Oct 31
Back At It
Last night, I went to the gym.
It was the first time I had been to the gym in several weeks, unfortunately. There. I said it.
I’ve been losing ground the past few weeks when it comes to keeping the lost weight in the “lost” column. That’s never a good thing.
When I hit the 240 mark a few days back (after having gotten as low as about 228), I guess that was the reality check I needed.
This morning, I was back down to 236, which means I’ve still lost about 54 pounds from my all-time high back in January. I should weigh less than that by now. My original goal — which I knew wasn’t really possible going in — was to weigh 199 by the day after Thanksgiving. It was going to be a 38th birthday present to myself.
(Yeah…I had originally planned to lose weight even through Thanksgiving Day. What was I thinking?!?)
So in the sidebar, I’m keeping track of my gym time, most of which will be on the Elliptical Crosstrainer From Hell™. My goal is 200 minutes a week, which means an average of 40 minutes over 5 days a week. If I get slack, I can do less over more days; if I get over-eager, which isn’t likely in a gym, I can do more over fewer days. It’s a nice dream, anyway.
All of you with drill sergeant experience are more than welcome to get after me when you see the number falling short.
Sometimes, a little public humiliation is just the thing to get the diet restarted.
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November 1st, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Good for you,Patrick, and I should be right behind you….I’m only about 20 pounds overweight but it’s so hard…to give up chocolate…and ribs…and cheesecake…you get the picture!
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:33 am
Humiliation may be what one needs to jump start a diet. Perseverance and dedication is what one requires when they are fundamentally changing their lifestyle.
Which are you about?
In this period of November “Sweeps,” autumnal holidays and abundant temptation, I urge you to remember that it is to your health that the lifestyle changes are directed. Weight loss is an ancillary benefit. In any event, good luck. Glad to know you have feet of clay, too.