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Deuces…

Jan 31

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I had a pretty decent week.  I haven’t sold the frogs yet, but I did lose a couple of pounds.  As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be too heartbroken if  they didn’t sell.  Work has been kicking my butt this week, so the gym wasn’t that much of a necessity. I mean, I would come home from work and crash! I would wake up with that workout soreness, so that’s what I attributed with the weight loss.  Plus, the gym has been pushing those “”free” 7 day passes and it’s hard to gauge when the gym is gonna be crowded or not. I used to have it down to a science. People have been coming in with kids, spouses, relatives, whole communities (I kid!) and it’s hard for me to slip in during periods when I can use any piece of equipment when I wanted.  Hopefully, it settle down soon. Selfish right?

So, I’ll take the 2 pounds and hopefully multiply them by next weeks weigh in.  Deuces……..

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Consequences……

Jan 25

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It’s funny how much spam I get.  Side note; I can’t read Russian, so why spam me when I can’t read what you write? I just had to put that out there…..

Well, another uneventful week. I haven’t really been working out a whole lot this week. I’ve had a little cash flow issue that has sidetracked me a bit, which leads me to today’s topic.  Consequences……

The wife had always told me that I should balance my checkbook with every activity, but being that I don’t write that many checks and do mostly online bill paying and purchases, I never saw the need. I just go online and check my balance every now and then, and I’m fine, right? Wrong!!!   About a month and a half ago, I ordered online one of those new electronic readers, the “Nook” by Barnes and Noble. Well they were back ordered for February 1st delivery, so I paid through Paypal, printed my receipt  and absorbed the appreciation bestowed upon me by the wife. Cool…

Last Thursday, it arrived early via UPS. Once again, the wife was happy and I’m the man! The next day, Friday, is payday, so I pay some bills, take the wife to breakfast, spend on some other junk, always had in mind what i should have left. For some reason while at work that night, I decided to go online and check my account. All  I saw was ———. All of those dashes represented negatives in my account, with more pending. I had to break it to the wife in which she responded, “Have you been balancing you checkbook like you should”?  You know when you do something stupid and you don’t want anyone to acknowledge it and ask questions that can’t help the present situation, but is usually followed by them reminding you that you were warned about this type of catasthropic event? Asking her to front me the cash to throw in the bank to cover all of these overdraft charges was out of the question.

Like a good wife, she offered to give me some money to cover some of the overdraft fees, but she doesn’t have the full amount and my pride won’t allow me to let her worry about it, so I had to man up and make some sacrafices because of my actions. I had to put my babies up for sale. As much as I love my frogs, I know they can bring in a pretty penny, so off to Craigslist they went. Yes Frogs!! No not the ugly backyard toads, but these…

VARIABILIS VAREDERO2D. AURATUSSTRAWBERRY x CAYO

30 gallon HEX

Yes, Poison Dart Frogs… Expensive as hell, but really pretty, no bigger than your thumbnail.

Consequences, that what happens when you don’t take care of business!! I can’t mad at anyone but myself. I can’t be mad at Barnes and Noble for not taking the money right away and waiting a damn month and a half or however they did it to allow me on the waiting list. In the end, I’ll be alright and will probably have another hobby in mind before you read this post, cause that’s what men do.

Same thing with this working out. I half assed worked out last week, so I had got half assed results. That’s the consequences for B.S.ing around not staying focused. Don’t feel sorry for me neither. Once again, I didn’t gain anything, but lost alot and not in poundage. Sucks!!!

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Non guilty pleasure 319lbs (-5lbs)

Jan 17

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Sorry I haven’t posted in a couple of weeks. I’ve had some personal issues that’s had my head kinda cloudy. I’d start to post, then would say ” forget it” and delete whatever I jotted down. It’s all good. At least I didn’t overcompensate with food, right?

For one thing, I don’t know when in life I transitioned from the Frosted Flakes and Cap’t Crunch, to Cheerios, Bran Flakes and Oatmeal, but I’ve been consuming them alot lately!! I’ve always had one or the other on hand, but for some reason I had all three sitting on top of my refrigerator and they were in complete rotation. From morning to night, let’s just say I didn’t lose those 5 pounds from exercising.

Well,  the Dallas vs Minnesota game is on, so this is gonna be a short post. I ran out of Cheerios, so Oatmeal will have to do. I love it!!

Question? What’s your favorite “no guilt, good for you” food or meal that you can eat ’til your hearts content??

Go NY Jets!!!!

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Back on Track, again…….

Jan 3

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I had a great workout yesterday. Even felt a bit of nausea afterwards. It sounds kinda sick, but some would equate that with a good workout. I even noticed it during the “Biggest Loser” marathon the other day, where “Bob” worked a few people to total exhaustion, followed by a good hurl. I don’t think I’ll go that far, especially since I don’t have the pressure of a trainer pushing me to the max, but I’ll take the initial feeling of my stomach turning as a barometer of a good workout.

