Great Start! This weeks goals!

What a great day today was! To start off this day I had to go back and use some of my motivational materials from BPA! When I woke up this morning I jumped real high and out of my bed and scream "WOOO it's gonna be a great day!!" That right there just sets your day to a positive attitude!!  Finally I went through one day going through with what I said I would do. Eating healthy, getting my to do list for the day done, having a little free time, and going to work. When I finished I said what a miracle, I did it without having to be on facebook for 3 hours before starting! I was so proud of myself because it shows me how quickly I can set myself to being on the right path! Like I said in my last blog...I will have weekly goals so here they are! Today having to remember what both my pastor in town and pastor Joel Osteen who I love to listen to said and every time I went to judge or possibly think something mean, I caught myself! I felt so proud that I could stop myself! Tomorrow is going to be even better! Like I said in my last blog...I will have weekly goals so here they are

*November 7th - November 13th*

-Eat healthy (the way I'm supposed to)
-Exercise @ least 2 times
-Play tennis at least once
-Be kind, positive, and motivational towards others
-Be faithful
-Complete 1 senior project essay
-Complete all missing work
-GO see 1 of 2 brothers this weekend

This week will be great and I can't wait to go see 1 of 2 of my best friends/ "Brothers" this weekend! Going to be a great trip! If I accomplish these things this week I can't be mad because I got what I wanted to done!

Becoming the man I want to be

          I feel like I have so much stuff  to do with no time at all, even though that "stuff" isn't all in front of me!!! First off life has been so crazy, trying to lose my weight at a time like this is so difficult,  I have senior project I have to finish in order to graduate, I have to pass my ACT with a decent score, keep my grades up and get all my work done in order to go to college at all, start training for tennis, and still have the time to spend with God and family! What a CRAZY schedule I have ahead of myself! Luckily I have some of the best people in my life to help me with such a wild journey. Eventually becoming like Coach K. Family man, great coach, determined, dedicated, faithful, and most of all happy!

          One of those people is obviously my mother who cooks me healthy breakfast every morning and keeps me from eating bad food. Another person is my dad who keeps me into sports and supports my tennis lessons and all those things that cost money to train! Third is my wonderful grandma Maxine and cousin Lindsay & my mom again, who keep me in my faith and remind me all the time of how important it is to keep Jesus in my life and that with keeping God the center of life surrounded around prayer, praise, and church that I can do anything in life. Another person is my language arts teacher Mrs. Bauer. I have a hard time admitting that I need help and I finally decided the only way to figure a problem out is to ask for it....so I did! Mrs. Bauer is sitting down with me helping with time management and keeping me from always saying yes to everything that comes my way. Always over scheduling myself. The last person that has been a huge impact on me lately is Mrs. Purin. I don't care about anything says about that woman because without her things could be different today. She helped me so much and I couldn't thank that woman enough for everything she has done!

          The reason I write about this today is because after praying today I believe the lord has told me that the only way to move forward is to forget about the past. Let it go! The only way that I can get better grades, faith, weight loss, etc. is to not worry about what I did wrong in the past, but rather pick myself up and move on and keep myself positive and motivated. That's why today I make the goal of "I will be #1 in everything I do!" I will work my butt off to make sure I accomplish what I want. Having weekly goals to make sure I keep up on all things in life! From this day forward no more procrastination, excuses, complaining, or anything that brings myself down as a person!

          I'm Ethan McIlhargey and I'm the best damn person in the world to complete this mission!....& I approve this message! :)

What am I blogging about?

Ok so I know this is a weight loss blog but you will never believe the week I had....After you hear my story I'm sure you'll say I gained 20 lbs and I'm sure I did because you'll never believe me!!

First off we start family dinner off at grandma's this week with her delicious homemade chicken noodle soup and Boston crème pie for desert! Then we decide to go to West side drive in for some delicious finger steaks, fries, and a shake!!! Then we go to Uncle Oren's that week and have lasagna and some amazing desserts! On Thursday we had chicken and all sorts of other stuff from the wonderful church ladies..and finally to finish the week would be with us going back to Uncle Oren's for a chicken fried steak with mash potatoes meal!! YUMM!!!

Good news is I'm back on track these last couple days, with 3 days have lost 4 lbs and am still going! I can't wait to lose all my weight! It has been a tough road trying to lose my weight this year but I am determined to finish it on this homestretch!!! Nothing is going to tie me down this time!

Déjà vu!!!

Well what do you know! It's simply hard to lose weight with everything that goes on! I get to my doctors appointment and I didn't lose or gain...so I guess the plus side is that I stayed the same weight without gaining!!! First grandpa goes to heaven and that is on your plate like crazy for 2 weeks...then your BPA McCall retreat trip....then your fixing up a house for your brother....then homecoming....and then family & a funeral soon to come! How are you supposed to lose weight with so much going on. I still have school, work, and sports on top of all that! I got to push hard this month and really succeed! I know there's people out there counting on me and can't wait to hear how I do!!

