Day 0 - Pre-Weight Loss Planning
The time is almost here. I will soon be officially on a weight loss plan for SEOs Fight Fat. That day is tomorrow, and I thought I’d get a jump on things by describing my thoughts, feelings, and actions pre-launch.
First things first…why do I need to lose weight? Well, nearly a year ago, I quit smoking. After 30 years of smoking 3-5 packs a day, it was time (mainly because of the expense). Unfortunately, that resulted in me gaining about 50 pounds since then. Hey, at my age, I didn’t have the lean, tight body I had twenty years ago, but I wasn’t too far off the mark. Now, however, it’s not a pretty sight. In fact, it’s downright UGLY. And just to prove it, I’m going to show everyone real live photos of just how ugly it is. (Tell me I’m not brave!)
Ok, here are a couple of photos of how I look right now. (Again, remember how brave I am for showing these).
(scared to do this…)
(ugh, really hate to do this…)
Ok, so now we all are on the same page. Obviously, I need to lose weight. My goal is to lose the 50 pounds I gained. I know that won’t happen in just the two months of this contest, but whatever I lose during that time will be a good start.
So, just yesterday I bought a brand new scale from Walmart. The one I had was about 40 years old and I just couldn’t rely on it to be accurate. This one is pretty cool and it shows me in giant numbers what I weigh. That’s good because my eyesight isn’t as sharp as it used to be. Here’s a link to it if you are looking for one.
HealthoMeter Digital Weight Tracking Scale with Back Light Display
And here’s a pic of it in the box right after I bought it.
And here it is showing my actual starting weight for this challenge. (190.6 pounds).
Whew, how depressing. Ok, no time to get depressed. Moving on…
Tomorrow when the diet officially starts, I’ll fill you in on what method I’ve chosen to lose the weight and share the reasons I made the choices I did. See you then!
BTW, just as a point of reference, this was my backside in younger days, and I’ll hopefully get a wee bit closer to this soon.
We need your support! Even if it’s just wishing us luck every now and then, we’d be grateful. Of course, linking to the contest or becoming a sponsor would be very cool too, and would be appreciated by the winning charity, I’m sure!
