July 30- End of Week Four- Wiegh In Day

So today was weigh in Day....9.5 pounds for a grand total of 30 pounds. I miss my companion from last week Rosie and I am so happy that she did so well. I have realized that it is not all about the weight. The weight means nothing if one is not happy and content with themselves. Learning how to say no to people and not worry if they will be mad at you is a difficult concept but one I need to embrace. Today I woke up with bad shoulder pain and my hip replacement side has developed some inflammation of my piriformis muscle...really painful. I took an epsom salt at 6am prior to my weigh in. Today boot camp was brutal. It was just me and Molly with John. We had a series of stations that had a very thick heavy rope and two 40 pound kettle bells then I rode my bike home. I had PT with Sarah and she decided to make it leg day. She makes me do alot of jumping. I had to jump on a tire and not a little car tire but a truck tire and then she makes me do lateral jumps over some bars. I tried to explain that large men should not be jumping over things she just smiles and says keep going. It was a long day and I was grateful for my massage and then my toughest workout with Halah the therapist. Bottom line is I survived another day and I am growing in certain ways that I hope will pay HUGE dividends. Thanks for all the support.

Saturday July 28- Rosies Last Day

Today is Rosies last day. It was nice to have a friend here that was going thru this with me and someone who competitively motivated me. Rosie took the morning off to pack...lame excuse....lol I had a brutal beach boot camp followed by a 16 mile bike ride and then Core foam rolling. I do not know if any of you have ever foam rolled but that shit hurts. They say that it is good for you but it hurts more then the damn bike ride... Anyway Rosie wrote some parting words...So I survived my week at "Camp Kill Yourself" and am in the Tampa airport waiting to return home. I lost 4 pounds and 4 inches this week (2 around my waist which is nice) and found that I am not that far off from my optimal weight and fitness level. I also found out that: I like kayaking, I am good at pilates, kick boxing irritates my back, there are bicycle seats that don't hurt my butt, food choices make a huge difference in how you feel and perform, I can survive on 1200 calories a day, I really like having a chef prepare all my meals, epsom salts really work, I can easily adapt to weekly massage, I remember how much I love to play tennis, was turned onto cross fit training and many other things too numerous to itemize. The primary takeaway though was a great deal of respect for Ira, what he has undertaken and how committed he is to achieving his goal. Getting up at 6:15 to work out everyday was not on my vacation wish list and I could've easily slept in many days. But, Ira encouraged me to go to all the activities and participate fully. He was signed up for more activities than I was and attended them all. Did I mention how hot florida is in the summer? I am not sure which is worse, the blaring sun until 9 pm or the relentless humidity (who am I kidding they both suck). But exercising under those conditions for 6 hours a day is torture. Yet he didn't miss a single session and he diligently stuck to the meal plan. I was starving most of the time and accosting the other campers for their extra food (I still can't believe Ira threw out that oatmeal!). It was one of the more rewarding, educational (and costly) vacations I have ever taken. But it was great to challenge myself, succeed, feel better and have more energy. One week was plenty for me. Don't know how Ira is going to make it through 6 weeks! If anyone deserves to achieve their goal its him. Get there! Stay there

Friday July 27- The end of Week 3- Weigh In-Monday

I am actually feeling stronger today after a slow start. I woke up not feeling well and was going to take the am off but after the van left I was able to rally myself and drive over and participate in the beach boot camp. We then went swimming and due to my shoulder all I can do is the breast stroke but I figured it would be harder just to kick with a kick board. I ended up doing 400yds (40 laps) and then I had PT with Doug.The most relaxing part was Yoga. We do restorative yoga which is very relaxing. We had a nice cooking class and I learned how to make spagetti squash. Then Rosie and I went shopping. My weakness is ice cream so when Rosie went to get ice cream I went to the car and put on the air as it was hot hot hot. Then I had to come back for a session with Halah. She is my toughest workout as she taxes my brain. I think that she is helping at least I hope that she is. Anyway I am excited as I will be having dinner with some great friends tomorrow but I am said that Rosie is leaving. My next guest is Dr Aaron Solomon who arrives on Tuesday. Big weigh in on Monday...Wish me luck.

