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Week 3….holding pattern. (422)

Published September 6, 2011 by mydiettherapy

So week three didn’t go as I planned.  I guess the only thing that is positive is that I didn’t gain back the other 4 lbs that I lost 2 weeks ago.

I started back to school this week,  so I really didn’t make time for myself to even do 30 min walks.

But then again, now that I sit here and think about it making time for myself to make myself better is a  huge issue for me.  My whole life I have had trouble making time for myself.  I usually have something to do for work, some club, some friend, some family member, or I think I have things that are more important then working on my self.

I have a hard time with not doing for others because I start to feel guilty for some reason.  I have a  lot of family members that have had various issues, illness, financial issues and mental issues, that I feel like if I do something for me rather then help them then I’m not a very good person.

I know, crazzzzzy person thinking, right.  :/

So I’m going to keep my goal of walking, but I’m going to up it to at least 20-30 minutes each day starting today.  I may just blog everyday what I do so that I can keep track of what it was.

In other news….signed up for a 5k because I’ve lost my damn mind…more to come on that….

Time for a new start…

Published July 21, 2011 by mydiettherapy

and to find a new me.

I’m overweight.

Correction, I am morbidly obese.  This is not something I say lightly (ha ha).  I am in serious trouble and need to find a way out on my own.   I know that I don’t want to do surgery, which is not the right path for me.  I’m not sure what path is right for me, but I’m positive surgical intervention will not fix the mental part of me that got me to this point.  This is kind of the point of this blog among with a few other points.  I want to hold myself more accountable for my actions and document my progress (fingers crossed).

So let’s see where to begin.

Weight: 422 lbs.

Height: 5 foot 10 inches.

BMI (according to a website calculator): 60.6%

I decided to break things down into mini goals, halfway goal and overall goal.  According to a handy little online calculator, I’m supposed to be between 132-174lbs.  To be honest I’ll be happy at 180. Plus, I like the round number.

Overall goal: 180 lbs. (242 lbs. loss-that’s right a full grown overweight man is what I have to lose…yikes L.

Midway goal: 301 lbs. (a loss of 121lbs)

Mini goal: 412 by August 1st   (10 lbs. loss)

I think for my next check in I’m going to hunt down a measuring tape and take some measurements of the limbs and my waist.