Starting Line
“Do, or do not. There is no try.”
- Yoda
It’s the first day of the 52 Day Challenge (52DC). I was out of bed at 3:00 AM and had a bowl of oatmeal. I did some tidying in my workout room and cooked some beans for my salad at lunch. I’ll grab a small meal before I head out to work, probably a smoothie and an apple, maybe some natural PB. I’ve also had about 40 oz of water so far this morning. I’m shooting for around a gallon (128 oz) each day, but that is not a goal I’m tracking for the 52DC, just informally on my own.
I decided to take some “before” pics. That was tough. I really didn’t want to do it which is why I kept putting it off. We’re great at fooling ourselves about how we look, but taking your shirt off and standing in front of a camera at five in the morning tends to cut through the bullshit.
Ultimately, the reason I decided to take the pics is because I believe this will be the last time I “try” to get in shape. I’m done “trying.” This time I’m going to actually DO it. Since I’m going to be successful I’d really regret not having those pics a year or two from now when I look awesome to show everyone how far I’ve traveled and maybe be able to encourage someone else to do the same thing.
That said, they will stay locked away for the time being…
I have a tough time with 5:30am – 3:00am – OMG.
I took those before pictures – actually about a week after I started dieting and exercising – when I knew that I was actually going to do it. Took the after pictures 2 years later and posted them on the TNT Forum and my blog. I had to make the posting of the pictures a “goal” for that 52DC to force me to do it. It was worth it.
TNT Man