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Shock!  The man who writes about bacon every day now finds himself a tad over weight…

I woke up on Monday morning after two nights of drinkin’ and socializin’ and just felt like crud.  As I laid there in bed I came to a shocking realization – I haven’t been to the gym over a year!  UGH!  Over that time, I have slowly watched my midsection begin to creep over the waistline of my pants.  It’s bad enough I’m bald(ing), now I got a spongy middle.  UGH!!  Suddenly all those snide joke’s I would make at home watching “The Biggest Loser” while I ate dinner (and dessert) didn’t seem so funny…

Now, I have found ways to hide my muffin top, like slightly untucking my dress shirts or never completely exhaling when I am standing up, but that’s just not going to cut it anymore.  As Dr. Phil might say, “It’s time to get real.”  I’m a man pushin’ 40 with a new born baby for flippin’ sake, I got to take care of myself!

So last night it was back at the gym!  I managed 45 minutes of cardo before my legs went to jello.  Not bad for doing NOTHING over a year.  My current goal is to get to the gym three time a week with a minimum of one hours worth of cardo.  No lifting, just cardo.  If I can find a rhythm, then I’ll look to up it to four then eventually five days while increasing the workout to an hour and a half.  I figure with both mine and Better Half’s schedule, that’s about as realistic as I can be right now.

So why am I telling you?  Because 1) by putting it out there to the “world” (or at least my 10′s of TDB readers) I am puttin’ the pressure on me to follow through and B) I plan to lose this midsection while I continue to enjoy the foods I love and that includes bacon!  It’s called moderation baby and I’m gonna make it work!

I was gonna take “before” and “after” pictures, but figured I’d spare all of us that horror show…

Wish me luck!