MY GOSH! I have almost hit 300 pounds and I realized I am fat!
Does this story sound as if you wrote it? I mean does it sound as if this is your life too?
For years I have been talking about getting fat and trying to change my lifestyle and get fit. But today I woke up and I am a fat person. I can remember when I was in the U.S.M.C. and truly was a lean machine. Now I am the person I never thought I would become. I AM FAT.
I now top the scale to right under 300 pounds and I am 6′1″ tall. I have tried all of the diets and tried all of the fads. Now I am going to try it the good old fashioned way. I am going to eat better and exercise more. I will put away the pizza and I will take on the fruit.
I have read so many books about how to lose weight. I have tried many diets. Heck, it took me 12 days before I realized I could not live without carbs in my life. After some research I felt as if colon cleansing is nothing more than a scam. Every time I mention the word “diet” I think my body and mind go into overdrive and I have to eat even more. The word diet truly has become a four letter word to me.
Today I hurt my back and it is because of the spare tire I am lugging around. My blood pressure is up and the ever present threat of diabetes lingers.
So, today, 7 April 2007 I have made a pledge to my wife and to the public that I will achieve weight loss. I invite you to join me and share the stories of what is or is not working in your life. I intend to push past all the hype and all the marketing and once again become a healthy weight and maintain the weight.
Please follow me on this life saving journey. All are welcome to join in on this personal trip. I need the motivation and the attention to help me, and my wife succeed. If you are like me and have tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried and tried to lose weight, and have failed, then your are like me.
I want to create a culture for those who have tried all the diets and they just do not work. I want you to push me ahead while I pull you along.
I will offer updates and tips and discussion in future articles. I would love to be able to share stories of those who are like me. I want to hear from all the skinny people trapped inside fat bodies.
Keith Quackenbush is a graduate of St. John’s University, New York. He has spent considerable amount of time traveling throughout the world for the United States Government as a Marine Officer. He has spent most of his time being educated in life through his very existence. Currently spends too many hours per week in big box retail management.