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Update to Healthy Living 28 – My first garden?

I always thought gardening was for old men wearing old man shorts and black socks pulled up.  Or, at least that's how both of my grandfathers did it.  Both of them had pretty impressive sized gardens, and both were WW2... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 27 – making YOU the priority in your life and being a “selfish person”

It seems selfish.  You have to make YOU a priority over everyone else. You're a bad husband.  A bad father.  A bad son.  A bad human. You're being selfish. Yes, I am. I was faced with a crisis last summer... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 26 – My @#*@R Bike and more food prep

I love my bike.  It's so freeing.  Friday, I had a mandated half day for myself.  I had put in over 95 hours the previous 2 weeks and felt I needed an afternoon.  As it turns out, it was pretty... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 25 – Running yourself thin? Think again

I want to run.  So badly.  And I get to do it from time to time, but I need to send out a PSA for a lot of people that might be seriously overweight and think that running is your... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 24 – another 6.2 pounds and the costs of healthy living

First - I want to pat myself on the back as another month goes by, and another 6.2 pounds came off.  What is interesting about what I'm doing with strength training is that: I'm eating relatively a LOT of food... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 23 – 50 pounds!

I've been writing on here for awhile now, and wanted to document my journey from the start until the end.  Sadly, despite losing 50 pounds, I have a ways to go.  However, my life has changed drastically just by going... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 22 – “That moment”

My trainer asked me yesterday, "so what was that moment for you when you really decided to change"? I knew the answer, but it was long, it was complicated, and it was complex - and it was kind of emotional. ... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 21 – Falling off the wagon – kinda, sorta, but not really

Life happened to me this past month.  Let me set the table... A loss of a family member (not going into any of that here) Loss of my contract Starting a new job Coordinating 800 things to start new job... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 20 – a typical week of eating and exercise to lose fat

I have been writing extensively how just about anyone can do this - once you have a proper roadmap. I'm a big dude, but I'm also pretty athletic.  My trainer first told me to eat 2800 calories a day, then... Continue Reading →

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