Quite a bit has gone on in the last couple of weeks.
Weight Loss - Our final weigh in for the Biggest Loser at the office was April 7th and this guy took down the top prize - A cool hundred fifty bucks and a loss of 31 lbs and 8.47% of my body weight - I really wanted to do better than that but there is NO way I will complain at all. I pulled 12 pounds the last week which is really quite amazing considering I have no idea how that happened. Actually I do - I think I was restricting my calories TOO much the 2/3 weeks previous to that and I was struggling quite a bit having gained 5 pounds in that time period. Finally everything balanced and my body gave in and said OKAY OKAY. So we'll see how it goes the next couple of weeks...
TKE - One of the reasons I cant believe I pulled a 12 the last week of Biggest Loser is cause we had our ANNUAL Fraternity Alumni Banquet/Formal - I guarantee I consumed 6K calories on that day including way too many drinks - It may have been the nicest fraternity formal I had been to in the last 20 years...
CAMPING - Got the camper in for new tires all around and decided it was time to repack wheel bearings too since were headed out to Wisconsin on Friday for a baptism and birthday party. Pulling the camper and camping and really looking forward to it... ANYHOW back to the wheel bearings - I had lost one and basically broke down on the road last summer (long story short) and got it fixed and made it home. This time the ONE behind the one what went out last summer basically fell out in the tech's hand so got everything squared away - Good thing or we would have beens stranded on the road again this time...
ANYHOW - Just wanted to drop by for a minute - More to come soon...
Until Next Time - Bc
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Only in Nebraska...
ONLY in NEBRASKA and well, pretty much several of the states surrounding Nebraska...
So, on Monday were camping in T-Shirts on a nice 70+ degree day and then by Friday its 28 and 4 inches of snow are on the ground. What can you say? What can you do? Not a thing, its just Mother Natures way of telling everyone SHE's in charge...
So, on Monday were camping in T-Shirts on a nice 70+ degree day and then by Friday its 28 and 4 inches of snow are on the ground. What can you say? What can you do? Not a thing, its just Mother Natures way of telling everyone SHE's in charge...
One think I know for sure it it wont be around for weeks on end so I'll take it. Also, it really was a pretty snow and we've had a whole lot worse...
Bc
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Spring Camping at its Finest...
FINALLY.... The winter always seems SO long when the one thing you and your family really enjoy doing is camping. Having a window, and the weather looking okay, and it being the first part of spring break so Alyssa didn't have to miss any school, we decided to get rolling on our 2011 camping adventures.
I picked up the camper at O Dark Thirty on Friday, got it home and spent Saturday morning "unwinterizing", getting it ready for the road, and packing up. It became very apparent that new tires are much needed on the rig this year, and probably before our next trip, but that's a story for another time. The Grey Wolf handled the winter with no problems, all pipes, water, furnace, holding tanks and everything worked just as fine as it did when we sent her to hibernation last October, that's ALWAYS a good thing.
Saturday night the moon was in what is called a "Supermoon" phase and was as close to the earth as it has been since 1993 - Unfortunately it was cloudy Saturday night but we did snap a few pictures of it on Sunday night, it was pretty impressive to say the least.
Sunday I made the "soon to be famous" Chunky Irish Chicken in the dutch oven. A concoction of potato, carrot, garlic, onions, cream of chicken soup, chicken gravy, sliced up chicken breasts, cheese and spices. It turned out pretty good for the first attempt, I'll definitely make it again with some slight cooking modifications.
Monday was a little cooler and more cloudy but was still in the low 60ies. Scrabble was the name of the game and it was my day to get revenge for the butt kicking I took yesterday. YES, I AM the reigning MASTER of the Clements clan at scrabble... That usually doesn't happen cause Valerie is the spelling master so I have to RUN WITH IT when it does happen. We may not play again this year, I might not give her a chance to beat me, that way I can reign supreme as the KING for 2011... :-) Monday afternoon the girls put in the movie Eclipse so naturally I napped... LOL I actually watched it and enjoyed it with them, (or at least watched part of it). We had burgers on the grill and beans on the campfire and then watched a few shows we like and sat by the campfire a bit more on Monday night.
I got the opportunity to try out the new outdoor camping stove over the weekend and I really, really like it. The opportunity to be outside cooking (when the stove is needed) is nice, much better than being cooped up in the camper trying to prepare a meal. I look forward to putting it to good use in the future.
Kind of a leisurely, relaxing first trip of the year and it was just what the doctor ordered. We look to get out as often as possible this year even if it is just shorter trips, they say $5 gas by mid summer, that would hamper longer trips but would still get us out "close by".
