Workin' on muh fitness!

One year ago my oldest brother made a commitment to lose 100 lbs in a year.  When the time came, he was shy of that goal by 12 lbs or so.  However, during that year, I've watched my brother transform in to this active human being who has energy and can go out and play with his kids and not break a sweat.  It has been awesome to see such a physical transformation.

Two years ago, I had a similar experience.  I decided to join AFROTC, already knowing I was over my weight limit.  I weighed in at 247 lbs at the rip old age of 23.  Most folks look at my 6 foot 1 frame and though, nah, you can't be nearly 250.  However, my knees could certainly tell.  Four and a half months into my ROTC career I weighed in at 202 lbs.  It was an amazing journey with a lot of sacrifice, mainly from my awesomely supportive wife who let me spend insane amounts of time working out.

Now, due to circumstances both within and without of my control, my ROTC career is at an end but I am in need of still being physically fit.  I refuse to go back to 250.  I wasn't happy with myself, with life, and much else.  I didn't feel as confident in certain clothes and I would refrain from certain activities (swimming mostly).  So, back to my stud of a brother.  He has made a goal to lose another 70 lbs. by 12 September 2012.  So, I figured, if my brother, a father of four kids and husband to a sweet wife, could do that, surely I can man up and do something in a year.

My goal is to participate in at least ONE half marathon and at least ONE Olympic distance triathlon.  To do this...first and foremost I need to get back in shape.  Mainly being able to run 3+ miles at a good pace, increase my swimming distance, and get my butt use to being on a bike for 20+ miles.

So, what does this have to do with creating a new page on my blog you ask.  Well, this is my other method of being accountable.  I don't care if anyone reads what I write, I'm not writing this for any singular person or groups of persons.  I'm doing this so that I am accountable to, if nothing else, my blog.  I have a personal trainer to be accountable too in regards to my diet. (If any of you saw what I ate in a day, you would understand my reasoning for getting a trainer.)  However, it is the fitness that I need to be accountable too.  

This blog will be the means to my end of being accountable for my fitness.  I will updates this each and every day I workout.  I will post my weight each and every day and my workout for the day.  I do this to the end that I might be a healthier person, take control of the health of my body, and ensure that I can be the healthiest husband to my beautiful wife who, ultimately, is my drive.  

On to bigger and better things.

A new semester has begun with all of its fun and not so fun things that go with that.  Thus far I have enjoyed all of my classes.  My Law & Politics has a lot of reading that I'm already somewhat behind on.  Multimedia Boot camp has taken me to boot camp in regards to my not staying on top of when stuff is due.  PR Research is rather interesting and I am looking forward to getting to the meat of the semester.  Lastly, my one business class, an entrepreneurship class, will be a hand full.  My group is to come up with a business plan, present it to my teacher and a board of other teachers to gain their "trust" to give us $150.  With that we are to register as a legitimate business and make enough money to, at a minimum, pay my teacher back $225.  Quite the return huh?  At any rate, it is going rather well.  At least the planning stages.  I need to do some redesign work on our website which is currently HversusZ Supplies (the link is to the left under current project) but will be changed to  Dead or Alive Supplies.

Working in the Tire Mounting Area in addition to school and everything is already getting rather intense as to my personal schedule.  I work anywhere from 22-30 hours a week at Sam's Club, go to school full-time, am a vice president of a club on campus that is affiliated with AFROTC, trying to start up a business, and working as the student web administrator for the JCOM Department.  What it comes down to is that I'm glad I have an awesome wife who supports me.  If I didn't have her, I would be rather lost and not have a lot of purpose to what it is that I do.

Don't get me wrong though.  With all this going on I am excited for the semester.  It has turned out to be a lot more than I anticipated, however, it is a good thing.  A little struggle is good for a person.  As my dad says, "It builds character".  My response, I already have plenty of character, why do I need any more?