First post of the New Year and New Journey

I'm tired of cropping my photos. Random way to start a weight loss blog, you say? Not really, if you think about it.
I'm tired of angling the camera to make my face less chubby. I'm tired of trying to hide behind people in photos because I don't want people to see how wide I am.

It's not like anyone who knows me in real life thinks I'm of the super model world. Who am I fooling? Myself. And that's just about enough, thank you.

I WANT to stop cropping my photos. I WANT to stop shopping in the plus size department. I WANT to go out with my friends and stop wondering if my pants are hiked high enough to cover my roll and if my shirt is pulled down long enough to cover my pooch.
Yes. That's the reality I've been avoiding. I'm 287 lbs of living on the planet WHO ARE YOU FOOLING???

I wasn't going to post the number. But NOT posting the number has done what to help me thus far? Nothing. I need to get real.

And I need to be held accountable. I'm lucky enough to live with a great guy who loves me just the way I am. But it's certainly done nothing for my waistline.

This is the journey I face. And it's about time I do it with my eyes wide open.