Final secret, first challenge, and more!

O.k. I know there were no posts this weekend. My momma came for mom's weekend on campus and having her, and B.'s mom here, and the stress of the end of the semester and blah blah blah, it didn't happen, alright?
And I know I have said things along this line kind of often lately, but I have a lot in the works for you, including my very first tutorial(HOORAY).
But today I am starting something special, something my momma and I talked about this weekend. And mom, since I know you are reading this- time for you to jump on board missy.

First, me last secret- which should sot of explain why this is gonna be so very hard. Growing up in base housing the friends you have are sacred for as long as they are yours before one of the two of you transfers. I had this super cool friend way back (like k-1st grade) and she had an even cooler older sister, who had just had a baby. Their house was quiet, her parents listened to the king of Pop often, and the even got to eat dinner in the living room. Looking back, my family is obviously cooler, but I thought they were awesome, and they quite possibly were. Anyway0 my friend's sister had just had the baby and she was using this neat little trick she had learned from her own friend to lose the baby weight. she was forcing herself to vomit this was working so well and she was so pretty, and we wanted to be just like her, and so we tried it. We clearly had nothing to lose, we didn't need to be anything but little girls. But we picked up a nasty habit that we had no idea was bad. To my parent's credit- as soon as they figured out this unspeakable game we just started, they sought help, and I became much healthier. But the seed was already planted. The pain of feeling fat, of feeling uncomfortable in my own skin but not wanting to sink back into the disorder is very difficult. And I have let myself slip- not into the disorder, but into letting this self pity get the best of me.
This is me at the end of my freshman year in college- at 120 pounds.

( never mind my messy roommates stuff in the background)
I am now 170 lbs.
and five feet tall.
you read that right.

this is me now.
cropped for an illusion of thinness.
But today starts my change, and this time for real, feel free to leave suggestions, update me on your own progress, or just follow along silently.

OH & Happy Monday!