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Monday, June 25, 2007

coming clean...thing about me number.. whatever...

I have to come clean folks. There's something about me that has to change. I read this today regarding my height to weight ratio:

Ideal weight range is 160 - 176 lbs. (72.7 - 80 kg.).
You are overweight by 59 lbs. (27 kg.).
You may wish to consult with your physician for medical help.

I don't trust every website out there regarding these measurements, but, to be sure, I do need to lose weight. What this website doesn't ask is for me to evaluate why I have allowed this to happen, what percentage of this is genetic, and what mental processes I need to reverse in order to overcome my incessant need to feed. However, boiling it all down, I've come to the following conclusion. I am fat. My BMI, according to several online resources both dubious and less dubious, is in the "dangerous" range. If you haven't done the math above, I'll come clean and do it for you. I am five foot nine inches tall (give or take..I er on the tall side) and I currently weigh more than I ever have in my life...weighing in at 235pounds or so (that's 16.8 stone for my English readers).

My weight has been growing on my mind (and indeed, my mid and aft sections) for a few years now. I've a few false starts in losing it, but invariably, I lose track, get side tracked, or get too busy, to make it to the gym after a few months. Most recently, I developed plantar fasciitis in my left foot after four months of good exercising, causing me to stop for a time. Before I stopped, I'd lost about ten pounds. Previous to this foot problem, about a year prior, I was swimming regularly. This helped me to increase my endurance and lose about fifteen pounds. But, life being as it is...I wasn't able to keep it up because, well, I'm lame that way.

Also, to clarify, I'm not looking to lose weight so I'll look "hot," or whatever that means. Losing weight, for me, is about not dying. That's all. If I look "hot" after I lose the weight, well, that's just a perk, I suppose.

So there it is, long story short and out in the wide internet open, I am fat. I shouldn't be fat, but I am. I am taking full responsibility for my own enormity, starting today.

Hello, my name is Toadman, and I have a problem.

Do you?

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