Fighting The Flab

Hello, I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I have been on a rocky road... I have left myself in a right state. I had some personal issues that had to get sorted; all of my own making as well.... which meant the end of last year and start of this year saw my focus being diverted to other things. I then started training for the fight I have on February 15th, for which I have to be 266lbs, first training session of the year I pull a ham string, which left me hobbling around for about a week. I then caught the dreaded lurgy, which laid me down low for over a week...

All in all not a good start, what’s worse, I jumped off the diet and comfort ate for about a fortnight, having restricted myself over the Christmas period. I have piled weight on, over a stone in 10 days, and find my self back at 312lbs. Eating and sleeping patterns have been disturbed, no training... lol... all in all not a good start....

I went to bed early last night, laid there looking at the ceiling and started crying. It has been a long time since I laid there crying, and not something I would normally admit too. After a few minutes, I started laughing, my life is full of ups and downs, but its the ups and downs that makes life so much fun. I am not in a good way or anywhere near ready for a fight, however, I have just over 4 weeks, and I can do this. I have done it before and I would do it again, and I will succeed in doing it this time. It’s not easy and not even recommended to do what I am about to, there is a risk of injury as well.

I went through the house this morning and threw out all foods that weren’t fresh or organic. I dug The Diet Plates out of the cupboard, and started planning my meals for the week. At 6am, I headed down to the local pool and swam for an hour, averaging about 40seconds a length, so I did somewhere between 90 and 100 laps. My arms and stomach are sore, but movable, and I enjoy the burn. Tonight when I finish work I am heading for the dojo (Lions Pride @ Macclesfield) to train with Steve Primrose. That’s going to be hard; Steve will work me extremely hard and doesn’t take failure well... I am looking forward to it, and I am nervous as well. I hope the knee and hamstring hold up, I am sure they will.

So this is me, my New Year starts here, the 13th January. I am at my heaviest for a while now at 312lbs, and need to be 266lbs. so 46 lbs to lose, it will come over really fast with the training and diet over the first couple of weeks, and then it will slow down.

I am finally focussed on what I have to achieve and I am looking forward to the challenge....

Be Well