The Road to Recovery

I need the winter to pass by. I love snow but I don't like it after January 31st. I don't care what the equinox or punxsutawney phil or anyother groundhog nationwides says winter should/will do. February feels like it should be SPRING. I propose that New Years resolutions fail because there is no good weather to go running, hiking, outdoor swimming or bike riding and hopefully if the coming years go well - horseback riding. I know the reason that mine fail is that I go into survival mode, I don't go out to eat which requires getting dressed-up and a modicum of self-awareness - which equals the need/desire to look better. When Nersey is cooking it is fantastic. But on my own I am contented to order the pie pizza, sit back in my sleeper pants and watch my TV on DVD collections. But let's face it Scrubs is getting old, and there can only be so many surprises in watching Criminal Minds for the third time.

By now you are asking what is the point of all of this. I currently have over half of my wardrobe hanging up in a closet at Glamas and Bampas and I know they are looking forward to me getting it out of there. The big problem is that I am big; I don't fit into any of them - some I have never worn. Now comes the self-fulfilling prophecy part, with President Hinckley's passing (he was so active into old age), Bampas recent diagnosis (i'll avoid it if possible), the biggest loser weighing less than me when he started (i'm over the illusion that "I am not that big"), and looking back to my many trips down chubby snack lane. I am done!!!!

My 10 step process to overcomming fatty-ness, much like if I was addicted to alchohol.

#1 - I know I will not fit into my clothes if I do not change the things I have power to change.
#2 - I know by dwelling on the fat of the past I will be forced to relive it and carry it around.
#3 - I need to feel better about the person I once was and know I can be a Hottie once more.
#4 - My biggest fear is that my kids will think I'm santa or the kool-aide man when I wear red.
#5 - My 24-hour fitness pass will not use itself; I have to get my chubby-butt there to use it.
#6 - I am determined to get rid of my "big and tall" section. (which is mostly big)
#7 - I am determined to see my great grandkids birthday's, even if I don't remember them.
#8 - I am determined never to wear sweats as an Outfit.
#9 - I am determined to buy a King Size Bed as a luxury not a requirement.
#10 - When I die I don't want it to end like "What's eating Gilbert Grape".

And so with this, I am on a personal quest to kick the habits of ice cream, soda, sugar, and a lot of bread. I will order salads and enjoy the comforts of being regular--------ly doing things that benefit me. Without a personal trainer, nutritionist, or any other kind of "-ist" I am determined to lose pounds like crazy. I have a gym pass, a pair of running shoes, great supportive wife, and a little one on the way, and so with that I am going to do it. I will update ya'll with pictures and sucess stories, my goal is to empty bampa and glamma's closet, look and feel great and be happier. Keep in mind I have a competative spirit and would love to have anyone join me.

Talking begets more Talking!

I vaguely remember how it happened, but I know there were two attacks.

The first came Tuesday night with a call from the 2nd counselor in the bishopric. It wasn't long before the call was ended that I had an assignment to talk in church. With the usual urgency that I have written talks, I started this one late on Saturday night and went well into early Sunday morning. Feeling completely tired and uncertain if I wrote to the topic that I had been given, I slinked into bed. Sunday morning and afternoon was the first time I have been to all three hours of church in well over a year, it takes a lot out of you when you hit it all like that, but I was undeterred from giving my talk - which I had been practicing to keep awake during Sunday School. During which the same 2nd counselor called Nersey to be the 4th Sunday Relief-Society teacher. She will do great! Feeling Confident, I gave my talk, and church was done.

The second attack came later that afternoon. Instead of going to glamma's and bampa's for Sunday dinner, nersey went to visit teach as I laid back and watched some playoff action. We had a 4:30 appointment with the Bishop to renew temple recommends, which the bishop forgot about. He kept our appointment time but forgot the reason we had come. I guess when you have been in a ward less than a year, the previous bishop must be called for recommends to be issued. Not having more to talk about the bishop proceeded to tell me that I gave a great talk in Sacrament meeting. I said thank you and was about to get up, when the second attack commenced. The bishop proceeded to tell me that his counselors had given him a name for a calling and until then he had not been thinking about the name, didn't even ask, and had told his counselors that he was going to wait on it and do nothing. Apparently there was a vacancy in the Sunday School organization and it had to be filled. But if you remember I had not been to church for the full block in a while. Rather than being offended I laughed and dismissed it as though he would ask me later. NO, NO - he asked me right then. Apparently the talk I gave in Sacrament was enough to give him inspiration and call me to be a team teacher for the Gospel Doctrines class. Shocked and overwhelmed, I gladly accepted the role. It's nice to be needed, but if you are looking to be "calling-less" avoid the Tuesday night phone call; and laughing at your wife when she gets called to be a teacher.

The calling record is that Nersey and I have been 2nd counselors at the same time, and now we are both teachers. We pray nursery isn't next- one of us has to like kids enough to spend time with our little bundle on it's way.

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