Keep on Trucking!

Loosing weight is hard.  Apparently, so is keeping this blog updated.   I had such high hopes to keep this thing fresh and now it's been months since my last post.  Boo.

I have enjoyed every second of every post that I have written so far.  So why the crickets?  The sad but true answer is that I haven't been the best steward of my time.   I've found myself spending more time on things that have been depleting my energy vs. giving me the refill that I  need to live a fulfilled life.

I had lunch with a friend a few weeks ago who helped me see that perhaps I was spending too much time maintaining who I am today vs. investing in the person I want to become.  Boom.

I'm in the process of identifying the things that feed my soul and working on rearranging my life in a way that allows me to do more of that stuff and less of all the other crap.  I am purposed for more than what I am currently experiencing.  It's up to me to take action.

So on to what you really care about.  How am I doing with my fitness journey?  Well, I'm still on it.

My birthday is next week and according to a post from January, I was supposed to be 50 pounds lighter and in a two piece bathing suite by then.  Yeah, um....that's not going to happen.  My comfort level in a one piece is still questionable.

However, I'm doing a lot of things right.  I exercise 4-5 days a week and eat more cleanly, but there is definitely room for improvement in the food department.  My "cheat days" have gotten a bit out of control.  I guess I started feeling myself and forgot that all it takes is a trip to White Castles, Dairy Queen or any type of Italian or Mexican meal for me to gain a pound, or two or three with the quickness. Anyway, I'm back to allowing myself one cheat day a week.

So far I am down 35 pounds and overall, I feel great!  I can see more muscle definition and I feel major strength and endurance improvements.  For example, running a mile when I was heavier felt like death.  Now I can run 3 miles non-stop.  That's gotta count for something.

The picture on the left was taken last March when I ran (quite slowly and painfully) the Leprechaun Leap (5K).  The picture on the right is a gym pic from about a month ago. Definitely not where I want to be, but I'll keep on trucking!

While it's too early to fully celebrate, I think it's important to acknowledge the mile markers along the way on this fitness journey.  While I'm not going to hit my goal in May, I will get there at some point.  And perhaps there will be photos to prove it.