Starting Off

Ok, I am still feeling kinda funny about this one. I know I know it's a choice. But, I figure maybe, just maybe I can reach out to someone or I will post something I am struggling with and someone else will read it and go "I've been there, this is what I did". Maybe high hopes, as I am not sure exactly who would read this anyways.....

So, this is about losing some weight. It's been hanging around my body far too long. I want to lose it. I am going to post measurements and such here. What I have been doing to try to get rid of the weight and all the good stuff. So, on with the good stuff... if your hear reading it, I hope it helps... or that you enjoy the read.

So, I started off March 26, I weighed 269 and I do believe that was on a heavy day too. I made the effort to walk. I Walked 14 times the long way for the mail 4 of those times were the long way to and the long way from. What I mean by the long way is the I am thinking about 3km way around, rather than the 500meters straight up the street.

April 8th, I weighed in where I have been sitting weight wise it seems for the past 3 or 4 years. 264 lbs. Ouch I know. I did sit at 210 for a long time, and I felt better then. Not so tired. I still didn't feel as good as when I weighted about 180lbs(mind you I was in high school, and skating at the time).

We then started working in April. Work is physical, and I tend not to add anything after work or before, as I am often thinking it's a workout enough to walk around and do squats with my 20lb pouch on. I should be doing something more I know.

We are working outside from April, until we have to stop basically because we have run out of work or warmer weather.

In May I decided I was going to try not to eat french fries. As we are on the road a lot and eat out most of the time, and it is hard not to have a meal that on the menu comes with fries. That was what I was going for in May/June. I was not succeeding. It's far to easy to say "I worked hard today, I can eat whatever I want!" not the case.

The middle to end of June I made the decision that my "no fries" wasn't a strong enough conviction. So, I told myself that I was going to avoid fries, but that once in awhile it was ok. I don't think I have had fries since. Now being on the road we drink a lot of pop too. I also in June when I reassessed my "fries" stance, told myself I need to stop drinking so much pop. I am going to drink uncarbonated drinks. I have been mostly successful with this, though I have had pop probably one bottle a week, this beats having more. I feel good about that. I do think that the bottled iced tea and such that I have replaced it with still has very high sugar and calories, but that it is far better for me than the pop. I want to eventually switch to water with fewer iced teas and will get there eventually. One step at a time.

Now, I weighed myself on July 21. I weighed 261lbs. Loss of 3lbs. I believe this is a "heavy day" weight, and that I may be down even a little more, though it could have been optical illusion from the heat too, time will tell.