Days 1 and 2

They say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and I suppose that's true, but my journey of one hundred pounds (plus a few extra) begins with a single drop of sweat.

I forgot just how hard you go when you start P90X. But you know what? It really felt great. Yeah, I stunk afterwards, and yeah, I was slightly sore, but it was worth it.

Then I stepped on the scale for my initial weigh in, and let me tell you, seeing 304.4 lbs was both depressing and inspiring.

Enter day two... One thing I should probably explain to any reader (should you exist) is that I'm a divorced dad. My awesome boys (henceforth known as L and I) live with my ex most of the time. Sadly, I only get to see them Wednesday overnights and on alternating days on the weekend. So, I had them this morning. Any other morning, they'd be asleep long enough for me to work out, and instead, I'd sit at my desk on my computer.

This morning, I wanted to keep the momentum going, but wouldn't you know it, they were awake... Not conducive to getting things done. But I did it anyways. And L (my oldest) jumped in to help me.

I wanted to type while I thought about it... so, here I am, and I think it's time to hit the showers.

Gotta keep pressing play.

Today is April 10, 2014. Today is the day I decided to stop being fat.

Why am I doing this:

I once lost 70 pounds. I looked and felt great. Then, I let myself go. I gained it and more back. I have 3 kids. I have a woman in my life that loves me. I want to be there for them. I don’t like getting winded going up and down the stairs or the terrible pain in my lower back. I don’t like the feeling of crap I have every day when I put on pants that are just a little tighter than the day before. I am tired of being tired all the time. I'm so very tired of the migraines I keep getting. Oh and because I can do it.

And there's a certain look that I'll look good in ;)

How I’m going to do this:

I’m going to do P90X. I’ve done it before, and yeah, Tony Horton bugs me at times, but it’s a good workout routine. I'm also going to walk every day, no more excuses. I'm also going to post on here. I don't care if it gets read, I'm just going to post on it. I'm going to look back at it some day and say "wow, you used to be this guy. Look where you're at now." Also, I'll be using myfitnesspal for tracking calories.

What else?

I need to find some incentive to keep going. So, I'm making goals for myself and posting rewards.

At 10 lbs, I'm going out for a nice dinner, maybe Texas Roadhouse.

At 20 lbs, I'm going to splurge with a $50 purchase.

At 30 lbs, a massage will be in order.

At 40 lbs, I'm going to buy tickets for GenCon (time permitting).

At 50 lbs, I'll buy a new bicycle, so I can go riding with the boys.

At 60 lbs, I'm going to go on a $100 spending spree.

At 70 lbs, I want to burn my fat pants. I probably won't, but I'll want to.

At 80 lbs, A new costume to go with my shield.

At 90 lbs, I'll come up with a reward, I don't know what it is yet.

At 100 lbs, I'm buying a new suit. And I'm gonna wear the hell out of that thing.

So, join me, won't you? It's going to be one heck of a ride.