The Great Weigh-In -- 201 lbs

Unfortunately, there is too much emphasis on "great".

The holiday season has come and gone, the new year is upon us so now it is time to put the resolution to the test. And with any challenge there must be a first step, a hideous "before" to go with the glorious "after". So without any further ado, as of Friday January 8th 2010, I weigh 201 lbs. *GASP* I have not weighed this much before in my life (unless you count the 207 I weighed in over Christmas vacation at my father-in law's house, but that was a different scale, right?) When I was in the Navy I was required to weigh less than 201 lbs for my height and never really had a problem with it, but as my job now has me sitting behind a desk all day I have put on about 20 lbs since leaving the service.

One of my challenges is to lose 20 lbs. My ideal weight is around 175 lbs. I think I will need to make the goal to lose 26 lbs.

Now that I am back at work I am itching to get started with the challenge. There are still piles of snow on many of the area sidewalks and roadsides from the epic "SNOWPOCOLYSE (R)" that gripped the Nation's Capital a week before Christmas. Most of the 20 inches of snow that fell are gone, but some 1-2 foot icy remnants remain, unable to melt with the consistent sub-freezing high temps over the last few weeks. I am figuring that if there is snow on my sun-drenched sidewalk, there is probably still snow on the shaded portions of the W&OD and Custis Trail. I am most worried about the Custis, with it's steep hills, narrow lanes, and limited sight lines.

The weather should turn warmer next week. I think I will inventory my equipment this weekend and plan on biking in sometime next week.