July 25-26 Shoulder Holding up

Thanks to all those who contacted me regarding my shoulder. Thank God for Emily my massage therapist. She worked her magic on me and I am still going hard. Wed and Thursday have been very hard. Rosie and I are the only ones attending the majority of events so it like have having personal trainers all day long. Wednesday am we had a beach boot camp and learned what a "slush pipe" is. I can assure you it was not pleasant. Our beach boot camps are rough. I have never been a person who could jog and with a hip replacement you are not supposed to but do you think my trainers give a shit.....hell no but tats ok as now I can do interval jogging...not much but it is still progress. After boot camp we went on a 14.7 mile bike ride and then my favorite restorative yoga. What a relief but I fell asleep the last 15 minutes..it was really nice. Then we had pilates my favorite class...not. That shit is hard but Rosie was a natural at it. Then I had PT with John you know how those military types are they do not take no for an answer. Then back to my room for Emily to put me back together again and keep me going...what a blessing. Thursday is our late day and then we meet with Gay the nutritionist and we work out in the afternoon. I had PT with Doug. He likes numbers lots of them....He gave me 6 stations and told me I had to do 300 reps...yes I said 300 reps. But I did survive. Then we had kickboxing and NO ONE showed. Rosie needed a break so it was back to back PT with Doug. That's right 1 1/2 hours of personal training. We then went kayaking and needless to say my kayak was not behaving and I was out there for a long time but I guess it was worth it. I did get to kayak near some dolphins. Came back for Cardio Tennis and since it was only Rosie and I we got to have a little fun while still getting a great workout. Needless to say I am still hanging in there and am nervous about my Weigh in on Monday. Time for a epsom salt bath... Thanks for all the support you have no idea how much it means.

Tuesday July 24- May Not Make it

Rosie and I had a tough day today but we both survived. It is funny watching her survive on 1400 calories. I have re-injured my right shoulder. I have known for a long time that I need to have my AC joint scoped and I continually put it off. I am in some rough pain and I am hoping that it does not cut me short of my goal. The therapists have done a great job keeping me going and I will see how tomorrow goes. Sorry for such a short post but I am tired and in pain. Good Night

July Monday July 23- Start of week 3

Hello everybody. Today I have no written my blog but rather have a quest writter. My new camper is an old frind from HS Rose Marie Abate Moeller. I am sure that you will enjoy her posting. I asked Ira if I could write the blog this evening so that his followers can get a fresh look at what he is going through down here through someone else's eyes. Earlier this year when I was speaking to Ira about the journey on which he was embarking, it sounded great to me, just what I needed to kick start my goal of giving myself the gift of great health and good form for my 49th birthday. So I signed up for a week. After all, how hard could it be for me? I work out regularly, eat right, and drink plenty of water. So this wouldn't be a huge departure from my normal life. Maybe I'll even learn something. Well I did learn something that I am not as fit as I thought I was! Today was my first day. It started at 7:15 with a 4 mile bike ride to a local park, where the trainers (who arrived at the park before us because they drove) had ample time to devise a series of circuits that would challenge every part of our body. Not only did the circuits challenge muscles in my body I didn't know existed, but, do you have any idea how hot it is in Florida in July? Hot enough to make you hurl up your breakfast (which I did after lugging 2 huge kettle bells back and forth across the park, and threw a 25 pound medicine ball against a wall while doing squats, pushups, dips, etc.) The torturous work out was followed by a 4 mile bike ride back to the camp (against the wind), 1 hour of aerobics, then an hour of weightlifting and finally a break. 30 minutes for lunch when they give us our ration of 300 calories and then back to work doing various forms of strength and aerobic training and then stretching through 2:30 when they gave us another ration of food. Did I mention that meals are: breakfast at 6, lunch at 10:30, dinner at 2:30 and then you get a protein shake at 6 pm? I was so hungry after lunch I convinced another camper to give me the leftover food she had in her refrigerator. When we got to her condo, we found that the cleaning staff had thrown the extra food away so everyone can stay on their 1200 calorie a day diet. I gotta give Ira a lot of credit, he did even more training than I did and several other activities that I didn't. I have to admit that I had trouble keeping up with him in the morning during the boot camp. As I sit here icing my shoulder and back and licking the cup that holds my protein shake so I get the benefit of every single calorie I am entitled to, I must say that I have a newfound respect for Ira and what he is putting himself through. The program is grueling, unforgiving and continuous. His commitment and determination are inspiring. I am hoping I make it through the next few days; I can't imagine doing this for 6 weeks like he is. Time for bed now, so I can get up at 6 am and do it all again!

