Chuck the Chunk: On the Road to Dad 2.0 Summit 2014

Another smoothie installment, this is another smoothie to help me in my weight-loss adventure. This, too, is quick and easy. Here is what you need: Recipe makes 4 servings Calories 100 PREP  5 mins READY IN 5 mins 1 cup pineapple juice 3 bananas, sliced 1 table spoon honey 2 cups ice In a blender, combine pineapple juice, bananas, honey and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses …

“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?” Dr. Seuss I’ve been “Dada”–from that first awesome moment when my son first spoke. Of course, when I found out I was going to be a …

Well Chunksters, here we are at day 20, and I am feeling pretty good. Today, I ended my day 400 under my calorie limit. Don’t get me wrong… I could so go for a grilled-pork steak and some macaroni salad, with a nice piece of chocolate cake. But, no worries. I had: some chicken, potatoes and then finished it all off …

I am always going behind my son and his brother–turning off this light, that tv, closing the fridge door, closing the front door, and the back door.  I seem to remind the two of them to turn something off untold numbers of times during the day. Then, when the electric bill comes; well, I remind them in even greater earnest: “Turn …

In the dad-blogger group I belong to, a pretty great guy–by the  named of  Jim Higley–asked our group: “Who would like to talk about your balls–for a good cause?” He asked which of us would like to do a blog post in support of  Team Single Jingles Man UP Monday PARENT BLOGGING TEAM. (As I am a fan of my balls, I signed …

Well, I’m sorry for the long pause in between my posts for Chuck the Chunk. I have had a lot going on and, sadly, this posting has suffered, but I did have time to workout and eat right! Well, I did my weight-in on Thursday and I am down to 249.7 lbs., that is a total loss of 10.3 lbs …

By Darrell Milton, Modern Father Online Every Father’s Day the catalogues come in the mail with smiling grandads, dads and their child or children on the front. They are all handsome, the type of men and boys you’d expect to see in the catalogues; and I don’t have a problem with that. But it has often made me think from …

by Christopher Neal, A Boy Among Men. My days are usually quite hectic. The chaos starts from the time I wake up until about 30 minutes before bed, when I force myself to stop working. Mornings are filled with getting kids up, fed and out the door with my wife. Then, it’s time for me to get ready and fight …