So, this is my first post on here (on this blog at least), so I should type the five "W"s.

Who am I?
I am Erin, an 18 year old girl (woman?) who is finally trying to change her life. I am (since I last checked yesterday) 235lbs, and approximately 5'7". This is overweight, and even obese. Although I don't have the usual heavy arms, legs, and fingers that look like sausages (or, at least I don't think so) I have a big stomach and a heavy face with a double-chin, and I have finally decided that I'm sick of it.
In my immediate family, I have my Mom, my Dad and my sister. We (at the moment) have two dogs, Murphy and Tiki, who are super adorable. I also have my Grandpa Jack, my Papa (grandpa) and his wife Deb, and my Uncle Dan. I have a whole bunch of great-aunts and uncles, along with a ridiculous amount of cousins, but if I had to name them all, I think this first post would be even longer than it already is.
I work at McDonald's as a manager (as of last month) and I like my job, or at least, the people I work with, but my ambition in life is to be a baker and open my own bakery/café. *Sigh* That would be awesome! : )

What am I doing?
I am going to write on this blog every day and document all of my goals, accomplishments, feelings, thoughts, problems, solutions and the such. As of tomorrow, November 12th, 2012, I am going to be doing exercises. I will be starting off by walking for 30 minutes every day, at 6:30 am. As I work out and become more fit, I will adapt my workout to reflect this. I will be posting pictures every second Monday of myself. Front, side and face shots. My Dad (ironically) is a part-time Muai Thai kickboxing instructor and personal fitness coach, along with his full-time job. I have taken three years of kickboxing, and have helped out with his class, so I know a bit about stuff like proper techniques for warming up, working out, and cooling down.

Where?
I am going to be working out in my garage for now, using our treadmill to start walking for 30 minutes each day, and will be adding on other workouts as I get fit. I also have access to a gym, but will be using that later on.

When?
I am starting this tomorrow, posting pictures every second Monday, and writing every day. I plan to start my days at 6:30 am. I will be doing this blogging/working out combo until I reach my goal weight of 150lbs.

Why?
I'm sick of feeling like I'm horrible, and having guilt when ever I eat anything because I might keel over and die, even though I know I probably won't. I don't want to miss out on opportunities just because I have a problem with how I look. This includes not wanting to ask out guys that I like just because I feel that they could do better than me. Let's face it, if I were to say "I'm not doing this to look better", I'd be lying. I want to be more self-confidant and, the main reason for this blog, healthy.