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closeIn the Redzone: Things don’t always go as planned
Shaun Scott
Sometimes even the best laid out plans go awry.
Readers of The Herald may recall my column that ran on Jan. 3 titled, “Tradition standing test of time.” The column discussed my New Year’s resolution to lose 20 pounds by April. I promised readers I would give them an update on my progress in mid-April. I delayed my response to early May because I thought it might give me a few more weeks to reach my goal.
Unfortunately, I came up woefully short of achieving my goal. In January, I was tipping the scales at 220 pounds. I aspired to reach 200 pounds by April. Currently, I’m weighing a whopping 230 pounds — gaining 10 unwanted pounds around my waistline in the past four months. I admit it, my plan to lose weight backfired in more ways than one. Instead of losing pounds, I gained weight.
My best friend Nolan Soete, who has known me since 1991, predicted that I would gain weight instead of losing it three months ago. Soete’s assessment and prognosis hit the nail on the head.
I failed miserably at my goal. One of the perks of being a sports writer is on the majority of my scheduled working shifts, my day doesn’t begin until noon. Typically, I arrive back at my apartment by 9 or 9:30 p.m., leaving me little time to meander down to my apartment complex’s fitness center. The center closes at 10 p.m.
The only way for me to stick to my plan was for me to wake up in the morning and hit the gym. There were a multitude of times when my alarm would go off at 9 a.m. signaling my time to begin exercising.
But instead of hopping out of bed, I hit the snooze button, rolled back over and went back to sleep.
My lack of intestinal fortitude pertaining to my weight loss is the direct opposite approach countless East Pierce County athletes pour into their particular sporting events on a regular basis. There’s no doubt a large contingent of athletes who work out not only get up even earlier in the morning to hit they gym, but come right back and do it again in the evenings as well to hone their athletic talents.
I commend each high school athlete for all of their dedication in their specific sporting endeavor.
I wished I had that same kind of dedication pertaining to weight loss, that many local sporting participants pour into their extracurricular activities.