10/25/13 WEIGH IN - LIFE HAPPENS

Life happens.  Normally people say this when they are upset or things just didn't go the way that they wanted.  The past couple of weeks I would have most likely used that analogy of the statement, however this week I have a more positive outlook.  I have been working my tail end off getting ready for my marathon over the past several months and just in the last few weeks my mileage has been getting pretty extreme.  It's crazy that I am exited to ONLY run 14 miles this weekend.  With that being said, my wife tells me that I really need to remove my 13.1 sticker from my truck.  With tomorrows run, I will have ran in excess of 13.1 miles 6 times in last 7 weeks.  WOW!

Back to "life happens".  Last month I hit my 10 year anniversary with the company that I work for.  This of course is a milestone that not many people reach, especially in my generation.  One of the things that I was taught growing up was that you put 100% in everything that you do.  My dad was a very hard working person and taught me a work ethic that many people do not have today.  Last week my boss's wife asked when my wife and I could go to dinner to celebrate my achievement.  With the amount of work and dedication that I have put into my health lately I suggested a Monday or Wednesday Night.  This was strategic for me.  If I go out on Monday or Wednesday night, I will have already worked out for that day and the days following I already do not get up for anyways.  However, she also works out on Mondays & Wednesdays, just not in the mornings as I do, so she suggested going to dinner on Tuesday night.  My plan was busted and so I graciously said Tuesday was good and was not able to get my run in that night.

For dinner they took my wife and I out to a very nice steak restaurant that neither of us had ever been to.  The food was awesome and I did not even think twice about the calories that I was about to consume.  This was a special occasion and I had worked very hard to achieve it.  Now I will say that I did not consume the entire 20 oz Bone-In New York Strip, I probably ate about 1/2.  All in all I did not leave the table feeling like I had just consumed a weeks worth of food in one setting.  I guess that this whole eating better thing is working even when I think I am splurging.  Just a few years ago I would have consumed probably twice that amount of food.  After getting home and making sure the oldest were asleep, I did not get to bed until close to 11 pm.  Wednesday 5 AM boot camp = NOPE. Thursday's I have been running in the evening after my kids finish their practices but this week some were cancelled and one we played hooky as I needed to mow the yard to get ready for my nephew's birthday party on Saturday.  Thursday's Run = NOPE.

So it's Friday morning and I am ready for what the scale has to tell me.  I know that it can't be good.  I did not stick to the plan because of "life".  So what's it going to be?  1 pound? 2? I hope it is not 5.  So this morning my weight was...............

Seriously?  Exactly the same?  This is AWESOME!.  What this tells me is that if you work your butt off, when "Life Happens" whether good or bad, you do not have to start all over.  You can just pick up where you left off.  Just don't WAIT TILL MONDAY.  START TODAY.

10/25/13 STATS
Last Weeks Weight: 225.2 lbs
Current Weight: 225.2 lbs
Past 7 Days lbs Lost: 0.0 lbs
Journey195 lbs Lost: 14.8 lbs
Journey195 % Lost: 6.17%
Overall lbs Lost: 59.8 lbs
Overall % Lost: 20.98%