Day 905/WEEK 129-Back on track

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 1^st 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 5^th 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 1^st 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 1^st 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