Date Night

Day 84 was awesome in the fact the we went to see The Hunger Games. We saw the late showing of that. i havent been on a date with my wonderful wife in a long time. the movie was good. the book is still better but it is always like that. i had a great time on my date with my lovely wife. love you sexy

love vacations

day 75-83 i am having to put in one since it was very very busy and I just didnt get a chance to do my blog. so day 75 was crazy busy since my in-laws flew in for the vacation we were going to take. we ended up not going on our italian vacation since my daughters passport didnt come in. they still went but be changed our plans. i did a small work out but nothing too big. day 76 was a great day since it was my birthday and my family surprised me with cool gifts and bowling. It was a great day. day 77 was pretty dull we were just making new vacation plans. i didnt lose any weight still at 198. day 78 was busy getting ready for the trip. had to help the inlaws get a rental car and we had to go shopping for last minute snacks. day 79-83 was the greatest vacation ever. i ate 3 meals a day but we went swimming every day, and a bike ride and we walked over 10k steps a day. i wanted to get to the gym but i just didnt have time. having 5 kids makes it hard sometimes to do what you want to do. we went to the zoo, shopped downtown, i got a massage and overall had a great time. thanks to my wonderful wife and kids for a wonderful vacation. i love you all

pt test

day 74 and all  I  have to say is wooohhooo I passed my pt test.

yay she finished

day 73 was a good day. a very busy day but a good day. im proud of my wife for completing her training and with a good grade. I had a great workout this morning but I was tired by two. I dont think I ate enough. I have my pt test tomorrow and I know I will do good. I am proud of my wife and I love her a lot

proud husband

day 72 is great but not for me but for my wonderful wife since she is almost done with her training. I am so proud of her. my day was good but could be better. I really dont have anything else to say. I am proud of my wife and I love her alot.

almost there

day 71 started out with a great work out. i worked my butt of and got alot done. came home  to the wonderful smell of turkey chili. it was delicious. i still crave my apples and fruit but chili is great. i am soo close to my goal it is driving me crazy. i just want to be 180. i will get there soon. thanks to my wonderful wife for a great dinner. i love you.

a new chapter

day 70. today i have started a new chapter in my healthy eating. i weighed in at 198 so i didnt lose any but i didnt gain even an oz. so my workouts are working great. i missed some work outs this week and that is why i am happy about the 0 lbs lost. i know most people would be devistated by that but i was more hurt with just losing 1 lb since i worked out hard with nothing to show. and this week i didnt workout as hard yet ate on friday and saturday and didnt gain any. i am happy. i have deceided to start my next chapter early since i know what needs to be done. i am going to start adding small meals to my week but up my intensity of workouts. thanks to my wife for the support. i will be there for you in april. i love you

short and sweet

day 69. i pretty much just took a day off. i still ate healthy but i have to go to the store since my fruits are going bad. i had a great day though. cant wait till tomorrow. i love my wife

good day

day 68 was a good day. it started out  bad but ended good. I didnt get to go to gym so I will have to go tomorrow.the best part of the day wws going on a daate with me wife.we had korean food then went to a movie. dinner was great and the movie was good  to my wife I had a great time on our date. I love you

felt good

day 67 has been a great day. got alot done at work. I didnt eat the chicken sandwich I wanted and I ate alot of  fruit. felt good today.. I ordered some ds parts a couple of weeks ago and they came in today. I did get to fix one  our broken ones.I enjoy fixing things.to my lovely  wife ....I love you

my back hurts

day 66 was a good day. I felt like crap most of the day and I was sore because of a double workout. think I might have been a little dehydrated today but I drank over 32oz of water. I dont think I ate enough today but my dinner was awesome. it was tomato and red pepper soup and it was great. I did the biggest loser challenge today but I failed by .04 sec. o well I will do better next time. thanks to my wonder wife for a wonderful dinner. I love you a lot.

yup it's tuesday

Day 65 has been a great day. it was very busy but it has been great. i got alot of work done. i cant wait for next sat when i go on leave. i like working but i like being with my family a whole lot more. we finally figured out a good time for me to go to the gym. unfortunatly it cuts into being with my kids time but they still see me before bed and i get home and tuck them in. i have 1 week left till my pt test. i need to drop atleast half an inch off my waist for me to be more confortable. i know i will be fine. i can suck in and make my waist right now if i need to. i am going to try for about an 11min mile and a half. for me that is really fast my best is 1230. i really dont have any cravings anymore. i am ready to trasition to eating little meals though but i am not at my goal so i will have to wait alittle longer. to my wonderful wife i love you and am glad i married you.

cant wait to leave

well today was a good day. work could have been better but owell. day 64 hopefully will be a day i look back on and say that it was more than a good day but a great day. I took my test for my next rank. that means that i will make more money if i make it. i feel as though i did good but that normally means that i did bad. i hope that this is one of those times that i did good. i dont feel as though i am losing any weight but i do feel as though i am getting more toned. my juicing is still going strong. the hardest days is when i forget my snacks. i turned in my steps for the challenge and i wonder what i will get for completing the challenge. i will have to wait and see. i have to thank my wonderful wife for the support and encouragement. i love your new tattoo and i cant wait to get another one. i love you very much.

bummer

day 63 started out cruddy but only because i weighed in at 198lbs. i lost 1 lb since last week. overall it was a great day though. played with the kids outside,played bingo with the kids and just had fun with the family. my wife made this delicious tilapia dish. it was soo good. i tallied up my steps for my challenge this week and i needed 70k but i ended up with 91k. it was alot easier than it sounds. i made up most of my missed steps on my gym days. i cant believe that i almost to my main goal and do it 2 months early. well till tomorrow. thanks for everything. i love your

great day

day 62 was awesome. i love spending the day with my family. had fun spoiling my kids too. we went to a bazaar today and got a lot of cool stuff. I have already past my steps for the biggest loser and it is great. I enjoyed the bread pizza for lunch then the hours of walking the followed. I am getting better at the portion control. thanks to my wonderful wife for everything. I love you

tired

day 61 and i am glad it is over. i found out that in full uniform i weigh 204lbs. my uniform is about 10-15 lbs.work was good. i got alot of studying done. i had fruit all day but for dinner i made me a juice. it was pretty good. the family is feeling pretty good so i am happy about that. i am getting sick of this deit but i have to make my goals before i start eating meals. i am almost there. to my wife thank you for the support. i love you

