It's racquetball time again!

It was great to get back on the racquetball court again with all my 6AM Lifetime Fitness racquetball pals, Marvelous Mark, Super Dave, Steve the Greyhound, Arlan the Swift, Jimmy the Mouse, Ralph the Rabbit, Kern the Master, Tom Terrific, Steve the Whippet, Fancy Nancy and Al, Big Dick and Little Dick, Mighty Mike, Big John and all the rest.  It's been since mid-July when my knee wouldn't let me play until the meniscus tear was repaired at the end of August.  Now I just need to find out where I left my racquetball game...

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Let the games begin

Got the official starting point today - 262. I'm spotting Scoundrel 5lbs. but in our 'prime' I had about 25lbs on him. He says 220. My goal was 225 and has been for a couple of years now. Today was my first day on the racquetball court in two months! Recovering from knee surgery about a month ago. More in another post.

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Stuck In The Middle With You

This morning Swami weighed in at 262 and I weighed in at 257. I didn't mean to loose three pounds over the weekend. In fact I tried not to. In fact my one weekend workout involved less sets and reps than I had planned. Sorry Swami.

My goal is still 220. Swami can shoot for 225 if he feels that levels the playing field. I don't care. It's going to take forever. The one thing I feel good about is that this will be a meaty endeavor, not like having a goal of losing three pounds. This one's going to mean something.

The reality of it is just now dawning on me. The problem is - insanity. I believe Einstein is credited with the quote that "Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results." So Swami what are we going to do different? Pritkin, Atkins, Mediterranean, South Beach, Precision Nutrition, Venuto, Metabolic, Warrior Diet, Paleo? Fools and Jokers baby. Everyone's got an angle and something to sell.

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Challenge Accpeted

Thank you Scoundrel for hanging in there with me on this blog. Yes, I accept the Throwdown. My last post was + 8 months ago and I promised you an update on my journey with diabetes. Well..
As I switched my diet way back in November I managed to lose 10lbs in a little over 4 weeks. My next 10lbs loss did happen until April 2010. Since then I've been stuck with my 20lbs loss. I though by now I would be at least 30lbs down if not more, especially with the change in diet. In the mean time, Scoundrel decided the best way to help me was to catch UP to me ;).

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Are we there yet?

I know I promised Ski that I would spot him the rest of the week and the weekend. I have been taking full advantage of that. My week was crummy. I only had one workout. I just feel gross. This morning I got up at 4:30 to put some beer back and stepped on the scale which gave me a little shocker as you can see. I wish I could have put weight on this easy back in High School.

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Throwdown Hoedown

Topped off at 256lbs this AM.

Swami/Skizer’s been making some excellent progress and is hovering around 260ish. That makes us just about even for the first time in just about …well, forever. He’s been gunning for me and I’ve made it pretty easy for him. Heck I’m going up to meet his weight faster than he’s coming down to make mine. But enough is enough.

I realize that the boy is out of town and that I have an unfair advantage due to his recent knee surgery. (I’m sure he’ll have a blog post on it sometime ; )) However, I’d like to point out that my appetite is virtually insatiable AND I’m in an upward spiral so my momentum is actually working against me.

BUTT, and it’s a big one, I can’t just keep going like this unchecked. This is 10 lbs since August. So it is time for some drastic measures.

Swami, I’ll spot you the rest of the week and the weekend. But next week it is on baby. I can’t wait another four pounds. I figure that by the time you are rehabbed is about the time I’ll get my momentum spinning the other way.

Besides, the time is right since in another month you’ll be complaining about the holidays.

I think you said that you had a goal of 220lbs, so I’ll make that my goal too.

Good luck and may the best man loose…I mean win.

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