I was thinking to myself, I know that I can do at least 30 pushups. I get to the gym all pumped up and ready to do my 30 pushups…. I guess my arms did not get the memo that I KNOW, I FEEL and I CAN do 30 pushups.

Well that 30 was only 7

What only 7 push ups ohhhhhhhh crap, so as soon as I get home I opened HundredPushups.com and saw what I needed to do. The site is simple with a six week plan and and a initial test and a final test.

So as you can see 7 push ups is 93 away from my goal of 100. After reading the site, this is pretty simple, just follow the plan and the charts and  in 6 weeks I will reach my goal and meet the challenge of doing 100 push ups without stopping.

I am issuing the challenge to all my friends and family to take part in the hundredpushup.com challenge.

6 Weeks from today or sooner I will be doing 100+ push ups.

This is a simple post, I just want to share with people my 5 reasons why I think that working out is the best.

1. If I workout and eat right I will be able to see my daughter grow up and be a productive part of society.
2. Working out allows for me to stay focused on the tasks at hand.
3. Working out gives me more energy that I can imagine.
4. Working out keeps me pretty .
5. I honestly believe that healthier I am the more successful I can become.

So I am planning on running the Rock n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon on Nov 16, 2008. To say that I am excited about my decision is a understatement. Running the marathon will great for my health, but more than anything I know that my little girl will love to see me run. I can only imagine what her face will look like at the end!

So today I started walking….. each day I will do more and keep everyone up to date on my progress. I gots to get some cool running shoes……

There are a lot of things going on…. where do I start. Life has been a bit of a struggle, but today because it is a new day is going to be the best day of my life.

Yesterday I was a guest on the the Roy Butler Radio Show to discuss blogging and coping with cancer. The show will be on tonight but click here to get a listen.

Also make sure that you join in on the BlogCatalog Bloggers Unite in acts of kindness campaign. We are encouraging bloggers from around the world to get out and perform a act of kindness on 12.17.07.

Here is the official release from BlogCatalog.com

On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog’s Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.

This Blogging Challenge will be:

Bloggers Against Abuse
September 27th, 2007

The Outcome we are after is to be part of the largest group of bloggers to ever blog about an important cause, all on the same day.

So how do you participate?

On Sept. 27th, blog about putting an end to some sort of Abuse (you decide what kind of abuse to blog about).

In the meantime though,

* Spread the word among all the bloggers you know. Perhaps even give them a link to this Discussion.

* If you are a graphic’s designer, perhaps you can come up with some small badges announcing the event, that we can then place on our blogs. To share the badge, place it on this thread.

* List any organizations, on this thread, who are involved in putting an end to abuse.

What do you get?

You will receive a link to your Blog Post from the Blogcatalog blog when we list everyone who participated.

You get to use your blog for an important cause.

You get to create blogging history.

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First of all, it is difficult to achieve a goal if you do not have a clearly defined goal. There are times in life when it is almost impossible to tell whether you are succeeding or failing because you aren’t certain exactly what the desired outcome should be. Identifying your dieting goals before you begin eliminates this particular possibility.

Second, having dieting goals gives you a measuring stick by which you can judge your process. This is important so that you know when your efforts are failing behind and when you’re moving along schedule or ahead of schedule. In other words, you will know when to celebrate and when to give yourself a swift kick to the rear.

Now that we know why we set weight loss goals, let’s discuss how we should go about setting those goals that are so important for dieting success. You want to set goals that are aggressive without being impossible to achieve. If you set goals that are beyond your reach you will find that frustration will be your dieting partner until you reach the point where you give up all together. In order to avoid this you should take great care to insure that your goals are possible for you to achieve.

When it comes to weight loss be specific when setting your goals. Rather than setting a total goal of 40 or 60 pounds start with a specific goal such as 10 pounds in one month. Then you can extend the goal to the next month until you’ve reached the overall goal of 40 or 60 pounds. It is much easier to lose 10 pounds four times than it is to lose 40 pounds at once. It’s a trick of the mind but it works. Ten pounds sounds simple and achievable. Forty pounds sounds like an insurmountable obstacle.

Another thing about goals is that you want to hold yourself accountable but you shouldn’t call the whole thing off if you only lose 9 pounds instead of 10. Instead, find out where you dropped the ball for the final pound and set your 10-pound goal for the next month.

You should also take great care that you are working with your personal goals and not the goals that someone else is pushing on you. The truth is that if it’s personal to you, it will be much more rewarding than if you are doing this for someone else. If your heart isn’t in it, there are very few goals that are going to motivate you properly.

Finally, you should establish small (non-food) rewards for accomplishing your dieting goals. Perhaps your reward will be a new accessory for your new (or new old) wardrobe or a pedicure for your new look. Make your reward something fun and frivolous and teach yourself that accomplishing your goals can be accomplished by something other than food. This is a key to dieting successfully.