Fab By Forty Project - A Background

My first post - my first blog.  Thought it would be best to tell a bit about myself and why this project, what is this project and why now.

My name is Kim, I'm 35 years old, married with 3 little boys.  You'll hear more about them later.  This project is all about me.

Fabulous by forty is my mantra to motivate me to change things in my life that need to be changed.  I want to lose weight and be healthy. That is the most important and hardest thing to change.  But fabulous by forty is not all about image and health, I want to make time for me and my interests.  Figure out what those interests are, and make time for them.  I think a lot of women with kids can relate that at times you feel a little lost in the mix.  Everyones needs come before yours, I want to put a little more of a spotlight on my needs while still meeting the needs of my family.  I know it can be done and I will be a happier person to have found that illusive balance.

I have an additional motivation on the weight loss side of this project.  I am scheduled for my third back surgery in the fall to remove benign tumours.  I will continue to grow these tumours until my life ends (at least that is what I believe) and will have to have surgeries to remove them.  I know that I cannot have surgeries every couple of years, so eventually this option will run out. I need to get my body into shape and healthy while I am still able.

My goal is to lose 40 lbs in 3 months.  A little ambitious? Hard?  Crazy? YES!!! But I am motovated and focused and I have dragged a couple girlfriends into the challenge.

So, me and the girls are going to have weekly challenges and all blog about our successes and challenges.  I am so lucky to have these amazing girls to go through the challenge with me.  We will all face different challenges along the way, but they can lean on me and I know I can lean on them. 

For now, I am looking at the next 3 months, but just as the blog title says, this is a project to improve my life by forty.  I have 4 years (I turn 36 in October) to do this.

Tonight is the last night before the challenge.  I had a great dinner and laughs with my best friend Kelly.  Tomorrow the challenge begins.  Not sure what the first week challenge will be (I'll find out tomorrow) but whatever it is, I am in this for the long haul.

Tomorrow I will give you my starting stats - yikes - a little scary to post my weight and how wide I am.  But you cannot change things you cannot acknowledge.

See you tomorrow!