Some of you may have seen this post before, cause 2 years ago, I thought I was changing my life......but I didn't. I came up with all kinds of excuses, one of which was, I don't have time. Well here I am in Paris, no job and plenty of time and I still manage to not change my life. There comes a life changing moment and for me, that is today. I want to be able to ride a bike longer than 20 minutes without stopping. I want to be able to hike, ski or more on the home front, be an inspiration to my family.
This is the first post of what is going to shape up to be a monumental life change. I have decided that this is not a "diet" but a lifestyle change, a change in habits and portions. I have adopted a few ideas from several places, but mainly from Weight Watchers (which my wife has done for years) and a neighbor across the street (in houston) who lost over 100lbs by just watching what he ate.
I will have a weekly update just like weight watchers so I can see where I stand each week. I start the week tipping the scales at 350 lbs. Now according to the National Weight/Height Chart, I should be around 222 lbs, but I am going to float myself an extra 28 lbs to get to 250 lbs. Even giving myself the little fudging, I am looking at 100 lbs. Now that is not out of the question, and can be done. As the old joke goes, Q: "How do you eat an elephant?" A: "One bite at a time!"
So, eating good has to start, I live in a place that worships fresh food and it is in abundance. I bought P90X, and although it says you have to be in great shape to do this program, I believe it will give me the tools to get up and moving. A really good friend over here has been encouraging me on my biking and will continue to work on that.
Pray that I can get up off my duff and make the change rather than just speak of it.
To be continued..............
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