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Important year end message to my readers

2016 has been a tumultuous year for The Autism Dad family, full of ups and downs. I began the year as a single father raising the boys on my own and have ended it with my family whole once again. :-) It's always so difficult for me to put together a year in review posts because there's always so much that happens and deciding what makes the cut is tough. I never know what to say that I haven't already said a million times before. For this particular entry, I'm going to try something a little different. Rather than try and list the important things that have happened, I'm simply going to share a few things I've learned this year. 2016 was a year of amazing growth for me as a person. Unfortunately,…

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January 1, 2017

My thoughts

A Desperately Needed Break

The boys are at their Grandparents tonight and Lizze, and I have the night to ourselves. Before the kids left, and it was a rougher day. It wasn't the worst ever by far, but it was tough nonetheless. Lizze and I are just taking it easy tonight. We picked up some dinner and watched some Netflix. I worked on some blog/work related things and Lizze worked on some art stuff. It's nice just to have some peace and quiet. Truthfully, TV was just some background noise. As weird as it sounds, the house was too quiet, and TV was just the right amount of background noise to make us feel more comfortable. We worked on our respective projects and just talked. It was a relaxing night. Nights like these help…

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December 30, 2016

My thoughts

I’m getting worried

I'm concerned that Gavin is slipping a bit farther than he has before. He's really struggling with even basic problem solving skills. Here's just the latest example of what I'm worried about. Gavin received a new pair of comfy pants to wear to bed or around the house. After trying them on, he came downstairs and told me that they don't fit him. He went on to explain that they were so tight, he couldn't even pull them up past his knees. Confused by this, I asked to see them because Grandma's never wrong when it comes to the kids sizes. When he brought them over to me, I noticed right away why they were too tight.The drawstring was tied and that's why the waist and that's why they didn't…

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December 30, 2016

Fit4Autism

I’m so proud of myself

I spent the day yesterday, focusing on making better choices for myself and I did really well. I did two 30 minute sessions on the treadmill, had a 1,000 calorie deficit, hit over 12,000 steps for the first time in awhile and even did ten flights of stairs. I feel really good and I plan on replicating this today. This is just one of many days worth of hard work I have a head of me but it's a really good start. I'm super proud of myself and feeling very motivated to see my weight next week. :)

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December 30, 2016

Fit4Autism / Link

Fit4autism: I begin my weight-loss journey

Halfway through the day, I'm doing pretty awesome. I've already reached some of my healthier living goals for today. I've already exceeded my minimum goal of 60 minutes of activity and taken in 44oz of my 64oz of daily water. I've almost reached my bare minimum step goal of 6,000 steps for the day. Hitting 10,000 shouldn't be a problem. A few minutes ago, I finished up my first of two, thirty minute sessions on the treadmill. The second one will probably occur after dinner. Food is sorta scarce right now cause I don't get paid until tomorrow, at which point I'll hit the grocery store and pick up the list of groceries Alexa has kindly helped me put together. You can find my midday stats below.

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December 29, 2016

My thoughts

The boys have been challenging this morning

Alexa woke me up at 8am this morning (I told you I'm hooked on home automation) and that left us with about thirty minutes to get ready. At 9am, Lizze had an appointment and the boys and I were taking her there. Elliott and Emmett have been super challenging so far but I'm hoping to work off some of their energy in the giant playroom under Dr. Pattie's office, while we wait for Lizze to finish her appointment. There's nothing really on the schedule for today, aside from Lizze spending some time with her Mom this afternoon. I happen to think that's a great idea and I'm more than happy to chill with the kids while she's out. It's important that we both take time to ourselves and that's exactly…

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December 29, 2016

Announcements

I have a MAJOR confession to make

My wife loves watching Dr. Phil and over the years, I've picked up a few things. The biggest thing I've taken away from the many years of my wife watching his show is that you can't change what you don't acknowledge. I'm very much aware of my being overweight but I'm having a really hard time holding myself accountable. My thought is that if I confess my weight to all of you and share my plans for weight loss, as well as my goals, perhaps this might help me to remain motivated. Here's the deal and the absolute humiliating truth. I weigh about 318 lbs. I carry it well but the weight is a huge problem for me. It all began after I suffered a major, career ending back injury…

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December 29, 2016

My thoughts

General Update: Midway through Christmas break

We're now midway through Christmas break and time seems to have flown by. Things started out kinda crazy today cause the boys were all over the place. We're transitioning the boys ADHD care to their primary pediatrician but there's a gap where they will be without their meds. I've put a request in with their previous provider to see if we can get a refill to cover the gap but Adderall is pretty controlled and I'm not sure if they will. I let Lizze sleep in until lunch time because she really needs the rest right now and the boys and I just sorta hung out all morning. One of my next Vivint related entries will be discussing how the Amazon Echo can integrate with the Vivint Smart Home System.…

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December 28, 2016