Day 214 10/15/17

Day 214

Extreme Accountability Challenge

Today’s weight 193.0 pounds

Starting weight 304 pounds

Destination weight 175 pounds

Goal Date to achieve destination weight 11/22/17

Number of days until destination date 38

Total weight loss to date 111.0 pounds

18.0 pounds to go

Information is so readily available today, that’s a good thing, right? Yes absolutely, but it gave me the excuse to not take action regarding my obesity. There were so many choices in weight loss plans. I don’t think that I could list them all if I tried. The reality is that most of them work to some degree, many of them work very well. The challenge is to follow through and stick to the plan that you choose.

I am no different than anyone else that needs to lose weight.  I just wanted the weight off. But it doesn’t work that way. Sure I could take off 5 or 10 pounds pretty easily. But to get over 120 pounds off. That’s an ultra marathon.

I had to pick a plan and learn life long changes to get this weight off forever.

When I was used to eating everything in sight, 252 days of not cheating once is like running that ultra marathon.

A marathon is a little over 26 miles, an ultra marathon is a distance further than the traditional 26 mile marathon.

Last night when I was trying on some of my 19 year old sons clothing, because everything, even my skinny clothes, are way too big. The size 34’s fit nicely. I was a size 46 stretchy waistband guy 214 days ago. That’s a long way when I look back. The remaining 18 pounds are my ultra marathon pounds. I’m biking, going on long walks, many people don’t even recognize me, and I am sticking to my plan.

I don’t say this to boast, I say this because probably no one believed that I would get this far, except one person, me. In reality, I’m the only one that had to believe.

If you struggle with your weight like I did, pick a course of action, tell someone or everyone like I did, and start. There will be at least 2 that believe you can make it.

You and me.

It may feel uncomfortable at first but….