E2E Start

I'm so excited about starting a new challenge!

Starting information:
Weight: 222 (on mom's scale.  I'll update on Sunday when I get back to my scale)
Waist: 36
Hips: 48
Thigh: 28
Just started C25K week 2 runs
Been doing Jillian Michaels 30DS workout 1

Goals:
Weight: <200 - onederland! No longer obese
Finish C25K program - 14 weeks to do an 8-week program = do-able
Sign up for a 5K (this may be difficult as April is early in upstate NY) - I want to run 2 races this year - run, not walk
Finish Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred
Do 3 mindful practices from the book every week
Meditate every day, even if it's just a mindful meal
Work out for 30 minutes most days - PUSH myself
Blog every day
Support my buddy and other challenge bloggers

Book: Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time, by Pavel Somov

My biggest challenges:
The hardest things for me are going to be PUSHING myself physically and meditating every day. 

When I work out, I tend to try something and then stop when it gets hard.  It's not terrible.  I can feel myself getting stronger - but I'm not challenging myself enough.  I've thought of a couple ways to get better at this.  First, I'm going to make a chart with goals and report to y'all every day on progress.  Next, I may possibly try to find someone to help in real life. I'm thinking about asking someone from the fire department to lift weights with me.  May, may not.  My sister did crossfit for a while and sent me several of their workouts.  I'd love to have a trainer to push me, but don't have the money.

I view meditating as something that I get to do after everything else is done, so I rarely get to it.  I need to make that a priorirty and will put it on the chart that I'll report on.  This is important!  When I make this a bigger part of my life, everything else will get better.

Here are my challenge pants!  They're size 16 Levis and you can see that I can't even get them on now.

 Gotta run - I'm using my sister's computer and it's time to get off.  Talk to y'all soon!

Edit:
need to add some required things -
Guiding quote: Thoughts become things - choose the good ones
Buddy: I'm not sure yet - will edit again when I know (Maybe it's Eaba?) (note: I'll be in planes all day Sunday, coming back east)
I commit to comment on at least 3 blogs per week - yay! Looking forward to supporting you guys and being supported.
I vow to NOT QUIT!  Most people don't get this opportunity to turn their lives around with all this structure and support, and I'm going to make the best of it!