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Snoozing with my newborn son, November 2012
05/15/2012
Father's Day 2012
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Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.
Welcome to my SparkPage! I'm 37 years old, married to an amazing woman, and I have a 3 year old daughter and a 6 month old son. The past three have been the hardest and most wonderful of my life. Being a parent is awesome, I truly believe that being a Dad is what I was put on earth to do.
I'm here because I've struggled with my weight since leaving college and getting a desk job some 12 years ago. Then about 5 years ago I quit smoking and I got even heavier. I did the WW thing 2 or ...
Welcome to my SparkPage! I'm 37 years old, married to an amazing woman, and I have a 3 year old daughter and a 6 month old son. The past three have been the hardest and most wonderful of my life. Being a parent is awesome, I truly believe that being a Dad is what I was put on earth to do.
I'm here because I've struggled with my weight since leaving college and getting a desk job some 12 years ago. Then about 5 years ago I quit smoking and I got even heavier. I did the WW thing 2 or 3 times with varying levels of success, but each time I would lose interest, stop tracking, and lose sight of what healthy eating is.
So I came to a point in my life where I really needed to make a change and set a good example for my daughter. I don't want to be a fat Dad. I want to be a Dad that is thin, fit, and in good physical and mental health. And most importantly, I want to be here on this earth as long as possible and see my childrens' children grow up.
On January 3, 2012 I started using SparkPeople as a tool to help me reach my weight loss goals. I weighed in with a starting weight of 249 pounds. At 6'2" that meant my BMI was 32, which meant I was officially obese. In early February 2012, I had lost enough weight to get my BMI below 30, no longer obese, now simply overweight. And in late June 2012 I had lost enough weight to get my BMI below 25 and into the healthy range!
While on this journey I have realized that I can do anything I want to do. And so can you! It's all up to you. Be strong, focused and determined to make your dreams a reality, and they will happen.
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Member Since: 12/16/2011
SparkPoints: 9,554
Fitness Minutes: 3,714
My Goals:
Goal 1: 233 lbs - This gets my BMI below 30 and gets me out of the obese range. ~~GOAL MET~~
Goal 2: 219 lbs - This was my lowest weight in the 5 years prior to starting on SparkPeople. ~~GOAL MET~~
Goal 3: 199 lbs - Out of the 200's and 50 pounds down from my starting weight. ~~GOAL MET~~
Goal 4: 194 lbs - This gets my BMI below 25 and into the healthy range.
Goal 5: 189 lbs - Out of the 190's and 60 pounds down from my starting weight.
Goal 6: 180 lbs - This is what I weighed in college.
My Program:
Calories in: I track everything I eat and keep the calories within my range while making healthy choices.
Calories out: Run at least 3 miles every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Take walks with the family whenever possible.
Personal Information:
Age: 36
Height: 6'2"
I live in the Triangle area of NC and I work for Duke University. I've been married 3 years and I have a 3 year old daughter, and a 6 month old son.
Other Information:
In moments of doubt, close your eyes and imagine yourself a year from now, then get back to work.
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."
- Thomas Jefferson
"I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
- Aristotle
"If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?"
- Joe Namath
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on your weight loss from the holidays, your doing 
back at. 
I'm running in a 5k in March and my first competition is in April. So excited to be back in the right mind frame and refocused. 
