I started off by
waking up at 5:50am to my 3 year old daughter cuddled up next to me in my
bed. This was funny to me because I don’t
remember her coming in my room last night nor do I remember giving her permission
to take 80% of my side of the bed but she did anyways. I then got up, took dogs outside, and went
and started my car in the 3 degree weather (-7 wind-chill).
This morning I decided
to go out with a bang…..which is a stupid horrible idea when you’re about to
start any diet but I started this blog to be accountable so that’s what I’m
doing. Today is the last day I’m going
to eat CRAP food for hopefully a long time (trying to be realistic). I woke up with an upset stomach and know it’s
from eating Sonic’s Blast last night while out with my family seeing the Christmas
lights before they were taking down.
Whenever my stomach is upset in the morning I’ve always turned to a
greasy food to ease and settle it which is a bad idea….it works…..but
nevertheless a bad idea. I realize that
my car needs gas so I stop to buy gas at $1.83 (putting this in because I hope
to reference these prices in a year stating that’s high) and while cars filling
up I run in and get a Dr. Pepper, Red Baron Mini Pizza, and 2 Taquitos. Now I know what you’re thinking this is a
horrible idea because you’re about to start a juice fast and your body is going
to hate you……well when I’m complaining about how I feel this weekend feel free
to refer me back to this post. I eat my
breakfast and go on my Merry way.
So my thought process to going out with a Bang……..I’m going
to have Chipotle with my brother today which is one of...if not my favorite
restaurant/fast food/5 star gourmet… Farm to Fork food out there and for many
years I have lived on this place eating up to 13 times in 1 week. Did I mention I have a mildly addicting
personality and I’m loyal to the places that treat me right? I know that this food has a lot of calories especially
when I get a 13” tortilla on the side, double rice, both beans, and ½ chicken ½
steaks, but after today I will drastically cut down my portions, add in bottom
layer of shredded lettuce and cut out the extra 300 calorie tortillas while on
my weight loss kick. Tonight we are
hosting a New Year’s Eve party with sleepover optional for families with
kiddos. We will be dining on the finest
and highest quality junk food including: Pizza Rolls, Little Smokies, Chips
& Dip, Popcorn, Soda, and whatever other bad food people decide to
bring.
My Chipotle Name - Based of what I eat
At midnight though I’m
going cold turkey, nothing but water and juice which is honestly a little
frightening to me but I like to push myself and everything I do to the limits. Something I learned from my Older “Not Big”
Brother who is 6 years older than me but who accomplished his first
Ironman 70.3 within the first year of training and very few 5k’s under his belt. He had a goal and a vision for what he wants
to accomplish and he sets out and does it, even if this means getting up with
kids around 6-7ish working a full day, spending evenings with family and then
going to gym from 11pm-2am every night.
He’s always been motivated and focused but this training took his
training to a whole new level. I’m proud
to watch him set a goal, accomplish it, set a higher goal, and crush it.
Me before End of the World Pub Crawl - Did for Brother's birthday
We both have always been….just a little….competitive but
have always been in different arenas or playing fields when it came to
competing. He’s a natural athletic and
did a bunch of crazy impressive stuff from high school to now, even trying out
for Olympics. He wanted to become a
professional poker player and even tried to map out time requirements and money
to accomplish this but living in Kansas City, Missouri it’s a hard goal to accomplish
with very few casinos around and not a large starting capital to work
with. I’m a natural tech savvy person which works
well with me being in Information Technology field. I push Video games, Media Servers, and anything
I’m interested to the extreme (reference 1st post for mildly
addicting personality).
End of the World Pub Crawl - My Brother and I Survived
We work well together but seeing him crushing these goals
and him always encouraging me to sign up for
Tough Mudder (5k)
Zombie Run (5k)
or
Kansas City Marathon (26.2), I say no because it’s not a realistic
goal. Now I do admit people there are
people who are not in good shape that do these all the time, even if it’s just
walking or pushing a stroller for a good cause. If I sign up for an event and
run with my brother then this means we will have to demolish everyone else and
push ourselves and bodies to the limits. I’m not looking to take first place but to
have fun and beat our personal goals every time we do these types of
events. I want to make sure that during the
zombie run I don’t die, and during tough mudder I’m not exhausted, out of
breath, and the person who is using the bypass on obstacles.
I’m choosing to do this diet and lifestyle change for my
family. My wife and I both want to get
healthier and I want to be able to be more active with my daughter outside, to
accept challenges I never thought possible and to go to events that I normally
wouldn't have been exposed to because of my lifestyle changes. I joined the Jeep community a few years ago
when I bought a 96 Jeep Cherokee (XJ) and rebuilt it, lifted it, wrecked it,
rebuilt it, relifted it even bigger and since then I've been able to take part
in some great charity events, some great offroading events, and some great meet
and greets events with new friends that have embrace people who have a passion
for Jeeps. I want that community
experience with new passions of highly active people wither its team sports,
events, or fundraisers because we can now participate (donating time) and not
just donate money.
"Baconator"
These are my thoughts and ideas and if you have any advice
for what lies ahead of me please feel free to post in the comments. My next post will be next year and I’ll be
on my Juice Fast! Je was
