Time to make big changes in my life with lots of work to do in a short amount of time! I've never backed down from a challenge and I don't intend on doing so now!

On October 13, 2009 I submitted my application to join the Canadian Armed Forces as a Regular Force member. Basic Military Qualifications (BMQ) is scheduled for end of August, 2010.


Up & Running

A picture speaks a thousand words.... or 22.6 pounds.

I’ve been keeping tabs of my weight loss on Traineo and I love, love, love, LOVE the little graphs they have. Sometimes it goes up, but for me right now it’s usually going down.  I love this trend and it HAS to keep going down. There’s no choice in the matter actually!

With 20-some days left until the [...]

23 days to go...

… and no word yet if I can go or not. Medical is taking FOREVER to return. I bet they won’t accept it. Oh well…. it just means in six months, I reapply. And reapply. And reapply. Until they accept me.

I’m persistent.

Weight wise, I’m at 240.4 now. That’s down from an all-time high of about [...]

Help! I have fallen! And I can not get up!

The past few weeks have absolutely sucked. I have an excuse but it’s not a good one and it’s not even worthy enough of making it to this site. Because, it’d be blameshifting. It played a factor but in the end, it was my choice to allow it to happen.

I don’t know yet if I [...]

Keeping on pace

Well, today I had planned the 13k but still started too late. I will get up at 6 am tomorrow to do it. Instead today I did this:

3.42 kms in 33 minutes  with a pace of 9.38/km

To compare…

May 11, 2009  = 11:52 per kilometre
May 28, 2009 =  10:50 per kilometre
June 22, 2009 = 10:04 per kilometre
July [...]

The Long Walks

Hey folks, I’m cancelling my walk today as I’m feeling kinda funky but am anticipating an early start tomorrow. However, as I’m packing my bag to get it ready for tomorrow, I thought maybe some of you would be interested to know what exactly goes into a bag for something like that. I’m just learning by trial [...]

Tears of Joy

It’s been a very tense few weeks for me. Those who know me know I have gone through a separation from my ex (permanent it appears, but fine with me) and have been in limbo with living arrangements. Despite all of this, I’ve really tried to remain strong.

This is staying strong mentally, physically, emotionally and [...]

Quick updates

The past few days have been pretty insane as I’ve travelled way too much from here to there and everywhere in between. Despite this, I’ve tried my very, very best to continue to get some form of exercise in each day. This past week I managed to do a 2.4 km run at the track [...]

46 days to go... medical half-done.

Had my medical today but it didn’t go so well… But, I’m not giving up hope yet. I have to take a form to my doctor on Monday to get some papers filled out. I’m praying to God that everything is okay with it. Send your prayers, please! I need this so badly, and I don’t want [...]

Roughly 33 days left to go!

I wished I had a better idea of when my course begins but alas, I do not. So, roughly estimating is the best way now! Details, schmetails. Highly overated.

Weight this morning was a beautiful 244.4 pounds.

The past two days I’ve been absolutely fidgety…. my BODY WANTS TO FREAKIN’ MOVE. Actually, my body happens to like moving, very [...]