Ok I put a real life pic of me....fat. This was a monumental decision and my hands are still shaking!!

So how did I get to this point where I a southern born, EVERY food loving girl decide she needs to forsake eating all meat and meat products....well I am glad you asked! It has a lot to do with my good looking(his words) hubby. We had made the decision a few months ago to try to start putting more veggie meals in our diet and that went downhill pretty fast so that probably makes you wonder then why in the world is she wanting to go the big "V", eeek, yes I squeak when I think about it too hard! Well it all started the week before last when my husband came in from the Dr. waving a paper in my face, grinning from ear to ear saying "Look at this and it was totally unsolicited!" You would have thought he hit the jackpot and I guess in his mind he did because he's been slyly trying to get me to go v for a while. It was the recommendation from his Dr. that a vegan lifestyle would lower his cholesterol and promote overall better health and weight loss. I must admit I did do the eye roll, a couple of times! But I started listening and started thinking about all the times I have tried dieting, over and over and over again. The failures and the extra weight I gained back every time and most of all the all consuming counting of EVERYTHING I put in my mouth. Let's just state the fact the my husband has a much better will power than me...I kind of don't have one. But I'm gonna buy one before I dive into this....anybody know where to get one cheap??

Here's where I tell you the serious stuff....My fraternal grandfather dropped dead of a massive heart attack at age 52, my dad had his first heart attack at 42 and has had many procedures so you see where this is going. It certainly looks like I am next in line if something drastic isn't done. I am already on 80mg Zocor for my cholesterol and at least, ok this is the very very hard part, 125 lbs overweight! That was really really hard typing that, in fact the computer wouldn't save it at first so it was have sympathy feelings for me too but the facts are the facts and hiding from them is not going to get me anywhere. I'm starting to have other health issues and I see the writing on the wall--hospitals and needles--nowhere near the top 100 of my favorite things!! So instead of "living to eat" I am going to learn to "eat to live" or put another way I am not going to "eat to die" anymore. Well that is in 2 weeks when I DIVE into this new adventure. For the next two weeks I am going to explore the world of veganism and start trying to figure it out enough that I have a clear plan and won't drown in the pool of failure! Then I am jumping off the deep end. I don't plan on trying to convert anyone. I just want a few friends on this journey for support....my husband is of course happily on board, even the kids are supportive but not forcing them to convert just encouraging better eating. And I know Lisa and Amy you will be there supporting me every step of the way so I am saying Thank You now. So here we go!!