Week 12 Results

Greetings Friends~

Here are the results from Week 12.



Congratulations to Rebecca for being this week's Biggest Loser. I saw her on Saturday and she looks amazing. Since last September, she has lost a total of 68 pounds!! That's my little sister folks!

As I said yesterday, and a multitude of times over the last couple of months, I have been sucking at this weight loss thing lately. It appears that I'm not the only one in that boat so some of you know exactly what I am talking about.

Here's the thing though. Over the last six months, I have gotten in much better shape than I was before I started. Not only physically but also mentally. When the weekends come around now, I look forward to getting outside, rain or shine, to do something around This Old House. I have to give myself a big slap on the back because I couldn't...and wouldn't...of done that last September.

I have had some people comment that I don't give myself enough credit, that I am too hard on myself and that the comments that I make concerning myself, like calling myself Fatso and Chubster, are offensive. You should understand this Travellers. I am hard on myself and I have never been anything but offensive. And, for those that know me best, you have heard me say a gazillion times, "why lie about it?" I'm not proud of it but I'm not ashamed either. It just is what it is...and will continue to be...until I do something about it.

That's the thing with me. I will be honest with you when it comes to almost everything, and I'll be brutally honest about myself. I figure that is all part of this blog.

Right now my Body Mass Indicator (BMI) is just barely under 40. What does that mean? Well, boys and girls, it means that I am packing...and I don't mean a firearm. I am fa...fa...fa...FAT. There, I said it. And I will keep on saying it until my BMI is under 30. Maybe then, I'll switch and call myself husky or slightly rotund. I don't know yet but it seems I have plenty of time to cross that bridge. And, if I ever get below that "magic" number of 25, I'll call myself George Clooney.

Why am I ranting about this? I'll tell you. I think in today's world that we spend too much time trying to be politically correct. Too much time avoiding reality. Too much time seeking a way to make our faults and failures acceptable.

That's why...and...that's not me. So, when I say I'm fat, it's because I am.

Is that WHO I am? No, and it is not WHO you are either. I'm just like you. A person that tries too hard, wants too much and succeeds too infrequently. But my "fat-ness" doesn't define me. And it doesn't define you.

Thanks for letting me vent. My name is Chip and I am a food-aholic.

Inspiration of the Day

Around here, however, we don't look backwards for very long, WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." -- Walt Disney

Recipe of the Day

Sometimes I just need something that isn't "diet." I think that this will do the trick. Combine this with a nice turkey or salmon burger with all the works and I bet you will feel like you just cheated, but you didn't! This might be good with some of that garlic flavored cooking spray. Almost like Safeco Field.
http://www.recipezaar.com/healthy-low-fat-ranch-fries-416573

Today's Link

What is Your BMI?

This is the second day of that new week. I managed to follow all the things on my list from yesterday's post so I think I'm headed in the right direction. My small step for today is to eat at my scheduled times (and nothing else...lol). I guess I forgot that my success depends on me doing this One Step at a Time.
Happy Trails!