Fighting the slide
Yeah. I knew there was a reason I hadn't owned a scale in a few years. I figured it if was out of sight, it'd be out of mind. I mean, worrying about my weight only makes me self-concious and worry a lot, so I try to avoid thinking about it.
Up until recently that is.
Let's get something straight. I don't want to be the guy that complains about his weight, because I've always seen that as a sign of vanity and just a waste of time overall, but I think it's becoming a real health issue now. I'm sure this is why I've been so tired lately. The fatigue, the heavy breathing, the sore joints. I'm all kinds of out of shape.
Last time I spoke with a physician, he told me my ideal weight was around 165 lbs., but after doing a little research yesterday, I've now discovered that that number has dropped to somewhere around 145 to 160. In the last five years or so, I've gone from 175 (which was close) to around 210. Yep. Two hundred and ten pounds. Apparently, even in the best circumstances, I'm still 50 pounds overweight.
So now, I'm at the point where I have to do something about it. I can't let this slide continue.
I like to keep it simple to start off, so here's the plan for now.
As the first step, I went grocery shopping with health in mind this time. Picked up lots of fruits and healthy snacks. Keeping my son in mind, I even picked up a few things that he and I can eat together.
Second, I'm going off soda and junk food as much as possible. Since my recent runin with those blasted energy drinks (I even bought another one, but didn't drink it), I've already started to lighten up on the sodas and whatnot, but now I'm cutting out as much fast food and junk as I can.
Finally, I'm even going to bed at a decent hour when I can. This has always been a hard one for me. I just like being up at night, but depriving myself of sleep has always been a tradeoff. And it ends up costing me the next day.
So with those rules in place, in the last couple of days, I'm already seeing results.