Made it to 60

Day 60. Wow i cant believe i made it this long. As a reward/having to I bought myself a new pair of jeans. my 40's and 38's were falling off me. i am down to a 36 but even it is alittle too big on me. i know i will have to buy a new pair again soon. my family is feeling alot better and i thank God for that. i dont like it when my family is sick. i have been eating fruit all day and have had some crazy energy. i have been doing my 70k steps in 7 days for my base's Biggest Loser competition and i am at 53951 steps. i have gym tomorrow and yesterday when i had gym i did over 15k steps. so i might even break 70k tomorrow. we will have to see though. it makes me happy to see my little boy sleeping on my wonderful wife. he is normally sleeping on me but he wanted her tonight. i love them both.

family is sick

Day 59 was a good day until i found out more of my family is sick. i ate fruit and carrots for  breakfast, snack, and lunch. went to gym in the afternoon. ran 2.7 mi and then did stairs and then lifted weights. i was feeling good. when i got hope i found a bunch of sick kids. they all went to bed early. my 2 yr old was already asleep when i came home so i just put him to bed. i walked 15744 steps and i am almost caught up to the pace i need to be. i will make it. 70k steps here i come.
 thanks to my lovely wife for taking care of them. i love you.

i will make it

Day 58 has been a good day. kind of a waste of a day though since we mainly had breifings all day. we had a shop lunch and i cheated alittle and had a salad with a little cheese and about a table spoon of ranch dressing, and i had a piece of hawaiian pizza. i know my eat day is on Sunday's but we dont have shop lunches very often. i dont feel guilty about it at all. i have done great and i will keep it up. i still had my fruits and veggies for snacks and i have been talking more. i still have to up my walking though. i am doing a 70k steps in 7 days challenge. right now i am about 6k steps short of the pace i need. i will make it up though. i am not worried. i am sad that my family is still sick. i want them to get better and that we stay healthy for a while. to my wife you are doing a great job taking care of the sick ones. thatnk you  and i love you.

crazy day

day 57 was a crazy day. no breakfast  since my oldest had a dental appointment first thing. after 4  hours of waiting,appt,and xrays we finnally got out of there. I dropped my daughter off at home I headed to work. still no fruit at work, lucky  for me I grabbed   an apple from the house. I feel bad since I have missed two dys of working out. I will be fine though. I am not worried. to my wife, I love you.

its official

Me Last night at the ER



last Aug on my 1st reboot.(yes the year is wrong on the photo)



yep its official. on day 56 i am under 200 lbs. i am at 199 and lost an in off my waist. so my tally is 33lbs down and 5 in off my waist. i updated my pics from last week. i have added a pic of me from my first journey which was last year and then one i took while i was at the ER last night so you can see some difference. today was hard since i we were having fish tacos again tonight. they were so good. i really like fish. i made my wife get here hair done today. she has been talking about it for a while now and i made her get an appointment. she looks soooo good. she got her hair colored a darker red with blue streaks. she is a hottie and i love her alot.

another ER visit

day 55 started out good. but turned bad when i had to got to the ER with my 2 yr old. i got to eat fruit in the morning then had to go buy more. made me a great juice for lunch. it had 1 red apple, 2 green apples, strawberries, banana, 2 oranges. it was very good. then the day turned bad. imy son started whinning and crying and wasnt calming down. he kept complaining about his throat hurting. we deceided that an ER visit was in order. so after 4 hours in the ER i finally made it home with a little boy who has an ear infection. after taking his meds he is like a new kid. i am glad he is feeling better. thanks to my wife for holding down the fort while i was gone. i love you alot.

a long day

day 54 was a crazy day. my wife is sick and got up 3 am burning up. needless to say i didnt get anymore sleep and i had to go to work. so i went to work and talked with my boss and he let me leave after my daughters doc appt. i was prepared though and taken some fruit to eat since i was working away from my shop. when i got home my wife was feeling a little better but not much. i feel bad though since i dont like when my family is sick. i missed gym which wasnt a big deal since i still walked alot. i cant wait till sunday so i can weigh in. thanks to my wonderful wife for her support. i love you

ahhh again

Day 53 woohoo. after a hard day of work mentaly and physically i treated my family to macarroni grill. my wife kept worring that i was cheating and i had to keep reminding her that i can eat 1 meal a day if i want since i have reached my 200 goal and have turned to the next chapter in my journey. i have just chosen not to. i am not worried about gaining weight or not eating healthy i still ate semi healthy. lobster raviolli was great. they stopped serving the fish i like. i still have a craving for apples though. after every meal i eat i want and apple. i normally just eat on sundays but i made an exception. unfortunately if i wouldnt have eaten out i would have even took in 1k calories today. my wife was trying so hard to talk the kids out of going but i informed her that it was ok. im not falling off the wagon or anything.

i am not a die hard gym goer yet and i am having to cut the night work outs for the family but i still go 3 times a week and run atleast 2 mi each time. i have also had to buckle down of studing so i can make my next rank. i know i will do good. well till tomorrow. thanks to my wife for letting me control my diet. i love you

very busy day

day 52 was really busy for me. gym was great. i ran 2.77 mi and then lifted weights. i am curious on what i weigh now but i dont want to weigh myself on the wii till sunday. work was really busy and it wore me out. i didnt even have the energy for this weeks challange. i did get my prize for winning last weeks challenge though. i had the choice between movies, a metal water bottle and a LED flash light. I looked through the movies but there was one kid movie and i could watch that on netflix and all the rest were older movies. I already have a sports bottle so i went with the flashlight since you can never have too many flashlights. now if i can just keep my kids from running down the batteries that will be great. overall the day was a good day. to my wife: i love you

I won again.

