Interesting that this would be the first day of my new blog. Because today was the last day of my first Fitness Class with Paul Lacoste and NEXT LEVEL FITNESS/NEXT LEVEL SPORTS. I will try to post a link to Paul’s website as soon as I can. I heard this morning that it is down for maintenance right now, but will be back up soon in a new and improved state.
In case you have not heard… I am People Magazine boy as Paul loves to call me. I have been chosen to participate in the People Magazine Weight Loss Challenge for 2008. Eight people in the state of MS have been chosen to take part in the challenge. I am one of the eight.
I am 40 years old and live in Ridgeland. I have a small and expanding family. My beautiful wife Beth is due to have our second son in less than 30 days. Henry, the pride and joy of my life, is 2.5 years old and is very much anticipating the arrival of his baby SISTER. This is regardless of the number of times that we have told him that the ultrasound tells us otherwise.
I am a salesman for Ingram Equipment Company based in Birmingham AL. I am the Mississippi sales manager and go all over the state each day selling garbage trucks, street sweepers and other “waste equipment”. I have worked there for about 4 years.
I have lived in the Jackson area most of my life. I did move to Oxford in college (go rebs!) then New York City and Atlanta for a while after college.
I am sure that there are LOTS of people that might find all of this facinating, but the main point that I want to convey with this blog and any other project that I might undertake is that I am a fairly REGULAR guy. I don’t have any degrees in fitness or nutrition or any of that stuff. As a matter of fact, up until very reciently, I HATED to work out and I HATED to diet. I hope that I can tell you about this journey that I am on and how I am doing. I hope that I can inspire someone else to undertake the challenge. I think it might be worth it………… I don’t know, I think that the jury is still out. I will let you know.
Not much time tonight, as it is almost 9pm, and I have to get up at 4:20am to work out. I will come back and write more and maybe someone will visit and I would be happy to answer any questions.
Rob
