It’s not what I want right now that matters but rather what do I want in the future. I know that I am not alone when I speak of wanting instant gratification. The choice between eating the pizza now and stay fat or eat the salad and become thin later. We all desire to be thin but for some reason the urge for instant gratification over rides our thoughts and controls our actions.

What helps you focus on your goals? For me, I have to consistently see the goal and become obsessed with it. For example: This blog is a major part of keeping me on track. When I write and keep it up to date, it becomes my primary focus. In the beginning, I was more interested in seeing how much money I could make with this website. (BTW: I’ve turned off all advertising). Now my goal is simple - lose the weight and live the life I want. Not now but soon!

Where is Tony Robbins when you need him? I have a goal. I have the desire. I have the tools needed to achieve my goal. Nothing can stop me from reaching my goal if it is truly my desire to achieve.

“Do you remember the man that gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and pizza? He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.”

I need to replace a bad habit with a good habit. Deprivation is one key to failure. So, when I quit smoking I need to exchange it for something else that I like.

Health is a motivation to help me trim down. Living longer, disease free are others but my main reason at the moment is to find a mate. I am not bragging but I have had many, many girl friends in my life time. I’ve even married a couple of them. I like thin women or at least normal size women. The problem is that they usually don’t like fat, beer belly, middle aged guys. Having these two problems it is only logically that one of us needs to change. Guess who? Me!

I put my Babe of the Day Photo Online, not to be a male chauvinist pig who discriminates against women but rather to keep the eye on the prize. Is it a 22 year old size 4? No! A woman around my age size 12 and under but they don’t have many photo shoots for 35 year old and older models so I had to settle with the gorgeous younger models. If this offends you then I apologize but you don’t have to ever click on the link.

If anyone ever tells you that they are losing weight for anything and looking better isn’t one of them then they are lying to you. Everyone wants to look better even if health is one of the issues.

I am certain that I can attribute much of my weight gain to my local carry out store. Almost everything they sell in that place is high in calories and fat. I have been in a habit of stopping there twice or more a day. Once in the morning to get my Diet Mt. Dew, cigarettes and Krispy Kreme Donuts. I’d stop home and get about the same with the exception of the donuts which I usually exchanged for a Nestle Crunch bar or some other fatting snack.

Now that I have quit smoking, there is no need for me to ever step foot back into the store. Today, I am also declaring it - No Carry Out day. If you have stock in Speed Way or Thorton’s gas stations then I would sell come Monday as the only thing I am buying from them from now on is gasoline.

Weight: 274.6 lbs

Day 1 Quit Smoking and Day 1 No Carry Out