Category Archives: Fat-Fit-Fat

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s weight: 218.2 lbs. My goal for the day was to get up early enough to beat the rain.  I didn’t quite make it. I was a fool in the rain. My older sons now run … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Current Weight: 218 lbs. Six lessons I’ve learned in six weeks: 1. I can overcome mental obstacles. Towels, leg-lifts, sprints, burpees., treadmills — my body can do what what my mind allows.  That applies to some … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 218 lbs! (I broke 22o! And that also is 30 lbs. lighter than when I weighed in at the doctor in late December.) Stress sat on my chest like a 5,000 lb. gorilla last … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 220 lbs. Family Time: Last night, my two oldest sons and I ran the hills in the neighborhood. We ran 1.11 miles but ran straight up and down.  I would not have spent the … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 lbs. Current weight: 220 lbs. Happy Valentine’s Day. It’s the day of hearts.  The day of love.  I can’t think of a better way to love my wife and my sons than to take care of my … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 lbs. Today’s weight: 221 lbs. After fighting off whatever crud my son had been trying to give me all weekend, I took my lungs out for a  very cold run this morning.  I drug them up and … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. My son is trying to give an early Valentine’s Day gift:  His flu. My nose is congested. My lungs are tight. I have a headache. I’m achy.  I don’t have time to get sick. I’m eating … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. My oldest son and I went running along the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Ross Barnett Reservoir.  Our goal was four miles.  The sky was a beautiful blue and the sun was brilliant — but it … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog is sponsored by Ibuprofen. Ibuprofen, for when your 44-year-old body feels like a 95-year-old’s. I had a dream that my covers were a Venus Flytrap, trapping me and preventing me from escaping. That … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. This morning’s weight: 223 You might have noticed, my weight is staying pretty consistent. Obviously, I’d like that magic number to get closer to 195 pounds (and it will), but what you’re not seeing is the … Continue reading →