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I'm a 33-year-old father and husband born and bred in Massachusetts. I have a beautiful son named Will, a gorgeous wife named MJ who is far too hot to have married me, a dog I love and two cats I put up with. I'm a smart-ass former newspaper reporter with a penchant for turning a phrase, who decided to go corporate and is now enjoying life as a content manager for a website.

This blog is not just another "daddy blog." Sure I write about my son, but these pages are a record of my life. I don't just highlight the fun milestones like first steps, I also chronicle the "other stuff." The fights, the torment and the doubt that inevitably come with being a husband and father. It's not always puppy dogs and rainbows, but it is very real. And often there is beauty in the sadness, redemption in the struggle.

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30 by 30: Week 3

Unfortunately, not much progress on the weight loss front this week. Here are the numbers:

STARTING WEIGHT: 237 lbs

CURRENT WEIGHT: 232 lbs

WEIGHT LOSS TO DATE: -5 lbs

CHEST: 43 inches (-.5 inch)

WAIST: 46.5 inches (-.5 inch)

HIPS: 47 inches (-1 inch)

I started off the week really well and went running three times. I totaled 8 miles and I’m up to running 3 miles at a time without stopping. It takes me a shade over 31 minutes to do, but I’m getting there. Unfortunately, I still haven’t made it to the gym. Running and going to the gym just got VERY difficult because MJ is back at work and I’m in charge of Will everyday. But I just have to find some time.

The biggest challenge this week was eating right. I had a lost of restaurant food and I even caved in to some dessert this week. Ice cream cake and a sundae at Cold Stone Creamery. What can I say? I’m a weak man. I managed to lose a couple of pounds and my measurements are slowly going in the right direction, but I’m pissed because I know if I want to get to 30 lbs I’m going to have to do more.

I also had some dental work done this week and it hurt like a bitch. Basically they cut some of my gums out to get to my impacted wisdom tooth to fill a small cavity. The pain was not conducive to running and exercise.

Sorry this post is so lame, but make sure you come back tomorrow for Fatherhood Friday because I’ve got a doozy planned!

Here’s this week’s humiliation.

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