06/10/17 Day 88 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 57.2 pounds 71.8 pounds to go For most of you that are following this Extreme Accountability Challenge, the thought of having to lose 30, 40, 50, 100, or in my case 129 pounds probably makes you want to gasp. It certainly…
06/09/17 Day 87 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 56.8 pounds 72.2 pounds to go This dieter’s lottery mentality (finding some magical diet that you eat as much and whatever you want and lose 10 pounds a day) that I have written about in several of my previous posts continues…
06/08/17 Day 86 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 56.8 pounds 72.2 pounds to go As I move towards the halfway point of this public weight loss journey, the thought of this being like a Marathon comes to mind. So far I have the distinction of having the most weight…
06/07/17 Day 85 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 55.6 pounds 73.4 pounds to go For me eating, overeating, and then eating some more has been a comforter. Sometimes it’s true physical hunger, sometimes it’s boredom, sometimes it’s worry, or sometimes it just tastes so good and I want to…
06/06/17 Day 84 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 56.6 pounds 72.4 pounds to go After 84 days of this “public display of weight”, and beginning this journey of posting my scales daily to Facebook, I can say accountability works for me. I cannot speak for anyone else, but it…
06/05/17 Day 83 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 55.2 pounds 73.8 pounds to go The last few days I’ve written about the frustration of sticking to a weight loss program and hitting a plateau. Today the scales rewarded my perseverance with a reading of under 250 pounds. It’s been…
06/04/17 Day 82 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 53.4 pounds 75.6 pounds to go Another day in the doldrums of 250 pounds. I think this is called a plateau. With over 75 pounds to go, this is a little frustrating but I cheered myself up today by sorting through…
06/03/17 Day 81 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 54.0 pounds 75.0 pounds to go I don’t know why another 1/10 of a pound really matters, but to drop below 250 pounds is a pretty big deal. This accountability thing really works if you happen to be paying attention. While…
06/02/17 Day 80 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 53.6 pounds 75.4 pounds to go As I was riding my bicycle this morning along North Fletcher Avenue in Fernandina Beach, my thoughts went to undertow. When the water’s current pull you out and away from the safety of the shore.…
06/01/17 Day 79 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds Total weight loss to date 53.8 pounds 75.2 pounds to go The Wisdom of simplicity and the simplicity of wisdom. For decades I’ve made the thought of weight loss into this complex process that I could never seem to grasp. My 18 year old son Joshua,…