Welcome

Welcome.

I decided to start a full out blog about my journey of getting healthier. I felt like using a blog would be more fitting than continually loading up my Facebook status about what I am doing. So, here we are.

Some background....

My diet has been quite bad for quite some time. Lots of fast food and even more sugar. I used to eat McDonald's at least 5-6 meals a week, drink 1-2 liters of Soda/Pop a day, and rarely eat fresh fruit. This is without getting into my sedentary lifestyle.

I also have a family history that reads like an omen of high health care costs-diabetes, heart disease, back problems, overweight/obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, depression, and the list goes on. Currently, I only have mild asthma, IBS (that is joyous), mild-moderately lactose intolerant, and am bipolar.

I have, in the past, made attempts to get my lifestyle under control. Some of the attempts have lasted longer than others, but all of them have failed. Something always comes up and I go straight back to my old habits. I'm not letting that happen this time.

I have made it a goal to get down to at least 180 pounds with a BMI of approx 23. Eventually, I want to reduce my body fat percentage down to about 15%. The healthy range for males in my age group is 8-19%.