Sunday July 22- 3 Weeks Done

It is Sunday morning and I am sitting in an Epsom salt bath resting my sore aching body. As many of you know I am competitive and do set goals for myself. I have a lofty goal while here at Core. I would like to lose between 45-50 pounds, so the trainers are pushing me hard. I realize that whatever I lose makes me a winner but it is nice to have goals. I have not written since Wednesday as I was just beat. Thursday is our late day as we have nutrition in the morning and we end with cardio tennis. I decided to do an extra cardio session(45 min)not knowing that no other campers would show up to kick boxing and I would have a private session with Doug. He just plain kicked my ass. After that I had a PT session with Sweet Sarah whom you know by now is not really sweet at least in the gym. Then I decided to attend water aerobics. I said to myself how hard could that be.....needless to say Sarah was teaching and she never got in the water just barked orders like a drill Sargent. So needless to say after two PT sessions and two cardio sessions and water aerobics and then 2 hours of cardio tennis I was ready for bed. Friday was more of the same. Saturday I woke up sick and could barely eat breakfast but I did and I went. We started with a beach boot camp. I have now graduated to a 30 pound kettle bell as my BFF. We had a series of drills that included suicides ( yes I did run) and squats and a whole host of things. The trainers are creative as it is tough to keep coming up with creative workouts without getting bored. They do a great job. After that workout we had a 15 mile bike ride. I did finally get sick and lost it. I found out latr that my trainers had a bet on whose exercise I would "Lose it" with. "Sweet Sarah" was the winner. Estée from Brooklyn left Saturday and Maria from Curaçao and Jackie from Tampa leave on Tuesday. We got one new camper Rosie. Today if my bones will allow I will get a little culture at the Dali museum. Thanks for all the support.

July 18- Day 16

Today started at 6am with John "Mr Cross Fit". It was 45 minutes of being pushed...not to my limits but close. I am definatly getting stronger. After that we were supposed to have a beach boot camp but alas it was raining so we had to have a parking garage boot camp. You may remember the last one kicked my ass. I actually think that the parking garage boot camps are tougher then the beach. After that I then went on a 12.6 mile bike ride. By 10am I was beat. I then had lunch and was supposed to have cardio and Pilates. I went for a 30 minute nap that turned into two hours as I was just physically exhausted. I actually missed my first class but I guess my body just needed the rest. All in all it was a good day. Tomorrow is a "late" day and we do not finish until 8pm with tennis.We did get a new camper today...I think her name is Jaclyn but not sure. I want to continue to thank all of you for the messages and well wishes.

July 17- Post Weigh-In Blues

So today was the day after the big weigh in and there was definatly a emotional let down. I struggled to get up this morning......but I did. I have not missed a class or boot camp yet other then when I was out of town. I am not very happy as tomorrow morning my PT starts at 6am. Means I will be going to bed early. Tomorrow is a brutal workout day. I am glad that I got my bike fixed as it was damaged when I fell on Saturday. My knees are killing me and I have difficulty walking down stairs. It is the only actual activity that makes me feel "old". So today we had a beach walk as we usually do but today was different for me. I actually did interval jogging which for me is huge as running is not my friend. Today was tennis day and we had a great workout. My PT was with "sweet Sarah". So get this the first thing she asks me is "does anything hurt" and I told her about my knees so what do think she made me do. Squats with dumb bells, and she made she made me jump over some bars. I kept trying to tell her that overweight white men can't jump. She just smiled and made me continue. She did have me do an exercise that for the first time I cold just not physically do so we needed to replace it. Tonight was "night out" where we go. To a restaurant and learn how to eat healthy. Was a great dinner and I am thankful I got up to work out. Thanks for all your support. Please sign up as a follower as I want to get to 210 which is my weight goal.

Monday July 16- Weigh In Day

So today was the big day. I have been here for two weeks and it was time for my weigh-in. I weighed in at 282.5 so that means I lost 20.5 pounds. I was happy but had hoped for more. So today we were supposed to start our day with a 3.8 mile bike ride to the park and have a boot camp but it was pouring out so we had to have it in the covered parking lot. I was dissappointed as I thought that we "lost out" on a bike ride and an additional workout. Boy was I wrong.....I think that I finally had the "right to passage" and understand how you can work out so hard that you vomit as I did 4 times during this morning boot camp but I perservered and finished the workout. One of the activities was pusing a Dodge Ram pickup truck up and down the parking lot. So you can see it was tough. Right after that I had a workout with John and I mentioned to him about a friend doing some Cross Fit Stuff and tried to show him a workout that I thought was impossible and he said "Great I think you can do it" Anyone ever done a turkish sittup??? It is soooo much fun...NOT. Well I survived the day and I have made it two weeks. We lost two campers Teresa and Nikki and gained a new one Jaime. Always sad when people leave but always nice too meet new people as well. Life is funny last time I was here my weight loss slowed each weigh in. I am going to push myself even harder in hopes of meeting my goal of 45-50 pounds. Thanks again for all the support.

