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Well it's February 1 and my last post was January 18th.  A couple of things happened, I did go back to CFU the next day and did the workout and all was fine.  Then over the weekend I did something that totally screwed my back and I missed a week.  Then Monday January 29th rolled around and I decided since it was my 50th birthday that I would forego CF in favor of steak and baked potato. Damn that was good too. I did go back to CFU yesterday for one really nice workout, I mean it nearly killed me but it felt strangely good to do.  I have not gotten on a scale yet as 3 workouts in 2 weeks doesn't warrant it yet, but I will in a week or so.

Return to the scene of the crime

It is January 2018 and I'm 11 days away from turning 50 years old, I have a 52" waist and weigh a whopping 350 lbs.  Several years ago (6 to be exact) I went and joined a crossfit box named "Crossfit Unmatched".  I began training there to get into better shape as I had seen what it had done for so many others.  It was tough but I stuck with it for about 6 months and then all of a sudden I stopped.  I had made great progress, lost a lot of weight and generally felt better.  But I stopped and I don't remember why now.  Then I went back about a year later and started all over again, this time I was determined to last longer.  But I didn't then either, I went another 5 months and stopped going again.  I don't remember why that time either. Yesterday on January 17th 2018 I went back to Crossfit Unmatched, heavier and more out of shape than I've ever been in my life.  Thankfully outside of still having treated high-blood pressure I'm still mostly he