Sunday, June 17, 2018

Let's Begin

I just got back to Peachtree City, for the 2nd week of the GFA teacher workshop at Pinewood Studios.  I am excited about the upcoming week, but this is the first entree in my blog to make a personal transformation in my life.  I am quite overweight, and I think this is the first time that I have actually said or written that.

Last summer I worked for several weeks at Mercer University (creative computer camp), and I began to take advantage of going to the Mercer U Gym.  I wanted to make it a new lifestyle decision to go on an ongoing basis, and I did for a while.  I think I may have lost a few pounds and got down to about 210 pounds.  The truth is that I want to get down to 170 pounds and just assumed that before I knew it I would be shedding pounds.  I did start to feel better but I didn't really match my eating habits or make other adjustments to maintain any consistency.  Before I knew it school was back in session and I had plenty of "legitimate" reasons for not making it to the gym.

Now we're back to present.  Two weeks ago I was in Brunswick for part of 4 days, and last week I was in Peachtree City for parts of 6.  I am writing "parts of," because I had access to an exercise room each of those days.  Well, over the weekend I received my new FitBit thanks to my participation in Real Appeal.  That's a totally different story that I will soon address.  So, I hit the gym tonight and did 30 minutes on the treadmill.  Yes.  I'm at 220 pounds and the goal is 170 when I head off to T&I next June.

More tomorrow.

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