I read the thread that stated I'm supposed to introduce myself...so here goes.

What does one say when you’re trying to introduce yourself to some 36,579 members? It’s sort of intimidating you know. <laughing>

Handle is smoothblu; I’m female and currently started Protein Power way of eating for the first time.

I believe the only time I was any where near the “correct” weight must have been the day I was born. Being heavy was “normal” to me.

I had a friend take some pictures of myself in the buff and boy was that a shocker. I mean I always new I was fat, but never really knew I was fat. Does that make sense? I've always wore cloths that were probably a size or two bigger than I was. Now I know why. I'm setting here looking at this person who has my face on it, but the body doesn't feel like mine. It's like a bad joke and I'm just waiting for the person in the pictures to reach up and unzip this outer covering and let me step out.

I was outside last night looking at the million of stars in the sky and the wind began to pick up. I thought about the wind and my life and this came to my mind.

The Wind can be a violent force of nature.
It also brings the changes of seasons and the much needed rain after a drought.
The wind is like a living thing.
Breathing, growing and maturing with time and force.

I have thought a lot about the wind and how it is so much like my own life.
It is time for change. The wind is blowing in my life and it’s taking on a new direction and it’s a journey I’m excited to see happen. I have many goals for the year 2004 and losing some of this excise weight is one of them.

My wish for others is view this "goal" as an positive exciting journey.

I suppose I’ve rambled on enough.

Smoothblu