Day 21

Started back going to PT yesterday... it was awesome! I really needed it bad... Miguel and Payla worked their magic as always and I came back home feeling like a million bucks... Thanks guys!!!

Day 13

The swelling in my legs and ankles has went down some but I feel that is only because I have been laying in bed longer than usual... Tomorrow I see my new Dr... hopefully he will have some answers for Jean and I. It's seems to only get worse when I am setting at my desk. I hope to start walking again by next week.

Day 12

In bed still... Elevating my legs... the swelling in my ankles a has gotten worse... I don't understand... I have been eatting right and drinking lots of water... Really need to go see my new Dr. and find out what is going on.

Veggie Bratwurst

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Day 11

calories burned today: 1084

A little tired from my walk but feeling awesome! I need to go get into the Jacuzzi but it to hot outside... might get in it this evening... ankles are still swollen so I think I will elevate them today to see if I can get the swelling to come down. My back is feel OK but could be feeling a little be better. What I don't understand is how I can go to bed at 9:00 pm and wake up late at 6:00am... I hate walking in the sun... have to figure out a way to wake up earlier!

Venus is on the Rise today!

Day 10

calories burned today: 938

Another awesome workout today... 7 laps and 45 mins... my heart rate seems to be improving allot. only thing I don't understand is why my ankles are still swollen... I have cut out high sodium and meat all together but yet my ankles are still puffy. I'm hoping this is only temporary and as I continue to walk it will subside. going to start implementing more fruit in my juicing soon... I am hoping that will cut down on the food cravings I have been experiencing lately.

Day 9

calories burned today: 834

Just walked in from my walk and it was the best walk yet... 4 laps with out stopping... 8 laps total. I am feeling allot more positive than I did yesterday... I am confident that our plan, and when I say our I mean God, my wife and myself plan will work... because with out God in the equation there is no plan. Had a long talk with wify yesterday and we are in agreement on what needs to happen for us to get our shit together. I know something had to give and I was not going to allow it to be our life! about to start juicing it up in a minute... more Mean Green on the menu. Made Jean one for the first time yesterday... she said it was kinda tart but it totally gave her more energy and that's what it's all about... making sure those nutrients are placed back in the body.

Never Knew We Had it So Good!

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My Saving Grace

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Vegan Chicken Wings

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The Juicy Lucy

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Sugar Toxic? What? I mean I knew it was bad.....

Sugar Toxic? What? I mean I knew it was bad.....

Day 8

Just walked in from my walk... feeling awesome this morning... just wish I hadn't gotten off to a late start... my goal is to be out of the house no later than 5am... at this time of the year the sun is murder... But I did pretty good. I am concerned for my wife... she is not doing the things that she is supposed to do to start her new walk... we had decided to do this together and so far I feel that I am the only one making an effort. I know she is struggling with her cravings for food but something has got to give. Most people would tell me that the only person I should be worrying about is me... because my body is the only body I can control... and I can't control anyone else's body. This is so true and am I in no way trying to control my wife... but she is my wife... and she needs help and I can't stand by and watch her die because of her battle with eating right. I love her so much and I don't know how to live without her... and quite frankly I don't wanna know how to live without her.

Day 7

Back on the road work regimen... went to bed last night around 9:30 pm... got back up around 2:30am... I tried my best to sleep until around 4:30am but couldn't do it. watched TV until 4:30am and then started preparing myself for my walk... downloaded "Cardio Trainer" on my SmartPhone... loaded up my walk music... put on my new walking shoes I bought yesterday and I was off walking by 5:00am. It felt awesome getting back on track with my walking. I had started on new years and kept it up for about 2 months but then I started getting lower back pains... My Dr sent me to a specialist and found out I have arthritis in my lower back. I have been going to therapy for awhile now and the arthritis seems to be calming down so I thought I try the walking again. So far so good... I walked 20 mins this morning at a speed 4.8 kilometers and lapped my community 4 laps for about a mile. The new shoes really made a difference in my endurance to keep walking without taking breaks, which was freaking awesome! lol... I am taking baby steps for now... don't want to overdue it and cause my arthritis to flare up again.

