new year, same old story

tpt — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:21:25 +0000

I need to lose weight. I feel terrible. Bloated and sluggish, my head feels like a cherry atop a mountain of Jell-O. My clothes are inching closer to explosion when I suit up in the morning. I felt so uncomfortable yesterday. My pants cinched my shirt in a way that let my muffin top pop over my belt. Luckily, I got a haircut two days ago that helped to distract people from the unsightly mess of my waist and torso.

I know how to lose weight. I know how to keep it off. Why am I not following these three simple steps?

Consume less calories than you expend to create a caloric deficit requiring your body to burn fat reserves to maintain homeostasis.
Exercise regularly to build muscle mass, burn fat, and increase your metabolism.
Repeat.

I don't need a fancy diet. I don't need a special exercise program. I don't need a personal trainer or a personal chef. I don't need to make any more excuses. I don't want to put this off any longer. I don't want to write this post again. I don't want you to read this post again.

I do need to eat properly. I do need to make time for exercise. I do need to act now. I want to be well. I want to feel young. I want to live a long, healthy life.

Picture Day

tpt — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:41:39 +0000

Our school had our pictures taken Friday. I must have looked like hell and I'm positive I made a goofy smile during my one attempt at being a model. I did get a haircut in advance of the photo shoot, but I doubt it did much to improve the hulking mess that I am. Instead of being a fat, disheveled mess, I am simply a fat mass with a nice haircut.

Recently, I have recommitted myself to weight loss. Sure, I made an entry about a month ago talking about my rededication to the cause. I stayed on for a week or so, then quickly found my way to the fast food. It's a sickness. I'm very optimistic in my current diet mode. I want to take things slowly and see progress gradually. I need to be realistic. I didn't gain this weight overnight and I'm certain that I won't lose it overnight, so why force unreasonable expectations upon myself? Well, since that last blog post I put on about 5 pounds. Instead of wanting to lose at least 50 pounds, now I need to lose at least 55 pounds. My plan is to get that done by June. I think I can do it if I manage to stay active and positive.

I'm going to try to get off my butt and use my Wii Fit for at least 30 minutes a night this week until I get enough motivation to actually get myself to a gym and use real equipment. I played my Wii Fit yesterday and I had forgotten how much fun it actually is to get on the thing and play the games. I highly recommend picking one up.

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