Sleep apnea. High blood pressure. Constant fatigue. None of these things are fun, but I struggle with them every day. What's worse is that each one of them can be controlled by managing my weight.
I'm heavier than I've ever been in my life, and I'm dealing with health issues that, frankly, I shouldn't have at all. It's beyond time to do something about it.
Over the past two years or so, my weight has slowly crept up, and I've just pretended that all was fine--that it didn't really matter. Every so often, I'd go through the motions to work on it, but my efforts always petered out after maybe a week or so.
Several years ago, I went through this same process and ended up losing 100 lbs through nothing more than diet and exercise. Why was I so successful then and so unsuccessful now?
Honestly, I think it was accountability. Back then, I posted weekly status photos and monthly progress comparison photos. I believe that helped to motivate me to keep up with my program (not really a program). None of my false starts had any sort of accountability to anyone but myself. It was all too easy to just stop because who would know?
So now, we come to today. I feel tired all of the time. Clothes no longer fit. I'm unhappy with the recollection in the mirror. And, above all, I'm extremely unhealthy. I'm done with it.
I don't have any particular goals at this point other than a smaller number on the scale each week. I hope that you'll help me to stick with it this time.
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