Buzz Burning Fat

I was still listening to Goggins on Joe Rogan today.  He kept talking about doing something every day that you don't want to do. I got my daughter tucked into bed and started picking up around the house.  I was listening and occasionally watching game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Avalanche and the Lightning. The thought of doing something hard before the end of the day kept coming back to my mind.  I didn't really think about what I might do.  Then, the thought to do 100 pushups came and I thought, "yeah, I could do that.  I don't want to but I could handle that." Remember, I'm 350+ lbs.  I thought 100 should be fairly easy.  I'll just do them in sets.  As I finished picking up, my mind told me, "It would be better to just go to sleep and get a good night's rest."  DAMN!  That was way to quick and easy for my brain to start giving in to laziness and comfort. Curl up in bed, fall asleep to a show, and wake up tomorrow morning...

 I'm in bed.  My wife is in Florida and my daughter is at my sister's having a sleepover with cousins. I just got done at the gym.  I worked shoulders tonight, swam 800 yards/meters (I don't know how the pool was built), and then sat in the sauna for 25 minutes. I checked the temperature of the sauna, it was 200 F.  I was listening to the Joe Rogan Experience, an interview with David Goggins.  He's a bad mother...but it sounds like he's earned every bit of his reputation. I tried pushing myself hard at the gym.  It felt good but I know I could have done more.  I'm trying to find a balance between pushing myself and what's comfortable.  Maybe we weren't meant to be comfortable. I've lived a comfortable life but that's what has gotten me here.  I'm 38 years old, 350+ lbs., I make a mediocre living, and I'm tired a lot. I feel that my default setting is "give up".  I constantly have to push myself just to accomplish anything.  Is t...

There are a few things that motivate me to get in shape and lose weight.  The biggest motivator is our baby boy on the way.  I will be 56 or 57 years old by the time he is ready to graduate high school. I plan to be active and involved with him and his sports.  I want him to enjoy doing hard things.  I want him to understand that life is about becoming and not just achieving.  Achievements will come, for sure, as we strive to become the person we truly desire to be. My family (parents, siblings and families, and my own little family) are heading to Hawaii in July 2023.  Having a "beach body" would be nice.  However, what would be even better is having a body that allows for excursions, hiking, golfing etc. I can imagine what it will be like leading the pack on a grueling hike.  I can picture carrying my new boy (he'll be 10 months by then) on these hikes.  To do this, I need to be in better shape.  Better physical shape, better cardiovas...