Good Morning viewers,

     It's very hard to believe that it's been 4 months since my brother has died, and even with these last 4 months behind me it's still not any easier believing that he's gone. I have undergone a serious metamorphosis in these last 4 months though that in my opinion is going to greatly improve my future. Shortly after the death of my brother I began seeing a doctor about my health.  My family is very important to me, and I want to be around to see my nieces and nephew grow up. So I started seeing a doctor, at first I wanted answers for a pain I was constantly getting in my lower left side. Which still to this day hasn't been answered, but the doctor believes it's diverticulitis.  After a few tests we discovered I have Type 2 Diabetes though, which immediately became a much bigger concern than the diagnosis of diverticulitis.
     I immediately began a diet after the news of my diabetes, and the only person in my family that I knew was doing well with a diet was one of my older brothers named Dan. So I called him up and asked him for advice, and in October I moved to NH to live with him for a bit to get a jump start on this diet.
     My starting weight was 240lbs, I ended up leaving my brother Dans before the end of October to head back to MA for a few more doctors appointments. Upon my return I was 212lbs, and my doctors was absolutely shocked that I kept my word to lose weight in hopes to turn my diabetes around. The tests still came back with no other inclination as to what has been bothering me in my lower left side, but I still have more tests to come in the coming months.
     Next on my list was to finally take this job that's been hanging over my head for months, but due to anchors I had in MA I couldn't bring myself to accept. The job you see was in VA. Now... I don't know if you're familiar with the mapping of the states in America, but VA and MA are nowhere near each other. It's roughly a 13 hour drive from the small humble town in MA that I was living in, but I took a train that cut that trip down to only 9 hours. Still not a short trip, but I refuse to fly a plane, and the bus wouldn't have been any better than driving. Regardless I moved to an equally small humble town in VA called Moneta. It's scenery reminds me so much of home, and the people I've met so far have been very welcoming of a Yankee as myself. I took the job offer as a computer technician, and immediately began my training the following day. I weighed 208lbs when I first moved to Virginia.
   It's been almost 2 months since I've been down here, and I honestly couldn't be happier. I'm around great people, working in a field that has absolutely made me feel great to get up in the morning, and I've been on this diet fully desperately trying to make my goal weight of 150lbs. As of right now I'm at 185. 55lbs in 2 months. My secret? No Carbs, No Sugars, No Processed foods. The diet I've been on is the Paleo Diet, focusing on Paleolithic nutrition. I was exercising a bit before I moved, but after starting this job working 40+ Hours a week, it gets hard to find the time to get out.  On my days off I'll get up early and go for a 2 mile run, where I'll head to this field down the road from where I'm living, and I'll read a book for a few hours before coming home and do chores that I put off all week (like my laundry...).  I sometimes call my diet I'm on the "Sit on my ass all day and still lose weight" Diet". After reading several books on this diet I quickly began following it's guidelines to the T, and the books are right. Eating the way our bodies were designed to be fed has increased my metabolism, my energy, and my stamina. 4 months ago if I dared to try and run 2 miles I would have been on the ground dying after a few yards.
    Well I thought it would be a good idea to update this since it's been awhile as usual, and I was going through my very extensive list of backed up deviations. So there's the latest tid bit into the life of the man know as Desmond Kray. I hope you are all doing well, and I really hope to hear from you guys soon.

Take care everyone,

Dez