At the end of last year Debra mentioned to me that she would like it if I started exercising and lost some weight. It had been something that I was aware of but with the craziness of the past year had fallen down the priority list a bit so it just wasn't happening. When she brought it up though I was a little hesitant because there were so many important things that I knew were not receiving adequate attention I didn't want other areas of my life to suffer because I was getting in shape. Thankfully, after taking a holistic view of things over the past couple weeks I finally have a good perspective to know where exercise and fitness fits into my schedule and my priorities.
So how am I going about this? Well, first you need to know my background. I have been in good shape several times. I know how to do it and I have proven to myself that it is possible. The biggest challenge is staying consistent over a long period of time. This blog is specifically for helping me get better at being consistent. So I got the help of a trainer friend of mine to put together a workout program (the small part) and keep me accountable to stay on it (the big part). I'm not going big at least for right now. My regimen consists of three workouts a week focusing on cardio and light weights. The primary goal is to develop consistent activity and make positive progress.
I'd like to eventually get to the point where I was in college or more recently when I was working out with a friend in Missouri (I was 240lbs of mostly muscle), but for now I am content on making consistent small progress.
This isn't anything groundbreaking. None of the stuff I'm doing is for the most part. But if I can make my life a little bit better, be healthier, be more organized, be more motivated, I will be a lot better off in a lot less time than I probably expect.
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