There’s a lot to talk about, so I think I’ll put this in list form.
1) 3 weeks ago Friday I took a big step for the sake of my health and happiness. I got up early to play hockey on that Friday and before I left I decided to get on the scale. I’d been watching my weight steadily rise, and I wanted to see what I weighed at my lightest. The scale said 280 lbs. I had gained almost all of the 20 lbs I lost since my wedding back. Because I’ve been watching my weight rise for several months I’ve been thinking hard about doing something about it, but I’ve tried diets and exercise before and I’ve never succeeded alone. I decided that I needed help and that was a big step for me. Seeking help meant that I was going to have to truly commit to changing how and what I eat as well as how I exercise and how much. That morning when I read 280 I decided to join LA Weight Loss. No matter the cost, the time or the commitment I decided that I wanted to lose this weight. Sarah has been very supportive so far and I’ve been very successful. Just two and a half weeks in I’ve lost over 14 lbs.
2) I’ve been on the road a lot lately. This is probably some of the heaviest travel of my career to date. Most of them are not long trips, but I’m going on multiple trips per month and most of the trips will span a weekend. I don’t expect too many people read this anymore, but if you do read it then you know why I don’t post that often.
3) I ran 3.2 miles last night at a 10min/mile pace. Amazingly enough despite the weight gain, I haven’t lost my base of fitness. My brother-in-law is planning on running a Marathon in March and while I don’t think I could ever be ready to run a Marathon in five months I think I’m going to try to at least run a half-marathon by then.
Not so random thoughts,
a) I do not support the war in Iraq. That is a change from the time when we went to war with Iraq. I believed at the time that dethroning Sadam was a good thing, I believed that they had weapons of mass destruction and that they were going to give them to terrorists to blow use on American Interests. Now, I believe we should bring our boys home, lick our wounds and learn from our mistakes. I believe that our people are doing good things in small doses in Iraq, but we’re not making a big enough impact because we have not committed to making that impact. I believe that our President believes that as long as Iraq is a vacuum there will not be any more terrorist attacks here.
b) I DO support the guys on the ground over there. I work daily with veterans of the first Gulf War and I work daily with people who have served as soldiers and civilians in Iraq. Those guys are doing their best to get things done, but they lack leadership. I believe that our troops should be given the best equipment available to keep them as safe as possible as long as they’re over there.
c) I believe that people need to learn to distinguish between not supporting the war and not supporting our troops. I believe that we all want our people to come home and we all appreciate that they’re willing to volunteer to do the things they do. I appreciate them and thank God everyday that there are people out there who are willing to try to better themselves and our country by joining the military and fighting wars on our behalf. I choose to show my support for the troops by not sending them do die in a place that we have no business being. But, since they are over there I want the government to provide them with enough manpower and equipment to be successful. Our nation is already in debt so far we’ll never get out, so why do we worry about spending more money to protect the guys who volunteer to protect us.
d) I’ve written about hippocracy before, but I think I need to say it again. In the bible there are three small areas that are left up to interpretation about gays and gay marriage. However, in the bible it says many more times than three that you should turn the other cheek, that you should love and pray for your enemy and in the bible it says that HATE of any kind is not to be tolerated. So why is it okay to go blow whoever off the map, but it’s not okay for two men to marry? The book of Matthew also says something about not judging. I’m tired of people using religion whenever it’s convenient and discarding it when they feel like sleep with their neighbor’s wife.
e) Believe I written enough.