Today when I went to the gym, the lady at the front of the desk was like, “Man, you a soldier! I see you in here all the time!” And to that I responded, “Pretty much. :)”

Then, the lady that does the daycare said as I dropped my youngest daughter off, “Man, you are dedicated. I wish I had that type of dedication.” To which I replied, “Started when I was a kid.”

Yes, I am in the gym 5 to 6 times a week and it is kind of funny to me that I would have two people comment to me basically the same thing on the day I write this blog. Who knows, maybe they’ll start following it. 🙂

My health is very important to me. For a person that goes to the doctor as unoften as I can, eats healthily (although I do have a weakness for chips and brownie sundaes) takes his vitamins and lives life un-vaccinated, I have to take care of myself; it’s become a way of life.  That’s where “Built Like a Tank” gets it’s origin.  The name is from an old NWA song but it fits. 🙂

If you take care of your body, it’s the best pharmacy, the best healer, the best looking, low fat, get you whistles from the opposite sex-thing there is. 🙂

OK, so it’s a new year. It’s still January so your resolutions have to be on your mind still, right? Right? Right. 🙂 I will be making weekly postings about fitness and nutrition tips as best as I can. I know a little bit about training (have to thank my uncle Jeff for that one). The first thing I have to tell you about health and fitness is that being healthy and fit has to be a MUST for you. If it’s not, you will yo-yo up and down for the rest of your life. So the starting point has to be you DECIDING THAT YOU MUST GET INTO SHAPE AND STAY HEALTHY FOR LIFE.

We’ll talk more about how to do that in the coming weeks. An assignment for you this week should be to make a firm decision on where you want to be health and fitness-wise. Your weight, bodyfat, dress size, pant size, shirt size, etc. Everything. Find someone that you can aspire to, a fitness role model that’s attainable for you. Get some pics, cut them out, make a fitness vision board. Have fun with it. We’ll talk more about it next week. DECIDE to come back and read what I have to say 🙂