March 2013
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Do we know anyone in Jackson MS? I am headed there for two and a half weeks for a class. Class meets for 10+ hours a day for 15 days in a row. Yes, even the weekends.
February 2013
2 posts
“When we embrace the things that are difficult, the things that are difficult...”
– Kate Swoboda (from thinksimplenow.com)
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January 2013
8 posts
Becoming Iron: The Choice →
becomingiron:
This post is the result of the first thoughts that rushed into my head this morning when the alarm sounded at 5 am. It manifested itself in a matter of 5 minutes but took more than two hours to put into words. I quickly rose from sleep to grab my computer to record it before it was lost.
I’m…
Because I must have easy access to this.
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What is the plural for Toyota Prius? The only reason I ask is we just bought 2.
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Morning workout before work 1/4/13
3% incline, mostly walking with 4x1min running intervals at 5.0 mph. Who knew a 1.1 mile treadmill workout could be that hard. I have lost so much fitness over the past 1.5 years. Working smartly to get it back though. One step at a time.
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December 2012
7 posts
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Turkey, corn, mashed potatoes and a salad at work rather than the tater tots, calzone and large soda I would have usually grabbed. Had a front row parking spot today but I pulled out of it and drove to the back of the parking lot. Took the stairs instead of the elevator and on my way back down to my office I took them an extra 3 floors up first then went back down to the ground floor. It’s...
Starting over at 310 lbs
Took a walk outside around the entire hospital complex before lunch today then took the dog for another mile+ walk when I got home. I wish I would have been active while the weather was comfortable. At least we didn’t have all the snow that the rest of the country had. Not a single flake on the ground today but the wind was really blowing and cold!
shortmom asked: Yep! Keep Trying!! :-D
Ben Does Life.: December 25th, 2012. →
bendoeslife:
You don’t start down the road to health hoping you’ll eventually lose your way.
You don’t think, “man, I sure hope I lose a bunch of weight and then gain a bunch of it back.”
You don’t make fitness plans with the intention of backing out of those plans, losing motivation, binge eating and…
I know how he feels. I am right there too. For the past year I quit trying because...
August 2012
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St. John's United Methodist Church Mission Garden →
Vote for this project please.
July 2012
3 posts
WOD?
Clean out a garage full of trash.
Done!
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Ease into 5K W1D1 completed after work last night.
Hey, it’s a start.
Seriously.
So much weight gained.
This must change. NOW!
June 2012
2 posts
As soon as I get home from work I have to leave again. Driving to Chicagoland for a work conference. Nothing I would rather do after working all day than drive five hours to a city I am bound to get lost or shot in.
May 2012
21 posts
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Another lesson
Yesterday I learned a profound lesson about forgiveness. I learned that we are often mad at people that don’t even know we are mad. Sometimes, we are even mad at dead people… Well, today I took the time to forgive someone I was mad at and I took the time to tell him why I was mad. Of course there were excuses and push-back, but in the end we both better understand where we stand. Now I...
Feeling better
I went to work today and got some stuff done while not being interrupted all the time. It was kinda nice to be at work when most other people were off. I am taking my holiday day tomorrow so I can go with my wife to her doctor’s appointment. Tomorrow she gets an official diagnosis of diabetes.
While I was alone in the office I let loose and just cried. It really helped. Last night was...
No one is ever promised a life free of pain. I live with pain every day of my life. I have physical pain, mental pain, emotional pain. Somewhere along the line (like today) I also experience a sort of combination of all those pains at once.
However…
I simply cannot understand how many people feel that if they start to have a little bit of pain they need to “rush” to the ER....
No one is ever promised a life free of pain. I live with pain every day of my life. I have physical pain, mental pain, emotional pain. Somewhere along the line (like today) I also experience a sort of combination of all those pains at once.
However…
I simply cannot understand how many people feel that if they start to have a little bit of pain they need to “rush” to the ER....
So. Sore.
Everywhere.
@ Shortmom— Thank you for all your support. It has been no secret that the last year has been rough for me or that I basically gave up on myself. I can literally name a small handful of Tumblrs that have believed in/supported me all along. Especially when I failed to believe in myself.
Thank you all. I am so tired and sore and queasy so I am going to take a nap. I wish you all a fantastic...
rfgr-26 asked: KEEP TRYING TOM!!!!!!!! Only a few more miles til your epic shit is complete. GET IT DONE!!!!! All the cheers, Claire
Dying
Claire doesn’t follow me, but if anyone can tell her I need an epic cheerleader to finish this shit…
“Q”
In a week I will be walking my first half marathon. A year ago I was set to run my first half marathon but I ended up injuring my foot. Since the injury I have done almost no running and minimal exercise in general. My good friend’s wife is due to deliver their second child 2 days after this upcoming half so he wants to spend some extra time with me before he becomes overwhelmingly busy....
May has been rough for me for the past few years. It would seem that this year is no different. To me, May is so busy. My anniversary, my birthday, my grandfather’s birthday and my wife’s birthday. But it is more than that. It is the time of year that I become paralyzed by life. Even if I wanted to get my life together right now, I don’t know if I could. Add to it the fact that...
shortmom asked: Happy birthday, Tom. Are you still trying?
March 2012
2 posts
Rough day for me.
I am sitting in the waiting room of an urgent care center with bronchitis/pneumonia. This sucks. I wish I was in NOLA with all the cool kids. I wish I was improving rather than going backwards in my pursuits. I love seeing the pictures for all you guys out there! One day I will be joining the group…
Think of you, Internets
To all the Internets, have a great run! I will be checking on you all. I am do proud of each of you out there! Kill it y’all.
February 2012
8 posts