Day 51 and i found out i won last weeks challenge for our biggest loser contest. i have won 2 of 5 challenges so far. the challenge was planks. if you dont know what that is it is where you hold yourself up off the ground using your elbows and toes. turning your body into a straight line off the ground, thus turning yourself into a plank. i had to beat 4 mins 4 sec and i did 4 mins 10 sec. thats really a long time to hold the plank position and i could have gone longer but my shoulders were giving out. i dont know if i will win overall but i am down 20 lbs for the competition. i am pretty sure half the people that signed up for the competition have already dropped out. owell better chances for me. now my belly just needs to disappear and i will be alot happier with my weight loss. i know it is a slow process but i want a little faster results. i think everyone does though. i had a banana this morning and i have found that it is a great way to start out the day and also recover from a good workout. my juice at lunch was good but not as good as the one my wife made me for dinner. freshly juice fruits always tastes better than prebottled. thanks to my wonderful wife for making such a great drink for me. i love you.

Day 50!!! wow i have been at this a long time. eating healthier is geeting easier and easier. i am craving fruits and veggies over junk food. i had McD's the other day and it was good but afterwards i wanted an apple. McD's just didnt fill me up like fruit does. i enjoy eating fruits and veggies over fried foods. baked foods are a different story. i have dont some calculating and if i keep up the pace i am now i will reach my end goal my mid March. that is losing 3lbs a week. i cant wait. so in about 3 weeks i can be at my end weight. that is awesome. i have also enjoyed the fact that my kids choose fruits and veggies as snacks. i thank my beautiful wife for that and i love her for that. my friday i am going to have more pics up. that is my goal. till tomorrow. thanks to my rock,my wife, i love you alot

a day off

day 49, and i chose to take a day off. i didnt overdue it but it was a good day. eggs for breakfast, thai for lunch and popcorn and fruit for dinner. tomorrow it is back to being healthy. i am proud of myself since it was alot easier when we went out to eat not to over eat and to eat right.  it was a fun day with family and friends. i am getting tired of getting tired of the diet but i am not ready to quit now. i do want to get on with the next chapter though. portion control but im not quite there yet. i will be soon though. i am very proud of my family and my wife. they have been eating soo healthy. thanks to my wife for sticking with eating healthy and not caving in. i love you

the best day ever

Day 48!! The day started out good and then just got better. Fruit for breakfast then i went to the gym and unofficially weighed myself. 200.4 is what the scale said. i have hit my 200 mark and did it 1 month early. to celebrate we ate out. the kids had BK and my wife and I had McD's. i had the fish sandwich but i still craved an apple after i ate my sandwhich. i am very proud of myself for keeping my diet for so long and wanting to keep going. thanks to me wonderful wife for being my rock. i love you

a great friday

day 47 and i had a great dat. fruit for breakfast, juice for lunch and dinner. i went bowling today and kept up my average. bowled a 147,154,172 which is a good series since i havent bowled in almost a year. i know i have lost more weight and i cant wait to weigh in on sunday. i am still trying to upload my last weigh in photos. my computer just doesnt want to read the sd card. thanks to my wonderful wife ho i am proud of for finishing all her test. i love you

its another Thursday

day 46 I am  very tired but I did great at my biggest loser challenge. this week was planks. not the funnest thing to do but I did good. I had to beat 4:04 minutes  and I did it in 4:10 minutes . I would have gone longer but my shoulders were giving out. I ate lost of bananas and carrots today but work was really busy. I had a great juice tonight. thats to my lady for making it for me. love  you

good day

day 45 was a good day. my tat barely hurts at all and I know I have lost more weight. I cant wait for the weekend. I cant believe I have made it this long. I still want a steak and sandwiches but I dont have to have them. I am proud of my wife she is taking her doula certification classes which are not easy. I love you my lady

V-day

Happy Valentines Day!!  Day 44 was a great day. fruit for breakfast, juice for lunch and home made pancake for dinner. i had to break a little since it is V-day. I got my wife a card and something awesome and she got me something equally awesome. we got a Tattoo. they are awesome. she had surprised me last week with hooking up a babysitter so we could go. thank you to the babysitter to help us out. If you get a tattoo coconut oil is great for keeping it moist and helping the stinging to go down. I know i was going to get a tattoo when i reached 200 lbs but i am 5lbs away and not quitting my journey. I love my wife and am grateful to add this to the things we have done. thank you sweetie.

ahhh

sorry for yesterdays post. i am still trying to upload pics. day 43 has been a good day. i am on my 4th hole in my belt without it being tight. it has been hard not to eat since i am close to my 1st goal. then on to the next chapter in my journey. i will be eating meals. portion control is the goal. tomorrow i get my tat tonight and i cant wait.i love my wife for the great valentines day gift.

Yes

day 42. down 3 more lbs and .5 in off my waist. i am a solid 4 hole on my belt. it is awesome. sorry the pics are not loading. i will have them up in a day or so. the day started out great with a exelent work out at the gym. then it just turned into Monday. i couldnt wait to get home. I really enjoy being with my family. my juice taste great and is filling. thanks to my wonderful wife for making it for me i love you.

