My Life & Body Transformation: Fire Pit

Friday, May 15, 2015

Fire Pit

So we decided to build a fire pit last weekend. Not sure what the HOA is going to say about it, but I already got all the materials home before it occurred to me that might be a problem. So anyway, here's the project pics.

Hole for the base material

Base material poured in and spread


Base material tamped down.

Added sand to base.

Leveled and tamped the sand.

Added pavers to support the fire pit.

Placed fire pit.

Laid first ring of stone.

2nd ring of stone.


3rd ring of stone.

4th ring of...err, ran out of stone before 4th ring went up :)

Mulch this weekend and then planting.

It'll look better with mulch and some plantings...

...but it's coming along.

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A little about my journey...

Hi, my name is Kip. On July 24th, 2011 I made a decision to change my life. At the time I weighed 250 pounds, was sedentary, my blood pressure was 170/110 and I was already on a max dose of BP medication to control it. I was well on my way to turning 40 and having a heart attack. This blog is about what I’m currently doing to improve my health and my journey to get my life and health back under control to get to where I am 9 months after starting (Apr 2012) - which is 170 lean pounds, no blood pressure meds and a new outlook on life.

I decided to start this blog for 2 reasons. First, it's a record where I can look back to see what’s working and what isn’t so I can make improvements. Second, a lot of people have asked me what I've done to transform my body, so hopefully it can help someone else glean some helpful information they can incorporate into their lives to make positive impactful changes. So, here it is. Since I'm just starting this blog 9 months in, I'll post a few blogs to recap in more detail where I was and how I got here. Going forward I'll be posting workouts and training/diet/nutrition information I think others can benefit from. I didn’t re-invent the wheel, so I’ll be referencing materials I use along the way. Below there's a picture taken shortly after a body fat test in May 2013.