January 16, 2013 was a day like any other day. In fact it was not a particularly good day by any measure. I had two phone interviews, received two dings, took my wife's car in for a free oil change, and realized just how crappy a car I could afford without a job. But as I look back on yesterday there is one thing for which I am very proud. I dragged myself into Gold's, speed walked 2 miles in the cardio-cinema, banged out a six set maximum fatigue work out, did my anti-angalosing spindalitis stretches in the hot tub, 5 minutes in the steam room, dove in the pool, and then weighed myself. It took three years but I made my goal weight! 225 lbs. down from 269...that's me 6' 3" 225!!!
I haven't weighed a healthy 225 since my senior year of college football. Back then I was embarrassed at being so skinny, at weigh-in for summer camp I remember the coach's disgust, but in every other measure that day I was in the best shape of my life and for the first time beat all TEs, FBs, and QBs on the track.
(There was one time I did weigh less. I had Graves disease and didn't know it. As I got really sick my brother called and asked me what my mother had asked him, "Did you move to Aspen to die of AIDS?" I went to the doctor and found I was HIV negative but obviously there was something terribly wrong with me. My inability to manage my health drove me unnecessarily close to death. By the end of this experience I weight 145 lbs. and discovered what it's like to be too skinny. Not fun. Live and learn.)
Goal weight achieved: 225. New goal set: 210.
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