Fightin' the Fat!

This is me. I am fat. I haven't always been, it has been piling on for about 6 years. It started out as my metabolism slowing down as I got, er, older. I added more as I went back to school, ate my feelings, got stressed and then began grief eating.

I have had many false starts with losing weight. The most effective attempt in Aug/Sept '06. I was working with a nutritionist and doing pretty well. Then my life fell apart...

Since then I have gotten religion every few weeks and diet until I get hungry and then hunt down some Reese's Peanut Butter Big Cups. Maybe I tell Jen or some coworkers of my plans but then I sabotage myself and make excuses. Well, what if I put it on a blog, complete with weigh-ins and pictures? If I have to actually take pictures and measure myself and risk public humiliation, maybe that will be the swift kick in the ass that I need. So, here goes....

I currently weigh 210 lbs, which is about what I weighed in this picture May '07. My BMI is 30%, which officially puts me in the obese category. Yeah, it hurts to admit that, but not as much as this....... my waist measures 43.5" and my hips measure 46" and I am a size 16. DAMN! Even I didn't think it was that bad. Okay so you are probably horrified and repulsed. Join the club.

My plan is this: nothing crazy or starvation-y. I'm going to try and walk 10,000 steps a day, work out 2-3 times a week, keep my calorie intake between 1200 and 1600 a day and make sure that half of my plate is a vegetable. I am also trying to whittle down my soda consumption and general junk food intake. The magic words being sensible and moderate. I'll also try and keep my goals realistic- I always get disappointed when I don't look like Jessica Biel in a week.

Wish me luck!!