Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Breakfast - Fruit Loops
Lunch - grilled chicken salad
Dinner - Your Pie - make your own pizza...soooo good

Weight - 184.5 lbs

5K - 22 min. 33 sec - personal best

Good Day*

Today could have gone either way. Personally good for me but not so good for my wife so many of you know how that goes. Maybe I could have done more to help? I did come to one conclusion today. I am really annoyed by people at the gym who color coordinate their workout gear!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Breakfast - frosted flakes

Lunch - turkey and roast sub at McAlisters

Dinner - butternut squash soup, shrimp and grits

Weight - 184 lbs

No Run

Good DayToday was Fran's birthday. I wont tell you how old she is now but its older than me! We did get some time alone and had a really nice dinner at High Cotton on East Bay Street. I really really love my wife and its amazing how time and commitment grow a bond stronger.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Breakfast - krispy kreme doughnut
Lunch - cold slice of pizza
Dinner - leftover wings

Weight - ? - I didnt want to ask the nurses to weigh me!

No Run

Good Day

It was only a good day because were all home and away from the hospital

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Breakfast - Krispy Kreme (2 doughnuts)
Lunch - PB&J and baked Lays
Dinner - The Kickin' Chicken - fajita salad

Weight - 187 lbs

5k - 28 min. 12 sec

Good Day

Friday, September 17, 2010

Live from MUSC Children's Hospital...its Friday Night!

But, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Charlie is falling asleep next to me

Breakfast - Hardees chicken biscuit

Lunch - The Oriental Cuisine sweet n' sour chicken

Dinner - Chick-fil-a

Weight - 184.5

No Run

Good Day

Ok, this is single handedly the worst day of nutrition that I have subjected myself to in 2010. Comfort food! Notice though how I'm not worried about weight after a day of eating like this because I've sped my BMR up so fast. I am upset about eating unhealthy though. I really don't like putting bad things in my body, but if regular exercise and healthy eating is a way of life then a day like today is just fine, if not encouraged at times. Keep your sanity...and taste buds!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Breakfast - scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon
Lunch - Baja Fresh burrito and waffle fries (dont ask)
Dinner - ummmm

Weight - 184.5

Run - Started at MUSC and just kept going - like 4.2ish - 35 min 08 sec

Good Day / Bad Day

6 am check-in at MUSC came early but Charlie was in good spirits. Most likely because he had no idea what was coming. He did great in surgery and his ureters (he has an extra one) on the right side were elongated and re-implanted to stop the urine from refluxing back into the kidney. Its just so hard because he hasn't ate anything since last night and won't be able to until tomorrow morning so he is so hungry and tired and confused so he hasn't napped all day but just whined and whimpered. The MUSC doctors, nurses, staff, etc are great but all of the regulations and blah blah blah. No hospital is a day at the spa so we just make the most of it. It will be over soon. Mommy got to go home and sleep a bit while grammie and I stayed and that's when I got to go run. The run was mostly to burn stress from not being at work today when stuff needs to get done and also from talking about dad's prognosis and cancer journey at 7:30 in the am! That where the bad day comes in. I've come to the conclusion that we just have to keep maintaining his battle until God is ready. Ready for what; that hasn't been revealed yet. Most of my grass sprigs in the backyard are looking good though. Just waiting for them to spread now.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010



My Two Favorite People in the World!

Breakfast - rice chex cereal and toast w/ apple butter
Lunch - Pizza
Dinner - two angus sliders and some tostidos

Weight - 184.5

Off Day from running

Good Day

My dinner was lacking tonight because I was flying solo tonight, which meant I had Charlie for his therapy, his medicine, his bath, his bottle, his change and his nitey nite while also feeding the dogs and getting myself ready for tomorrow. My super dad role tonight was because my wife, Fran, was treated to a early birthday dinner as her dad came down from Greer this afternoon and boy does she deserve time off and a good meal! She is the real superwoman! Especially now that she is bascially a stay at home mom and loving it! They had to go to the UPS warehouse in North Charleston so they just went over to the Old Towne on E. Montague to a little bistro called Cork. I'm anxious for their review. Tommorow we won't eat so well though as the day will be spent at MUSC for Charlie's surgery. This is to repair an extra ureter from his kidney to his bladder that is causing urine reflux. It's nothing too huge but it will be a relief to get him off one of his medicines and not have to worry about possible urinary tract infections that cause bigger problems. For me though, any surgery is scary so please join me in prayer for my little boy  tomorrow as well as all of his medical issues.

For more on Charlie's story pleas visit: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/charlierhodes/mystory