194.8

well.

welcome? to another area of my life. i do have an existing blog elsewhere, however it focused mostly on the personal side of things. and i could never make my random fitness quips fit in nicely. ergo: new blog!

the point? accountability, motivation, and a place to hopefully rejoice in my future successes. i like to talk about things, i guess. or even just share. you can live life learning new things for yourself, but the real reward is passing on your secrets to others. hopefully you can embrace a trick or two?

about me? tall, relatively active, and busy! there will be no talk of "finding time" to be active in this blog. i'm not saying i'm the busiest person around, but i balance a full school schedule and four work days in a week and can still squeeze in an hour of exercise every day. there is no excuse!

goals? are few, to be honest. as a GUY, the mirror speaks louder than the scale, which is mostly unfair, i find. i prefer the hard facts (like numbers), as opposed to observations. as you follow along (or, if you choose to), you'll come to find that i believe in small goals, or one at a time. i don't see the reality in commiting to a goal that spans beyond the scope of a few weeks. it's hard and frustrating. not a good recipe for success! so, all i am focused on right now is getting below the 190 mark (starting from 194.8lbs). that's only a loss of 4.8lbs. do you see how easy that sounds?

considering i was also at 195.6lbs as of yesterday, i'm flying!

now, i do have one goal that i'm looking forward to. overall, one day i hope to fully embrace the lifestyle where i don't have to concern myself with eating habits and an exercise schedule. i will always enjoy going for a run periodically, but i want to get to a place where i do it for fun, not to get back into my favorite jeans.

(you'll also come to know my complete lack of organizational skills!)

hopefully along the way in this journey, i'll get to talk about some of the issues that i've been dealing with for four years now. sadly, weightloss is so much more than physical. the mental battle is probably even harder, to be honest, and as most of you are well aware. i'm just hoping to one day find myself in a place where i can be satisfied with the way i am. and to be realistic, i am getting pretty close!

(ps. there might be pictures!)

START: 194.8 (despite the fact that i want to put yesterday's number!)
CURRENT GOAL: 189.9

STEVO'S CURRENT TIPS: (lord knows there are more that i have forgotten for now)
- pick one goal at a time, and keep them small and realistic. you should be able to complete it in less than 21 days.
- weigh yourself daily! even the smallest of successes can be great motivators.
there are more, of course. but i think i'll save them for blog material.

so, i guess that's it. welcome to what i hope will be the final journey to a more confident me.

ready, set.

go.