Saturday

day 41 was a great day. dindnt get to juice till dinner though but i did have a bunch of raw veggies and a naked for lunch. we were just busy all day. i am still enjoying my new sony. i think i finally found the tat i want and where i want it. tomorrow i weigh myself and i cant wait. till then. i will be posting pics tomorrow. to my wife i am proud of you and your passion for being a doula. i love you

wow

Day 40 wow! I had fruit for breakfast, carrots for lunch and a juice for dinner. i was hungery at dinner time. i guess i shouldnt forget my lunch. it has been great wearing my "skinny" clothes again. i got a new toy today. i bought a sony tablet s. so far i love it. we also made an appointment to get tats on tuesday. i really dont have much more to write today. thanks to my wife for surprising me. i love you

getting thinner

day 39 brings me great joy. i am finally starting to notice my weight loss. it is hard for me to notice since i really dont look at myself in the mirror alot. I am also liking the fact that i can fit into my med shirts again. still have a little gut but the shirts are not tight on me anymore. i cant wait for the heat of TX i am really tired of German weather. lets see.... i had a banana for breakfast with apples as snacks, a naked at lunch and a wonderful juice that my wife had made me. i know it had kiwi, strawberries, oranges and blueberries. it was really good. well it is late and i getter get a good nights sleep. to my lovely wife i love you and i cant wait till valentines day. tattoos will be great.

gym day

i really couldnt think of a good title. day 38. gym was great. i did 30 mins on the elipical and then 10 mins in the sauna. I guess drinking water while you trying to sweat might not be the best but thats what i do. work was good. didnt get much done but owell. i did weigh myself at the gym and i lost another 3 lbs. i did the weekly challenge for our bases biggest loser competition. we had to make as many free throws as we could in 5 mins with 1 ball and we had to rebound our own ball. i made 16 which isnt bad for someone who hasnt shot a basketball in over a year. i was 3 shy of the winner. o well i will win next time. thanks to my wonderful wife for all the support. i love you

snow

day 37 started out crappy. it was -2 degrees out side and i know my fingers got alittle frost bitten. they hurt like crazy for a couple of hours, even after running them under slightly cold water. i survived and didnt lose my fingers. the wind chill is horrible though. i didnt get up in time to make my juice so i just at fruit and then my naked for lunch and juice for dinner. overall a good day. thanks to my lovely wife for fixing me a great juice.

rough night

day 36 started out with my youngest having a fever. at 2am thats the last thing you want. he is better now but still not out of the woods yet. i let my wife sleep alittle so i didnt make a juice this morning but i have banana's at work so breakfast was covered. i am 9 lbs away from my first goal and my tattoo. i cant wait. i will post pictures of my progress as soon as i stop being lazy and take them. if you check out my other blog it is from the first time i rebooted last year. on that reboot i lost 21lbs in 10 days.  not healthy at all. this time i am doing it a healthy way. to my wife thank you for the wonderful juice tonight. i love you

wonderful day

Day 35 has been a great day. first off i lost 4lbs and 1/2 in off my waist. so my total since Jan 2 is 24lbs lost and 3.5 ins off my waist. Hell yeah im stoked. ate fruit for breakfast, had the worlds best fish tacos for lunch and had cake and ice cream as a snack. we waited to eat the cake from my wifes birthday so i could eat a piece. the ice cream was a horrible idea. i am semi lactose intolerant, lets just say it was a bad idea. i probably walked a good 4 miles today since my son was asleep in the shopping cart and there was no way we were going to wake him up.so i know i walked off most of lunch. overall i had a great day. to my goddess of a wife thanks for the great lunch. i love you!

a tough day

today was a very tough day. day 34 was not a very fun day for my diet. i cheated alittle with a bite of sandwich, felt like crap most of the day and am fighting a cold. i was a little light headed today. i have enjoyed spending time with my family. i also have enjoyed being able to wear my skinny clothes again. i still have a belly but it is alot smaller now and i can atually wear my clothes without them being tight. i still have a lot to go if i want to wear my post deployment skinny clothes. i am starting to be able to wear the pants but the shirts will show my gut too much. it is slowly going away though. i cant way wait to see if i have lost anything tomorrow. it has gotten harder not to eat meals. i am ready to move on to that chapter in my journey. it just isnt time yet. march 15 is when i take my pt test and then i will move on to eating meals. we are having fish tacos tomorrow and i cant wait. i have made sundays my "eat" day but it is only for 1 meal. and it is still within healthy standards my family and i have been eating. i am very proud of my wife. she had here 1st sweet tea in 33 days but it was only because it was her birthday. diet or not birthdays are something special. she has had McD's on her birthday since we got married 10 yrs ago. we both had to resist the temptation of that but we did. im proud of you my lady and i love you

yay for another friday

day 33 was awesome. ate fruit for breakfast and lunch and juiced for dinner. it is my wifes birthday and i suprised the crap out of her with an ipad2, some chocolate, flowers and me taking the day off work.  i am hungry as hell though. im going to eat an apple here in a minute. over all the cravings are getting worse since am very ready to eat real food everyday. take out is easy to avoid by my wife makes some great food. i love my wife and i am glad she had a great birthday.

another day

day 32 has been a good day. i got a little cold but it isnt bad yet. staying drugged up with airborne and day quil. i broke alittle today and ate 2 hard boiled eggs. i had been doing alot of running around and juice, fruits or veggies weren't settling my stomach. i am alittle worried that i am not going to lose as much this week as i hoped. i feel it is because i havnt kept with my 2 workouts a day and i am getting a cold. i have done extended workouts in the afternoon on a couple of days or did hardcore workouts for like 15-20 mins. i am still sore from my last mini workout. i have been chewing alot of sugerfree gum which has helped alot. i have found the the naked brand juice of the green machine makes my very gassy. i know i know TMI but it is my blog deal with it. lol. we are still looking at houses. there are alot of nice houses in TX and there are alot of not so nice ones too. i cant wait for tomorrow since it is my lovely wifes birthday. she is going to enjoy it. i love you beautiful and i know you will never forget tomorrow.

tired

day 31 and it has been a crazy day. The day started out great since i went to the gym and had a great work out. Im still sore from it but i will be ok. i have been drinking more naked drinks lately because of being busy but i will go back to juice tomorrow. since we are moving we have been selling our stuff. well be sold 2 of our couches and i made extra money to deliver them. so i got my extra work out carring 2 couches up 3 flights of stairs. now i am really sore. I can't wait till be move. i am tired of this cold temp without the snow to back it up. Moving will come soon enough. till tomorrow. to my wife thanks for putting the kids to bed while i moved the couches. i love you and keep up the good work. 31 days without juice or soda.