I recently met a new friend. The name is “Glucosamine Chondroitin“. I can’t say enough about this supplement.  It alleges to “promote joint mobility and flexibility“. I’ve seen commercials and marketing campaigns geared towards athletes and older people, with emphasis on alleviating knee pain. Well I’ve been taking GC for little over a week now and I have to say, halleilujah!!  I’ve felt no pain at all in my knees the morning after a workout.  At work, I sit behind a computer for hours at a time and when I get up, my knees usually ache and lock in place, especially if I get up too fast. I sometimes have to stand because my knees start to hurt from sitting too long. Not anymore. I have bounce again and the treadmill doesn’t hurt anymore. Years ago, I was diagnosed with a little arthritis around my kneecaps, so I know when I’m supposed to feel pain and stiffness. Nada, nothing.  Even the arms and shoulders feel better the day after a workout. No stiffness setting in anywhere.  Y’all don’t understand, sitting in a car too long was painful.  They are a little pricey, but well worth it. I can’t believe how good it feels not to walk like a rusty robot anymore.  Okay, enough……

The wife is also committed to working out, so it makes it much easier when both of us are on the same page. I noticed new faces at the gym and saw whole families come in with that “free week” workout coupon in hand. This one family of 5 was big, from the father to the pre teen son. Congratulations for them. The easy part is getting to the gym. The hardest part is to keep coming back, so kudos to them.  I saw a commercial for a new TLC channel reality series about an obese family struggling to lead a healthy lifestyle.  They’re all in excess of 300 lbs. I hope they find success with putting themselves out there for the public to see…..

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Happy New Year…….. 324.5

Jan 1

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First off, I hope everyone had a safe and joyous New Year celebration. With the new year, comes new hopes and expectations, as well as goals….

Yep, the numbers don’t lie!! I just let go and fell into the holiday trap.  No excuses and no sympathy needed. It is what it is.  It’s time for tough love of myself.  I’m sitting here watching the “Biggest Loser” marathon thinking of how come I can’t find that motivation to be like them and lose all that weight.  So, if anyone has $350,000 and a ranch hidden in the boonies, give me a holla:)

In the meantime,  I resolve to 1) cut the b.s. and excuses 2) literally account for all that I eat 3) don’t let myself down. That’s it, simple and plain. It’s time to wash my face and get my mind right, because it starts there.  I’ve been having small headaches for the past several days and I know it’s my blood pressure. When I was on point with the workouts and all, I didn’t have this problem. I don’t want to go on medication, so besides the vitamins and low dosage aspirins, that’s it for me.  Getting me to a doctor is like getting an elephant through a manhole, aint happenin’.

This is my New Years resolution, what’s yours?

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Weigh-in Monday +.8 (319.8)

Dec 21

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8/10th of a pound is still a gain. Whatever, I still have another week to reach my months goal of a 5-10 lb loss. i’m already close to the 5lb loss, but closer to the 10 lb is attainable. I’ll be happier than a mugg to get 2009 outta here! They’re killin’ me with the holiday parties at work, enough already!!!!   Happy Holidays to all……

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Belated Monday weigh-in (-1) 319lbs

Dec 16

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I oughta rename myself “Yobigslacker” ’cause I didn’t hit none of my goals for this week. I did lose a pound, but I didn’t follow up on the important stuff such as;

Goal for this coming week              failed

3 sets of Suicides x 3 days this week

3 sets of leg carryovers and crossovers x 3 days this week

I wasn’t really motivated this past weekend, so I didn’t push myself like I should have. I guess you go through that sometimes, so Monday’s weigh-in was met with mix emotions. Yeah, I lost a pound, but I sold my self short on my very attainable weeks goal. I’m not down on myself or nothing, ’cause I’m still in the zone to reach that challenge goal by the end of the month. I’m already back on track and ready to kick some ass!

On another note…

I went to the gym today and happened to shoot around with this dude that was my size (actually bigger). I’ve never come to the gym and found a “big” guy on the basketball court, getting his sweat on by himself. My experience is most guys my size want to shoot around and not be pressured into a game situation with the smaller guys. No one wants to be the one that slows down the game. So, we struck up a conversation and found out that we had many things in common, from health issues to wanting to lose the weight naturally. I put him onto the blogging community and how we feed off of each other (not literally). I gave him my website address, so this is a shout out to Dre, if he stops by………

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Yo, yo, yo, where did it go???

Dec 7

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Alright, maybe that’s overdoing it a bit, but yeah, so what? I got a reason to be happy. Maybe I’ve finally found the blueprint. I can’t take all the credit, ’cause my fellow bloggers helped in the process. My wife also gets honorable mention, ’cause she’s been by my side hitting the gym also.  Randi’s December Challenge really got me started and I can’t forget the infamous “Pecan Pie“.  That really put me over the top!!

Without further a-do

So, I got up this morning and felt confident that when I step on the scale, something positive would happen. The scale reflects I’m down 4 pounds (320 lbs). The main reason why I’m excited is because, the last 2 nights, I’d eaten a big plate of black beans and yellow rice with sausage and 2 orders of chicken fingers w/ a order of waffle fries from “Chik-fil-a”, the night before. My daily 1800 calories or less was working well, but it was the weekend and the Chik-fil-a restaurant is right outside of the gym and the aroma just did me in.

