Weigh In: Week 2

Weigh in: 223.1
Changes
Diet: In addition to no sweets or late night snacks I am eliminating all fried food at work. This will primarily affect my potato and tortilla chip intake.
Exercise: I dropped the ball this week with the exercise. Excuse, excuse, blah, blah, blah. Im going to keep it the same this week.

NFL Power Rankings: Wildcard Round 2014

The top is getting crowded. 

1. Seahawks 79 (12-4) Up 1
2. Broncos 78 (12-4) Down 1
3. Patriots 76 (12-4) Same
4. Cowboys 70 (13-4) Up 2
5. Packers 67 (12-4) Down 1
6. Colts 59 (12-5) Up 1
7. Cardinals 52 (11-6) Down 2
8. Lions 41 (11-6) Same
9. Ravens 40 (11-6) Up 3
10. Bengals 39 (10-6-1) Down 1
11. Steelers 36 (11-6) Down 1
12. Eagles 35 (10-6) Down 1
13. Bills 22 (9-7) Same
14. Chargers 21 (9-7) Same
15. Chiefs 19 (9-7) Same
16. 49ers 7 (8-8) Same
17. Texans 4 (9-7) Same
18. Dolphins 2 (8-8) Same
19. Panthers -3 (8-8-1) Same
20. Saints -22 (7-9) Same
21. Browns -25 (7-9) Same
22. Vikings -26 (7-9) Same
23. Rams -30 (6-10) Same
24. Giants -35 (6-10) Same
25. Falcons -42 (6-10) Same
26. Bears -48 (5-11) Same
27. Jets -62 (4-12) Same
28. Raiders -73 (3-13) Same
29. Redskins -73 (4-12) Same
30. Jaguars -88 (3-13) Same
31. Titans -108 (2-14) Same
32. Buccaneers -112 (2-14) Same

NFL Playoffs: Wildcard Round 2014

Wild Card Round Results
Well, the one pick I was hoping was wrong was the only one I got correct.
Cardinals @ Panthers:
-Cardinals Panthers
Ravens @ Steelers:
Steelers Ravens
Bengals @ Colts:
Bengals Colts
Lions @ Cowboys:
Cowboys

Divisional Round Picks
Ravens @ Patriots: Patriots
Panthers @ Seahawks: Seahawks
Cowboys @ Packers: Cowboys
Colts @ Broncos: Broncos

Weigh In Week 1

Weigh in: 225.1

Changes
Diet: In addition to no sweets I will be eliminating evening snacks. Dinner will be my last food for the day.
Exercise: In addition to the 30 minutes of dog walking I will be using Wii Fit U for 30 minutes 5 days a week.

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