Home sick today

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

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One of my daughters woke up sick yesterday morning now I guess it;s my turn.

I started out in May riding an old 12 speed Trek.  I bought it from a co-worker 15 or so years ago.  According to the serial number the bike is a little over 30 years old.  It served it’s purpose because I didn’t want to go and spend a lot of money on a bicycle if I wasn’t going to stick with it,  Come to find out I love to ride.  In fact, so much so I found a bike on the internet that I fell in love with.   After putting over 1000 miles on my old Trek I purchased a 2013 Cannondal from a guy in Mississippi.

On average I ride about 60 miles a week.  Now that the daylight hours are getting shorter I find it difficult to get my mileage in.  Also, I broke a rib Saturday before last and that too has put a damper on my riding. I have a trainer that I will put to use to help me keep my muscles in shape during the winter months.

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My first attempt at riding in the rain.

My riding hasn’t come easy.  I’ve had several wrecks that fortunately only caused minor damage to me and my Trek.   I’ve had road rash, and bent rims but I’ve learned to get back on the bike and keep going and not give up.

A Weight Loss Adventure

22 Tuesday Oct 2013

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As stated earlier, I’ve had a problem with my weight since before I got married some twenty some odd years ago.  In 2009 I was at 345 lbs, my heaviest and at the same time, my lowest in self esteem.  I decided then to start doing something about it.

I can’t give all the credit to my weight loss to diet and exercise.  If you’re a diabetic like I am all you have to do to loose weight is to stop taking your medications.  This was not a good idea and do not attempt if you’re a diabetic.  I did it to save money and I thought I could take care of my diabetes with just my diet and exercise.  There was two major things wrong with this; 1) I didn’t exercise and 2) I didn’t stick to any diet.

Things got a little harry after not being on any medications for a while.  It was only after I started loosing feeling in my feet when I decided to go back under my doctors care. In 2011 I had lost down to 311 with a loss of 34 lbs.  Not bad for weight loss but I wouldn’t recommend loosing it the way I did.

November 2012, my doctor and I had a serious conversation about my sugar levels still being way out of control.  I came home that afternoon and got on my treadmill and have been exercising ever since,

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Before/During

I now weight 270 lbs and I’ve still got several pounds to go.  I’ve started riding a bicycle in May of this year and I really love being out doors.  More on my bike riding in my next post.

Introduction

21 Monday Oct 2013

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My name is Tim.  I am a 50 yr old with a wife and three kids.  I have one son, Jacob, who is currently a Sophomore at Alabama and plays the Baritone in the Million Dollar Band.  I also have twin daughters, Jessica and Courtney, who just turned 16 earlier this month.

I am a Type two Diabetic and over weight,  My problem is that I love to eat.  Especially things that aren’t good for me.  I’ve had a weight problem since before I got married and it’s been a loosing battle ever since.

This blog will be about everything that’s going on in my life.  I’m tired of boring everyone on my Facebook page about it so I’m going to post everything on here so people who want to read about my boring life can.  

Just a little more about me.  I’m a scout leader in my local scout troop and I love to cook in Dutch Ovens so you may see some posts on here on those subjects as well.  

I’m not a shy person so if you want to know something just ask.

 

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