1 down 11 to go

yes i made it to day 30 woohooo. down a half lb so far this week but i have had my workout interupted this week thanks to work. i am still feel great. i have lots of energy. i have had naked drinks for lunch and dinner since we ran out of fruits and veggies. tomorrow we will get some fruits and veggies. well that's about all i have for now. thank you to my wonderful wife for all the encouragement i love you

first win

well dat 29 started out kind of rough thanks to work but then it all turned around.i recieved an email telling me i wad on the first challenge our the base's biggest loser competion. i picked up my prize and it was a good ond. a free pass to climb on the indoor rock wall. it isnt much of a prize but i won it.we did a hangman challenge. i hung for 1.16 mins and that beat the other guys. as a reward for winning i treated myself to one of the delicious spring rolls my wife made. it was great. i am craving more and more veggies. my juice was great too. i need to go get more fruit since im almost out. we are really excited about moving to texas it will be great. thanks to my wife for cooking such great healthy food for the family. i love you

good family day

day 28 couln't have been a better day than to sit around with the family. i didnt lose any wieght since fridays way in but i am down to 213 and 42 in waist. so 20 lbs down and 3 inchs gone. an excelent day. my wonderful wife made a great talapia  with rice. portion control is hard but the after affects actually eating is harder. never a fun time with the stomach pain. we have had a blast looking for houses in TX. cant wait to move. to my wonderful wife. thank you for making tasty fish. i love you

a good day

day 27 was a good day. i love spending time with my family. had to go shopping for more fruits and veggies since we ran out. my wife got a package ing the mail that had dried green beans in it. they are pretty good. i have a feeling that i am going to stick at 213this week. not bad i still lost 3 lbs this week. still losing so i am happy. i still cant believe we are moving to texas. it will be nice to start the next chapter of my families book. i cant wait.to my wonderful wife. thank you for the support i love you

interesting day

today is day 26 and i found out where i will be moving to in the states. we will be going to texas. its going to be an interesting time. i did get to work out for 1.5 hrs today. i ran for 30 mins straight and really wasnt that tired afterwards. 2.2 mi. w/ 2 incline. i think it is pretty good. my wonderful wife made a great tomato soup. all veggies and it was delicious. thanks to my beautiful wife for making a great meal. i love you

I can do it

so it is day 25 woohoo and because i didnt want to come home then go straight to bed i worked out at home. i only did a 30 min workout but playing dance central 2 on hard is not a walk in the park. i also added 20 pushups ever 2 songs and the switched to 20 power crunches. if you dont know what that is than just lay on your back and do a situp but while you are coming off the ground you bring your knees up to your head while keeping your feet off the ground. you will end up in a crunch position but when you straighten your legs on the down motion you hover your legs and feet along with you dont lay all the way on the groung. your muscles never stop working through the whole motion. when you do about 40 of those your abs should be on fire if your core isnt strong.

i have been trying to get rid of my spare tire and so far the hardest exercise is just standing up straight and sucking in my gut while holding in my gut for as long as i can. and then doing it again about 2 more times. i try do do that even while sitting. i have started to notice this week that my energy level drops after 8pm and i get tired a lot faster. i also have gone to bed when my stomach is growling. i think it is because of the extra workouts. i enjoy the rewards of the workouts so i am happy. on that note i will say that i love my wife and am proud of her. no juice/soda for 3 week. great job

Going strong

day 24 has been great. lost another 3.5 lbs which makes me up to 20 lbs lost.  almost to my first goal. today was the first day i ate too much fruit or something. my stomach has been hurting bad but it is alot better now.  i am happy that i have almost reached my first goal.  thanks to my wife who keeps encouraging me. i love you

feeling great

It has been a wonderful day 23. Work wasnt too busy and when i got home i got to do some Dance Central 2. my family was at an indoor playground. i had the green machine from naked drinks for lunch today and it really isnt that bad. i will have to get more of them sometime. i can tell that i am loosing the weight in my face and even in my gut. i do want to start eating "normal" food with my family again but that will be after i have made my goals. Gym time has been awesome. i still dont like running but owell i still have to. i feel bad for my wife and kids. my wife made a wonderful lasagna but i didnt realize that it was burning in the crockpot. i am very proud of my wife and son. my wife, finding out dinner was burned, didnt even ask for pizza or anything. She made french toast and bacon. My son found out dinner was burned didnt ask for BK he suggested sandwhiches and then breakfast. we watch how chicken nuggets were made and it really changed his life. BK is his all time go-to answer for food. he would live in BK if we would let him but after the movie he very rearly asks. my oldest will eat just about anything that is put infront of her to be nice. she was sad dinner was burnt since she was looking forward to it. my youngest daughter could care less about being healthy. she is the most resistant to healthy food. she will come around sometime. well till tomorrow.  to my wife i am proud of you and i love you alot. thank you for the support.

more workouts

i cant believe im on day 22. it is awesome. i had a great workout this morning and i ran this evening. i am dealing with every man worst enemy, the spare tire.i am upping my cardio and doing a few other exercises to get it down. this is day 1 of double gym time. tonight was just cold and i had to run out side. the gym closed at 8, who closes a gym at 8pm? i didnt get my juice for breakfast since i was try to get to the gym. so i just grabbed a bananna. it is great for pre workout energy. well im dozing off so goodnight. th my wife i love you

yes

day 21 was awesome. my eat day. juice for breakfast and fruit for lunch with carrots and tomatoes. my wife made a wonderful salmon dish. i am down 1.5 lbs so i am at 216. it is what i expected but it is still dissapointing. i have to keep telling myself to stop fighting with the scale. it doesnt own me.i still fight with quiting but im not a quitter and i am greatful that my loving wife for sacrificing time so i can do extra workouts. we started drinking lemon water. at first it is alittle strange but then you get use to it and it is great.i will make my goals!  to my wife i love you and thank you for everything.

