day 19 technology problems

Hey guys….technology wise I am not fairing very well. Camera problems and computer problems. My laptop, is essentially a paper weight and now my desktop is not responding at all. I am at work right now and probably shouldn’t be posting from here at all. I took a pic this morning on an old camera, but because of the computer problems I was not be able to post the picture (or post at all) from home. I don’t think the desktop problem is that severe, so I should be able to post again tommorrow, but I am not sure, I ran out of time troubleshooting this morning before work.

Going on a family hike tommorrow in a local provincial park and (camera permitting) hope to take lots of pictures. I will be back to post as soon as tecnology allows!

Starting pics taken and posted..

on tracker….if you have a membership there you can see em, my username is, creatively enough Leighton. At this time won’t be posting my pics on my blog, but I may change my mind, we will see.

I am home from work again, with a wicked backlash from having my neck in uncomfortable position in the MRI machine last night for 25 min. I hope to go back to work tomorrow. That’s all I got for now, I am working on suitable, challenging realistic goals for the 3 challenges (thats right 3) I am running at once. 5 months from today I am leaving for Florida with my family. I will weigh 50 lbs less by then, starting today. The marathon (26 week) challenge on tracker runs to near the end of April, so that superceeds both the “50 in 5″ as I am calling it and the regular 12 week challenge. I will start with my goals for the 26 week challenge, then the “50 in 5″ then back to the 12 week challenge.

Ok I have to go apply more ice to my neck. I will be back with my goals soon.

MRI test, back stuff and my plans

I just returned from the hospital from having an MRI test. If anyone has not had one of these, its pretty intense. I am not claustrophobic but if you were, wow this test would suck. Mostly this was done for my neck, and the test requires you hold your neck in a very uncomfortable position. I am in agony right now, and sitting with an ice pack. I have been having muscle spasms for the last two days, and have been pretty uncomfortable.

I am going forward and doing the two bfl tracker contests. I will be taking pictures tomorrow, posting the pics on tracker at least, and maybe here as well. We will see. The pics may well be my worst pre challenge pics yet. But this is where I am, I am focusing on where I want to go.

I will likely be doing BFL style, but thats not set in stone yet. I am leaning that way though. Goals and pics to come.

Back Spasms…not good times

Well it is 5:30 pm and I have been up for 2 whole hours today. I slept horribly for the second straight night and have been having back spasms for the second straight day. Rather than discourage me (while it is frustrating) more than anything else this reinforces that I need to put health first in my life, and nip this once and for all! I will be taking before’s today or tommorrow and will be starting my challenge.

I will have days like today that are written off, but thats the way it goes. My simple choice is to make the best decisions with what I have every single day, and one day at a time get my health back. Whatever the situation, just make the right, healthy decisions. If I do that, I will get where I want to go. Will be back.