week 2 recap Struggling...

It's Friday and as we are wrapping up the 2nd week I feel I've hit a small wall. Laura was able to come down and see the house yesterday. I got home from work and got through 1/2 of my cardio for the day then she arrived quickly changed into some workout gear and joined me for the 2nd half. We loved it. I felt so blessed to have her laughter so near me, to hear her catch me p on little things the kids were doing. We had dinner (vegetable soup) and worked on a puzzle with Carolyn while Shawn decide to chill in the other room. MJ came home with Peter and his dear friend Megan and brought some good noise to the house. Everything was great except poor Shawn who was obviously having a bad day was set on taking some alone time. Dinner was frustration, up until the night before it felt like we were on a vegetarian run. and along the soup was fitting, it just didn't satisfy.

Another big issue was my ego...Randy came to video our workout on Wednesday evening and although I didn't intend to , I overdid it for the camera and really set myself back a couple steps on the recovery of my hamstring/knee. now the knee feels very loose. Ugh!

Laura left around 9:30 and I couldn't get to sleep, my legs were jittery, just restless. it was very hard to submit to the alarm clock this morning and I'm sure Constance could tell I was struggling to give 100% in the workout this morning.

All in all, I'm feeling better, just need a good nap. Had a good talk with Shawn, my love is really growing for my roommates. 

This Sunday I get to see Laura as we celebrate 6 years of marriage together! Thank you Jesus!

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Here is how my leg looks a week after I pulled my hamstring, got the outer shot on top and the inner shot below it. Pretty gnarly, huh?

Week 1 recap

On Saturday August 11th I packed 2 suitcases with all of my clothes, kissed my wife and kids a temporary goodbye and headed down to the Hollywood hills to meet my new roommates. A week prior I found out that I was invited to participate in a documentary. Here's the pitch; I am housed with 3 other obese individuals and we are under the guidance of a physical trainer and nutritionist. I am still holding a full time job (my boss was gracious enough to let me transfer for the 4 months) the goal is to see how a willing person can gain results by being educated and applying healthy habits while maintaining the expectations of a normal lifestyle (work, school, etc.) The focus is 20% physical activity (an hour workout 5 days a week, and saturday group activity) and 80% nutrition. I will be able to see Laura and the kiddo's on Sundays.

House rules:

• We rotate some basic chores,
• maximum of 2 hours of TV a day,
• reading a book and every wednesday we have a book club night.
• in Bed by 10pm for 8hrs of sleep each night,
• up at 6am Workout at 6:45am mon-friday,
• group activity every Saturday.

Week 1 first impressions:

• House; WOW! http://www.vrbo.com/413316
• Roommates; Friendly, Loud, Courtious, Nervious (as well), Fun. Carolyn is a joyful, swwet soul, has a great laugh. MJ has already done a lot of living, very knowledgable and is eual parts of straight forward and charming. Shawn is filled with compassion and has lived the least out of us, Looking forward to getting to know all of them very well.
• Workout; Tougher  than I expected out of the gate, energizing, Love the trainer, Constance! She has a great ear and is really investing herself into this project.
• Nutritionist; Heather Fleming = Amazing! again, investing her heart and soul into us, meals have been so filling! She is trying to break our mindset of "eating healthy means starving yourself" I love every meal idea she has come up with, looking forward to sharing with Laura.

Obsticles or Negatives:

• Monday, Wednesday, were filled with energy. Tuesday, Thursday were not.
• very difficult staying away while at work. 
• Having a hard time sleeping at night and very busy during the day.  
• Wednesday I felt very hungry when I got off of work and we had a lot of business to tend to before getting to eat.
• Missing my family tremendously, I get no signal in the house so it is frustration not being able to communicate with my wife.
• Friday during our workout I pulled a hamstring, PTL is wasn't serious but it puts me behind and affects my momentum.

Positives:

• weighned in at 372 on Monday Morning, 2 months ago I was 395!
• enjoying the healthy food and the workouts.
• get to talk with Laura for 10-15minutes everyday driving to and from work
• Feeling all the prayers from home as I adapt to my new surroundings and lifestyle
• Get to see my best friend and our babies tomorrow! (Sunday)