Day Two--The Plan

Day Two--The Plan

I have so much to say....it is very hard for me to start. My wife swears I have ADD but I like to think I am a Comprehensivist (my own term for the disease): someone who wants to be able to have and experience everything.

I gave up playing adult hockey five years ago. And I believe that is in part where the spiral "up" began. I have tried several plans since then only to see some loss and maintenance -- and then the ever-expanding bumps and lumps. Why quit hockey? Age, plain and simple. I have been playing adult ice hockey for 14 years and the ice times suck, my back was killing me...when I awoke the next morning I felt as if I had a 12 pack of beer or two bottles of wine. Not a pretty option.
Since the end of my hockey career, to be honest, I have not dedicated myself to the cause, the way I intend to now. Fear is certainly a factor. I have been on high blood pressure medicine now for a year. And that needs to stop. I realize the implications of continuing my bad habits: heart issues, diabetes, arthritis, possible cancer too.

THE PLAN:So now I will lay out my initial plan. For exercise, I will be going to the gym 6 days a week for the month of January. Two days of lifting weights and 4 days of aerobic. I am trying this plan first because with the previous plans, either my weight stabilized or I gained muscle weight -- which is not the direction I want go (though if I was still in high school @ DeSmet, Coach Christian's eyes would have watered with joy and wonderment).Exercise:Two days 30 min of weight training.Six days aerobic exercise (on non-weight training days 60 min) and on weight training days 30 min.Food:Basically if it does not swim, fly, run, grow from the ground, or come off a tree or bush, I don't eat it. NOTHING PROCESSED (for the most part). For instance....dinner will be a palm-sized portion of two veggies, a protein, and a starch (good starch). I will elaborate more as time goes on. Saturday's will be weigh-in days. So today, Saturday, I was 244LBS (after my workout and eating a palm of scrambled eggs.)

DAY ONE (New Years Revolution) pun on Resolution

So, the start of another year. But not just any old year. This truly is a new beginning. I am 46 years old as of last week. I have battled my weight my whole life--not anything new for many. This blog will be an account of getting back to where I belong physically and mentally.

Many of my friends and loved ones would never call me fat. I have a large strong frame. But alas...I got on the scale yesterday (Dec. 31, 2009) and I popped 251 LBS (256 LBS fully clothed), which is a number I thought I would never reach. So this is where the story begins.

My goal is to document my new body as it unfolds from within. And I hope it inspires many out there who may not be considered morbidly obsese, those of us who cannot be on "The Biggest Loser" simply because we don't have enough mass to lose, but who struggle nevertheless. My mission is to help others, through example and interaction, with their personal growth as I change myself. I will document my daily changes and also share with you my personal life history in hopes that some insight into your own life might inspire you.