Alpha Renewal

It’s hard to get motivated. There are parties and outings and beer to be drank. July has kind of slipped away. I didn’t’ drop that extra 15 I wanted. But I haven’t gone up much. Just a couple of pounds.

Working out has slowed down. I was having trouble getting to the gym with all the summer activities and then I went to Boy Scout camp for a week. Actually I got plenty of exercise at camp, took the BSA Lifeguard certification. Lots of swimming. But have had trouble getting back into a good exercise routine since I’ve been back. It appears that my workout partner has thrown in the towel permanently. He has more excuses than me.

So last week I went out to that BSA Seabase site to remind myself how much I have to loose in the next 12 months. They have a height/weight chart for maximum weight for the Bahamas Trip I’m signed up for next July. Oy! I’ve got a long way to go. Wonder if I’ll make it?
So I went to the gym once last week. Took an hour bike ride another day. Yesterday I helped the T-Man mow TMF’s lawn in the heat. Probably mow my own in the heat tonight. Knock off the excess drinking for now (especially beer, I'll miss the Firecracker Red, but it will keep). Get my eating back in order and see if I can drop some more weight. Go back to the gym, anyone know of someone looking for a strength training partner? Start walking at lunch again.

I need to set some weight loss goals. 10-8-ious uses the count something method to motivate herself. I use the goal method. 20 pounds in 5 weeks, before Labor Day. Four pounds a week.
Maybe we should have a weekly evening bike ride? We could meet someplace and go for an hour ride or so? Or just walking?

L8r -- You friendly neighborhood Alpha Male

Back from Denial-Land (10-8-ious)

Well, I’ve been enjoying a nice little hiatus from reality – the land of denial is a wonderful place while you’re in it, but re-entry back into reality can be brutal – especially when using a scale to measure reality!

I’ve been telling myself for the last couple of months that I’ve been in “maintenance mode” for the summer – you know, not really working too hard at reducing and not aggressively maintaining a workout schedule, but just sort of eating sensibly and being active. RIGHT! – NOT! Meanwhile I gained 7 lbs – I don’t call that maintenance, damn it!

So I'm officially exiting the land of denial and weight gain and re-entering the land of dieting sensibly and exercising routinely. For me this means recording everything I eat. Whatever program I am on, as long as I am recording what I eat and tracking SOMETHING – whether it be Weight Watchers points, or fat, or fiber, or calories, whatever – the simple act of writing down everything I eat (and DRINK!) is usually enough to keep me on the straight an narrow. And I will get back to my gym routine of at least 4 workouts per week.

How is everyone else out there doing? I noticed that no one has blogged here in almost 2 months – did I see you out there in denial land too? I really enjoy the camaraderie of this blog and it would help me if my fellow weight reducers would report in once in a while – how’s it going? What’s working? What’s not? What’s frustrating you? – a little moral support goes a long way.