It's the little things.
Ahoy there, everybody. I was going to make a post on /r/loseit, of which I'm a subscriber and definitely enjoy the place. But when I went to do so, I saw that there were a lot of rules and regulations about what you're allowed to post. So I figured I'd shoot over here. I don't have a formal plan, nor do I have a lot of specifics.
What I do have are a desire to lose weight, and a struggle for getting motivation.
Truth be told, I don't know how much I weigh exactly. The last time I actually weighed myself was upwards of 5 to 7 years ago, and I was 360 pounds. I'm assuming I've gained weight since then, due to a sedentary lifestyle, but I like to tell myself I weight "around 350 lbs", even though I'm sure it's not true.
So, I've always told myself I'll start losing weight later. Y'know, I'll start next week, or next year, or next whenever. I've always put it off, confident that I have the willpower, I just don't want to right now. There was even a wake-up call a year or so ago, when an overweight friend of mine was diagnosed with diabetus. It made me look at my life, and how unhealthy I was, and I was going to change right away!
Of course, nothing did.
So this past Christmas, I went down to my girlfriend's family's. We've been dating for about a year and a half now, and I like her family a great deal, and they seem to like me pretty well. In fact, the day before we left her mom sat us down to have a talk. She was very polite, and very understanding, but also very blunt. She was scared for me. She basically said that if I was going to be with their daughter "for a while" (she laughingly said), then she wants to make sure I'm not going to leave her early in life.
Quick side note. My mortality is something I think about all the time. I always joke that I'll have a heart attack when I'm 30. And in less than a week, I'm going to be 26. That joke isn't so funny anymore.
So she mentioned that she was worried about my weight, and that I get tired easily when the family does things. Last summer we all went to the coast, and while walking along the coast to a lighthouse, I had to take frequent stops, which is just a normal thing for me. Again, she was very polite and made me feel very comfortable, but she didn't hold back either. She offered us many cookbooks with some great recipes in it, as well as a lot of helpful advice, and the knowledge that she'd be there if I ever need to talk, or need support.
So .. here I am. Not a lot has changed yet, as I've bee
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