and looking at things from a different angle, which I believe will begin my journey of wellness.

I let go of "the perfect body", and welcome the "healthy body". I plan on using the wonderful resources that I have, great supportive friends and a couple of good books by brilliant authors to start the wellness path. Emotional wellness is my top priority, and if the weight falls off, then that's a healthy byproduct of my healing work.

The two books I will be using are "Do I Look Fat In This?" by Rhonda Britten and "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay.

Here's to a great year to all and I am excited to share what happens along the way(the good, the bad, and the ugly truths).

ps I love that it is a wet/stormy day here on the West Coast, it reflects the storm that has been brewing in my mind/heart for a long time!