Saturday

Yes I have made it to day 20. I started out the day great by getting the oil changed in my car. Also W-2 are out. yay for haveing alot of kids =). unfortunatly we ran out of fruits and most veggies and didnt go to the store today. we did swing into the store for a quick pickup of 2 naked drinks and red apples. so i have had those and tomatoes today. tonight i will have some carrots. surprisingly i am not tired even though my 2 yr old woke me up on and off from 4 am. i just had a great day today. tomorrow will be a great day too. till tomorrow.  to my wife i love you alot. congrats on your weight loss.

amazing

Wow day 19 and i am not ready to stop. ready for a good salad but not ready to stop juicing. my workout this morning was a little crazy for me since i just started back up this week. i ran for 2 mi, walked 1/2 mi and then worked on sit ups and calves. i was doing very slow inclined situps and it kicked my but. i forgot how much you use your muscles when you do things slow. after 10 i was hurting bad but i kept going. i didnt get to juice this morning but that is just because i was being lazy since i was wanting to go to the gym. i had an apple for breakfast and then carrots about 930. my energy is still there but it fades about 9pm good thing we try to go to bed at 10. i am drinking about 64 oz a day and for me that is amazing. 3 weeks without a soda it is a new record for me. i dont think i am going to hit 5lbs this week but it doesnt matter as long as i am losing weight.

I feel bad today since my wife had a rough day with the kids, mainly my 2 yr old. i cant wait to have a normal job someday where i can be at home more often. I love my wife very much and she is a huge help with my getting healthy. i am proud of her since she has given up juice and soda. water is great but i really like my dr. pepper. i am thinking about just going back to juicing but then i remember my workout days where i have tuna and my recovery is a lot quicker. i will work that out later though. well till tomorow. to my better half i love you and i am very proud of you.

thursday

day 18 and still going strong. the day was pretty uneventful but i made it through it. my juice for breaskfast had gotten sour overnight. the geraman grapefruit is delicious just not when left to drink in the morning. i am still feeling great and i can tell that my skin is not as dry as normal. i can also tell that my face has slimmed down alot. i have alot more energy throughout the day which is great. we have also kept our 10 o clock bed time. a couple of nights we broke it but for the most part we keep it. i know that helps me get up in the morning. cant wait for gym tomorrow. well till then.   to my wife i love you

Good ol Wed

Day 17 started out to be a great day. Went to the gym and ran 2 miles and lifted some weights. i drank some of my breakfast before i worked out and the rest after. it kept my energy up good. i felt like i could go longer working out but i had to go to work so i couldn't. the rest of the day went by kind of slow. i did minor workouts throughout the day.i have had alot of energy today which makes me feel like i need to keep juicing forever. well till tomorrow. to my wife i love you and am proud of you.

the empty bottom syndrom

day 16 was horrible when it came to hunger. i felt like no matter what / how much i drank or ate it was not enough. i didnt give in though. the snack bar was calling me and calling hard.  i made it through the day though. my wonderful wife started making my breakfast the night before and i like it since she wont have to get up so early just for me. my hunger is probably since i worked out at lunch today alittle. i will see tomorro since i am going to the gym in the morning. i cant wait. i need to lose 5lbs a week to keep on my goal. if i keep that pace in 3 weeks i will be at my goal a month earlier than planned. it will be nice to be at 200 or less when i do my italy trip. well till tomorrow.  to my wonderful wife remember healthy living is worth struggling with the kids. i love you and i am proud of you.

the day after

the end of day 14 was not so much fun. i had alittle too much dairy and my body didnt like me that night but overall it was still a good day. Day 15 was alot better. I got to hang out with my kids and after lunch we took them ice skating. they have been waiting for it since last year when we went. all we have heard all year long is, remember when we went skating and you fell on your butt, i cant wait to go again. kids are funny on what they choose to remember. i did cheat alittle but nothing big i had half a pretzel stick and a couple of fries at the skating ring. German fries are very hard to pass up. but i didnt over eat or anything just kind of a snack. i learned alot yesterday. this chapter in my diet is alot harder than just juicing. the choices get the best of you somethings. i am glad i get to eat tuna though but i am only eating it on gym days, tues, wed, fri, since i will need something to recover my energy. it has gotton easier to not eat out though. we save soo much money just not going out to eat. it is great. well till tomorrow. to my wonderful wife, i love you and thank you for your support.

food day

day 14, my reward day. juice for breakfast and lunch but popcorn for a snack and crab legs for dinner. i didnt gourge and i paced myself. finished of with a brownie my daughter made. im done for the reast of the week. i didnt all of it at once but throughout the day. i didn't do formal exercise but i did go up and down our stairs a good 20 times in a short period of time and i finally was able to clean up the fireworks after new years. did alot of standing crunches and squats. back to juicing tomorrow and we are going ice skating which is always fun. if i stay on track with 5 lbs a week then i will meet my end goal in feb instead of march. that would be great. we will see though. well till tomorrow, thanks to my wonderful wife for fixing great crab legs. proud of you for no juice or soda for 2 weeks now  love you

last day of detox

Day 13 has arrived. tomorrow i start a new chapter in my diet. portion control. i will be juicing for breakfast and dinner and tuna for lunch. i can eat alot of tuna. today was a good day. My wife has started a part time job of getting rid of some of our stuff. she is doing a great job at it too. today i was just hungry all day but i didn't crave junk. i just wanted apples and banannas so i say it was a good thing. im very excited about the fact that i am at my 3rd hole in my belt. im getting there. well till tomorrow. to my wife i love you and keep up the good work.

