Hello and welcome!

Introductions are called for.  My name is Jeff and I am 59 years old.  I am currently employed as an IT technician with a local government agency.  I have been doing this for 23 years.  I am very happily married to my high school sweetheart.  We have been walking through life together for 37 years and have 2 wonderful kids and a fantastic son-in-law.

I began this chapter of my weight loss/health journey weighing in at 408 pounds.  I have been experiencing joint issues in my hips and knees for the past several years.  Both knees have been scoped, and I have been told that both hips will need to be replaced.  Unfortunately, I am not a good surgical candidate due to my weight.  I have high blood pressure and am prediabetic.

I finally reached the point where I knew that something must change.  I have tried several diets over the years, but nothing really stuck.  I decided at the end of November that I would switch to a low carb, high protein, and no sugar diet. 

I came to the realization that I was highly addicted to sugar and carbs so cutting them cold turkey was not a good option if I wanted to be successful.  My plan was to slowly drop the amount of carbs eaten during the week.  I started on Sunday December 7^th and for the rest of the week I allowed myself around 100 grams of carbs per day.  My weight dropped to 399 pounds on December 14^th!  This week (14^th through 20^th) I have dropped my carb goal down to 75 grams. 

My carb goal for the week of December 21^st will drop down to 50 grams (Christmas may not be a successful day!).  The following week (December 28^th through January 3^rd) the carb goal will drop again to 25 grams.  My goal heading into the new year is to be at no carbs – eating only protein and fat.

The purpose of this blog is to both document the journey and to keep myself accountable. 

I invite you to walk with me towards better health!