3 months of Sobriety...Where does the time go?

Hello all!!!

Sorry for being MIA for the past 2 weeks. Just been busy and kept putting blogging on the back burner! but here I am now to play some catchup!!!

So yesterday September 24th, 2013 marked my 3 month anniversary of when I decided to take this year long sobriety journey!!! I cant believe that it has been 3 months already. I have to say that these 3 months have been an amazing experience for me...

First things first...lets have an official weigh-in. So on June 24th I weighed 252lbs and on September 24th I weighed 226.7 lbs so lets just say that I weigh 227lbs...so I have officially lost

 

25 POUNDS!!!!

 

 

I continue to amaze myself everyday...I have lost 25 lbs in 3 months. Which just blows my mind. Im so incredibly happy that I am just seeing amazing results. And I am happy that the hardwork, determination and sacrifice that I have been doing the past 3 months that there is just a purpose to it all.

 

life for Adam Kent Nicholas is just amazing...Im reaching out to a friend to looking into joining a volleyball league. Never in my life have I done any kind of organized sport. This would be an interesting challenge for me, but something that I want to do!!!

 

Another friend of mine just recently competed in a triathlon and since the race he has been very lazy and he wants to do an intense 40 day workout before Halloween. He created a group on Facebook and added me into it. Its just funny. Never would I have thought id be in a secret group on FB about working out!!! but this is exciting! I def need something to push me. Loosing weight is gonna get harder and harder now that im running out of fat to loose!!! So Toning up is going to become my new primary focus!!!

 

 

Im just so incredibly happy with life! and Thanks again to EVERYONE that has made these past 3 months such a breeze for me. Thanks for everyone being so understanding when it comes to my sacrifices. My close group of friends mean the absolute world to me!!!!

 

I have always wanted the scales to say 220 lbs...and I am just 6.5 lbs from making that dream a reality...

 

Stay tuned everyone!!!

 

~Kent



The proof is in the pudding...

Hello to my fellow fan(s),

So I hope everyone is doing as amazingly wonderful as I am doing and feeling this Monday morning. It is an absolute GORGEOUS day out. It is a shame I am stuck behind a computer for most of the day.

So this weekend...Started out on an annoying note but ended spectacularly. Friday night was going to be low key for me for 2 reasons. Saturday I had a training session at 10am with my trainer and then I was going to Six Flags for Gay Days!!! So I need to conserve some energy! Well Friday night my trainer texted me to make sure we were still on for sat morning. I then reply with a yes, and then at 1030pm I get a cancellation text from him for my 10am workout. I asked for the reason for said cancellation and the reason just blew my mind. His excuse was that all of his other clients have cancelled for Saturday so he would basically come in just for me and that wasn't going to happen...I mean I'm paying you $$$$$$$$$ to work out with me...train me and then leave for the day? is it that hard?

Anyways after that drama it was off to Six Flags with my Cub Crew!!! Needless to say this experience was one of the highlights of my 2013 Summer!!! I love roller coasters and having been on one in about 5 years so it was fun to be a kid again.  We had such a blast riding the rides and checking out the sexy men in the park!!! Definitely got my exercise in by being on my feet from 3pm until about 1am!!! Being around such great happy positive energy definitely made for a great day. Plus the weather was perfect!!!

 

 

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Now on Sat night I didn't home till almost 3 and didn't go to bed until almost 4. And somehow still managed to get up at 830 to start my day and head to Volley Ball with my Crew!!! This Sunday is was safe to say that everyone's A game wasn't there due to the fact that apparently everyone had a good Saturday night!!! Ha but still 2 hours of Vball time with some fun people was still just as amazing. This time I did not go out with them afterwards I was just so exhausted. I went home, showered and napped!!!

 

 

My amazing roommate cooked us dinner Sunday night...Turkey Burgers!!! I'm so thankful for Rob and how well we get along and how amazing our apartment is!!! Cant wait to plan the next party...

Ok...enough about my weekend...