Sunday- July 15- Day Before My First Weigh In

Sorry I have not written since Tuesday but I have been really busy and tired. As I alluded to I had to leave on Tuesday night for a meeting in Minnesota. You should be proud of me. I woke up at 5:45am and did 45 min cardio and 45 min workout. Then I went to my room and ate the breakfast that I brought. When I got to the conference room there was bagels, donuts and coffee. It all looked good but I knew it would not be worth it. At 10:30 during the meeting I took out my lunch ( did I forget to tell you that I brought my meals on the plane). I did not care what was going on as it was all about me and it was time to eat. I was on my way to the airport and got home at 5PM. All in all it was a great day on the real world. Thursday was a brutal day for working out as it is normally our late day but I had to have a conference call so I did my cardio early and then I had a workout with Doug. He did something called "21". Used to be my favorite card game but now I hate that number as I will always relate it to torture. Needless to say we have our late night Tennis on Thursday and as we discussed it is not the fun tennis that you all know. But I survived. Friday was actually a fun day. We went to the beach and had a boot camp based on how many times we hit a volleyball. It is great how creative the trainers are but I am sure if I stayed here long I would become bored. We then played soccer and it too was fun as we have more campers. I forgot to intorduce the cast of characters. Mollie is still here and we were joined by Estee from Brooklyn, Teresa from CT, Maria from Curaco, and Nikki from Kissemmee. So it is Ira and 5 women what a shocker....Saturday was one of those days that I just did not want to wake up but I did. Wish I would have stayed in bed. Although we had a great workout and I did about a 15 mile bike ride i FELL twice. Once in traffic. No real injuries other then road rash and then I had PT with Sweet Sarah. I called her a midget and her response was "are you sure you want t call me that while i am training you" and I said " Bring it on" and boy she did. She took out a truck tire you know one of those really big ones and made me flip it about 50 feet and then jump on it 10 times. I had to go back and forth 8 times. Then we went into the gym and she tied two 90 pound plates together and sat on them and I had to pull them one hand at a time hand over hand. I did survive. I had a very nice plan for the rest of the weekend. My friend Tatiana and her boys came to visit. We spent Saurday afternoon at the beach and then we went out for a nice healthy dinner. Sunday we went para sailing and then beach time. I am not detoxing and will spend time with my co-campers after they come back from getting manicure and pedicures. Sure glad that I dont need them. TOMORROW IS MY FIRST WEIGH IN. WISH ME LUCK

Week 2- Isn't This supposed to get easier

HELL NO!!!!!So we are getting new campers this week. Today Estee from Brookly NY joined us. We had alot to talk about me being a Brooklyn boy and all. Monday we started out with a short bike ride to the park. After spending 1 1 /2 hours at this partk all my wonderful childhood memories were destroyed. Parks are supposed to be fun not TORTURE chambers but John and Sarah succeeded. I will no longer look at a park the same. As you may have figured our days consist of about 5 hours of training. We have a few group activities and one personal PT session a day. The one saving grace has been Chef Angela. I finished my evening with Halah the "therapist". She wore me out more mentally then I was physically. She says I am an interesting person. Hell we all knew that. But in all seriousness working out the issues of the mind will help the body. Tuesday I woke up and was sore all over. I did not want to get out of bed but I managed to do so as today was one of my more enjoyable days ( I thought). It was tennis day but today was different. Today Sarah joined us and she brought this HUGE heavy rope. In between hitting return shots we had to make "waves" with the rope. We had three more ladies join so now I have a harim. Tennis was brutal but good. My PT was with SWEET Sarah......she is no longer sweet she is a mean mean woman. She worked my abs so hard today with core movements that for the first time ever even when I had gotten thin last time my abdoman spasamed. I now believe I know the pain of "that time of the month" for women.It was excrutciating. Thank God I had Yoga today to relax. So we have NO weigh ins but I have to fly on a business trip tonight(on the plane now). I brought my own food. I am upgraded to first class and have not eaten the meal or had a drink( Flight Attendents want to know if I am OK). So there are two wonderful things to share. The first is that I did not need a seat belt exstension....YEAH and I fell asleep and did not SNORE. You here that I did not Snore.Bye for now aa it is the little steps that mean alot.

