Show C Getting i Josh J c sh Thin Starting Off on the Right Foot Josh Hansen Staff Writer There are many names for the condition that I suffer from my friends call me chunky my therapist calls me big boned and the experts call me obese Whatever the title is basically Im I'm FAT Ive I've dealt with it pretty much my whole life all the way from Elementary to the present time There were times when I would be highly motivated get out of the house exercise eat right and feel good about myself Then there were times when I found myself cradling to sleep with a in my hands with Roseanne reruns playing in the background Regardless Ive I've learned many things about myself during those years with my battle of the bulge For one the Snickers Diet DOES NOT WORK I was told that the peanuts had enough protein to benefit my health needs Unfortunately they arent aren't that healthy you also have to add to the equation the chocolate caramel and the mystery cream that is remarkably delicious The second lesson that I learned is that you cannot reflect upon past failures when attempting to loose weight There goes the Snickers Diet Pop a Pill and Sit Diet and the infamous Richard Simmons Diet You have to be smart about selecting the diet for you if not you will end up spending spending spending spend spend- ing hundreds of dollars on fad diets and motivational tapes Trust me In times like these I could always point my finger at someone someone someone some some- one about my obesity I was a little little little lit lit- tle crushed to hear that a judge threw out a womans woman's suit against McDonalds McDonald's for making her obese I definitely thought that was going to be my ticket to rich rich- es Guess not Every time I point the finger always points directly to back to me It is ultimately ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- up to yourself whether or not you are going to do some some- thing If you are familiar with any of the 12 Steps from the AAs AA's Blue Book one of them is that you have to help someone else recognize so that they can establish establish establish lish a plan to deal with their alco alco- holism So as you say in a meet meet- ing Hi my name is Josh Hansen and I weigh pounds and I want to loose 60 pounds of fat before next March So there is ismy ismy ismy my confession if you want more I have a 51 inch waist and two chins It is time to take a stand and loose some weight I am looking forward to the future months ahead I want to do somewhat of the same process with us that want to loose weight I want to bring you the reader along my journey as I loose weight This article is here for you as well It is a place where you can submit your own ideas on how to loose weight where you can find support and anda a place where you can be informed about health issues and ideas that can benefit an individual ual in loosing weight Please feel free to mail e-mail your ideas comments and health questions questions questions ques ques- to I I am not a qualified health expert but I am one that can emphasize with anyone who has had problems with wanting to loose weight Good luck in your endeavors and God knows that I will need the same t |