Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Day 22

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 time doing anything else.

Portion Control: Amy and I got take out from Amerigo’s last night. I ordered one of my favorites: Chicken Marsala with angel-hair pasta.  I immediately opened up the container, took a knife and cut the portion exactly in half.  I scooped the left side into a container and the slowly ate the other half and wasn’t hungry at all.  And as a bonus, I now have a very tasty lunch.  (and I don’t have to buy lunch today — I SAVE MONEY, TOO!)

Road Blocks: Today’s road block was my lungs. I had a strong run out on the track.  I then ran the next series of exercises well (except I am the most uncoordinated goof on the planet.) But then I started having problems.  When I was doing “Mountain Climbers”, my lungs started tightening up. Every time I bent over, I couldn’t breathe. My mind panicked — I felt like I had asthma. I scrambled to think what the heck could be causing it.  Maybe it was running in the cold — but I’ve never had that problem. Maybe it was being bent over.  Maybe.  But I had the same problem yesterday. I finally figured that it had to do with the respiratory junk I fought last weekend.  But I’m not making excuses.  Our next exercise was running 10 minutes at 6.5 minutes on the treadmill. I should NOT have had any problems with it. But at seven minutes, my lungs tightened again.  #$%$#.  That last three minutes was as hard as the last few miles of my marathon.  I felt like I had concrete in my chest.  But I got through it.  Paul LaCoste said if I was going to have a heart attack, he’d give me mouth-to-mouth.

I wasn’t too tired to laugh.

Barbie Bassett Valentine’s Day Blood Drive for Mississippi Blood Services:  Twice a year, WLBT Chief Meteorologist Barbie Bassett and I team up to help Mississippi Blood Services attract blood donors. Yesterday, 280 donors gave the gift of life. Here’s a pic of Barbie and me. My weight loss is starting to really show.