Though she didn't know it, my niece was my inspiration to take charge of my life and health.  She was married in October, 2005.  Later, my uncle kindly sent all of us photographs he took at the wedding.  Now I realized at the time that I was having a tough time finding something to wear at her wedding.  Everything in my closet was just a little too small.  When I looked at the pictures afterwards, I was shocked. ... http://www.squidoo.com/weborg_fitness Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:13:52 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:54:22 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/weborg_fitness Though she didn't know it, my niece was my inspiration to take charge of my life and health.  She was married in October, 2005.  Later, my uncle kindly sent all of us photographs he took at the wedding.  Now I realized at the time that I was having a tough time finding something to wear at her wedding.  Everything in my closet was just a little too small.  When I looked at the pictures afterwards, I was shocked.  That fatty was me?  I knew that I had to do something.  So began my journey to the path of wellness.  I regret that I didn't keep a journal or blog about my progress at the time.  My idea of health and fitness evolved with the stages of my path.  I learned a lot, experimented a lot, until I finally arrived at the place I'm at now.  Here are just a few of the things I learned. Trying to lose weight?  Envision it.  Tell others about it.  Make your own lens Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:54:22 -0600