I just noticed this at the top of the forum so I figured I would write them down.
-- How much weight do you want to lose? 140-145 pounds
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight? 1 1/2 years
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)? be careful of what I eat, writing down my food, blogging about my accomplishments/disappoinments, exercising regularly
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal? blogging,
-- How realistic is your goal? very realistic
-- When will you start? I started on 4/2
1. What is your current height and weight? I am 5'11 and 309 pounds
2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 165
3. At what weight would you like to be at four months from now? 250
4. Why do you want to lose weight? To feel better about myself, to be a role model for my kids, to weigh less in my 40's than I did in my 20's and 30's
5. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? I turn 40 in one year. I would like to be below 200 for that birthday
6. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? I work way too much and use that as an excuse why not to go to the gym or for a walk. I need to make time and stick to it
7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? I have thought it for the last few years, weight kept going up
8. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? Plan better, plan meus out in advance and buy those foods, eat out less, stick to exercise times and don't use excuses not to exercise
9. Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight? Yes, eating good healthy foods and exercising
10. Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? I got bored or I would hit a plateau and give up
11. What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work? I have always lost weight when I wanted to
12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? I am doing this now and will continue to do so
13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? Not as much as I should. I do love to grill so I eat a lot of chicken, an occasional steak. In the house I bought a wok and can stir fry vegetables. I am also trying to cook more fish now.
14. How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go? 3 or 4 nights a week
15. What are your three favorite foods? steak, steak, and steak seriously it would be steak, fried clams, good bbq ribs
16. What are your three favorite restaurants? no favorites, I eat almost anywhere
17. What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? be more cautious of what I am eating, smaller portions, snack on healthy foods in between meals
18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? I'd have abs and could walk around without a shirt on and be proud
19. Do you eat when you are not hungry? sometimes
20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? Occasionally
21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret?no
22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? sometimes
23. Do you eat as a reward? yes, dinner and drinks for a good sales month
24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? no
25. What do you normally eat for a meal? used to be an appetizer, meat, starch, dessert, beer; now lots of salad, smaller portion of meat, lots of veggies, occasionally some rice, water
26. What type of snacks do you eat? before - ice cream, cheese, chips now - apples, bananas, grapes, Fiber 1 bars
27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? nothing, starting to walk today,
28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home? local park, I belong to a gym, I can't remember where it is lol
29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? walking, weights, playing basketball
30. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? I have a picture of fat me on my bulletin board by my desk. I hoping looking at that every morning will remind me of why I am doing this. I hope to lose about 10 pounds a month at first and as I get closer to goal I know this will be tougher to accomplish
31. Do you have rewards for certain goals? I have thought that I would put aside x amount of $s for every day I stick to a good eating plan and exercise. Then at the end of the month I would buy myself something cool.
