About My Weight Loss Journey
I'm just a regular guy, really. An average, twenty-five year-old gay New Yorker. I lead a happy, normal life with my loving partner. My day job is online - where I'm a website developer and consultant. I have a small circle of good friends and enjoy their company. I enjoy a fine wine. I love to travel. Generally, my life is great and I'm happy.
Except that I'm fat. Not just fat - obese. Not just obese, morbidly obese. I have been fat for as long as I can remember. I've struggled to lose weight only to gain it back with a vengeance. I've tried so many things in so many ways, and none of them have ever stuck. But now I've found myself at the worst I have ever been. Since moving to New York in April 2005, I've ballooned to as high as 320 lbs (at least). This is no good, so I've committed myself to losing this weight once and for all.
I started this journey last year - summer 2007 - in the midst of yet another season of shame and disheartening obesity. I started with a full plan complete with motivational mantra, a plan for eating well and exercising regularly, dedication to hydration and dropping caffeine and sweeteners. I made fine, steady progress for a couple of months. But when vacation came, combined with stress of work and other matters of life, I began to put off working out and eating more ice cream. Eventually I regained everything I lost. I tried to restart time again for several months, to no avail. I Weight Watchers Online - which went really, really well. But holidays came and I gave up.
So here we are again, in my Third Great Attempt to lose weight. I'm still blogging. I still have my goals, motivations and inspirations. And I try to make there bit by bit, day by day.
LWD started as just a blog to help encourage me and give me an outlet for all the thoughts and feelings that flood me as I strive towards a healthy life. But as I've made this journey, I've wanted to make the blog something more. Thus the launch of losingweightdaily.com.
This is my personal site for recording my thoughts along the way. The blog still exists - but is now joined by a more robust page for tracking my progress, well-defined and goals, and motivational and inspirational reflections from around the web.
Please explore the site, join the conversation, leave comments, or email me with your own thoughts and stories.
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I'd love to hear from you - to hear your stories, advice, ideas or just to know there are others on this journey too. Email me at me@losingweightdaily.com. Or, you can stay up to date with the blog and other updates by subscribing to the RSS feed. |
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