The start.

Like many others out there, I have a goal,to reach a desired weight. I am overweight.

My goal right now is to lose 54 pounds.

I'm not sure what my weight is right now, but if I remember correctly, the last time I weighed myself, being about a month ago, I was at around 179 pounds, and by the way my height is 5ft 3 in. I've been eating healthier lately and doing some excercise atleast 3 times a week, when I can. This past week I did not excercise because I had so much homework and other things to do. That is another thing that I intend to change. I want to be able to balance my schoolwork and other things, with my fitness time.

I'm mostly doing this to become healthier, although self-esteem certainly plays a part, I'm mostly thinking of my future. I don't want to be an unhealthy person my whole life, and I want to take advantage of my time right now as a highschooler to change my eating and excercise habits, I've been told that weight loss gets harder as an adult, and although I wish I'd had been more motivated before to do this, I guess it's never too late.

My parents encourage me alot, and my mom cooks pretty healthy meals.

But beside their encouragement, I'm looking to be encouraged by others, and be part of all those girls out there that are on this journey to meet their desired weight. I'm not just here to talk about losing weight, but to also help and encourage other girls like me, to not focus so much on what the world sees as beautiful, but to discover that no matter how they look, they are beautiful as well. I don't think weight loss is just about changing the way you look on the outside, but also about changing the way you think and feel about yourself.

I'd love to hear to about you, and share thoughts, tips, and anything else that would help me and you reach our goals, I'd love to get to know others as well in this process.

You can call me Lili.

This is the start.