Reflection

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.

As Scheduled

WI: 196

Yesterday went pretty much as I planned. Descent food and a good round of exercise leads to dropping the quick gained BS lbs. Today, more of the same. Lunch is packed and a workout is scheduled. Maybe I will see a 195 tomorrow, that would be nice. I am trying to really focus in on my mid September goal. I hope I am not too late and realistically I don't think I am.

As Promised

Well I finally worked up the guts to get on the scale this morning. 197.6. A little high but not as bad as I expected. I ate pretty descent yesterday and did Core Syn from the P90x workouts. I packed my lunch and I have my workout gear ready for right after work. Tonight's workout is PlyoX which is always a killer. Then I drive home and eat something healthy for dinner and spend a little time with my kids. Well what do you know, its feels like the old schedule is coming back. Time to start making some progress.

On a side note as you all know I am a big fan of P90x. Beachbody who put out the X just released a new series of workouts called "Insanity". It looks pretty intense and I am thinking of picking it up to give it a try. I guess I could always mix and match the workouts with the X and make a custom ass kicking.

Anyway hope you are all doing well and winning the battle of the bulge.

Time to Put Up or Shut Up

Well last weekend we made our big move and are now in our new house. Everything inside is in a state of disarray still needing to be unpacked and put where it belongs. I kind of feel like that is where I am personally too. I have managed to string together several weeks of not eating so well and not working out as much as I would like. Kind of like the Ripx 240 pounder that hated how he looked and felt. Today I say that's enough of that. Its time for me to take the reigns and get things back on track and heading in the right direction. I was afraid to step on the scale this morning so tomorrow come hell or high water I will be posting a number that will put things in perspective for me. Tonight I will workout and pack my lunch. My 35th b-day is right around the corner and I still have every intention of being in the 180s.

Holding Pattern

WI:197.4

Well as you can see not much has changed weight wise. To me that's a good thing and a bad thing. I am happy to be holding sub 200 but I am no where near where I want to be yet. The house hunt has really heated up and if all the stars align we should be in a new place the weekend of July 10th. We have a buyer for our place and a accepted offer on our new place. There is just a ton of calendar juggling that has to happen in the next few weeks. I am trying to continue to workout 4-5 times a week and do my best with my diet given the circumstances at hand....

Publicly (and for accountability) I am going to give a promise to myself.... I still have my goal of hitting the 180s range by my 35th birthday (mid September) and I intend to hit it. I know this means I need to get busy now and not later.

To all my blog buddies keep inspiring me by getting it done.

Fat Flounder

WI:198.2

Well as you can see my weight is sneaking up a bit on me. I have still been exercising about 5 times a week but the diet has definitely slid or I guess continued to slide. As I figured the house hunt and all leading up to it is taking its toll. I spent about 7 hours in the garage yesterday just going through stuff and boxing stuff up. Had a great father's day, spent some time with my boys and some time with my dad.

I know I need to get things turned around diet wise and I also need to start blogging more frequently. We put in another bid on a house and we should know something this week so hopefully this one will come through. I am ready to be back at a somewhat normal schedule again.

Quick Hit

WI: 196.4

Its coming back down.... I missed my workout as I forecasted. We did see a house that we really like but its a little over our budget. We are going to try to put in a low offer and see what happens (its a buyers market). It's in fates hands now. If it works out then great, if it doesn't it wasn't meant to be. I just hope it does cause both my wife and I really like the place.

Tonight we are taking my parents out to dinner as a thanks for watching our little ones while we were in Vegas. We are going to one of my favorite restaurants so I know its not gonna be a good diet night. One of those times I am choosing to cheat (since I hardly ever go to this place). I am really looking forward to it. With that said I am still planning on getting in a workout tonight even if its late. Yes, I still have a goal and I haven't got there yet ;)

TGIMF (thank god its my Friday).