dunc3862’s BodyBlog

Dad was down 2.6 lbs. so he is back at a 201.6 lbs. loss, which is 11.6 lbs. from the goal the doctor has set for him. I continued a terrible trend and was up .2 lbs. Which means I am up 13.3 lbs. from 3 months ago.  So not only have I basically had a huge opportunity cost by not loosing, I have backed up 13.3 lbs.! That is horrible. I can tell in my workouts that my eating is off because I am just dragging through them. I don’t feel that extra something there when working with the kettlebells, biking, or swimming. BUT…this morning I came home and prepared a clean and absolutely healthy breakfast for my group. Fruit Smoothie in the Vita-mix, and egg white omelet with veggies and turkey sausage. I am traveling a bunch this coming week, but as I told me wife, if I can get through today that will propel me to a good week.  Workouts will be tough to fit in as I am driving for two days, and then have another trip to Chicago mid week. But next Friday we are headed to the Daniel Island house to vacation with ALL the family. I am sure to have a great week there because the fitness center there is world-class, and my whole family will be at the pool all day and taking the nightly bike rides behind my Dad as he smokes his evening cigar. (looks like a daddy duck and 15 or so chicks weaving around the island…)  I am looking forward to a vacation with my family! Matthew was up .6. Mark is in FL working so he didn’t weigh-in.

Have a great week! I would appreciate any prayers that I would re-gain the focus needed to complete this task!

So this is what it feels like to wake up on Monday knowing you didn’t throw yourself in the river on the Weekend day before…I even made it through the ole’ dinner on the grounds after church to welcome the new preacher. Fortunately one person made grilled chicken with roasted vegetables. Skipped dessert and just drank the water.

Well today’s weigh-in was the one year mark since we started our program.  Unfortunately we have all backed up from some low weight points of a month or so ago, but the numbers are still pretty good.  Dad has lost 62.6 in a year, I am down 51.4 in a year, Matthew is down 78.4 in a year, and Mark is down 37 lbs. in a year.  So the total loss for the 4 of us is 229.4 lbs. in a year as a group.  The bothersome part is what we all were down at one point…Dad was down 68, me 65, Matthew 84, and Mark 50.  We all need to get re-focused and make smart decisions through-out the entire week.  Weekends continue to be a killer for everyone due to lack of focus and commitment.  6 months until the journey for the trip is officially over, and although that seems like a long time, as we have now found it goes by fast and the weight loss is a struggle of ups and downs, so we cannot put off hitting it hard any longer.

Workouts are going good this week, just gotta eat clean.  That is the key. I really think the food portion is 85% of the equation. No one weighed this past Saturday. Dad and I played my member-guest together, and had a 8:10 tee-time.  We certainly did not eat good, but we won some serious cash… Time to dial it in. Plan on having a good day today. Food is fuel!!! Not for enjoyment… Gotta tell myself that as business absolutely stinks and food seems like a small thing to worry about until I step on the scale each morning.

Here I am at June 1st 2009…I will be 40 in 3 months, and in 6.5 months the official weigh-in goal date for my brothers, Dad and I is up…  After floundering around the last 2 months for a net gain of 10 lbs. I now find myself with a new total to loose of 60 lbs. in 6.5 months.  And a net loss of 55 lbs. for the past year basically, which is not bad, but nothing too impressive either.  So it is time to forget about the past, and take hold of what lies ahead.  It is time to prove out my focal verse 1 Corinthians 9:27 and discipline my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached \ testified to others, I will not be disqualified! It is time once again in the area of eating to no longer be a slave to food, but a slave to Christ in this area of my life.  Our society underestimates and downplays the effect obesity is having on our lives, and in order for me to be an ambassador for Christ in this area, I must submit myself to His authority, and not my own.  

Have a great week!