D-Day tomorrow

But it's got nothing to do with Normandy, no, the 'D' this time stands for 'diet'. Over the last three years I've piled on the pounds and my confidence has gone so I've decided, rather lately, that I need to do something about it. I'm currently around 250lbs and ideally want to get down to around 190 before I head off on my World travels circa late 2009/early 2010. It's going to be a tough ask but I reckon if I can try to lose a couple of pounds a week then it should be alright.

I'll be using this blog to keep track of my hopeful progress - a weekly or monthly weight update with a few blogs in between detailing what I'm eating/doing. This is more for my benefit than anyone else's but it could be informative (or entertaining) for some readers.

I've done very little exercise since I was 18 and playing football everyday for an hour or so so my fitness is terrible. I'm going to start off slowly with a brisk walk for the first week or two and then try and build that up to a slow jog. I'll try and get out for a minimum of 30 minutes a day.

Food wise, I'm probably going to be living off salads - mainly the Tuna variety. I've had my 'last meal' today, a pizza from the magnificent folks at Manhattan Pizza here in Newcastle (Meaty Treat flavour, don't you know) and am fully committed to the cause.

I think one of my main problems is my Coca Cola consumption. I can quite happily drink a two litre bottle each night so that habit is going to have to go out the window. I'll replace this with water and 100% orange juice with no added sugar or preservatives.

Well, wish me luck! I'll keep you informed on how it goes.

Jambo out.