Why do I want to lose weight?

At the WeightWatchers meeting this week, one of the questions for discussion was: “Why do I want to lose weight?” I figured that would make a great topic for a journal entry, so here I am.
Why I want to lose weight:

So I don’t have a heart attack when I am 40
So my children are not [...]

Weigh-in for 2/16: Exercise!

Current weight: 285.5Difference from last entry: -3.5Difference from 2008 starting weight (290.5): -5
This was a very interesting week. I’ve had kind of a rough time keeping my snacking under control. Well, strike that. I’ve had a hell of a bad week food-wise. I’ve been snacking, and not making very good choices food-wise in general. [...]

Year-end weigh in: Happy New Year!

Current weight: 290.5Difference from last entry: -2Difference from 2007 starting weight (335.5): -45
I just realized that this is my last weigh-in for 2007! The year has come to a close much quicker than I expected. I constantly lose track of time and dates, the days and months go by much faster every year now, and [...]

Weigh-in for November 18th: YES!!! YES YES YES!!!!

Current weight: 299
Difference from last entry: -3
Difference from 2007 starting weight (335.5): -36.5
299!!!
YES! YES!! YES YES YES!!!!!
I am not too proud to admit that I cried when I saw this week’s weigh-in. Though that isn’t the first thing I did. I weighed myself, and could not believe it when the LED said 299.0. So I [...]

Weigh-in: Another milestone

Current weight: 309Difference from last entry: -2Difference from 2007 starting weight (335.5): 26.5

I had a very interesting dream last night. I dreamt that I was out traveling somewhere. I stopped at a foodcourt at an airport to get something to eat. The only choices were completely unhealthy, of course. And I decided that I was [...]