A couple of years ago I spent a lot of money to work with Dr. Scott. He taught me a lot and I taught myself a lot during that journey. I have talked with Dr. Scott a couple of times since than and his comment as to why I succeeded then was because of where I was at that point in my life. He said I am at a better place now and thus it is hard for me to get my head in the weight control game. I have gained back a little over half the weight I lost then. That being said I am going to work at doing what I know and prove to myself that I can do as my sister says anything I put my mind too.
My friend Blake and I attended an informational presentation put on by St. Mark's Hospital for Bariatric Surgery last week. Blake is seriously considering it but I don't get a warm fuzzy about it. I guess that is because I know what to do and just need to get my head back in the game and do it. Having looked at a lot of options I think I will be following the plan put out by the Mayo Clinic. It ranks number three on Web MD's list of top 15 Diets. It doesn't count calories but concentrates on portions. My goal is to lose between 1-2 pounds a week. I a a membership to a local athletic club with a pool. I love to swim so I need to make use of my membership. Dr. Hardman wants me working less and spending more time in the gym. I go to see her in April and I want my weight down and my gym time up. I will probably add walking into this exercise plan. Part of my goal is to show myself I can lose the weight without the surgery.
I will have at least 3 people I report to on a daily basis, 1. My good wife, Vickie, 2. my friend Blake and 3. my boss, Carri. Carri is very concerned and wants me to succeed as do all of these people plus a bunch that are not on this list. I may add my my daughter and sister to my reporting list as they are both nurses and aware of what this fat guy should be doing for a healthy lifestyle.
The journey begins tomorrow, January 12th. I will be adding healthy recipes to this blog as well as regular recipes to my Favorite recipe blog. I will also be adding healthy information to this site. These blogs are therapeutic for me even if no one reads them.
I will be posting a before picture in the next couple of days and hope to post to this blog at least three to four times a week. With all that being said, I am signing off for the night. And the journey begins.....................
