So here we go...again

If you are reading this, let me just say thank you in advance for your support. I definitely need it. I have always struggled with being overweight. I've tried all types of diets in the past that have for the most part kept me yoyo-ing from very obese to somewhat obese and then back again. I am tired of it! I am tired of it affecting what I can and cannot do with my wife and kids, I am tired of it affecting my education (long story that will have to be explained in another post), I am tired of affecting how I see myself and most of all I am tired of it affecting my future. It is time to finally step up and complete this journey once and for all! I am finally in a place where I feel like I have the support I need around me to help me get where I need to go. So please feel free to follow along and see how this goes. Like I said I will need all the help and encouragement I can get. My other hope as I get going is that maybe I will get to encourage and inspire those who have been struggling with the same issue.

So I attended a Weight Watchers meeting today. I've been paying for WW since January of 2010 and was doing good at first but slowly started making excuses and let things get in the way. Today's meeting was the first I've attended in at least 7 to 8 months. I am now almost all the way back to my highest weight ever. I weighed in today at 396.5, just 7 pounds away from where I was in January of 2010. So now I start the journey in the other direction so that I can be here for my family for a long time and so that I can also finally finish my degree and do so many other things that I've been wanting to do. I am going to post a pic of myself from today and will continue to do so periodically so that hopefully we can actually SEE a difference as I go along. My ultimate goal is to hit 199 lbs. I want to maintain around 215 eventually but want to see 199 again one time. That's the long term goal. I will also set some short term goals to keep me motivated throughout this journey. I will share them when I have them set. One thing I will put down in writing is that when I hit that 199 mark, I will go and jump out of a perfectly good airplane!

Thanks again for all the love and support! I know it won't be easy, but I am ready so bring it on!