Hey, guess what...

I'm Fat. 

I know some people may have known this and well, I guess I did as well but really, until December of last year I looked at myself as chubby :-) 

I'd love to say Charlie Brown is built in my image but I never met Charles Schultz.  Heck, I'd like to be able to say as Cartman does "I'm not fat, I'm big boned"; but, since I'm only 5 feet 7 inches tall that would be a stretch. 

In all honesty, I realized this a while ago.  Heck, I've been fluctuating between 193 and 213 for the past 7 years but it didn't really sink in until December.  I realized then that I really need to make some changes and make them now!  I need get to work so that I start seeing those 10 pound fluctuations change to something closer to 175 to 185 or less.  Those weights will be a much healthier weight range for me and should really help with my knee and endurance on the bike.    

  

Now, I'm not fat according to the BMI chart.  According to the BMI chart I'm Obese.  That's right, let me say it one more time, according to the BMI chart I'm Obese.  To the geniuses that developed the BMI chart I'm basically "Biggest Loser" material.  Now I'll admit I have at least 25 pounds to lose and yes, that's a small child or an average size dog but come on, I'm not close to Biggest Loser.  Sure, I like to try and see if I can get on the show every time we watch it, by eating during the show.  But Obese…really?

Anyway, I do believe I'm fat and I do believe that I need to lose at least 25 pounds and would like to be at 175 - 185 which equates to 20-30 pounds (based on1/3/11 weigh-in).  Felicia says 185 is a good weight and I agree but I'd really like to be in the 170 - 175 range.  So, every Monday I will be reporting my weight, body fat %, and waist size in a post.  I already have a link to my workout log hosted at Buckeyeoutdoors; you can find it on the Training page.   I'm most concerned with reducing my body fat and my waist and I expect that success with both of those will lead to a lower weight.

People much wiser then I am claim that personal goals aren't effective unless they are specific, measurable, written down, and shared with others.  Therefore, I'm going to use the blog to announce publicly my successes and failures with my journey to get to my goal weight (Felicia won't like this) of less than 180 pounds.  I'm not in a rush to get there as I've taken a pretty long time to put this weight on so it's going to be a full year plan with quarterly goals.  I will get there and since my goals will be listed quarterly, I’ll be able to track things in 13 week cycles.

This blog will also have consistent updates on other things as well.  Items about my family stuff, Cairde (Irish for friends) stuff, and Pensieri (Italian for thoughts).  I hope you enjoy the way this blog goes beyond my journey to see my feet.

Thanks for following!

Starting weigh in and measurements (1/3/11):

Weight	205.2
Waist	39.5
Body fat  %	23.9