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.