Patrick Says

About a month ago, I weighed myself. Not sure why. For months, I’ve hovered just under 245 pounds and that was not desirable, but I could live with it. I mean I am getting older…needing to think about Clic EyeWear and diapers. Okay, maybe not diapers. Anyway, the scale read 255 pounds. I freaked out. I shouldn’t have been surprised. I ate whatever I wanted and as much as I could shove in my maw. I did no exercise at all.

But it was a wake-up call.

I’ve tried to watch calories before. But it was always half-a**ed. I wasn’t committed and I didn’t exercise. But for some reason, maybe because of The Wife’s health or the boys, I knew this time, it needed to happen. I found an app for my phone called Noom Weight Loss. It uses a very different way of tracking calories than the usual calorie trackers. Everything is less precise, but only takes two clicks. It also has a great workout tracker that uses the phone GPS to track where you walk or run.

And walk I did (and still am).

I get up now every morning around 5:30am. I get dressed and I hit the block. I walk a minimum of two miles every day. I try to hit three miles and I’m even thinking of becoming a runner. Baby steps, people. I watch my calories. I don’t get too down on myself if I go over sometimes, but knowing where I am and planning for meals keeps me better under control.

So far, I’m down ten pounds. I’d like to lose forty-five more.
Let’s see how it goes.

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