Fit2Fat2Fit Blog: March 6, 2014

There is a time of reckoning in all our lives. Lorna Luft

It was our own little mini time of reckoning today — we weighed in. I figured I might go up in weight. But I didn’t.  I lost another pound.  That means I’m now down 12 in nine weeks. And I have another 10 to lose.  My goal is to weigh 200 lbs.

Today I weigh 210 pounds.  I’m 6’1″ tall and have a size 34 waist.  I’m overweight according to my BMI index (28) but mainly because I have packed on more muscle than I normally carry.  I can run 15 miles and survive a 1-hour PLS workout in line one.  If I’m not in the best shape of my life, I’m darn close.

I thought about that while pushing a towel across a sticky JSU basketball court.  That would have killed me two years ago.  I enjoyed it today. I thought about it as I was skipping rope.  I used to not be able to skip rope. I thought about it as I was running 8 mph on the treadmill. Couldn’t do that two years ago either. The workout has gone from a chore to a challenge. I enjoy a challenge a lot more.

My next goal, a goal I’ve taken on for Lent, is to clean up my diet. I travel and am tired, so the temptation to eat junk for quick energy is there.  I have to quit that.  I need the energy. That’s the next level I’m striving for.

I don’t believe in diets. I believe in life changes. It’s time to make another life change in my life. And it will start with what I cram into my pie hole.

Ten pounds in three weeks.  That’s a pretty lofty goal.