...And I'm not gonna take it anymore!
Today's Weigh In: 287.1
This message is addressed to the motherfu... err....Man in the Mirror.
Alright Self. Can you see what you've done here? Is it obvious enough for you? At one point you weighed over 300 lbs. Then you got down to 185...and now you're at 287. Congratulations on giving back nearly all of the progress you made. Congratulations on the fact that you went from 44 waisted pants to 32 waisted pants...and now you're back in 40s. Dammit what happened to your old motto: "Do Something?"
Oh, wait a minute. I know what happened. You did something. The WRONG thing. Eating too much of the wrong stuff. Making excuses instead of an effort. Sure, you're busy but DAMN. You made promises to yourself. Some of them you did well on. You got your bachelor's degree just fine. A BA from Oakland U in May of 2010, just like you planned. You worked your ass off for that one, didn't you? Late nights were spent studying and you did so much writing that at least two people you know who have degrees in English freaked out when they saw it. It's just too bad that you spent most of your study time EATING.
Ya know, it's sad Self. If you had just spent a tenth of the time working on your weight that you did on school you'd be in great shape. You had ALREADY DONE THE HARD PART. Dammit, you were fifteen pounds from your eventual goal after losing over 100. The really bad part is that the doctor you talked to recommended a weight of about 180. You were almost there. The pattern was established. All you had to do was what you had been doing. Then what happened? You quit.
So, Self, you fucking fat-ass, we're gonna come up with a plan. There's no point in bitching if it's not going to change is it?
So here's the plan:
1.) The bad eating STOPS. No more midnight snacks. Junk food gets cut WAY down. Good food will be consumed in appropriate quantities.
2.) I don't think the walking will work anymore with the fact that my daughter is older and won't sit in a stroller, so it's time to do the Wii Fit you bought and never really used. Instead of miles walked, I can report the amount of time spent on the Wii. Maybe I can finally get the rhythm of that damned boxing game.
3.) Repeat
And that's all. Eat right and work out and I'll get there right?
If you're reading this, I need your help too. Keep me honest. If I have a bad day don't hesitate to give me shit about it. It helps, believe me. Accountability is the only way to stay focused. Ultimately, I have to be accountable to myself, but it helps if you keep me accountable too. It's time to get things pointed back in the right direction. It's time to, once again, Do Something.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Sunday, June 1, 2008
FINALLY!!!!!
Today's Weigh in 188.8 (NEW LOW)
My goal was to be under 190 by my daughter's birthday, which is January 19. Uhhh..it didn't happen. That's for a lot of reasons, and is totally my fault, but admitting where the fault lies does do a whole lot to change the fact. Oh well, I'm there now, and my rate of weight loss seems to be increasing not that I'm back to blogging. Oddly enough, it seems to work that way for other people, too.
Yesterday was the Race for the Cure. I ran with Tuck, and the two of us finished at 33:11, which is ten minutes and eleven seconds off of my time last year. It's also the first time I've run a five k without stopping off of a treadmill, and that fact alone is awesome. When we crossed that finish line still running, I wanted to jump up and down and yell, but I decided to go suck down some water instead. Thank God they had some there, too because I was parched.
My eating has been less than stellar the last few months but it's been improving again now that I'm blogging again, mainly because I don't want to have to continuously post that "Nothing's happening again today" blog that seems to be so popular around here lately. It's just not me to go on and write about my frustrations I guess. So now that I'm posting again, it's time to get Un-Frustrated. It helps that I just did an assignment for a fitness class that I'm taking and I've burned over five thousand calories exercising between now and last Monday, but the bottom line is too much snacking can still equal out to over five thousand calories in a week. Think about it, that only like 720 calories a day. So, no more snacking. I'm going to get to my goal. WHO IS WITH ME!?!?!?!?!?!
My goal was to be under 190 by my daughter's birthday, which is January 19. Uhhh..it didn't happen. That's for a lot of reasons, and is totally my fault, but admitting where the fault lies does do a whole lot to change the fact. Oh well, I'm there now, and my rate of weight loss seems to be increasing not that I'm back to blogging. Oddly enough, it seems to work that way for other people, too.
