Nata Nata Nata

No working out for me. Not yesterday, not today.. I am soooo tired....

Little or nothing to say.....

Challenges

Weight Watchers continues to be a challenge. I have a good day, then bad, good then bad. I was OK most of the day but came home and was starving....

I am doing OK now and I eat plan type stuff, just a lot of plan type stuff...

So, now I am satisfied as can be I guess...

Day at a time...

Where does the time go?

It is Thursday night and I did work out on Tuesday.. I sound like that hamburger guy...

I have lost 3 pounds with WW.. Weighed in today... the night is ending and I have a big day tomorrow so it is beddy by time...

Oh my achen back

It is 5:30 am and I woke up with a really bad back ache. I knew I would probably be hurting today as I ran with my daughters dog yesterday. He had been stuck in the house and so I thought I would get him some exercise (and myself too) so I ran with him in a park. RAN, not jogged, ran. It was fun at the time but I had not worked out in a week and I knew when I did it I would probably pay for it....


It is worth it..... But still, freaken hurts...

Self Management or- On being a Grownup

It is early. Very early. It is 5:18AM. Below is a picture of outside...


I woke up with a back ache again. I am up as it is my day off and I can nap later today if I need to. I have a team meeting for my team this morning at 9AM so I have to order food for them at around 7:30 or so to get it in time for the meeting.

One of my many roles is manager. I am also grandfather, husband, brother, uncle, grownup. I go up and down a lot with my confidence in my self in these roles.

Grownup is the biggie for me.

As a grownup I am responsible for my own self management. For example; today is my day off. I really need to pick up the working out again. I really have to prepare for this meeting. At home, we are meeting with a bankruptcy attorney in two days and I need to make sure everything is ready. I have to prepare food and figure out what and how I am going to eat today to stay on the Weight Watchers program I have done successfully for 5 days now. I think I may have lost 5 pounds.

At work I am struggling with how to be a better manager and team player. Am I doing enough for my other team members? Should I ask them? How should I ask them? What am I missing? Am I doing enough for my store?

At home I wonder if I am paying enough attention to my wife? Am I budgeting our money correctly? How can I better do that? How can I plan a successful vacation and pay for it? Am I doing enough for our future? How do I prioritize things? Are my dogs getting enough attention and walking time? How do I arrange and plan for the house repairs? Is the back lawn watered? Grass cut? Clothes for work clean? I may have a garage sale in the planning for the weekend, do I have enough time for it to get ready? When do we shop for more food for WW?

During all these questions are the self doubts. Why don't I work out everyday when I know it helps me? What makes me give it up? Why don't I do sit ups when I know it will help my back? Why don't I do exercises that will help me straighten my back? Why don't I plan any me time? When do I do that? Am I a failure? Am I too hard on myself? Too easy? Why can't I relax?

So many questions and they all relate to each other. I feel like there is an answer in there somewhere. And I feel if I could find it I would be the person I really want to be.

I honestly feel exercise is the start of that answer. If I can get myself to a place of peace with my body, then my mind follows. And starting with that I can do more concerning everything else. At least I think that is true. But I won't know for sure until I get there.

I feel good knowing I am on a program to help with my weight and that for 5 days so far I have been faithful to it.

It is now 5:40Am.... I feel better having wrote this.

Sometimes you punt

So, what does that mean? I don't know I just like it... I have not worked out in like over a week or so. I am on the WW plan and it is day three and doing pretty well.

I can go to da gym tomorrow as I don't have to be at work until 1PM... What excuses can I come up with to not go???

I know... Elephant flu... Or Sleepidus or I don't care idus....

OK, OK, maybe I will go.. Jezz, give me a break already!!

Building the pyramid

^^^^^^Eating right^^^^^

Exercise -------------- Rest
Today I started to work on what I like to call "The third point of the pyramid" I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting with with my wife and BBF Jenifer Leilani..... We went to Wal Mart this mornig and shopped for food... While I am typing this I am eating, happily, Orville Redenbacher's Pop Corn and I love it.. It is zero points and 1000 points delicious!!!

As you can see... Holly is helping me clean up any crumbs I drop....



My next meeting is next week... I really, REALLY want to lose at least 5 pounds by then...


I am hoping for the best. This is the last part. I am exercising, getting good rest, now with the diet plan in place, if I continue to do all three I truly believe the weight will begin to fall away..

Stay with me people.. This is the MOST excited I have been in a while!!!

Lets do it together!!