I'm a 41 year-old police detective.

Over the past 10 years, I've let myself get overweight. Tired. Lazy. Unattractive. Boring.

It was easy--I had an excuse. I went back to school in 2002 and worked my way through a Master's degree from the University of Florida, Summa Cum Laude. Mostly, I carried a full-time course load in addition to my full-time job. And homicide callouts. And court overtime. And instructing at the police academy. You get it. I'm a Type A personality.

While I was busy perusing book after book and researching paper after paper, my ass got bigger and bigger. My pants size grew larger and larger. Meh...I'll fix that later. Well, guess what?

Later.....is NOW.

And, it's a hell of a lot easier putting the weight on than taking it off. Anyone who had gained and lost more than 20 pounds will tell you the same.

This is my journey to lose 35 pounds and compete in the closest thing to the Olympic Games offered in amateur sports. The 2011 World Police and Fire Games in New York City.

I have 5 months to lose the weight and train my body to compete against elite athletes from around the globe. I've seen the records and they're no joke. I'll have to swim faster than I did when I was 14 or 15 and broke county records in Maryland back in the 80's.

No luck necessary. I'm getting my fat ass into the pool.

Friday, May 13, 2011

The Lifestyle


Thank you, Jillian Michaels.

It's been several months now and my body has changed significantly. Today, I grabbed a pair of jeans from the closet and slid them on. A little snug--I thought, "this isn't cool...", until I took them back off and looked at the tag. Size 8. They weren't my jeans. They were my girlfriend's.

Wow.

I'm past the point of no return now. My lifeSTYLE is completely different. My eating habits, sleep schedule, exercise regimen, attitude. I approach situations so much differently--with a balance of mind that I never possessed prior to this undertaking. I'm so grateful for little things now---I think I'm a full-on grown up.

I'm all signed up for the World Games, got my plane ticket, hotel and access badge--oh--I"m Athlete #3933. I'm excited, nervous, anxious, thrilled and downright happy to be back in the realm of the athletic and alive!

One more note---at the pool this morning, a triathlete (female, 6'2", 130 pounds) asked me if I competed in triathlons. I laughed and told her 'no', that I'm not much of a runner. She countered with, "Oh, well, you look athletic." Ok---THAT was the most amazing moment I've had in a while. That said, I'm going to train her on how to improve her stroke and she's going to help me with endurance. How's that for a win-win?

Movin'.
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