M. Acountability

As I was saying before, I need this blog for accountability.  As you can see from the length between posts, this really hasn't been achieved.  At least not yet.

Today however, more like last night, something changed.  I had to run home with my mother-in-law's dog to feed him.  He is staying over while they are in Florida.  Anyway, I am at my wife's grandmother's house and only have to go around the block to mine.  Simple right?

Well, it wasn't all that simple.  I decided to jog down the street and found myself sucking for air at just half the trip.  That is pathetic.  I remember a time when I was much younger and I would go out and run for a mile or more.  I guess that endurance has been lost to me for now.

The good news is, instead of getting down on myself about it, I remembered something.  All I need to do to change it is to change.  I don't have to change too much, just get the hell off the couch.  So instead of throwing a pity party today and feeling miserable about how badly I ran down the street, I got up and did something about it.

Amy and I had talked the night before and I asked her to please help me the next day.  Well today, she did.  We went for a bike ride with our son, we went shopping to get more fruits and veggies in the house, all day I counted calories and used the My Fitness Pal app to track them.  After an eventful morning, we cleaned the house, spent some time relaxing and then went back to a workout.  Amy did yoga and I hit the punching bag.

Not bad...

The true test is going to be longevity.  We need to keep it up.  We need to stay inspired.  I need to keep the feeling of not being able to breath close to the surface of my mind.  I don't need to feel that way, I don't want to feel that way, and the only person that is going to change that is me.

So, again, here I am saying: I am going to do this.  I am going to lose the weight, I am going to keep it off, and I hope to become a runner again.

My starting weight, as of today is 220.4.  I am 5'3" tall and I am well out of my comfort zone.  It is time to take my health back.