Hello

I started this whole weight loss thing back at the begginning of the year. I stayed on the wagon until about April..and then I fell off.

Fortunatly I maintained the 20lbs I lost over the winter months.

A family member introduced me MFP. It helped me get back on the wagon. I'm enjoying this so much more because it's kind of like a game. I've learned to trust the calories and try and get as close to my allowed calories for the day as possible.

My short term goal is to get a 2 in front of my wieght for the first time since early college. I hope to get that done before Halloween. Intermediate goal is to climb Long's Peak. That's the mountain on my tracker. Summiting Long's requires 17 hours of strenous hiking in thin air. I have to shed some lbs and increase my fitness level if I want to do that. Long term goal is to lose 100 lbs, and then re-evaluate with my Doc on weather to stay there of try and get lower. I've always been a big guy with a lot of muscle mass. I'm 6'1 and I weighed 260 w/ 11% BF when I graduated HS.

Staying away from sweets isn't my problem. I enjoy working out. However, beer, Mt Dew, chicken wings, and fast food are what kill me. Not that I'm going to swear those things off. I just partake a lot less of them.