Agony of Da Feet, Marching for a Victory

As I said in the previous blog, I walked 2,5 miles for the March for Babies walk. Now to you average people, 2.5 miles may not sound like a lot. Heck it does not sound like a whole lot to me...but i reminded myself that I was walking for a good cause, myself.

You see, I raised over $500 for the March of Dimes, and that is awesome. By the way if you are reading this, and have not donated, even a little amount...there is still time. Go to the website, I mentioned in the last blog, and you can donate there. I raised the money in honor of my Godson Jacob, and his little brother Connor. I have blogged about Jacob before, and he is a great kid. So full of life, and fun (beats the poop out of me too!). So, i raised the money for him and his brother. But when it came to the walk, I did not want to do it. I was trying to think of so many excuses not to do it. I even prayed for rain. Nothing...no excuses, no rain...nothing. So, I decided to do something about it. I decided to walk, but I decided not to walk for Jacob, or Connor, or even my friend Lauren who asked me to raise money. I decided not to walk for the people that donated money in my name. Nope, I decided there was only one way to do this thing. I had to walk for me. I had to be the one that took the steps, and felt the pain. I had to be the one that got scared, because I could not take one more step, and was still able to go one. I had to want this. I wanted to walk the full 5K walk...until I found out it was not a 5K, but a 5 mile walk...which is a HUGE difference. But I got half way. And I was proud of myself. Prouder than I had been with myself in a long time. It was nice to be able to accomplish something. And you know something, I did not die. I did it...all on my own...with God's help. Trust me, I was in constant communication with Dad...and He was the one that gave me the strength to go as far as I did.

Again, let me focus on this walk...at over 400 pounds, I was walking for 2 or 3 people...and I did it. Imagine your spouse or signifigant other, jumping in your arms and carrying them 2.5 miles...that is what I did with myself. This is a huge accomplishment...one that I will be proud of the rest of my life. That 2.5 mile walk might just be the thing that helps save my life. We will see, but I want to work harder.

And next year will be even bigger (not me) and better. By losing this weight, I will next year walk the whole 5 miles. And I want to raise $1000 for the March of Dimes. So if you did not donate this year...I am finding you next year. And if you did donate this year...that does not let you off the hook either:)

So the agony of my feet became victory. God is good all the time.

Your Eternal Bud.

Busy Week

First off, big thank you's to all of you for the emails, and messages through the blogs sites with the encouraging words, and bits of wisdom about my ongoing weight loss. Just to give all of you an update on where I am at: I have lost 12.4 pounds so far. Not too bad...wish it was more...but I will take what I can get.

Now, I want to talk to you about this week. It was a crazy week for me, and I almost did not make it. And now, i start a new week...sigh...luckily next weekend is a LOT slower. Yeah me.

Now, to this week. On Tuesday, I was invited by my friend Brian, and his lovely girlfriend Kris over for dinner. They showed me how to cook veggies better. I have an awful times eating veggies, and Kris (who is an awesome cook) showed me how to make tastier veggies. We also had a very nice time watching and grading the American Idols contestants. It was an awesome meeting.

On Wednesday, it started early. I originally had the day off, but got canceled out when a co-worker of mine got sick, and we needed someone to work the reports for my area. After the day was over with, I met up with my cousin and her fiance and saw the movie "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". It has 2 of my favorite new actors in it, Jason Segal and Kristin Bell. It was funny, but, it was one of those uncomfortable funny movies. It was also a very crude movie. So I so do not recommend the movie to any of my friends out there...

Thursday was trivia night, which went off with out a hitch, until the last question of the night with the whole game up for grabs. I was adament that I was right on the question, and my partner in trivia night said he was right in his...and we argued about it. We ended up after my calling out his manhood, going with my answer. And I ended up being wrong. And my trivia partner was right. I felt horrible, and my partner made sure I felt worse...it sucked!

Friday was bowling night...uneventful...but it was ok.

Saturday was the March of Dimes walk. If you still want to donate to March of Dimes, please check out this website: http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?w=41000072&u=DeezGators

Now for the walk...it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I was told it was a 5K, but it ended up being a 5 mile walk. It was up hills,and bridges, and very tough. I ended up walking 2.5 miles of it. I felt great, until this morning. I was exhausted today, and had a hard time even moving. I still feel amazing. I am ready to walk more. I will keep you posted.

So that was my week...I weighed in too (see above). This week, I am going to concentrate on moving more.

Blessings to you all...I will be back soon with something more fun to write about.

Your Eternal Bud!

Hi My Name is Chris and I Weighed 433 Pounds

Yep, that is right. I have let myself go so much, that I now weigh the most that I have ever weighed in my life. Am, I scared...you better believe it. Am I disappointed in myself? Yeah, I am. Was I depressed beyond all get out last week? Very much so. But, I want to do something about it now. I cannot live like this one minute longer.

First thing I need to do is triage. I started Weight Watchers last Saturday. All of last week, I did not have one caloric beverage. I stuck to my WW food plan. I ate healthy food. I took care of myself, except exercising. Yesterday, I weighed in, and I weighed in at 426 pounds...7.4 pound loss. I am pumped up! I need to keep on this role. I even tried salmon last night (did not like it...but it was cooked great).

I am going to keep fighting this...this is my seventh go around with Weight Watchers...my umpteeth time at trying to take care of myself. Is this time going to be different? I am not sure...only time will tell. The only thing I can is keep fighting. I can't surrender. I have been doing it too long.


To be continued...