What is this blog about?

berniebelly — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:59 +0000

First off I guess it’s confession time… my name isn’t really Bernie. The reason for my deception is probably fairly obvious: I’m a man, and men don’t like talking about personal stuff like their bodies and loosing weight. So this blog is a “warts and all” record of my attempt to loose some weight and for that I feel that I need to remain anonymous.

So, what’s my situation? Well I’m a man that does no physical exercise, eats too much and I’m the wrong side of 30. In my early 20′s I did go to the gym quite a bit and was petty proud of my body. Unfortunately, the last decade has taken it’s toll. I’m now married with children and a full-time office job. So during the week I follow the same routine:

Wake up
Get ready
Walk to the car
Drive to work
Sit down all day
Drive home
Spend time with the kids
Eat
Flake out in front of the TV
Sleep

So what’s prompted me to start this blog? Well I’d class myself as a typical man (if there is such a thing any more) and as a consequence I don’t spend any time in front of a mirror (except when shaving). We recently went on vacation and the apartment where we were staying had a number of full length mirrors that couldn’t be avoided. I guess like most people I had an inner image of myself. You know, how you think you look to other people. I now know that my inner image is way off the mark! So I need to do something about it before it’s too late. Not for anyone else, but myself, to help me feel better about myself and of course to improve my health.

So what am I going to do about it? I’m not sure yet. I’m not going to rush into any crazy diet or unsustainable fitness regime. First off I’m going to do a little research about what works and what doesn’t. One thing I already know is that there is no easy way, there are no short cuts, just hard work. I also know that I want to track my progress. I’m a pretty analytical person and I deal with numbers all day long so I’m bound to end up with some kind of spreadsheet tracking tends and metrics. I don’t know exactly what I’ll be recording, but we’ll come on to that.

The reason I have chosen to blog about this is to improve my chances of success. I’m guessing that it will help me keep focused and on track and if I’m lucky enough to get any readers, they might also help to encourage me along the way.

I hope that gives you a brief introduction to what this is all about, stay tuned.

Bernie Belly

What is this blog about?