Much Like A Bad Penny...

High school Graduation Weight: 160 lbs
College Graduation Weight: 180 lbs
Starting Weight: 324.5 lbs
Weight When I Stopped Last July: 274lbs
Weight today: 310 lbs
Weight Lost This Week: 3 lbs
Weight Lost to Date: 14.5 lbs

OK...so it's been almost a year since I blogged. There is a reason for that. I spent the last year setting a Guinness world record for most weight lost and gained in a one year period. That's right, I had lost 56 lbs and gained almost all of it back. Who does that? What a nim-nut. Anyway, this time last year, I weighed 281 lbs. So I'm trying to get started again. I'm walking about 1.5 miles a day now and counting calories. I've been going for about three weeks.

I'm still trying to figure out what went wrong last time so I can avoid it happening again this time. The running thing hurt me. I injured my shins so I couldn't really even walk without pain for about a month. Also, I got into the whole summer cookout (drink out) thing. The bottom line is I got complacent and it killed me. When you have an unhealthy habit like over eating, I think you have to manage it like an addiction.

I'd like to check into a treatment center a la Tiger Woods for help. Talk about a crock (there's an "r" in there folks). Tiger is a sex addict? C'mon. Try being a Big Mac addict, or a whole pizza addict, or an eat peanut butter in the middle of the night addict!! I've got his sex addiction right here (insert gesture)--which coincidentally is where Tiger had it too. But I digress.

So I'm trying again. Sorry to let you all (my faithful readers) down. I'll try to do better this time.

I'm going to replace the "Today's Nasty Fat Side Effect" from last year's blog with a new feature called "Fat Guy Facts". Basically, it's the same premise but the title isn't as long which saves me some typing.

Fat Guy Fact
When you encounter someone that hasn't seen you since you since your rise to mythic proportions, they always have that same sympathetic/horrified look on their face (unless they are also a disgusting fat body, in which case you both just have a laugh and then go to dinner). You feel like telling them that you don't have cancer, you just like cheese...lots and lots of cheese...preferably deep fried with a side of anything covered in gravy.

Anyway, I'm going to try and rock this out again. I'm in a bit of a contest with some friends. Money is on the line.

Here I go again!

Peace and love.

Len