My Journey Continues

August has been one hell of a month. I went into it knowing that at the end I would feel like I was swept through a tornado. With September showing its ugly head in a few short days I cannot believe how fast the month went by.

I learned a few things though…

1) Falling off the gym bandwagon is easy. The high you get from running in the morning is quickly replaced by coffee and other unneeded foods.

2) Getting back on the gym bandwagon is hard too. I didn’t make it this morning, I promise myself I will tomorrow.

3) You can still loose weight, feel great and keep improving yourself even if you don’t go to the gym!

Even though I have not gone to the gym since August 8th I have not stopped being active. I played in a hockey tournament. I have played a number of ice hockey games. I’ve played countless ball hockey games. Gone on hikes. And cleaned / moved / gardened my ass off. Needless to say. The end result is I am down 8.4lbs over the month of August (maybe 9lbs if I go to the gym tomorrow).

What does that mean… my jeans I bought two months ago are falling off and look stupid. The belt I got three months ago doesn’t have a notch tight enough. I’ve donated half my shirts to charity (goodbye XXL!). And I feel great. I feel incredibly guilty that I have not been going to the gym. I feel guilty that I have gone to Wendy’s a couple times when work has been too busy. I feel guilty that I have been drinking pop again (Diet Pop, which I’m ok with). But the fact is, they are a treat. I’m not having them daily. I don’t have coffee daily. Everything is still in moderation. In fact, I had pizza last week. Ordered in. Had two slices, called it a happy meal. That seems to be the real secret. Being active and eating responsibly.

I still have a long way to go until I reach my goal (shooting for another 30lbs) but that fact that I will see the 260’s by the end of the week makes me excited.

Bring on September!