Ok, so now it really begins

A while back I titled a post "And so it begins," and then nothing happened.  The post was about losing weight, exercising and eating better.  Shock and amazement, I continued to eat out for every meal, did nothing to exercise, and sat on my ass.  Well done!  All things considered, it was a huge success.

So, I'm not going to boast that I've lost 100 pounds or anything, but I have started exercising, and it feels great.  I can never remember why I stop exercising, but I can always remember how good I feel when I do.  I've been walking about an hour and a half every day (which is a lot for a slug like me) and cut fast food out of my diet (which means a complete revamp of my intake) for about a week now.  I think the proverbial switch has finally flipped, and I can't wait to be in better shape.

I took my "fat" pictures today,  so I can have an image in front of me to remind me why the hell I should be exercising.  I plan to take the same pics about once a month, to try to keep track of progress.  I'm not overly concerned with hitting a weight goal (yet), I'm just more concerned about seeing some progress.  I feel more energy and feel like progress is being made, but the pictures are a great way to motivate myself.  I wanted to post this here, so I can come back and have a reminder about how good it feels to be active, to have a slight burn in my legs after a long walk, to be out in the sun.  Walking for now, more to come later.  Keep at it!