Why is today's blog entitled "Proof is in the Pudding"... Today I am wearing the shirt that I wore to my birthday happy hour this year. And when I wore it to my HH I looked like I was about to pop out of it, but I didn't care cuz at least I could fit into it. Before I couldn't. So this morning I decided to just try it on. And it fits soooo much better. This whole weight loss process is a huge mental game. I sometimes mentally I feel like I'm still 310 lbs...Now I know I'm not, but its hard to see the hard work I put in sometimes...I just feel blah about my body. But this morning...I got the proof I wanted and needed to see. I am also wearing a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear in some time (as they are a slim fit). Needless to say I walked out of my apartment this morning feeling pretty amazing about myself and my body!!! I am now sober for 2.5 months and The idea of drinking is the last thing in my head!!!!

I have lost weight...but I will wait until I reach 3 months of Sobriety to have an official weigh in!!! So Stay tuned!!!

And thanks for everyone's love and support throughout all of this!!!

Happy Monday!
~Kent



The number of weeks are going up...but the number on the scale is going down!!!

Good Morning to everyone.

I took a hiatus from blogging last week, mainly because I did not have to motivation to write. If Kent isn't motivated, then he will not do it!!!

So I am still trekking along!!! I will unofficially say that I have lost a few more pounds but will wait until later this month to do an official announcement!!!

This Labor day weekend started and ended with parties. The middle was pretty quiet. Overall a lovely weekend. My roommate Rob and myself hosted an end of the summer Roof Top/House party on Friday night. Needless to say I don't know how to invite just 3 people. We ended up having about 40-50 people up on the roof and then back into our apartment when we got kicked out! I was 1 out of 50 that wasn't drinking. I really focused in on my hosting responsibilities and made sure everyone was having a great time! The party was an absolute success and I survived it without drinking! Although its hard, its getting pretty easy this not drinking thing. I along with everyone else just now expect myself to not drink so that's good for me! hardly any temptation! Sad thing is we have SOOOOOOOOO much liquor left over, all the reason to have another party :) That will definitely happen for sure!

Saturday and Sunday were pretty quiet for me. Gym time. Sunday was Sweaty Sunday. With taking 1 Zumba class and then walking 20 blocks with the Zumba instructor to take 2 more classes of hers!!! After that I thought I was just gonna go home and bum the rest of the day, but I ended up going to play 18 holes of golf with Raul and Charlie. It was fun, hadn't hung with those guys in quite some time. After that I was just done, did not leave my couch all night!!!

Monday...Rained...which was a downer but I still went to Freddy and Marco's little brunch gathering. Had a really great time meeting new gays :)

I lost my focus last week but now that Im back in it. The support I have been getting from my friends helps me. I sometimes feel like everything that Im giving up, is there a reason for this?? But when people tell me how proud they are of me and how fit im starting to look...I do know that there is a reason for what I am doing!!!

Just last night a friend tagged in his status update about him coming back from a run and thanking the people who has motivated him to get his health back in check. That makes me smile and makes me realize that what Im doing for myself is going farther than just for me. The fact that I inspire people to do better is beyond me. I NEVER would have thought I would be the one to inspire people to go to the gym...honey I was 310 lbs...I wasn't a gym bunny in any shape or form. But its amazing how different life can be if you just set your mind to it!!!

My other BFF Kenny has said that since the summer has come to an end he wants to stop smoking and drinking. Im busting his balls right now mainly cuz he says he wants to quit all the time, but he knows I fully support him and want him to prove me wrong this time. It takes a lot of will power to not do old habits you and your body are just used to doing!!! I wish him all the best in his journey as well!!!

I hope everyone has a great start to September!!! And I will see you next week!

~Kent

A weekend for my thoughts.

Hey Gang,

So I feel like the best word for this week will be called Stationary. I was just as active as I have been in the past and then this weekend my thoughts got the best of me and got me down to where I didn't really want to do much of anything. I know that I wont be at the top of my game everyday. And So I had a 2 day funk. No big deal. Just cant stay in the funk for too long!!!

Yesterday more than any other day in the past 7 weeks now of sobriety I really just wanted a drink. I was at home, just looking at this bottle of wine on our countertop in the kitchen. In my mind I wanted to open it and just drink the whole damn thing. This was a big mental game for me...the way I wanted to just drink that bottle made me to believe that I might have an issue with drinking. I know I don't but I am definitely in a hump where now lasting for an entire year seems to be harder than originally planned. BUT the point of this story is that I stayed strong and am still 7 weeks sober!!

