199 lbs this morning. My goal to be 200 lbs for my next 5k
I have achieved. OK, so I need to keep my weight down till the 23rd.
This really made my day though. I will be running this race
at least 13lbs lighter than the last on the 6th of Jan.
Went and bought my laminate floor for my bedroom/office
conversion. The office is finally coming together slowly.
This weekend should see me finishing the painting and
cleaning out the carpet and floor to put down the laminate.
Vinnie has finally started posting the method to his madness
on his Blog. So if anyone wants to swing over to his Blog Quixotisms
and take a look at his art, there is the link.
Quote of the Day
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live
with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny,
inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
----Foster C. McClellan
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
History...
Three years ago I quit smoking as a bet with my now passed
Step-father.(He died of lung cancer 2 summers ago) At the time
I didn't really believe that I would quit smoking permanently.
It was just a battle of wills between the two of us and I was
determined to show him my willpower was not to be questioned.
4 months later his will broke and I sat with the question of
did I really need to smoke? I have to say, I had reached the point
where I used cigarettes like a drug for stress relief. When stressed,
I smoked and felt better and got back to work. It was the same for
my step-father, he told me away from work he was fine, but not
having those moments of relief during the day broke him.
My daughter came home from school one day though and told me
and my wife they had talked about smoking in school and she really
wanted us to quit. She looked at us and just said she wanted us to be
around when she grew up. She made my decision for me.
Three years later I found my struggle went from cigarettes to being
overweight. The day I quit smoking I weighed 180 lbs. Last summer
I was at 225. For the last 6 months I have waged another contest
of willpower with my body, to lose weight.
I have to say, I now really feel for people who struggle
with weight problems. Unlike smoking where you go through your
day and struggle not to do something (light up), when one wants to
lose weight you go though your day and struggle to make yourself
do something. (Exercise..yuk) I really don't know what is harder.
201.5 lbs this morning. Guess I'm off to run to nowhere for a while.
Quote of the day
All human beings should try to learn before they die what
they are running from, and to, and why.
---James Thurber
Step-father.(He died of lung cancer 2 summers ago) At the time
I didn't really believe that I would quit smoking permanently.
It was just a battle of wills between the two of us and I was
determined to show him my willpower was not to be questioned.
4 months later his will broke and I sat with the question of
did I really need to smoke? I have to say, I had reached the point
where I used cigarettes like a drug for stress relief. When stressed,
I smoked and felt better and got back to work. It was the same for
my step-father, he told me away from work he was fine, but not
having those moments of relief during the day broke him.
My daughter came home from school one day though and told me
and my wife they had talked about smoking in school and she really
wanted us to quit. She looked at us and just said she wanted us to be
around when she grew up. She made my decision for me.
Three years later I found my struggle went from cigarettes to being
overweight. The day I quit smoking I weighed 180 lbs. Last summer
I was at 225. For the last 6 months I have waged another contest
of willpower with my body, to lose weight.
I have to say, I now really feel for people who struggle
with weight problems. Unlike smoking where you go through your
day and struggle not to do something (light up), when one wants to
lose weight you go though your day and struggle to make yourself
do something. (Exercise..yuk) I really don't know what is harder.
201.5 lbs this morning. Guess I'm off to run to nowhere for a while.
Quote of the day
All human beings should try to learn before they die what
they are running from, and to, and why.
---James Thurber
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Early Success
Got up this morning and ran a 5k. Was the first time I went the
distance completly without stopping to walk. I also clocked
the fastest time I have ever run one at home on the treadmill.
Even after this hard run I have felt pain free in my legs, I
really needed the last few days off from running to recover.
32min 53 sec --- 3.1Miles
I have to say this set the tone for my day. Finally got moving
on changing the back bedroom into an office/TV room for Jinelle.
Went shopping and got all the paint and supplies needed.
Made the decision to rip out the carpeting and try my hand at
a wood laminate floor. Its amazing how motivated one is when you
accomplish something first thing in the morning and how it carries
over into the rest of the day.
Quote of the day
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
---Henry Kissinger
distance completly without stopping to walk. I also clocked
the fastest time I have ever run one at home on the treadmill.
Even after this hard run I have felt pain free in my legs, I
really needed the last few days off from running to recover.
32min 53 sec --- 3.1Miles
I have to say this set the tone for my day. Finally got moving
on changing the back bedroom into an office/TV room for Jinelle.
Went shopping and got all the paint and supplies needed.
Made the decision to rip out the carpeting and try my hand at
a wood laminate floor. Its amazing how motivated one is when you
accomplish something first thing in the morning and how it carries
over into the rest of the day.
Quote of the day
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
---Henry Kissinger
Friday, February 1, 2008
Fear...
Jinelle now has her permit and as I browse through the Florida DMV site looking for the rules that pertain to her I read she must get in 50 hours of driving. Jinelle in all honesty fears driving, and does not want to drive.
I do believe she is content to be Mrs Daisy sitting in the back seat for the rest of her life if it was up to her. Deanna is on me to get her out driving every day now.
I'm 42 years old and I believe I have lived a pretty full life up to this point. I am not really afraid of dieing. Every time I get in the car with this young woman she scares the bejesus out of me. I'ts not her driving that scares me, its the fear in her eyes and actions that scare me. I am beginning to see the appeal many folks have with Valium.
I'm 42 years old and I believe I have lived a pretty full life up to this point. I am not really afraid of dieing. Every time I get in the car with this young woman she scares the bejesus out of me. I'ts not her driving that scares me, its the fear in her eyes and actions that scare me. I am beginning to see the appeal many folks have with Valium.
Quote of the Day
Courage is fear that has said its prayers
--Dorithy Bernard
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