Starting here, starting now...

I weigh 331 pounds. That's too much for almost anybody unless they're eight or nine feet tall. Of course then you've probably got other issues.

Two months ago I weighed over 345 pounds, closing on 350, and I made a decision that I had to lose weight. I want to see my son grow up and want to know him as an adult. There's someone out there who isn't ever going to be interested in me romantically until I weigh at least 100 pounds less than I do now. And, if not her, I'd like to get involved with someone. Since I'm not attracted to women who are significantly overweight, it's more than a bit hypocritcal to expect someone to whom I'm attracted to also be attracted to me when I am as much overweight as I am.

My weight also affects what I do and don't do. I get worried that I can't fit in the rollercoaster seats, or at least that I won't be able to fit in the safety constraints. I couldn't backpack, which I used to love, I won't swim without a shirt because I'm too embarassed. I get winded in my own house.

It's past time.

So, I begin today, publically. I want to lose 131 pounds, and weight in at about 200 pounds, plus or minus 5 pounds.

I weigh 331 pounds.