It's time for the Brutal Reality

So I was standing in a clinic a few days ago where of course they weigh me in. I was expecting something close to 350 pounds but instead got the ghastly news that my weight was in fact 367 pounds. I know when you get this high another 17 pounds shouldn't be the end of the world, but for some reason it was. I have never been this big before, nor this sedentary. I am in dangerous territory. As I get ready for my Monday kick off I have to admit I am saying goodbye to the foods I will be leaving behind. Yesterday it was donuts. Last night was spaghetti. I will miss these foods quite a bit but I have to remind myself they are killing me. I have been researching vegetables safe for this phase of my diet and logging their carb count. I haven't done this before when low carbing and I think too many carbs from vegetables is one of the things that has slowed me. I also think my love for cheese has been a problem as well.

I have continued to make other preparations as well. I have downloaded the Atkins Carb tracker on my phone so I can keep track of my eating each day. One of the things that really sabotaged me last go round was eating too little. I was hovering around 1300 calories per day most days and I think my body went into starvation mode and I stopped losing. This time around I am going to test different caloric intake levels each week to see which my body likes. I am in this for the long haul so giving up a week or two of losing will be preferable to sitting at the same weight for months on end while "dieting."

On another note I am posting my measurements today as well. So here are the gruesome stats:

1. Weight 367 LBS 2. Waist 54 inches 3. Belly 61 inches 4. Middle Thigh 25 inches 5. Chest 57 inches

I don't really know what I want these measurements to be in the long run. I think a size 36 or even 34 waist sounds pretty cool but might not be realistic. I think 38 inches is a good goal and anything smaller is gravy. On the rest I just want a belly that doesn't protrude, whatever measurement that is will be fine. I will be posting several "before" pictures here over the next dew days so I can compare them to my "after" pics. hopefully these will act as motivation if I ever feel like going back to my unhealthy eating habits. I am actually getting excited to start now. Perhaps I should have set my start date sooner? There are several reasons why I needed to wait so it really isn't possible. Monday it will be.