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.