Fit-to-Fat-to-Fat Blog: Day 23

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 night. I don’t think I slept much more than a couple of hours — if that.  My career has been (and apparently will be) going through a lot of changes.  And unlike back when I was a janitor, I have more than myself to take care of.  I have three boys who deserve a good life and a great father.  So I just laid there, looking at the ceiling in a perverted staring contest with the stress gorilla, seeing who would blink first.

I went ahead and got out of bed at 3:30.  My mind was awake and running at 1,000 mph anyway. As I pulled back the covers and put my feet on the floor, the gorilla whispered to me, “Go back to bed.”

I almost listened.

Almost.

Exercise is a natural antidepressant. It’s a stress-reliever. It will kick the gorilla in the groin.  All you need is 30-minutes several times a week. I went for my one-hour workout this morning and am glad I did. Did I have the best workout ever? No. My mind was racing too much. And I was very tired. But even though I’m mentally and physically exhausted, I’m a lot better off than if I had listened to the gorilla. Part of the reason I gained the 43 pounds I gained over the past year was because I chose to reduce my stress by drinking sugary soft drinks and eating sweets.  I fed the gorilla.

Gorilla’s happen.  Get moving and run them off.