Well. I know I'm fat. I've been gradually getting fatter over the past 10 years. I average 7lbs a year, which doesn't seem noticable, but I finally realized that it's getting out of control when I tried to zip up some boots and my ankles and calves are too big now. I hate seeing pictures of myself...I still think of me as the size 8 I was in high school. My BMI is 30.8 which is .8 over "overweight" and is now in "obesity". I realize that people gain weight as they get older, but I can really see the difference in how I feel as well. That feeling of light-headed-ness when I climb a flight of stairs, the constant napping and the total lack of sex-drive are a few hints. I'd like to be able to get off work and not have to waste the next 5 hours before going to bed by napping or sitting in front of the computer because I'm too tired to do anything else. I want to have the energy to DO things! I want to be able to zip up a pair of boots! I want to be able to shop in the womens section again, not the plus-size section (it's always so picked over!) I've joined a gym and keep promising myself that I'm actually going to GO this time. I'll start out small...one class a week and maybe once a week just doing the treadmill or stationery bike or  something. Just so I'm getting active.  I  have an appointment in a couple of hours to go to the nutritionist/chiropractor/personal trainer at the gym. I hope they can help me get into a realistic program that I won't trash after 2 weeks...oh, and I need to quit smoking. Even though I only smoke 2-5 cigs a day, I need to just STOP already, they make me feel BAD and stinky too. Fingers crossed...