Tuesday Feb 27

Bkfst:  grapenuts cereal; 10:30am yogurt and granola, Lunch, 4inch ham sandwich, vegetable, some-kind of healthy chips at the united way office for a meeting on the biggest loser.  5 or 6 pistachios and 2 Hersey kisses for snack 4pm.  diner: 3 egg ham, cheese, tomato, and mushroom omelet, 2 pieces of toast with very little butter and jelly.  Fat free yogurt cookies and cream ice cream for desert.  Snack, 2 sugar cookies, and bag of microwave popcorn. 

lots of water

23 minutes on the tread mill, didn’t get to Fitquest, work was crazy. 

Day started farily good but to much snacking after diner. 

When I actually now write down what I ate, I am a bit embarrassed, and now know why the weight is not coming off. 

Lets work harder tomorrow

Thursday Feb. 8th

I am I think back in the workout swing after my fun Las Vegas trip with my wife.  However, this week getting the weight to come back off is been difficult.  Not sure exactly why.  I have spent a reasonable amount of time at the gym.

 I have not though watched what I eat or drank enough water.  Plus, I was told to eat 5 or 6 smaller meals each day and not 2 or 3 larger meals, which when I look back is what I was back to doing. 

In some ways I am a bit frustrated but I am to blame.  Joan and the other trainers indtructed me on the healthy habits that I followed the first 3 plus weeks, and I saw a very steady improvement.  Now, back from vacation I slipped into many of the old life habits I had. 

Yesterday and now today I am back follwoing their advice and we will see I trust better results.  I at times like many want their to be a simple way and even a pill to make the weight come off, but that is not the case.  It will require work and a change in how I eat. 

In self reflection, I am a bit annoyed.  I should loose wieght, with all the working out I am doing, but the science behind proper eating is apparently powerful. 

Our article in next weeks Dispatch will address why you should eat more small meals instead of a few bigger ones. 

I do feel physically much better and I am now running on the tread mill.  Been awhile. 

It has also been fun.  Because I had it public this goal of 100 pounds for Kinship, people often stop and ask me how I am doing.  They are very encouraging, and even give me the supportive eye when I have a box of popcorn in my hand that will not help me meet the goal. 

So, my advice is let people know.  Put your goal on the website and you will be grateful for the support your friends and those who know what you want to do will provide. 

Monday Feb 5

Been awhile.  Just got back from a wonderful vacation with just my wife in Las Vegas.  We had a great time.  A little too good.  Gained a pound.  But rule number one is no guilt or feeling of failure.  I want a life long change, so one week in the sun and eating a bit too much will not get me down, and surely won’t get me to quit.  I look at it as a vacation and some indulgence is allowed.  Just need to work a little harder this week to get back on track. 

Next was the superbowl party we had.  Again, more food than I should eat if wanting to loose fat, but an occasion that happens once a year.  Same results, up a pound.  So, now I am up 2 from the week before.  I could and in the past probably would have let this get me down.  Maybe even start making excuses why I can’t loose the weight, but not this time.  Life is full of events, and some events I will gain a little, but then I will get aback at it because the end results of a healthier me I know will be worth all the work. 

My advice, is to live life and when youfall off the horse, get right back on.  Quitting is not an option.   Setbacks will occur, but quitting is not allowed.  You and I can do this.  It will take time. 

Today I was fully back at it.  I did cardio for 45 minutes and weights as set in my plan.  Stretching at the end is starting to actually feel good.  I know it helps the recovery and now I have no aches the next day if I stretch out fully. 

I am still only watching and eating smaller portions.  No real diet.  At times I feel hungry, and when I do I turn to the apple, and not the candy bar as in the past. 

 I really an starting to feel good.

 Sorry, for the delay in the journal.  Had some technical difficulty, and hope to get to the daily log.  

 For those who have signed up or pledged we are trying to get the whole site updated.  Keep checking. 

I must also tell you that when you get other involved it helps.  When I go into a lot of restaurants now, the waitress reminds me to choose wisely.  They are very supportive, and I need the little encourages.  So, ask other for help.  Getting fit, loosing weight is a long journey, that is made easier with friends.