Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Day 48...off to the beach

What’s up crazy blog readers…
Still kicking butt and taking names here : ) All is well and the first ever ‘official’ Body-for-Life challenge is moving right along! We have been killing some major WODS and having a blast. All this warm weather has put me in the mood for the great outdoors so we’ve been hitting the trail (literally) and seeing all kinds of new and nest places. We are leaving in the morning for Virginian Beach where we will be camping for two nights. The kids and us are SUPER excited and can’t wait!
When we get back I promise we will update our progress pictures so you can all see just how much we have been leaning out : ))) It’s been none short of amazing !

Till then, keep working hard and remember your blessings!
Be blessed!
~Rob

Monday, June 6, 2011

Day 40...Lovin Life!

Day 40   Almost half way through the Body-for-Life challenge and through self-imposed obstacles and much trial and error we are still at it!!! This past weekend was simply marvelous! We had so much fun picking strawberries on Saturday and then we took the kids to The Great Falls, which is a National Park located in Virginia, on Sunday! Jennifer even made the comment that it felt like we were finally living…it’s funny how much fun you can have without alcohol : )
I feel much less stress, I’m caught up with school and exercise and nutrition just seems to come naturally now! God is SOOOO GOOD!!!
Don’t ever give up!


Many blessings to all!
~Rob

Friday, June 3, 2011

Day 37...Back in the game : )))

Today was just amazing!!! Finally drug my butt onto the treadmill and ended up running 6.8 miles in 60 minutes and it felt GREAT! Super glad to be back in the game! Planning on a great workout tomorrow and maybe some more cardio to make up for lost time!
Nutrition was back in line and we are planning on taking a trip to the Farm tomorrow…CAN’T wait!
Blessings!
~Rob

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Day 36...have no fear...still here!

Yes, I’m still here and struggling to pull it all together…The last week or so has been a total disaster! My last post was on the 28th and the 29th we
woke up and stress came like a boulder. I had been woken up in the middle of the night by an anonymous phone call and had not had much sleep at all. I was in a terrible mood and so that put Jen in a bad mood as well.
Instead of working out we decided to make it a ‘free day’ and drink. Some of our neighbors were outside playing with a slip-n-slide and drinking so we took the kids down and started drinking. We were doing shots, drinking mix drinks and getting pretty wasted. Jen ended up getting sick and while I was checking on her Nehemiah slipped away from the crowd and friends we thought were watching him and wondered off all by himself! This is something that has NEVER happened to us, EVER! He was only gone a few moments and someone from the party saw him and brought him back but the whole thing scared Jennifer to the point she has decided to NEVER drink again.
She is normally the one who can drink and remain in control, where as I’m the one who usually drinks way too much. Anyway, We have fought, struggled and went back and forth the past week. I have been SOOO depressed and could barley drag myself out of bed. We have done NO exercise and I have gained almost ALL my weight back!!!
Last night we had a long talk and both committed to each other to be alcohol free…the few moments of fun NEVER have outweighed the bad circumstances. She thinks that I put too much focus on these ‘fitness challenges’ whether it be BFL-T.Com or others I have tried. I think she may be right. Being a stay at home Dad the challenges have become my ‘thing’ the thing that keeps me motivated and inspired. The one time we were able to drink and actually have a wonderful time with NO bad outcome was when we visited Florida. What was the difference? We had decided to not worry about any challenge and just have fun…so maybe that’s been my problem, I put sooo much of my focus and energy into these challenges that the moment something happens that sets me back I sink into deep depression!
So, I don’t really know where I am mentally right now as far as these ‘challenges’. I really don’t want to do a restart and part of me doesn’t want to even do it at all! I NEED to put more focus on my relationship with God, my family and then I think the health and fitness level I desire will automatically come.
Well, for now…I’m going to just keep going and see where things fall. Maybe if I put the majority of my focus on God and family then the rest will just fall into place! I might just stick with the BFL challenge as well…adding more is probably NOT in my or my family’s best interest right now.
So, that being said, if I don’t post everyday don’t worry…I’ll update at least once a week and I’ll be plugging along!
Many blessings!
~Rob