My Last Day as a Fat Kid

Today was a big day. Today, January 6, 2014, was my last day as a fat kid.

Tomorrow morning I will be embarking on a journey of diminishing proportions. I have enrolled in the Slimgenics program--a guided weight loss plan built upon eating real, healthy foods in reasonable portions, along with one-to-one counseling to help push me through the inevitable stumbling blocks along the way. The plan promises quite rapid results, but at whatever rate the pounds come off, the kind of behavior modification the program espouses is very much in line with healthy, lasting success. There's nothing drastic or risky about it, it's just about discipline. If you have questions about the plan, feel free to ask. Some of the nuances will inevitably come up in this journal over time.

Today was my allotted indulgence day--the last day for a while that I get to eat whatever I want. But, to be honest, it's really the last day of it's kind. Period. I'm done being a fat kid; I'm done letting my selfish tongue make the decisions that the rest of me has to pay for. I'm done settling for a good-enough version of myself. Starting tomorrow, I'm not a fat kid anymore. Starting tomorrow, I'm a healthy adult. Now, I fully understand that losing weight WILL take time, and it will take time for my body to heal the damage that the last 25 years have done. I'm not "healthy" yet. But "healthy" isn't a status; healthy is ongoing. And, for me, healthy is about to start. By the grace of God, right now I'm just fat. My heart is fine; my blood pressure and other vitals are decent enough. But, at the rate I had been going, those numbers were ready to head south--this is me nipping all that in the bud. I'm taking control.

I'm going to journal here at least four times a week (Mon-Sun) about the process, about success, and about failure. My favorite service that SlimGenics offers is the accountability--if I stop going in for counseling, they start calling to bug me. They're not calling to drum up business, they don't get paid any extra for my visits, they call because they want me to succeed. It is for this same reason that I'm making this blog public. I want to keep anyone who cares up to date on my progress, but I also know that I'm going to need support from the people who love me. So, if you feel so moved, please feel free to ask how it's going, encourage as you see fit, and comment on how dead sexy I look. In time, with practice in self-discipline and dedication, I hope to become a better man and smaller person through this all-important process.

I can't wait to get started.

Steven