On happier news, I finally got me a new treadmill. My Treadly treadmill broke, so I hope this Deerrun doesn’t end up being a piece of junk too. #exercise #treadmill #weightlossjourney

With My Fitness Pal you can also log and keep track of your weight.  As you can see I started on July 20th. Weight can fluctuate from day to day from various things so after today I am going to record only once a week, every Sunday and get a measuring tape so I can …read more.

After looking at my BMI, I decided that 140 would be a reasonable weight; its dab in the middle, not high and not low so I don’t have to worry about gaining a few pounds making me overweight or losing a few pounds to make me underweight.  At 140 lbs I felt it is a …read more.

Did you know one package of Maruchan noodles is two servings? I was floored when I saw that I would have to DOUBLE the amount of stats on the nutrient facts for eating one package. If you wanted the nutrients of one pack, you would have to eat only HALF the block! And who eats …read more.

First thing’s first, I had to find something to monitor what I’m eating.  My weight gain was essentially just from eating more than I should (a.k.a. overeating) and not exercising.  Instead of eating just a couple slices of pizza, I would sit at my computer for hours playing World of Warcraft and eat the whole …read more.

A few days ago I stepped on my scale and found I was 193 lbs. I have never been this heavy in my life!  The weight didn’t just creep up on me either.  I was completely aware of my weight gain from 140 lbs but I simply got comfortable with my get up, go to …read more.