Today was pretty much a blur... I drug my behind out of the bed around 10:30, buzzed around the house doing things until 1pm, and realized that I still needed to do several things before playing Taxi for Jaidenne all evening.

The result? Poor planning on my part as far as what I needed from the store, and what I was going to eat today. Yes, I managed to eat, yes, it was all Paleo/Whole 30, but I was pretty much starving all evening because I didn't do what the books and experts tell everyone to do...

Plan... Plan... PLAN!

I enjoyed my dinner, bought some spices that I never have ever purchased in my life, and hopefully I can follow directions enough to make some food that doesn't totally suck! My wife is the one who cooks... I simply heat things up. But today, I bought some beef, pork chops, uncured bacon and Applegate Beef Hot dogs, all kinds of veggies to freeze, heat up, sauté, etc. And most importantly, I said no to all the temptations... the yummy smelling and looking foods that I saw in the grocery store. The chips I wanted to grab real fast because I was hungry.... Nope!

I know there are going to be the people who think this blog is so dumb... it's laughable... it's a lot of talking to myself on the internet. And I'm ok with that. You took the 3 minutes to come and read it, so kudos to you! For me, this is going to be how I reflect, and hold myself accountable. The good thing about the book "It Starts with Food" is that there are so many quick and easy ideas of foods to make and things that can easily be thrown together. I never have had that skill... the ability to throw a few things together and make it taste really damn good!  I bought freaking Cumin and Coriander today. WTF? Have no idea what I'm going to do with those, but hopefully it all becomes clearer more than a day into this...Apparently they are in a lot of recipes.

Tomorrow when I'm back at work will be the real test. I'm already going to be sleepy... irritable... and going non stop. All things that normally would make me want to grab a snack to get me through. I truly believe that I can do this, or I never would have started. 

I weighed myself this morning for what will be the only time in the next 30 days... I won't say my exact weight... but it's below 190 and above 170. I'm 5'8 (technically 5'7.5). According to the BMI, I'm supposed to weigh 150-154.  I was probably that small in my Junior year of HS. That was probably also the last time...

I just want to be healthy. I don't want to be skinny... I don't want to be thick/overweight. 


Day 1 down. 29 days to go. I can do this... and  thank you for reading :)

Well... it's 10:38pm. Had a great day with the family filled with tons of good food, lacrosse in our front yard, and me spending too much time in front of the computer. It's funny... I think people must think I spend way more time at the computer than I really do. Most of the time I have to force myself to sit still and get this sorta thing done. Hence the 2 years of having this website and NEVER setting it up! 

Took Kris and the girls to get some ice cream tonight. I enjoyed my milkshake and told myself that it will be some time before any ice cream crosses my lips again! Man, for a girl who's secret vice is Phish Food ice cream from Ben and Jerrys, those are fighting words.

Although part of me is like "what the heck am I thinking?" I think this whole blog/pic/perhaps video idea is going to help me remain accountable. How can you go wrong when you have such an incredible network of support? My wife has been on a mission since the beginning of this year to eat healthfully.. hasn't had a sip of soda, and has clearly lost weight because of her good decisions. I'm so proud of her for so many reasons... she is incredible. 

You know what else makes me smile?   I told Jaidenne that this would be the last ice cream I'll be eating for a while.  She asked why and I told her that I'm going to be eating very strictly and healthy for the next 30 days. Her response?  "Oh ok!  Well I'll go running with you if you want to!"  What a great kid. 

So who knows... I've hated running my entire life. Maybe I'll turn over a new leaf?  But for now... let's get through Day 1! Thanks to everyone on Facebook who has already begun cheering me on :)  And to everyone who said they are in... speak up! Let's hear how you're feeling.   Tomorrow I'm going to try to do  a video. We will see how that goes...lol. Maybe I'll get Jaidi in on it... hahah.

Well... it may have taken all of Easter, it may be 5:24 pm, but hot damn I not only got this website up and running, but got the blog going too!!!

Needless to say, I'm proud of me.  This is how I'm going to document the next 30 days of my Whole 30 journey. I'm not getting any younger, and although I used to be able to eat whatever the hell I wanted and not gain any weight... that's just not happening any longer.

I've got 3 super important reasons to make sure my health is a top priority...