Hopes for this journey

     As I embark on this journey with my daughter and her classmate, I have stopped for a moment to reflect on all I hope to accomplish in the span of 30 days.  Better health and an improved body image for myself to be sure, but above all that, I have hopes that we can be an inspiration to others.  I particularly wish to be a positive influence on the younger generation who are just getting a start in life, and yet are bombarded daily through television ads about the glories of fast food as well as other processed junk foods.  These ads are extremely influential on their impressionable minds and, let's face it, the stuff is addictive!!  If the only power we have  to fight these powerful influences is in our own positive behavior, then we must do everything we can to become that positive role model for the younger generation!