Here we go!

So this is my first weigh in again! My plan this time is to count calories, which kind of worked with WW, and exercise. Sounds simple, yet I know it's not. To start, I am going to use the Biggest Loser book and an Og Mandino book for motivation. I will do the "Couch to 5k" program because I think it will work if I do it. I am going to start riding my bike as well. This is the heaviest that I have ever been in my life and I am pissed off at myself for letting this happen, while consciously trying to lost weight! My weight is the biggest thing holding me back and I wonder sometimes if there isn't some sort of psychological issue going on. Maybe I should see a shrink. Maybe a support group, i don't know. For now, this is my plan and I'm sticking to it!

Starting Weight (Aug. 27, 2008): 280 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39
Weight Last Weigh in: (Aug. 27, 2008) 280 lbs.
Weight Today (Aug. 27, 2008): 280 lbs.
Current BMI: 39

Weight Change This Week: 0 lbs
Total Weight Lost: 0
NEXT GOAL: 255 lbs. (25 lbs. to go)

Starting Over

OK, so here I am a year later. I am supposed to be 100 pounds lighter, but I am in the same place I was a year ago. It's time to start over with new goals. I keep asking myself, "What is going to be different this year?" Life continues to get in the way of my health and I know it needs to stop. I lost over 25 pounds only to gain it back. Maybe 100 pounds in a year was overwhelming, maybe setting a more attainable goal of 50 pounds in a year is better. Seriously, if I lose 100 pounds in 2 years, that's still pretty amazing and I will be where I want to be. Maybe I am too inpatient, perhaps too willing to settle for quick fixes instead of really doing what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle. So the journey begins again. I am done feeling sorry for myself, I am done beating myself up. I am going to erase this past year and start over. Today is the first day of the rest of my life... again!

Excuses

John T posted this over at http://www.fatbloggers.net/ It's pretty thought provoking.

Losing weight in Albuquerque now!

Well, a lot has happened since the last time I really posted. I was in Oregon for school, NY City for a conference. I moved to Albuquerque, NM and started a new job at a new church and then I went to Los Angeles to record our new EP "Caballo de Lumbre" with my band "Next 2 the Tracks." The recording went great and the new album is going to be amazing! We are sending it off to get mastered next week. I am going to have to buy a scale because my new gym doesn't have one and that's what I usually use, but the scale I used at a friends house said I was at 268.5 lbs. That's a 2 pound loss while I have been moving and traveling so I'll take that!!! Sorry about being gone for a while, but I'm back. My girlfriend and I are trying to share our meals every time we go out to eat, so I think that will also help with the weight loss! I'll be checking in again soon!

Starting Weight (Aug. 1, 2007): 270 lbs.
Starting BMI: 37.7
Weight Last Weigh in: (May 26, 2008) 270.6 lbs.
Weight Today (July 7, 2008): 268.5 lbs.
Current BMI: 37.6
Weight Change This Week: -2.1 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: -1.5 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: 260 lbs. (8.5 lbs. to go)

Weekly non-weigh in

Well, I was in the mountains for school last week. We actually stayed in the hotel that the outside scenes of "The Shining" was filmed at. The whole week was catered with some of the best food that I ever had. I'm sure it was very unhealthy, but i don't know if I will ever have the opportunity to feast like we did all week. I am in New York and New Jersey this week and I have been walking everywhere in some intense heat and humidity. I'm eating much better and will be interested to see if i can undo this week what I did last week. I don't have access to any scale so I won't weigh in. I did just want to check in though... have a good week everyone!

Weekly Weigh-in

Well, I had a pretty good week. I gained .2 pounds, but I seemed to have stopped the bleeding. I think I ran into a problem when I stopped doing Herbalife. It was working well and then I got in the middle of moving and I ran out of the stuff so I haven't been even thinking about my diet. I've been eating better and working out this week and I think things are back on track. I will go back to Herbalife in July after I get done moving and get settled and that should help as well, but until then I will just be careful with what I'm eating. I am going out of town for 2 weeks so I hope I can at least maintain this disaster during that time.

Starting Weight (Aug. 1, 2007): 270 lbs.
Starting BMI: 37.7
Weight Last Weigh in: (May 21, 2008) 270.4 lbs.
Weight Today (May 26, 2008): 270.6 lbs.
Current BMI: 37.8
Weight Change This Week: +.2 lbs
Total Weight Lost: +.6 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: 260 lbs. (10.6 lbs. to go)

bad news

well I finally worked up the courage to weigh myself again and it was just as bad as I expected. 270.4! This is the most that i have ever weighed in my life and I have been trying to lose weight since last August. It kind of makes me feel like the last year of my life has been a total failure in this department. I worked out twice yesterday and plan on going to the gym again today. It should come off pretty quickly at first because the last 10 pounds or so have gone on pretty fast. All I know to do is to keep working... I have been thinking about going to see a counselor or something to help me figure out why this is such a hard thing to do. The first thing to do is to get back to posting my weight EVERY week regardless of how well I am doing!

Starting Weight (Aug. 1, 2007): 270 lbs.
Starting BMI: 37.7
Weight Last Weigh in: 262 lbs.
Weight Today (May 21, 2008): 270.4 lbs.
Current BMI: 37.8
Weight Change This Week: +8.4 lbs
Total Weight Lost: +.4 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: 245 lbs. (13 lbs. to go)