at an impasse…

So, this is my first post as a FatBlogger! I am currently at 207 pounds and I can’t seem to get past that. I tend to hover (can a fat person “hover?”) at 205.

I can give you lots of reasons why I am not winning the battle of the bulge –

    big portions
    snacking
    no exercise
    lack of sleep
    being a couch potato watching the boob-tube
    not enough water and too much caffeine
    minimal motivation
    no time
    too many excuses
    and more…

I was, at one point late last year, at the brink of breaking the 200 mark — I weighed in at 201 and was doing so well! And then I couldn’t tell you what happened… it just happened… and I was up at 205-ish again.

I weigh myself just about every morning just to see if there is any change… and somehow think that I’ll feel better psychologically if I am anywhere less than 207. I know full well that +/- 5 pounds is really just “water-weight” and not worth counting. I need to be able to lose pounds at an even, consistent rate…

Thus, it begins… my first goal is to get down to or break 200 pounds. I want to do that by the end of this month - March.

And then we’ll move on from there. I’ll check in with progress notes from time-to-time and provide my official weigh-ins on Mondays.

3 Responses to this post.

  1. Rick's Gravatar

    Posted by Rick on 05.03.07 at 3:19 pm

    Those are my excuses as well, Pete. I’m not motivated, but here at least I hope to stay accountable. When I start feeling better, I think the motivation will pick up.

    Thanks for the great post. I look forward to reading more.

  2. Doug's Gravatar

    Posted by Doug on 05.03.07 at 3:19 pm

    1 word - Exercise

    I’ve also started drinking green tea instead of coffee. Surprisingly, I don’t miss the coffee that much.

  3. pete's Gravatar

    Posted by pete on 05.03.07 at 3:19 pm

    doug… you’re probably not missing the caffeine because you may be taking in nearly as much caffeine drinking green tea than you were with coffee.

    but I do like me some green tea also!

    http://www.medicinalfoodnews.com/vol10/2006/green_tea

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