Want vs Need

I was having a conversation the other day with a friend of mines reguarding weight loss. She said she wants to lose weight. I responded to her by saying you may want to lose weight but I need to lose weight. She asked "well its the same thing right ?" In context I guess you can say so but in this instance when talking about weight loss a want & a need are two different things to me.

In terms of weight loss for me a want is something you can do later like oh I want to pick up some bread but I can do it later because I have some at home. As opposed to a need & to me a need is oh I need to pay my rent because if I don't I will lose my apartment. So for me losing weight is a need I don't want to lose it to buy fancy clothes, I need to lose it so save my life more then anything.

About Me...

I thank you for taking time to read my blog. First off there are a few things you should know about me my name isn't Amalily its my pen name. I find it easier to be me & say the things I need to say here without worrying if anyone I know will find out its me. There are a few people in my circle of friends who will know about the blog & trust me when I say few I mean VERY few.

As for the name Amalily its a mixture of my two favorite flowers Amaryllis & Calla Lilies. The reason for this blog is to document my journey into the wonderful world(sarcasm) of weight loss.
As for the name of the blog Losing The Outside While Finding The Inside. By that I mean I want to lose weight while finding my inner healthy person I know she is in there dammit. I have been overweight for many & I mean many years but I can say I have never been in denial about my weight I know I am grossly overweight & the longer I have all this weight the shorter my life is going to be.

I am going to be 30 in a few months & it has dawned on me that if I don't do something about my weight I won't live any longer then my mother did. She passed away last year at the young age of 57 she died of a massive heartattack & in all honesty I don't want that to be me I want to live for as long as I possibly can & the first step in doing that is taking care of myself & taking the steps I need to in order to get this weight off. I have a variety of health issues in no particular order high blood pressure, type 2 diabites, pcos, lymphodemia, & a back problem. I am sure there are people out there with more problems then me but honestly that is enough for me.

So that is enough about me for now I am sure as this blog progresses I will tell a little more about myself. I hope you all stick around for the journey with me.