Day 6

4:29am: Up and Adam and still feeling a little tired... well, not so much as tired because I feel I had gotten some great sleep... but more groggy I guess... but it feel so awesome to sign on to my blog this morning and low and behold I see my Son has joined 2002drop! Hi Son! I Love You!!! ;)

I Thank God for him... for if it was not for my Son I would not have consider doing what I an doing now... He is an awesome Son who really cares for his Dad. I feel that both my Sons and my Daughter care for me... I had the privilege of having him stay with me back when I was living in Pahrump, NV and it was so awesome... he had shared his life with me in the world of healthy eating and exercise. I must say at first my mindset was gun-ho... but after awhile I started to lag in my regimen and I can imagine that could be disappointing to family members that want to see you healthy... even more so want to see you live out your days well into old age. But again I am so happy I had that time to spend with Rufus the III for it was not in vain... For he had planted a seed within me that has finally harvest. and for that I thank God for having him in my life!

Cleanse Time!!!!

Feeling Good at 4:00AM!

Well it's day 5 on my cleanse and I feel great... I actually been up since 12AM... went to sleep around 8:45pm yesterday... I have found that being on this cleanse has it's pros and cons... I feel good... not as hungry but I find myself sleeping less... It makes me wonder if ones diet controls how much rest you are able to obtain. even though it's only day 5... I can tell my body is beginning to heal itself... last night I went to Walmart to pickup some laundry detergent and some bleach... typically I would grab a shopmart cart and ride around the store to go pick up my items... but last night I felt the need to walk through the store and get what I wanted... again I felt great... not much back pain that I can remember but I didn't have to stop to take a break before continuing my walk. I thank God for guiding me through this new way of eating... I just pray that I don't treat this new way of getting healthy like all of the other diets I have tried in the past. Basically starting off strong and then letting the cravings get the best of me.

I await for others to join my blog but it seems that the blog I have started have intimidated some of my family and friends... the fact that I have chosen to go vegan. They fail to realize that my approach to them is not to try and convert them... but to seek their support on my new lifestyle change. EXTREME... lol... that word seems to be very popular when it comes to those that are easily defensive... and I am just as guilty because I used that word many times in the past when it came to those that have approached me on different topics that share information that can better your life. So on that note I have to check myself... all I can do right now is do Rufus and make it happen for me and nobody else. Because no matter what I am the one that knows my body and knows what it is going to take for me to shed this fat.

Forks Over Knives / Now on Netflix

Stay Fit with this Nutritious Mean Green Juice Recipe | Williams-Sonoma

The Art of Raw Foods w/ Aris Latham

This is going to work!

Well it's 4:41am and I have decided to create a "get healthy blog" inspired by my wife Jean... she is an avid blogger... I on the other hand am not... I can't stand reading however I love to write... well that seems like an oxymoron... lol... anywho I feel that it is important that I start blogging to support my sweet and dear wife for she is struggling hard with our new lifestyle change. We have decided to start vegetable juicing as of June 10th... between now and then we will be doing the "Lemon Aid and Sea Salt Cleanse"... so far I am hanging in there... I am on my 4th day amazingly enough I am feeling pretty damn good... prior to starting I felt that my heart rate was extremely high... now I don't seem to be winded as much after walking and I am not as hungry. Don't get me wrong... I do have taste-bud flares whenever I am on FB and see posting of cooked foods... but I just have to stay focus and condition my brain to the following words “I will not let my fat kill me!”

I have allowed myself to be trapped in this fat shell for over 17 years… and as you can imagine that can be pretty damn depressing. I mean right now I am basically carrying 22 bowling balls over my natural weight. That’s madness to the highest level… I feel writing all my feeling and ideas will help me get through this journey to get back to 200lb… and keep off the 22 bowling balls. So I thank you for reading my blog and I ask that you pray for the success of our journey to shed our shell of depression.

God Bless!