Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself....

I am so many names to so many people...

Most people know me as Laidee Jae or simply Lady J. Others have dubbed me Dark Chocolate or Jamocha. (There's a story behind the nickname "Jamocha" that will always make me giggle. :) I'll share that at a later time.) I've also been known as Momma J, Sassy J, JD, Aunt Jemima... Just WHO am I really?! Jermiria is the name that I was born with. ("How in the world do you pronounce that?" - Something I've heard my ENTIRE life.) My parents call me GER-MY-REE-UH. Though I've heard GER-MA-REE-UH & GER-MEER-REE-UH (Which I've been called the most, and I'll respond to that.), but nicknames are so much simpler when you're growing up in the South. I should be picky when it comes to the pronunciation of my name, but I'm too nice of a person to keep having to do that! Close enough is close enough!

I like to refer myself as a double stuf Oreo in the cookie jar of life. If you've met me or have known me for a long time, it's the perfect description for me! In case you didn't catch on in the first paragraph, I'm a Southern girl! Born & raised in *sings* Sweeeet Home Alabama!  Though throughout periods of my life, I've been told that if you don't have that Southern drawl, then you're not a true Southerner. Well, I think my Yankee accent (Northern swagger is what I call it...) makes me unique! So there! Hahaha!  I've lived my entire life being in nearly two states at once. Lanett is in East Central Alabama next to the Chattahoochee River and practically on the Alabama/Georgia border. Not quite a Georgia Peach, but just as sweet! ;)

Enough about me for right now!

I wanted to start this blog as a way to document and share my current weight loss journey. I wanted to give anyone who is reading this a taste of the lifelong struggle that I have had to endure with losing weight. In retrospect, I hope to inspire others who are just like me and have been through the same struggles with weight loss.

So for those of you who are going through the same journey as me...
For those of you who can relate to the trials and tribulations of trying to be healthier and maybe doing it for the wrong reasons....
For those of you who like me right now finally realize that you owe it to YOURSELF to be the healthiest you can be....

You & I will get through this.... TOGETHER.