yay for friday

Day 12 and I am so glad that it is Friday. work was so busy today and mind frazzling. It made the day hard to stay on track. I just wanted to eat something all day just to keep my energy up. I didnt give in though. i made it though the day. I had a great start to the day tough. i weighed in for our biggest loser competition. i am 220lb and a 43 in waist  so i have lost about 13 lbs and 2 in off my waist. right on track. thanks to my wonderful wife for the support, i love you

Almost the weekend

Like the rest of the world I cant wait for the weekend. It is now Day 11 and still going strong. Work was really busy today but i didnt miss my snacks or meals. I can tell my waist is down but by measuring it is showing the same. I am not worried though i know i am losing my weist by my belt. i can get the the 3rd hole so i know i am doing good. I weigh in tomorrow for my base's Biggest Loser contest. if i make my goals i have a great shot at winning if not placing in the top. I feel really good and have alot of energy. which is good since i need alot throughout the day. I know i am not doing what most people juicing are but i tried just juicing and for what was happening in my life i couldnt handle it but this time is different. Different goals, different mindset and that is the big key.

You can get inspired by the movie and what it stands for and even juice yourself but if your mindset is just to hit the 10,14, or 30 day mark then start to eat healthy you will probably fall back into old habits really easy. I konw i did. I had to think of it not as a challenge or "fad" but as  the lifestyle change it is suppose to bring on. eating healthier. i still crave junk food and processed foods but i dont have any problem not eating it. i dont have the pressure on myself to eat how my coworkers eat or even worry about the jokes they say about juicing. It is my life not theirs. now it is hard to see a perfectly good potato with a little salt on it toss in the garbage because my daughter didnt "like" it. I just had to remind myself why i am doing what i am doing. yes potatos are healthy but i am still in my detox till sunday.  On Sunday i start adding fish to the mix. i have to train my mind and stomach to eat in small portions and i really cant do that with just juice.

So far i am making alot of my mini goals, like blogging. i might not say much but just writing it down helps keep me accountable. I have no headaches, my energy is way up, i can tell my skin is less dry, i am very happy with how things are going this time around. As long as i keep with my goals i know i will not fail. till tomorrow. to my wife I love you.

tough day

Day 10, today was the hardest day i have had so far. trapped in a small room with too many great smells then coming home to turkey cooking. not fair at all. It is all worth it though. i dont know how much i have lost but i know i have lost more. i have alot more energy which is surprising me alot. i didnt have this much energy last time i did the juicing. work was crazy today but i made it through without cheating.  i tried to use some of my games time i earned but thanks to updates it didnt look good for me last night. i have 2 hrs to play with and after tonight it will be 3. i am also happy that my listing came out today. for non-military people the listing is the list of your possible next bases you can go to when it is time for you to move bases. i have been in the airforce for almost 10 yrs and have been to 4 different bases. i have not lived in the states since 2004. i am ready to go back.  the land where 1 dollar = 1 dollar. cant wait for june. well till tomorrow. to my wife i love you and thanks for the support and making my juices

yuck

Day 9 went great. went to work at noon since i worked last night. we have been selling some of our stuff so we can get ready for our move in June. I had energy all day it was great. i toned down my workouts so that i can weigh in at my best on friday. i am still doing my sit ups and pushups but that is all. tonight my wife made something that was worse, to me, than the green machine. the basil she put in killed all the flavor but then the tomato aftertaste wasnt good. i made it through it though. i can tell in my stomach and in my face that i am losing the weight. i am happy about that. when i reach my goal of being a walking zombie it will be great. i have not felt dizzy or light headed or anything today. it is great that my body is finally useing it as energy. overall a great day. till tomorrow    hey wifey i love you and thank you for the support

Energy day

Day 8 was a good day. i had to work night shift so this will be short but i feel i need to keep my log going for my accounability. It is a mini goal of mine. It was a good day since i felt real good full of energy all day. Even at work i was running alot and had loads of energy I think my boss thought i was on something since i kept running around doing things. till tomorrow.  to my wife thank you for the drinks and i love you

Good Sunday

Today has been a great day. I weighed myself this morning and i have lost 8.6 lbs. It has been a pretty slow day. we tried not to do alot. i didnt wrestle with 2 of my kids right before bed time. i have earned 2 hours of play time doing pushups which is very good for me. Today my wife smothied my juice. she juiced some oranges then blended them with banannas. it turned out very good. i felt alittle dizzy today but it didnt last long. i think not being on my normal routine might have caused that. well till tomorrow.  to my wife thank you and i love you.

the weekend

Today of all days was an important day since it is the weekend. The weekend is always when routines get changed. It was alittle hard since i didnt get to snack as muck as normal so i was light headed alot but i did drink alot of water and had some great juices. i got some great exercise playing with the kids. i am up to 200+ pushups for the 6 days that is good for me. i have enjoyed the little woorkouts, now i am ready to up the workouts. i made it through today but not without some problems. while putting my 2 yr old to bed i fell aleep and missed my woukout with my wife. i pretty much stayed asleep the rest of the night. lets hope sunday will be better. well that is all for now. To my wife thank you for wanting to make me juices i love you.

yeah for Friday

Day 5 has been great. My energy has been alot better and I am not as hungry. My wonderful wife keeps making some great juices for me to have so i wont be so hungry. The apples, carrots, and banannas i eat as snacks really keep me in check. I juice then 2 hours later I eat a snack then lunch then 2 hours later snack and so on. I am still doing my situps and pushups and did dance central tonight for about 30 mins. I can already tell that I am losing my waist and my wife confermed it this moring. I taped myself at a rough 45" waist but this morning i was a 44. I am very happy about that. I have a Goal that i have meet everyday so far which has helped me in not caveing in. I stay stress free the best I can. since i know i am a stress eater and i eat when i am bored i try my best to fill that gap. i try not to get stress even when unexpected things pop up out of no where. I also keep myself busy at work so i wont be tempted to head to the snack bar.

