Update.

I've lost a few pounds already, so that's good. I'd say my "Official" weight is 242 right now.

On Saturday I'm going to recalibrate my diet and work-out schedule. I'm considering purging on the treadmills at the Rec, but that's probably a dangerous thought.

I don't feel like I truly have a workout routine right now. I'm just trying to sort of make healthy choices where I can. I suppose that's a good way to look at it.

I realized that I'm really attached to my identity as an athlete. If I'm training for something, I feel like I need to be going hardcore. I dunno, I need to really re-think my lifestyle I think. I've been wearing the same clothes for years, and laundry is tough without cash. It's amazing how much even that affects your willingness to workout.

I watched the men's semi-finals bout against Russia. That was absolutely incredible. Probably the most exciting sports event I've ever seen. It made me want to fence too. I'm not touching a blade until I hit 210. I don't know if I'm setting myself up for an unfair situation or an impossible situation, but I want to get to 210 just to have that health. We'll see where the fencing takes me. If I hit 210, I might have the energy to do all the things I need to do to maintain a sports hobby of my awkward tastes.

I find it's more helpful to count calories every couple of days. I think I can sense when my diet misfires, so I don't think obsessively keeping notes is necessary. I think I know when I hit 2,000 calories or not. So far I've had about 600-700 with breakfast and lunch, so I've got some good room still :)

I'm going to go for a walk now--I should run today. We'll see if I get myself motivated to do it. I got really attached to my Mp3 player, and now I don't know where I put it! Hopefully that won't affect my running too negatively. I ran 2 miles the other day, sans ear buds, so sometimes the headphones aren't necessary.

peace,
matt