My Journey from Fat to Fit

Okay, so this pizza is surprisingly good. It's not my favourite, but half a pizza is a single serving so I'll take it.

So close. Must take one... more... step...

This is an easy workout -- if you're in shape. I am decidedly not in shape. For the first half I was thinking, 'this isn't so bad. I can do something more intense.' By the second half, I was glad I didn't push myself any harder. I've had a bad habit of trying to work out like I used to and then hurting OE exhausting myself. I'm learning to be humble and ease back into things.

Back to the basics. Power 90 looks so dated -- well, I guess it is pretty dated at this point. But it's still a good workout. I thought it might be too easy, but no, it's not. I am really out of shape. It's humbling.

I’m a bit disappointed in myself, but whatever -- I’m confident I can fix this. Here we go again!

My wife and I are staying in a tiny apartment with a tiny fridge for a couple of months whiles we're away for her job. We're both ridiculously busy, so we've subscribed to a prepped meal service. The meal elements are precooked and packaged separately. You can pick and choose your protein, starch and veg. They could probably use more veg, but they're calorie controlled and, so far, pretty tasty. This one's chicken, Gorgonzola, pears and walnuts with broccoli and a pesto gnocchi.

I went to the gym today. Well, sort of. I signed up for planet fitness and went to a session where a trainer put together a program for me. I didn't actually work out. It's a pretty easy routine with higher reps (and lower weight) than I'm used to but the trainer kindly reminded me that I'm out of shape and I need to be patient. In other news, I'm in Toronto for two months (thus the need for a new gym). My wife is here for work and I'm tagging along because I work remotely for a company that's actually based here.

Another short, tough run. Two years ago I ran the Boston Marathon. It was the most fun I ever had racing. And to date, it's the last race I've ever run. I've struggled with injury and, maybe more so, I've struggled with all or nothing thinking -- refusing to train if I can't be at my peak. I don't think I'll ever run that fast again. I'm not sure if I'll ever run a marathon again. But I need to find something fun again.

Out. Of. Shape. Ugh. I ran/walked for 30 minutes. It was my first run since January, I think, and I'm not sure when I last ran before that. I've been lazy for not working harder to find out what's wrong with my leg. Instead, it's been an excuse to fall out of shape. I wanna fix this, but I'm not sure that I'm there yet.

The advantage of ordering my groceries online is that I can get a breakdown of what I’ve actually ordered, which kinda shames me into buying fruits and vegetables.

I haven’t been around here much, but I’ve been trying to do the health thing. I call this meal, “not a cheeseburger”. It’s a hash made with sweet potato, chickpeas, red onion, kale, and topped with a poached egg and feta cheese. A poached egg improves almost any meal.

My wife is trying balance staying in shape with the demands of being a law student, so I had to buy this book for her when I saw it.

One of my slowest 4k runs ever. Oh well, it's faster than sitting on the couch.

Stay tuned.

It’s a Canadian company that only ships in Ontario. It’s called LiveFit.

So, I’ve recently discovered that I can order fresh healthy prepped meals that are shipped overnight to my doorstep. They’re all high in protein and veg with a reasonable serving of carbs (and you can get different meals with more or less protein/carbs to fit your needs). It feels a bit ridiculous and lazy, but the truth is my wife and I have both been crazy busy and eating out way too much. This seems to work pretty well for us.

Pretty sure I'm walking behind Donald Trump right now.