Day One

While surfing the web today, while I should of been working, I ran across a blog of one mans weight loss success.  So I thought to myself, hey why not make a blog about your weight loss journey! So here I am about to spill the beans on my weight, the measurements, and what I'm doing to try and shed the pounds! I've really been one to talk about my weight, hoping maybe if I didn't talk about it, people wouldn't notice. What was I thinking, it's kind of hard not to notice 284 pounds. My sophomore year of high school I went from 230lbs to 199lbs. Now at the age of 23 I catch myself at an almost 100lbs weight gain! HOLY BANANAS! So I know I want to loose 100lbs, thats a given, but from there I'm not sure how much more I want to loose. Maybe another 30lbs, or 50lbs, but I will worry about that when the time comes. Right now I am going to set small goals, achieve those and eventually get to my big goal!   This isn't going to be a sprint to the finish line. I know it's going to take A LOT of hard work, dedication, and discipline, but I know I have it in me! Over the past year I have contemplated having Lap Band done. Well I've actually done more than just contemplate, I went through the whole pre-procedure requirements, all the way up to scheduling a surgery date. I've been through this twice, the first time I couldn't afford it, and the second time I got slapped with a 6 month pre-existing condition. So to me, I think it's God's way of saying he doesn't want to go through with the procedure, and to do it myself, the old fashion way!   So that's just what I am going to do, all while posting what I eat, what I do for exercise and monthly, maybe bi-monthly measurements and weekly weigh ins. 

So here are my current measurements: 

Weight: 284.0 lbs

Right Arm: 17 inches

Chest: 51 inches 

Waist:  47 inches

Hips: 57 inches

Right Thigh:  32 inches

Goal weight loss by June 16, 2011 (31 days) : 15LBS! 

Current Full Body Pics:

I cant believe I even had the nerves to post these pictures, usually any photo that shows any part of me from chest down gets cropped, photo shopped, or the "delete" button gets pressed, but that stops today! By the end of this journey I will post full body photos PROUDLY!