Without fail, an introduction!

I'm new to blogging. Or for that matter, anything that could be considered social on the internet. I lurk forums, always a reader, never a poster. I don't do MySpace or Facebook... I only recently learned I was on Twitter.
But I've decided I need some motivation in my life. I figured, what better motivator than an audience. I doubt I'll become well known, but by writing about the things I do, perhaps I won't relapse into bad habits.
Specifically, what I think will largely be seen is a detail of my attempts to lose weight, my study of Japanese, and perhaps even some of my conlang (yes, I'm a dork, get used to it).