PreacherTeacher

Joined April 2012

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Weight History

Start Weight

257.0 lb

Lost so far: 14.8 lb

Current Weight

242.2 lb
Performance: losing 0.4 lb a week

Goal Weight

200.0 lb

Still to go: 42.2 lb

I am a general manager at one of the largest property management companies in North America, I am 46, happily married with two children (20 and 13).

I love my job most days and like what I do everyday.

However with the sedintary job and lifestyle I so enjoy, I have developed Type 2 Diabeties and I do struggle with moderate to severe depression.

Luckly for me those pills the shrink hands out also increase appetite and wieght gain and at no extra charge!

I do participate in a bicycle tour each summer that last 2 dyas and covers about 150km. The training rides I put in prior to the tour are really the only workouts I like or enjoy (Gyms are the gates of hell as far as I am concerned).

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How comfortable do you feel wearing sexy lingerie? I'm not and wish I was...Any suggestions?
I tried it once and my wife was quite nervous! Apparently showing her my entire collection, despite my assurances that they were made for a 260 lb soulmate did little to improve her mood.
On a serious note and as a husband I can say I enjoy it when my wife wears the stuff. She is far too Critical of her own body. If she relaxes and lets us both enjoy the moment then we both do enjoy it.

posted 14 May 2012, 17:58

Atkin's therapy needed!
Stay the course KimKimber! It can and does piss me off when the scale spews it's lies and hatred. But don't give up. Keep clicking along, one day at a time.

Hell, I am writing this while I am watching the minutes pass. I will be sure to send out a HALLELUIAH when I get to "one day at a time". But I can't give up on me, not again. And if I do, it will be no more than that moment in time before I pick myself up and start over.

Don't give up!!!

posted 15 Apr 2012, 19:29

Looking for a motivational buddy
I would like to join too! I hate being the last guy to be picked for dodge ball...is sort of the same thing?

I just signed up today and while I am a newbie I have easy access to my laptop throughout the weekday (and they think I am busy working).

I have a great sense of humour and love to get people laughing. I am also good at being the bad-guy when needed, just ask my kids.

posted 15 Apr 2012, 18:14

Day ONE
Thank S.M.Y and Beatrixie! I was surprised to learn people might actually read my posts. I am outgoing and love to write with humour (or for my future buddies from the US: humor) to help cope with the dung life sends our way from time to time...to time...
I will continue post and joke the pounds away. After all it worked for Orson Wells...er...okay so perhaps jokes only work if that's all that is on my plate.
Thanks again!

posted 15 Apr 2012, 18:01

Day ONE
OK, so here I sit...out of breath, out of options, and nearly out of my mind.

I have always had a larger circumference than that recommended by those with medical degrees; I had been somewhat capable at keeping the expansion of my girth to a crawl with minor decreases during the summer months.

In a related but separate effort to keep HMS Stacey on course; I had recently changed the antidepressant medications I had been on for the past 8-10 years. What hit me the hardest though was the impact this had on my appetite and weight gain.

In a cruel twist of reality, I learned that often this is the prominent side effect with these meds…which seems a tad unfair if you ask me. I swear to God that these meds were invented by underfed skinny demons, who laugh at the rest of us.

But I digress. I have hit an all time record on the scale this week…257 pounds. This would not present any issues at all if I was close to 7 feet tall, but at 5’8” this is indeed an issue that needs to be dealt with.

Up until today I have never really dieted…nothing in an organized manner. But today is the start of a new day and I really want to loose weight and be healthier. I am prepared (at least I think I am) to do what it takes to reach my goal of 200 lbs and in turn improve my odds in seeing any grandchildren that may be in my future.

Do I have a plan? Yes. I am going to log everything I eat and drink as well I will track the distances/times I ride my bicycle. I will ensure that I do not exceed the recommended daily intake that my ipad says I should follow if I want to loose weight safely and hopefully my cardio and glucose levels will imrove as time goes by.

I plan to continue my posts, if only they serve to help my self discipline and sense of accountability.

If you dear reader, find yourself in a similar reality as mine own, perhaps you can send your messages in a bottle to me as well.

Okay, so here goes day one….what? No drum roll in the background?

posted 15 Apr 2012, 15:28

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