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2010-03-01 Today was a great day for re commitment.For a while now I have been doing better, not great, but better.I eat good, I have been getting in workouts but not what I would call competition form. Not like a body builder.....please, I have no muscle. But back in June of 08 when I made a run at this I was so dialed in. It just felt right, you know?Since "coming back" after Denver I have just been so so. Upon pondering why, I reali...I AM IN!
2-16-2010 I officially started yesterday and things are going fantastic! Its great to be alive. Paul...Gym Time - Lesson learned - always go with a plan of action
2010-01-27Great to be getting back on it!Just got back from the gym and a good upper body work out. We also walked a mile around the indoor track for a cool down.So this was my first day back in the gym. I was a bit nervous and I will admit a total downfall in planning. I DID NOT go to the gym with a plan. Come on I ve done this before right? I know what to do? YEah right! As the old addage goes if you fail to plan you plan to fail. One thing I h...Here we go ROck and Roll..........
2010-01-19Ok I am officially stoked.My official day 1 today of putting it all together was a good day.I won't lie, I am fighting some cravings but i got in some exercise and ate totally clean. I will begin my assignments this week and get caught up with the rest of you good folks, but the gun has gone off and it feels wonderful.My wife is back working out with me, we have menus for us and the kids and my 13 yr old daughter is starting her own lit...Putting it all together.......
2010-01-18Well last week was more like a warm up week, I bought my groceries, planned my menus and I stuck to my plan.I only got in 1 work out, but I got my new before pics, and measurements.SOOOOOOThis week its time to officially start and put it all together. Start working on assignments 1-3 and put both the exercise and nutrition into play together.Warm up week was good, I am 3.5lbs lighter and I have my goals set and I am looking forward to t...Monday is D Day
2010-01-09 Ok so Monday is my official start day.Got my menu planned, my groceries bought, I ll take weight and measurements Sunday night. I ll take the week to work on assignments 1 & 2 and I am ready to ROCK THIS CHALLENGE!It feels great! Have a wonderful day....Welcome 2010
2010-01-05First blog post of a new decade. I have learned so much over the past year about myself as a person and I am looking forward to making 2010 the best year yet.I will be diving headfirst into all of the wonderful assignments that Bill has prepared for this challenge and I got started today with a little exercise. I have been really busy but I am ramped up, I have new goals, and I am ready for this challenge. I will post more as I really g...My Denver Experience
2009-10-20 I made a little video about my Denver experience, I am sorry its a little long if you don't watch it all I don't blame you. I would not have been able to even go if it were not for sunshine1111, brother brigham, and shane and I want to thank them for this weekend set me on a new course. I want to thank everyone who has ever supported me, you all inspire me more than you even know. I am so grateful to be ...North Star Weekend was Awesome........
2009-10-12 Hey all! This past weekend was really really cool. As I mentioned in my last post we do a training for Boy Scout leaders in the Southern Utah area twice a year. This past weekend was the date and I am pleased to tell you we had our best turn out yet! Friday night I counted 78 people at dinner. We had 50 Scout Leaders Register, we had 7 Wives of the staff members make up a wives patrol, and we had like 21 on staff mo...Charity and Goodness.........
2009-08-19 A little update,After I was fortunate enough to be honored with a championship I donated the charity money to a Boy Scout Leadership Traning in my area. It was the first donation that specific of its kind and it has been really cool. Some anonymous donor mathced the 10k and several others have donated to the endowment so as of right now I think there is over 20k in the North Star endowment fund that was created in my name. A HUGE ...Another day in the journey
2009-08-12 Hey all!Well you can see that daily blogging hasn\'t quite turned back into daily yet =)Yesterday was good, ate better and went on a walk for mild exercise.Today, Attitude was up.I have been making some sales calls at work and really i am beginning to see some confidence build again. It does feel good at the end of the day when you know you took some action and got some things done and just faced good ol fear in the face. Bi...Day 1............................ Back in the saddle
2009-08-10 Just a quick note - Today was day 1 for me. Not in any certain round or challenge, just life's challenge. I hopped back in the saddle today and made the conscious choice to take action and take control of things in my life again. I have done it once before so I know I can do it. I will still redo assignment 1 and take pics and follow Bills program to the T. IT FLAT OUT WORKS. It works for anyone who does it. I...It's a start............
2009-07-29 Hey all!Well I do not have much to report but its a start. I went on a 2 mile walk. I will most likely add my full accountability section of my blog which I use to come update each night at the beginning of next week when I am really back on track.This week I am setting some new goals, taking new pictures, taking my ridiculous measurements, and grocery shopping.I may have a little ice cream to finish off before I officially start ...When you stumble, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get going.........
2009-07-27 Hey all!It's been a while since my last post and I ll be honest, I miss writing my blog. So I am here and ready to get going again.In life we all stumble, I think if anyone pretends to be perfect, its a joke or they are just a liar, the fact is none of us have a perfect life. We all go through day by day trying to do the best we can to make it in this trial filled life. What a wonderful life that is. I am so grateful for my trials...new commitment
In Bills latest blog he mentions that every end is a new beginning.Great advice for me at this time and place in my life. I hit my 1 year mark of Transformation, my 15 year wedding anniversary and some great milestones and yet I have also hit a real rough patch in my life. But as the ancient wisdom states every end is a new beginning. I have been pondering alot and trying to get myself refocused on my goals, my life, which direction I want to go,...IT'S OFFICIAL 1 YEAR IN TRANSFORMATION!!!!!!!
2009-05-28 WAHOOOO!!!On May 28th 2008 and probably about this time of day, I found t.com. I logged in and never looked back! I want to just tell you a little bit about the past year and express my thoughts tonight. It has been an emotional week as I have reflected and thought about what this community and Transformation has done for me and my life over the past year.Lets start. One year ago I was 219 lbs. I am 52 lbs lighter. 1 Year ago I li...OK so I am back to daily Blogging.................
2009-05-26 DOM dom DOM dom DOMMMMMMMMM ahhhhhh the return of the daily blog!!I am going to be totally honest here. The past 18 weeks for me was nothing like the first 18 weeks. Now don't take that the wrong way. I have made huge leaps and strides in improving my life the past 18 weeks, the Transformation has continued.Physically - I maintained my weight loss from round 1 but I think I still have a lot of room to improve the next 18 weeks. I ...Quiet Reflection
2009-05-25 Hey all!Today was so nice. I actually got some time to just sit quietly and reflect. I have learned so much from all of you and I am looking forward to starting up my next 18 weeks. My official start day will most likely be Monday June 8th. I will be here all this week but In Southern Cal next week for my 15th wedding anniversary. So I think I will make my official date after that.I had time to just sit, reflect and set some new g...200th Blog post and A new Beginning........
2009-04-13 As promised I have been working diligently on a bunch of new things for my own transformation as well as coming up with ideas to better serve others here in the community. You will be hearing more about that shortly. I also promised I was going to post a new assignment #1. I still plan on posting that for you soon. I will tell you this.I wish It was like a 100% improvement over my after picture. I took it. I am ok with it. I ...Thoughts from Kona................
2009-03-24Hey allYou will most likely get Kona thoughts from me for the next week. Seeing how it is totally on my mind and how I totally want to go back right now lol.I learned a ton of things in Kona from Bill, the other champions, from my wife, and from just simply being there and being open to learning.I will share many things with you in the upcoming days but I think it is good to take a good look at where I am at right now.For me the end of ...Dude
