I've Lost 15 pounds! [View All]

[FDRLincoln]

One month ago, I stepped on a scale and realized my life had to change.

I was up to 295 pounds.

Now, I'd been gaining weight steadily since I was a college freshman back in 1986. But I was able to ignore it because it wasn't impacting my health in any obvious way, and because my body frame is naturally stocky and muscular. Although I'm just 5-8, I didn't get a "gut" or look fat in any way until I got over 250 pounds. I knew over the last few years that I was getting too fat. I made a few half-hearted attempts to lose the poundage, but more or less ignored the problem.

Until I saw the number 295. Which scared the hell out of me.

One month ago, I decided that this had gone too far and that I had to change my life. For the last month, I have been going to the gym and running a treadmill and/or doing light weightlifting an average of three days a week. For the last month, I've been limiting myself to 2,000 calories or less per day. I have cut out most refined carbohydrates...no more cookies or donuts...but allow myself to eat all the fruits, veggies, fish, or meat I want. I don't worry too much about fat intake. I eat 9-grain bread instead of white.

Well, it's been a month now, and so far so good. This morning I checked in at 280 pounds, a loss of 15 pounds in a month. I've lost an inch off my gut. I feel good, I have energy, and I'm not snoring as much. Next stop 270.

I look at this as a pernament change in my life style. It has to be, because at the rate I was going I was heading for an early death.