Inspired by the workout scrap pile I thought I’d start my own journal on the adventure of losing my last 30 odd lbs. Why? Well I had thought about doing this before on T-nation but the folks over there are a little too serious about what they do in the gym for my tastes. In any case putting it out there in the public space seems I good idea to me to keep honest.

So a little about me: I’m a grad student in one of the sciences not related to the human body. I graduated college pushing 260 lbs. I lost 30 lbs of that by doinking around with NROL and then lost whatever else I lost with Cosgrove’s Afterburn program. Since then I’ve been in the 210 – 220 lbs range, have had a healthy dose of program ADD, and have neither been motivated enough to lose the rest nor been completely satisfied with my current weight. This has been going on for about 3 years now – so at least I’ve gotten pretty good at maintaining my current weight.

I have several motivations for finishing the job.

1.  I’m sick of making that New Year’s Resolution—being part of that statistic—having that unfinished business—etc.
   
2.  I’m gettin hitched in October, and while even fat guys look good in a well fitting tux, I wouldn’t mind looking good on the beach during the honeymoon.
   
3.  I’d like to buy clothes from someplace other than Goodwill—I have trouble spending real money on clothes that won’t fit when I get around to loosing the rest—as I’ve said this has been going on for 3 years now.
   
4.  I plan on outliving everyone that’s dear to me and then dying very old and very lonely –but--  as the ultimate winner.

How do I plan on maintaining this thread? I dunno I may forget about by Wednesday—this is an experiment in doing rather than planning.