Day 50 - Day 66

I must finish strong. I started out the LGN Project with great enthusiasm and passion. I was on a mission. I had my sights locked on the target of soon stepping onto a scale and having it tell me that I weighed 185lbs. I haven't lost the drive or determination to reach that goal, I have though lost a little bit of momentum I feel.

As of now I'm in the home stretch. I weighed in last Sunday at 193.6lbs, which puts me 8.6lbs away from attaining my goal. I know I will reach it, that's not an option, but as far as my 90 day time frame goes, I don't know if I'll be able to do it within that. I have officially 24 days left until the 90 day mark. I have 28 days left until my 5th wedding anniversary on May 28th and 36 days until I go down to Cali with Jason Jones to celebrate my weight loss goals. My thought is that I can hit the 185lbs mark some time between my anniversary and my trip to Cali. It'll be pushing it to try and reach it by May 24th which is officially the last weigh-in day for the LGN project, however, I'm going to give it everything I've got. I'm making a conscious effort to eat more fruits and vegetables and lean proteins and drinking plenty of water and I know that if I make the commitment to blog everyday for the home stretch of this deal so as to make myself accountable to the project, then there's a slight chance I'll hit it within my 90 day time frame.

With a renewed passion now to finish the race strong, off I go to knock out an hour and a half of cardio on the elliptical. Catch you tomorrow.

Day 42 - Day 49 Recap and Explanation

It's been exactly one week since I've last blogged and I've done that intentionally because I really needed a healthy break from it. I have developed the habit of blogging and journaling and I am grateful for that, but I noticed that I was feeling stressed out if I hadn't blogged and I didn't like that it was making me feel that way. I decided to just celebrate life and not blog for a week and now, here I am back in the saddle and I've got a lot to share so buckle up and enjoy the story ride. Here goes.

Last Saturday, I ended up leaving work early with fever of 102. I was tripping out. I ended up getting into bed at 10AM and finally around 4PM my fever broke. A few moments later I received a call from Leah that Jaxon had just busted his eye open on the playground and needed to get stitches and that I needed to come to pick them up from the park because they had walked there. I was pretty disoriented, to say the least, but I got up and going as quick as I could and we took Jaxon to the clinic to get stitched up. I was impressed at his bravery. He had a gaping gash near his eyebrow, but that was not getting his spirits down. He was a good sport...Until his daddy and mommy had to hold him down on the doctors office chair while the doctor attempted to stitch his eye. If I'd have known what would play out, I definitely would have had the nurse assist the doctor in this process rather than me. What happened was that Jaxon was flailing around and freaking out and his hand slipped out of mine and got a hold of the suture, the doctor started freaking out and left the room for whatever reason. I thought that doctor got jabbed with the suture, but later found out that she didn't, so I'm still not really sure why she left the room and was freaking out so much. It was stressful, but we made it and now his eye has healed up very well.

On Monday, Jones and I had one of the most epic and endurance building days I've ever had in my entire life. We rode our bikes to Ballys, worked out chest and did 200 core reps, rode down to Sparks Stadium and ran stairs and did the "death march", rode over to Forza and played frisbee for an hour or so and then rode over to Decoursey Park where we went riding on some killer mountain bike trails and then home. The journey was awesome, the exercise was great. When I got home I was absolutely wasted. I had never worked my body that hard, but it felt great. I grilled up some salmon and sweet potato fries for lunch and passed out I think.

By popular demand, I've included another sketch of me at my half way point. As of today, I've got 40 days left of the LGN project and I'm only 10lbs away from my goal. I clocked in today at 194.8 which I was stoked to see, but being Easter and all, I ended up eating a bit more than I should have. That will be our little secret though. I hope you also enjoy the other two pictures that are honorable mentions. The first is of me at my fat stage where I would eat a lot. I was at a sushi place after work one day and you can see how large I was. The other picture shows my highly sophisticated side as I am sipping my first official glass of red wine at the Gig Harbor Forza store. I will blog as often as I feel necessary from here on out. Every few days or so ought to be just about right.

Day 41

Today was quite eventful in many ways. It started with me having a fever of 102 that didn't finally break until 4pm, to which I then recieved a phone call that Jaxon had fallen on the playground and needed stitches. It was a pitiful day all and all and good ending to a terribly rainy and mundane week. No where to go but up from here and with the forcast for this week saying that it is going to be sunny and high 60's, we have a lot going for us in the week to come!

Day 40

As my week 6 weigh in approaches, I'm becoming more and more excited. I'm still feeling a bit sick and hope to sneak a nap into the day. I'm excited for the weigh in because I've been watching my food intake a lot this week and working out consistently. It should be a great number. I'm going to guess that I weigh in at 197.3. That's a fair goal I think. We'll see...

Day 39

Today I was battling a cold but was still able to knock out an hour on the elliptical. I can't stand being "under the weather". I also can't stand the weather lately. I'm ready for warm, dry, sunny days. I'm working hard to beat this cold thing I have, I'm drinking a lot of water and putting lots of vitamin c in me. I hope it doesn't progress...worlds most boring blog entry ever...

Day 38

This day began at 4AM. I'm not sharing that to boast, I'm simply trying to express that I understand what it's like to be walking around inchoherently at that ungodly hour of the day. I've seriously begun to prepare everything I need for the next day, the night before, so that it's easy to grab, put on, package up and take with me to work. If I don't plan ahead, I end up accidently grabbing things I shouldn't bring with me to work, or dressing slopily, or worst yet, not eating properly. That's what I am beginning to notice is the most difficult part about this lifestyle change. It's the food part. I'm absolutely stoked on the working out portion of the deal, but that's literally only 1/3 of the battle. The other 2/3's of the battle take place with food consumption. It makes a huge difference what you eat and how much of it. The issue isn't that I'm hungry, or that healthy foods taste bad. Healthy foods taste awesome, fresh, and are completely satisfying. And when I eat, I feel full. The issue is making sure that I'm eating all the essential fruits and veggies, fats and proteins, and complex carbs that my body needs. I'm finding it a struggle to get enough vegetables in me. I feel like I'm hitting the other areas fairly well. I'm so looking forward to weighing in this week! It's been a fruitful one so far! Time to eat more veggies!