Reduce my weight from 275 to 184 by December 31, 2008.

I weigh about 274. Sux. I quit altogether. I am embarrassed and have zero self-respect as a result. HHHEEELLLPPPP!!!!!

Boredom is bad for me. My response? Eating. I eat because I am bored. Very strange but terribly true. A habit I must break. I must address boredom in a better way.

I weigh 263 currently. So far, I have lost twelve pounds, but I am not eating as well as I would like. On the other hand, I am not eating as much as I was and I am not drinking alcohol. I have been stress eating some lately, and I need to get ahandle on that to meet my goal. Recognition is the first step, I think – so I believe I am on the right path. Currently, I exercise moderately twice a week, playing basketball a little twice a week with the team I coach. I need to add more exercise (cardio, resisitance, stretching and weights). Here is to me for the loss so far!!

Of course, I am not naive enough to think that I will continue to lose weightat this pace. However, it is a great start. I still need to add exercise to the overall change of habits. Like the eating, I just need to “decide” one day that it is time to exercise, too.

I am doing fairly well, although I did have some movie theatre popcorn tonight. I did not eat as much as normal, and I did not eat anything at Tavo Bell after the show – and did not want anything. I feel pretty good about my progress thus far. I think I have th wieght thing going in the right direction – NOW, I just need to get the exercise thing going.

My new lifestyle got through Christmas. I have not taken a cup of coffee or a drink of alcohol or high calorie soda in days. Good, huh? I am eating lots of salad. I did eat a normal Christmas “feast” today, but otherwise ate well – and did not eat as poorly as I might have at the Christmas dinner.

Over the past few days, I have eaten two “holliday meals” and have felt uncomfortable after each. I have also identified coffee as a major stomache irritator. I do love coffee, but oh well. I shall soon replace it with tea. I have a kettle, and I bought soem tea the other day, but we are not sure where we put the tea.

Need to get some walking started.

I am reminded, as I change my nutritional habits, that I love salad – and I love olive oil. Good news!!

Too much food around the holidays to make the start to this very easy. I did eat two of three healthy meals today though. I also felt decent all day. I am looking forward to the changes that will be happening. Feeling better, looking better, more energy, less health worry, more efficient use of my time. Tying shoes without straining, fitting into my clothes comfortably, wrapping a towel around myself after a shower and actually having the towel wrap around me – and then actually having it wrap around with enough slack to tuck it in. Little things. I am looking forward to all of them.

I weigh 275 pounds. I am only 6 feet tall. My BMI is 37.3. I am 41 years old. At my best fitness level (around 24 years old), I weighed about 184. That is the highest weight which the BMI calculators say is healthy for my height. When healthy, I can carry a lot of muscle weight. Anyway – to lose 91 pounds by December 31, 2008 will require commitment to exercies, proper nutrition, and self-discipline. 91 pounds is a lot, but I can do it. I is close to 2 pounds a week. This is a one year goal – his is my YEAR OF HEALTH, upon which I will build the foundation for the rest of my life – hopefully a very LONG life.