Things to look forward this week is starting back up with my old trainer Darius for 33 sessions of what I hope will transform me to levels ive only dreamed of being at fitness wise. Staying focused is going to be my biggest downfall. And also when I have my "down" days that I need to NOT turn to food to satisfy my depression...it will not solve anything more than just hurting my progress. I hate that I turn to food so easily in my times of depression. Not sure of how to change that part of the brain!!!

I mentioned last week that I was going to make this blog/journey more interactive for my Fans, Admirers, Readers, whomever you want to call yourselves!!! If you look to the right of this blog there are 2 polls posted. I want you to help me do something different for the next 2 weeks. I will leave the voting open until Friday and will start on Friday with whatever my fans deem the best choice per poll!!!

The love and support I have gotten from everyone has helped tremendously. I never set out to be any sort of inspiration or anything like that. I was just doing this for me and this blog is something that should hopefully just hold me accountable for my actions. It makes my heart smile when people tell me the admire my determination and will to stick this out and that my friends wont let me break...even at my weakest moments. This journey is definitely one for the books. An amazing chapter in the life of Kent.

I have scheduled a doctors appointment on my 3 month anniversary of being sober. which is just a little bit more than a month away. I wont to impress my doctor when I see him. He knows about me wanting to do this, as we talked about it the last time I saw him. But I started this after that. So to go in 20+ lbs lighter than the last time he saw me will be amazing...so theres another goal!!!

That's all for this week...thanks to all for the love and support I get every week...

PS Kelly Clarkson is having a Xmas CD this year...today is a good day!!!

15 lbs gone...6 weeks down!!!

Hey Guys,

So this is the update for weeks 5 and 6. I was in Texas for most of week 5 so it made it hard to get in an update!!!

I will say that I am officially 16lbs down now!!! and it feels amazin!!! I look amazing!!! its just all so surreal. Seeing the results for the efforts you put in has been what is keeping me on my journey.

So what is new with me?? Well last week in Texas my cousin got married!!!

The wedding was so simple but soooo beautiful! First of all she looked amazing!! So happy for you Lindsey! Cant wait to come visit you in December!!! I got to be with most of my family while I was home! so that made the trip worth it! I definitely had some fun with the food there. I had me some blue bell ice cream...I couldn't resist...it was amazing!!!

It was hard being at the wedding and not drinking. But the absence of my drinking was taken care of by my favorite Aunt...Linda...she was feeling good at that reception. She never wanted to leave the dance floor...and of course I was right behind her!!

After coming  back from Texas last week it was back to the grind! I was going back and forth with whether or not I wanted to get more sessions with a Personal Trainer or not. But I realized if I bought a package of 33 sessions that would put me at 2 sessions a week until its time to go home for Christmas. I have decided to go back to my original trainer that I met a few years back. He really helped jumpstart me in so many ways. For sooooo long I wanted to be a skinny guy...I hated the body I was in and was just so unhappy. I lost 60 or so lbs first before starting training with him. Once with Darius I started beefing up and gaining muscle and getting stronger. Because of him I really finally just appreciated my body for what it was!!! and I just want to keep improving! So im excited to get back with him and see what we can get accomplished these next 4 months!!!

I reached my first goal of losing 10 lbs before my trip home. Im now at 16 lbs lost. 252 to now 236. I cant wait to get back into the 220s. 224 was my lowest ever recorded weight. Cant wait to get under that!

So my next goal is just to push myself these next 4 months. I have paid the money for the trainer...so now I need to be 125% focused on the other aspects...diet mainly!!! My next goal to reach by mid September is to be back in the 220s. I know I can do it. I just gotta be focused and really have to step up my diet side. I got the gym side now I gotta just combine the 2...

Ok enough about that. What else is going on with me? Well me and a bunch of friends have started playing volleyball on Sundays. This was the 3rd week we did it and my 2nd time in going. Its just sooo much fun!!! And everyone that goes are good peeps and always come out with more friends!!! And you know me. I love making friends!!!

After volley ball was drinks at a bar. I am still in this for the long run and am now 6 weeks sober!!! its so awesome to say that!!! It was hard this time. just sitting around hanging with about 10+ gays who a drinking away...me the only one not drinking...but I stayed strong!!! Im in this for the long haul. The fact that I have lost 16lbs is motivation enough to not drink!

