I knew today was gonna be a killer of a day. I woke up at 7 and was out the door at 7:30. Gym at 8:00 and out of the pool by 9:15 (would have stayed longer but some dumb ass decided to use the pool as a toilet to shit in)…

Then I had band [...]

… I’m going to be lucky if I can get to even 200 pounds before basic training. And let’s just accept and face the fact that I’m never going to be a small person!

With the looming date of basic training coming in about 120 days, I’ve had to make a big decisions.

Do I focus on [...]

Years ago I watched this movie and one of the lines was, “Damn the Torpedos! Full speed ahead!” I used to use this quote with my friend Aly (I think we saw the movie together) and used it to signify the changes that needed to take place despite adversity. It became a long-standing running joke [...]

This time last year, I was an absolute wimp. I’m still wimpy but not as wimpy as I was then. I could barely lift stuff. I could barely get up a set of stairs without my legs wanting to die. I know this because my apartment way up north, had a set of scary outside [...]

Had a great doctor’s appointment and we figured out the cause of my lung troubles with a very simple remedy! That’s the kind of awesomeness I need… something simple, something quick! Will know for certain in the next day or two, if it’s for certain and I’m very glad for this. Just wished I had [...]

The past three or four weeks have essentially been a write-off. I’ve barely entered the the pool. I’ve barely run. I’ve missed out on my personal trainer sessions. I keep getting colds/respiratory infections and each time, I take a new approach at treating it.

I’ve done the Pretend it’s not there and keep truckin’ approach which [...]

After a very irritating absence (again) I’m finally happy to be able to get back to the gym full-time again. I still have some bronchitis but nothing like it was before! So, time to kick things back up a few notches and finish getting this show on the road! I’ve got about 130 days until basic training [...]

This past week or two, I’ve been essentially coasting. My workouts have been little to none… struggling to get rid of this chest cold/bronchitis that reared it’s ugly head again. But, slowly I am working on other things while that goes on. My lifeguarding class began and that’s going okay. I have some work to [...]

Lately I’ve been thinking of getting my dog and I back into scent tracking. I was beginning to think she might be a bit too old for this but those fears were far removed yesterday!

During our 1.5 hour hike yesterday, I went out with the intent of doing a single-person scour of the area for [...]