New Year New You

I was getting dressed on December 26th and looked at the size of the jeans I was about to put on.  I always do this, I want to make sure I am not putting on the ones that are a little on the small side, or if I am I know that I am.  So I looked at the size, 26 (btw, these are not the jeans that are a little on the small side). 26! When did this happen?  How did this happen?  This can't really be me is what I was saying to myself.  I looked in the mirror and thought, you look like you are only a size 20 (still not great but certainly not a 26!).

I vowed to myself, then and there, that I WOULD NOT start 2013 at the same size I started 2012.

This blog will follow my transformation. As there WILL be a transformation.  It WILL work this time, because I didn't make losing weight a resolution, I made it a vow.

I am not alone in this however, I have a huge support team, and friends that are doing this with me.  My sister, her boyfriend, and a bunch of people I work with. In fact at work we have formed a group that we call the No More Chub Club.  If given permission from my friends I may include them in this blog.

Based on a full disclosure policy (that I am imposing on myself) I am even posting my weights as I go.  I joined Weight Watchers (c) on January 2nd and am not writing this until 1/19 so I have some catching up to do, so here goes:

Jan 2nd:     262
Jan 9th:      258
Jan 16th:    250.8

That means in 2 weeks time I have lost 11.2 pounds.  This is slightly fast, but it always is the first couple weeks.  I expect it to slow down now that I have more of a routine in place.  Pretty proud of myself so far, have a long way to go.  I don't have a target weight I want to end up, I hope to know it when I get there, but in the mean time, my goals are set 5% of the start weight, not quite there yet, but well on my way.

Please come along for the ride and help cheer me and my friends on.  By the way, if you don't have positive comments to say, please just don't post a comment, this is very difficult for me, and I intend to succeed.