Hello

Hello my name is Neil. I have decided to start this blog to journal my trip to a new lifestyle.

I am overweight and not in in good shape fitness wise. My eating, drinking, and siting around lifestyle has caused me to have high blood pressure and stress.

SO I am on a journey to a better life through eating better, getting more exercise and loosing the fat. I was going to start this at the first of the year but, December 1, 2013 I said to myself why not now. So this is when I started.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I am, at this writing, days before my 46th birthday. I love to cook and eat food. I enjoy great scotches and good wine. I love to fish, sail, paddle board, and anything that is out doors. I keep a vegetable garden most seasons.

My work is the blame for most of my woes. I am a self proclaimed workaholic.  My wife and I own an environmental services company.  I used to work in the field when we started. Now since the company has grown to a 3 mil, 22 employee company I find myself behind the desk 8-12 hours a day.

In 2007 I was down to 170 after being 200 pounds a couple of years before. I followed an Atkins style of low carb lifestyle. Then the hurricanes Katrina and Rita came and so did the bad eating and drinking


MY STATS
I am 5 foot 5 inches
Weight: 232
BP 150/98 (doc just upped meds)