mjmartin’s BodyBlog

Wish me luck…I’m going to play basketball with college kids! My b-ball skill is still there, but my lungs may leave me in a crumpled heap on the hardwood! If I live, I’ll report back in the morning!

I had a great day yesterday.. I ran 2 miles, lifted, and went several rounds with the heavybag. I was also able to stcik to a nice clean menu throughout the day.

So far today I’ve done 30 mins on the elliptical, and I plan to go for a walk of at least 3 miles. This evening I’ll attempt to play b-ball with college kids (the kind of cardio I could do without flinching due to the competitve angle!) I will also do some more light lifting, not too much as I want to start off very easy due to some past back issues. I’ll report again tomorrow, if I live through today. HAHA.

Okay, so I’m fresh off of my first run. I somehow managed to choke out two hard earned miles, but it was MUCH harder than I thought it would be! No matter, I’ll be on the road again tomorrow for another 2 miles. (But I think I’ll continue to run past the graveyard, just for the sake of convenience should I drop dead.)

The diet is on track, I’ve lost 11lbs in 3 weeks without cardio, but now it’s time to start the hard work!

I’m off for my first run…if you don’t hear back from me soon call an ambulance! I’ll be running by a graveyard…just for convenience sake if I should happen to drop dead.

If I somehow make it through I plan on starting a light lifting routine today as well. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all ears (and ass, and belly, etc…)

So, in the past I have put myself on plenty of diets, and workout regiments…some I stuck to, with success, some I got bored and walked away from. One thing I have never, ever done in conjunction with any of my attempts to transform in the past is take pictures.

I pulled out the camera this morning, and once I figured out how to set the timer - a challenge in and of itself - I went about the task of taking pictures of my big fatty hide.

WHAT A WAKE-UP CALL!!!!!

I’ve never really cared what I looked like, as long as I could still perform on a football field, or a basketball court, something which has never left me, even in my worst conditioned state. (I’m fast for a fat guy!) However, after viewing these pictures I have another new motivation. I want to look good too! Why not?

Even though I never gave much thought to looking good, I never wanted to look BAD! And these pictures showed me just how bad it really is, and imagine, these pics were taken AFTER three weeks of weight loss…(approx 10-12 lbs)

Yikes!

I can handle being a big guy, even being overweight…but this has got to be borderline obese…that is something I will not accept.