This week also happens to be the last weigh-in of 2007. The New Year makes for a great time of reflection so I’ll take a moment to review where I’ve been with my weight. I actually started 2007 with the intention of losing weight before a close friend’s wedding in September. The first weigh-in I have recorded for the year was 262 pounds on January 8. Instead of losing weight for the wedding, I gained weight and that brought me to the start of this website, when I weighed in at 266 pounds in September. Yikes!

I am happy to report today that I weigh 251.6 pounds, 14.4 pounds less than when I started this website and 10.4 pounds less than when I started the year. I’m happy that I have a weight loss to report (rather than a gain), but I also have to look back at a lot of wasted time in 2007 that I could have used to work on my weight. Who knows how much better off I could be today. No sense in crying over the past though. I recognize that I wasted time and missed opportunities this year, but I will use that as motivation to do better in 2008.

Back in September I set a goal of weighing 250 pounds by December 1. As you can see, I missed that goal by at least one month now. I wish I could have done better, but I can’t complain about losing 14 pounds either. Again, I can look back at wasted time and opportunities and I must commit to working harder next year to reach my goals. 205 pounds by September 1 is not going to be easy. In fact, it hardly seems possible today given my recent history, but I am going to stick with it and see what I can do. I believe it is possible, but I know it won’t be easy.

Best of luck to everyone in the New Year with whatever goals you are trying to achieve. I am very busy battling both my debt and my weight, so look for a lot more content to come as I work my way through these problems. I will be documenting everything I do to find success (and talking about my failures) so be sure to follow along if you are fighting one or both of these same battles in 2008.