Start of 2019

It's been a slow, sad, depressing end to 2018 in the way I have failed to get enough sleep, eat well, or otherwise take care of myself. Hoping for a better attitude & commitment going forward. But I have been blessed with a beautiful family and so many things God has forgiven me for, I need to focus & take advantage.

Annie is w/ her parents in FL - they flew down today.

Allison is at the Updyke's overnight.

Just the boys, me, Belle, and Stella. Went to bed at 11pm and they are sleeping soundly but I stayed up to look over some things. Tomorrow taking J and the kids to the Rochester Museum of Play - I'll be missing a New Years Day hike on the FLT, mainly due to Brennan's asthma, but not much you can do about that.

Annie returns Thursday.

Still Going Strong

Garmin Connect: Still vegetarian and most days, straight-up vegan I think. Loving the chop chop fresh veggie salad I found on Clean Food crush. My L PF has been acting up a bit lately so icing it at home & at work. Need to be ready for Disney!


The day started w/ the usual yoga & ab work (50 situps, 40 leg lifts, 60 sec plank).
I started todays run w/ 3 sets of 20x jumping jacks, 10x squats, 10x lunges, 20x mountain climbers, and 10 shoulder taps. Kept my breathing under control nearly the entire time except going from Engraved up Fox. But I was able to get it back under control pretty quickly. Nice long walk to recover and a relaxing morning so far. Not running fast, but at least I'm running.

And so it ends

Well, it's been a good run, but I finally ate meat again. I've been really craving it lately and since the kids wouldn't eat the chicken, I decided I would. Plus my weight just hasn't gotten any better. I will have more veggies in my diet thanks to this experiment, but I'll enjoy the occasional burger, too.