A change on the horizon

So last week, Thanksgiving night to be exact, I convinced my bro-in-law that I needed his help. I asked him to use his knowledge in exercise science and be my personal trainer. So he said yes and tomorrow I start. The reason for my change is we quite frankly I need it. Mainly because I don't want to walk around the way I am anymore. I have been overweight since I was two or three, according to my mom, except for a stint when I was on my mission. I gave a dedicated effort to change and loose weight and be healthier. I ended up loosing 75 lbs and I felt great about myself and had a ton of new found confidence.
Then I got married and let myself go again and ended up gaining most of it back and it has been a struggle since to take it back off. I have been going to school for the last 4 years of our marriage and I think I use that as an excuse to not exercise and I definitely used it as an excuse to eat cruddy. I know I scare my wife and I don't want her to think that I am going to drop dead of a heart attack at any given moment, also we are looking to add to the family and I really want to be a healthy example for my children.
My wife and I have had talks with my mom about eating habits as a kid and portion control was never a big deal and we always had great food. I remember as a kid, my dad would video record all the cooking shows that would come on PBS on Saturdays and then we would watch them with him. He would always take note, but the benefit was that he would experiment with us. Sometimes it wasn't that great, but MOST of the time the food was really good.
So as I sit here tonight, I am changing the direction that I am heading in. I have a good personal trainer, I say good because I have never had one and I am grateful to my bro-in-law for his willingness to help out, a new training program and a new determination to make a real lasting change for my families future. My idea here is to have accountability. I am going to make it a point to blog on a daily basis how I felt during the day, what triggers my eating, how I felt during my work out and the time leading up to my workout. Then every thirty days or so I am going to post a picture of my progress.
I am not going to make this private, I am not going to post anything on here that anyone would want. Besides I am an IT major with an emphasis in Security, so I am not an idiot when it comes to this crap. So if you run across this comment what you want, I am just doing this for myself. Thanks