Diet: Day One

I am officially on a diet now, and even though it is only day one, I feel myself craving a bunch of junk food, acting irritably, and in general sick of the whole thing.  I also feel very lazy, and the urge to push my start date out is already strong within me, which is the whole point of writing this blog.  I need a way to hold myself accountable, to make sure that I do not quit, and hopefully also a nice way to motivate myself as I struggle a bit with losing weight.

The title of this blog is 'Losing Weight and Getting Healthy', and ideally that is just what happens for me.  If things work out the way I would like, this blog will serve as motivation for myself and for others, and also provide me a medium to help others long after I have reached my weight goal.

Speaking of goals, I guess I should say a bit about where I am starting at.  I weigh 265 pounds, and I am very unhealthy.  My eating habits are enough to make the Surgeon General sweat at night, and fast food places around here know me on sight.  Last night, I ate a box of 12 ice cream bars as a snack, and it was when looking at the empty box that I realized that I had to change my ways or else I was going to die at a relatively young age.

So today, I embark upon a weight loss journey, where I hope to regain my health, increase my activity levels, and get my weight down to 220 pounds.  I have given myself a goal date of May 15th, which I feel is fairly reasonable in terms of dropping 45 pounds.  It will require some dedication and commitment, but I think I can pull it off.

I have already had a reasonable breakfast, and instead of having the McDonald's that I normally would eat, I instead had some lean beef, black beans, and fat free cheese in a bowl.  It was pretty tasty, and probably 1000 calories less than what I would normally have, so hopefully I am off to a great start.  I intend to go join a gym in a few minutes, and hopefully things start progressing quickly.

So far, I feel just fine.  I am a bit lazy, a little tired, and maybe a bit irritable, but  otherwise I am feeling just fine.  Day One, here we go - wish me luck!