One man’s voice Thoughts, rants and commentary from a husband, father of five and professional web geek

Living large, but a little less so

I am not sure how to break this to you, so I am just going to do it quickly, like pulling a band-aid off.

I am fat.

There. I said it.

A few weeks ago I went to the doctor because I thought I was at risk of heart disease. What transpired there was essentially my doctor diagnosing with a condition known in the medical realm as "being a fat ass".

I was also diagnosed with slightly higher than normal blood pressure which my doctor attributed to a high salt intake. All in all, the doctor told me that I need to cutback on my sodium and that I needed to lose weight.

It was then that my wife and I went into action. We both started looking for low sodium, low fat and lower calorie foods for me. And we managed to do something good.

When I was at the doctor four weeks ago I weighed in that morning at just over 320 pounds. That's right, you heard. That is "Fat Ass and None of your Business" pounds.

This morning I weight myself and, after a harrowing weekend of eating crapola on a platter of more crapola, I was 306.5. Not bad, eh?

I have actually noticed a change in my clothes, my belt and overall feeling. I feel a lot better about me.

Yes, I am still fat. But not as fat.

And that makes me happy.

Now if I could only figure out how I am going to be working a work out routine into this mix I would be golden. But I think the baby steps I am taking now are working out fairly well.

We'll see a little better how well in a few weeks when I head back to the doctor.