Night Before

Tonight is the night before I'm going to start my fight to loss weight.

To tell you a little about myself. I'm a 34 year old male. I have a very sedentary lifestyle. My real weight struggle started in my early 20's. I had a problem with depression and between the medication and a change in lifestyle, from a very active job to a more sedentary job I put on 50 to 60 pounds. I went from 175 to low 200's. Between my 20's and 30's I put on another 20 to 30 pounds and was in the mid to high 200's. When I was 29, I had another very bad period of depression that lasted 3 years and put on more weight until I was in my low 300's. From when I was 29 until just last year I worked very hard with a shrink and counselor and have my depression under control without any need of medication at this point. Because of the weight, I've suffered high blood pressure and have glucose readings that are heading toward diabetic.

My life is know going very well now, but I am having a very hard time losing the weight. So I thought I would blog my progress and maybe get some help and encouragement from anyone that reads this blog. Also, I hope that my struggle may be helpful to someone else out there going through similar issues.

My goal is to get down to 185 pounds in a year. I haven't weighed myself in a while and am a little scared, but I will jump on the scale tomorrow to start the blog. (My guess is I'm right around 300 pounds) I will blog how I feel each day, what I have been eating and drinking, and what exercise I've done. Once a week I'll post my current weight and once a month I will post a photo. I will start tomorrow with a picture and my current weight and what I had to eat for the day. I will also be making an appointment with a doctor to get a check-up and will report back with what the doctor says.