as the saying goes, better late than never.  at the start of the year, i made mention of things to be done regarding my physical well-being in a letter to self.  today, i take the first big step in that direction.  i know it's something that is not going to be easy, but i have psyched myself up for this ever since i got confirmation last week that everything is set in motion.  everything else, well, is up to me and how i do things.  where i am now is a product of my negligence and undoing, and it's time for me to undo it.  i guess what motivates me even more is the amount of resources i have put into this project.  there'll be obstacles along the way, and i know it.  but this is not the first time i have done something knowingly difficult, in which some i ended up triumphed in the end, some where i crashed and burned.  i cannot say for certain how this will go, and i don't want to preempt everything by setting high expectations and putting pressure on myself too much.  yes, there is a goal in mind, and it's good to have focus.  but not too much where in i lose sight of everything else.  time to get it started.  there's another saying that goes, one day at a time.