I’ve been asking myself these same questions for the last couple of weeks since this wild idea of starting to blog popped in my head while I was out riding my much loved Townie (bicycle).

Why me, I’m not an eloquent or witty writer, and often I’m just a little too wordy trying to paint the picture I see in my mind.  However, I decided why me for two reasons. The first is that I wanted to keep my own record and while yes, I most definitely could do that in my private world as I have for the first part of my journey, the second reason taunted me.  I have found such help, strength, and comfort in my struggles towards a healthy lifestyle by reading what others have written of their journeys that I thought if I could help just one person, that would be the coolest thing ever.

Why now, while I’m finally half way to my desired goal for the weight loss portion of my transformation, I’m only in the beginning days of a remaining life time of healthy fit living.  So why didn’t I start this blog in the beginning, haven’t I missed a portion of the journey?  Well to be completely honest, I would never have dreamed of sharing this journey in the beginning because while I “dreamed” I could lose weight and get to my goal, I never truly “believed” it in my heart and mind.  However, an amazing thing has started to happen, ever so slightly my mindset is finally starting to transform and is changing from “dreaming” that I can make it to goal to “believing” that I can make it to goal.  So why now, the time is now because I don’t want to lose my focus.   I want to be vigilant and focused and not only change that mindset to fully “believing” but to fully “accomplishing” something that I was never able to do when I was a teen, in my 20’s, 30’s, or 40’s, but yes something that can be done when you are even 50.  You are never to old to learn something new or to change a life time of habits.