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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
05/01/17 Day 48 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 37.8 pounds. For so many years I’ve carried this extra weight around. I didn’t wake up at 304 pounds one day……maybe I did. The waking up really occurred every single day that I was overweight. From 5 pounds to over 125…
04/30/17 Day 47 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 36.8 pounds. Last night Angie and I watched the original “Rocky” with our 15 year old daughter Ashley. It’s hard to believe that I was 15 when I saw the movie for the first time in 1976. Honestly in a lot…
. 04/29/17 Day 46 Extreme Accountability Challenge Starting weight 304 pounds Destination weight 175 pounds. Total weight loss to date 36.2 pounds. Yesterday I was talking with my older brother Randy trying to explain what it was like starting this weight loss journey. Posting my weight on Facebook everyday probably seemed absurd to most people, but I was so…