Category Archives: Fat-Fit-Fat

Goal weight: 195 lbs. Today’s weight: 222.8 lbs. No man is an island -John Donne As part of my morning workout, I’ve been blessed to be in two great groups . The first two weeks, I was in the beginning … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 This morning’s weight: 223.2 Pushing the devil. That’s what I call pushing a folded towel the length of a gym floor. When my team ran our warm-up laps around the gym at 5 a.m., I saw them … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 lbs. This morning’s weight: 222.6 lbs. Monday’s a day I’m supposed to run 30 minutes. I ran 41 minutes instead.  I ran a little extra to make up for any overeating I did yesterday during the Super … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 lbs. Monday and Saturday: I run at least 40 minutes. Tuesday through Friday: I do my hour-long morning workout. Sunday: I rest. Sunday’s the day when I give my 44-year-old body a break.  (Before it breaks.) Tenth-grade … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 Today’s Weight: 224.4 My middle son came home this week with a challenge from his P.E. teacher: Run the Rush 2 Bush 5K and you don’t have to run in P.E. for a week. And since my … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 Current Weight: 225 I only lost a pound this week.  But I’m still losing inches.  Tomorrow (weather permitting), the boys and I are going to run a 5K. Could I have done that a month ago? Heck … Continue reading →

Goal weight:  195 Current weight: 225.2 My health journey defined in eight words: 1. Exhaustion — extreme tiredness; fatigue. 2. Motivation — Desire to do; interest or drive. 3. Goal — The purpose toward which an endeavor is directed; an … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 After my workout and as I was walking out of the Walter Peyton Center, I ran into Paul LaCoste.  I unbuckled my belt and pulled the waist of my size-40 pants out several inches.  “See what you’re … Continue reading →

Goal weight: 195 Today’s weight: 226 “Get your mind right!” Coach John Paty, former Sprayberry High School football coach. Coach Paty’s words rattled around in my head this morning.  I didn’t want to get up because I was exhausted. I … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 225.4 lbs. I discovered something a few years ago while biking up a mountain in Vermont: Climbing a hill is as much a mental challenge as it is a physical one.  You have a … Continue reading →