A better me

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. I like that proverb, it is simple and to the point. In my case it is a journey of losing weight starts with a single walk.

Hello, I am Carl Moberley. I’m 36 and I’m over 400lbs. How much over? Well I’m not sure as I haven’t weighed myself in a while. My ideal goal would be under 300lbs. 250lbs would be my dream weight at the moment, but I know if I put that as my goal right now the challenge would seem daunting and overwhelming. So for right now I just want to go in 25lb increments. 

I plan on getting weighed in the next week sometime so I know an exact number. For right now though that isn’t important. What is important is I want to live a long life and if I keep up the habits I have that isn’t going to happen. I already have type 2 Diabetes and it’s landed me in the hospital a couple times.

So this blog is to help me be accountable. For me to chronicle my journey. Now the name may make no sense to you, let me explain. I’ve set the goal of once I lose a 100lbs that I’ll get myself a cosplay set of Mandalorian armor. Mandalorian’s are a people from Star Wars that wear a specific set of armor. At my current weight I don’t feel comfortable doing something like that, but a Carl that is 100lbs lighter now that’s a different story.

So here is my first step. Making the blog, putting it out there that I am working on me. The posts that follow will probably be about what I’m eating, how I’m exercising, or just how I’m feeling in general. I hope that you can send me mental support as I try to get my life in a healthier spot.