So when I got back from two weeks at the Masters in April, my weight had ballooned all the way to 231. This on a frame that weighed 145 when I got married. Right on the hairy edge of BMI-defined obesity. Now, after a lot of salads and generally watching what I eat (most of the time) I'm down to 224. Not great, but progress in the right direction. And I do count my lowest weight of the day. My weight seems to vary by 2-3 lbs depending on the time of day. I'm tracking the lowest number only!
So it's time to start doing a bit more in the energy expenditure department. I've done a fair amount of walking, but am now trying to get back to running/jogging.. cover more ground, expend more calories, build more stamina, etc. To get started, I'm using the Run / Walk approach outlined in LifeHack (http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/running-for-beginners.html). Started the second week today. As much as I travel, I know it will be two steps forward, one step back at times, but I'm hopeful that I'll follow through and gradually build capacity as well as continue to shed weight.
My weight goal is 180. We'll see. If I drop below 200, I will definitely celebrate the occasion. But that is a long way off. And the three weeks at Wimbledon will most likely set me back considerably. English beer, endless hours of sitting on my butt, curries and pork chops on offer in the staff cafe.. not conducive to weight loss. Not to mention the scotch and cigars every evening when we get back to the hotel. Most enjoyable! But not necessarily waistline friendly.
At least I am missing my usual two week stint at Roland Garros this year. I do miss it, but on the plus side it will help in sustaining my increased execise objective, and reduce the amount of French cuisine that I ingest. Celebrating Tracy's graduation from med school instead - well worth the tradeoff!
I plan to keep posting from time to time. We'll see. My track record (so to speak) is not encouraging.
Peace. ... Steve
No comments:
Post a Comment