Since I have this blog, I may as well use it for something useful right? Well maybe - let's see how it goes. I had an epiphany last night - if I don't start losing weight and soon, I am getting to the age (31 at last count, though I do have to think really hard to remember sometimes!) where it's going to kill me. Its not like I haven't had this kind of thought before (3 or 4 times a day for the last 20 or so years in fact...) but I'm finally starting to realise that I'm at a point of no return and I need to get something done about it. More after the break...
As I sit here very busy but also very bored at work I realise that rather than just randomly surfing websites reading bad posts about worse subjects (for the most part at least - there are some gems in there) I could be doing something more useful to kill the time while my motivation to work returns. That was the initial idea behind the blog when I set it up ages ago but I made two posts and got bored almost immediately as is often the case with these things when I try them.
So to get myself a little more motivated I have decided to chronicle my most recent decision to drop some pounds in the hope that I will be able to firstly get myself to the age of 40 without the assistance of a medical miracle, and also to get this 'out there' so that I'm not just doing this on the quiet so that no-one knows if I fail.
So to the statistics. I currently weigh in the region of 25 stone. That's 350lbs or 159kg for those that like metric.
That makes me fat - really fat - and there's nothing and no-one to blame but myself. I eat too much, and I spend all day sat down - either at work sat at a computer working, or at home sat at a computer playing Warcraft. Does that make me the typical fat geek? Yeah I guess it does. I'd like that to change though.
The lowest weight I've ever been in my adult life was 15 stone, and I think that would be a reasonable target to aim for in the longer term. How I'm going to get there I don't quite know yet. Maybe I need to apply the same logic as one of my favourite Bloggers Ixobelle applied to stopping smoking which in my case would be a 2 step plan of 1. Don't put crap into your mouth; 2. there is no step 2. I'll put some thought into it and get back to you!
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
The start of something...?
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Oddly enough I just came here from Ixo's blog :)
Given that you're a gamer like me, may I shamelessly plug Nintendo and their Wii Fit? I understand the cost may be prohibitive if you don't already own a Wii, and even though it's apparently rated to 330-pounds, Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that it can actually withstand up to 600 pounds of pressure. (see the end of the answer to the second question on that page).
As someone who does own the Wii Fit I can verify that you can indeed lose weight from using it if you stick with it. The fact that it's right there in the privacy of your own home, as opposed to going out to a gym, does many it more attractive. What I've been recommending to friends who already own a Wii is getting the Wii Fit and doing the Boxing Exercise for 30 minutes a day. The Boxing has three levels which need to be unlocked, which you do just "playing" it for a certain time. What I recommend is doing the lower levels enough to unlock Expert, which is a 10 minute routine, then you do this two times. The Wii Fit credits you with 13 minutes per routine, and it probably takes that long, but it's probably also just 10 minutes of actual exercise.
I'm 200 pounds myself but lost 10 pounds within a month of just doing the Boxing...then I stopped :P I would like to lose another 15-20 pounds though, it's just a matter of keeping at it.
Anyway, whatever method you choose to shed your extra pounds, I commend you for deciding to do this and for making the commitment here in writing. Even though I don't know you from Adam I sincerely hope you achieve your goal and shed those pounds. Good luck!
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