Day 905/WEEK 129
Start Weight: 365.4lbs
Last Week’s Weigh-in: 352lbs
Current Weight: 349.8lbs
This Week’s Weight Loss: 2.2lbs
Total Weight Loss: 15.6lbs
To Go: 139.8lbs
Weekly Bike Mileage
Mon: 4.95
Tue: 2.12
Wed: 10.11
Thu: 8.05
Fri: 0
Sat: 0
TOTAL: 25.23
Total Miles Biked: 3084.85
Miles to Go: 4415.15
Current Goal:
I am only focused on
getting to 339.9lbs
TODAY:
Those numbers at the top (Day/Week) sure make
it seem like I’ve been doing this forever. I am going to just say this once,
and then LET IT GO (gee sounds like a Disney tune): I am really ticked off at
myself for having gone so far last year, and then letting most of my progress
disappear!!! CRAP!!! DANG IT!! SHOOT! Sorry for all the expletives! ;)
I am where I am, and I realize “I” made the choice
to stop exercising and to stop eating better over the past year! Today I
weighed in at 349.8lbs. The lowest recorded weight I’ve been during this
challenge was 271lbs back in July of 2013,…just about a year ago. So I’ve put
on almost 80 pounds in a year! WOW!! Maybe I should rename my blog 410 Again!
Yes, I’ve been beating myself up. It’s okay…that is what life is all
about…making mistakes, and turning around and correcting them...and doing
better.
I think what‘s really gotten annoying for me is
the constant talking in my head over the past year of how I should or shouldn’t
be eating this or that…that I should be riding my bike…that I would feel so much
better it I did this or that..and that I could be doing this today if I had
been doing that yesterday! When you know where you’ve been and where you could
be right now, that’s one of the most frustrating things ever. I could literally
be at 210lbs right now had I kept fighting for that number over the past year.
Again, I made the choice, I am accountable, and what’s most important is, that
I recognize it, and am actively doing something about it again! OKAY…Enough of
the beating myself up.
Before I tell you how this week went, I will
tell you, I’ve made a few changes to the blog…
I have revised my stats layout at the top of
the page so that it’s easier to write and read quickly. I was sharing where I
was geographically on the map and once I got a couple of thousand miles out in
the Pacific Ocean, it just seemed to get a little boring. Also, I am still shooting
to ride my bike 7500 miles. Initially when I started the challenge, I
calculated how far Japan was from my house here in Salt Lake City using my
finger and a Google map. I came up with 7500 miles. The idea was that I would
virtually ride my bike the distance from my house to Mount Fuji. But, come to
find out, using your finger to measure distance on a computer screen can be
very inaccurate. The actual distance is 5500 miles. Oh well, what’s an extra
2000 miles? J
This coming week (Aug 25-27), marks the 1st
anniversary of my bike ride from downtown Tokyo to Mount Fuji, and then my hike
to the top of that big mountain. This week I took some time to gather all the
pictures from the Japan trip and published them in a 100-page photo book from
Picaboo.com. It took me a couple of weeks to put it together. That trip to
Japan was a big part of my life, and I felt it needed to be documented in a
book. It’s mostly a photo book, but I also included all my blog entries from
the bike and hike. I share the parts from the book of my bike ride and hike
below.
Our family also watched some of the videos from
the Fuji trip this past week…my wife tells me I was crazy. As I’ve pondered and
reminisced about the entire experience, it just gives me a great feeling. And
it actually isn’t too painful to think that I get to work hard, not only over
the next year or so, to get to 210 again, but for the rest of my life.
Somewhere in the back of my head I think I may do that Tokyo to Fuji bike ride
again, and this time, get to the 5th station. I know my daughter
wants to climb Mount Fuji, so maybe there will be another hike in the near
future. As I ponder it all, I get a happy feeling inside of me…because I did
it!
So as I come upon the 1st
anniversary of my Mount Fuji ascent, I get back on the path I was on, and vow
to not fall off ever again. Does that mean I will not make mistakes? Of course
not, however, everyday, I get to be conscious…and be conscious the rest of my
life. I have begun writing in my blog again, and will update it every week.
This is to hold myself accountable, and to be accountable to all 3 of you out
there! ;)
I am not focused on 210lbs today, tomorrow,
this week, or next. But I am focused today, tomorrow, this week and next on
339.9lbs. You see, that is the number that represents the most important goal
for me right now…to lose 10 pounds, and get out of the 340’s. Then once I am in
the 330’s, my next goal will be do to get to the 320’s and so on. If I stay
focused on these small goals and wins, it will be easier to celebrate. I can
celebrate more often, and have some fun with it.
This week I got back on my bike, and rode to
work most of the week. I took Friday off as I could feel my body and legs
getting tired. I don’t think I have ever rode a road bike at 350lbs! It sure
take s a lot of energy to peddle! It was good to get on the bike, but I’ve been
grumbling during the rides. It is not easy. But it’s really cool to know that
since I’ve done this hard thing before, that I can just keep pushing through. I
know how to do this! I’ve done it before.
Anyway, my butt hurts and the familiar pains I
felt when I first started riding a bike have brought back forgotten feelings.
When you’re my size, riding a bike can be a little painful. But I know from
experience that by the end of next week, the pain will begin to subside.
To celebrate my 1st anniversary of
the Fuji ride, I ordered a lot of cake and ice cream! Just kidding!
I look forward to putting in some more miles,
and eating better this week! I hope you have a great week yourself.
It’s always great to hear from any of you out
there reading the blog. Please drop a note and say hi, and let me know what you’re
doing to improve your health!
Don
