Since I retired from the Army, I've gained a great deal of weight. In truth, I now weigh 315 pounds and don't recognize myself at all. It doesn't help that I have a large frame anyway so I carry a great deal of weight without others or myself really noticing just how large I've become over time. But it's affecting my health adversely and my doc says I HAVE to lose at LEAST 100 of those pounds! That's a third of me and probably a full person for some of YOU!
So, here's the plan to keep me going...
1 - Shelle will handle my diet. (She'll be doing her own thing as well, but it WON'T be for public consumption!)
2 - I'll try to do at least 20-40 minutes of daily aerobic exercise proscribed me. I'm too fat right now to do much more than walking uphill. So the day I start jogging will be a big one!
3 - Now this is where YOU guys come in...On the first of every month I will take a picture of me from front, back and side and then post it here with my weight and measurements. This photo is to be as honest and embarassing to me as possible. So I'll only be wearing shorts!
I know...that sounds pretty scary and disgusting to me as well. But I figure the pressure of your ridicule and poking fun will prompt someone like me to stick with it. Besides, what are friends for if not to suffer WITH you? Anyway, I figure after a few posts, you'll all get used to it and only the "newbies" to the forum will be shocked or awed into confusion.
If I lose an average of 2 pounds per week I should reach the doc's goal for me by this time next year.
...at least that's the plan.
Shelle thinks I'm nuts for publically trying to embarass myself, but...as with me in sports and in the service...I find I do better if I'm challenged rather than coddled.
So now you've been notified...or "warned"...as to why these reports will be posted. The first one will start with the raw product on January 1st.
Wish me luck! I "think" I can do this.
...now if I can only find some shorts that will "fit" for that first photo...
THE CHALLENGE!
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So, here's the plan to keep me going...
1 - Shelle will handle my diet. (She'll be doing her own thing as well, but it WON'T be for public consumption!)
2 - I'll try to do at least 20-40 minutes of daily aerobic exercise proscribed me. I'm too fat right now to do much more than walking uphill. So the day I start jogging will be a big one!
3 - Now this is where YOU guys come in...On the first of every month I will take a picture of me from front, back and side and then post it here with my weight and measurements. This photo is to be as honest and embarassing to me as possible. So I'll only be wearing shorts!
I know...that sounds pretty scary and disgusting to me as well. But I figure the pressure of your ridicule and poking fun will prompt someone like me to stick with it. Besides, what are friends for if not to suffer WITH you? Anyway, I figure after a few posts, you'll all get used to it and only the "newbies" to the forum will be shocked or awed into confusion.
If I lose an average of 2 pounds per week I should reach the doc's goal for me by this time next year.
...at least that's the plan.
Shelle thinks I'm nuts for publically trying to embarass myself, but...as with me in sports and in the service...I find I do better if I'm challenged rather than coddled.
So now you've been notified...or "warned"...as to why these reports will be posted. The first one will start with the raw product on January 1st.
Wish me luck! I "think" I can do this.
...now if I can only find some shorts that will "fit" for that first photo...
THE CHALLENGE!
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At 5'10" 180, my doctor wants me to lose 10 pounds. If I turn sideways I practically disappear. 