Disappointing, that was the word that sums up the Fall report.
I started the Fall out at 263. In the Summer I went from 295 to 263. That is 32 lbs.
In Fall I went from 263 to 250, less than half the production I had in the first 3 months.
September
First off, it was starting to get darker. Not so bad yet, but running was becoming more difficult.
My schedule was beginning to fill up with little free time to work out. But I found the time and still worked out.
Then my weight started fluctuating and I thought a lot of it was bloat. But before end of month I found the inspiration and will to get my weight down to under 260.
October
It started getting darker and I found myself running in the dark. It was not too bad, the artificial light seemed enough.
Then came the rain and the cold. In the middle of the month, my wife left for Hawaii with our younger kids leaving me with the oldest who could not miss school. I thought I could cope with this and find time to work out. Unfortunately I did not. To make things worse, I was not eating right.
In spite all that, I was able to get my weight down into the low 250’s.
I did get a physical with my Doctor, I promised I would post on it but never did. The Doctor was impressed with my numbers, I have improved a lot from the 305 I was at in April.
November
I got new shoes and it helped my running immensly. I also tried out a video workout and realized that would for me during the cold months ahead. But bad things were ahead.
A week after my wife and kids got back from Hawaii I got sick. That really impacted the intensity of my workout.
I did see a Dietician which helped a lot in good thing too because the first big food Holiday reached us…. Thanksgiving. Amazingly enough I behaved.
After that I started tracking my food consumption.
December
Tracking food consumption was what helped me kill the 250 monster. I finally did it, 4 consecutive days under 250. But the joy did not last.
I don’t know what did it, the lingering illness, the pretty cold weather, something a ate, or the pine cone a stepped on late November which may have tweaked my foot. I had a gout flareup, and a pretty intense long one. I am writing this on December 26 and normally the seasonal report ends on the 20th day of the 3rd month, but I am still hurting.
And this part is disheartening.
I am angry at this whole process. Sometimes am am grouchy for no reason too. I finally broke 250 and this has to happen and history shows that whenever I get close to 250, I break down. Usually with gout.
I started eating unhealthily, work was hard to do, and I stopped tracking my eating habits. I was eyeballing my meals. Hoping it was enough to keep my weight down while my foot got better.
I feel my muscles getting weaker too. Everything I worked for seems to be slipping away. I know must wait till my foot really heals before I continue my journey.
I guess you can say fall was the season of broken promises and dreams.
On final note though. When my foot does get better, I will come back with a fierce determination.