So tomorrow I’m starting on a time limited program to get into better shape. I find that having a goal with a date usually helps motivate me to stick to something, so hopefully that will be the case this time as well.
Of course, having an end date also has its disadvantages, as most dieters come to realize eventually. My plan is once I get back down to a healthy level, I can move to a system of maintainable long term habits so as not to let myself get back to where I am now.
Martha and I are doing it together (it’s a couples competition kind of thing), so tonight we went out for a date night to enjoy some good Mexican food that we probably won’t be having for a while, as well as catch a movie (The Great Debaters, which was very good), and some popcorn for Martha (I’m not a big fan of popcorn).
I’m only posting this on here to increase the accountability a little bit, so that I won’t be tempted to back out of it. I’ll try to post updates fairly regularly. Wish me luck…
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That’s cool. I started up a six week plan for lifting weights last week. It’s tough to wake up at 545 three days a week but it’s good to know I’ll be in better shape (stronger) in not too long.
Hopefully I’ll continue it but supplement 1-2 days of cardio.
Are you swimming in the am or pm?
Who said swimming?
Lifting heavy!!!
I’ll probably be mixing swimming with other cardio stuff, plus the weights.
lisa and i are toying with the idea of exercising 300 days a year. that way you can get sick and not have to worry about getting back on track or catching up.
You should never feel like you are getting back on track. Take the failures and sickness, etc as life. Move on to the next day. You can do it!