Gotta start somewhere, right? Starting at 283

I thought I would try the blog approach to my weight loss and track my progress here for the world to see.   Either it's going to be phenomenal or it's going to be a bust.

This is my last "official" push to lose weight.  I'm pushing the better part of my 30's over a cliff... It's not going to get any easier once I do hit 40.

My knees are shot, I need wide shoes and I'm a 46 waistline.  Not "incredibly huge" but big enough where it's hard to bend over and my belly sticks out if I don't have the right shirt on.

My immediate goals are as follows:

• Count every calorie with My Fitness Pal
• Try and achieve my daily goal on my Nike Fuel Band
• Cut out the Diet Pepsi and replace with water and possibly tea.
• Get back on the treadmill.  (It's been about a year since I used it hardcore and I gained 30 PLUS lbs!)
• I don't want to wake up or go to bed feeling the need to apologize to my wife for what a lump of lard I've turned into.  Physically this isn't who she married... and despite looks, there are health risks associate with being said "lump of lard."

So without further adieu, here is the starting picture at 283 lbs on 1/13/14.