Day 7 and 8

Day 7 is my break from excerise because Malachi has rookie sports but I did eat pretty decent, which is always good but Day 8 was a bad day for me. I got to work really hungry and had already spent all my "fun money" for the week so I sat there hungry and then a rep brought in fresh donuts from Krispy Cream and there they were staring me right in the face so I had to eat one. (if I had eaten I would have been able to resist). After biting into it I found that is was fresh and still warm so I decided to get another. To end with a bang I had a coke plus no excerise so today I have to kick it up a notch if I plan on beating Wade before everything is said and done. GEEZ why couldnt water be coke and veggies be donuts....

Rookie Sports

The past couple of weeks we have been taking my son Malachi to rookie sports at the YMCA. ITs a program that introduces sports to kids and since Malachi's father is not a sports person per se than we have to find alternatives for him to learn JK

The first two weeks have been total chaos. Its too many kids and not enough instruction but since we paid for it we are going to keep taking him. Plus he gets to spend time with his buddy John.

I am hoping that tonight is better but its good to see Malachi having some fun. We are somewhat private and dont get around kids Malachis age all that often so we are always jumping for those types of opportunities.

Current Games

As always I play lots of games. The currect games spinning on my xbox are Peggle, Halo Wars, GTA IV, and Oblivion.

Peggle is way to relax the mind. It gets you to think but at the same time it does a good job of not stressing you out. I would encourage anyone to purchase this game and give it a whirl Personally I give it a A+

I started Oblivion but like more RPG's got lost so I ordered the strategy guide for some tips and tricks (yes I do pay for stradegy guides because I would rather find it in one place than have to read through the internet OLD SCHOOL). Because of that, Peggle and my reintroduction to liberty city it has taken the back burner for now

Halo Wars is very fun and is typical of any RTS. Unfortuately I have to be in the mood to play RTS and would love to play online but would like to play with someone I know and I seem to be the only one that has the game that is online consistantly. But my rating as an unfinished game is B-

GTA IV is still a great game. I can do without the language and since the sex is what can be avoided I can still justify the purchase. It still has great game play but does get frustrating at times and I tend to shut the game down and try something else. I am almost complete and look forward to the expansion which I will only purchase after I have beat the game.

There are several games that I am ready for and looking forward to:

Godfather II (I will get on day one but probably will be overpriced)
Boom Blox Smash Party - the first was classic hope this comes with WiFI
Magic the Gathering for 360 - I am pretty pumped (even though there is still no locked in date) I really enjoyed MTGO but cant afford to keep up with the cards plus my friends dont play anymore if they get the coop working right and some expansions in the mix this would be worthy of any mtg player
Finally Family Game Night which comes out this week. This is purely for the pleasure of playing board games online with my family. I love interactive games where we can socialize as we play.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Rodrick Rules

After reading the first book (and liking it) I ordered the next book in the series (for my wife) and read it one it hit the steps of our door (I love amazon). I still liked it and read it in about 2 hrs but its more of the same.

It still written in diary form, which is to be expected but the situations are different yet they tend to be very similiar. I had the same problem with Series of Unfortuate Events after a while you feel like you have read the book just traiding the situations around.

The book still kept me captivated and will look forward to the 3rd in the series but that might be a while before I get to it.

Other books I am reading:

Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1
Y the last man
Sandman Vol 2

Day 4, 5, 6

I have done well with not drinking coke but still lack the discipline for eating. I tend to eat everything in sight and don't limit myself. This week the goal is to eat less. Also the workouts didnt go oh so well so another goal is to workout everyday this week.

Today is rookie sports with Malachi so there will not be a workout today since we wont get home until late.

I still drink Sweet Tea likes its going to run dry soon next weeks goal is to drink purely water which is a huge task since I hate water.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

My wife recently brought home a new book called Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I have seen it advertised at the local bookstore and amazon but by the cover (yeah I know dont judge a book by its cover) it looked like a childs book so I kept my distance.

When she brought it home she discussed how she liked it and thought she would use it with some of her students. She raved about it so I decided to read it one night and here is my quick review:

This book was written with middle schoolers in mind. Seriously the diagrams and words are what I was thinking through middle school and remember as middle school being. Kinneys' humor shines through each page making me laugh everytime.

The book is simple and easy to read and understand. It really appeals to the middle schooler but really catches the eye of an adult.

If you have a middle schooler (especially one that hates to read) buy this book one for you and for your student and read it together. You will laugh and in some ways it will let you be apart of that confusing preteen years.

Thanks Elizabeth for leaving the book on the bed for me to open it up :)

Day 3

So yesterday was day 3 of my weight loss challenge. Although I didnt eat fantastic I did limit my portion size and drank water and sweet tea. Unfortuately I will have to give up sweet tea soon but its great for taking away those annoying headaches.

Wade and I did our weigh in after church. I tipped the scale over 200 lbs but was glad to see that I had lost 4 lbs since the last time I weighed in. Now I am not going to weigh myself until camp so it will be a long time to see my accomplishment but I am ok with that.
Workout didnt happen but I didnt get home til 9 amd by the time I went to bed it was already late. Today I will get back to my workout so it should be a more productive day for me.

Day 1 and 2

My buddy Wade and I every year do some kind of challenge, they mostly deal with wieght loss or Bible study but this year it is going to be weight loss. This is the first time that I have gone over 200 lbs and it has not been a pleasant experience so I need some accountability (my wife) and a challenge (Wade).

Our agreement was drink no carbonated beverages, no ice cream, no donuts and pretty much no junk food. Each of these items cost us money if we decide to induldge in them. For me is been so far so good. I haven't told Wade this but I am not even eating at Qdoba until the weigh in because I want to make a treat for myself. Well I decided to use this blog to post my journey though a rough weight loss experience.

Day one

Simple drank no coke and had a massive headache, had an activitiy with son that made it to late to actually excercise. I did eat a massive hamburger

Day Two

No sweets no coke and did my first excercise with the P90X program which is chest and Back and it was brutal.

I know those are really tweets but I hope to have more information later...

to be continued...