Here We GO!

My weight is something I struggle with. I love food and hate exercising. I am not worried about being handsome or anything like that. I just want to be healthy, and fit into my clothes.

This morning when I weighed myself I weighed 226 pounds. This is embarrassing and I feel like a failure. I think the ideal weight for my gender, age, and height is in the 140s. Id like to be in the 160s. Im going to give myself until Flag Day to get down to 190. At that point my clothes should fit again. From there, Ill work on getting to 164. I would like to be there by the end of the year.

Changes
Diet: Eliminate all unnecessary sugars. This means no pop, cookies, candies, cakes (including cup style), ice cream, or anything else that has doesnt have any nutritional value.
Exercise: Im going to start walking Hudson for 30 minutes every day again.

This is just the beginning. I plan on making new changes every weekend until I reach my goal.

NFL End of Season Wrap-Up 2014

Its the end of the season and my playoff picks were not the best.

AFC

Ill take 3 division winners. 

East: Patriots (12-4)

I love that after a couple early losses people were calling it an end of an era. Never count Brady and Belichick out.

North: Bengals (10-5-1) Steelers (11-5)

Boy was this division tight. All 4 teams were in it until week 15. 3 of the 4 made the playoffs. Those 3 teams were all within 1 game of each other.

South: Colts (11-5)

The Colts had 11 wins. The other 3 teams had 14 wins total. 

West: Broncos (12-4)

The Broncos won 3 of their last 4. The Chiefs and Chargers together only won 3 games during that time.

Wild Card: Bills (9-7), Chiefs (9-7) Bengals (10-5-1), Ravens (10-6)

Well, I wasnt even close. There were a lot of 9-7 teams in the AFC. 

NFC

At least I had 4 of the 6 teams correct. I just thought (and hoped) that the divisions would shake out a little different.

East: Eagles (10-6) Cowboys (12-4)

Well, the Cowboys beat the Eagles twice. 

North: Lions (11-5) Packers (12-4)

I knew, early in the season, that this division was going to come down to week 17 in Lambeau. 

South: Saints (7-9) Panthers (7-8-1)

Something has got to be done about this. A team with a losing record is going to the playoffs while the 10-6 Eagles will be watching from home.

West: Cardinals (11-5) Seahawks (12-4)

Winning your last 6 games, 5 of which are against divisional opponents, is a great way to sure up the division. 

Wild Card: Cowboys (12-4), Packers (12-4) Cardinals (11-5), Lions (11-5)

Its really a shame that the Panthers have home field advantage over these teams. 

Wild Card Round Picks

Ravens @ Steelers: Steelers

Cardinals @ Panthers: Cardinals

Bengals @ Colts: Bengals

Lions @ Cowboys: Cowboys

NFL Power Rankings: Week 17 2014

All in all the playoffs are seeded as they should be. Other than the Panthers of course. 

1. Broncos* 78 (12-4) Up 1
2. Seahawks* 78 (12-4) Up 1
3. Patriots* 75 (12-4) Down 2
4. Packers* 67 (12-4) Up 1
5. Cardinals* 60 (11-5) Down 1
6. Cowboys* 58 (12-4) Same
7. Colts* 48 (11-5) Up 2
8. Lions* 47 (11-5) Down 1
9. Bengals* 45 (10-5-1) Down 1
10. Steelers* 40 (11-5) Up 1
11. Eagles 33 (10-6) Up 1
12. Ravens* 30 (10-6) Up 1
13. Bills 22 (9-7) Up 3
14. Chargers 21 (9-7) Down 4
15. Chiefs 21 (9-7) Same
16. 49ers 7 (8-8) Up 2
17. Texans 5 (9-7) Same
18. Dolphins 3 (8-8) Down 4
19. Panthers* -14 (7-8-1) Up 1
20. Saints -21 (7-9) Up 2
21. Browns -23 (7-9) Down 2
22. Vikings -25 (7-9) Up 2
23. Rams -28 (6-10) Down 2
24. Giants -33 (6-10) Down 1
25. Falcons -40 (6-10) Same
26. Bears -46 (5-11) Same
27. Jets -61 (4-12) Up 1
28. Raiders -72 (3-13) Down 1
29. Redskins -73 (4-12) Same
30. Jaguars -86 (3-13) Same
31. Titans -106 (2-14) Up 1
32. Buccaneers -110 (2-10) Down 1