Why on earth did you start a weight loss blog?

 

One of the primary motivations was to make my weight loss journey public to help make it stick. I have been to this rodeo before, I know what happens. On my own it will go one of two ways.

Number 1: I will get going with a full head of steam, a spartan approach. It will go well for a week or two before I hit a major temptation. My weakness is events and occasions. If I am out to eat at a nice restaurant or at a sporting event I will cave immediately. ‘Its ok,  Its just for tonight, I can cheat every once and a while’ Which is probably true in moderation but I will go all out and feel like I have defeated the small gains I have made and just say ‘screw it’ I’ll just be fat some more.

Number 2: I will make it through the first two weeks scot-free.I may even kick a solid intense exerciseplan into gear and crush it. I’ll get into a rhythm and before you know it I am 2 months in. No sweat. The results kicking in and I have the routine down pat. Its 3 months, 4 months, 5 months in. Its a way of life now I’m out there and I can smell victory. Then… I hit my goal! “Hell Yeah Baby”  Oh… Wait… Sounds like we want number 2 right. Number 2 sounds nice lets just do that. It would seem that way but what you don’t know is what happens next. Hubris. It may not happen right away. I may stay nice and fit for a little bit but eventually I think: ‘Hey, I am skinny and fit again, I can eat this cheese burger, I just rode my bike 20 miles.’ Then its ‘Oh hey, I ate that horrible disgusting meal the other day but I got on the scale today and im still skinny and fit… This is awesome!’ It continues like that, slowly slipping but just slow enough its not noticeable. I’m not weighing myself because, hey I am skinny again. I am working out all the time, I feel great! Fat Matt is hungry. Fat Matt is angry. Fat Matt is coming! A slip here, a slip there, stir in some stress eating and skipped workouts than place in big thick winter clothes from Nov to March and voila! Fat Matt is done. Well done…

This time we are going to find out what number 3 looks like. My tactics that work in the Number 2 scenario have been to track everything, hence the name of the blog. I will get into greater detail in future posts but my key to success is counting calories. Simple as that. I am going to keep track of a whole slew of things in this forum, calories, weight, exercises, nutrition and If I slip up heading for a Number 1 result I expect to be met with the wrath of angry strangers on the internet! The same goes for Number 2. I am not going to stop when I reach my goal. I will continue to track and share, again expecting that with it all out there on the world wide web, any slip up will incite the fury of angry strangers and they will force me back into compliance with a healthy lifestyle.

I am counting on you

Ok so that was way long. Thanks for reading this far. I have a ton more spinning around in my head for this post but I’ll spare you for now. Quick bullets on the last few reasons:

Urge to share

I want to share my process and the tools and insights I have learned already and will learn along the way. It is also a two way street. I would love for this to become very interactive and learn from you readers as well.

Writing

I have always felt that I expressed myself most clearly in writing and it is a medium I have never explored creatively. I am hoping this will serve as a good chance for me to develop in this area as well.

Photography Outlet

I am passionate about photography and this should give me a chance to challenge myself in new ways.

There you have it, blog post number 1 done. Easy as you like

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