If you’ve been paying just a little attention to my posts for the last few months, you should notice I’ve been trying to make some positive changes to my life. I had a physical at the beginning of the year and it was a smack in the face. I flat out have not been taking care of myself for many years. I had fallen into some bad habits and I began to realize the abuse I have been doing to myself.

In January, the wife and I decided to quit smoking. It really wasn’t much of an issue for us. I suspected my wife would have more of an issue than I, but she stayed strong and we haven’t looked back ( minus 1 or 2 slip ups).

In May I decided that the fat had to go. I  was 236 pounds, inactive, tired and uninspired. I shed 12 pounds in a month and have maintained 221-225 since the end of June.

Well this month I decided to bite the bullet and quit drinking. Today makes 2 weeks and it was a little easier than I thought it would be, despite the fear I had. It was the fear I felt associated with quitting that really set my resolve. It scared me that is scared me to even think about quitting, circular logic wins!

Well that’s it for now folks, maybe next month I’ll start studying to be a priest and really complete my transformation. You kids be careful out there.

Ready for a long weekend, may the 4th be with you.

You kids be careful out there.

Then:

Now:

Makes a man feel a little old.

I can’t wait!

Things I’ve improved: General eating choices – I eat smaller portions and only when I’m hungry. I also eat more green stuff now.
Sleep habits – I’ve been getting 7 hours of sleep a night (for the most part). Exercise – I’m now exercising at least 3 days a week.

After 30 days, I feel like I have more energy and feel thinner. I don’t look at the gut in the mirror and grimace. I feel good. I’ve lost 12 pounds, which is below what I wanted, but I feel like I can keep going and extend this for another 15 days at least. I hope my continued dedication pays off with another 5-8 pounds of missing weight.

Thanks for the well wishes I have gotten, it really means alot to get some support. See y’all at the virtual tables tonight. Go play the charity tournament for the Ronald McDonald House.

Details:

Date: June 16
Time: 9PM CDT (Same time as Mookie)
It will actually be running in place of the Mookie. BDR will be broadcasting it.
Charity: Ronald McDonald House
$5 + $5(Tournament, charity)
Password= vegas1
Tournament#= 164273435

I can definitely tell my belly is shrunk a little and my face has become more defined. Maybe next week I’ll grace you with some pics. I ramped up the exercise and it is paying off so far, despite being a little sore. I may just have to extend my challenge past 30 days. Its starting to get contagious and the hunger is a small price to pay for how I feel right now.

Now for something that will make you feel good as well.:

Even if you are unable to play, $5 of your buy-in goes to the Ronald McDonald House. So, yeah, it’s OK to be dead money. No one will complain

So one last time, here’s the details:
Date: June 16
Time: 9PM CDT (Same time as Mookie)
It will actually be running in place of the Mookie. BDR will be broadcasting it.
Charity: Ronald McDonald House
$5 + $5(Tournament, charity)
Password= vegas1
Tournament#= 164273435

I’m going to  take the wife on a real date this weekend to take advantage of the kids being gone. The house is really quiet when they’re not around and we’ve had the chance to catch up on some cleaning etc. I’ve wondered more than a couple times this week what we talked about before we became parents. It’s not a struggle, but its just odd to catch myself searching for a conversation. Anyway, the beat goes on and I’m glad to be out of the haze of a head cold. It should be a good weekend as tennis kicks back in. Summer is mixed season, so me and the wife get to team up tomorrow. I’ll be doing some stretching tonight.

Oh, I twittered it but in case you don’t follow me @iam23skidoo my lovely wife got the news that she passed the bar! It’s a huge weight off of both of our shoulders, I assure you. I had no idea how much it was affecting her until about 3 days before getting the results. She broke down in a rare weak moment and shared her deep fear that she failed and how that failure was so deeply tied to her feeling of self worth. I tried to assure her that no matter what the results, she is in many ways my hero and my motivation for being a better person. Congratulations Rachel, it was a long journey from sitting on our little porch 5 years ago, going over the pros and cons of sending you to school, buying a new house, and not killing each other. We accomplished all those things and more. We are still friends and that’s all that matters.

You kids have a good weekend, be careful out there.

