TigerTown
Disney Running TK
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2007
Hello Fellow DISers,
I just discovered the W.I.S.H. board and thought that this would be a great place to start a journal.
Let me start with a little bit about myself. I am a 38 year old husband and father of three. I have fought weight problems most of my life and would like to get that aspect of me cleaned up.
It seems like I have always had issues with weight and money and would like to get both things fixed. It was about this time last year that my wife and I started our road to financial recovery. We were deeply in debt via credit cards and other misc loans and really needed some help to get out. This is when we discovered Dave Ramsey. Im not here to be a spokesman for Dave so lets just say we read two of his books and began implementing a new financial plan. We were able to pay off about $30K last year and Im glad to say that, god willing, we will be totally debt free accept for our house by the end of the year.
Now on to the fixing the whole Pooh thing Ive got going on. A few years back I got on the Atkins kick and was able to shed about 60 lbs. That summer was one of the best of my life. I was full of energy and was able to run again for the first time since high school. Well as you can guess I fell off the no carb bandwagon and gained most of the weight back.
This time Im taking a different approach. I am going for a life change instead of a diet. One of my family members was just diagnosed with Diabetes and it really opened my eyes. I cant afford to diet. I need to change my eating behavior forever. No starving myself no excuses no crying no beating myself up and checking the scale every day to see if I have lost weight. Im going to weigh in once a week and if I havent lost weight I wont let it get me down. Ill post it on these boards as as a reminder and then move on with my life. Ill continue to exercise and eat healthy and if I never lose a pound I know that I will still feel better because the sugar and junk food will be out of my system.
My goal with this journal is to document what Im doing so I can go back during the difficult days and see what I have done correctly and incorrectly. Hopefully that will help me get through the more tempting times. Anyway I am thankful for a place to vent and wish you all the best success in your individual journeys.
I just discovered the W.I.S.H. board and thought that this would be a great place to start a journal.
Let me start with a little bit about myself. I am a 38 year old husband and father of three. I have fought weight problems most of my life and would like to get that aspect of me cleaned up.
It seems like I have always had issues with weight and money and would like to get both things fixed. It was about this time last year that my wife and I started our road to financial recovery. We were deeply in debt via credit cards and other misc loans and really needed some help to get out. This is when we discovered Dave Ramsey. Im not here to be a spokesman for Dave so lets just say we read two of his books and began implementing a new financial plan. We were able to pay off about $30K last year and Im glad to say that, god willing, we will be totally debt free accept for our house by the end of the year.
Now on to the fixing the whole Pooh thing Ive got going on. A few years back I got on the Atkins kick and was able to shed about 60 lbs. That summer was one of the best of my life. I was full of energy and was able to run again for the first time since high school. Well as you can guess I fell off the no carb bandwagon and gained most of the weight back.
This time Im taking a different approach. I am going for a life change instead of a diet. One of my family members was just diagnosed with Diabetes and it really opened my eyes. I cant afford to diet. I need to change my eating behavior forever. No starving myself no excuses no crying no beating myself up and checking the scale every day to see if I have lost weight. Im going to weigh in once a week and if I havent lost weight I wont let it get me down. Ill post it on these boards as as a reminder and then move on with my life. Ill continue to exercise and eat healthy and if I never lose a pound I know that I will still feel better because the sugar and junk food will be out of my system.
My goal with this journal is to document what Im doing so I can go back during the difficult days and see what I have done correctly and incorrectly. Hopefully that will help me get through the more tempting times. Anyway I am thankful for a place to vent and wish you all the best success in your individual journeys.