How Did I Get Here?

Hi.  I'm Lisa.

I am someone's daughter.  Someone's sister.  Someone's wife. Someone's mother. Someone's friend.

All of these things are parts of what make me, well, me.

I am me.  The me "now".

This is not the "me" that I want to continue to be.

I am starting a journey.  A return, if you will.  A return to the genuine me. The genuine me is not unhealthy, unhappy, or feeling lost in many ways.  The genuine me that I want to be is all of the things above, but a healthier, happier, more grounded me.  It is this desire, this drive, of which stems this blog's namesake.

In many ways I am genuine, or at least I hope to be.

I am going to do this, this weight loss thing.  I am going to try to keep myself accountable by keeping up with this blog.  I am gong to write about how I am feeling, the challenges I face, the victories both large and small etc.

I wonder how I let myself get here.  How I let myself get to this point: overweight, low self esteem, obsessed with my weight, compulsive eating etc.  It affects so many things in my life. I am ready to take control again, to be happy.

Let the fun begin.