Starting Points

Hello again,

Ok, so here we go...I took a few pictures this morning of my nasty self for a few reasons. 

1) To show my starting point.

2) I will be putting the pictures around places that I frequent in the house, (ESPECIALLY the refrigerator.) This will help curb my appetite when I get random cravings for food that aren't part of my regimen.  

3) I want to be better...my eating is out of control, and my exercise life is in desperate need of discipline. and I want accountability.

 AND NOW, the pictures

 

And this is a starting weight of 224.8 lbs. and a BMI of 30% with a Total inches of 160.7 (All of this will be described shortly.) 

I've done a few things that will help make this FUN for me...if it's not fun, why do it, right?

1) Make it conscious: Take before and after pics and make the decision to update graphs and spreadsheets and other data recording things.

2) Making it a game!: Making it fun tends to make things motivating and making it motivating gives me a reason to do it.

3) Making it competitive: Research shows that people are more willing to be compliant if they have something to lose compared to if they have something to gain. So I plan on betting 10$ against myself to my brother if I miss an update or whatnot.

So now back to the numbers...

THE NUMBERS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

Weight: Easy enough to attain, any old scale will do. 

BMI: Body Mass Index aka how much fat is stored in yo body.  This is both fat under the skin and around organs. Here is an MRI of a 250 lb woman and a 120 lb woman. Notice the large amounts of fat deposits around the organs...can't be healthy.

Total Inches: I took measurements from six locations, Left and Right arm (mid bicep), waist (Horizontal at the navel), Hips (Widest point below the waist), and Left and Right leg (mid thigh).

for me the measurements were, in inches

Left arm = 13.5 

Right arm = 14

Waist = 42.5

Hips = 43

Left leg = 23.25

Right leg = 24.5 

Im interested in seeing how my prescribed regimen works. Here is to the future.