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Finding Humility

2016-04-15 by dadgoesround Leave a Comment

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When Last We Met I Was the Master

In my teen years I studied Ninjutsu for four years, and while I am sure that I griped about going from time to time – I was a teenager after all – it was a formative experience for me. As I advanced in my training I also took on a teaching role with the kids classes. I was a mediocre student and I was a good teacher. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Health, Parenting Tagged With: Aikido, childhood, DadBloggers, Excercise, Humility, Martial Arts

2016 Goals – March Update

2016-03-31 by dadgoesround 2 Comments

Image of hikers on a mountain with quote "This one step, choosing a goal and sticking to it, changes everything" Scott Reed

This month has been a busy one on the goal front. I spent more time working on my blog website than expected in March, but the work is more or less completed on time and I learned more than I expected. Here are my March accomplishments towards my 2016 goals. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Current Affairs Tagged With: 2016 goals, Aikido, Excercise, family time, fitness, Health, Thomas Woodcrafts, Weight loss

Defining and Achieving 2016 Goals

2016-01-29 by dadgoesround Leave a Comment

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It has been almost one month since I set out my 2016 goals. Goals are only as good as the progress I make towards them. It is time for a check in on how I am my achieving 2016 goals so far.

2016 Goals

I established five goals for myself: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Current Affairs Tagged With: 2016 goals, Calorie counting, Excercise, MyFitnessPal.com, Weight loss

Fat-Shamed by a Toddler

2014-11-18 by dadgoesround 2 Comments

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It is Hallowe’en plus 17 days and in those 17 days I may have consumed some of the kids’ candy. In that time I have noticed that my pants were starting to feel a little more snug. It has been many months since I was last at the gym. I’m not really sure how long exactly… I had started thinking that it was time to go back. Then this weekend my 13 month old was sitting beside me on the couch and examining me. She was playing with the hair on my arm and then looking up my t-shirt sleeve – I guess to see what was up there exactly. Then she pulled up the bottom of my shirt to see what was under there [Read more…]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Calorie counting, Dad, DadBloggers, Excercise, Food, MyFitnessPal.com, Weight loss

Reached the Plateau

2014-05-31 by dadgoesround Leave a Comment

Well it seems to be fairly official. A few weeks ago I had dropped three pounds, then went to the east coast and ate lobster – regaining the three pounds in the process.  Last week I dropped a pound, this week I regained it exactly which has also returned me to my pre and post-lobster weights. I am still losing fat and gaining strength and cardio capacity so maybe the 210- 213 range is the weight I am supposed to be.

I am going to continue to work on reducing weight, but I think that the focus will more be on continuing to burn fat and build muscle. If my weight does go down during that process, good for me, but it is not going to be primary objective. I feel that I am eating well and making good food choices – with allowances for ice cream and beer through the summer months. I know that I am getting physically stronger every week that I go to the gym and I know that I can run alongside my kids while they ride their bikes to school without getting tired or falling behind. I also know I could go further if I chose to take up running, which is not likely to happen. I ride my bike to work whenever possible and I can carry a baby in a carrier for hours on end while garage sale-ing without significant discomfort – other than the oval of sweat on my chest that comes from being attached to a little furnace while walking. I am going to stop writing these accountability posts because I am happy with what I have accomplished and while I have not make big strides towards reducing my overall weight, I have improved my overall health and that is more important. I’ll write periodically about my journey, but only as I feel that I achieve particular milestones.

Thanks for reading these particular posts.

 

 

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Calorie counting, DadBloggers, Excercise, MyFitnessPal.com, Weight loss

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