I have been somewhat absentee here lately and I am sorry for that. Internet forums have positively formed a lot of the last 5 years of my life and I am thankful for that. Many of you have helped me have experiences that were importantly formative. As much as I malign it, there is good in communities like this of people who may never meet.
So, some may recognize the quote from Animal House. I have been trying to live by that for a while and have lapsed with stress/scheduling/lack of discipline. Briefly, I was a big kid and big kids are told to stay big and play football. As a Junior in High School I played football at 330-335. I was fluffy, trimmed to a greasy 300 as a senior and went to college as a bit more solid 300. Since then I have stopped eating whole pieces, drinking multiple pitchers of beer in an evening and moved to Colorado to be outside more.
That, combined with my lumberjacking got me down to 260 and then 250. This summer, after training harder and being sick, I was as low as 240. That is almost 100 pounds in the last 10 years. I would like to make it an even 100 as I think at 6'5" I can hold 230-235 while being strong and not looking starved. Since I swung back to 260, I can see it in pictures and am embarrassed.
This thread will have weigh-ins, thoughts and failures. As of this morning I am 263. I am aiming for 235 and no belly for the 15th of March. That is our first Spring competition and a chance to win another shot at the series. This morning I had a piece of pecan pie, a quart of water, an orange and a grapefruit. No more chips, 4-5 small meals and more biking/hiking. Thanks for the outlet guys, I appreciate it.