Moving on...

This morning I woke up feeling refreshed and motivated. Fortunately, I kept that feeling all day. As I walked in the kitchen I found the rest of the wings that I forgot to put back in the fridge. Thankfully, I forgot them on the counter and was forced to throw them in the garbage. I didn't have an appetite this morning, so I skipped breakfast. Me and the family ended up going shopping for me a pair of good exercising shoes. So at noon we headed out, only to find nothing was open until 1. I tried on a pair of Nike runners that felt like rocks on my feet. Then a pair of Fila that just didn't feel quite right. Finally at this shoe store I noticed a pair of K-Swiss with a bunch of tubes on the bottom. They felt great, but I was afraid with my size the tubes may just flatten and never bounce back out. Not to mention the bright red, white and blue color scheme. So we left and headed to another shoe store...then found the only other shoe stores in London (the neighboring town where I work at) were closed on Sundays. While in London, we went to the library where I picked up The Duke Diet book. I had seen Duke University's diet online and was curious. There is another book I have found out about online that I plan to get soon. It's called Fat Boy Thin Guy and is another weight loss memoir. Should get it this week or maybe next payday.

We ended our 15 minute drive to London and headed back to the neighboring town Corbin where we live. There were 3 shoe stores I planned on checking out along with a JC Penney. Fortunately, the first store had what I needed. I advised the clerk I was a big man (like she couldn't see that) and wanted a good support shoe for exercising. She pointed out the large manager there and told me of the shoe he preferred. I seen most of that brand (Brooks) were over $100 and my budget was well under that. I'll skip all the details, and get to the big part. After talking to the manager and telling him I wanted to exercise and needed a good shoe, he told me of his issues. He was in his early 50s and was 370 pounds. He stood about 3 inches shorter than me, which would explain why he looked so much larger than me, but weighed less. The friendly manager told me of his diabetes and kidney failure issues. He truly seemed to care that I wanted to lose weight. He brought me out two kinds of shoes he recommended. A $40 pair of clearanced out Asics regularly $80 and a pair of $95 Brooks. I was told to put one on the left foot and the other brand on the right and compare them. I couldn't believe it, the Brooks was like a pillow. He told me I could have them for $15 bucks off if I wanted them. So that was my shoe choice. Yes, after tax they were $85, but this was the best feeling shoes I ever put on.

I have bought Jordans for the same price that hurt my feet too much to wear. I have several shoes that I pay $40 for that after 2 months feel like I am walking on wood. So I think investing in a good pair was a smart thing for my size and exercise ambitions. Plus, Brooks was the shoe provider for The Biggest Loser TV show in 2009 (per their website). My workouts will be nothing compared to that show. I just plan on walking the neighborhood and maybe some exercise bike or treadmill at work.

Enough show talk and lamenting over the kind manager who played a small role in supporting me. Let's talk food. I already mentioned there was no breakfast today. About two hours ago I had a grapefruit and a pack of tuna along with about 32 oz of water. I honestly am not that hungry. I will make some eggs or ground turkey burgers tonight for dinner, but no cravings and no feeling the need to snack so all is good so far! I'll write more tonight if something else pops into my head. later...