Yesterday's Weigh In: 294 Today's Weigh In: 295
As Kevin talked about today, the Pistons threw my schedule off last night. The game was absolutely killer, and took the sports wind out of my sails. Tough game, total disaster.
It was strange not blogging yesterday, I planned on doing it after the game, but 2 overtimes made it a late, late night.
So, here's my thoughts.
I've been eating much better lately. I've been clean about the eating, I've been working out in my typical 6 days a week run. I'm down a bit from my 296, but I'm still stuck in this 242-296 hell that I've been in for weeks now. It's pretty frustrating, and I'm getting to the familiar point that I was at a few months ago when I was at 330 for 21 days. It boggles the mind, but since this is familiar territory for me, at least I know that hard work and smart eating will eventually win the race, even if I'm in neutral right now.
I had a pretty good compliment today, and it came from somewhere I would have NEVER expected. I was walking into Ballys today, and I handed the girl behind the counter my ID card so she could swipe it. As she handed it back, she asked me, "Do you play football?". I told her that I didn't, and then she says to me, "Oh, you've got the build of a football player. My brother plays semi-pro ball".
Never got that one before.
Now, I've actually been lifting more weights than cardio lately, which after I think about it for a moment, might be part of the reason that my weight loss has been slow. But, that was a comment that I hadn't expected, and honestly, wouldn't have even thought about. I looked in the mirror when I got into the locker room, and I am actually starting to get those muscles built up. I've always been so focused on getting the gut to go away that I haven't considered the difference in the rest of me.
I'm starting to get those big shoulders, my chest is starting to get strength, my neck is starting to get those muscle bulges, and I guess it's starting to show. Frankly, my "Inner Fat" doesn't usually let me see it. When I look at myself in the mirror, I see the huge belly that just hangs over the belt. It's all I see, and it's completely tunnel vision.
So, maybe I'm getting somewhere. The most important part for me is to be able to walk around without a shirt on, but I'm miles away from that. The belly is the last to be fixed, apparantly.
That being said, "you've got the build of a football player" isn't exactly the WORST thing I could hear from someone at the gym, either.
3 comments:
Gotta love those unexpected compliments, especially at the gym!
Dude, she was flirting with you! It's something that happens to guys who weigh less than 300 lbs, so get used to it! ;)
Seriously though, that's awesome.
LOL @ Billy.
I totally know what you mean about the belly. I could have arms with absolutely no fat on them, toned legs, tight butt, and a skinny face, but until that belly's gone, I'm not going to be satisfied. And, of course, it'll be the last to go. Who knows - maybe that's a good thing. It allows us to get caught off-guard (in a good way) with the improvements in the rest of our body, and it keeps us going strong until the very end...when we lose the belly.
Anyway, hang in there with the (yet another) plateau. You'll break through it, though and be trying to get past 278, then 270, then 260...and so on.
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