Sometime in the last five years I turned into a fat guy. It crept up on me for a while, but accelerated in 2010 thanks to two inter-state moves, three new jobs, long work hours, and the convenience of ordering pizza on the Internet. This was also the first year in many that I haven't played in a recreational sports league, belonged to a gym (even if I paid the monthly fee and never went), or at least had a job that kept me on my feet (most of my time is spent staring into a computer screen these days).
I've tried losing weight three times in the last five years. In 2007 I played on the Northern Mariana Islands Football Club and lost about 20 lbs training for two games against Guam. I put the weight right back on after we lost 3-2 on Saipan and 9-0 in Guam.
In 2008 I probably drank a beer every single day thanks to the stress of the Mariana Trench Monument campaign. I joined Gold's Gym Fat Guy Contest, but actually ended up putting on weight, not losing weight.
In 2009 I tried the Fat Guy Contest again, but after losing 10 lbs. in the first month I stopped dieting and exercising and started drinking again. I actually lost weight over the course of the contest, but by the end of the year (and after my run at Mayor of Saipan), I'd put it all back on. Over the course of 2010 I put on even more weight.
Now I'm closing in on 220 lbs., I feel like crap, and none of my clothes fit right.
So this is my New Year's Resolution:
I am going to run 2011 miles in 2011.
Follow along by reading all the posts tagged with 2011 in 2011
UPDATE:
1/1/2012
So 2011 in 2011 turned out to be 604 in 2011. Let's try it again! Follow along by reading all the posts tagged with 2012 in 2012.
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In 2008 I probably drank a beer every single day thanks to the stress of the Mariana Trench Monument campaign. I joined Gold's Gym Fat Guy Contest, but actually ended up putting on weight, not losing weight.
In 2009 I tried the Fat Guy Contest again, but after losing 10 lbs. in the first month I stopped dieting and exercising and started drinking again. I actually lost weight over the course of the contest, but by the end of the year (and after my run at Mayor of Saipan), I'd put it all back on. Over the course of 2010 I put on even more weight.
Now I'm closing in on 220 lbs., I feel like crap, and none of my clothes fit right.
So this is my New Year's Resolution:
I am going to run 2011 miles in 2011.
Follow along by reading all the posts tagged with 2011 in 2011
UPDATE:
1/1/2012
So 2011 in 2011 turned out to be 604 in 2011. Let's try it again! Follow along by reading all the posts tagged with 2012 in 2012.
