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So far so good. Parking at the far end of every parking lot and doing laps in the mall at lunch add up!

Walking on treadmill for 30 minutes gives me 1.5 miles

Just a brisk walk. It will be interesting to see how I can build my speed and endurance up over the next month or two.

My treadmill before and after…

It sure makes it hard for me to get any exercise when I have six banker boxes stacked on top of my treadmill. I’m...

Pre-Prepped Protein

Bought some chicken breasts, fish, sausage, bacon and brats to broil/bake up and have ready to eat throughout the...

Now that’s more like it. Target heart rate.

220 minus your age x 80% = THR. This was at the very end of my 1.5 mile speed walk. I'm also going to log it after 10...

Anyone know where the garden is?

This little guy was crawling across our front lawn, headed straight towards Kristen's garden. I picked him up and set...

This is the kind of day I need to have to start losing weight

Day 1. More active. Less eating. And eating better. Drinking more water. 10,000 steps a day is a stretch from...

This is where I park now – back of the lot

Getting 10,000 steps a day isn’t easy. But I made myself a promise to park ‘far far away’ every chance I get.

My first fruit smoothie

This is my new snack. Goodbye chips, crackers and cookies. Banana, Strawberries, Pineapples and Orange juice meetup in...

This year is half gone. Goal oriented questions to ask yourself

Inspiring

It’s hard to think about, but half of the year is already behind us. It seems like just the other day we were...

A wonderful Father’s Day

Kristen, Daniel and Lily made it such a special day. I love the little pictures that Daniel draws - I only wish I had...

My historical iPhone6 activity – daily steps and miles per day

Here are my health app charts from my iPhone 6. I average 6,000 steps per day, that’s 3 miles and 10 flights of stairs...

My historical Fitbit activity – daily steps and miles per day

Here are two charts from my Fitbit for the past year. It’s neat to see how these things trend over time.

200lbs for the first time in my life. Unacceptable.

Inspiring

Most of my life I’ve been a 165 to 170 lb guy. In my 40s that changed to 180–190 pounds. Yesterday I crossed a line I...

Daniel’s Fourth Tooth

So proud of him pulling it out himself! He gets SO excited for the tooth fairy to visit.

Best playground ever!

Had some fun today going down to the creek and seeing what we could find. Daniel is pretty good with his net!

Rubber band snake

Last week, every time I picked Daniel up on the playground, he told me the older boys and girls were making snakes....

Daniel’s first library book – King Cobra!

Putting his brand new library card to work - he’s diving into the big world of books! I wonder what will be of...

My sweetheart. I’m so blessed.

I’m in love with the most amazing woman. Kristen is my soulmate, so beautiful, an incredible wife and wonderful...

Starbucks new Google Wifi

West Virginia

This new service just showed up at our local Starbucks. In the past the wifi was much slower than the 4G cellular...

My after school buddy

I have to say there’s just nothing like having one of your kids come up to you and snuggle.

Daniel’s favorite lizard – the Gila monster

Last week at the beach, we went to the zoo (twice). Each time we asked the kids what their favorite animal was at the...

What’s on the mind of a six-year-old…

Every now and then I find in Danie'ls little box score drawing that just makes me smile. I love how inspired and...

Green Bug, Green Bug, what do you see?