The Battle of the Bulges

Anyone who has read any of my blogs before knows that one of my frequent topics is my constant contention with my weight. Sometimes that contention is as fake and lightweight as a WWE exhibition match; other times, it's like watching the big battle in the first Avengers movie.

As I put in the title, I have another battle of the bulges. And yes, I do mean several bulges, from just below my jawline to mahout six inches above my ankles. My admittance of this fact does not indicate shame; I earned every pound through the choices I made. Whether it was a good steak dinner, an indulgent dessert, or a sweet cocktail, all helped me gain over time.

Sometimes the battle went in my favor as I saw my weight diminish under hard training and discipline. Then at other times, the pounds came on just by looking too hard at an indulgence.

Now I'm back at it again, this time with a new seemingly simpler strategy: a 28 day challenge which officially starts tomorrow. It's supposed be 20 minutes a day plus some crunches, squats, a 60-second plank. It won't even be the same exercise or routine every day. I have enough workout routines/plans/videos to give me a couple weeks' worth of exercises before having to repeat. I'm doing this not only to work different parts of my body, but also to not have my body get so used to one thing that it plateaus early.

There's an old adage that says, "If you keep doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep getting what you've getting." And it's been a theme that I've been seeing all week. Another math-related one says that you can't add the same equation and hope for a different answer. So here's where I've decided to be different, I am also soliciting help.

If you're reading this blog, be my partner. Hold me accountable. Place a comment in the blog, inbox me on Facebook, either at The Blognotable Page or my own profile. Of you have my phone number send me a text. And simply ask, "What did you do today?"

Some stipulations:

1. Feel free to join in. If you inbox me, I'll invite you to a couple Facebook groups I'm in, and you can pose your own success stories.
2. Try not to ask too early in the morning, like say before 6am. The likelihood is that I have not at all arisen, much less gotten up to exercise.
3. Don't wait too late in the evening. Ten minutes to midnight is not the time to ask because regardless, I will probably not get in the requisite minutes.
4. Be encouraging. You can even suggest some workouts to make it more interesting.

It takes a village folks.