Today’s Weight: 298.9 lbs.

Since my one goal/resolution in this new year is to get healthy (physicially, mentally and financially), it’s time to start writing here again. While I know that what the scale says is not the most important factor, with as much weight as I have to lose, it’s up there on the list but I am not going to obsess over the number. I’m just going to document my weight every Monday morning.

I saw some really shocking pictures of myself that Mike took at our Christmas party and I’m appalled. I have at least come to terms mentally with the fact that I am obese, but I didn’t even recognize the person in those photos. After work today, I will post one at the end of this entry.

I’m just getting over some crud I picked up a couple of days before Christmas. I had a really bad cough that led to lots of inactivity. I topped the scales at 301 lbs. during that time. Now that I can do a little physical activity without starting a coughing fit that makes me puke, it’s time to tackle head on this problem of mine that I have continued to bury my head in the sand about. If I don’t lose this weight now, I will die prematurely. Period. I want to look in the mirror and see my good friend back, not this stranger that looks nothing like me.