Month One

So it is the first Monday of February, one month from my resolution to lose weight. How am I doing? The first 2 weeks, due to illness, I didn't exercise, but did adjust my eating. For the past 3 weeks I have exercised at least 4 times each week--I am working on getting that up to at least 5 days. I feel better. I am eating better, and am generally more happy.

I am somewhat disappointed in that the last 2 weeks I haven't lost any weight, but I need to remember that this is a long term goal, not a one month sprint. I have put into place the eating and exercise regiment that will help me meet my goals (and probably exceed them) by the end of the year.

Total weight lost: 9.8 lbs

Current weight: 279.0

Tightening of the Belt

Yesterday, without even thinking about it, I tightened my belt and low and behold I was able to move it one extra hole. Nice.

Poor Week

This week from an eating standpoint is going poor. I have for the past three days I have deviated from my 3 meals, one snack regimine. On the positive note I have done weights and cardio each day this week--despite several mornings where I just didn't want to get out of bed.

278.8

So as I mentioned here one of my main goals this year is to lose at least 50 lbs. To that end I have begun exercising daily (or most days), limiting when I eat and how often I eat, and eliminating many of the grazing foods from my diet (cookies, chips, soda, and candy bars).

For the most part I have done well in limiting when I eat, and what I eat. I have fallen off a couple times, and mornings after Hailey hasn't slept very well have been tough to get up and exercise. But surprisingly the cravings, and longing for food in the middle of the day have been minimal and readily resolved (ie drinking water, or carefully planning my snack to coincide with the strongest cravings).

Current Weight: 278.8

Fatty, fat, fat.

I be fat. Yes it is true, I be fat. Some would call it obese, but I just call it fatty, fat, fat.

Since I graduated from High School weighing close to 180 lbs, I have been on a not so steady weight increase. Since I got home from my mission the lightest I have weighed was 205 lbs, and that was a result of me chasing my wife--literally. You see when I first met Jen and began studying with her, we didn't really begin dating for a bit, what we did do is begin running together. Really what happened is she mentioned to me that she ran every day and I volunteered to run with her. So up until we got engaged Jen and I ran 6 days a week, and as I result I dropped down to 205 lbs. This 6 day a week running regimine had a couple other benefits: first it allowed me to meet my wife, get to know her, and get her to fall in love with me (I fell in love much sooner); second, it allowed me to lose enough weight so that I could get an 'A' in my weight lifting class--as grades were based upon your ability to lift a certain percentage of your body weight. But now I digress.

The purpose of this post is to affirm to the world that I am fat. As noted above it is not like I haven't known it. Were it not for the three years in high school all of my life since my early teenage years would have been pudgy--a nice fat roll hanging loosely around my mid section.

Well, to be honest I am tired of it and this post is more about publically recognizing that I have a problem that needs fixing, then about the suddent realization that I am a fatty, fat, fat.

My goal for this year is to be under 235. This would require an average weight loss of 1 lb per week. To make this happen I am doing the following:

• Daily exercise (20 mins cardio, and weights).
• Better eating. Salads or some other vegetable each dinner.
• Limiting my food consumption to breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus one snack.
• Not eating after 8pm (2 hours before my desired bed time).
• Eliminating Soda (diet or otherwise).
• Drinking water, rather than milk, when thirsty.
• Reducing the amount of television that I watch.

Starting weight (Jan 2): 288.5