5T25K

5T25K is an idea I came up with a while ago when I first thought I was going to do a 5k. I didn't want to do it on my own so I thought if I got a group together with the same idea that we'd stick together. It didn't happen. The group didn't even happen. You can't rely on people for motivation unless you show them why you want to be motivated.
I've been a part of a group called sparkpeople for a few years. It's facebook for fat people where we all get together and talk about how our fat is our prison. Then we pat each other on the back, say you can do it, and hope it works. That's how us fat people roll. Why do we need a support group? Because whether the world wants to see it as one or not, food has become an addiction. It's like drugs or alcohol or smoking, except you HAVE to eat, so it's the biggest bitch of all addictions. Add to it the fact that it's a self defeating addiction. The only way to get rid of it is to eat less, eat better, and exercise more. While that may sound easy it's really not. So this is going to have be an "You're not fat you wouldn't understand" group. I usually try to stay away from those things but I really don't want the comments from ignorant skinny people, no offense ignorant skinny people... I hate you all. :) I really do. :)
So my idea for 5t25k is to put myself out there. Weekly I'll do a video that includes me saying what I've been doing that week to lose weight, put some exercise ideas out there, and pretty much have an online video journal of me becoming an ignorant skinny person. Hopefully this will motivate others to lose the weight too. 5t25k means Five tons to five kilometers. That says I want to make a chain of motivation that will directly affect 10,000 pounds of weight loss. It will be that thing in my life that I can look back and say I made my mark. Along with the videos I'll post my daily thoughts and ideas, recipes, and let people follow me from 300 lbs (yes I'm 300 lbs) down to 150. When I get to 150 I'll pass the torch onto someone else and stay for support to people who don't think it can be done... while I wear a freakin awesome outfit that only a skinny person can wear. In public I'll be wearing my 5t25k tshirts at least once a week to kind of get the idea going, I'll pull together groups to do 5k's or walk or do something healthy together, and hopefully I'll reach other people in other states to get groups together also. I want to lead the group because I know with my personality I won't let a group down. At least I'm praying I won't let them down.
I'm pretty sure I can do this. I've even started on the shirts.
5t25k won't be part of this blog. It's actually going to be a completely different blog and eventually turn into it's own page with a forum. I plan on getting the first video done by Wednesday.
The reason I've posted this here on this blog is because I need ideas. If anyone has ideas I'd love to hear them. I'd also like to get the word out.
So here's where you pat me on the back and tell me I can do this... pat my back.... now.... DO IT NOW!