So my blog is called “Musings of a Fat Kid” because I’ve ALWAYS been big. I started to get overweight when I was about 3 years old. I was always the kid that got made fun of in school because I was heavier than everyone else (and taller to I was 5′9″ by the time I was 11). But anyway…. I reached my heaviest several weeks ago. I went to the Dr., weighed in at 346 and was told that I am most likely going to enter the pre-diabetic stage hard core if I don’t lose weight. Both my grandmother and my dad were/are diabetic, so genetically I’m very predisposed. I’m only 23 (will be 24 in one week) and I weigh almost 350lbs! It is gross. I feel like crap. I want to be healthy!

In addition to the likelyhood of diabetes in my future I have been diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome and I have chronic depression and anxiety issues. Fun times.

I have been walking 2 to 3 miles a day for the past 3 weeks and I have been counting my calories. I am focussing on a 1200 to 1500 calorie a day diet. I estimate that I’ve lost nearly 10 pounds. I ordered a scale online so as soon as it gets here I can weigh myself properly.

This blog will be a testament of my efforts and a means for me to keep track of myself.