Yesterday was the Race for the Cure. I ran with Tuck, and the two of us finished at 33:11, which is ten minutes and eleven seconds off of my time last year. It's also the first time I've run a five k without stopping off of a treadmill, and that fact alone is awesome. When we crossed that finish line still running, I wanted to jump up and down and yell, but I decided to go suck down some water instead. Thank God they had some there, too because I was parched.
My eating has been less than stellar the last few months but it's been improving again now that I'm blogging again, mainly because I don't want to have to continuously post that "Nothing's happening again today" blog that seems to be so popular around here lately. It's just not me to go on and write about my frustrations I guess. So now that I'm posting again, it's time to get Un-Frustrated. It helps that I just did an assignment for a fitness class that I'm taking and I've burned over five thousand calories exercising between now and last Monday, but the bottom line is too much snacking can still equal out to over five thousand calories in a week. Think about it, that only like 720 calories a day. So, no more snacking. I'm going to get to my goal. WHO IS WITH ME!?!?!?!?!?!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Just a quick one
Today's weigh in: 192.0
I wanted to do a post today to get me back in the habit, but I'm not really in the mood for this. May 23rd is not a good day for me. For anyone who wonders why just take a look at my other blog to find out why. Better give it a little while though, I'm going there next to do the other blog, so wait until at least 11:00 PM EST Friday night to take a look or there probably won't be anything there.
The kick to the pickle is that I should be in a phenomenal mood today because I turned in my application for graduation at school and my step brother is graduating from Marine Corps Boot Camp today. I got a graduation announcement from my cousin Josh today too. His high school graduation is next Saturday but that's enough to make me feel like ten years older, so maybe it balances the other two out.
Weight's down today, too and my previous "new low" was 191.8 so I should be looking a new low sometime soon if I keep my head over the holiday weekend. That's good too. Anyway, that's all I've got for right now. I'll talk to you all soon.
I wanted to do a post today to get me back in the habit, but I'm not really in the mood for this. May 23rd is not a good day for me. For anyone who wonders why just take a look at my other blog to find out why. Better give it a little while though, I'm going there next to do the other blog, so wait until at least 11:00 PM EST Friday night to take a look or there probably won't be anything there.
The kick to the pickle is that I should be in a phenomenal mood today because I turned in my application for graduation at school and my step brother is graduating from Marine Corps Boot Camp today. I got a graduation announcement from my cousin Josh today too. His high school graduation is next Saturday but that's enough to make me feel like ten years older, so maybe it balances the other two out.
Weight's down today, too and my previous "new low" was 191.8 so I should be looking a new low sometime soon if I keep my head over the holiday weekend. That's good too. Anyway, that's all I've got for right now. I'll talk to you all soon.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Back from the dead
Today's weigh in: 192.8
Sorry I've been gone so long guys. Life is freaking nuts right now, and I just haven't had time to sneeze without falling behind lately. As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to be doing homework right this very second, but I just felt like posting since I haven't done it in forever. I'm going to try to get to all of your pages ASAP, but be patient with me. If they don't send me home from work early again tomorrow, it might take me awhile. So how is everybody?
I never really should've decided to wait after posting my hundred pounds lost blog. I decided to leave it up for awhile so that everyone would see it and ended up getting out of the habit of posting totally. I feel like a bum, but what's done is done and it's time to move forward.
Ok, so it's been forever since my last post and my weight hasn't gone down much, but I'm down another pants size, and I'm starting to see a bit of muscle added in my arms so maybe that makes up for part of it. The weight workouts are starting to feel really good though, and the amount of weight on my bar, although small to start with, is over twice what it was when I started. Maybe that's not that big of a deal, but it sure feels good to say. Eating has been pretty decent for the most part too, and I'm thinking that if my waist keeps shrinking I'm probably doing something right even if my freaking number won't fall like I want it to. Who knows? I do know this much though: A smaller gut is a good thing.
That's about all I have time for guys, but thanks for stopping by. I'll be by all of your pages when I can. And somebody please check my blog roll and see if we've added anyone while I was out. Thanks.
