348.6 As you might suspect on a blog titled “Fat Man Blogging” that number is in pounds. And yes - that is my weight as of this morning when I finally dragged my considerable sized butt out of bed. I’ve decided that it is time to do something about it and this site is where I’ll chronicle my struggles to shed this crushing blubber and turn my life around. Every day I’ll record what I eat and drink as well as any exercise I do. I started down this path a few years ago when I was at 300 pounds and kept it up for a good while - from September 04 to June 05 and lost about 85 pounds in the process. I kept very detailed information about my exercise regimen and daily weight measurments in a spreadsheet and had a nice graph showing my downward trend. It was all very gratifying and fun. Alas, I fell off the wagon and cratered. I had a long way to go then, and now it’s 50 pounds longer, but I have to get started.
The goal is the same now as it was then - the neighborhood of 172 pounds. That’s my ideal weight according to the BMI calculations. Yes, I know some people have a problem with using the BMI system because really fit people with a lot of muscle mass can be categorized as “obese”. I’m not looking to be super fit, I just want to be in the realm of normal and healthy and so it’s a good target to shoot for me I think. Doing the math shows that this means I’m going to try and lose 176.6 pounds. Holy cow - over half of me is useless blubber! It’s high time I get started on it then.
