So it's been nearly a year since my last post and also since I last attempted anything close to a weight loss program. I've gained over 50lbs since last summer. So that means I gained back the 40 I lost PLUS an extra 10 for good measure. Gaining weight is super easy.....too bad it's not so easy getting it back off.
Having officially ran out of clothes to wear aside from the few articles I have purchased to get by because everything in my closet is too small for me now, I really needed to do something. But this time I'm not alone! Matt really kick started me into going back on Weight Watchers when he decided to start doing a calorie counting program. No more fourth meal I guess. Sad panda!
I don't really have much to offer by way of a beginning post other than to say I started Weight Watchers up again today. I know the program works if you use it so I'm sticking with what I know. I'll figure out the exercise part later, right now I need to get my diet under control and then worry about getting my girlish figure back with exercise.
Last weekend I participated in the Warrior Dash. If you aren't familiar with this, it's basically a mud run with obstacles. It was 3.40 miles long with 12 obstacles. I completed it with a team of folks from work. We had a blast and I successfully made it through and it only took me 2 hours....just 2 hours! Now granted we had some time standing in line waiting to complete obstacles, but 2 hours is really slow. I was proud of myself however for just making it through and only having to skip 1 obstacle (which a lot of people skipped due to logistics and safety). It was an accomplishment. Before I did it, I thought to myself, I'll never be able to make it through this, it's too hard, yet I came out on the other side! Then I remembered that I thought the same thing about the Insanity workout series before I started it, but I made it through 7 weeks! I bailed the last 2 weeks because I met a guy, got a new job and moved 2 states over! LOL. (what I did for love......Barbara, anyone?)
I digress....standing in line and just walking around this event in general, I saw A LOT of buff guys, I mean really buff guys. Yes I was staring....and so was Matt! LOL. After the race was over on our way home, Matt told me he wanted to do it with me next year and he wanted to do it without his shirt on too! So I think that kind of kick started both of us to do something about our weight.
I'm not saying that this time next year I'm going to have a 6 pack washboard stomach or anything, but I know I'm going to be skinnier than I am now and I'm glad I have someone to help keep me on track and support me along the way.
So paying homage to my 80's roots and Whitesnake....here I go again! Here I GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (you know that one note that you can't ever hit while singing in your car).
Starting weight 222lbs.
Ready.....set.....cheeseburger?
Keith
