Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: 4/4/12

Goal Weight: 195 lbs

Today’s Weight: 204 lbs.

The alarm went off at 5:15 and I almost felt like I had slept in. Almost.  I quickly got my shower and headed to work.  No exercise for me.  But that’s OK.  I worked out last night.

I ran 4.28 miles in my neighborhood after 9 p.m..  Yes, I ran. In the dark. And in the rain. I was serenaded by a symphony of frogs as a light shower fell from the sky.  Lightning flickered off to the west, causing my heart to skip a beat.  In the 42 minutes I ran, I only heard distant rolling thunder twice.

My leg, which was diagnosed with a nasty case of shin splints, held up fine. I ran without ibuprofen just to see how badly it would hurt.  After about a mile, it warmed up enough for the pain to stop.  I ran up and down several hills.  I averaged right at six mph, even including several steep hills along the route.

Before I ran, I did 75 pushups and 75 sit-ups. I did two minutes of “wall sits” to work on my legs.  I may no longer be in the program, but I want to keep my fitness up.  I still have about ten more pounds to lose this months. And as you might have noticed, the weight is stubbornly hanging on.

Life after the Fit4Change workout isn’t much different than before.  I’m still sticking to the changes that have brought me this far. I ate two salads yesterday.  I rode the bike and ran.  I’m still making good choices instead of bad.  Because it really wasn’t about the 12 weeks I was in the program. No, it’s about the rest of my life going forward.

I never want to be fat and out of shape again.  It just can’t be allowed to happen. And I’m willing to put in the time and effort to make sure it never does.