I'm tired... I mean I am lots of things, but mostly I am tired. I'm tired of not sleeping very well. I'm tired of taking my kids to the pool in the summer and not feeling comfortable with my shirt off. I'm tired of my start/stop approach to fitness which has led to a 10 year accumulation of flab around the middle. I'm tired of of being schlubby and schlumpy and feeling a slide into a nondescript middle age.
So, in order to violate the rules of insanity (same action/same results etc.), I'm going to try to do things differently. I'm going to Blog and share whatever happens. I'm going to start with a goal of updating this daily to tell you what I did or didn't do to work towards my goals. Maybe that will be the answer to breaking the pattern of get fit and then get unfit, get fit (but not as fit as before), get even more unfit and so on.
I have some very clear goals.
I want to take the kids to the pool and feel like somebody might look and say, "hey for 40 that dude is in shape", I want to go on trampolines with my daughter at Riverfest, but I have to get under the weight limit... And I want this summer's project to complete with an Olympic Distance triathlon, which is something I've never done before. I also hope I end the summer with a new take on my middle years, one with a bit more enthusiasm. We'll see how it goes.
Tomorrow's post may include a before picture, if I feel brave. I'm not Biggest Loser material, but as noted above, I'm not thrilled with my physique either. If anyone ever reads this, thank you for taking the time. It's the beginning of a great adventure.
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