I have tried several BMI calculators online. They all say the same thing - I’m fat. I don’t even hit the slightly over weight until I get around 200 lbs so how important is it to actually know my Body Mass Index when it will say the same thing until I reach 200 lbs? I’m fat and I know it. I don’t need no stinking BMI Calculator to tell me that!

If you really want something different than using the scale then try a tape measure and see if you are losing inches. Until I see better results on the scale, I will just keep focusing on what I know that works. Diet and exercise will let me know how I feel and be the guide to whether it’s working or not. BMI sounds like some car I would like to purchase but doesn’t do a darn thing for me except to help lower my already low self esteem.

I didn’t lose today but I didn’t gain either. I had a decent eating pattern yesterday and am on course today. I did miss breakfast because I woke up late. Since I woke up late, I didn’t make it to the gym this morning. I am wanting to go to the gym tonight. The mind is willing but the body says no.

I also wasn’t successful on my smoking as I broke down at lunch time and bought a pack. Right now, I would rather concentrate on my weight loss. That is the most important thing to me. I ate fairly well this evening but may have eaten more than I should have. I have noticed that if I skip breakfast I seem to binge in the evenings.

Weight: 274.6 lbs

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