It would have been really nice if all those pizzas, beer, and assorted fried foods I have eaten over the years would have work for me instead of against me. Want 6-pack abs? No problem, just eat 10 pizzas.

So a few months ago I found myself pushing 315 lbs. The heaviest I have ever been in my life. I’ve always been heavy, I grew up with a loving Irish mom who didn’t have a lot growing up, so her kids were going to have what she didn’t — which equated to sugar laden food.

As you can imagine I formed certain unhealthy eating habits which have continued into my adult life. A few months ago my wife suggested that we both do weight watchers together. She felt it would be easier for us both to do, and it certainly has made things easier.

I’ve lost 45 lbs. so far and she has lost almost 20 lbs. As the weight has continued to come off we have both started to feel better, have more energy and be more conscious of what (and how much) we eat.

Like eating right I think I am going to set a goal for myself to post a blog entry here every day. Exercise for the mind if you will. With my other blog Brotherhood of the Bean, I could justify not posting something every day — let’s face it, sometimes there just isn’t any coffee news, reviews to write etc.

At Eleven 22 I shouldn’t have any reason not to write. Life never stops, its time I started to write about it!