This isn’t a short-term fix, not at all. This isn’t like those times years ago when I dieted well enough to lose a few pounds and then, once the goal was met, went back to my old ways. This is a life change, and my mission now is to make it a habit. I’ve already given myself an inability to buy unhealthy groceries (though that came as a result of the first 100 Days series), and I am now working towards making the gym a must every morning and starting each day with 100 ab crunches.
I am staying away from the scale for a month in order to give me time to reverse the effects of my trip home. Ultimately, I will get down to 240, and I would like for that to happen as quickly as possible so I can cross it off the list. But who really knows when it will come? As long as I stay healthy and don’t revert to my old ways, I’ll be just fine.
So thank you, everyone, for reading this series, especially to the regular posters, and Alexandria in particular. Without your vicarious celebrations and occasional kicks in the ass, I wouldn’t have gotten this far and I wouldn’t be poised to go even further. I am certainly not opposed to offering updates on my progress, or continuing correspondence through e-mail or IM. As a matter of fact, anyone with questions comments, suggestions or problems they feel I might be able to help with, e-mail me at nieddan@yahoo.com. I definitely hope to hear from some of you, and I would love to get into discussions about weight loss and life in general.
But alas, I must leave you now, and go on my own way. It is bittersweet, certainly, but I feel it is the best thing to do. I hope this series was enjoyable, if sometimes frustrating. And I hope that I helped you understand better the plight of a regular fatty trying to become unfat. It wasn’t easy, but no one ever said it would be. And it won’t be easy in the future, but I depart with a new perspective for what I must do in order to be successful.
So thank you, and goodbye.
Article comments
1 - Kevin
Good luck buddy-we'll be with you every step, encouraging.
2 - RJ Elliott
Best of luck in the future, Dan.
3 - Christopher Rose
I hope that works out for you Dan, although sometimes the discipline of fessing all so publicly as you have been doing can be enough to keep you on the yellow brick road...
4 - Jordan Richardson
Good luck to you, sir.
5 - Gigi
Thanks for letting us know you hadn't dropped off the planet. Best Wishes and Luck in your new solitary path. You will be missed : ) Gigi
6 - alexandria jackson
Sorry I dropped off the planet. However, I want you to know that I thought of you often (and the wondrous bachelor party that I wanted to attend). You sound like you have a healthy balance now - all across the board. I know you'll find that cute girl across the room. I hope she looks like Selma. I can't wait for your next series. I will be your eternal cheerleader for having the balls to put yourself out there to motivate the rest of us. Enjoy your new self confidence!