Fit-to-Fat-to-Fat Blog: Day 32 — Out of Exile

Goal Weight: 195 lbs.

Today’s weight: 210 lbs.

This is a photo of exile.

It’s the Jackson State University track where I’ve been running every morning this week. Since last Friday, I’ve run 30 miles. Sixteen of those were on this track. Round and round and round I went, pushing my tired legs and breathing in JTRAN bus fumes.

But exile is now over. I’m a free man.  Why? I lost EIGHT pounds this week, pushing my total for the program to 31 pounds.  Let me repeat that — EIGHT pounds this week. Thirty-one pounds total.

Paul talked to us about not looking around and comparing ourselves to our teammates. He told us not to think, “I’m doing as good as the other people in my line” He said we should push ourselves 100% to be the best we can possibly be.  That’s what I tried to do this week in exile: To make the best of an opportunity. I chose to push myself as hard as I could to get positive results. I must always be accountable to the man in the glass.  (although I do look to my teammates and think, “I want to be as good as they are.)

Eight pounds. I’m now 15 pounds from my goal. I’m now out of exile. And I’m proud to be released for good behavior.