Setting Up the Blog and the Two-Year Challenge

I'm not a "blogger," really. I've tried it, let's say, numerous times. It's like most of the activities I participate in; I start them, and then they are forgotten because of whatever activity comes along next.

Unfortunately, the same trend applies to my weight "journey" (who doesn't love a good euphemism?), which sky rockets and plummets with the comings and goings of relationships. How many times have I heard it / said it? "I'm fat and happy." Is that an excuse? Is it a dig at whomever I'm talking to -- as if they aren't happy because they aren't fat?

Here's the reality, though. I'm in a relationship that is going to last me a long, long time. Marriage. Of course, there is room here for a joke about happiness =/= marriage or something to that effect, but that's not the point. I am tired of being overweight -- obese, really -- and falling into a "comfort zone" because I'm in a relationship.

By my thirtieth birthday on September 19, 2012, I want to be "Fat Free." This, of course, is just a term. For the past few months, I've considered different standards by which I should be measured.

I thought about BMI, but that alone isn't necessarily "accurate" because of muscle mass (which I'm acquiring, due to CrossFit).

I considered setting an arbitrary number for how much I want to weigh, but how to come up with such a number?

I thought about choosing a few CrossFit workouts and seeing how much I improve over the course of these two years, but what would be impressive enough?

I wanted to find out my body fat percentage, then set a goal...and so on.

And then I realized, why not do all of these things? I have two years, so why not use all of these criteria for a "Fat Free" lifestyle? This upcoming birthday, I will post my statistics, and...pictures. Heaven help us all.

Now, what about debt?
"How much debt could a 27/28/29/30 year old have?" At this time, I don't even want to respond to that question, the answer is so ludicrous. Again, I can blame so many factors; unfortunately for me, the common denominator is me. Who else could it be? This birthday, I will list every dollar amount I owe to every agency, group, and person. How I have amassed this much debt just ten years out of high school is beyond my own comprehension.

The trick to this blog will be maintaining it. I will have to set aside at least one day a week in which I write about my triumphs and failures. My "journey," if you will. Every week, at the same time, I will sit down and blog.

I do not want my thirties to be like my twenties.