Getting and Staying Fit.

It has been a lifetime struggle for me to stay fit. Why has it been? I have pondered that question for 25 years.

The best answer I have to date is, it’s been easy just not to pay attention to it.

 There are quite a few people in my family that have weight problems, but there are also people that are fit as a fiddle! I used to use heredity as an excuse; at this point I feel it’s simply an excuse. The fit people in the family work at it. And the others don’t. Plus I love to eat! I’m a stress eater, I’m a happy eater, I’m a social eater, and I’m a bored eater…Plus doing whatever I want is way easier than Exercise.

So now I'm in my mid 40's it's finally time to wake up and do something about it for good.

I’m finally in the mindset that this is not a temporary endeavor. It will be, and needs to be a way of life; if I want a life.

I am lucky to have a lovely wife and 3 great children. I don't want to be the fat dad who can't or won't do anything with his children. I want my wife to be proud to introduce me as her husband.

I have been promoted to a management position in a national company that requires travel and presentations for various items. I don’t want to be judged the minute I enter the room. I don’t care what people say about this, but you and I know it happens…

 With the encouragement and pleading of some lifelong friends and family I’ve started on this journey I have been putting off for way to long. To get kick started I’ve enrolled a program offered at the local YMCA. It’s a 12 week plan called Metabolic Makeover. https://sites.google.com/site/mmakeover12/

I just started week 5 of the program. So far I really like it. It hits on all points. Nutrition, exercise, positive self talk, accountability. Turning in food journals, No excuses for NOT showing up for exercise class.

 It's not like I've not known what to do. When you break it down it's really quite simple. Eat a balanced diet; eat your calorie needs and exercise! No magic here.

 I've lost over 100 pounds twice in my life and 30 to 50 pounds more times than I can count on various commercial diet programs. Did they work? Sure they work, but you can’t revert to your old ways after completing their programs.

This program incorporates all of them not just one or the other.

We weigh in and do body composition testing at the end of week of 6 and again the end of week 12 with a fitness re-evaluation.

I’ve been forcing myself to not step on the scale prior. But I know I’ve lost weight. Pants are looser and my shoes are looser as weird as that sounds.

I plan on signing up for the winter quarter class as well for another 12 weeks.

I’ll keep my progress updated. Wish me luck!