Large and In Charge

Another day at work, and another blog posted. I'm really tired today. Thankfully I have a four day weekend starting tomorrow because of the 24th of July and I'll be able to catch up on some sleep. Speaking of work, I just put in for a position in the Provo branch, and I'd be a Loan Interviewer again. I really hope I get it. I'm so sick of tellering. It's just the same thing over and over again, but with loans there's at least a bit of variety and thought involved. So here's hoping that I get it.

My friend got home from his mission this past week and it was really neat to see him. All was great except one thing; the first thing he said to me was "Man...you got fat!". It's sad.

For those of you who knew me in high school know that I was the skinniest thing you've ever seen. I was usually around 140-160 lbs and just as tall as I am now (6 foot 3 inches). Right now I'm at about 210 lbs and I don't look the same at all. In fact, most people that I haven't seen in a while barely recognize me. Going back to seeing my friend at the airport, when I was walking to where he would come out I passed his sister and her husband (both knew me before my mission) and they didn't know who I was, and thought some stranger was just randomly talking to them. The thing is that I put on most of my weight before I left.

After I graduated I started going to the gym and taking protein supplements and I jumped up to 185. On my mission I went up 14 lbs (a stone) in my first two transfers, but then I lost it shortly afterwards and I actually came home just about the exact same weight at 187. My friends still don't believe that though, they say I was fat when I came home. In reality my face just filled out while I was gone and it was misleading. (I swear it's true!) Downside was I came home with a broken foot so I couldn't run for a while, then I had my concussion a month later and couldn't exercise for a bit. By the end of all of that I was out of the habit of exercising, and all the muscle I built up on the mission turned to fat, and brought me up to 225 for a time. For most of last year I struggled getting back to being in shape. (yeah yeah, "round is a shape") Since the beginning of this year I've been working on getting back to my 185 again, and I'm slowly making progress towards that goal. The BMI index said that 194 is the highest I can go to be at a healthy weight, so that's the first mark I have to hit, then I'll shoot for 185. It can happen. It will happen.

Anyway, yeah, this is a weird post about my weight. I'd like to be healthy and fit again. I'm trying to cut down portions and eat more vegetables and have less sugar. I'm also exercising more and trying to just sit around less. (It doesn't help that I sit down 10 hours a day at work.)

What I'd like to know is if any of you have suggestions to help me speed up the progress. What's worked well for you? I'd appreciate the input.