Today i also entered myself in our base Biggest Loser contest. Unfortunatly I weigh in next Friday for it so i will not be as big as i am not.  Haveing a 2 week head start isnt bad though. I am prett much in a good routine with what i am doing. the only thing that will change after my weigh in is that i am adding tuna and fish to the mix. I already have crab legs waiting for me. Then starts my real challenge, portion control. I love food and love to eat food and that is very dangerous for me. I am perfectly happy with being fat as long as i get to eat. I am in a job that tells me otherwise so i have to lose my gut. I am finally to a point that i am ready to part with it and i think i have a good plan to do it too. I dont think i will be my goal weight of 180 by the end of March but i know i will make my 200 mark. i am very happy with the choice i have made and i know i will do good. with that i say good night and i hope that everyone reaches their goals.

healthier living

Day 4 went good but the food desires are worse than ever. I want to break so bad but I know It will all be worth it in the end. My wife keeps complaining when I tell her that I am proud of her of not doing anything. She is giving up something she loves juice and soda. I know how that is since my middle name should be Dr. Pepper. I am proud of her and i know she will make her goals too. As I think back to the first time i just juiced It seemed to be alot harder since it was my first time juicing and i had to crack on day 7 and eat a bananna. I remember i felt guilty and dirty that i had cheated but i really didnt. This time I did Juice and raw fruits and veggies since juicing at work is not easy. I am in the military and the snack bar constantly calls my name. I have gone 4 days without a soda and really dont miss it all that much. When i was deployed i limited myself to 1 a week and that was on surf n turf night and that was after a month of being there. I have the will power I just need to get the job done.

Today I kept feeling overheated even though I am drinking alittle more than  64oz of water a day i am working up to more but that is where i am at right now. i am also tired like crazy around lunch and then around 2. Going to bed earlier has helped out alot though on getting up in the morning. My wife's version of the mean green is alot better that the actual but it is mainly green fruits with spinach in it. My tomato and carrot dinner was pretty good it reminded me of just eating a big tomato. Now my problem is getting motivated to run. I HATE running. I have been doing pushups and situps and some dance central, which is really good cardio, but i just cant get myself to run. i have done over 200 push ups and also lifted weights  and i did situps tonight. I added 200 situps is 1 hr of play also.  right now i am at 25 since i wanted to start off light i will finish the 100 out tomorrow. well thats enough for today  thank you for reading.   to my wife i am very proud of you. love you

a new day

This time around has been harder on me than the first time i did this. i want food even more. maybe i am just excited about changing my life or just because i already miss food. i dont know but i cant wait till i reach my goal. i had to cry alittle as my wife tossed out cheesy potatoes that they had for dinner that was left over. my family as a whole is trying to eat more healthy. my wife is cutting out one thing at a time. this week was juices and sodas and drinking more water. i am very proud of her. my 5 kids just keep asking why we are not buying what we use to. they dont like the healthy answer lol but what kid really likes to hear the word healthy.

Today i reached one of my goals and i can play my game for an hour which i will do this weekend. we are trying to go to bed at a better time so we will get the sleep we need to be healthier. so far it is been working great. i couldnt do any of this though without my support. my wife is the greatest and biggest supporter of mine. That is the biggest advise i can give someone that is going to do any kind of juice cleanse, have a support group even if it is just one person. that one person supporting you makes a huge difference in your attitude and drive to succeed.  i read today that you can trick your brain into thinking that you're full just by smelling food. it was a very interesting article. just thought i would share that. well till tomorrow  good night.

More than just a resolution

As many Americans are going I have a goal to lose weight. I feel I am taking it a step further and more serious though. I have reached my all time high at 232lbs and I am sick of my "muffin top." On Jan 2 2012 I started my new healthy life. I am doing the juice cleansing but with raw fruits and veggies as snacks. I learned from the last time I did the juice fast that I needed actual food to eat. My goal is to be at 200lbs by my birthday which is March 17. If I make that I will get the tattoo I have been putting off for a couple of years now. My other goal is to be at 180lbs by June when I leave Germany. I know that is a lot of weight to lose but I am more determined this time to eat healthy and keep the weight off.  I have set mini goals too, the first is I bought Battlefeild 3 so I can play but I have to accomplish my pushup goal to get it and play it. To even open the game I have to do 100 pushups then for 1 hour of play I have to do 100 pushups and I can only do 1 hour increments on earning the time. When I use the time then it can be 30 mins or so but I have to do 100 pushups to get time. Today,  3 Jan 2012, I earned the right to open the game. I have done 115 pushups since yesterday. This time I will kick the fat off me and keep it off.

To report on the 1st day all I have to say is that I survived it with a massive headache and the feeling of vomiting. I didn't fail on my goal. It is alot harder this time around since I had started drinking coffee and more sodas. Day 2 was alot better. No headaches and food cravings aren't as bad. I will say that is because I had baby carrots and an apple today not just juice. I am juicing it and raw foods till the 15th and then I will add fish. I can live without red meat which is hard to say but I love my fish.  I would go into details like I did last time about what I put in my juices but really I dont know my support makes them for me and I really dont care what she adds since I will drink it anyway.  My advice to everyone is go easy on the Celery since it will overpower everything. Well till my update tomorrow thanks for reading.