FatBastard79 stars

[FatBastard79]

March 12, 2007 280LBS

Hey Everyone

Ok so I'm hoping that by joining this forum and writing regularly I'm might somehow find the motivation to curb my eating and comit to exercising on a regular basis.

I'm 28 and have been overweight my entire adult life. I want to lose weight but I never stay motivated long enough. A few days at best and then I'm back to my old eating habits once again.

I'm not one to count calories, grams of fat or weigh my food before I eat it...so I refuse to do any of that. I believe in common sense (proper diet and exercise) because thats how I managed to lose 50 pounds as a teenager and keep it off for several years.

I love food, it makes me happy and I don't like the idea of having to cut back, but I think I can do it if I keep portion sizes down.

Today I ate a bagel with cheese a and sandwich meat, 2 large pieces of lasagna with some spaghetti squash and 1/2 a bagel with garlic butter. I had 2 large glasses of ginger ale and a bag of Heshy Eggies.

 

[M2M]

Hi FB (I am NOT going to call you Fat Bastard!)
Welcome to your journal!

Like you, when I first started losing weight, I was *not* going to start counting calories. No Way.

Well, there came a time when I decided to at least start - a little.
I really needed to know how much was going in.

I was truly AMAZED at how many calories I was getting - it was actually mind boggling!

Cutting down portion size was a huge motivator for me in the beginning - I lost the first 19 pounds that way!

Best of luck to you and I look forward to getting to know you as you reach your goals!

 

[FatBastard79]

Thanks M2M

I guess when I say I'm not going to count calories I mean I'm not going to try (at least for now) to keep a journal where I add up my calories everyday. I will however be mindful of what foods are high in calories.

I will keep you posted!

 

[M2M]

I think it's a great place to start.
Just being *aware* is a huge step in the right direction