So all is going well I have worked out everyday since weigh-in execpt for Monday.  I have been tracking my workouts & food intake on Livestrong - Dailyplate (http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/).  It is free and a great website I also use it on my Iphone so it is real easy to look foods up and track what it do.  My goal is to take in about 1000-1500 calories a day and workout about 1200-1500 daily.  It is very difficult, the intake especially but I am adjusting.  My wife has been so great in this and she too is trying to limit her intake.  I find that having a plan is key.  Knowing what you are going to eat and when you are going to work out creates a strudy foundation for the weight loss.  Trying to wing it or pushing it off when other things come up leads me to bad habits.  I remember reading about creating better habits, if you repeat an action again and again daily for two weeks it becomes a habit.  Blocking off the times to work out lets me focus on 1.5-2 hours.  Now with 2 little kids and 2 working parents free time is not a huge luxury, that block of time is taking away from other blocks in my life.  It is a give and take, I must sacrifice things like watching TV, movies, surfing the net, golfing (when it is nice) or sporting events (good thing all of them stink right now).  Even waking up at 5am instead of 6am to get that workout in. This give and take can be real hard sometimes.  That is why I am so grateful to my family and friends.  They help out if I need help and understand when I can't be available because my time is filled. Remember Roman nor our bodies were built like this in a day.   Slow progress is lasting progress  

 

Tom