I still eat like I’m in college. Constantly eating out and over eating. I can’t pass by a Sonic drive thru without ordering a vanilla dish or a cherry limeade. My breakfast consists of a Tim Horton’s medium coffee with double cream and double sugar. I’m sitting here now thinking about what I’m going to do for lunch.
I’m not playing lacrosse this summer and roller derby is only 4 hours a week; I need more physical activity. So, about (2) months ago I signed up for the Warrior Dash (http://www.warriordash.com) in Flint, MI. It’s a 5k run with obstacles like fire jumping, wall climbing, mud, and barbwire. Probably something similar to what Marines run during boot camp.
Here were my thoughts as simple as they are… Set a goal and work to achieve it. I was once a college athlete and I could run forever, I should be able to do this in my sleep.
The race is a month out, I still weight 207lbs, my blood pressure is through the roof, and I can only run about 1.25 miles. My wife thinks this is suicide as I’ll probably die somewhere along the way. I would post pictures of my fat-ness on the internet, sadly I forgot my camera today.
So here is my plan for the next (4) weeks:
- Eat healthy. It’s at the core of EVER workout / weight loss program. This means I’ll probably have to stock up on tons of food with low sugar and low fat.
- Incremental exercises. I’ve made the mistake of going out my first day thinking I’m at the peak of my physical capabilities only to spend the next (3) days walking around the house sore and beaten.
- Remind myself daily of steps 1 and 2.
Wow. At a high level this looks like it’s going to be easy. I’ll probably continue using the site to document my progress because it’s visible not only to those reading this but most importantly it’s visible for me. Let’s be honest, you could care less if I die on the “water with logs station”, but my mom will.