Patrick’s Weight Loss Battle - Help Save my Life!

I’m still pretty out of shape, but thanks to my office cubicle being a football field away from my car, and up a large flight of stairs. Not to mention my 2000 or lower caloric intake.

I can tell I’m losing weight and inches - even if my weight doesn’t read yet on my scale(Max: 500 lbs).

The first big milestone for me, will to be able to see my progress on my scale which I bought a few years ago, just for this purpose.

It’s pretty sad, in 2005 I weighed 487 and lost all the way down to 430, and now I’m upto 555 lbs(well probably closer to 530 or so by now.. I will be making a trek to the zoo when the snow clears a bit to get an update on my weight.

As my wife nonchalantly pointed out, I weigh like 50 lbs more than her(215), her friend (about 250 or so), and her friends 3 yr old stroller included.

But at least I’m working hard. Starting tomorrow, I am planning on wearing a pedometer, and tracking my steps - my goal is to do at least 100 more steps each day.

Back to the stairs - We have 15 stairs between the upstairs and the cafeteria at work - I walked about 50 feet, then up these stairs today, and I find myself just so winded. I had to take a 2 minute break at the top of the stairs because I couldn’t breath at all.It’s pretty darn pathetic. It kills my knees each trip. Since working here, I’ve made it imperative that I at least make 2 such trips up the stairs…no matter how much it hurts. It doesn’t seem like much, but I can see the difference each day. I’m hoping to be able to purchase a gym membership, or get one sponsored by the radio station I’m working w/ here in the next week or so.