Monthly Archives: May 2017

Day 58, May 11, 2017

05/11/17 Day 58 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 43.4 pounds 85.6 pounds to go Even when I was younger and thinner running was never my thing. It just seemed so boring to me. Especially long distances, stride after stride, what’s the point? Well I’m sure someone that loves running…

Day 57, May 10, 2017

05/10/17 Day 57 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 42.8 pounds 86.2 pounds to go Today marks the beginning of the 9th week of posting my scales daily to Facebook. I was talking with Hyo Kim last night and remembering the day that he helped me get the courage to…

Day 56, May 9, 2017

05/09/17 Day 56 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 42.6 pounds 86.4 pounds to go Going on this weight loss journey was decades in the making. Dozens of attempts at losing weight, all of them probably would have worked, but the common denominator in all of the failed attempts was…

Day 55, May 8, 2017

05/08/17 Day 55 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 42.0 pounds 87.0 pounds to go This morning the thought of perseverance came to mind. The number of times that I gave up on losing weight, believing that I was destined to be fat. I was exhausted with trying, disoriented with…

Day 54, May 7, 2017

05/07/17 Day 54 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 41.8 pounds 87.2 pounds to go. About 4 years ago, my wife Angie came across a bargain at Beall’s, one of her favorite stores here on Amelia Island. It was a pair of citrus green casual shorts in my size at…

Day 53, May 6, 2017

05/06/17 Day 53 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 40.8 pounds Even though it took me decades to gain my 129 pounds of fat, I want it off now! Crossing over 40 pounds of weight loss is a big milestone for me, but an even bigger one is my conviction…

Day 52, May 5, 2017

05/05/17 Day 52 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 39.6 pounds Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right. Henry Ford For so many years I told myself that I was the fat guy, even when I was not really fat. I kept making jokes about myself.…

Day 51, May 4, 2017

05/04/17 Day 51 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 38.6 pounds There is a common theme that seems to be occurring this week. The theme of being thankful for your struggles. I believe it’s where our greatest blessings are. This morning at 5:30 am as I was lying in bed…

Day 50, May 3, 2017

05/03/17 Day 50 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 38.2 pounds This is my 50th post of my scales to Facebook. For those of you that haven’t unfriended me yet because you’re tired of looking at my feet every morning, thank you for all of your comments and likes each…

Day 49, May 2, 2017

05/02/17 Day 49 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 38 pounds The scales move little by little. Some days they stay the same or even jump up when you’ve done everything possible to stick to your program and still no weight loss. It can be frustrating changing the course that…