Andrew Riley

DQ the Kid

Andrew Riley — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:40:25 +0000

Walking The Dog

Andrew Riley — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:09:03 +0000

One Year

Andrew Riley — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:04:46 +0000

One year ago today I was afraid. It was the day before I was set to start my self-imposed “Boot Camp“. My weight had creeped up to 270 pounds, I didn’t feel good and I was pretty miserable. I was … Continue reading →

The Power Of Patterns

Andrew Riley — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:19:26 +0000

Over the past eleven months I’ve learned lots of things. I wanted to lose weight and get healthy. To do that required me to study up on how to safely lose weight. It also required me to spend a lot … Continue reading →

How I Lost 35 Pounds

Andrew Riley — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:44 +0000

My family moved from Arizona to the Denver area a couple of years ago. We were energized by the beautiful weather and beautiful mountains and took advantage of the paved trail near our house. My wife, Anita, and I would … Continue reading →

Halfway There…

Andrew Riley — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:24:58 +0000

Today marks a huge milestone for me. On April 1, 2011 I stepped on the scale it rolled around to 266 pounds. That was the day I was really beginning my trek towards health. My target weight is 200. As … Continue reading →

Long And Short Term Motivation

Andrew Riley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:43:44 +0000

On Sunday, I ran for 15 minutes. The previous Sunday I was only able to run for 6 minutes. More than doubling the length of time I could run is a pretty big victory in my life right now. It … Continue reading →

Week Three Summary

Andrew Riley — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:34:23 +0000

I’ve been on my self-designed program for three weeks and I’m doing well. Just looking at my workout calendar I’m estimating my workouts this week averaged 40 minutes, not counting evening walks which I count but do not figure into … Continue reading →

Get Your Own Pants

Andrew Riley — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:34:26 +0000

I sit down at my desk five or six times a week to write a blog post about whatever I’m thinking about that day. Usually it’s got something to do with something I’ve read or heard that I’m using for … Continue reading →

What You Think, You Become

Andrew Riley — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:22:20 +0000

For the past 17 days, I’ve been obsessive about exercising every day and eating better. I think about getting healthy, and I think about it many times during the day. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake … Continue reading →