I want to get fit

I’m 48 years old. I weigh 219 pounds. I’m 5’7″. I’d like to lose close to 60 pounds of weight more or less. I am big boned. I want to get stronger. I want to get in shape. I want to be muscular and have no extra fat. My tummy is large. My extra weight is almost all in my tummy. To lose weight, get in shape and gain muscle mass I’ll eat smaller portions of food and eat less sugary candy and drink more water and exercise jogging, doing sit ups and push ups. I’ll drink less alcohol. I won’t overeat. I need to get on a routine of exercising and stay on it.

Getting in shape and fit will increase my energy and stamina and endurance and resilience. When I’m in shape I feel better about myself, my confidence increases and I feel better. By gradually losing weight going to my ideal weight of around 160 pounds my health will increase.

5 years ago I was homeless and often hungry. I probably weighed near 160 pounds and was lean. I walked a lot. I ate what I could which was often low quality cheap foods.

When I first got back into housing I was fed endless plates of donated food breakfast lunch and dinner and snacks between meals and after dinner almost every day. My weight shot up and I didn’t exercise barely at all. I stopped going on long walks. My weight has increased since.

After being in housing for 7 months and off the streets I moved into the apartment buildings where I rent the apartment I live in. I continued to eat a lot of food every day. I started shopping for my own food and cooking all my meals other than meals I ate at restaurants. The quality of food I ate increased, but I was eating large portions, larger than what’s best for my health. After living in the apartment for 10 months I went back to work 20 hours per week. The work is almost completely manual labor. I got some exercise at work and didn’t exercise much at all outside of work. My food portions remained excessive and I snacked between most meals. My weight steadily increased and has hovered around 218-225 pounds for nearly 5 years.

Today is March 26th 2026. It’s 7:12 am Pacific. I’m sitting at my desk. I have a long life to live and a lot of love to give.

Improving my health will increase my happiness and well being.

I can go back to work full time and get off SSDI. Getting on an exercise routine and staying on it is a way to achieve my stated goal.

Live is good