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Ok now for the third time.

I made some updates to Drupal and it is giving me headaches. It keeps deleting my content before I post it.

I try again now.

Maybe this one will be the one.

Anyway, here's the scoop. My brother Adam and his wife Erica had a baby. It's a boy. Check it out. My brother James and his wife Chevon are also having a boy sometime in the near future. Sweet monkeys. There are a lot of kids around on Sunday nights at the big family dinner now with more to come.

My brother Jordan and his wife Amanda had their second by back in July of last year. I was too lazy to update this thing then. Here's a link to some pics.

As for me, no I'm still not married. Hence no kids. I have, however, made a biggish change in my life this year. Since the end of last April I have lost almost 80 lbs. I've been exercising almost every day and eating much better than I have since my mom was making me food every day.

It hasn't been as hard as I expected since the first part of making new habits and all that. Since about last July it has been mostly just a matter of sticking to my guns and not cheating myself. Probably the hardest part is finding good food to eat at social gatherings. Most people love to eat out (I do too at the right places) and most restaraunt food is not conducive to weight loss or even mildly healthy. I've basically sworn off junk food and fast food. It just isn't worth it for me anymore. It makes me feel gross and it feels like I am taking a step backwards if I eat that stuff.

So I have about 30 lbs left to go till I reach what I would guess is my ideal weight. The doctor I saw at the beginning of this quest asked me what I weighed in highschool. I figured about 250 or so and he said I should shoot for that. I passed 250 by about 2 months ago and I'll be in the 230's by next week. Laughing

So that's it for now. I think I'll post again soon. I'll do some reviews on food that I have found in stores that helps me lose weight and stay healthy. That should be informative.