Sorry I've been gone so long guys. Life is freaking nuts right now, and I just haven't had time to sneeze without falling behind lately. As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to be doing homework right this very second, but I just felt like posting since I haven't done it in forever. I'm going to try to get to all of your pages ASAP, but be patient with me. If they don't send me home from work early again tomorrow, it might take me awhile. So how is everybody?
I never really should've decided to wait after posting my hundred pounds lost blog. I decided to leave it up for awhile so that everyone would see it and ended up getting out of the habit of posting totally. I feel like a bum, but what's done is done and it's time to move forward.
Ok, so it's been forever since my last post and my weight hasn't gone down much, but I'm down another pants size, and I'm starting to see a bit of muscle added in my arms so maybe that makes up for part of it. The weight workouts are starting to feel really good though, and the amount of weight on my bar, although small to start with, is over twice what it was when I started. Maybe that's not that big of a deal, but it sure feels good to say. Eating has been pretty decent for the most part too, and I'm thinking that if my waist keeps shrinking I'm probably doing something right even if my freaking number won't fall like I want it to. Who knows? I do know this much though: A smaller gut is a good thing.
That's about all I have time for guys, but thanks for stopping by. I'll be by all of your pages when I can. And somebody please check my blog roll and see if we've added anyone while I was out. Thanks.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
FINALLY!!!!
BROUGHT TO YOU LIVE FROM JUST INSIDE THE GATES OF ONE-DERLAND!!!
Any math majors out there? No? I'll keep it simple then:
298.4 Original Weight
- Today's weigh in: 198.2 (NEW LOW!!!!!!)
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Any math majors out there? No? I'll keep it simple then:
298.4 Original Weight
- Today's weigh in: 198.2 (NEW LOW!!!!!!)
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!!!!!!!!!!!100.2 Pounds Lost!!!!!!!!!!!
You may all fall on your knees and worship me now. I'll wait.
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Ok...so that was a little out of hand, but I'm immensely proud of myself today. I think I've earned it because that's the result of a lot of hard work right there. Don't ever let anyone tell you that they've lost that kind of weight and did it without effort. It's not all bad though. I look better, I feel better, I'm healthier and I can talk trash to the guy on the bowflex commercial now.
It's great. The guy comes out, he's built like Mr. Universe and he starts talking about "I worked out, I got bit and I lost six inches off of my waist." And I get to be like, "ONLY six inches? This guy's a bitch! I lost ten!"
So it's a celebration type day. I've finished all of the work for my beginning of the semester class and I'm just waiting to find out that I officially have my A that I'm expecting, and I'm finally over this freaking cold that's been bugging me for the last week.
So it's a celebration type day. I've finished all of the work for my beginning of the semester class and I'm just waiting to find out that I officially have my A that I'm expecting, and I'm finally over this freaking cold that's been bugging me for the last week.
Some of you out there may remember that I promised a new Beastie Boys parody when I hit the one hundred pound mark. So, without further ado, and sponsored by my skinny little ass, it sounds just like The New Style, but it's really The New Jim...
And on the cool check in
Center stage on the mic
and we're puttin' it on wax
It's the new Jim
4 and 3 and 2 and 1
When I'm on the mic the fat cells run
Down with Rob T and Fat C and its great
And I've lost more pounds than Picasso got Paint
Sometimes it was rough and sometimes e-z
And I'm not surprised I've got a small Belly
S-O-S-M-A-L-L
Sent all those pounds straight down to hell
I don't eat franks or pork and beans
They just don't fit in my routine
I get it I got it I know it's good
The weight I've lost you wish you could
Been 10 months in training
My whole life was straining
I was always whining and got sick of complaining
So I signed up at the college and I took some classes
Joined the Coalition and we shrank our asses
You thinking fuck it it just can't happen
And you're jealous of me because your gut just won't flatten.
KICK IT!!
KICK IT!!
KICK IT!!
(Instumental break)
Father to a lady, smaller by a ton
And in case you're unaware, I just lost a hun
I step into the party, the place is overpacked
Don't have to suck my gut in cause I'm wearing smaller sla-acks
Don't have cheeks like a beaver cause my calories are capped
You better keep your mouth shut because your gut is fat
You've got nothing to say because you weight is high
That's why your girlfriend thinks that I'm so fly!
