Day 103...revisited.

So after my brief post this morning, I did some thinking.  I have always fallen into a pattern when after losing weight I tend to start coasting and then eventually quit.  I am in the coasting cycle now.  I had to remind myself that

So I got up and put on my workout clothes.  I figured the first step to exercising is getting dressed.  It took me another hour before I got up to exercise, but more about that in a bit.  While I was dinking around on the internet I looked up obesity.  In my first post on this blog I admitted I was obese and not just overweight.  What I did not admit to myself is that I am morbidly obese.  According to Web MD:  

Doctors usually define "overweight" as a condition in which a person's weight is 10%-20% higher than "normal," as defined by a standard height/weight chart, or as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30.

Obesity is usually defined as a condition in which a person's weight is 20% or more above normal weight or as a BMI of 30 or more. "Morbid obesity" means a person is either 50%-100% over normal weight, more than 100 pounds over normal weight, or sufficiently overweight to severely interfere with health or normal functioning.

For my height, 5 ft 6 in, the normal weight range is 115-154 lbs and normal BMI is

 18.5-24.9 according to the CDC. Currently with a weight of 235 my BMI is 38.  I 

would like to set a final goal weight of 135-145 lbs.  To do this i have another 

100 or so pounds to lose, so now is not the time to coast.

I finally got up and got on the treadmill.  I was too scared to try running since it has

 been so long so I walked 30 min between 3.0 and 3.5 and then did the 30 min 

random hill walk on the treadmill.  I feel so much better now---physically and 

emotionally.  I know I said this 2 weeks ago, but I want to rededicate myself to the

 challenge before me.  I vow to move more, eat better and post about it!  I need the 

accountability.  Thank-you to all who have been so encouraging!