I’m a writer

I’m a mother.

I’m a southerner.

and I’m a Fat Chick.

I‘m also going to be 40 year’s old in March turned 40 March 2009 and I’ve decided that I need to ring in the best decade of my life by doing something special. This is not a diet blog (though I do hope a side effect of this running shit will be weight loss). This is a training and kevetching blog. My partner in crime and I have 4-5 months to train for a half marathon. We’re both overweight and this is not going to be easy. But hopefully with our cross-continental support, we’ll both be successful.

UPDATE: We started this blog October 2008. It is currently December 2009 and I’m down 35lbs and 2-3 sizes (depending on the clothing). I RAN my first 5K on my 40th birthday. I’ve since decided that walking is much more my style, so I currently walk about 20-25 miles a week. (BTW, this pic was taken almost exactly 1 year ago. That shirt? Swallows me…) Will update new pic soon…

Here’s a fairly recent pic. Not sure if you can tell a big difference, but hey, it shows off my tattoo, so who cares, right?

Oh and if you want to know more about the writing part of my life, please look for me at http://www.melissafrancis.net.