Skip's Monday

Got up and weighed in to get a benchmark to work from. I weigh less than I have in a good 5 years thanks to my running around at Barnes and Noble (BnN). Starting weight is 180 lbs. Goal weight is 170 in December. Workout Goal is to do something 3 times per week, at least 20 min. each time.

1st obstacle-went to the Y today Tues. and pool was closed.

Posting

As we get things figured out this should start to work smoothly. I have given "administrative" status to all our members which means that you should be able to post or comment using your own name...I HOPE! As problems crop up let me know and we can try and figure it out. The idea is to make this easy for everyone. If you have never "posted" before, let me know.

The Time Has Come?

Okay, my fat friends, my pleasingly plump pals, my…well, you get the picture! Is this the year you would like to make commitment to get in shape, and/or lose weight? Are you sick of that roll around the middle? Are you sick of that fat-ass? Are you sick of the growing expanse of yo' OWN self? Are you sick of being a flobby mon (or woman)? What are you going to do about it?

Here is my proposal: join this little, friendly supportive community of people who want to either lose some weight, get in shape, or both. My idea is to start this blog where anyone in our mutual circle of friends can each post his or her progress (or setbacks) during the year as we each strive to become healthier. This might be just the extra incentive you need to stay with it. By blogging your efforts your friends will be checking on you to see how you are doing and whether or not you are putting in the effort that you were hoping to put into your "program". Your friends will be able to see if you are working towards your goals. And your friends will be able to be supportive and even suggest solutions or offer encouragement along the way.

The idea is to provide another source of accountability. What you decide to report is up to you. How much detail you give is your choice. Perhaps you want to post your weekly weigh in. Or maybe you don’t want people to know your weight but just your weight loss. Maybe it would help you if you reported how much and how often you worked out. Maybe you do Weight Watchers and want to post your daily points. Perhaps you're having a tough time staying with something and want to ask for suggestions.

The only obligation you would have if you chose to participate is to be honest in what you post. That way the other people who make "comments" on your posts know they aren’t just wasting their time and effort.

So, what do you think? I have started the blog in the hope that some of you will be interested and will want encouragement and support. I know I will do better if I commit to posting my workout diary/weight loss journal at least twice a week. So, think about it and tell me what you think.

Goals

My suggestion is that each of us write our goals under our own individual profiles. They can be anything you want: weight goals, weight loss goals, workout goals, activities goals, diet goals, or whatever you think is appropriate.

Posting Ideas

Here is one way you could post how you are doing:
Saturday-

1. Swam 1200yards with Phil. Felt GREAT to get back in the water. Thanks for the push I needer, Phil!
2. Walked/stood on feet 5 hours
3. Food/Calorie intake: Breakfast-100cal; Lunch/Snack-400cal; Dinner-excessive, to much to count. Ate out a Souplantation.
4. Plan to weigh in every Monday morning before eating or dressing. Want to be consistent.

I think it would be best to normally keep the posts as brief as possible while still conveying what you are doing or trying to do.

Setting this up is a work in progress. I'll try to figure out how to set aside an area where each of us can show our goals if we want. If you have ideas or suggestion or want to do something differently, I'm open!