Spanky's Place :: Fatty, Fatty, Redux

Category Health

Well now, it's been over a year and a half since I decided I was too damn fat, I suppose now is as good a time as any to admit my failure. I looked at myself in the mirror the other day and realized that I couldn't tell if I was wearing a belt or not. That's friggen fat!

Ok, time to take stock of where I'm at and where I want to be. Where I'm at is pretty darn obvious to me: big, fat, bloated, hairy, yecchhh! I'm 42 years old, I've stepped out of my boat; so the question I need to ask myself is not so much "Where do I want to be?" but rather, "When do I want to be?". Do I want to be around at 52? How about 62? Perhaps 72 or even 82? At the rate I'm going, I might make 52; but without some major changes in my lifestyle, 62 is right out.

I weighed myself the other day; I'm sitting right at 272 pounds. That's 9 pounds gained since I realized, some 18 months back, that I am too fat. My last physical exam came out ok, and according to my doctor; other than the weight and some borderline high blood pressure issues I don't have anything physically wrong with me. Of course, that's just her opinion. I think my blood pressure and resting heart rate are atrocious: 139/87 and 81bpm respectively.

A year and a half ago I decided to do something about my weight; and ended up doing nothing. (Well not nothing, I did manage to eat quite a bit of ice cream.) This time the change has to be real. This time, I have to get serious.

So, starting now I'm putting myself on a more healthy diet. Starting now I'm beginning my exercise program. Starting now I'm going to keep a daily food and exercise journal. I'll keep my journal here unless and until I get another site set up specifically for this.

My goal is to get into shape (drop 50 pounds or more); and then get back into Muay Thai. It has been way too long for me. Yes, I realize that at 42 the chances of me winning a championship are somewhere between "highly unlikely" and "gnat's ass"; but that isn't the reason. I want to be able to climb into the ring, and go a full 5 rounds without quitting. Yes, the speed / youth advantage is long since gone; but I have something to prove; if only to myself.

-Devin

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