Back In The Saddle

So....

Long time no read, right?  I know, I know, where have I been?  What the actual heck happened to you, Louie?  What was all this talk of resetting that you spoke of way back in July?  Oh no, not last July, Louie, July 2012! 

Valid questions that I hope to give some valid answers to.  Well, I let life get in the way.  I let me get in the way.  I had one bad moment, not exercising, a doughnut here or there, a missed blog post, and I just stopped.  Obviously.  It was if I had tripped going up the stairs and instead of catching myself and continuing the climb I threw myself down the stairs for good measure.  

(Yes, yes it does.)

And what has kept me from writing is shame.  Ashamed of myself for not continuing exercising and not keeping my word on updating this blog.  Ashamed that I let you all down.
So, where was I at when I stopped?  I went back and checked so you wouldn't have to.  Way back in July 2012 I looked like this: 

11 July 2012
Weight: 270
Waist: 50
Approximate BMI: 37%

So where am I now?

07 October 2013
Weight: 281
Waist: 54
Approximate BMI: 39%

And I look like this:

(Poor Shirt...)

(I don't know who I am trying to fool with the beard = chin trick.)

...

Yikes.  I now weigh eight more pounds, expanded my waist by four inches, and increased my already enormous BMI by two percent since I began this grand adventure so long ago.  Talk about being humbled.

You may be asking yourself, what now Louie?  Well, I'll tell you what now.  I'm bringing it back.  I'm hoping back on that horse.  I'm going to get past my pride and my shame and fix me.  I'm going to lose it!

Here's how: 

(Technology!)

Maybe you recognize some of those apps and maybe you don't.  These apps and the support of my loving wife (Oh, yeah, I'm married again!  Hooray for me!) will be my support.  Let's go through them real quick.

1.  Epic Win.  This is probably the coolest "To-Do-List" program out there.  Much like a game of D&D or Skyrim, you set up an avatar, give him some quests, and then level up and collect some loot.

(I figured a stout bearded dwarf represented me well.)

(Can you not agree that this is awesome?  No, no you can't.)

This will be my main calendar of sorts as I get back into this.

2.  Weight Watchers.  I've been using Weight Watchers since April of this year with mild success, as you can see.  I've had a problem of keeping up with tracking throughout the week, mainly the weekend.  I still struggle through with this, but, I am hoping the transparency of the blog will help with this.  Going through how Weight Watchers will be the linchpin of my success would be a blog post in and off itself.

3.  Zombies, Run!  I still love this app for keeping track of how fast and far I go on my "runs".  Thanks again, Tammy.

4.  Smiling Mind.  This is a nice little guided meditation program from or friends down under.  I am going to take the time out to take a time out everyday.

5.  Luminosity.  Not only am I exercising my body, I am exercising my brain this time around! 

Well, I think this blog post has gone on long enough for tonight.  In the next couple of days I'll fully lay out my plan and my reward system.  I want to thank you all again for reading this and giving me a second chance.  

Until next time.

- Louie