Macy, Our New Kitty

Ok guys and girls,

I know it has been 12 days since my last post and for that I am sorry. Recently, as you know I had to put my pet "EC" down, and we have been looking for a new edition to bring home to "Tigger". For those of you who don't know those for a season are our two little kids of the furry four footed persuasion. Well on Friday, we brought home "Macy", a cute little 5 month old tabby from Petsmart. She greeted us with lots of love and purring and bad gas at 3:30 in the morning. Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated our 6th year of marriage and we came home to a broken bottle of red wine all over the breakfast dining room floor. We laughed, had her take a drunk driving test and tried to make her walk in a straight line. Looks like she was celebrating our anniversary too. Anyway, we're happy to have her and she has been a lot of fun. Hopefully we will be able to create some new memories with Macy, and next time the wine gets put away. . . and as cheesy as it is for me to say "We caught her red pawed"!

As for the weight, it still gradually coming off. I bounce back in forth from time to time, but I'm not giving up. Once the holidays pass, I will be able to buckle down and really shed the rest of my unwanted pounds so that I can be a real dad one day!!

Remember that life begins when you start living,
Erik W. Chase

Weight loss is not easy. . . You're Telling Me

Guys and Gals,

Today was a sad day. . . I had to put my pet down! When we are sad, we have to remember that eating our problems away is not the answer! Sure, right now I crave eating a bag of chips or anything unhealthy. . . but that will not replace what was lost. . . and the only thing that I will gain in return is. . . you guessed it. . . more weight! My pet will be missed for my wife and I do not have children yet, but I have to stick with the plan to shed these unwanted pounds!

Okay, so I have a sensitive side. . . So What!!! I am also not a quitter. . . at least not any more!!

By the end of this month I want to break the 300lb mark!!! I will do it, and when I do it will be for me!!

Thanks guys and gals for your support
I'm sorry that I don't have much to write about today. . . but tune in next time!!

Remember life begins when you start living

Rest in Peace
E.C. "Ecclesiastes" Chase
12-9-09

where do I go from here

Today, I found out that all of my blood work was normal. . . so why can't I have children with my wife? I don't know, but I do know that God is in control! I have made a lot of mistakes in my life and as I am writing this post, I'm overhearing a women talking about God's divine healing! Wow! I needed to here that! Do you have faith like a mighty mustard seed? Or. . . do you lose hope? I prefer the first rather than the last! So what if I have to take more tests. So what if I have to keep on living a healthier lifestyle. To all things that get in the way, so what! Because I don't deal with so whats, I deal with the belief that faith is the substance of things hoped for. . .the evidence of things yet seen! I am still losing weight, I feel great, and God will restore what the locusts has taken away! So, I will continue to believe until my last breath. . . that. . . I will be healed!!

And. . . the coolest thing about this whole experience is that. . . I'm not alone!! Continue with the weight loss journey, and be the person you want to be!

Sidewalk Prophets has a song out called "Words I Would Say" about faith!!

We are all called to do great things
We should never give up hope
God does have a plan for us
Forgive and Forget
But. . . don't forget why we're here. . .
Do you know what your purpose is in life?
I do! I hope that my story will inspire the lives of others. . . and. . . together we can become the greatest gifts that we were intended to be!

Until next time,
never give up hope
and. . . remember that life starts when you start living!

Erik W. Chase "Kyle's Biggest Loser"