 

 

 



Sorry for the long blog this week guys! Making up for last week.

To sum things up. Things are looking good for Kent. Im doing well Im happy. I have 4 months till I go home for Xmas and I want to shock them all...so lets do this!!!

Love you all! Thanks again for all the continued love and support!!!

~Kent

New Week...New Activities...New Friends!!!

Hey Gang!

So Happy Monday to all! And happy 5th week into my year long Journey.

This was a great week for me. I finished my last 2 sessions with my personal trainer this week. Kinda sad, I am still on the fence as to whether or not I want to purchase more sessions or not. I enjoy working out with him and its great to have someone there to really push and motivate me...but its just so gosh darn expensive!!! I told Joe that I wanted to work out the month of August by myself and see how I got along...then I will make my decision as to whether or not I will purchase more sessions.

This weekend was amazing one...Hung out with some great peeps...

Friday after I took my zumba class I headed to Boxers to meet up with Rudy and gang for some good times!!!

Was a great time with great people. Stayed till 10pm and then went home I was exhausted!!!

Saturday was Gym in the AM and was supposed to go Kayaking in the Hudson but plans fell through so just bummed around all afternoon. Sat night I went to a bear pool party with my #cubcrew!!! It was decent but we made it fun. A friend of a friend drove but had drank to much so I drove us to the bar afterwards, and then drove us to queens to eat and sober up at a diner near me. On the way leaving manhattan we got stopped at a sobriety checkpoint. Talk about some good karma!!! who knows what would have happened if my friend were driving!!!

Sunday was a first for me in NYC! I met up with Rudy and some new peeps to play some beach volley ball at pier 25. I think its easy to say that fun was had by all. Made some new friends and def look forwards to the next time I can play!!!

This week will be a crazy busy week I have a feeling. Lots of work to be done at work (go figure!!) Gym time! Trying to find an outfit to wear to Lindsey's wedding!!! Then flying home Friday night, where I might be taking my brother to his first gay bar!!! that should be entertaining!!!

I also purchased my flight home for Xmas. 17 days again. I gotta find a gym this time around. That will be too many days and too much food to NOT go and work out!!!!

Hope everyone has amazing week! See ya same time same channel next week.

~Kent

1 month down..11 to go!!!

Hello Everyone,

So Tomorrow Wednesday July 24th will officially be a month since I have started this journey!! Crazy how quickly time passes!!

I must say I have adjusted to this new lifestyle with much ease. My entire birthday weekend (including my birthday Happy Hour) the thought of having an alcoholic beverage never crossed my mind. It has already come 2nd nature to me to not want to drink. And this weekend I had plenty of opportunities to drink!!! but I didn't! Still going strong!

I had an amazingly great birthday! 29 has definitely started out in a very spectacular way. I have some of the best friends out there. My birthday happy hour was an absolute success. I have come to know many people from many different situations in my 5.5 years here in NYC and to see all my friends meet and get along smashingly was just amazing. So many people kept coming up to me and saying how amazing my friends are. It just made my night to see everyone there!!!

Fire Island was an amazing time like usual. It was more low key this time but I was fine with that! Mikey's boyfriend Nick baked me a cake and they surprised me with it! I was really surprised wasn't even thinking about it. Edin, Kenny and Sammy said they were going to town to get sandwiches for dinner. I stayed at the hotel with Mikey and then we walked over to Nick's where everyone was waiting for me and they sang happy bday to me. Granted I didn't get my sandwich but I was ok with that! Lots of pool time, and just being around the people that mean to world to me!!! Made some new friends so that's always lovely!!!

 

 

 

Now that my birthday celebration has come and gone it is back to business. I only have 10 more days until Im in Texas for my cousin's wedding. This summer is just flying by I swear!!!

 

I feel a little bloated just cuz of all the sweets I had this weekend and some bad eating...but it was my bday so some slack was given!!!

 

Tonight is my street fighting class! so ready to kick butt in a choreographed kind of way!!! ha!

 

I hope everyone is doing well!!! Much love to everyone!

 

See you in a week

 

~Kent