The First Good Sign

 A couple of months ago, i went into the Dr  for a simple ailment and after doing a urinalysis they discovered there was a lot of sugar  in it....they did an A1c and determined that i had  moderate  diabetes .... great.... of course it was the " You're way to fat and you need to  change your diet and exercise "type diabetes..... I had my blood work done last Friday with my usual Doc...I was not on any type of medication for the diabetes .... and my Dr had decided that if the  blood work came back bad she would start me on metformin.....I  really did not want to have to be on anything.....any whoo so that brings us to today.... the Dr called this afternoon with the results .....

I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF THE DIABETES ZONE! 

that right in One month of changing my diet and exercising ... I've done it .....

Its my first small victory along with  fitting into a size smaller pants .....

also everything was down  cholesterol, sugars, a1c.....  all this good news keeps me really motivated

Going broke for fitness and the much awaited number of shame

Its not cheap  to be fit or eat healthy... thus  why we are  nation of fluffy people ..... so my plan is to  spend all my money on getting fit ... ok well not all of it ... but here is my thinking ...If i spend exorbitant amounts of mula on training , equipment, and healthy foods  then i wont have the cash flow  to feed my addiction and be  like a crackhead  hoarking down cheeseburgers in secret .... not that i ever did that... no .. not at all..and i assure you i am a cheap frugal man  so  i wont want my hard earned greenbacks going to waste ..... (although to be honest  the awesome bike that i dipped into my savings to purchase  has sat  in the guest  room  untouched since the day i brought it home)  but not anymore ..... no... tomorrow i shall ride that bike ..... even if just around the block a few times!

so on to the next  subject at hand ..... my number of shame ... and yeah its  pretty fricken shameful..... but shame is always a good motivator ......so here it comes  ....

264 .... i know  when i think about that number and see it on the scale  good god i just wanna curl up into a big ball of shame ......Im closer to 3 than 2 in the same way im closer to 30 than 20...... I have hidden that shameful number  for so long now...   as if  my friends and loved ones  couldn't read it on my over sized  body ..or that if  anyone knew exactly how much i weighed they  might run away as fast as they could.... but there it is ..... judge as you will. but  just remember that   my shameful number  doesnt  convey the awesome ...loving.. kind ... and did i mention super awesome  guy that i am ... so just remember that as your  giggling at my  large mass behind your computer screen!

Diary of a Hungry Fat Man

I have given myself a challenge....365 days to lose as much weight as possible.....technically my weight loss journey started at the beginning of April and i have lost so far 18 pounds.... I'm no where near as dedicated to  the fitness as i have wished  to be so i say the challenge starts Right now! it is 04-28-12..This time Next year with hard work and dedication  i plan to be a different man..... this  is how i will stay accountable.....  so here we go ... Step #1.... introduction and admitting you have a problem....

My Name is Morgan and  i am a Hungry Fat Man.......