Ego + Daylight Savings + "Jailbreak" = PLATEAU!!!
I knew it had to slow down eventually...I was just hoping it would happen after I lost another 100 lbs or so...I can dream, can't I!
Everything was going so well. I was doing everything I was supposed to. I was getting up and walking almost every morning. I was eating exactly what I should've been eating.
Then...
I GOT LAZY!!
The morning in question is that of March 10th. It was the day after we moved the clocks ahead. Now, I could have excuse after excuse, but the real reason I didn't get up that morning was because I was filled with overconfidence and laziness. I had lost over 30 lbs without really trying all that hard. I put it in my own head that it would be OK if I took one morning off. That turned into 2 mornings. Then 3 and so on and so on. I went the whole week without getting up and exercising in the morning and like I stated before...I talked myself out of putting time in at night. I was still eating less, but I was no where near moving more.
Then Saturday came and I had my SEE Program "gym class". I moved around so much with the kids that day that I came up with a hair-brained scheme...
I can make up for the lack of movement during the week with everything that I do at the Saturday program...everything will stay status quo...RIGHT?
WRONG!!!
I actually talked myself into believing this nonsense would work out just fine. So, I did the same thing again. I ATE LESS but didn't MOVE MORE until Saturday. I knew deep down that this was a horrible plan and it was only going to back fire on me. Boy was I right!
So Saturday came...I was trying to make up for lost exercise and in a very heated game of "Jailbreak" with my 3rd-8th graders and my high school helpers, I felt some pain in my neck and down my arm. (Jailbreak is a game that has evolved over the last 5 years. It's current version is full court dodgeball that incorporates 4 bowling pins, 2 floor hockey goals laying face down and half court shots...it's so much fun!) I kept playing just thinking that it was a pulled muscle. I finished out the day and I was pretty shot. Sunday was no fun at all. I was in some pain but I still thought it would be fine.
ENTER...
Because of the pain, I didn't exercise during the week...again...but by Friday, I was feeling pretty good. No real pain.
Then Saturday rolls around and it is our last SEE Program Saturday of 2014. This was the last class that my high school helpers were going to be with me...its been 4 years now. We were all going "full-tilt boogie" every minute of both sessions.
We played kickball, wiffle ball (of course) and...Jailbreak...the kids all time favorite. We also came up with a modified soccer game that uses 2 balls at the same time and the goalies are in wheelchairs...(its all fun and games until you get your wife in trouble because you didn't make sure the wheelchairs were put back where they belong...sorry dear.)
Midway through the 2nd session, the pain was back...but I kept going. I finished out the day and I was hurting. I just figured it would clear up in a week or so and I would be fine. Well, Sunday came and it got worse. I couldn't move my neck without the pain stopping me in my tracks. My right tricep had a tingling sensation and it felt like I had no strength in it. Monday came and I went to work. I only lasted about 3 hours. I was in agony.
I left and headed to an Orthopedic Walk-In. They took a couple of X-rays. The Dr came in and said I have what was describe to me as "the neck of an old man." Bone spurs, arthritis and disc protrusions that are pinching nerves. Every time the Dr looked at the X-rays he found something else that looked "really wrong."
"TELL HIM WHAT HE'S WON BOB"
The Stupidity Showcase Showdown consists these FABULOUS prizes...
1 - Full Round of steroids.
2 - chiropractor visits EVERY week for at least the next month
And no Showcase would be complete without...
A NEW....traction unit for his neck!!!
So, the moral of the story folks...
If you try to take an easy way out, it will only come back and bite you in the ass. If you do the work, I GUARANTEE you will achieve results you deserve.
Because of all of this...and since I am obviously my own worst enemy...I have given myself 3 options to get the work done each day.
Option #1... Clown Shoes Fitness at 5 am
Option #2... walk the streets of New Haven at lunch (I came up with a 1.5 - 2.5 mile loop)
Option #3... Clown Shoes Fitness as soon as I get home from work but has to be before dinner
Here's how it works...
If I get out of bed and go downstairs and put the time in...I'm done for the day...
If I don't get out of bed then I will walk at work. If I do so, I am done for the day...
If for whatever reason I can't walk at work...My only other option is Option #3...get it done as soon as I get home.
It makes sense in my head...I'll let you know how it goes.
UPDATES since my last post:
*My first iteration of Chicken Pot Pie Cups:
Flavor: strong B
Execution: D- (issues with structural integrity)
Back to the drawing board. On the bright side, I didn't plan them for dinner that night. I just made them to try and see if it would work...they kind of did, but I need more time to figure it out.
*Also, we have signed up for a CSA for the 2nd year in a row. We get a 1/2 a share for 20 weeks from a local farm. We are very excited for the abundance of fresh produce!
*I have sent back my FitBit Force because of the recall. I didn't realize how much relied on it, until I sent it back. Because of this, I have researched and decided on the Jawbone Up24. I lowballed an offer on a NIB unit on Ebay and it was accepted. It should be here in a few days. It is Persimmon Red...to match the SHOES...just kidding, but I think thats why the low offer was accepted.
SUMMARY:
After all the bitching and storytelling, I did lose weight...9 lbs since my last post.
(should've been more, I was on track to have a better number.)
I am very hard on myself. Especially, when laziness and stupidity are involved.
I am down a total of 40 lbs since I started back in January. I am very proud of that number but I am also now fully aware of the effort I have to put in to keep it going in the right direction!
I hope you all appreciate the honesty!!
Thanks for reading!
Jay
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