Jen's Bringing Home The Bacon!

Jen's got a new job! She starts Tuesday at a local doctor's office as a file clerk/receptionist. I am so proud of her. She set out looking for a job that she wanted making sure she didn't settle on something just for a paycheck. I knew she would get a good job....pretty people just have it easier than us ugly folk. Anyway, please help us pray for God to bless her new position and the office that hired her.

Gettin small in the waist and cute in the face!

I know it has been 3 months since my last post. Sorry my focus has been on other things. I have a blood fat/lipid problem. My triglycerides were out of control. I also was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. You can check it out on WebMD if you want. The main thing to know is that I needed to live a healthier life style.

The good news is that since my last post I have officially lost 48lbs and still losing. I went from 265 to 217. How you ask....ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET!!! Diet, exercise, and a personal trainer that would make Julian on "The Biggest Loser" cry. The personal trainer helps keep me accountable. If I eat fatty, high sodium,and carby foods...the scale will show it. The scales don't lie. Then the mean spirited ex marine corp drilling instructor motivates me to get back on track. (That is putting it lightly.) Another significant thing I have learned is what and how much to eat. You may not believe it, but at 265 I thought I was eating healthy. I would have looked you in the eye and told you I was eating healthy. WOW! That sounds so dumb now. I would exercise, but wouldn't get results because I was eating 2-3x the fat, carbs, and sodium I needed in a day.

Anyway, I have worked my butt off (no pun intended). I am almost done with this 12 week commitment and am focusing more on what to do after the 12 weeks to maintain the weight loss. One thing is for sure...I have worked to hard to allow myself to gain it back.

If you are reading this thinking you can't lose the weight. I have been there...I know how trapped you feel. I know what it feels like to try and try with NOTHING TO SHOW FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. Here is my advise. Get help! I found out that I didn't know how to do it on my own. Help is out there and life it too short to live one more day unhappy with yourself. I knew that if I had continued the lifestyle I was leading my girls (2 year and 7 year old) would be fatherless in about 10 years (if that). You can do it if you have the right knowledge and desire.

By the way, my triglycerides are now where they should be. I think I will be around for awhile longer. At least I know that if I go it won't be for something that I am doing to myself.