Okay, I’m 30 years old.  I still consider myself in the prime of my life.   However, I do feel like I’ve been gaining a little weight consistently over the past 12  years.  I can remember when I graduated High School in 1997 and weighed a total of 145 lbs.  I was 5′ 10′ and was being shipped off to Marine Corp boot camp in San Diego, CA.   When I arrived on the depot, they quickly realized they would need to “fatten” me up because I was SKINNY.   It took only 3 months and I was up to a healthy and ideal weight of 175 lbs (10 lbs a month).  Don’t try that at home.

Fast forward 12 year later, I’ve some how allowed myself to increase in size from 175 lbs to 250 lbs.  I tell ya, life and weight are 2 things that just slip up on ya.

But NOT anymore!   Today is the 1st day of the rest of my life.   11/30/2009  at 4:42 Est I make this promise to myself to lose at least 5 lbs per month.

My schedule is as follows:

11/30/2009  = 250

12/31/2009  = 245

01/31/2010  = 240

02/28/2010 = 235

03/31/2010 = 230

04/30/2010 = 225

05/30/2010 = 220

06/30/2010 = 215

07/30/2010 = 210

08/30/2010 = 205

09/30/2010 = 200

10/30/2010 = 195

11/30/2010 = 190

12/30/2010 = 185

I figure that losing 5 lbs a month is a measurable and attainable goal.  I’m not one of those guys that feels I can lose 20 lbs in 2 weeks….that does not seem very sustainable and healthy for that matter.   I’ll continue to update my blog with my progress and I hope you guys can keep me honest.