Coming soon...

...A new post of substance. Things have been stressful and hectic in the world of Techymike, and you'll hear all about it soon, I promise.

Goal #1: Drink Less Soda

Thanks to everyone for the words of encouragement. Losing weight is something I'm serious about, but I've never had much luck with it in the past. Like I said in my previous post, it all comes down to motivation, prioritization, and just plain not being so lazy.

I figure that maybe it's better for me to make lifestyle changes in individual goals, rather than just jumping straight into the rivers of change. And for no other reason than to be accountable, I'm posting my first goal here!

My first obstacle will be difficult...I've gone through periods where I've been able to give up soda for a couple of weeks at a time. Problem is, something ends up stressing me out, and Coke (the soda, not the powder) is a release for me. It's partly the taste, partly the bite. Once I get that taste, I've got to have more. It's a fix I've got to have on a daily basis.

This week, I've still had my Coke first thing in the morning, but after that, it's been all unsweetened iced tea. I bought an iced tea machine, and it's been great. I've always had a problem with drinking straight water...it's too bland. Tea is much more refreshing, and gets me my daily requirement of water and then some!

So that's my first goal...let's stick with it for awhile and see how it goes. Of course, heading into Thanksgiving isn't the best time to be making life changing goals, but here's hoping that I have the will power to stick with it :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Motivate me HNT

I stepped on the scale the other day and got a bit of a shock. 1 9 5. I weigh the most I've ever weighed in my life, and it just seems to keep creeping higher.

I want to lose weight, but I'm unmotivated. I like to eat. I like to sit on my ass and watch TV. I sometimes like to veg in front of my computer. I don't get enough any exercise.

I don't really want to hit that 200 mark, but at this point it doesn't seem like I'm motivated enough to keep from going there. Look at me now. I COULD be out doing some crunches or something, but instead, I've got my feet propped up on the desk and I'm writing on my blog. What is wrong with me?

So who (and by who, I'm looking to the two of you who read my blog) is going to be my big motivator? Who wants to encourage me to lose that weight? Who wants to share those great weightloss secrets? Because at this point, I'm totally open to suggestions...

(yeah, i'm sticking out the gut a little bit on the front shot, but it still looks gross...at times I even look pregnant. yikes!)

I'm freaking MacGuyver!

Duct tape and a paper clip. That's what it took to fix one of my backup drives today...well, at least to rig it good enough until Dell can replace it. I feel like a genius.

On a side note, my Huskers kicked butt this past weekend, winning of Kansas State 73-31. This came a week after having our butts handed to us 76-39 by Kansas. This was hopefully the spark that will help us beat Colorado the day after Thanksgiving and make it to a bowl game. I sure hope we are picked for the Insight Bowl...that's here in Phoenix and would be a great time!

Have a great day everyone!

Where does it go...?

Not sure where the time goes...it's already Thursday! I don't really have anything interesting to share, but here you go...

-My dad and stepmom were here over the weekend. It was nice to see them, but definitely nice to send them packing as well! They were a drain on my energy and my wallet! :) We went to a couple of places that I'd never been, so it wasn't all bad. My dad didn't want to eat anything t hat he could normally eat at home, so we spent the weekend eating out. While that's nice to do, our finances are stretched pretty thin right now, so it was a little stressful. It's nice to be back to lunchmeat sandwiches :|

-Since I was off of work for a couple days last week, it was all piled up for me on Monday. It's been crazy busy all week long, which makes the days go by so much faster, but I'm so tired at the end!

-My wife's parents are coming into town over Thanksgiving. I'm one of the few guys who loves his inlaws....again, in moderation :). Should be a nice Turkey-day weekend.

That's about all I can muster up for now. I'll be back with more sometime later :)

Have a great day!

It's a small, small world

So, have you heard about the wacko 25 year old teacher who fled to Mexico with her 13 year old student? Well, my wife knew her from high school. That makes me a celebrity by proxy. I'm so glad that my wife's home town has such wonderful national attention.

On a related note, I'm a year younger than my wife...it just goes to show that those Lexington chicks dig younger men.