Last week, I started getting myself back to the gym. Yet, I still gained weight and am now back up to 250 pounds. I haven’t been that heavy in a while, and am quite disappointed in myself. How did I let that happen?

Since I started this latest challenge of getting fit by 50, my entire world has come crashing down in a spectacular fashion. Well, I can’t say the “whole world,” but much of it is a pile of rubble at the moment.

No matter how much I try to hedge my bets while planning a great week of fitness, life has a way of tipping the scales. But did I really gain 3.4 pounds in the first week of my Fit By 50 challenge?

As I am working on Spring Cleaning, I’ve decided to run a parallel case study and challenge to see what I can do before I turn 50 in July. Let’s call it a birthday present to myself, one with ultimate importance.