Sore sore sore

So I woke up this morning with a very sore back.... Upper back mostly.. Today is a day off with aspirin to help the healing....

It has been one week of exercise now... I am excited, I am hopeful, I am soooooore.....

Will continue to update you all but first...

Some changes I have noticed... Outside of being sore....
1) I have more energy. I am not exhausted later in the day.. Still tired a bit, but not exhausted.
2) It is not as hard to bend over to tie my shoes anymore.
3) Gross but true... Bowl movements are quicker and less frequent...
4) Later in my work day I do not get cranky cause I am tired...
5) I am sleeping better.
6) Did I mention my bowl movements? Cause I like to mention those a lot!

Sun, Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri Gym Gym Gym

So, Jenifer Leilani and I - that's just two.. She is J Lei.... Went to the gym... What has been really fun for me is that SHE has been saying.. "OK, so when are we going? Now, or after a small snack.."

I am loving it and I have gone online to look at heart monitors. I am reading a great book that recommends them to help you stay in your zone. I feel really good right now. Much more energized in general. I want to push it up a notch but I am not sure how or if that is a good idea yet...

I am really enjoying just getting there and finding out which equipment works for me and which does not. Once we are in a good financial place to do so, I am thinking about joining a gym with spin classes... I have done some with a friend from Roseville (Baugh) and I like being pushed like that.. Plus, with the heart monitor, I will know when I am in zone....

It is cool to have "down the road" plans for working out... Now it is all about consistency... I am doing it... Better yet.. WE, my wife and I are doing it.... Working out is fun to do!!!

PS- KEEP MOTIVATING ME! KEEP PUMPING ME UP!

Younger Next Year....

OK... So I just got back from the Gym.. First time in a long time.... My wife and BFF went with me.. I spent 30 minutes on the treadmill.

This is my belly today... Once a month, week, whatever I am going to show you a shot of that belly... I feel good... NO GREAT... I did it!

The reason I titled this Younger Next year is because my friend Tammara Lowe recommended the book as a supplement to her book "Get Motivated".. So, in reading both, I am getting a game plan and motivation to get to that gym...

My plan... For right now.. Working out is now my 2nd job..... I want to go 6 days a week... I started today....


Also, last time I saw my brother on SKYPE he had a flat belly again... HE is five years older than me!!!! INSPIRATION BABY!!!!

My long term goal? I want to snowboard next winter.... I am actually hoping to snowboard with my touchstone... but... one step at a time.....

LASTLY- MY WIFE AND BFF IS DOING THIS WITH ME!!!!!

YAHOO!!

Question: Is it OK to be excited about work?

Question: Is it OK to be excited about work?

The thing is, I am a manager and as a manager in sales, my job is to motivate others. How can I motivate them if I don't care? How can I motivate them if I don't like the job? Well the flip side is, the more I care and the more I enjoy my job, the more I can motivate them right?

Well, then when I get up and am excited about the training I just came back from and I am excited about getting to work to utilize that training to help those who are struggling make more money and higher status, is that wrong????

Or am I lucky to be one of the few who truly feels he can make a difference and my biggest worry is how to best put it into practice... I think it is time to "GET MOTIVATED" and not worry about what others think!!!!!!!

Someone who I can call a friend and the author of Get Motivated, Tamara Lowe asked me to look at the "Goal Achievement Blueprint" in her book "Get Motivated," I own a copy, so I did...

Now I have two very important things working for me..
1) A network of friends from work to help me reach my personal goals
2) A game plan to make it happen....

I thought about how to utilize it for my weight loss and then realized, I can use it for work too!
Thank you to all my friends for your suggestions and thank you to Tamara for the game plan!!!

The holiday and veiws of Jesus, Christ, etc...

I saw this today .

"Aiming to gather 1 million 'virtual' people who aren't ashamed to celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ into our world!"

And something like it a few weeks ago

"Let's see who is not ashamed to profess their love for Jesus!"

I love to hear people profess their love for Jesus but the "ashamed" part bothers me because I don't think Jesus would want people who choose to keep their faith more private be shamed for it. I don't tell a lot of people my faith.That does not mean I am ashamed of it. I just don't think it is everybody business.

SO, if you want to profess your love for Jesus or say this is the season, GO FOR IT! But please remember that to shame those who aren't as outgoing as you would probably not be what Jesus would want, would it????

Just a thought.... "Aiming to gather 1 million 'virtual' people who want to celebrate the coming of Jesus Christ into our world!"


Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, etc..

Operation Holding Jacob

So, I am sitting here with a bit of back ache.. Just woke up, at 8:30AM on my 2nd day off.. I am thinking about my grandson and how it hurts my back just a touch when I pick him up... I am also reading this book called "Get Motivated" by Tamara Lowe and it talks about getting involved in a group of people to help you on your journey...

So, I want to start this sit up push up thing as it would do two things... One, get my back in shape and also help my posture. Not a bad combination.

So, today,,,, I promise you and myself, I start.. ON PUSH UP, ONE SIT UP.... That is all. Just that.. Get down on the floor and do the exercise... I need your help here!

Although I have been in ABQ for about two months, I do not have a network of friends out here... I have a few friends but not the network of support I had in Cali... So, help me if you would! Just a little nudge! Help me Cali Friends and anyone reading this!!!

It must be morning....

So, it must be morning cause the dogs are making some noise, my nose is stuffed up and I am groggy.... "I am awake,,, I am awake" I say to myself out loud just to make sure it's true.. Another allergy laden day in ABQ.. Today I call a doctor..

One of my nostrils hurts.. I don't even have to touch it! It just hurts...Guess it is tired of being stuffed up and is rebelling...

So this is my work out, weight lost log... Today I will walk doggies.. Today I will do the first one push up and one sit up.. Today I will.... CALL THE F#@##ing doctor...

Today will be a nice day here. Oh yeah. Someone suggested Clariton. I will try that too. What the hell! About now, I will try nose removal!!!

So, I know this has been VERY interesting... YEAH!! Off to start my day...