Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Running and gunning

Fog rising over a small pond. A sight while running this morning.

Goal weight: 195 lbs.

I’m right at 200 lbs. right now.  I’m up about four or five pounds — which considering my traveling and recent schedule, it isn’t the biggest tragedy ever.  I know the weight will come back off. The trick is not to panic and continue the things that have led to my success:

1. Running.

2. Pushups & Sit-ups

3. A sensible diet.

I can tell you from experience, a sensible diet is hard to accomplish on the road.  Fast food restaurants aren’t designed for nutrition. A salad at some of them has more fat and calories than one of their hamburgers.  I try to always get the Grilled Chicken and Fruit Salad with Berry Balsamic Vinegar at Chick-fil-A, but that’s hard to eat while driving. Especially on a Sunday.

So I’m back in my routine now. I didn’t run Monday because I had run Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday morning I didn’t run because there was a heavy thunderstorm occurring during the time I normally run.  I don’t like running in rain. I really don’t like running in an electrical storm.  But last night my sons wanted to run. So after I had a big plate of lasagna, we ran 3.5 miles in the neighborhood.  I burped. A lot.

This morning was more back into my normal routine. I got up at 4:30 and ran five miles.  My legs ached slightly as I climbed hills for the first time in a week (there are no hills in Point Clear, Alabama).  I burned over 800 calories and cleared my head.

I’m entering a very, very busy time in my professional life. I have a lot of work to do — and I need to do it very well.  My family’s future is depending on my effort over the next couple of months.  I need energy. I need a good attitude. I will really need my exercise routine and diet.

I’ll be running and gunning.