Let me share with you some of my personal goals for losing weight and getting into better shape. Of course health is a big concern. I'm getting older and if I keep eating and living the lifestyle that I am, I'm afraid it's only going to get harder as I get older. If I don't do something now, I probably won't have the energy to do it later, so I need to start now!
I've got to say, it's very hard... I like my food and while I am definitely overweight, I can still play 3 hours of tennis 2-3 times a week, but I would like to do that without getting completely wore out and would like to have more energy while doing it. I'm in good health for the most part, apart from some side effects I have left over from my 2 strokes that I had in 2002, but I've learned to live with those. But I don't like the way I look so I want to do something about that.
I have invested in a nice weight machine and a quality treadmill, remodeled a room in my basement into an exercise room complete with a 32" flat screen tv on the wall and an ipod docking station with speakers. Everything is in place, but my motivation to do it. I have a fairly busy schedule and I need to make this a priority. Sometimes I wish I was in the military or something like that so they would make me do it and it wasn't up to me, Lol!
So anyway, I'm laying out an exercise and eating plan and am going to get started this coming Monday. I would love to be the kind of person who can get up early before work and exercise, but in reality I'm a night person who likes to stay up late and watch tv. For some reason if I go to bed before 11:00 pm I'll wake up in a couple of hours and be up for hours not being able to sleep. I suppose that would change if I started getting up extra early, but the agony my mind imagines in the doing is very Un-motivating.
I am fighting hard to win the the first battle of motivation, and part of winning that battle for me is including you to help keep me motivated. So know that you have my permission to be honest with me and push me when I need pushed and encourage me when I need encouraged.
Thanks all and until a later blog, be safe and God Bless!!!
