Hi! I'm Kim, and you are...?

Let me start off by saying that I hate blogging. I'm not a "blogger." My thoughts on a day-to-day basis aren't that interesting, and even I wouldn't want to read them. I am, however, a writer, and I'm currently in the middle of an attempt at writing a pretty daunting book. The problem is, my brain is jammed with so much information, that I can't even organize my thoughts. That's why I'm forced to attempt this whole blogging endeavor. I need to get some of it out to make room for the new.  And hopefully, I have some information that people, such as yourself, would be interested in.

To tell you a little bit about me, I'm a super-nerd. I love to learn, and when I find a subject that excites me, I get more than a little obsessive about it. For the last 18 months, the object of my obsession has been nutrition, specifically in the areas of fitness and weightloss. I've always been chubby, for as long as I can remember anyway, but when I gave birth to my daughter back in 2008, I was beyond chubby. I was obese. 265 lbs, to be exact. I wasn't alone, however, since aproximately 700 million people in the US fit into the obese catagory, so that, on it's own, probably wouldn't have given me the real motivation to change. At that time, I was also diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer. Between the ob/gyn, the dermatologist, the plastic surgeon and the psychiatrist (post-partum depression), I spent a LOT of time in doctors offices. I hate doctors. I always have, and I always will. I decided that I would do whatever possible to avoid ever going to the doctor again, or at least as little as humanly possible. That meant getting happy and healthy. I set a goal to lose weight, get in shape and become the healthiest woman ever to turn 30 (I still have a year and a half, by the way).

October 2009

May 2011

Operation "Get Awesome" officially began New Years Day, 2010. Since then, I've completely changed my diet, lost 90 lbs and I'm in the best shape I've ever been. It hasn't been easy, and I'm still chugging along to my goal, but I've learned a ton. It's that knowledge that I want to share with people. I want to help anyone else who wants, or needs to get healthy. Whether it's tips and tricks that I've picked up, recipes I've found that were especially good, or just plain old scientific knowledge, I'll share it all. And if you have any questions, feel free to email me and I'll answer them as best I can!