A crazy notion that won't go away

Here's the deal.  I am not afraid of who I am.  I am a smart woman.  I am caring.  I am a good mother, and an adequate wife. (Still working on that one, honey.)  I am resourceful.  I am thoughtful and caring.  I am busy.  I am a working mom, who also volunteers for her church and my children's school.  I am also going back to school for the first time in 15 years to earn my degree.  I am a pretty OK person.

I am also fat.  That's right.  I said it.  FAT.

I have been overweight since puberty hit, and I got big boobs overnight.  OK, maybe not overnight, but it sure seemed fast to me! That rocked my world.  I lost any confidence I may have had, which at the time wasn't much.  I turned to food for comfort, and haven't looked back since.

I have tried several times to lose weight.  I have even had success, losing 50-60 lbs.  But then... well, you know the story.  Life kicks in, and I lose focus, and it all comes back, plus some.

That is where I am now.  I had started losing again, and then I got super busy, and suddenly I had SO many excuses! So, the pounds are creeping back on.

I need a challenge.  I have tried training for a 5k.  I have tried competing with friends.  I have tried the buddy system.  All these seem to fall short for me.

So I have had this idea, rolling around in my head for some time.  What about something, a picture, that I can post daily, and overtime see the actual results appear before my eyes.  Sounds simple enough, right?

However... I don't think I want to take a picture of myself everyday.  I am not in any mode of confidence for that.  And I am afraid that the changes will be too subtle to see if I take a daily photo.  So I need a proxy.  Something that will mark my progress, but will change quicker than my own body shape.

That is when the idea of shoes came to me.  I mean, who doesn't love a new pair of shoes. And according to www.runnersworld.com, runners should replace their shoes every 300-500 miles.  That means running shoes can wear out from use pretty quickly.  Maybe I can track my own changes, and meet my own daily goal, vicariously through my shoes! I may be able to do that!

So, here is my plan:
1- go and buy a good quality pair of running shoes.
2- take a picture of me, with my new, pretty shoes. This will be our (my new shoes and mine) before pictures.
3- Take a walk/jog, hopefully working up to a run, EVERY DAY for 100 days.
4- Post a picture of my shoes, post workout everyday, with a brief journal of that day.
5- When the 100 days is up, I will post another picture of me, with my worn out (I hope) shoes.  This will be our after photos.

What do you think?  Does that sound just crazy??  Am I up in the night with this idea?  Would ANYONE care?  Does it matter if they don't?  (ooh... not sure if I am ready to go there, yet  sounds a bit deep and scary.)