Fat Man Going Thin

The Beginning of Fat Man Going Thin

Today is the beginning of something big for me. Today is the day I have realised that a change is needed in my personal health.

The facts are that I'm a 21 year old male, height of 6'1 and weight is approximately 280lbs. I'm a big big lad! The truth is, I wasnt always a big lad. I was young, spritely and very agile when I was a youngster. Playing for a (soccer) football league club until the age of 15, when I gave up everything. I gave up my soccer life and exercise because I really wasnt enjoying it.

Since then I've managed to put on a lot of weight, to a ridiculous scale now. The truth is that I would 'glance' over this fact because I believed personally that I looked alright. I've been given a reality check now. I have a graduation coming up in 2 weeks in my university, and I've found it almost impossible to find clothes in shops that fit me anymore. It's just pathetic. I buy a shirt with an 18.5 inch neck, that doesn't fit round the neck, yet on the body it is like a bedsheet. I can't buy suits in normal stores because I'm one size too big than any shop seems to wanna sell in.

I've found this to be completely soul destroying, and have come home to start this blog now as a diary to see my progress in my aim to actually lose some weight. I've tried to lose weight in the past, and managed to lose 2 stone 3 years ago quite easily, but then I went on holiday and never recovered from that, so I gave up.

My main problems with weight is the ease in which I gain weight. I was 17 stone 10 this time last year, now I'm 19 stone 12lbs. I've put on a stone in the last 3 months, and its becoming harder and harder for me to grow with it. It got to the stage a few months ago that I didnt wanna see school friends who I hadn't seen in 5 years or so, because of the pathetic weight loss. I wont play football because I'm really scared of what people think. I'm vain as it is, so playing football in my 'condition' I think would embarrass me no end!

I need a diet now! I'm thinking about doing simple enough steps at a time. Like refusing to drink tea or coffee, which can only be good because I have a sweet tooth with these two drinks. What sounds easy but is very difficult is to completely ignore bread. The weekly shopping has been in recent months like a bakery opened up in my home.

I just hope, and pray that this isn't a 'new phase' where I work out for a fortnight then forget about it. The good thing is that I'm unemployed at the moment, so the amount of time I have available is endless! I will have a good think about 'rules' and 'ideas' of what to not eat.

Til the next time, So long.
Fat Man

3.7.08 19:45, comment