End of July

Can you believe it's the end of July already? I can't.

I gained weight last week, but I'm not upset about it. (205.8, +1.4 pounds)

I didn't do anything bad - I ate relatively well and worked out. I think that it's probably some residual from starting to lift again - I'm getting a little bit of my strength back and my workouts this week weren't so pathetic. Maybe it's muscle weight and maybe that's just wishful thinking.

It could also be water weight because I've been in the bathroom all day today and I haven't had much to drink.

I decided some time in the middle of last week that attempting 11 workouts a week every single week is crazy and is never going to work. By Wednesday the thought of going to the gym made me very unhappy. I took all day Friday off, which dropped two workouts out of the rotation. I was glad for the rest.

I made up Friday's gym workout on Saturday, which left biceps and abs out of the loop again! Although I did do some minor ab work when I was there for back and now my stomach is sore. That's the problem with doing abs... it's a bitch to get started. I also ended up not running yesterday because we got a severe thunderstorm at night, and also because I didn't feel like it. So I ran 22.61 miles last week.

I feel pretty good about all this... energized and ready to go. I'm planning on rocking it out from now until my fantasy football draft, which is in 4 weeks. I haven't been home to PA since Easter, which was about 25-30 pounds ago... so I'm already going to be a bit leaner but I really want to make an impression on my friends/family.

I went to TJ Max/Marshalls yesterday. I only seem to buy the same minor rotation of items in the store... belts, wallets, discounted designer underwear (which they would have millions to choose from if I wore a size S or XXL), or ties. Well, yesterday I got something different! I got three good pairs of running shorts for $7.99 a piece and they were decent brand names... Reebok and the like. I was pleased with that, on top of 2 new belts that are 4 inches shorter than my old belts.

Progress is a moving train, or something.

My anxiousness to get under 200 has passed and I'm patient to wait it out and let my body do it's thing... I know that this isn't going to, nor should it, happen overnight.

But, seriously, though, by end of first week of August and no later, ok?