Confessions of a Corpulent Mama
I am fat!  There, I said it!  And I don't blame the world, my four favorite food
groups (fat, sugar, junk food, and miscellaneous), my family, my friends, my
job, President Bush, Global Warming, our waning economy, or even the births
of two very large, beautiful children--I BLAME MYSELF!  My baby will be five
in June.  I can't blame it on baby weight any longer.  That flabby ship has
sailed.  So now I give myself up to all who view this web page.  I will put it all
out in the open.  I want you to scrutinize, judge, support, and scream at me.  I
have decided that public humiliation is what will work for me.  I will comment
at least once a week.  I will show you my progress.  I will put up new photos as
I get slimmer.  I will confess when I waiver, don't exercise, or dive face first
into a gallon of ice cream.  AND I WILL GET SLIMMER!!!  If you look at those
photos to the left you will see that I am smiling.  That's because I have happily
decided to get healthy and make the long journey to where I need to be.  Yes,
that's about 75 lbs. of  weight loss, but it MUST be done.  I have no choice.  I
cannot feel tired, bloated, cranky, achy, sad, old, and bitchy any longer.  I am
so done.  So, on December 26, 2007, I start the long road to health. My cousin
Lyd gave me that idea.  Thanks.  I think terrific journeys cannot wait until the
New Year.  And I fully expect to enjoy this journey.  It will not be a
punishment, it will be true enjoyment and fulfillment.  I need this.  I want it.  
Finally, I encourage all of you to join me.  Whether you need to lose 100 lbs.,
10 lbs., or you just want to feel better, it has got to be good for you.  I don't
know about any of you, but I love to feel good.  Under my photos is my plan for
eating, exercising, and getting healthy.  I reserve the right to change it as I
progress through my journey.  All changes will be only for my benefit.  
Finally, this website will contain journaling, what I eat and how many calories
I burn through exercise, my weight loss chart, etc.  I will also have tips I find
along the way or suggestions you send me through emails.
And of course, there will be the
occasional joke or two. Let's face it.  
If I don't do this with a sense of humor, I am screwed.  
I love you all.  Make Love, Not Nachos!
Healthfully Yours, Denise     
DENISE'S
JOURNEY 2010