Today is the day I kick off Project Stop Fucking Around And Do Something Serious About Your Health Before It's Too Late If It Isn't Already, or PSFAADSSAYHBITLIIIA, for short. Go me!
My goal: lose 75 pounds by my next birthday, September 20, 2010. That's approximately 10 months away, which means I need to average somewhere around a loss of 2 pounds a week in order to hit my target. 75 pounds is a relative drop in the bucket toward a truly healthy sustainable weight, sadly, but I've decided that I need to set measurable goals and proceed toward them in a challenging but realistic fashion. One day at a time, and all that. I'm using a free online nutrition calculator/food diary/exercise journal called Fit Day to chart my progress, and I'm going to track and analyze everything I eat, keep a food journal, and record my exercise.
I started this morning, and I've managed to make it to 3:00 PM without killing anyone. I hit the gym at lunch and trudged through 45 minutes on the elliptical, and I've been drinking water and sticking to a low-fat, relatively high-protein menu that is a bit of an improvisatory work in progress. I'm going to exercise five times a week and weigh myself every morning.
It's important to me that I hold myself publicly accountable toward my goal, so I'm going to do my best to post here as often as I can with status reports. If it goes off the rails, I'm going to write about it. If I succeed beyond my wildest dreams, I'm going to write about it. Which means this blog may get pretty boring, and I'll probably stop updating my facebook status every time I post something. So if you for some reason you want to monitor the progress of my fitness initiative, check back directly on the blog as often as you'd like.
Here's to desperate measures...
Sounds like you're a man with a mission. Go baby go!
ReplyDeleteHave you considered aiming for the Rock n Roll marathon next summer? I'm not kidding. Many great people train together with Team in Training. The group nature is a very powerful motivator to keep the training up. Plenty of PSFAADSSAYHBITLIIIA peeps successfully do it.
It may also have the effect of generally changing life habits rather than focusing on just the weight axis.
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ReplyDeleteThat's exactly how I was pronouncing it! Thanks for the validation. I think I just had a little heart attack at even the idea of a marathon, but maybe I'll get there if I can graduate from the elliptical. One step at a time.
ReplyDeleteYou may have tried this in the past, but Paige and I and several other people we know have had great results with Jenny Craig. Something to consider.
ReplyDeleteBut regardless -- good luck!
I second the opinion of the marathon idea (and I almost failed gym in high school and I hate running). I once did a mini-triathlon and what I loved about it was that it gave me a goal to work towards at the gym. I had a deadline, and mini goals to work towards (being able to swim or run a certain distance by a certain date). It was great, I usually flounder at the gym, totally unfocused and not knowing what machines to use for how long. Even if you walk the whole way, I seriously recommend it. Especially since the entry fee alone might give you the heart attack!
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