Step 6,886,300

After a rousing day of bike riding on Monday, I fell back into old habits yesterday by not riding my bike to work. I also didn't go to the gym. I did, however, go to the gym this morning. Losing weight only involves two things: eating better & moving more. I have to move more. I need to get into a daily routine of getting out of bed and working out. I really enjoy exercising, but I just don't do enough to make it a regular part of my life. Now is the time to implement some changes with sun making a comeback. I think I'll head outside.

Monday's Steps: 9,357
Yesterday's Steps: 12,197

Step 6,864,764

I skipped my weigh-in this week to spend a sunny evening with the family. I am traveling to Florida this weekend with my grandmother and aunt to see my family. Chass and August are staying here since August has school. I don't know if I'm going to go to a meeting while I'm down there. I will work on walking and maybe some golf. I won't get much exercise in on Saturday as I will be in the car most of the time.

The weather has been better here. It was in the high 50's to low 60's today. I decided to ride my bike to work to get some aerobic exercise in. It was a fifteen minute ride to and from work. I also walked a few blocks for lunch. I didn't make it to the gym this morning. I got up with a sick August at about 3:00 AM. He had an earache that kept him up until a little after 4:00 AM. I just couldn't bring myself to get back up at 5:00 AM to workout.


Thursday's Steps: 15,547
Friday's Steps: 10,634
Saturday's Steps: 12,986
Yesterday's Steps: 8,059

Step 6,817,538

I didn't have a good trip to Atlanta. I spent the majority of my time in the car. My only real exercise was fifteen minutes on a treadmill yesterday morning at the hotel. I twisted my ankle about a week ago, and it is still tender. I'm really favoring it. Indy got out of the house on us earlier this evening so I had to run and chase him down. I was really hobbled when I got back home. In spite of that, I got some good steps in today.

I need to go workout in the morning. Even with a bad wheel, I can still do the upper body exercises. I am going to try and get back to the pool again on Saturday. I enjoy doing a low impact aerobic workout. I'm still contemplating doing P90X. I want to have a variety of exercises in my arsenal to help keep it fresh.

Monday's Steps: 10,463
Tuesday's Steps: 7,574
Yeterday's Steps: 9,753

Step 6,789,748

I have been away for awhile dealing with the day to day. I didn't have a good weekend of exercise. Yesterday, I didn't even make it off my street. My steps reflected the fact that I spent all day at the house. I did, however, make it out Saturday morning to go swimming. That was a good workout. I hope to make that a Saturday routine. I like switching up my workouts. I've been thinking also about doing P90X. My cousin is doing it, but he is in much, much better shape than I am. Since P90X is kicking his butt, I don't know if I will be physically able to do it. I'm asking my readership if any of you in my condition have tried.

I am going to be on the road for the next two days for business. I don't know how much walking I will get in with two days of seven hour car rides. I'll try to squeeze the steps in when I get to them. Also, I will have to face a lot of temptation with eating on the road for two days. I just have to keep it in mind to make good decisions about what I eat and do.

Tuesday's Steps: 11,643
Wednesday's Steps: 12,500
Thursday's Steps: 5,867
Friday's Steps: 8,510
Saturday's Steps: 9,924
Yesterday's Steps: 5,180

Step 6,736,094 (359 LBS)

I must have had my previous weight wrong. Weight Watchers had me down as losing four pounds this week, but I was only down three pounds according to my calculations. Either way, I am happy with (and befuddled by) the loss. I didn't do anything out of the ordinary in the last two weeks. Maybe, I did better than I had imagined.

Yesterday was a good day aside from the weigh-in. I walked from work to the Weight Watchers meeting for the first time since the early Fall. I didn't stay for the meeting but instead opted to walk across town the the campus gym where you can walk laps around the basketball court. Chass met me there so I wouldn't walk alone. I broke 10K steps for the first time in over a week. I also doubled my step count from the previous day. We also checked with the university pool about open hours for alumni. I think we will be going on Saturday morning to swim some laps and get some alternative exercise. I am looking to diversify my workouts to keep it interesting.

Thank you to all who have sent words of encouragement to get me through this slump.

Saturday's Steps: 5,981
Sunday's Steps: 8,392
Yesterday's Steps: 16,354

Step 6,705,367

I am in a funk. I am constantly battling cravings that cannot seem to be satisfied. I'm not sure at this point if it is physiological or psychological. It could be both. Temptation looms around every corner, and I'm being about as successful as Tiger Woods of fending it off. I am just down about everything and overwhelmed by all of the stress in my life. I have to find a better way to deal with it aside from eating.

Wednesday's Steps: 9,242
Thursday's Steps: 9,534
Yesterday's Steps: 5,888

Step 6,680,703

I have been away from the blog for a few days after being inundated with snow and taxes. Now that I have a chance to get back online, I wanted to weigh-in (pun, most certainly, intended) on the Kevin Smith vs. Southwest Airlines battle. For those that are unaware, popular Gen X director, Kevin Smith, was forced off a Southwest flight from Oakland to Burbank last Saturday. The reason stated was that Smith was spilling over into the seats on either side of him thus making the one hour flight uncomfortable for the two ladies that were bookending his seat. While the airline never told Smith that he was too fat too fly, that was the implied reason. Apparently, Southwest has the policy that people of size (I hate that term) are required to buy an extra seat so as to not impose their girth onto their fellow passengers. Smith was asked to wait for a later flight where a buffer seat would be available. Although he complied, it didn't stop Smith from launching a one-man smear campaign against Southwest via his Twitter account and its 1.6 million followers. (www.Twitter.com/thatkevinsmith)

This is always my fear of flying. I don't think the plane is going to crash, but I do worry that I will be barred from flying due to my size. Whenever I have purchased airlines tickets in the past, I was never asked to provide my weight or measurements. I have been aware of the general policy in the past for charging fliers like myself for two seats, but I have never known what the Mason Dixon line is for triggering that policy. I am in constant fear of it. I have been in a position for years that I have to assume that I am not going to fit into a seat, whether it be on an airplane, a roller coaster, or at a theater. Since there is no way to for me to find out before hand if I will fit, I often have to pass on opportunities for fear that I will spend my time and money to get into a situation just to be turned away. I don't want to order airline tickets months in advance then drive three hours, check in, check my baggage, wait for boarding, then get into the seat to have the attendants escort me away like a drunken actor when my size is discovered to be in excess of the seat.

I don't want to be the type of fat person that preaches acceptance for my condition. My condition is self-imposed, and I'm working on changing it. At the same time, it would make life easier on millions of Americans if these types of institutions would post some sort of guidelines for who will fit and who will not fit in certain seats and venues. I just think it would save everyone plenty of time and embarrassment, and it may just open the door to experiences that I have assumed I was too big for.

Thursday's Steps: 7,460
Friday's Steps: 7,651
Saturday's Steps: 10,352
Sunday's Steps: 9,175
Monday's Steps: 8,289
Yesterday's Steps: 9,820