In the 1st of what I hope will be many many blogs (that I am pretty certain no one will ever read), I intend to track the process of a new direction and a major change in my life. Weighing in at a tad over 500 pounds I have realized for years changes needed to be made if I was going to see the next decade. I watched my father die of diabetes complications and I knew my fate was going to be something similar to what caused his early death at the age of 70. I have been oblivious to these changes for many years and changes never came despite the tears and pleadings of my own family. Changes never came for many reasons. Laziness, fright as well as not really caring much about myself were all contributing factors that helped to shoot my weight up to a quarter ton.
After years of denial I have come face to face with the fact that something needed to be done about my weight and it had to happen real soon. At the start of this year (2008) I started the process to have either the gastric bypass or adjustable lap band weight loss surgery performed on me to assist in the weight loss I could never achieve on my own. This blog is the start of my charting of the journey both myself and my family will take on. Done more or less for my own enjoyment and to be able to look back on where I started I intend to keep this blog as a roadmap to remind me where I have been. Others are invited to comment as I think I will need lots of encouragement to accomplish this goal. I am looking forward to the change in life and I hope others who are close to me will also look forward to these changes
