Fit-to-Fat-to-Fat Blog Day 2

107 days until Patrick House weighs me in at the SuperTalk Fitness Expo.

Home scale weight today: 235.4 pounds. Goal 195

From the Poem, “Man in the Glass”

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.

I woke up at 3:50 a.m. and didn’t want to get out of bed. Nope. The covers were warm and the pillow was cool.  My body hurt and my muscles screamed from yesterday’s workout.  When we lined up to do the exercises, I wanted to loaf and cut corners. I looked to see if the coaches weren’t looking.  A voice in my head said, “You’re tired. Save a little bit for later.”

I got out of bed. I gave it my best and I didn’t cut corners.  Why? I can fool others. I can cheat others. But I can’t cheat myself.  I’m there for one purpose: To tear myself down to rebuild stronger.

It’s about personal responsibility.  Paul LaCoste read “Man in the Glass” to us at 5 a.m. to drive the point home. The coaches won’t make me stronger.  The bed won’t make me healthy. My family can’t force me to change my life for the better. No one can do that — except the man in the glass.

And I’m not going to let him down.