My weight has been a challenge since my junior year of high school. That was the year I quit playing sports and started to let myself go. I've never been extremely obese, but my weight has gone up considerably since the 10th grade. Over the 13 years since then, I've put on roughly 55 pounds. Luckily I have a six foot frame to put it on, but it's still not in my best interest to keep it there.
There have been brief periods when I slimmed down a bit, but it was never long term. There were a couple weeks in college when I decided to work out. That lasted until I had to choose between video games and the gym. I always was a sucker for electronics. Then there was the year I lived in an apartment complex that gave you a free membership to the Powerhouse gym across the street. It worked out well for a few months, but then I went and bought a house. I can't forget the year I wanted nothing but gift certificates to Dunham's so I could buy a weight set. I bought the set (it was a nice one too) and it was the most expensive clothes hanger I ever had. There have been years of this type of up and down, always losing a little weight in the beginning but then slipping into old habits and a higher weight rebound.
Now we come to the present. Time for another challenge to my expanding waistline. But now I'm going to do something different. I'm going to blog about it. Why? I think it's time to get serious and really keep track of what I'm doing. No more slacking. No more excuses. I'm going to lay it all out there and see what happens. If I fail, it's no longer my own private fail. It's out in cyberspace and everyone will know that I couldn't do it.
So here's my plan: six months to see what I can make of myself. Six months of working towards a goal and letting others follow my progress. I'm not going to lie to you, this isn't going to be pretty. I'm choosing to do this at a horrible time. Football season is mere weeks away. That means 17 straight weeks of weekend debauchery in the form of deep fried goodness and beer guzzling. But my thought is that if I can succeed during football season, I can succeed during anything.
Here goes nothing... I'll be back soon to get things rolling.
Good on you, dude. It's not an easy thing, but for many folks public accountability is all the motivation we need in the "No, no, I don't wanna!" times. ;) One of the things that worked wonderfully for me was Spark People. I'm in love with the nutrition and fitness trackers, but being a gamer I'm also for a sucker for anything with levels, achievements, points, or trophies, even if they mean nothing in cash or sundry goods. I'm dramagirl42 over there too, but it's been a crazy couple of weeks and I haven't been on much.
ReplyDeleteIn any case, rock out with whatever barnyard animal you see fit. You're doing an awesome thing and your whole family will get to reap the benefits, which is pretty sweet.
Oh yeah, if you hadn't guessed it, this is Johanna. :p