Episode 999: A New Hope

Howdy! I'm Holland Sullivan, a.k.a. "Hollando", a friend of Ryan Wood's from Baylor. About a year ago, I was studying for exams and eating like a frathouse fatso. So naturally I made a pact with old college friends to lose weight. Or, more accurately, I agreed to post my progress on another Blog. They have lost weight and continue to do so... as the one-year anniversary approaches, I am almost back to where I started. I have been floating around 185, with recent downward progress to 177 lbs. At 5'10" and 27 years of age, I should be much lighter. I'm shooting for 156 lbs.

Yet weight loss is not the only goal. The real goal is a healthy, physically fit lifestyle. So Ryan has invited me to train for some sort of Triathalon that's coming up in the not-too-distant future. I fear that day. In fact, I fear that day enough to start waking up at 5am every morning and doing something about this extra poundage I'm sporting. I don't mind gaining back weight if it represents healthy muscle and not belly jelly. So with a clear goal in sight, and with a regimen in mind, I'm ready to commit.

Any advice is, of course, hereby solicited and appreciated!