Yesterday’s Stats: 🪶 Weight: 258.6 🚶‍♂️ Steps: 12,461 💪 Pushups/Sit-ups: None 🍽️ Calories: ~2,000 Yesterday was a really good day. Got a ton of things done around the house, started easing into the Thanksgiving mindset, and even got some of the prep work underway. Today will be more of the same — puttering around the kitchen, getting things organized, and taking my time with it. I took the day off, and I’m glad I did. Not worried about much beyond getting my steps in each day. The push-ups and sit-ups can wait until after the weekend. Right now it’s about enjoying the stretch of days ahead, with kids coming in today and family drifting in and out through Sunday. Nothing but fun — and that’s exactly what it should be. Blessed and happy. Life is good. Better than I deserve. Quote of the Day: “Success is not just about winning; it's about the lessons learned through the journey.” — Unknown And this journey — messy, full, loud, seasonal, imperfect — is still one I’m grateful to be on. 🦆 #OFJ

Yesterday’s Stats: 🪶 Weight: 260.3 🚶‍♂️ Steps: 5,164 💪 Pushups/Sit-ups: None 🍽️ Calories: 2,000 Yesterday was another day where the steps didn’t quite happen. Just busy, busy, busy — one of those sit-in-the-office-and-grind days that seems to swallow hours without warning. Ended the night uptown watching the Christmas tree get lit, which was a nice pause in the middle of the chaos. But overall, it was another full, hectic day. Today the focus shifts a bit. Thanksgiving is coming fast, and I need to get some shopping done this afternoon. Not stressing about perfection this week — just trying to keep things moving in the right general direction and not lose myself in the holiday whirlwind. Life is good. Blessed. Just wishing for the pace to ease off even a little. Quote of the Day: “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb Progress isn’t always pretty. What matters is getting back up — every single time. 🦆 #OFJ

Yesterday’s Stats: 🪶 Weight: 261 🚶‍♂️ Steps: 4,257 💪 Pushups/Sit-ups: None 🍽️ Calories: Over Yesterday wasn’t much to write home about — low steps, over on calories, and not a whole lot else. But today feels different. I finally feel good enough to get back to it, and that’s the only direction that matters. Thanksgiving week is here, and I’m not going to pretend I’m going to micromanage calories with a straight face. But the structure can come back. So the goal for this week is simple:12,000 steps a day. Push-ups. Sit-ups.Hit the basics. Control the controllables. Move the body. Let the rest fall where it falls. Life is still incredibly good — blessed in more ways than I deserve — and now that the worst of this sickness is fading, it’s time to do my part again. The busy will always be there, and this past stretch has been rough, but feeling better means no more excuses. Back to work. Quote of the Day: “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger This past month wasn’t pretty. But here we are — still in the fight, still moving forward. 🦆 #OFJ

Yesterday’s Stats: 🪶 Weight: 260.5 🚶‍♂️ Steps: 6,235 💪 Pushups/Sit-ups: None 🍽️ Calories: Over It’s been a continued fight these last few weeks. I’m still not feeling fully myself, and it’s showing in the numbers. Yesterday wasn’t a great day on steps, calories, or workouts, and this cold hanging around hasn’t helped anything. But it is what it is — a rough patch, not the end of the story. I’m ready to start tightening things back up again. I want to get the steps back to where they should be. This past month has been stagnant, and I’m not thrilled about that. Thanksgiving week is coming, and trying to micromanage calories on Thursday is probably a fool’s errand, but that doesn’t mean the whole week has to go off the rails. So the plan is simple:Push-ups. Sit-ups. Steps.If I hit those, I’ll count it as a win for now. Still blessed, still grateful, still pushing forward — even on days where the engine doesn’t feel like firing. Quote of the Day: “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” — Robert H. Schuller A setback is just information. Adjust and keep moving. 🦆 #OFJ

Yesterday’s Stats: 🪶 Weight: 259.0 🚶‍♂️ Steps: 4,594 💪 Pushups/Sit-ups: None 🍽️ Calories: Over Still a great week overall — blessed, grateful, and got a lot done — but I cannot shake this damn cold. I’m past the worst of it, but now it’s the cough, the congestion, and the middle-of-the-night hacking. Last night was rough enough that Beth was either worried she might kill me… or worried I might die on my own. Neither option ideal. I feel “okay,” just not fully myself. Still not quite up to normal steps or workouts, and it’s frustrating. Thanksgiving week is coming, which brings its own chaos, and I just want to feel strong again. I want to be able to walk without coughing up a lung. But even with all that? I’m still blessed in more ways than I can count. Still have a phenomenal life. Just need this cold to let go. Today we’re heading over to see the grandbabies, and it’s my daughter-in-law’s birthday — a full, family-centered day. One more reminder that life doesn’t slow down just because you’re under the weather. Quote of the Day: “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” — Dolly Parton Even in the mess, even in the sickness, life is happening — and today is a good one. 🦆 #OFJ