My dear Roo inspired today's post as she has many others. Most of the time because she says or does something brilliant, but today just cause she was being dumb!
She told me I was getting too skinny! What a lark! When I truly was too fat she never complained, so now when I am totally fit and healthy does she have something to say? I think she just loves me and is worried about my obsession tendencies....will the idiot know when to quit? I also think she conditioned herself a bit back in 07/08, when she did indeed have to worry about me.
Well guess what? before Christmas I weighed 170 lbs and I told you that my goal was 160. On Jan 27th I complained that I was not making any progress but was resolved to keep working at it. Then on Feb 26th I proclaimed "half way" day with a weigh-in of 165 lbs, and I expressed confidence that I would be at my goal by race day. Which of course brings us to today.
Here you go!!
My feet still look kinda fat, don't you think?
What I am most happy about however is not the weight, but the sense of accomplishment that comes as a result of maintaining the discipline necessary to get there. When you're hungry all the time it is tough to make good choices but I have made them. I truly believe that I have conquered a lifelong problem.
The biggest a-hah for me has been something that Claudette has been telling me for years but I needed to learn for myself. Very simply. "To lose weight, lift weight". There is no doubt in my mind that for a middle aged man muscle mass is the key. What it seems to do to my metabolism is quite amazing, much more than all the running/cycling/swimming I do. Which is the reason I will still go down stairs and do my weights tonite even though I sure as hell don't want to!
On a other note, tomorrow is a big day at my house. For the first time in probably 8-9 years my wife and I are going riding together. I am very excited. She has been riding inside all winter so I expect to have to bust my butt to keep up. I'll let you know how it goes. Meanwhile here's a look at her machine. All ready to kick ass!
(swim 1000 metres)
"I don't know who decided that skinny was more appealing than not skinny. It seems arbitrary."---Gwyneth Paltrow
She told me I was getting too skinny! What a lark! When I truly was too fat she never complained, so now when I am totally fit and healthy does she have something to say? I think she just loves me and is worried about my obsession tendencies....will the idiot know when to quit? I also think she conditioned herself a bit back in 07/08, when she did indeed have to worry about me.
Well guess what? before Christmas I weighed 170 lbs and I told you that my goal was 160. On Jan 27th I complained that I was not making any progress but was resolved to keep working at it. Then on Feb 26th I proclaimed "half way" day with a weigh-in of 165 lbs, and I expressed confidence that I would be at my goal by race day. Which of course brings us to today.
Here you go!!
My feet still look kinda fat, don't you think?
It's been a long journey back to what I weighed in high school. Eight years ago I weighed 240 lbs and while I have bounced up and down a bit since then, the trend has gradually been downward. Of course that little episode I mentioned in 07/08 helped the trend a little, but the big change was really reducing the stress in my life.
What I am most happy about however is not the weight, but the sense of accomplishment that comes as a result of maintaining the discipline necessary to get there. When you're hungry all the time it is tough to make good choices but I have made them. I truly believe that I have conquered a lifelong problem.
The biggest a-hah for me has been something that Claudette has been telling me for years but I needed to learn for myself. Very simply. "To lose weight, lift weight". There is no doubt in my mind that for a middle aged man muscle mass is the key. What it seems to do to my metabolism is quite amazing, much more than all the running/cycling/swimming I do. Which is the reason I will still go down stairs and do my weights tonite even though I sure as hell don't want to!
On a other note, tomorrow is a big day at my house. For the first time in probably 8-9 years my wife and I are going riding together. I am very excited. She has been riding inside all winter so I expect to have to bust my butt to keep up. I'll let you know how it goes. Meanwhile here's a look at her machine. All ready to kick ass!
(swim 1000 metres)
"I don't know who decided that skinny was more appealing than not skinny. It seems arbitrary."---Gwyneth Paltrow
"If nature had intended our skeletons to be visible it would have put them on the outside of our bodies."---Elmer Rice
Love
Peter
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