Flexall day.

Isobel did not get home from work until 7:30 and by the time I had the kids down for the night I could feel each fiber of my right leg quad. Applied liberal amounts of Flexall (used to be called Flexall 454, don't know what happened) and tried to go to bed. Moral of the story is that I ate right yesterday, but failed to work out and only got 3 hours sleep for the 2nd night in a row. Trying to limit each meal to 400 calories per meal. Had 4 of those yesterday. Going to catch back up on rest tonight and back on the intense workoutouts Thursday AM. Weight 294.

Break the Cycle.

Each year I start out Fat, get motivated to Climb Mt Hood around my birthday and ultimately get back into a completely healthy life cycle. Every year I get started, get about half way there and then quit unexpectedly. This year my #1 focus in life is my health. I will be 32 years old this year and I have not been "fit" since 2000, the year I got married and briefly in 2005 after working out solid for 5 months (lost 35 lbs that time). In 1997 I decided to end my wrestling career (225 wrestling weight) and start my beer drinking one. By the time I graduated from college in 1998 I weighed in at 265. On Jan 1st 1999 I decided to make some changes and over the course of the next year I got into the best shape of my life working out daily, climbing mountains (14 that summer) and ultimately finding a perfect weight for my frame of 235. In January of 2000 I met my future wife and got married that summer. From 2000 - to Sept of 04 I focused on my career and new family and gained approx 10 lbs a year until ultimately I weighed 285 lbs. In September of 2004 I decided I had had enough and joined a gym. Between Sept and February I dropped 35 lbs and felt pretty good at 250. Life and marriage would be difficult that spring and instead of using exercise to eliminate stress, I went back to food. In 06 and 07 I started each year by hiking on New Years day and committing to climbing Mt Hood by my birthday. Each year I lost 10 to 15 lbs and then suddenly ran out off steam as my focus went elsewhere. This past summer I remodeled a house and midway through it despite being tired I was forced to continue as I had obligations to meet to get the project done. I focused on something very physical for several months and its through this experience that I believe I can focus on myself in this 2008. I always judge how things are going by my relationships, my career and $$$ and how well I am doing physically. I truly believe that my career, marriage, family and friends are doing so well that I can have a singular focus on getting back into that wrestler / climber body that I knew and miss so desperately. 1/1/08 I stepped on the scale and was amazed that I was 300 lbs. My goal over the next 20 weeks is to lose 3 lbs per week and arrive at 240 lbs in time for my 32nd B-day. It's 1/8/08 and I have been to the gym 5 times already, been eating right and intend on going back tonight. This morning I weighed in at 292....a good start but this year.....I am breaking the cycle.