unconditional’s BodyBlog

I am a firm believer in eating healthy.  You are responsible for the health of your body. Dessert isn’t everyday and every meal. I want vegetables!!!  Find me a resturant that serves ¼ to ½ of the meal as a NON-STARCHY vegetables (and now salads!) Breakfast - Big plate. Lunch - Medium plate.  Dinner - small dessert size plate. Small, high protein with fruit snack between meals. And no sugar yogurt or cottage cheese an hour before bed.

With that being said - I am also a firm believer in living. One cheat meal a week. And enjoy yourself when there is a family function, potluck, birthday party. And that is just what I did last Saturday. My church had its annual Sunday School picnic.  Homemade chicken corn soup, pulled pork BBQ and hotdogs with dessert potluck. After the soup and pork, I started with fruit, add chips, add pinacoloda cream pie, Peanutbutter cream pie, chocolate chip cookie, Fresh apple pie, fresh blueberry pie, and a pie of rice crispy treat made with sliced almonds. Can you say Mooooooo!!! At least I washed it all down with about ½ a gallon of water. I did skip the fresh blackraspberry icecream.  No wonder my weigh went from 168 to 173.  If ya see me at the gym, please kick on butt and make me get on the treadmill, again!

First: www.PAawake.org

Second:  I am back where I should be, plugged in, and leaving the past behind, the baggage behind and the trash behind. The scars will stay with me as a reminder of the bridges burning.

Looking for a partner on this site that is plugged in to keep me pushing on toward the goal, to run the race, to aim for the prize IN ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE - not just working out.  Anyone out there got the special gift, calling, to brighten my world and keep me accountable? 

There are many people on this site that inspire me. Sometimes it is the amazing stories of overcoming physical, mental, emotional trauma or simply overcoming themselves. Sometimes it is the shear progress of where they were and where they are now. Humbling.

There are many reasons to choose someone as a friend on this site as well. Sometimes it is the same reasons as mentioned previously.  Sometimes it is reason that are far more shallow. As a man, I am not ashamed to say that I compare myself with a lot of guys on here. I look better than they do, they look better than I do, I wish I looked like they do. And sometimes I see myself in a lot of these guys. Hey, I was there once. I was in their shoes, struggling to make that life change. A change for the better. A bad breakup can do good and bad things to ya.  I love playing the "dad" and encouraging the underdog to succeed and achieve.

I am not looking for this to be a hookup site.  I am a little old fashion and still blush. I have very high standards and prefer personality, intelligence, accountability, honesty, and most of all - someone who will stand up and confront me when I deserve it.

I’ll stop here because I said what I wanted to say and I am starting to ramble.  If I selected you as a friend - no disrespect - on the contrary I hold you in high respect and want only the best for you and to succeed in your goals. I am standing behind you and cheering you on!