March 4

I feel great today with a new resolution to quit drinking.  I'm tired of being a slave to it.  i woke up early today at 5am and had coffee and read the Bible.  It felt good to get up early even though I don't have a job.  My last job was a contract job and it ended in late February.  I really want to be sober for my wedding in August to show people I haven't seen in a while the old, happy Brandon that many of them knew but haven't seen in a while.  I've been working out and I'm feeling stronger.  I'm going to go work out now.  Later.

January 11, 2014

It has been about a month since my last blog post but I am going to try to keep up with it every day.  I have been trying to stay sober because alcohol has caused me nothing but problems in my life.  Sure a night out is fun but it has caused a lot of problems too and I think the problems outweigh the good.  I want to be HAPPY without drinking.  I want to feel comfortable at a party or at a restaraunt or at my soon to be in laws house without having to drink.  I want to be even keeled and not up and down.

I also have continued to try to lose weight and it has been going alright.  I am at 180lbs.  My fiance and I have been eating healthier, she wants to lose weight for the wedding I want to lose weight for my knees and my future so I can run around with our children if we ever have any.  I also want to lose weight for our honeymoon which will hopefully be in Hawaii!  I want to surf and relax and be in the best shape of my life.

The Beginning

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.  I've made a promise to myself to get up every day at 5 in the morning and walk for three miles on the treadmill.  I owe my parents for letting me use their treadmill.  You may ask, why did you make this promise?  Well, last spring I tore my left PCL and that summer I tore my right PCL.  There is a lot of pressure on my knees with out those ligaments so it is painful to walk.  I actually had surgery on my right knee so I have a reconstructed right PCL.  I also want to see how my life will change from getting up early every day and taking advantage of the day, taking advantage of life in general.  The third reason is because I am getting married August 2nd, 2014 and I want to be in great shape, the best of my life to begin my new life and to be in great shape for my honeymoon to Hawaii hopefully.  During this time I am also going to try and eat well.  I probably will cheat every now and then but if I can stick to it for the most part, it will be an accomplishment.  This is about redemption and redeeming all of the things the devil has taken from me.  This is a redemption song (blog).