Until Next Time, Happy Camping - Bc
I picked up the camper at O Dark Thirty on Friday, got it home and spent Saturday morning "unwinterizing", getting it ready for the road, and packing up. It became very apparent that new tires are much needed on the rig this year, and probably before our next trip, but that's a story for another time. The Grey Wolf handled the winter with no problems, all pipes, water, furnace, holding tanks and everything worked just as fine as it did when we sent her to hibernation last October, that's ALWAYS a good thing.
Louisville SRA is just over 20 miles down the road from our house and is a nice park and a logical location for our first trip on 2011. Site 161 was the site we chose and was very nice and BIG, a great yard, 65 to 70 feet in length and flat.
Saturday was mostly spent getting things organized, we did get a good campfire going as the sun started to set and roasted hot dogs over the fire for our first nights meal. The high was in the 50ies with the low in the middle 30ies on Saturday. The campfire wasn't just for looks on Saturday night... :-)
Saturday night the moon was in what is called a "Supermoon" phase and was as close to the earth as it has been since 1993 - Unfortunately it was cloudy Saturday night but we did snap a few pictures of it on Sunday night, it was pretty impressive to say the least.
SUNDAY WAS SO AWESOME - High in the mid 70ies and Sunny, it was definitely t-shirt weather and the sun actually felt warm at times. We spend the day outside where Valerie dominated at Yahtzee and fed me drinks throughout the day - What a women, she really rocks... Alyssa rode her bike and trekked around the park a bit, I think she had a good time, the past few months she made several comments about wanting to get out and camp. I know she was a little bored at times, next time she'll bring a friend along... :-)
Sunday I made the "soon to be famous" Chunky Irish Chicken in the dutch oven. A concoction of potato, carrot, garlic, onions, cream of chicken soup, chicken gravy, sliced up chicken breasts, cheese and spices. It turned out pretty good for the first attempt, I'll definitely make it again with some slight cooking modifications.
Monday was a little cooler and more cloudy but was still in the low 60ies. Scrabble was the name of the game and it was my day to get revenge for the butt kicking I took yesterday. YES, I AM the reigning MASTER of the Clements clan at scrabble... That usually doesn't happen cause Valerie is the spelling master so I have to RUN WITH IT when it does happen. We may not play again this year, I might not give her a chance to beat me, that way I can reign supreme as the KING for 2011... :-) Monday afternoon the girls put in the movie Eclipse so naturally I napped... LOL I actually watched it and enjoyed it with them, (or at least watched part of it). We had burgers on the grill and beans on the campfire and then watched a few shows we like and sat by the campfire a bit more on Monday night.
I got the opportunity to try out the new outdoor camping stove over the weekend and I really, really like it. The opportunity to be outside cooking (when the stove is needed) is nice, much better than being cooped up in the camper trying to prepare a meal. I look forward to putting it to good use in the future.Until Next Time, Happy Camping - Bc
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Excitement Anew...
Boy the time change has done wonders for me, aside from adjusting sleeping patterns a bit, it has given me some spirit that the long cold winter took out of me. YAHOOOOO, spring is here and along with it comes Golf, Camping, Bar-b-que's, Biking, Family gatherings Etc... The only negative is that I am going to really have to focus on proper nutrition during all of these events because every single one of them, in the past, has led me down the wrong path at times...
When you're watching your weight and trying to lose pounds a lot of people buy off on the fact that is is OKAY, no actually important, to treat yourself once in a while to avoid going totally off the wagon, to sort of keep your sanity if you will. I agree with this principal BUT when you like to partake in a lot of different activities you can't make an exception every time...
On a totally different note I just wanted to comment on this whole CHARLIE SHEEN deal... "Winning", WTF - This guy has lost his marbles - he's gone COO COO for COCO PUFFS and taken the express train all the way there. Tired of seeing it on the news, the whole sensationalism of it all, put it to rest for the love of GOD....
On one more TOTALLY different note. Were pulling out the Grey Wolf Saturday morning and heading out on our first trip of the spring. Lots to do during the first trip so we're not going far, probably Mahoney State Park but in all reality we could land anywhere this time of year. We are making it an extended trip as Spring Break is next week so no school, a couple days off from work means a couple extra days of camping.... WOOOOOOOO.....Until Next Time.... bc
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Ode to Camping
Ode to Camping:
Oh Grey Wolf, Oh Grey Wolf of thee do I miss,
You maketh me to spend time with nature,
You maketh me to view beautiful sights,
Oh Grey Wolf, Oh Grey Wolf of thee do I miss,
You maketh me to spend time relaxing,
You maketh me to slow down the pace,
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Oh Grey Wolf, Oh Grey Wolf of thee do I miss,
You maketh me to spend time in my home away from home,
You maketh me to visit different places,
Oh Grey Wolf, Oh Grey Wolf of thee do I miss,
You maketh me to spend quality time with my family,
You maketh me to spend time with my friends.....
COME ON SPRING....
Thursday, February 10, 2011
This Time it's for REAL....
