Underground

218.6

Yep. Sad I know. I was actually up to 219.6 yesterday. Had to stop this train wreck just shy of falling back into the 220’s.  But that is not going to happen, I assure you.

There are now exactly four weeks (28 days) left until I go down to Gainesville for the opening weekend of college football. Although the FitBet Deadline has been pushed back an additional month to the end of September, I would like to be at my lowest weight yet by this first trip down there. I know I won’t be able to lose “30 pounds in 34” days as I so optimistically hoped for in my post six days ago. A more realistic approach, albeit still lofty, is to lose 20 lbs in the next 28 days. That will put me below 200 pounds, and back into “Onederland” for the fist time since 1999! I will be at my lowest weight yet on this FitGator journey and well on my way to obtaining my ultimate goal of getting my weight back down to the 170-175 lb range.  Plus if I can do it, this will break the rut I’ve been in for a few months now, which I desperately need to do.

That being said… I will be going underground for the next four weeks. You will not see any posts from me until August 30th arrives. Now I will still post to my blog periodically, but I won’t “publish” it until August 30th. Once 8/30 hits, I’ll publish all my posts that I’ve made up to that point from here on out. The main reason I’m doing this, is because I want there to be some suspense. Some drama. Can I actually do it? Rick and I spoke (and I posted about this early on) and it was decided that I would go “silent” the final month of the journey. Much like they do in The Biggest Loser, where we see the contestants weigh in each week, but then they leave for 12 weeks on their own before the finale. We only get to see what they’ve accomplished on the final show.

I know this isn’t the end of Fit Bet, that comes at the end of September. I’ll likely post normally again the final month after this initial August 30th deadline. I have a couple of other really interesting ideas on how to continue on my Fit Gator blog once I reach my goal weight. And make no mistake, I will do it. Come Hell or high water, I will do reach my desired weight – even if I fail to do it by the FitBet Deadline. I’ll know that I’m on the right path. I’ll be healthier (and lighter) and fitter by the time that comes around. Even if I lose the bet and have to wear that Godforsaken t-shirt to the Vanderbilt/Florida game, I will still be overwhelmingly happy at how far I’ve come and excited about the direction I’m heading.

I will still be following all of you other fitness bloggers out there, and I’ll be updating my Fit Gator blog behind the scenes as this next month presses on. Just remember that I’ll release all my new blog posts for anyone who’s interested, on August 30th.

So until that day arrives, I bid you adieu.  Stay fit my friends.

Sacrifice. Dedication. Victory.