Good evening to everyone, or no one. This is my introductory post. My name is Jeremy. I'm currently 29 years old and living in the Seattle, WA area as a full-time single father to my two young sons (5 and 2).
I'll be turning 30 exactly 3 months from today. My entire life I've struggled to stay in shape. As a child and teenager I was always a big guy. Despite playing all the sports I could and truly enjoying lifting weights once I got into high school, I always fought the extra body fat my body seemed to love carrying around. While many of my family and friends would dispute the degree to which I need to lose weight, it always comes down to how we feel about ourselves, doesn't it?
I understand as well as anyone the danger in placing a specific number on an ideal weight since no two bodies are identical. However, I've become familiar enough with myself to know that I can easily stand to lose 30 pounds. That being said, 30 is by no means my end goal. Once that number is achieved I'll then reassess what I feel I need to do. However, since I have just 3 months before turning 30, I wanted to choose an aggressive, but possible goal. Over the years of fighting body fat, I've learned a lot about proper nutrition, supplementation and exercise. I will be using this knowledge to hopefully push me over the edge.
This likely sounds a lot like what many people today struggle with. So, what's the point in the blog? Just as I know a lot about my body, I know even more about my psyche. I have always had trouble finishing things. I love to procrastinate. While I don't believe in astrology, you could read about an Aries and find a lot that does apply to me. I am really good at the planning process. Whether it be at work, or life I thoroughly enjoy the art of identifying a problem, and designing a plan to address it. Where I find myself lacking is in the ability to see that plan through. That's the reason for this blog. My hope is that this provides me with some level of accountability to both myself, and you, even if you are only the one or two people I tell about this blog.
So, here's the plan I have so far:
I will actually be beginning on Monday, January 4th 2010. Yes, my birthday is April 2nd, but there's something about starting on a Monday, particularly since it's after the holiday break, that makes it feel like the right time. On Monday morning, I will wake up and weigh myself. That will be my starting weight, and I will post it on Monday. I will be using a combination of the custom diet I've created and supplement that with Nutrisystem at times when I have no time to prepare something. I do have a membership at a local gym, but being a single father with two young children doesn't leave me with a lot of time after work to go there. Therefore, my workout plan will center around the P90X program. It's the first home workout I've ever found that is truly entertaining for someone who wants to do more than just some more boring Cardio.
I'll do my best to post updates at least daily. I will do my best to be forthcoming, introspective and real through my posts. For those that know me, this will probably be hard to believe. My pride usually gets in the way of allowing anyone to see my weaknesses. However, since this is supposed to be my own self-imposed therapy, I figure I might as well go all in, or why bother?
Thank you again. I'll try not to make everything else so wordy.
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