The Start!

I am tired of fighting my weight for the most part of my life. Tired of having a sedentary life and I am afraid that my behavior will trigger a desease that won't allow me to see my daughters grow up or that will stop me from reaching my goals. So, here it stops, (the bad habits) and here I start my challenge.

I'm a 34 year old male that currently weighs 280 lbs with a height of 5ft. 11in. I live a very sedentary life where my average daily steps doesn't reach 3,000 (those who know will agree that the absolute minimum should be 10,000). I work out of my home office and rarely leave the house. By all measures I should be diabetic or have cholesterol or high blood pressure by now. Thank God I don't have any of that and I don't know why, but who am I to question that! Right?

The challenge is simple yet gradually more difficult. It consist of walking, jogging or running (whatever my body and knees allow me) 1 mile to start the first week, 2 miles on the second week and keep adding one more mile every week until I reach the end of 2016 (52 weeks total). By December 31, 2016 I should have reached a total of 1,378 miles of exercise.

This number may seem high for someone like me. But considering that the start is with one mile a week and pushing for one more every week then it seems very doable. I really don't know if I will be able to endure the entire challenge but I assure you that my heart and soul will be on this. I will post as often as I can to keep my self motivated and will be sharing some pictures along the way to see if there is any change in my body.

Ohh, my current jean size is 40 and it is starting to feel uncomfortable.