A Never Ending Journey

When I started this blog, I thought it would make me accountable to myself by putting my struggles and triumphs for all the world to see. I was wrong, when things went bad, I just didn't write. I wasn't inspired and I had nothing but excuses. It has been 19 months since my last post. In that time, I gained 11 pounds and had no desire to change my lifestyle. After vacation this year, I had a renewed fire to lose weight. So far, I've been successful. But there is a long way to go. Since college, I've been overweight. I never really dieted until law school when, one summer, I lost a lot of weight on Nutri System. I, of course, gained it all back. When I graduated, I took up running. I don't know how much I weighed then, but I do not recognize the picture of the skinny 28 year old holding his new born son. Although I continued to run, I gained weight. I worked my way up to running marathons, completing my first one in 1999. Marathon running for a big man is taxing on the body. Eventually, I spent 6 months training for the race followed by 6 months recovering from the race. I switched to triathlons, but never really lost weight. That was a time when I believed training was sufficient and I did not need to diet. When I broke my ankle at 41, on Thanksgiving day, my training stopped but my eating didn't. That is not a good time of year to be immobilized. My exercise habits never recovered and my weight increased dramatically over an 8 year period. It was at its highest at the end of 2010. That's when I first joined Weight Watchers. I had quick success with the program, losing 40 pounds in 5 months. But, as is typical for me, I got bored and lost interest in tracking food. By the end of the year, I gained 13 pounds back. Trying to put a positive spin on the situation, I was happy with having lost the 27 pounds for the year. I was ready to lose again in 2012. Well, 2012 turned to 2013 and it wasn't until July 1 of this year that I was able to get my mind back on track. It has always been the case where once I get in the right frame of mind, I can stay on track for 30 or 40 pounds. Once I lose that desire, it is almost impossible to regain it. I don't have an explanation. I can only hope that this time I can really make a change in my lifestyle and live and eat healthily. I hope to be inspired to write more often and am able to find something that will keep me from regressing to the habits the I've acquired in 51 years. i hope my habits now are all healthy. Who wants to join me on the journey?.