Today is one of my favorite days of the year. It is like a mid-spring Christmas day on selection Sunday. When the brackets are released, I like most college basketball fans, anxiously fill out my bracket with apirations of winning the office pool but still with the secret hope that my bracket will be busted by the 16 over 1 upset. I know it will probably never happen but what I love most about March Madness is all of the close games. College basketball fans were treated to a doozy last Thursday when Syracuse went 6 ot’s with UCONN. I can’t wait for Thursday!
March 14, 2009
My body is starting to feel better after my workouts. I have increased my endurance 100% since I started to get back into shape.
Nothing else is really happening. I have been caught between the excitement and anticipation of being a new parent and the nervousness that comes with being a new parent.
I am looking forward to seeing all of the family that will be around when Landon is born.
March 12, 2009
I saw success again on the scale this week. I wasn’t surprised that I lost weight just at the amount especially considering what I ate on Monday night. I guess it just shows that even though I ate a lot it was still better to eat healthy. My workouts are going well and I’m starting to get into better cardio shape. I hope to be running 3 miles a day by the end of March.
JV has a game tomorrow and we should play well. Go Falcons!
March 10, 2009
I woke up feeling guilty this morning. I wasn’t necessarily guilty about what I ate just how much. One of my biggest issues with food is portion size and eating meals at the appropriate time. For example, yesterday I had a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast; a Smartone, banana, water and a breakfast cookie for lunch; then I overate at dinner. Now, I still was healthy at dinner but just ate to much food. In retrospect I just need to be smarter about when I eat. During coaching season I think that I need to pack a snack to eat at practice so that I am not starving when I get home. So, today I threw in an extra banana and we will see.
So, should I feel guilty? I don’t necessarily know. I ate healthier but just need to work on portion size.
March 9, 2009
Sunday’s are a special day for Tiger Woods. Usually he is in contention and playing for another golf title. On Sunday’s everything is red for Tiger starting with his shirt and continuing all the way down to the red Gatorade that he drinks called “Red Drive”.
Today was a “Red Drive” Sunday for me as it has been 1 full week now and I feel great. Like Tiger I have installed the “Blue Drive” for my Bush JV Basketball team as they get “Blue Gatorade’s” for playing well and good sportsmanship.
Week #2 is about to start and I expect more success! It’s all about “The Eye of the Tiger”!
March 6, 2009
Today is the first day that I have felt my workouts. I guess that’s a good thing? At least I know I am still alive or have some sort of muscle built up to get sore.
I feel that my blogs have been boring as of late. I hope they pick up as I continue to progress through my life style change. I think I have been at a loss for words becuase things have not began to get hard yet. Sure I can keep it up for 5 days but how hard will it be to keep it up for 10 then 20 then 50 then 100 then the rest of my life.
My biggest fear is that I will not be alive to see my son (who’s not even born yet) grow old. The good thing is that I can squash the fear by taking charge of my life and not letting food control my health. As Jordin Sparks say…”One step at a time”. So, the first step is hopefully my JV team getting a win today. That would be a great way to start the weekend!
Go Falcons!
March 5, 2009
I feel good today. I think that my body is getting used to the reduced calorie diet. The only thing on my mind today is how to get my JV team a win. We are 0-3 and lost a heartbreaker to the cross town rival yesterday by 2 points. I guess I’ll just have to continue to be positive with the kids.
March 4, 2009
I had success today on the scale. I don’t want to put my success into numbers because the numbers do not matter. What matters is that I am paying better attention to what I eat and making sure that I work out daily. The working out part has only been a half success. I have held true to my goal of working out daily, I just haven’t been going at 6am. I’m not sure what it is about 6am that makes me less motivated…maybe because I’m warm and comfortable.
Today the Bush JV white team takes to the court to face their cross town rivals Tumwater. It should be a good game and hopefully we can come away with a win.
March 2, 2009
Well, I reached my first goal. I got up at 6am and went to workout. It sucked but I know it will eventually become a routine for me. I woke up in a thinking mood this morning. I have been thinking a lot today about what it will be like to be a dad and what it will be like to watch a new human being experience life for the first time. I mean think about your favorite food. Mine is pizza. I can’t remember what it tasted like for the first time but I know that I still love it to this day. I can’t imagine what it will be like when Landon tastes things that he likes or dislikes. My biggest fear is that my kid will not have manners. I want him to be polite and caring so I guess I am going to have to show him how to act. I sure can’t wait for him to arrive.
Here is one question…why do people have to take treats to a movie? I went and saw a movie yesterday and even though I am trying to watch what I eat I still found a way to work popcorn into the mix. I did get a small and I asked for a small amount of butter but still the movie theater was filled with treats of all sorts. I am going to try and break this habit. It will be better for me healthy and finacially.
Lastly, I am excited for my basketball game today. My JV teams are not the best talent wise but they try hard every day. I hope that I can continue to make their basketball experience fun! Go Falcons!
I’ll be back tomorrow with more thoughts and insight.
March 1, 2009
Today is the start of a personal journey for me. Over the past two years my life has been hectic. In this span I was married, earned my Master Degree, earned a teaching certificate and now my wife and I are expecting our first child in less than a month.
Over this time it has been a continuous struggle to keep my weight under control. I am able to stick with a workout program for about a month or two then usually something bothers me mentally or emotionally that leads me back to binge eating and not working out. Up until this point I have never believed that there is an actual spiritual and physical connection to loosing weight and living a healthier life style.
So, today is the beginning of a journey. I am going to use this blog as a tool to combat the mental or emotional road blocks for me along this journey. I know there may be set backs along my path but I hope to be able to cope with them through writing.
As of 8:30am pacific standard time my weight was 295lbs. As a source of reference I weighed 255 in my blog picture.
