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I think I’ve been talking about this project since last summer, just not to many people. Well, now its time to talk about it to everyone because I think this is going to be the only way I will actually commit to it.

In less than a month I turn 30. In less than 5 months, my first child will be born. Its time to stop screwing around and get control over my health.

Ever since I stopped landscapping, I’ve let myself fall into a big pile of lard. My weight is upwards of 260 lbs. That’s right, 260 lbs. When I graduated high school I was somewhere around 210 lbs. When I finished college I was probably 230 lbs. Now, 6 some odd years later I’ve put on another 30 lbs.

So what is the point of Project 30? Well, originally it was that I would lose 30 lbs by the time I turned 30. Complete failure. I probably even put on a few pounds since I first started talking about it. No more regrets, now its just time for action.

Project 30 will begin with reaching milestones. The first milestone will be to lose 10 lbs, in 30 days. When I did WeightWatchers about 5 years ago I first weighed in at 254 lbs so I’ve been here before. The problem I had with their program was that to hit my “goal”, which actually was their goal, I had to get down to somewhere within 135 and 165 pounds. If you know me, seen my body frame, that just isn’t possible. My ultimate goal here will be to lose 30 pounds by the time I turn 31, and to be able to run a mile again. I probably could run a mile now, but you’d have to peel me off the pavement. Not a good thought.

I will do my best to keep track of a daily log of food intake and general activity over at my Project 30 blog and check in here with weekly updates on Friday.

Let the fun begin! Let’s hope the picture above is the last of its kind.