Yet another restart

As the new year begins, and my pants would hardly button, I  reflected on my fitness failures of the last few years.  Due to a series of stresses, reoccurring and persistent training injuries, and very poor eating habits - especially over the holidays - I have gained a ton of weight.  For those of you that don't know, here is my fitness story.

I've been fat all my life.  I wore "husky" (that's what we called fat kid clothes in the 60's) clothes in Elementary School.  High School and College we not much better.  Fast forward to 2009; I had ballooned to 287 pounds.  After a very strict diet and several months, I weighed 214.  I lost 72 pounds.  I lost so much weight that my Niece's daughter didn't even recognize me.  Over time, I let that weight creep up to where as of January 1, 2016, I weighed 255.

In 2016, I have set my goal to lose a pound a week.  My target weight is 200.  Even at 200, I will be considered "overweight" according to the BMI index.  So, how am I going to accomplish this loss?

1. I will be posting my results every Wednesday morning to Facebook and my fitness blog.
2. I will "eat clean" at least 80% of the time.
3. I will visit the gym at least four times a week; two cardio, two strength training.
4. I will stumble, but I will persist!  

Thanks for your support and feel free to "call me out", as needed.

Greg