Don't Flail

Why is getting back on track so difficult?  When we moved 4 years ago, I weighed a trim 213.  I felt pretty good.  My weight slowly crept up, but with the onset of my wife's cancer, I ballooned up to over 280.  I know the mechanics of weight loss, though I lack something.  Is it motivation?  Is it will power?  Self-control?  I assume some combination of those things.  Someone on the WW board tonight gave the sage wisdom, "don't flail."  I feel like I am flailing, grasping at what little hope there is for weight loss.  I have gone back to some dear friends for guidance--perhaps to serve as my two floaties. 

It's on

I haven't posted here for a while, but I thought I would drop an update that I am on a 2010 weight loss challenge with two good friends from church. Realizing I gained 53 pounds in the last 14 months (with most of it during the last few), I know that I need to do something. So here we go again, starting at 268, my highest weight since 2003.

Night on the town

On Saturday night, we had the pleasure of going to Minneapolis to attend the service at Bethlehem Baptist Church downtown. Afterward, we went with the Thuls to True Thai and I had Masaman Curry. The Better Choice was that I stopped about half way through. I couldn't believe it because it was literally the best Curry I've ever eaten.

Memorial Day

Memorial day was rough too. We had a party with many of our closest friends, but I ate about 69 WW points for dinner. Too much. Anyway, I ate lightly in the morning and at noon and I did journal, so I guess that I did MTBC in that regard.

Gallowalking

I was doing some thinking today and I realized that the time in my life when I was healthiest was when I was running and lifting regularly. I have been lifting now, but not running. I decided to work back in slowly using the Gallowalking approach. I went for a whole 12 minutes tonight. :D

5/24-Rough Day

I started the day well. I ate my standard oatmeal for breakfast, and an egg sandwich and a banana for dinner. I skipped Sundae Sunday at church, knowing that we were going to have to go to two parties today. At the first, I had a bunch of "cinnamon tortillas" which were really pretty amazing. At the second, I had some enchiladas, 2 tacos, and 3 pieces of cake. That was worse. Oh well. I am going to bike over to the video store now, hopefully to burn off some cals.

Strong Lifts 5x5-Day 1

I have mentioned this program in the past. I am going to give it a concerted effort the next 3 months and see where I get. I will post periodic photos, so that others can see my progress too. The program looks as such--3 days a week alternating the following lifts:

Day 1
5x5 Squat
5x5 bench press
5x5 bent rows
3xfailure pushups
3x12 reverse crunches

Day 2
5x5 squat
5x5 overhead press
1x5 deadlift
3xfailure pullup/chinup
3x30 seconds prone bridges

I currently use a Smith rack, which is a program "no-no" but I hope to eventually make a homemade power rack, to increase my versatility.

Day 1:
5x5 bench=50 pounds
5x5 squat=50 pounds
5x5 rows=55 pounds
total pushups=30
total crunches=27

And away we go!