Maaaaaaaaan, I am getting’ old. That thought occurred to me after I tried to drag my weary old bones out of bed this morning. Hoo boy. Some days are definitely easier than others. It had been a looooooong week leading up to this morning. Most of last week is kind of a blur to me. So much going on, and not much of it positive, unfortunately. Sometimes life is just going to do that to you. Working long hours, a ton of driving (some of it in the wee hours), fighting, frustration, dejection, aggravation, sleep deprevation, second guessing and all of that fun stuff.

It was all there…at the same time. It’s tough not to let at least some of that seep in past your defenses. On top of that, I am fighting off either a cold or allergies…and I can’t stand being sick. So with this new outlook on my life that I am trying to have, I pushed myself as hard as I could to stay positive and ignore the negative. I will be honest with you though. I didn’t expect much on the scale this morning. And in retrospect, there wasn’t much of a reason to. I actually stayed the same. No loss this week…but no weight gain either. And for now, I will take that.

I am glad that I am at an age now where I can shake things off and move forward. It so wasn’t always that way for me. With age comes experience they say. As Bill Murray would say in Caddyshack, “so I got that goin’ for me…which is nice.” I started today off with a three mile walk that according to the Endomondo app on my phone, burned off roughly 350 calories. Every little bit helps. Well I wanna wish anyone reading this a good, productive week. Stay positive….leave all of the bad stuff behind. I know how difficult it is, believe me….but you will be better off for making the effort.

Until tomorrow!

Little steps lead to big changes…

Starting Weight – 271 lbs
Current Weight – 258.5 lbs
Total Weight Loss So Far – 12.5 pounds
Goal Weight - 199 lbs

 

A Life Worth Weighting For - April 8th, 2013 by Donald McDermott​

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