I had a lot going for me in 2009 and I did my best to throw it away starting in mid-November to now. This blog was started in Feb 2009 at a starting weight of 632 lbs, and I was successful in losing 134 pounds getting down to 498 lbs. My blog was even mentioned on health.com and in Health Magazine. Also, people were gonna give me stuff to lose weight. Trent’s gonna take me to the Talladega 500 Nascar race when I lose 300 pounds, and Jack Sh*t was going to give me a $100 gift certificate to NASCAR.COM for the Talladega trip. Now in six weeks I have gained back 40lbs. It’s depressing and humiliating.

Why did this happen?

I was so focused on blogging, twitter, and facebook that I let things go at work and with my finances. As a result, I almost had to file bankruptcy. Fortunately, I didn’t have to. Another reason why this happened is that I was more focused on the blog than I was at actually getting my workouts done. Finally, I got depressed when I figured out there was no way that I was gonna meet the deadline for the 300 lb challenge.

What am I gonna do about it?

I tell you, this weight loss sh*t is hard, and I was wrong, there is crying in weight loss. Also, my “Think and Lose Weight” idea didn’t work for me. Sadly, what’s a little relieving is that I’m not the only person to struggle losing weight. My uneducated guess is that over 90% of Americans that need to lose more than 30lbs struggle to lose the weight. In a nutshell, it’s tough to lose weight.
In 2010 I am going to focus all of my efforts on the little details. My sole purpose in life this year is going to be to do the following three things: eat right everyday, exercise everyday, and take care of business at work. I am still gonna blog and be on facebook, but I’m gonna tone it way down. I will post every day, but it will be at home at night, not during the day at work. (today is an exception) Also, I will facebook at night, not during the day at work.
I am still gonna walk the BE&K 5k in Feburary, but I am not gonna walk the Mercedes half marathon.

Variety

One of the biggest downfalls in my food plan in 2009 was a severe lack of variety. I ate the same stuff nearly everyday. I am so sick of hamburger patties and salads, I don’t care to ever eat them again. Think of it as watching your 3 favorite movies everyday for six months. You’d be so sick of those movies, that you’d be spraying lighter fluid on the DVD’s and burning them in your front yard.
Well, I luckily found a remedy to this problem. I was grocery shopping and was looking at the magazines on the magazine rack, and saw this magazine, Clean Eating Magazine, and no it’s not a magazine for Overeaters Anonymous or people with eating disorders (but, apparently I do have an overeating disorder) Anyway, there is a diet called The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno, and no, they aren’t paying me to promote their diet.
In the back of the magazine there is a 2 week eating plan which consists of a lot of foods that I like to eat and also some new things to try. For example, I have never cooked with tofu. I figure this will be an adventure into new foods and provide the much needed variety to my food plan.
As time permits I can share photos of the recipes that I prepare and write about my new food adventures. So, starting next week, I am going to do the two week food plan in the back of the Jan./Feb. issue of Clean Eating Magazine.

Well today’s post is way too long. Tomorrow I will tell you about my visit to the Doctor, and tell you about his reaction to my 40 pound gain.

Have a happy new year, and remember buzzed driving is drunk driving. DON’T DO IT!!!