Still in all, I had no guilt, because my meals prior were small and I’m sure I had calories to spare, plus I worked out really good that whole week.  I’m not looking for big losses. A pound or two a week is good for me, as long as I can keep or build some muscle.  Still, 4 lbs blew me away.  I can honestly say that my workout routines aren’t sick and I’m not spending hours or forcing myself to spend hours at the gym. An hour and a half /6 days a week is good for me.  I took off today, so my diet is strict. I really felt like going to the gym, but I’ll chill and wait for tomorrow.

You know what else?

About 3 weeks or so ago, Walgreens had a sale on boxes of my favorite cookie, “Pecan Sandies”. They were 50 cents which was a steal, so I scurried over there from work @ around 3a.m., and bought like 3 boxes. Yo, I planned to tear into that $#*t as soon as I got back to the job, but was unable due to an assignment that was waiting for me when I got back. Oh well, so when I got home I put one box in my work bag and hid the rest in my closet, ’cause the wife will say “I thought you’re on a diet”.  3 weeks later, that box is still in my bag and the others are still in the closet. It’s become a symbol of my commitment to myself and my health. I look at it everytime I go to work and open my bag. No temptation at all!! Aaarghh………

PECAN SANDIES

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On the right track

Dec 5

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So far, the week has been going good, I’ve been hitting the gym and feeling good about my workouts. I’m still going through the “sore” phase after doing mostly cardio. Those old  high school “football” knee injuries come to surface every now and then, but I’m getting used to working through them.

Yesterday, 12/4/09

I basically just went to the gym to shoot around with the basketball. Nothing strenuous, but the goal was to chase the ball around and get used to those short burst sprints. I noticed I’m not that agile due to years of inactivity. I can walk for days or go up and down stairs, but  side to side, leg crossovers and jumping up and down motions I avoid like the plague. At first, I had the gym all to myself and I wanted to attempt a couple of “suicide drills“.  For those that aren’t familiar with basketball exercises, suicides are not fun, but are effective. I also wanted to reflect back to football and do some carryovers. This involves jogging while carrying one leg over the other, twisting the body and doing the same with the opposite leg. Needless to say, I procrastinated until someone entered the gym and wanted to shoot around with me. That’s cool, because we ended up playing a couple of one on one games. He was half my age and size, so he wore me out and I was glad. I wasn’t concerned with winning. I felt excited that I was able to finish, winded and all. To me that’s progress.

Today, 12/05/09

My plan is to go to the gym and  hit the treadmill and do at least 30 minutes at an incline of at least 6.5.  I want to do some knee bends and some stretches, you know, capitalize on yesterday’s progress. I’ll do some sets for the upper body and some leg lifts. I’m doing really well with the calorie intake (1800 or less). For me, this is major.

Goal for this coming week

3 sets of Suicides x 3 days this week

3 sets of leg carryovers and crossovers x 3 days this week

Monday, I’ll do my first week weigh-in, so we’ll see how it goes…….

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I accept your Challenge…… (324lbs)

Dec 2

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Okay, Since I have yet to committ to any type of short term goals, I’ve decided to accept Randi’s December Challenge. Since my previous debacle (Pecan pie) and the wonderful support by my fellow bloggers and guests, it’s time to move forward and chip away at these pounds.  I’m excited and anxious to get started. I’m feeling really good about this one…..

The Challenge (as posted by Randi, but I changed some stats to adjust to me)

Challenge start Date: Dec 1, 2009      (too late, so I’ll start today, Dec 2nd, 2009)

Challenge End Date: Dec 31, 2010 (my official challenge weigh in will be Jan 4th, 2010)

Challenge goal:  lose 5-10 lbs by December 31 bringing me to an ending weight of 319-314 lbs.

To reach that goal I am going to attempt :

  • exercise 1-1/2 hour 6 days a week
  • include the elliptical machine into my regimen and surviving more than 1-2 minutes
  • try to limit my daily calorie intake to no more than 1800 calories total
  • eat more fruits  on a daily basis
  • up my intake of water
  • remind myself that I will reach my goal weight regardless of how far away it seems.

This challenge came at the perfect time. I had a good workout today and felt good about my food choices

Breakfast:    (noon)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Bowl of grapes and a (2) slices of whole wheat toast (w/ butter)

Dinner:  (4 p.m.)  Sauteed Chicken breast and grapes

Lunch: (2 a.m.)  Lean Gourmet meal (at work)

Vitamins

I had my daily multi-vitamin and a Fish oil, Flax seed, Borage combo. I’m wondering if I’m taking enough or the right vitamins. I don’t want to cheat myself out of possibly having extra energy or the right benefits by not taking the right supplements. If anyone can let me know what works for them or would work for me, I’d appreciate the input.

I figured, why wait for “New Year’s Resolution”? Hell, let’s get it poppin’ right now!!!  Sounds good to me. What do you think??

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