What to Expect from this Diet Blog
Hi – my name is John and I’ll be your host for this diet blogging journey. It ought to be quite interesting, because I’m not very good at dieting at all. I’m great at eating, and I love to cook…maybe that’s the problem! Honestly, being heavy is a problem, and I know that I’m not alone in this area. I’m a 39 year old male, I’m about 5′ 11″ and I weigh 272lbs. My belt and pants size is 44 and I don’t really get any exercise. 5 years ago I was told I had type II diabetes, and I stopped eating sugar then (for the most part). I don’t eat candy anymore, I do eat light sugared cereal and an occasional cookie.
I don’t have to take any pills or insulin, but if I went to the doctor I know he’d probably put my on something. I’m addicted to caffeine and I drink diet pepsi constantly all day long. I do drink a few bottles of water on weekdays at work, but many days I drink a can of pop on the way to work, another for lunch, and yet another on the way home.
I used to smoke, but I don’t anymore. Other than a 3 month jaunt last year, I’ve been off the Marlboro’s now for about 3 years. I smoked a pack a day or more for about 9 years I think. Why do I want to lose weight? It’s not as much about the “wanting” to lose weight as it is the “having” to lose weight. My wife and I have 3 kids, and two them are 17 and 18. But we also have a 2 year old as well, and he’s giving us a run for our money. I want to be able to do things with him and be active, in addition to the fact that I’m at a pretty ripe age for heart attack anyway.
My wife says that if I weren’t as active as I was I’d be 500 lbs. I don’t think I’m that active at all. I spend 95% of my time online blogging and building web sites. I sit at a computer all day working on web sites for my day job. I go from my bed, to my car, to my work desk, to my car, to my couch (and my laptop) back to my bed most every day. Once a week I mow the lawn and every 10 days or so I pull some weeds in the garden or clean the garage. I lead a pretty sedentary life. I have a back condition, but being heavy just makes it worse.
Learning to lose weight and keep it off is a change in lifestyle you have to maintain for the long haul. The lowest I’ve gotten down to in the last 10-15 years is probably about 250 lbs, and that got me into size 38 jeans. I just read the other day that the average American waistline is 39 inches for males and 37 inches for females, and currently I’ve 5 inches over that. I guess my first goal would be to lose 30 lbs and get back to that size 38. My body felt so much better then.
What can you expect from this diet blog? The good, bad, and the ugly – all my problems and trials and tribulations losing weight, and all the crazy stuff I’ll try to get where I need to be. Keep reading, there’s lot more to come!
