Hello

I have been a little busy and a little sick as of late. I am maintaining my weight but I am not losing. I have been sick more this winter then I can ever remember. But I am not the only one. Just about everyone at the clinic where I work has had several sick days this winter. There is a bug out there that just won't go away.

I am going to be heading back to the gym tomorrow. Everyone in my family is sick so I am going to give it one more day for us all to rest and then we are getting back into it. I am starting my weight loss challenge tomorrow. I have raised about $6.00 a pound in pledges. All the money will be going to the MS Society. I would like to have raised a little more but there is still some time. My goal is still to lose 70 more pounds by July 12th. That will get me into a territory that I haven't been for many years. I also have a personal challenge for myself. I have been saving my monthly fun money allowance and if I can break the 300# mark by March 15th then I get to buy a home theater system. If I don't then all the money I have saved goes to the MS Society.

I am really looking forward to the weather getting nicer. I want to get out on my bike. I am getting tired of riding on the bike at the YMCA. I really want to feel the wind in my face and breath the fresh air. I have been able to increase my riding time on the recumbant bike by a considerable ammount. I have also increased my time on the treadmill. My wife and I are planning a trip to Disney World in September so I need to be in shape so that we can do a lot of walking while we are there. I don't want to be tired and cranky every day while we are there so I want to be able to walk all day without getting tired. I try and do at least 70 minutes of cardio when I am at the gym. I break that up with some weights. I can feel myself getting stronger and stronger. I am noticing muscles in places where there used to be only fat. And it is only going to get better.

I am going to be better about posting on here. This is where I am going to direct the people that have pledged money towards my weight loss challenge. I was hoping that KQ would have picked up on it an helped me get a little more in pledges. Well since I am at work I guess I should do something.