Just before my appendectomy in March 2009, I was starting to get healthier, to exercise, to eat better and get more flexible and was committed to losing weight.  After, I was a slug.  There’s really only so much you can do after having your abs sliced and diced like the aluminum can in those As-Seen-On-TV knife ads.  Now that I’m fully recovered, I want to do something about my weight.

I need your help to stay on track.

Here’s me at 254 lbs (what I weigh today).

My goal for one-year from now: get to 200 lbs. The “healthy” upper BMI for my height is 179 but for me that’s not a sustainable goal (at least, not right now).  Here’s what I looked like at 179 (side-by-side with this Halloween):

Keep in mind, I still thought I was fat at this weight.  Fucking nuts, right?  That shirt is a Medium or a Small and I thought I was a porker.

Here’s the thing, though: it was sustainable doing the things I do every day.  I wasn’t at the gym, I wasn’t hard-core dieting (although I was on WeightWatchers), and I kept that weight off for a good year and a half.  I’m not a guy who likes going to the gym; I’d rather have a back-to-back vasectomy and reversal.  But I am willing to do what it takes to get to a healthy weight (besides the gym).

I know I’m a bigger guy, but there’s no reason I can’t get down to a healthier weight and maintain it.  So, as I said before, I need your help to stay motivated.  I have to do better, but it’s easy for me to forget on my own.

If I eat lunch with you, remind me to get a smaller portion or save half for later or go for water instead of soda.  If I meet with you, let’s take a walk somewhere or ask me how my exercise went that day.  I’m committed to the goal of getting to 200, but I know I’ll do better if I have help staying in the game.

Maybe I’ll come up with some sort of contest.  Stay tuned.