This will be the last picture you will see of me with the bag of cookies. From now on it will be healthy snacks.
Okay, so you probably know what the heck my resolution is going to be this year. It isn't quit smoking because I mastered that back on my 40th birthday, 11 years ago. Hooray for me! I can breath again! What a dumb thing to start in the first place. No, I quit drinking before Vick and I got married on my 35th birthday. So that just leaves the all mighty fat problem. And a BIG problem that is becoming.
I have always battled weight since I was a kid. I don't know why since I was an active lad playing ball continuously with my rival siblings. Maybe it was the boxes of cookies my grandmother would bring from her job that helped. Each box contained 5 dozen and boy did they taste good. Add a quart of milk and the tv and it was absolutely great. Or could it possibly have been the toast eating contest I had with my brother. 13 slices all smeared with butter and strawberry jam. Of course it couldn't be the time my brothers and I went to the all you can eat pizza buffet. I will spare any details but we were told we needed to stop. All you can eat! Really! I still dream of those days. But I guess those days are why I am writing to you about my new resolution. Or should I say ongoing resolution.
Like Vick has mentioned before we both would really like to get this weight off our bodies. As we get older it starts hurting a little more with the extra poundage. I am a big guy to begin with. Not overly tall but have a large frame. The doctors told my parents at birth that my skeleton was showing that I would be a tall man if I grew into my frame. I grew into it alright. Stopped going up at 6'3" and started going out ever since. I can fool alot of people with how much I weigh because of this frame. The weight I put on seems to go on evenly distributed thus not showing all of it in one place. It has even fooled me. NOT!
So, four days ago I started my regimen again. I was so close to a goal I had about a year and a half ago. It makes me sick to remember how easy it was at that time to whip out an hour of Jillian Michaels cardio or strength training. Now I have to struggle to get through the first segment which she recommends for beginners. I take her advice and shut up and just do it. No phoning it in! I will get there again and this time I'll stay there.
My brother and sister came over yesterday for a little belated yuletiding. Actually they came to bring the kids a couple of presents. Oh. I also got a Blazer calendar from my brother. Sorry, but that is all the sports news you will get from me today.
My sister has battled her own weight problem for about 4 years less than I have(difference in age for those of you that couldn't figure it out). But every time she comes over to visit I can really see her effort. This new found appearance has been going on for about the last year or so. Not that she hasn't had ups and downs in the past, but this time I think she really has it whooped. I can't tell you how proud of her I am. Anybody that has battled a weight issue can relate. She has inspired me once again to finish what I should have 18 months ago. Way to go Cheryl!
Now it is our turn. Vick is going to join the biggest loser competition at her workplace. There is additional motivation in her doing so which I will leave for her to fill in all the details later. Myself, it has always been a competitive thing in the past. I really believe that is why I have failed numerous times over and over. Losing weight isn't about competing with your wife or siblings or friends. It's about changing yourself in everything you do. I am really ready to make these changes necessary to begin my new life and journey. I plan on keeping you informed of my progress through this new year so check back every day for updates.
This said I hope everyone had a great christmas and is going to have a wonderful new start to a new year!
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