Kern County, CA - Hello!

pynchonesque

Hello, everyone.

I'm in Kern County (in the very dry, very hot-right-now town of Bakersfield) and this is my first time here.

I have already lost 30 lbs on my "lifestyle change" (yay!), but still have a long ways to go. I was working out with regular frequency, but an injured shoulder (impingement -- ouch!) and the purchase of a cabin in the woods all combined to keep gym exercise out of equation. Over the course of the last three months, I have only dropped 5 lbs, but I am counting that as a success, because there were many smores and ice cream sandwiches consumed while up in the trees.

I'll be starting up again next week on Monday and am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things and on that road to success. A few goals I have are:

+ find people that are fun and supportive, even if we only "meet" online
+ drink and track my water consumption and get it up where it needs to be (too bad coffee can't count as water intake)
+ participate in and finish the "Color Me Rad" 5K in October.

Fingers crossed I find a support group soon -- I think that's what's missing in this mix.