**October Goal**

Maintain schedule....get eating proportion on track...lose 10 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!

Why oh why???

How is it that everytime I try to get back and get motivated that something pops in the middle of my path and makes me go a different direction?? Here I was on September 1st ready to go and then I leave for McCall Idaho for my BPA state officer retreat! Let me see, last time I checked in a cabin in the middle of the woods, your probably going to enjoy a smore! Not to mention some amazing food! We had chicken burschetta, potatoes, tacos, fish and chips,etc....Yes there was some fruit and salad, but once you have had all that deliciousness what can you do! All that together is 2 scoops of crazy and a side of coo coo cachou!!!

This is it folks! It's September 11th, 2011 and I have exactly 14 days until my next doctors appoint! I have to lose at least 10 lbs!!! It's going to take some serious dedication in order to basically lose 1 lb/day!!! May all my family and friends..and of course God be with me on this one!!!!!!!! I have got to reach that goal of 200lbs!!!

***Goal Update***

I will weigh 200 lbs by December 19th, 2011!!!!!! GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!!!!

Back in black and ready to go!

I haven't blogged all summer except for the beginning! I've been way off track due to all the fun and it's killing me! Homecoming is at the end of September and i must lose at least 20 lbs in 1 month! I can do it as long as a stay on track everyday!!!!

This is offically my restart button!!!! (Still down 19 lbs tho)

Half Way!!!!!!! Time to kick it in gear!

I have officially lost 30 lbs since I have started my journey!!!!!! I started at 260 and I now weigh in at 230!! I have a total of 30 more lbs to lose to reach my goal weight! I also have lost a few inches off my waist. I'm so proud of myself because this is also the most weight I have ever lost when trying to lose weight! The last record was 20 lbs! Which I gained back, but I can esure you that this will not happen again!! New goal is to lose 15 lbs this month, to be that much closer to my goal!

I have also made my new workout/eating schedule for these next two months. I havn't been losing weight like I was at the beginning. I believe this is becasue i'm too used to the food and workout schedule now! Lets find out what this next month will bring to starting new!

Vacation not a good thing

Boys state, baker city are not helping will be on strict schedule when I get home!

Bad Week but NEW START!!!!

As most of my people know I was at Boy's state this weekend to learn about my possible future in politics! Only problem is, at boys state you get no sleep, exercise, or healthy food! It was a really rough weak and I'm sure I gained weight. It's hard to stay on track but today my weight loss partner who is doing operation moody hottness and is also my cousin brought up a brilliant idea. We will raise money based on how much weight we lose.  The idea is that we will get pledges from people to donate an amount per pound that we lose.  The non-profit we want to raise money for is the Women & Children's Alliance in Boise.  They are constantly in need of clothes, toiletries, and other items that we so often take for granted.  Operation Moody Hotness has always been about beauty from the inside out and women who find themselves in need of help are often beat down both emotionally and physically. Operation ethan Awesomeness is being great person to others even though they may try to knock you down for trying to lose weight and laughing cause your already a big person. At Women & Children's Alliance They have no hope and when children are involved it is just so much harder.  Not everyone has the support and love of family and friends like we have. This is a great idea and motivator to not just keep us on track, but to help those who really need help and support! If you have any ideas or comments please feel free!

My stock chart of my diet isn't good!

Week one of my first month has not gone the way I want. My goal being to drop 11 lbs in the next 25 days is going to be tough. Havn't had a hard core work out of any sort latly and I know that is hurtin me bad. My body is to used to tennis, and with has hard as a hit i'm gaining weight from the muscle! Time to get my determination back hit the running, hard core work outs, and biking again. Start one day at a time, with one week off all intense work outs! It will be tough but I still want to meet my goal!

The Big Day!

Today is the official day to start losing 33 lbs!!! I started off early with a 12 mile bike ride with my cousin Lindsay last night on the Boise greenbelt. After such an exhausting ride we split a salad a 2 pitchers of water for dinner. Today playing tennis this morning and hitting the courts back up tonight. Good start to the goal weight! Now have learned that I have a chance to play college tennis if I wish to do so! Lovin life and lovin every pound that I drop!!

Operation Ethan Awesomeness

This mission actually started roughly four months ago. I weighed in at a wopping 259 lbs!!! It was time to change that part of my life! Here I am now weighing in at 233 lbs, meaning I have lost 26 lbs so far! I still have a ways to go to cross the finish line. My goal weight is 200 lbs, and I would like to lose the last 33 lbs in the next three months. This is where it gets hard to stay with it, but i'm going to push myself everyday to complete the task at hand! Operation Ethan Aesomeness shall be completed by Auguest 31, 2011 @ 12 pm