A lot of pain, hopefully no gain

It has been 8 days since I started my journey to lose 42 pounds. First off, let me tell you that I will accomplish this goal and will do it by exercise. Some other people are cheating. One of our friends got the stomach virus and lost 8 or so pounds. A guy I work with got his jaw broke in two places and now drinks out of a straw. I wouldn't imagine that he would pick this way to lose some weight but he will anyway. Some people choose to throw up their food after eating- I consider this food abuse. Some people starve themselves- I consider this abusing yourself. I like to eat and will continue to "bust my neck" as I heard my old partner call it. I could try Atkins if I wanted to have the energy to walk from the couch to the bedroom but I dont do diets.

"Hi, my name is Brad and I am a foodaholic". Now everybody at the same time now- "Hi Brad".

Now that I made that clear, let me just say that the first week starting back working out is like being struck by a semi-truck, repeatedly. I am 33 years old and started two a day workouts on Jan 2. What was I thinking? I am not a high school football player. Every bone in my body aches. Anyone else ever jumped out of bed with a cramp in their calve so bad you wanted to shoot yourself in the thigh to get your mind off of it? Me too.

With the exception of the initial soreness Im feeling, I must say that I am feeling ggggrrrreat. I am still very out of shape. I did manage to go 18 miles today on the bike. Of course, a guy that passed me in the last mile pulled up next to me and started giving me mouth to mouth. Its hard to know whether he thought I was cute or if he really thought I needed the air. Either way, I didn't fight him off because I was out of breath. I also asked for a defibrillator also just in case. It would still be better than having a seizure while on a treadmill at the gym- funny story.

You know what the best part about riding the bike is? You guessed it. I get to wear the bicycle riding pants. It doesn't get much sexier than that. They are a necessity though. Ask Re. She rode with me on Sunday and her bottom is still sore. I will try to get Re to take a picture of me in the shorts if she can stop laughing enough to do so.

I will be weighing in every two weeks. Hopefully, it will be way down. If not, Im sure it is because I have built so much muscle. Everyone knows muscle weighs more than fat.

Still Fat,

BRAD