July 8- The Value of Friendship

Today was my first day off. Yesterday after finishing up boot camp I went to my friends Chris and Darlene White. I was treated like a king. On Sunday after running me around to get all the items I needed I drove towards home and stopped at an old friend from High School Denise Cotler. I had an amazing few hours just cathing up with her and hearing about her family and children. I was saddened to hear of the loss of her mother last year. This was an amazing weekend as it made me realize just how lucky I was to have the friends that I have. This weekend I was able to spend time with friends from all time periods and fazes of my life: Childhood/high school, Early part of my career, and more recent professional friends. I really am blessed. My friends are loyal, loving, honest and caring. It took me a long time in life to learn the difference between friends and aquaintences. Today I was with friends. Life is Good and I am blessed. Wish me luck with week two!!!! Three new campers join us

July 5-6- Day 5 and 6

On Friday my day started like all other days at Core at 6:30 am with breakfast while watching Wimbledon and then off to downtown St. Pete for beach boot camp. We had a chance to play soccer and volleyball. We played 3 on 1 against John. Apparently he had never "lost" and we beat him and made him do laps so even though we were 3 on 1 there was some satisfaction....lol. Then off to swimming. Unfortunately Doug has been sick so John has trained me for my last two sessions and he has his own unique philosophy and he is not afraid to impart it on me between him and Sarah I have been reacquainted with my old friend Mr Kettle Bell. What a wonderful piece of equipment...NOT. All in all it was a good day and I am feeling stronger. My shoulder has held up so far but there are definatly things that cause me pain and discomfort. I got the chance to meet my friend Biff last night as he was in Tampa for a meeting. I had an aaahhaa moment when I met his friends daughter and I knew that I was in the right place at the right time. Saturday started off early and although I felt strong yesterday I woke up today sore all over. This was one of those days where I wanted to stay on bed but I have made up my mind that I am on a mission. I have a goal and unless I am injured I will participate in all activities and follow the rules. So we had another beach boot camp with Mr Kettle Bell. I did not realize how many different excercises one could do with a kettle bell it is kinda like Forrest Gump and shrimp. I did have a nice 8-9 mile bike ride and then we had a foam rolling class. Again foam rolling isnt that supposed to be relaxing, working out the kinks well....it was quite painful. After finishing at 12PM I drove to my friends Chris and Darlene brought my own food and hurt Darlenes feeling because I was not having a home cooked meal but I think that I explained myself well and she has forgiven me. So the purpose of my visit was to relax via deep sea fishing. So I was treated like a king on the boat. I even had my hooks baited....All in all it has been a great week. Sadly Jo will be leaving tomorrow but we have three new "campers" coming...all women...Life is Great for Ira....

Independence Day- July 4 Day on the Water July 5

I decided to take a day off from writing as it was Independence Day and we should all be thankful to the men and women who have given us the oppurtunity that we have. So how appropriate that my Personal Trainer for the day was a former Army Ranger John and he definatly brought it. Wednesday July 4 was a tough day for me as it started out with a beach boot camp and then we went on a bike ride. Last time I was here I developed a love of biking and even though I have not been on a bike in a year I felt that it would come back easy....what a bad thought. We went on about a 10 mile bike ride on the Pinellas Trail with a few hills and a bridge. The highlight for me was when I came last time I had to walk over the bridges at least I was able to bike over them. Later in the day I had my first PT with John( former Army Ranger) now into causing pain thru cross training. The surprise of the day though was pilates....isnt that supposed to be a "girly" workout....I will NEVER say that again. I finished my evening with a massage and then my appointment with Haleh the local therapist. One of the reasons that I came back to core was that I felt that they offered the complete package. Weight loss or life style changes do not just come with hard work and better eating but resolution of the internal issues that and Haleh is good. She is trying something callled "Brain Spotting". For my sake I hope it works. Today Thursday started with my meeting with Gay the nutritionist. It was nice to have a more relaxing morning but Core made up for it in the afternoon as I had workouts from 11:15-1:45. 2 1/2 hours of Cardio, Personal Training and kickboxing and then after 1 hour to rest we were off to kyaking.That was fun as it took multiple kyaks to find one that I did not capsize....it was fun. We finished the day with Cardio Tennis 5 hours of training today. I am sore and beat. Here is the first change that I have noticed in and on my body. When I came here I had swelling on my ankles and could not even seen the ankle bones. I have a news flash I do have ankle bones.....Have a great night as I go to bed

