Half of Phil

I was due to make a post on Tuesday, but didn't. This past week we came back from our last beach trip of the summer.  We got to see baby sea turtles hatch again for the 2nd year in a row.  It's a very cool thing. Both kids had open houses.  The boy starts middle school!  I was pretty nervous but then we lucked out his home room teacher is my buddy's wife.  I don't know her really well, but it put my mind at ease for sure. I met with the life coach at work again last week.  She's pleased with my progress and said I was on the right track.  I got back in a month or so.  The snacking is still a new thing and I will have to get better. One of the guys at work is starting a step challenge the first of September.  I didn't have any sort of tracking device, but I wanted to participate.  Another buddy told me about an Up Move device that was under $20 on Amazon.  So I ordered some and they showed up right as we were leaving for a so...

Friday was very hectic, so I didn't get my post up.  Left the house at 6:30 to grab some butts to smoke Saturday before work.  I got home from the boys soccer camp at 9:30 and had to prep them to go on the smoker at 6 am.  I did my walking during his camp and I was brutally reminded why I get up do that in the mornings!!!  It was 95 degrees and that track has very little shade.  Also very hard to keep pushing for 2 miles on a track.  Much better motivation to keep going when your a mile from the house and your only option to quit is call your wife for a ride home!!! I got the smoker loaded Saturday by 6:30 am and crawled in bed last night just before midnight!  Long long days. Today I had to tame the yard.  Had to do it in the heat of the day to avoid the rain that was coming.  Kept hoping it would start and save me.  Afterwards someone told the boy that boardwalk Billy's was the best place around to Pokemon.  So I took him over...

Progress this week was steady, biggest news is I started snacking at work!  Sounds and seems very counterintuitve to me, but we all know I did everything exactly wrong for 40+ years so I'm going to follow the nutrionists advice. Snacks are fruit and either almonds or peanut butter.  We went to the farmers market sunday and got some fresh fruit.  It's gone good, just have to remember to do it at work and get in the habit.  Good news is i got a new lunch bag!  (Ha) Walking is going good, I've had some knee pain this week but I attribute that mostly to missing a chiro appt last week.  I had to go in early Wednesday morning for work so the family joined me for an evening walk.  That was nice the weather ended up being great for it.  Finally a break from the heat. The weekend is going to be hectic, it's birthday weekend for lil bit and she will have a sleep over tomorrow evening.  Hopefully the shrieking will be minimal or at least not in th...