DAY 1 (Monday February 25th, 2019)
My weight. I have struggled with it since I was a tween. I’ve always been a ‘big kid’.
Seemed as soon as puberty kicked in my metabolism went nuts. I simply look at a picture of food and I gain weight. The crazy thing is, I was a pretty active teen. I played 5 on 5 basketball A LOT in the summer, pick up football games, I worked a full-time job on a charter fishing boat which came with it’s own physical demands, but as I watched my equally active friend shed pounds with ease, I seemed to find them like I was Sherlock Holmes in “The Case of the Missing Fat and Calories”.
Now, I know one of the big reasons I have trouble losing weight is because of the speed at which I eat. I have always eaten fast, I mean fast. I can take down a foot long sub in under 5 minutes. So by the time my brain tells me I’m full, I’ve eaten waaaay too much. So, I know if I could actually have the will power to eat slow and decrease my portion size, that would go a long way to helping me drop some weight.
There were 2 times I lost a significant amount of weight. Summer of 1985. I would ride my bike 14 miles to work in the morning, 14 miles home after work at night. I dropped from 225 pounds to 180 and when I walked into high school at the beginning of my Sophomore year, the football coach BEGGED me to play. I couldn’t because my Mum as a single mom was worried about the cost.
Over the years, the weight crept back on and by the time I hit 42, I was tipping the scales at 340. I was miserable. I hated myself, I hated shopping for clothes and I hated my addiction to food.
I decided to do something about it. I had the mental will power to eat better and smaller portions, but the real life saver for me was the new puppy we just adopted.
Silas and I walked EVERYWHERE. Usually about 4-6 miles almost every day. The weight literally melted off me. In 6 months I lost 80 pounds and for 6 years I kept it off.
Fast forward to today and the weight is back. I just weighed myself yesterday before church and I’m at 300 pounds. It is time for me to take control of this. Back to the gym I go (more than once every 2 weeks), portion control is a must, eating slower is a must. I’d love to see some results before the Listener Appreciation Show in a little over 4 weeks. Realistically, if I could drop 15 pounds (give or take) that would be a good start. Ultimately, I’d love to lose 40-60 pounds ….but I’m going to focus on one day, one pound at a time.
I’ll update this blog and keep you posted on my progress. Thanks in advance for the support.