One man reaching..

As I lay here in my bed I am thinking about how blessed I am. I am a very lucky man with a great wife, two of the greatest sons ever, a new child on the way, an awesome dog, great friends and so much more. I have been given more then any one man deserves. Thank you god for these blessing!

So today as I weighed myslf and expected a rise in my weight since I did not eat the best over the weekend I saw a new low of 191. WTF! I am trying to mintain and I have lost more. Maybe this is just a surprise and on Tuesday more it will jump back up but maybe not. I will go and see my nutritionist if I drop under 190 to see what I have to do to maintain. Also one of my worries is as the weather is getting better i and I start biking and running I will drop more. We will see and I will keep you posted.

Until tomorrow,
night

Today was an AWESOME day. I hung out with the family all day. It started with hanging with the boys, then a great breakfast then back to the house. After I got back to the house I cleaned and watched the race, played with Kaidan and Cooper and then had a great home cooked dinner with the fam. It was a perfect day. It was all about my family, all about my loved ones. I don't think anyone would complain about a day like that. What made it even better was it was completely relaxing. Jackson even enjoyed the relaxation time. Granted he relaxes all the time but we were with him. This was just a great mind clearing weekend. Yesterday was great and relaxing, today was, I wish every weekend was like this.

Until tomorrow,
Night

www.thesmokinggun.co/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html
Too fun and just think I used my sham woow I got for christmas for the first time today. lol

So as I sit here tonight watching the tube I am reflecting on my day. I woke up, played with Kaidan and Cooper (higlight of my day), Played outside with the boys, detailed our two cars, washed my aunt and uncle's car and waxed a camry with Jason's help, all by 3:30pm. I also redid the dinning room, 80% done. Now I must also say I had either Kaidan or Kaidan and Cooper outside with me during this time. While completing all this today I could only think about how I would never have been this productive in an afternoon last year. I am enjoying the possibilities of what I can accomplish, Now I have to make the possibilities a reality. I will keep you updated.

Until later,
Night

So something as easy as push ups were impossible before I lost the excess weight. But this week as I have been doing some working our I was able to do push up without much problems. It was such a cool thing and really made me feel good. Again this is a little battle but when you put all the battles together I have won it is a pretty cool and big thing.

Until later

So today was beautiful!!! The boys and I played outside and enjoyed the sunshine. I can not wait for tomorrow because it is suppose to be awesome here again. The boys wanted to go to the zoo so maybe we will do that in the am. If not I will be making sure to be outside for a while if not all day. I need to figure out some structured outside activities though. We play red light green light, play with chalk, and all the toys but i need to find some other things. Any ideas?

Until tomorrow
night

So as I sit here at 12:45 and am waiting for my laundry to finish in the washer so I can flip it to the dryer I think about how lucky I am. I have two great sons, a great wife and a baby on the way. My wife is almost 9 weeks pregnant and we are excited. Her due date is in the end d of October. Yeah! What sucks about it all is that my mother doesn't know because I haven't spoken to her due to the choices she has made. Oh well, as sad as that is. I am going to take care of my family instead of worry, we have worried to long as it is.

So now I am maintaining at 193. This is a good place for me, I firmly believe that. Now I have been eatting better but not great so I do worry about that. I have been very good about getting my liquids and meds in and my six month lab results looked good. Things are good on that front.

Well my clothes need to be flipped and I need to go to bed.

Untill tomorrow,
Night

Short and sweet. I am having to watch my intake. I need to make sure I am pushing my protein intake. I aim to get 80 grams at least a day and while sometimes I do very well with it sometimes I do not. I think I am going to focus on morning cardio exercise such as a run or a bike ride and then a good protein shake as part of my breakfast. That is about 25 grams of protein which isn't bad then I can add in a banana or fruit salad and that would create a good breakfast. I also have to make sure I am still choosing the rich in protein snacks and I will continue to use the protein bars because they are good for me and satisfy the sweet tooth I get at times.

One thing that beats me up is my carb intake. I need to lower it because it is causing me not to get in my 5 fruits and vegetables a day because I am choosing them as snacks instead. I should be grabbing an apple or pineapple or grapes instead. So that is my focus now.

As the weather gets better and I am leaving the YMCA, since I do not get there enough, I am focusing on exercising in the great outdoors. Hopefully that will work but I am really excited about running and using my bike more. I will have to keep everyone posted on how it goes.

Well have a good night and until tomorrow,
Night

Here are the boys at the St Patrick's Day Parade over the weekend. They are getting sooo big. I can not believe Cooper turns two in less then 2 weeks, It amazes me that he is 2. I feel as if the time has flown by, because it has. The last three nights after work the boys and I have played outside. I can not believe what they are doing. Kaidan is pedaling a bike, Cooper is throwing a lacrosse ball around and I am able to keep up so much better now. Heck the boys were helping me finish up the yard clean up today, They are good souls.



So as I look at this picture of Kara and I from last weekend and I am so amazed that at the last St Patrick's Day parade I was afraid to sit in the camp chairs because I weighed so much. This time I was amazed at how big the seat was. I am still having these wow's. I do enjoy them but now I am just trying to maintain my 193. I like the mid 190's, That is what the surgeons office said I should be around and I feel great at this weight. I can move easily and keep up with my boys.

Well I am beat so I am going to rest.
Until Tomorrow,
Night

So maybe mobile blogging will help me get it done. I am now down to 193 and maintaining. Some days I am up a few pound and then drop back down. But the positive is I am not dropping any lower. I do enjoy where I am though. I feel good and most definitely know I have made the best decision having my surery.

So today I saw people I have not see in over 8 months. It was funny seeing them because none of them recognized me. I fewlt good but at the same time it was over stim because I didn't know how to take all the complements all at once.

So I have not been to the gym in some time. I am getting my bike all prepped for the nice weather that is coming. I need to figure out how I am going to fit that in.

But now I have to go to bed soon. Work at 6:00.

Until tomorrow,
Night