Half of Phil

Short update this week, but I wanted to get back to updating more often. Biggest update is that I've started doing 9Round with my son.  It is a challenge to say the least and I leave out sore most of the time.  The next morning is killer.  I'm sure that is why folks that do CrossFit, F3 and other programs on a regular basis talk about it non stop because the pain don't quit man.  I suppose it'll get better. The owner of the one I go to used to be big so he understands what I literally can't do and modifies the routines for me.  It's good to get back to working out, we've been 6 times now. With going out of town we'll miss most of this week but went Mon and Tue already. I'm hopeful it'll help my son with his soccer, it's something to keep him active during the down time between fall and spring season.  Hoping all the burpees and jumps and upper body workouts will pay off for him in the goal this spring. I've stayed the course with

I've neglected to update this blog in over a month!  Whoops. Life happened. I've stayed the course on my journey though.  I was 3rd in our October step challenge, but not from a lack of effort.  I finished the month with over 400k steps up 50k from Sept.  My competitors definitely stepped up their game.  For November I'm curently in 2nd place.  Weight wise I'm down 58 lbs for the year.  My monthly average loss is 3 lbs for the year, that is brought down by a 0 loss in August, not sure how that happened, but I do see that Sept and Oct increased, ironic that is when I got the tracker and started the step challenge.  Funny how that works right? Some key exciting things I can note over the last month would be: We had a luncheon at work and I was able to fit in the auditorium chairs.  It was nice to sit with coworkers enjoy the meal and talk.  Previous luncheons I've either skipped or had to go stand later for the presentation after my legs went to sleep from sq