Clydesdale to Thouroughbred Day One
And their off...hopefully the pounds sooner than later. I am living in Oklahoma and I wish as a Sooner fan I had tackled this weight problem "sooner". Oh well, I am what I am.
The goal beginning today is to use the phen the doctor prescribed and this new program of eating to reduce this horse to the finish line, going from 290 to 230 in 7 months. My half way goal being 260 by the Kentucky Derby in early May.
My whole life I have enjoyed running and have participated in 4 marathons. However, these days its a chore to run to the mailbox and back. As a lifelong athlete who enjoys all sports I have taken to being a couch potato and watching rather than participating. I have used my age, and height as an excuse, and now I find any exercise (that was always somewhat fun), to be real work!
Now that the doc says I resemble a poster child picture for heart attack or stroke. I need to get off my ass and make this happen. Clydesdale, to plow horse, to quarterhorse, to thouroughbred asap. I will start by sticking to my diet of a bowl of cherrios cereal and a piece of fruit for breakfast. Lunch whatever I want to be full, but no fast food. Dinner will be a portion of grapes, and a salad. Snacks I will get two per day. One handful of almonds, and the other snack is an apple or a pear. No, big meals after 2pm each day and if hungry after 8pm then.....GO TO BED!!!
Exercise will be run/walk two miles a day and work up to running 5-6 miles each day. I also plan to lift light weights and increase weight as I go. Work with weights maybe 3 days per week.
So with the above stated plan the gate has opened and "their off". Today I still feel a little bit like I am sitting on the fence trying to kick this horse out of the starting chute. I have obeyed my rules and will be running in the cold this evening. Oh....can't you just snap your fingers and get closer to the goal. I must stay true to this process for my health and my future. Actually looking forward to feeling like I did 3-4 years ago when I did weigh 230. Plus this will do wonders for my high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and risk of other health issues. Hopefully, I can stay away from using the whip until the home stretch of this journey. Later.....
Completed the 2 mile run but I felt so slow and it was sooooooooo hard to do!
signed
The fatest horse to run here.