Hi!

I go by Sledge. I am 47 years old. Over the past year and a half, I have lost over 100 lbs. I do not know my actual starting weight. I starved myself for three weeks before going to the doctor where I weighed in at, gulp, 406. I figure I was around 425 or so before that. I lost the weight by following a modified South Beach plan and doing Leslie Sansone walk tapes.

I got down to about 270 and then stalled and then gained back 40 lbs. A week ago, I started again and I have lost 12 lbs and am now at 294. I would like to someday weigh 150 but my first goal is to fit into all restaurant booths. It is mortifying to not fit. I don't want the anxiety anymore.

I just started a blog so I will be accountable to the world.

It is on blogger and it is entitled Booth or Bust! (I cannot link it here yet)

I am currently getting 5 days of lunches and dinners from BistroMD, a meal delivery service. I started getting 7 days of breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and snacks. After less than 1 week, I found myself craving a salad or apple so that is shy I switched to lower plan. The food is actually OK but the plan is expensive. I am going to try to stick with it for discipline purposes.

I have not started to exercise yet but my plan is to walk everyday until the snow comes and then switch to Leslie Sansone.

I am totally inspired by Zeusmeatball at One Man's Trip to the Half blog. Maybe once I can actually walk three miles, I will do the C25K program. What a thrill that would be.

I appreciate any and all encouragement and wish all of you the best of luck and goodness as we become healthy and fit!!! It will be a long haul for me but I am determined.

I wanna fit in a booth!!!!

Peace.

Sledge

Hi Sledge, and welcome!

I look forward to hearing about your progress. Congratulations on all you have achieved so far. 294 pounds from over 400 is an awesome achievement!

Great achievement so far!
Welcome to 3FC! We know you can do it!! Good luck!!!

your achievement so far is awesome! I hope I can get those kind of results. I also want to sit in booths again!! lol

good for you for changing your life, I know you can do it!! Welcome to the boards.

Keep up the good work sledge - I'm rooting for you!

That is why I named by blog booth or bust on blogspot because either I will fit into a damn booth again or give up.......and I am not going to give up!

Thank you so much for your welcome and all of your support!

Hi sledge,
That is one of my goals too!
You are doing fantastic!Persistance not Perfection! That is what I keep telling myself!Good Luck in continuing to get to your goal!Tracy

GREAT progress so far! AWESOME! Post often - I look forward to reading your posts!