Inner Fat Kid General Update

So a lot of things have happened since I last posted.  I got a new job as an editor at a local TV station here in town.  And I'm really happy about except now I have two jobs.  So, for the past two weeks I have not been able to attend any meetings or update my weight loss progress at all.  The past 14 days I've had one day off.

Last night I was at the bar sipping on my usual, Diet Coke on the rocks with a shot of lemon, and I was conversing with a fellow employee.  She is in the same boat as I am (sporadic schedule, no set day off, etc.) and she is doing her progress online at WeightWatchers.com.  Instead of going to meetings every week, she has her own scale at home and weighs in and tracks it all online.

Yesterday I thought to myself, shoot, now I'm going to back up to my original weight...again, never get any exercise, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.  An epiphany struck me mid way home from work tonight.  I'm just enabling myself to eat what I want with no limits.

This week instead of having a weight loss goal to achieve, I will have a different one.  By the end of the week I will have my own scale, be a member of ww.com, and start tracking my daily food/exercise once again.

I will have updates for you all next week.  And again, thanks for all the support and questions about updates.

Also, if you guys ever have any questions about anything in relation to this (how to, what to, how do you, how does it feel) please do not hesitate to ask.  Surprisingly there's a lot of people I have come across who have never had a fat friend and are therefore uneducated on a lot of things.  I NEVER get offended by inquisitions.

Inner Fat Kid - Weight Loss Week 3

This week was actually pretty easy.  I've been going about meals/snacks a little differently than in the past.  I've always had a habit of stopping at the corner store whenever I go to work.  Here's the thing, in the past I would attempt to just avoid it all together, but that obviously doesn't work for me.  So this week, I've been going to the corner store, but just getting my usual blue Rockstar/Monster (yes I know they're terrible for me), and something to tide me over till lunch, since it's only about 4 hours time.  In addition to that I get a 50 oz. bottle of Smart Water, so I can drink that throughout the day, and as long as I finish that I know I'm getting my minimum 48 ounces of water per day.  That seems to have been working out for me thus far.

Couple things I've noticed in the last week.  My energy level has gone way up.  I'm more motivated to work while there, which should make my boss happy.  I've been sleeping a lot better as well, just from eating right.  I also think I've found my niche for exercise... Swimming.  We have this above ground pool that I've never used, however, this past week I must have gone in for 30 minutes or so at least 8 or 9 times.  It's relaxing and it cools you off!

I think that's all for now boys and girls.  Until next week, or later this week if I feel like giving a mid week update.

Original Weight: 412 pds
Current Weight: 407.4 pds
Total Weight Loss to date: 4.4pds

Inner Fat Kid - Weight Loss Week 2

I thought I was doing really well this week.  I walked into Weight Watchers with all the conifdence in the world.  I stepped on the scale, and saw the look on the person's face who was weighing.  ".2 pds you lost this week".

"How could that be, I tracked everything I ate this week... OH! I went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch today."

My leader Pam came over and asked what went wrong and I told her what I did today.  She said for me to stick to the plan I set for myself.  She told me to stay away from places like Sweet Tomatoes because right now it will only bring me back to where I was, and won't do anything to help move me forward.  She told me that if I do well in the next month or so, only then would it be ok to treat myself to Sweet Tomatoes.  But, right now is too soon to be going to places like that.

And she's right.  I completely agree with her.  So, this week I am going to concentrate on eating 5 servings of veggies/fruits a day.  I think that would really cut down on the hunger factor when I'm at work and what not.

Original Weight: 412 pds
Current Weight: 411.8 pds
Total Weight Loss to date: .2pds

Be sure to read next week, I'll have lost more.

Week 1 Midweek Update

Inner Fat Kid - Weight Loss Week 1

So this is now the third and hopefully final time I will have to start over.

This week I had a starting weight of 412 pds.

It's not much this week b/c it's only my first week.  But readjusting my food again will be a difficult challenge.

Why I have "Fat Kid Inside"

So here's the deal.  I've been on a constant battle with weight loss for the past 2 years now.

A little backstory.  I've always been a fat guy.  I don't have a problem with saying that because I am, I'm comfortable with myself.  Anyway, I've always been big, however, 5 years ago, right out of high school my parents separated and later divorced after 20+ years of marriage.  Needless to say, I fell into a deep pit of depression.  I quit singing, stopped caring about school,  and took up smoking and drinking.

My days quickly turned into leaving school early to go home and smoke weed in the garage and eat 3 or 4 Snickers Ice Cream bars (which are AMAZING) and potato chips.

So, long story short, I quit the drugs, kept the smoking, graduated high school late, gained about 150 pounds, and am now a senior in college.

I have been doing this whole blogging thing for the past couple years on my myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/rifleeyes), and decided that I need to tell other people my story and have people struggling with weightloss express their concerns and stories as well.

So, each week I will be posting up my current weight (as embarrassing as it is), how much I've lost or gained, and just an overview of how my week went.  I hope you keep track of my blog as I think it can be insiring and will help me stay positive.