Because every kid deserves a healthy dad: back to normalacy

This is a public diary and a public confession. Its the story of Mike Gibbons-Camp, a 30 year old legal aid attorney who on August 23, 2007 weighed in at 392.8 lbs. Thanks to the constant support of my wife, Liz, and a kick in the pants by a good friend who I hadn't talked to for a while, I finally decided that enough was enough. But instead of quietly suffering with my weight, I started my blog, "New Me?"

I did really well for 10 weeks, then it completely fell apart. I was in denial for a long time, thinking I was just slipping up a bit, making a mistake here or there. But the reality was that I had failed.

Since then i've tried just about everything I could to get back on the wagon. And i've done well for a week here, a week there, but nothing lasting. So I don't know what to tell a new reader to my blog, but "welcome, and wish me luck."

Sunday, September 23, 2007

back to normalacy

That was a fun week. To bad real life isn't like that. This week I'm back to work, back to my normal routine. But its good to have weeks off from the real world sometimes.

The BBQ went well yesterday. We had 13 people (counting me and Liz), and the weather held out beautifully. As always, Liz and I over bought on the menu... less than a quarter of anything we put out ended up being eaten, only one of the 13 bottles of wine ended up being opened, that sort of thing. But everything turned out well, and I think everyone had fun.

Diet wise, I did very well, imho. I'm down slightly over a pound from yesterday morning, putting me past the 25 lb mark! I've decided to shoot for 350 by the end of the challenge (moving my goal out to 42.6.) I'm a good bit over half way there, with more than half of the challenge to go, though of course I can't count on having another 12 lb week in the remaining 7 weeks.

Now, to the treadmill!