Week 3 Weigh-in!

It is that time of week again.... time to weigh-in.

Stats for today:

342.4 lbs

3.4 lbs lost.

Doing better. Trying to stick to it.

Still not walking, Work has been keeping me busy, but that is just an excuse.....

Thank you again for your support.

Until then,
scottric

Week 2 Weigh-in!

Well, it's Monday, so Time for an update....

I think my scale needs new batteries, because I couldn't get a reliable reading, all the weights were different, overall a difference of 4 pounds. So unless the Earth's gravity was fluctuating this morning, I will just go with the largest one, and stick with that. That's being fair, right?

345.8 lbs

So, that is 2.2 lbs this week. Not what I was hoping, but not bad. My Thursday night business dinner and last's night's group meeting may have affected that result, but I still lost something, so that makes me happy.

Remember the comments below!!! Let me know how you think I am doing, give me tips on keeping it off, whatever you think!!!

Thank you!!!

Until then,
scottric

Week 1 Weigh-in!

I stepped on the scale this morning. 5 times. I had to confirm what it was telling me.... and I am still sceptical.

348.0 lbs

That means I lost 8.8 pounds. In one week. Just by changing my diet.

WOW.

Let me just say that I have NOT been starving myself, because I want to be healthy about this, although I have stayed away from the afternoon snacks I usually find around the office ( people ALWAYS have candy on their desks ), and just grabbed a bottle of water when I was hungry.

I can't beleive this. This is really making me excited though, and helping me to set my mind for the months ahead.

Thank you to EVERYONE who is supporting me!!! Keep coming back PLEASE - I NEED all of you!

Until then,
scottric

Jan 9 update.....

Good News and Bad News........

Bad news first:
I just can't seem to get back into my walking routine. I try walking in the morning... no good. Before I go to bed... not happening. Sigh. Nobody said it would be easy.....

Now for the Good News:
I have changed my diet, and am sticking to it. No sugars, no carbs, if possible. And I am already seeing some results. Come back Monday for the official weigh-in update.

Help keep me focused!!!

Until then,
scottric

Today is the beginning...

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January 5th, 2009.

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I am doing this…

For my family.
For my wife.
For my health.

For myself.

Today, I have started this blog to chronicle a journey that has been too long in the preparation, but now is time for action. Here is the story.....

I am a VERY large man.

Now, I wouldn't say I was what they call "morbidly" obese, but I am carrying more than I need to for me to be healthy. I am tall (6' 4"), and I consider myself strong, but I am FAR from running in a marathon.

Just over a year ago, some of my co-workers started a competition to see who could lose the most weight before the Christmas holiday. In five weeks, I had lost Fifty pounds, and won second place in the contest. I felt better than I had in awhile. I proved to myself there that I could do it if I had my mind set properly.

But here I am, a year later, and all that weight is back with a vengeance. After the contest, the impetus for losing the weight was gone, and I feel back into my old habits. I need to lose it again, to be healthy, to play with my kids, to show the Mrs. how much I love her.

This is my decision.

And here is my plan….

Starting today, January 5th, I am devoting myself to eating healthy, to walking 1-3 miles every day, to talking stairs whenever possible, to improve my quality of life.

I will continue this until May 23rd.

That is our 12th anniversary.

Target weight - < 253 lbs

So, I want to weigh 253 by 05/23

20 weeks

5 lbs a week….. In total…….


ONE. HUNDRED. POUNDS.


Tall order? Maybe. But it is better to aim for the stars and hit the clouds, than to aim for the clouds and hit the treetops. But more than just losing the weight, I am trying to improve my life, to change my eating habits, to throw away the old routines and start something new.

Is this a New Year's Resolution? NO! I detest resolutions as they are pie crust promises…. Easily made, easily broken. This is not a resolution, this is a rededication that just happens to coincide with the start of the New Year.

But all that is me….. I need something from all of you to make this work. I need prayer, I need encouragement, I need people who can help keep me focused. Basically, I need to be held accountable.

Can ya'll help me with this?

Come back often as I will try to give updates every Monday.

Thank you all for reading.

Until then,
scottric

BTW - today I weighed in at 356..... not good :-(