Tyler - I was hesistant to post on blog by my wife and sisters-in-law, but I am told that its OK, and that I should. I am Lori's husband, and I wish I could say I was doing this with her just to be supportive. The fact of the matter is, I need it. Claire refered to her "muffin top"; I have, over the last few years, developed more of a "pie crust". As a guy, I can look at myself in the mirror and with relative ease convince myself that I look fine and don't have to worry about anything. But lately it's been harder and harder to do. I finished a marathon 2 days before we started this training; I would have thought all the running all summer would have kept me in great shape, but it didn't really put a dent in my waistline.
I've been surprised at my results over the first two weeks alone. I figured I had, maybe 10 pounds to drop off, and that I'd want to put on about that much in muscle. After two weeks of workouts, I have dropped 7 pounds from the weight we measured the day after my marathon. On the one hand, it's good progress. On the other hand, it means I have more to drop than I thought...
I think my biggest challenge over the course of these 90 days will be food. If you made a pramid from my diet, I think that candy, pop, and fast food would be the foundation. My dad laughed when I told him I was cutting out pop, desserts, and fast food -- he said there was nothing else left in my diet. I don't want to think about how close to the truth he was. But the sacrifice is paying off, and I can't wait to see how this progresses. Keep it up everybody!