Reset

Welp, that didn’t work out very well: After some serious plans and goals I set way back in January, 2019, along with the best intentions of blogging my journey, I’m sorry to report progress hasn’t been made.

But a lot has happened: I got a promotion with more pay, we moved to another state far away from home, and life with an almost two-year-old keeps moving forward.

But I need to make some changes. Toxic stress, lack of exercise, and being overweight is taking a toll.

We took a stay-cation last week back in coastal New England and I finally had time to take a break, play and rest on the beach, and think clearly without all of the chaos. And I recognized that I haven’t been living the life I want to live. I have been succumbing to stress and poor habits, and I’m no further to my health goals than 8 months ago.

But this is it, that’s the end of it. I want to be here for a long-time with my wife and son, set a healthy example, and just feel good!

To start this I’ve decided to make a few simple changes:

• Daily exercise – even if it is 5 minutes of walking after getting ready and putting on my shoes – just start;
• No processed foods, grains, or sugar (with a very broad definition of sugar);
• No beer, at least for now. I may experiment with some drinks socially but I need momentum with healthy habits before messing around here;

Today was a good day. Upon waking up, I took our dog for a brisk morning walk wile my family slept soundly,  I worked in the morning through early afternoon, and then we went on a family bike ride (and discovered one of my bikes was stolen! – the subject of a future post), went for a walk to play in the park, and came home for a healthy meal.

It’s a start. Today was a success: no beer, no processed foods, multiple times exercising, and family play and connection. But it’s just the beginning – see you in the next post!