Good For You Does Not Equal Tasty Always

I think the scale is lying to me it said I've lost 5 pounds in a day that is crazy and no I don't weigh myself every day, I only did it because I had my physical today and the weight didn't add up because it said I lost more weight than I though I did so I was just checking/comparing.

Someone told me that kale chip are good and you know what, they are full of shit.  I made them today to try them thinking "kale is really good for you so this will be a win win" but nope to me they taste like shit.  Now, some of you might like them and more power to you because I like kale depending on how it's prepared and this is not one of those ways.  So just because something is good for you doesn't mean it taste good but a lot of times it does.

"some times you eat the bar and some times the bar eats you" - Sam Elliott

I Have Come Here To Chew Bubblegum And Kick Ass... And I'm All Out Of

It's Monday, so it's time to start counting but only calories until my body gets used to it again and I don't go crazy with hunger pains and get cranky and make my wife want to kill me.  Than after that I'll start watching what I eat even closer for it's total fat, sodium, sugar count so I can eat even better and prevent a heart attack, stock and diabetes.

Now, I didn't eat 100% perfect this past week I did brake down and have wings Saturday night but besides that I did really good, nothing to drink but water and tea and only one heresy kiss but this Saturday I will be bad because it's my birthday and I'm going to Kobe and getting sushi because well it you don't live life why are you alive. . . okay it's only food but it's yummy and it's my birthday tradition.  Also, just by cutting out any soda and not really watching how much but what I ate I lost 2 pounds so just think what will happen when I count calories.

On a side note I got a new pedal for my guitar (boss metal core) and it's just lovely.

"We came, we saw, we kicked its a**!" - Dr. Peter Venkman

One Day Over, The Rest Of My Life To Go

So unlike all those who fail or give up and I'm just jumping right in because that way never works out but instead I'm taking slow. . . a day at a time if you must.  So yesterday and every day until Monday I'm not counting calories I'm just eating right; not over eat, avoid food that my body doesn't need and only drinking water and tea because why would I need to drink anything else.  So what does all the mean, well, instead of having half a pizza only having a slice or two, eating more fresh fruit and veggies and avoiding things like ice cream, candy and fast food.  It would be easy getting back in to eating right because every thing that is bad also tastes good but I need to do it for my boy and myself. I was reminded of why today when I found out James Avery(Uncle Phil) passed away at the age of 65 due to complications from open heart surgery.complications from open heart surgery.  I don't want that to happen to me so that is why I need to do this.

Starting the week of the 8th I will begin counting calories and then the week of the 13th I'll slow introduce exercise in to my weekly routine, just walking at first than I'll add in things like push ups and crunches and once I have enough money I'll be getting a bike.  Life is good and I want to keep it that way.

RIP Uncle Phil

It's January 1st And It's Time To Do Not Try

It's time to be like everyone else and start losing weight and getting healthy but unlike everyone else come February 1st I wont have given up and will still be going strong.  The reason for this is simple, I wont be using a fade diet or trying to rush thing by jumping head in and getting overwhelmed, no I'm going to start it slow and I'm not going to diet I'm going to change how and what I eat.

To give you a quick background on myself, I starting eating right and working out back in late 2011 and lost around 50 pounds and even started running and doing 5k's and was working my way up to a 10k and was signed up for an obstacle race but in July 2012 I was rear ended while driving and it messed my back up really bad and I wasn't able to run any more due to the pain.  Than after phycial therapy and mean injections in to my spine to help improve on the pain and repair the damage there was no improvement which put me in a horrible state of depression because I was starting to get my life together and was doing great at eating healthy and losing weight, so I went back to using food to help with depression (which is the wrong thing to do) and I put 40 pounds back on and I'm up to 300 pounds currently.  To add to that I'm not the richest person and that has me thinking I can't afford to eat healthy and I have very little free time with working full time, have two boys and going to school.  To top it all off I have high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Now despite all that I think or might have against me I know I can make it work, I will eat right and work out and I will not make any more excuses because I need to show and teach my boys what eating right is so they can be healthy and not end up like me.

Why am I writing this blog you ask yourself and why not just do it without telling the world about what I'm doing, well, it's to help me to stay motivated and if I do slip up it will help having those who might read this to yell at me and get me back on track and I'm doing it to show others that if I can do it with have no time and being broke and broken than any one can. 

Also, it helps to have a supporting and beautiful wife like mine.

"Do or do not, there is no try" - Yoda