I've toes that I can see, twin gunboats at my side
You probably feel envy cause you can't get out of bed
If I played guitar I'd be Jimmy Page
I could get girls of any age
I've gotta stop there. It gets into all kinds of steal your girlfriend smack, and that's not so good for a married man. I hope you enjoyed it though. How's everyone else doing?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Going well, getting excited
Today's weigh in: 201.8 (NEW LOW!!!!)
So one-derland ( as Rip put it) is approaching and I can't 'weight' to get there.( OH LORD THAT PUN WAS TERRIBLE!!!) I need to lose two more pounds to hit the onesies and three point four pounds to hit one hundred pounds lost. I'm almost there, I'm almost there, I'm almost there! I FREAKING RULE!!
Oh yeah, and I got a two hundred dollar bonus and a fifty cent raise at work. I won't actually see the cash for either until my next paycheck, but it's nice to know that it's coming. I'm pretty happy. I also have hockey tickets though, and we're leaving to see the Red Wings play the Ducks in like five minutes so I gotta run. Just don't forget this: If Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day, then Sunday must be Weekend Warrior day. Rock it out today, guys!
So one-derland ( as Rip put it) is approaching and I can't 'weight' to get there.( OH LORD THAT PUN WAS TERRIBLE!!!) I need to lose two more pounds to hit the onesies and three point four pounds to hit one hundred pounds lost. I'm almost there, I'm almost there, I'm almost there! I FREAKING RULE!!
Oh yeah, and I got a two hundred dollar bonus and a fifty cent raise at work. I won't actually see the cash for either until my next paycheck, but it's nice to know that it's coming. I'm pretty happy. I also have hockey tickets though, and we're leaving to see the Red Wings play the Ducks in like five minutes so I gotta run. Just don't forget this: If Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day, then Sunday must be Weekend Warrior day. Rock it out today, guys!
Friday, February 8, 2008
Keeping on track..with everything except this blog
Today's weigh in: 202.2 (NEW LOW!!!)
Things are going pretty well lately. The weight is coming off slowly but surely, I've added some weight to my weight bar this week and I'm getting a A in my class, with three weeks and two major papers left. Work is going ok, and when we took our daughter to the doctor's office for her two year checkup, Doc told us that Riley's speaking and language comprehension are on par for a four year old. Now if it would just start warming up so that I can take my little monster out in her running stroller life would be perfect. Wifey even got an award at work that came with a five hundred dollar bonus. Go her!
Unfortunately, keeping up with all of this has left me short on time to blog. My time at night when I get home from work is usually taken up reading some story written by some guy who's been dead for centuries and then writing about it. It's actually not all bad, and I do love to read, but something's gotta give, and I'm down to the bare minimum amount of sleep that I can get by with as it is. So, I'm sorry if I'm not around as much as I should be, but I'm keeping things moving forward at least.
I try to keep up with everyone elses' blogs as much as I can, but that's not as much as I would like to. Trust me though, if you don't see a whole bunch of comments from me lately, it's nothing personal, I've just been busy. Speaking of busy though, I'd better go shovel this freaking snow. April can't get here soon enough!
Things are going pretty well lately. The weight is coming off slowly but surely, I've added some weight to my weight bar this week and I'm getting a A in my class, with three weeks and two major papers left. Work is going ok, and when we took our daughter to the doctor's office for her two year checkup, Doc told us that Riley's speaking and language comprehension are on par for a four year old. Now if it would just start warming up so that I can take my little monster out in her running stroller life would be perfect. Wifey even got an award at work that came with a five hundred dollar bonus. Go her!
Unfortunately, keeping up with all of this has left me short on time to blog. My time at night when I get home from work is usually taken up reading some story written by some guy who's been dead for centuries and then writing about it. It's actually not all bad, and I do love to read, but something's gotta give, and I'm down to the bare minimum amount of sleep that I can get by with as it is. So, I'm sorry if I'm not around as much as I should be, but I'm keeping things moving forward at least.
I try to keep up with everyone elses' blogs as much as I can, but that's not as much as I would like to. Trust me though, if you don't see a whole bunch of comments from me lately, it's nothing personal, I've just been busy. Speaking of busy though, I'd better go shovel this freaking snow. April can't get here soon enough!
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