Day 2- July2

So I forgot to tell you all my excitement. On Sunday evening the mulch at my home spontaneously combusted causing a fire at my home. Thank god no one was hurt and Savannah is safe. Damage was external and not structural. So.... Anyway Day 2 started with a beach walk this am. I cannot believe how hot and humid it could be at 7:15AM. It was nice as people were staking out their spots for the July 4th Holiday on the beach. I imagine it will be a busy time. We then had "Cardio Tennis" It was not as much fun as I remember it Coach Laz was great but it appears as if the trainers no longer atend the event as they were quite fun to have around as we (campers) could take out their revenge on the courts as most of them were great athletes but not great tennis players, but the goal was to sweat and get a work out and tha I did. I rode on my bike there which may seem pretty simple but this was the first time in 1 1/2 years that I got on it and getting used to "clips" not fun. I did not fall but I almost got killed as I was unable to stop and unclip so I almost hit two cars or should say that they almost hit me. We had yoga and I fell asleep snored a little.... I had my first PT session with Little Sarah one of my trainers. Dont ever let that sweet little look fool you as she is a stick of dynamite and opened up a can of whoop ass on me. Who the hell ever said that you can run on a treadmill when it is not on helping you. I found out today...Not easy. Every muscle in my body hurts even my fingers but I know that you wall would not be able to enjoy your holiday if I did not write. Today was "Dinner out" night so all the campers went to dinner. Outback was the fine dining place that we attended. I ate very healthy and actually was satisfied. Service was slow so I negotiated a discount...what a shocker I am wishing all a great July 4. Needless to say we are not off and my day starts at 7:15am on the beach for boot camp.

Day 1- And so it starts- July 2

6:00 am came very early today as I had my weigh in and fitness evaluation as well as my "pre" pictures. SO I weighed in at 302. The bright spot was that it was 3 pounds less then the first time so I was not a complete failure......LOL I got to meet part of the Core Team as well as my co-campers. So here are the players: My co-campers are Mollie from Atlanta and Jo from England both really nice ladies. Jo is quite and I think that I talk too much and have scared her....lol shocker me talking to much. On the staff side I met Sarah one of my new trainers this am very sweet and to damn spunky at 6:30 am. I met Shannnon Operations manager very nice as well and my old nemesis from my last stay Doug. It was nice to see a familiar face. So today we started by walking to the local park ( about 1.5 miles) for my first boot camp. We had a 4 stations circuit to start and I was put on the heavy rope. About 2 seconds into my routine I was saying Ira WTF did you do to yourself and by the tme the first set was done I felt like a cripple. I had 3 more sets to do and I struggled mightly. I did my best but was not able to do it all. We then had 2 other circuits each with 4 statsions that had to be done 4 times. I literally thought that I would die. It was already hot and muggy and I had trouble grasping air as well as recovering. What a fall from grace when I was at my peak a year ago doing 1 1/2 hour of cardio a day with a great workout. I never have enjoyed working out but learned to enjoy it but there was no enjoyment today.... The highlight of the day was my therapy (mental) and my massage. I know that in the end I will achieve my goals. I know that I will get stronger daily but I am concerned about my shoulder. Many may not know but I injured my AC joint which has needed surgery for 1 year and I put it off. I injected myself before I left with cortisone hoping to be able to get in the game but it did not work. Thank goodness the trainers are knowledgable and they have figured out alternative thing for me to do. Anyway it is 8:37PM and I am off to bed as 6:30 comes early.

Anyone Can Slip Up- July 1 2012

When I last left off in 2009 I had lost 39 pounds at boot camp and was off to the races with my new life. I hired a trainer and a chef and eventually lost 95 pounds. Life was great. I was feeling good, healthy and strong. I came back to my practice rejuvinated and mentally tougher so that I was able to deal with the ever evolving world of healthcare. I even met a women and fell in love. No fault of anyone's things did not work out which can happen in life but the way I handled it was not in the best way. I lost my desire to workout and took solace withfood my old friend. After about 1 year all my hard work was for naught and I was back where I started. Now after I have healed I am mentally ready to restart my journey and I have come back to Core Fitness Solutions where I will redicate myself to getting healthy again. How lucky am I to have the support of my partners and my staff. How many people can walk away from work for 6 weeks? In advance I need to thank them. My friends and family have been great as they helped me through my lapse and supported me by just being there and letting me work through it. Some of you spoke to me multiple times a day. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU So here we go. My body is slightly older now and may not be able to take the abuse like last last time but those of you who know me know that I only know two speeds FAST and FASTER Needless to say I am disappointed to be starting all over again but at least I am back. I will keep you posted