As I reflect upon the last month and a half or so I have come to realize that there have been glimpses of normalcy or small indications of getting back on track. Then I throw another 4 or 5 days of bad eating and less exercise into the mix and screw things up. This last weekend we had our annual friends and family camp out. The entire weekend went by without a "Hey man you look like you lost some weight". Some of these people are people I see once a year or maybe twice at most. This got me thinking and I looked back into my blog and realized I have only lost about 15 pounds from this time last year. For a year that I really feel like I busted my ass 15 pounds really isn't much. Granted in typical Ripx fashion I gained some back and had to re loose it. During the last year I have done a full round of P90 and almost 3 rounds of P90x. In the workout world I would consider P90x as no joke. This means I need to continue to analyze my food intake and continue to tweak my workout regiment. It also made me realize that I have not accomplished near as much as I had fooled myself into thinking I had. I can really see a trend in my blogging years. If trends hold true I am due to gain a bunch of weight back. The last month and a half I have really been doing a good job of attempting to do just that. The one thing that is blaring in my head right now is its time to break the cycle. Its time for me to stop being fat Ripx and fully transform over to the Ripx I am today or the lighter leaner Ripx of the future. I have no business going back into 200 territory. My body was not functioning correctly at 240+. I feel pretty good in the 190s so how much better would I feel in the 180s or 170s for that matter? Matter of fact its possible that I crossed into 200 territory over the weekend. Moment of truth on the scale happens tomorrow morning. Do yourself a favor and look at what your blog had to say a year ago, it really helped me put things in perspective.
Today I still have my goal of wanting to be 180s something by my 35th b-day. Its been on the radar for a long time and I have pretty much wasted the last two months f-ing around. I am sure I am looking at loosing 10-12 pounds in about 60 days. That's allot of pounds in my world... But I am still dedicated to making it happen.
Insanity, the workout series showed up on my front doorstep yesterday when I got home from the long weekend. It was almost like a challenge or a wake up call saying "I am a 60 day workout series and you have 60 days to hit your b-day goal". So guess what today is? Today is day 1 of 60 with Shawn T and his Insanity series. Am I scared? yeah a little but not scared enough to back down. I am sure I will be rambling on my blog about this in days to come. I am doing measurements and pictures tonight to document what it can do for a average Joe like me.
Well this has turned out to be a long winded blog post. As always thanks to those of you who read and spur me on from time to time. Expect more frequent updates and posts from me in the next few months.
1 comment:
Hello man,
I took your advice and checked my blog from a year ago. I have lost 12 lbs since July 2008 and 30 lbs since July 2007. So, your 15 lbs from a year ago is really not bad. Look at pictures from a year ago and tell me you don’t see the difference?!?
One thing to consider is that the closer you get to your ideal weight, the more progress is slowed or requires considerably more efforts.
Although i don't know much about P90X, i think you perception of working out is flawed. It should not put a mental strain on you and leave you feeling disappointed with the results. Working out should make you feel good and relieve some stress. The results will become apparent if you are patient and consistent with the diet. And, even if your diet is not perfect all the time, you are still getting the benefits of exercise !!!
I pledged of being in the 180's with you for your birthday. You better be there, i'm not waiting for you !!
Keep us posted about tomorrow morning’s weigh-in !
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