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.

Monday, April 4, 2011

The Gym


I'm pushing more weight at the gym than I ever thought possible.

Tonight, I was doing lat pulldowns with 150 pounds for 12 reps/4 sets. Pretty soon, I'll be doing pullups instead! The pounds are coming off and I'm feeling really strong. This is easily the best thing I've ever done for myself.

I read a post by Jillian Michaels today about goal setting. It said that in order for a goal to be achievable, it has to be 1) attainable, 2) cut into manageable pieces, and 3) be written down.

Ok.
1) Win 5 gold medals.
2) Train week to week with breaks for muscle rehab
3) Done.
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