I’m a mom. I’m fat. I want to be fit.

There are a lot of weight loss blogs out there and this is another one. It may not always be pretty or exciting but it will be my story.

For most of the last decade I was in decent shape. I worked hard at it. Being thin doesn’t come naturally to me. I have genetics and food issues working against me. In 2008, I got married and proceeded to have two children. Now I find myself 50 pounds overweight. I don’t want to stay this way. Now is the time to make the change. My children are small and I want to be an active parent. I don’t want them to have a fat mom. I want to be around to play with my grandkids. I want to live to be 100.

I have two kids, a 2 year old daughter and a 6 month old son. I have a husband who has never counted a calorie in his life. I have a full time job and a long commute. I don’t have a lot of free time.

I love to run. I hate kale. I have a salt addiction that is really going to have to be addressed at some point.

I’m going to be 40 on my next birthday and I refuse to be fat and 40. It’s one or the other and the only one I can do something about is being fat.