A Long Vacation
Well, it has certainly been awhile. I haven’t really had the time or the motivation to post here in awhile. I haven’t really had the motivation for much. I seem to have hit a point where things are standing still. I will drop a few pounds over the course of a week or two and then gain a few pounds. I seem to be sitting at a plateau. I haven’t really been trying either. I have been eating more than I should and not doing enough exercise. The good news is that I still have been staying around the same weight. I am currently at 365 pounds. I seem to have hit my 100 pound mark and hovered there.
That pretty much sums up where things are and have been as far as my weight goes. I have been getting a lot more exercise though. That is part of my reason for less time to devote to this web site. We had an above ground pool installed in early July and spent the summer enjoying that and getting out of the house a lot more. I took my son on his first camping trip and we went hiking and boating, I have walked more in the past 4 months than I probably did in the 4 years before starting to try and lose weight. All of that is part of the reason that I have not gained a ton of weight back. Now, I just need to get my eating back in check and things will be good again. I think breaks are a good thing. I have been trying to use this one to find my next level of motivation. My previous motivation came from the fact that I could barely do anything. I would eat dinner and be so tired I needed to take a nap. I barely got out of the house and I wanted to spend time with my son. I have been doing those things, so the motivational focus needs to shift to something else and I have been trying to figure out that shift.
I plan on adding a pile of posts over the next day or two to cover a lot of the things I have touched on here and some of the things that have been on my mind the past few months. Today is Friday, Sept. 28 2007 and I have carved out some time this weekend to devote to writing posts and to getting this web site to where I want it. I have spent a few hours during the past month adding in the features I have been wanting for this site. Things like a forum where you can weigh in with your thoughts and opinions on topics such as losing weight, maintaining your weight, nutrition, exercise and more.
I have added a link directory full of resources for overweight folks spanning multiple categories with more than 600 links currently in it. I plan on adding a lot more as time goes by. You can also add any relevant links you think might be helpful or simply browse through the links, rate them and leave some comments. Finally, I have added some pages packed with useful products and product information in various categories in the Shopping XL section. The product categories include: Body Fat Monitors and calipers, fitness dvd’s, diet bars and shakes, exercise equipment, Fitness books, weight loss books, vitamins, weight loss supplements and more. All of the products at this point are courtesy of Amazon.com and focus solely on diet, exercise, weight loss and nutrition. I am hoping to incorporate additional reviews of products through the weigh in section of this web site. If you would like to add your thoughts about a product, feel free to Weigh In at the forum and let us know what you think!
My initial idea behind this web site, was to create a place where people of size could easily find and share information on products and services that make life, being built big, a little bit easier. Up until this point, I have pretty much used this site as my personal journal with only the plans to add these additional features. During the next few days, I will be making these pages live and rolling out these new features. I think these new additions will help bring BuiltBig.com a little bit closer to being that resource I have been wanting it to be. I hope you find some value in the new pages and as always, If you have any questions, suggestions or simply want to say hi, stop in at the forum or contact me here.
Tags: motivation, weight loss
