Oh to be just overweight!

Well, as I mentioned, I like to think of myself as I was in my younger years:  active, vibrant, attractive, and healthy-ish.  The thing is I am officially OBESE!!  What the heck?!  Sure, I know I am overweight, but obese?  That seems a little cruel, doesn’t it?  Well, none-the-less here I sit well into the obese category on the BMI chart.  So, as sad as it may seem to healthy folks, my first long-term GOAL is to be OVERWEIGHT (rather than OBESE).  That goal requires me to either get a foot taller, which I understand is quite unlikely at my age OR lose about 43 lbs.  Personally, I’d rather get taller.  It seems the easier option, but I guess I have to resign myself to the fact that I indeed must take the longer, harder route of weight loss.   I have batted around about 10 lbs in the last couple years, but with the help and encouragement of you all and my family and friends here, I will conquer much more than those silly 10 lbs.  Today, was a decent day so far.  The scale didn’t move, but I won’t get discouraged.  If it stays that way for a couple more days, I will make necessary adjustments to my diet and/or exercise.  I’m in a contest with my mom and really want to win (but want it to be close), but more on that later!