Jeff’s Weight Loss Challenge!
March 10, 2010
Okay so here’s the deal: I feel fat.
My pants fit oddly, stuff jiggles when I drive over bumps and I’m just generally dissatisfied with my appearance, despite the sweet beard. I think its time to focus on losing some of this extra baggage that I’m carrying around.
I had a rude awakening in December when I talked with a Coastuard recruiter (a whole other story) and he calculated my Body Mass Index, or BMI, for me. Given my age and height I need to lose 20 pounds to even qualify for training. On the BMI scale I’m currently listed as overweight. So, that was definitely my wakeup call.
Here’s the plan – lose one pound per week until I hit the big two-zero. It seems pretty simple right? Ha! I tried this before in a contest with a coworker, lost 11 pounds then promptly gained it right back.
The starting point is 222 pounds. Hopefully in a few months, maybe sooner I’ll be near 200. Its time to become best friends with vegetables!
