I am so damn fat ...

246.5, to be exact. Just weighed in as part of a 10-week program/contest to lose weight. Three other guys from our paper are doing it as part of a statewide initiative, and tracking our progress on our website.

I ate my farewell McDonald's double-quarter pounder right beforehand. Sigh. 10 weeks!

rb

 

Good luck. It may be tough now, but your body will thank you later.

 

How tall?

I'm pushing 235, but I'm also a hair over 6-foot-3...

 

I am 6-2. And my lard is all in my ass and gut.

rb

 

6-7, 325 pounds here.

Everyone says "but youdon't look fat because you're so tall."

I sure as hell feel it.

 

Better than them telling you that you don't look tall cuz you're so fat!

 

That's awesome. And a good point.

 

Rock, we are in the same boat -- I'm 6'4" and, as of Jan. 1, 247.2. People always are surprised that I weigh so much.

Goal is 230 by June 30th.

 

Not true. You have several pounds of useless weight above your shoulders.

 

You tall gents make me jealous. Nothing is harder than maintaining ideal weight when you look like a damn leprechaun. The margin for error is nil.

RB, I think you may be in a great situation. I had a coworker years ago who participated in a similar deal, and it worked for him. The best was that it provided great column fodder, including one on the agonies of going to Red Lobster and ordering a grilled chicken breast as I devoured six Cheddar Bay biscuits right in front of him.

Good luck, and remember: Cutting out fast food and soda is more than half the battle.

 

I'd have been pissed.

 

Hey, had he been buying lunch, I'd have eaten healthy.