One week in, 5 lbs lost!

2 lbs gone

Let's try this again...

2 Months Later - October 2010

Slow but steady.

I just weighed in at 329 lbs.

That's 91 lbs lost.

I feel so much lighter than that though.

I have so much more energy.


I can feel my clothes getting bigger.

I started this project wearing 4XL shirts.

I'm in 2XL now.


I only got new jeans one time near the beginning of my project.

I started with a size 60.

Yes, thats a 60 inch waist.

That was the biggest size that the fat guy store carried.

I moved down to a 54 which is what I've been wearing for the last 10 months or so.

But now the size 54 pants are way too big.

So is the size 60 belt I'm still using with holes punched in it to make it smaller.


This evening, I went shopping at a place that didnt have "Big & Tall" in its name.

I hit up Macy's.

Fuck Macy's.

Actually no, I can't blame Macy's.

I figured out what size I am now but Macy's doesn't carry it.

I have gone from a size 60 to a size 48.

I haven't worn size 48 pants since high school.

I'm 2 sizes away from being able to get clothes at a regular men's store.


91 lbs and 6 pant sizes lost.

Gonna keep pushing.

Macy's better load up on their size 46 stuff.

I'm coming for it.

The First New Day - September 1st, 2010

I am The New Tommy G.

Today I weigh 84 lbs less than I did one year ago.

My clothes fit better.

I have more energy.

I feel great!


So I didn't make it to 100 lbs.

Big deal.

I'm still healthier than I was.

I'm continuing my exercise.

I'm eating healthier.

I WILL lose 100 lbs.

Then I'll lose 100 more.


I want to tell you all how much I appreciate the support you've given.

I couldn't have done this without everyone pushing me and encouraging me.

2 friends just told me last night that they want to work out with me and show me new things and help me lose more.

I LOVE THAT!!


Now that the year is up, that doesn't mean I'm going to stop blogging.

I'll keep coming here to fill you all in my progress.


I just looked at my "Before" pics and can see a vast difference in my face and neck and arms.

Time to take my "After" pics!

I'm going to keep the main picture on this blog the same as a reminder of what I came from.

But now I'm The New Tommy G.

Day 361, 4 to go

Slowly but surely.

Weighed in today at 333.

13 lbs away from my goal.

4 days left.


I've come to accept that I wont hit 100 lbs lost by August 31st.

Gonna try to get it by my birthday on September 11th.


Still haven't had any alcohol since my last blog on August 3rd.

Been to the gym almost every day.

Still being picky about what I eat and eating well.


I'm gonna take "after" pics next week.

I still have my "before" pics that Joe Breezy took the week I started working out.

I'll keep going and try to lose another 100 lbs and take pics then too.


I'm not giving up.

I'm not discouraged.

I can make a change.

I have made a change.

I will continue to change.


Just Matt and Breezy coined a term at the beginning of this that I love...

The NEW Tommy G.

I feel so much better.

I have so much more energy.

I look so much better.

Its like I am a new person.


I'll post another blog on the 31st to see exactly how far I got in the 1 year.

Day 338, 27 to go

I'm in the final month of my "100 Pounds in a Year" journey.

This isn't the happy blog post I was hoping to make at this point.


I got down to 326.

Only 6 lbs to my goal.

Then I stopped working out and eating bad and drinking a lot.


I weighed in today at 346.

26 lbs from my goal and 27 days to lose it.


I'm gonna stop drinking until my birthday next month.

I figure a month off from booze will help.

I'm also gonna stop eating out.

Making everything at home.

Maybe a little Subway here and there but nothing else.


I've found the motivation to go to the gym on my own.

That was something that I couldn't do a year ago.

That was something that I couldn't do a month ago.


I lost 94 lbs only to gain 20 of it back?

Bullshit.

I'm gonna get rid of these next 26 lbs by August 31st.


I just realized tomorrow is one year since my car accident.

That was the event that caused me to make this change.

The doctors weighed me at 420 lbs in the hospital.

Jeez... over 400 lbs. Thats ridiculous.


This time next year, I'm gonna say...

Jeez... over 300 lbs. Thats ridiculous.