Weekend Struggles and Numbers that Hurt

The weekend was more difficult than I anticipated. By Friday, I was kind of worn out. I did get some walking in on Friday, and played volleyball in the evening, but not much other exercise. Saturday was worse. I didn't get a walk in and ended up napping a bit. My eating was, well, okay. I haven't been snacking like previously and did pretty good with serving sizes, but didn't eat as well as I had hoped. I did manage to get a walk in Sunday night. In fact, it felt so good that I walked for about 60 minutes. So, I'm doing pretty good but need to work harder to stay on-track and motivated.

To help with this, today I had a fitness assessment at the HRC Fitness Center in town. I knew that I was in bad shape, but seeing everything written down made my health plight that much more real to me. It's hard to not feel overwhelmed when I can see how far I have to go. Here are some of the stats:

Weight: 308
Height: 5'9"
Resting blood pressure: 135/85
Resting heart rate: 83
Seven Site Skinfold (BMI test):
     Lean weight: 183
     Fat weight: 125
     Fat percentage: 42%
Push-up test: 6 in a minute (although I didn't make it all the way down)
Sit and reach distance: 13 1/4

I plan to go in three months and test again to see what progress I've made. It is kind of a downer to see how bad I've gotten, but it is also motivating to know that I can do better. I am resolved to improve but I know it is going to take a long time. This is challenging as I (like many of us) have gotten used to instantaneous gratification. I even get frustrated when my cell phone takes to long to load Facebook (yeah, first-world problems, I know). However, I have a great support system and I am motivated to make the changes I need. So, let's keep moving forward.