If you haven’t seen that episode of the office, then that title makes absolutely no sense to you. Check it out on NBC.com or something. Ok, so for some reason today I’ve made up my mind to start running again… the day after we just canceled our membership to the Y, mind you. I’m so stupid. But anyways, I really want to lose some weight and get back in some sort of routine. I went through a running program called “Couch to 5K” back last year and earlier this year as well and actually made it all the way through before the summer. But then summer hit, I got busy, we found out we were having a baby and I’ve been eating crappily (is that a word?) ever since.
Getting old sucks, you know? Back in high school/college, I never in a million years would’ve though I’d be 29 and have some baggage to lose, but here I am and there went my metabolism. It’s not like I’m morbidly obese or anything, but I’m not where I want to be either (in so many ways). The reason I’m doing this is because I really want to be healthy for my kids. I don’t want them having an overweight, out of breath daddy running along behind them. That is not my definition of coolness and I know it won’t be theirs either, speaking from experience.
So the goal is to lose 30 pounds in 130 days or something like that. It seems impossible, but so does everything I ever try to do in life to be totally honest. Oddly enough, I find that running and just being in this mindset really helps me focus on my relationship with God as well. Must have something to do with being disciplined, which I am definitely not right now.
A friend of mine at work told me about a website called SparkPeople. Looks pretty cool, so I’m going to be using it to watch the “caloric intake” and all that crap, so we’ll see how it goes. If any of you out there want to join me, that’d be awesome. We can put on a Richard Simmons wigs and spandex and cheer each other on.
Get ready for a horrifying truth…
Though I am in no way proud of it, I have actually worn said Richard Simmons costume for a high school skit.
Well Nathan, I can’t say I ever expected this particular look on you. Maybe just the focus on the running and skip the costume would be just as beneficial? On a more serious note, I know the next few months seem like an eternity at this point. They did for your dad and I when we had you and Rachel but trust me, you blink and suddenly your kids are grown and gone and you wonder where all the time went. Having the two of you was the greatest gift God has ever given me besides my salvation and your dad. Your children are only lent to you for such a short time and then they are gone. I am glad that we will get to know our grandson. To us, that is a blessing and we can’t wait to meet him! I love you!
I’ve seen The Office several times and that rabies episode was honestly the only time I ever laughed watching the show. The show makes no sense to me, but that particular episode was pretty funny.