Sunday was really a piece of work. Anytime you have an impromptu fire in your backyard is either real success or failure. I’m not sure where this lands, but if you ask the wife it’s borderline retarded. She’s a pretty good barometer for that sort of thing and one of the reasons I don’t get into too much trouble when she’s around. As the story unfolds, there were about 10-12 guys at the house beginning around 1pm. We drank a torpedo of Sierra Nevada and 3 mini-kegs of home brew (Stone Ruinaiton Clone and an IPA). We also managed to go through 2 cases in my fridge, half a bottle of Jager and a bottle of Crown. It was a mean drunk for sure. How we managed to get through it without injury is a minor miracle. Well into it, someone had the idea that the kid’s playhouse had to go. Admittedly, the roof was rotting and the girls haven’t played in it in 2 years. I got out a sledgehammer and an axe, but the idea of burning the house somehow became the call. I had a moment of clarity and brought down a hose, but that freaking house went up like a match (dousing it in gasoline helps). It got real hot and singed the tree overhead pretty good. Not my finest moment to be sure, but the fire department was never called and no one got hurt, so here’s to small miracles.

Also in the fray, our sump pump decided to stop working and a small amount of sewage leaked. So imagine you’re my wife… You come home knowing full well that there was a party going on, you walk into your lovely home that for some reason smells like poop and there is a huge burned out area in the back yard where the lovely little yellow house once stood and your husband is nowhere to be found. ( I was at a neighbor’s house playing rock band, blind drunk) I managed to redeem myself slightly by getting a plumber over in the morning to replace the pump ($1200!!) and had a friend bring over his Kirby vacuum/steamer. We even watched a movie down there last night, so the smell didn’t seep in.

If she wasn’t such a saint I’m pretty sure we’d be divorced by now.

You kids take care.

Its shaping up to be a good weekend, 2 parties tonight, one tomorrow. Beer brewing and tennis party on Sunday. Hopefully Monday will just be relaxing by the pool.

Next week the inlaws will take the kids to Florida for a week!!! God I love them. Should be a good time as I will go on a date with my wife for the first time in a bit. I need to come up with bday ideas for her, it’s coming up quick.

You kids be careful out there. If your drinking, don’t drive and if  you’re drivin, dont drink.

In other news, I flamed out in 27th in the MOOOOK last night and my big bro played. His exit was sealed up against the mighty 2-4. I had a blast listening to Buddy reminisce about the good ole days. Thanks for entertianing the donks for 3 years. Oh and I cashed in the DOOOKIE too, turbo razz is painful.

You kids have a good long weekend, it’s not going to do my diet any favors I’m sure.

I’m still on the diet wagon by the way weight has been 230.5 for 2 days despite walking 2 miles per. I’ll start crunches soon.

See yall tonight.

I slept over 11 hours Saturday night. I needed that.

Weighed in at 231 Sunday morning and I spent the better part of 3 hours in the yard. Followed that up by taking the kids to the pool. It was packed to the gills and the kids had a really good time. I came home and napped for about 30 minutes. The sun took alot out of me and I have a nice red neck to show for it.

Weighed in at 230.5 this AM, so its back on the horse tonight. I’m going to try and add a half hour of workout tonight since my results aren’t where I want them.

I hope y’all had a good weekend! Cheers.

I’m still working on the self control thing. I had raw oysters for dinner last night and stayed up too late again. Today was not a fun day for me. I’ll stick to it and and keep on trying. I’m going to have a nice quiet weekend and keep trying to make good choices.

Hi I’m Brian and I’m an alcoholic fatty….

I did manage to eat better yesterday, did some walking and stayed away from the beer. One day at a time right…

231 this AM by the way, I probably took in right at 2000 calories yesterday. I made relatively good decisions, besides staying up until almost 2am. This supplement is messing with my brain for sure. I felt really depressed on Tuesday and then really upbeat yesterday. I stayed up and bubbled the mook, cashed in the doook, then blew $30 bucks or so playing OH8 russsshhhhh. I was very meh about the whole thing, but then regretted staying up. I’m not tired at all. I haven’t been tired all week and I’m just going to have to force myself to go to sleep.

Big congrats to my buddyOOOSSSSUU for taking down another TOC spot. You fucking donk.

So lo and behold I need to get a picture printed for the UMPTEENTH FUCKING STUDENT PROJECT THIS YEAR for my lovely child and I say to myself “Self, you know drug stores and photo processors should just allow you to go and upload some photos for them to develop. I mean, who uses film anymore??” I go over to www.walgreens.com and gosh darnit if they don’t have that capability…f me.

cheers!