I want you to know I am done with IT. IT's not gonna get the best of me anymore. Going to put IT behind me for good this time. Don't like IT very much anymore. Really tired of IT now.
What is "IT" you ask? IT is my life in the 300 pound range! I am DONE with IT!
I've never been small, hell I was almost 11 pounds as a newborn! 215 pounds as a 7th grader, graduated at 285pounds, hit the 300's at Christmas time my Freshman year at Wayne State (Fall of 1985) and haven't looked back since.
In my 20s' it wasn't a burden, as a matter of fact I felt pretty bullet proof most of that decade, being big meant you were healthy right, I mean isn't that how little old ladies judge babies? "Oh, he's so big and strong", or "Whats wrong with her, she's so tiny?" if you get my drift...
In my 30's I came to realize that I looked around and didn't see may 70 year old 350 pound grandma's and grandpa's! I mean its true, being that big WILL lead you to an early death and that wasn't something I was really looking forward to. Did I do anything about it? I tried but obviously not hard enough. I was determined to put "IT" in the rear view mirror by the time I was 40, damn near made it. Checked in on my 40th birthday at 309 pound, feeling strong and healthier, I was going to make it for sure that time I mean after all that was over 100 pounds down from my all time high of 418 lbs. I want to be healthy for my wonderful wife and daughter, I mean what could stop me now.... UGH..
Now I find myself closing in on 45 and sooner than I realize 50 will be here. NOT complaining about getting older and there's nothing wrong with getting older BUT the older you get the harder it is to deal with being BIG. Joints hurt, back pain, sagging where things shouldn't be sagging, you get my picture. Now, I've been pretty lucky so far. I am taking a bit of blood pressure medicine BUT outside of that my blood sugars are great, cholesterol is surprisingly good and everything else seems to be fine outside a few aches and pains. With that being said those things will no doubt begin catching up to me sooner than later.
Yesterday I checked in at 346 pounds, down 31 pounds since the 3rd of January, great strides right. This makes about the 10th time I've kicked of the year with a resolution to lose weight and get healthy. Sometimes 30 pounds off, a couple of times 75 pounds off, and once over 100pounds. I figure I've lost close to 500 pounds over those times but I am tired of losing the SAME pounds over and over again.
With that being said, this time it feels different. I want to put "IT" behind me and never, never look back. I feel that I've finally decided that I am doing this for ME and IF I can be an inspiration to others then great.
I think I finally realize that I DESERVE it as well.
This time it's for REAL...
Bc
http://www.brad-clements.blogspot.com/
What is "IT" you ask? IT is my life in the 300 pound range! I am DONE with IT!
I've never been small, hell I was almost 11 pounds as a newborn! 215 pounds as a 7th grader, graduated at 285pounds, hit the 300's at Christmas time my Freshman year at Wayne State (Fall of 1985) and haven't looked back since.
In my 20s' it wasn't a burden, as a matter of fact I felt pretty bullet proof most of that decade, being big meant you were healthy right, I mean isn't that how little old ladies judge babies? "Oh, he's so big and strong", or "Whats wrong with her, she's so tiny?" if you get my drift...
In my 30's I came to realize that I looked around and didn't see may 70 year old 350 pound grandma's and grandpa's! I mean its true, being that big WILL lead you to an early death and that wasn't something I was really looking forward to. Did I do anything about it? I tried but obviously not hard enough. I was determined to put "IT" in the rear view mirror by the time I was 40, damn near made it. Checked in on my 40th birthday at 309 pound, feeling strong and healthier, I was going to make it for sure that time I mean after all that was over 100 pounds down from my all time high of 418 lbs. I want to be healthy for my wonderful wife and daughter, I mean what could stop me now.... UGH..
Now I find myself closing in on 45 and sooner than I realize 50 will be here. NOT complaining about getting older and there's nothing wrong with getting older BUT the older you get the harder it is to deal with being BIG. Joints hurt, back pain, sagging where things shouldn't be sagging, you get my picture. Now, I've been pretty lucky so far. I am taking a bit of blood pressure medicine BUT outside of that my blood sugars are great, cholesterol is surprisingly good and everything else seems to be fine outside a few aches and pains. With that being said those things will no doubt begin catching up to me sooner than later.
Yesterday I checked in at 346 pounds, down 31 pounds since the 3rd of January, great strides right. This makes about the 10th time I've kicked of the year with a resolution to lose weight and get healthy. Sometimes 30 pounds off, a couple of times 75 pounds off, and once over 100pounds. I figure I've lost close to 500 pounds over those times but I am tired of losing the SAME pounds over and over again.
With that being said, this time it feels different. I want to put "IT" behind me and never, never look back. I feel that I've finally decided that I am doing this for ME and IF I can be an inspiration to others then great.
I think I finally realize that I DESERVE it as well.
This time it's for REAL...
Bc
http://www.brad-clements.blogspot.com/
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