The Journey Begins

Today is the day. There's nothing special about October 1. It's not as though I've had this date circled on my calendar as the day I would start losing weight. I've put this off long enough and now it's time to get started.

I know I have friends that have heard me make weight loss commitments before. I've even used the name Jeff's Weight Loss Journey before. I've used all the clichés: "Nothing taste better than being thin", "A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step". "The best time to plant a tree was thirty years ago but the second best time is today". I would do great for a week or two and lose some weight. Then I would be on-again, off-again for several weeks and still lose a pound or two a week. Then off-again would outweigh on-again and the weight loss would stop. I want this time to be different. I'm going to encourage people to follow my journey on facebook. Encourage people to keep me accountable. And maybe even encourage a few that may need to join me on this journey. I will blog on a regular basis and give updates on how I'm doing. I guess it's time for the first report.

I woke up this morning and stepped on the scale. The number did not surprise me. I step on the scale all the time; I just never do anything to change the number I see. I weighed 411 pounds. My first goal is to get out of the 400's. Hopefully I can do that this week. After that, my goal will be 370, 10%.

I can't do this on my own. I know I can do it with God's help and your encouragement.