Just thought I'd share the importance of not worshipping the scale.
First. Weighed 237 this morning. But, there would have been discouragement had I weighed myself every day the past 5 days. Taught a seminar last weekend and went to Busch Gardens Sunday. I didn't eat badly, but there was definitely a steak and cheese in there as well as a half rack of ribs!!
Knowing it would be an up and down weekend, I knew to just stay away from the scale until I was back on the wagon for a couple days.
Stay focused!! I'm down 15 pounds. Friday will be 3 weeks. I've pumped up the workout level a bit at the dojo. Hoping for 20 lost by Saturday morning!! 25 in a month would be awesome wouldn't it?!
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Cinco de Mayo!!
Hola
Same routine yesterday. Around 4:00 on the way to the dojo got a little hungry so got some fruit and nut mix and a vitamin water.
Dianne came in tonight...you know what that means! MEHICO!!!
Dianne comes to the dojo all the way from Fairfax so the crew always heads out after class to our favorite Mexican place.
Mehico is a challenge. Chips and salsa are on the table as soon as you sit down. The kids want queso dip as well. I never fare well in this situation.
Ate a bunch of chips. For dinner I had grilled chicken with rice and beans. I was so stuffed after that I felt sick. My stomach has shrunk a bit and it didn't like all that food in there.
Drank lots of water to try to wash it down. Seemed to work. All in all I don't think it was that bad. It was the only meal I had all day. You just gotta watch eating like that late at night.
I didn't go near the scale and I don't plan on it until tomorrow morning.
Had my shake this morning. I really wanted something else but I talked myself into thinking that it was not that I was hungry, it was because my stomach got stretched a little bit last night and this morning there's more empty space in there! Within ten minutes of thinking that and sitting down at my desk at work I'm fine. Sippin' on my tea and typin' away.
Cinco de Mayo tonight, though. Maybe just cheap Mexican beer for dinner. Just kidding.
Same routine yesterday. Around 4:00 on the way to the dojo got a little hungry so got some fruit and nut mix and a vitamin water.
Dianne came in tonight...you know what that means! MEHICO!!!
Dianne comes to the dojo all the way from Fairfax so the crew always heads out after class to our favorite Mexican place.
Mehico is a challenge. Chips and salsa are on the table as soon as you sit down. The kids want queso dip as well. I never fare well in this situation.
Ate a bunch of chips. For dinner I had grilled chicken with rice and beans. I was so stuffed after that I felt sick. My stomach has shrunk a bit and it didn't like all that food in there.
Drank lots of water to try to wash it down. Seemed to work. All in all I don't think it was that bad. It was the only meal I had all day. You just gotta watch eating like that late at night.
I didn't go near the scale and I don't plan on it until tomorrow morning.
Had my shake this morning. I really wanted something else but I talked myself into thinking that it was not that I was hungry, it was because my stomach got stretched a little bit last night and this morning there's more empty space in there! Within ten minutes of thinking that and sitting down at my desk at work I'm fine. Sippin' on my tea and typin' away.
Cinco de Mayo tonight, though. Maybe just cheap Mexican beer for dinner. Just kidding.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The day is current.
When I started 12 days ago I was over 250 pounds. This morning the scale said 239.4
I found out from Karen that I am actually doing a kind of aggressive program and that there are several levels.
You don't have to lose a pound a day. You can lose 5 pounds a month. The most important thing is that you stick with it, keep friends and family around who will support you and keep you accountable for yourself and your program, and set a goal. My goal is that I want to be under 200 and damn it its gonna happen.
Karen also mentioned that you have to be getting the proper sleep. If you are not sleeping right, your body never realizes that its in "shut down" mode and it never gets a chance to "reset" itself, namely your metabolism. You have to reset your body properly every night or you will not be successful. Thinking back through the last week, I have had some really good sleep.
So, shake for breakfast, and I'm off to work. Got a final exam today at 11. Karen made me my lunch shake and my tea and put my vitamins in my pocket. I am under 240 now for the first time in probably 8 months. Just gotta keep this forward momentum going.
One of my motivators is the name of this blog. I affectionately call myself a fat ass but I know that I am not. If I want to get rid of this moniker, I am gonna have to lose it!
When I started 12 days ago I was over 250 pounds. This morning the scale said 239.4
I found out from Karen that I am actually doing a kind of aggressive program and that there are several levels.
You don't have to lose a pound a day. You can lose 5 pounds a month. The most important thing is that you stick with it, keep friends and family around who will support you and keep you accountable for yourself and your program, and set a goal. My goal is that I want to be under 200 and damn it its gonna happen.
Karen also mentioned that you have to be getting the proper sleep. If you are not sleeping right, your body never realizes that its in "shut down" mode and it never gets a chance to "reset" itself, namely your metabolism. You have to reset your body properly every night or you will not be successful. Thinking back through the last week, I have had some really good sleep.
So, shake for breakfast, and I'm off to work. Got a final exam today at 11. Karen made me my lunch shake and my tea and put my vitamins in my pocket. I am under 240 now for the first time in probably 8 months. Just gotta keep this forward momentum going.
One of my motivators is the name of this blog. I affectionately call myself a fat ass but I know that I am not. If I want to get rid of this moniker, I am gonna have to lose it!
That's better
Tuesday I felt great. Shake in the morning but Karen didn't make my lunch shake. I had to drive to VA Beach for work.
When I was done, I stopped by one of those smoothie places and had a turkey wrap.
Got home, no Karen so I made my own shake (amazing right) and headed off to the dojo.
Didn't get home till late and wasn't that hungry so I had a half a piece of cold chicken the kids ate for dinner and a shake.
When I was done, I stopped by one of those smoothie places and had a turkey wrap.
Got home, no Karen so I made my own shake (amazing right) and headed off to the dojo.
Didn't get home till late and wasn't that hungry so I had a half a piece of cold chicken the kids ate for dinner and a shake.
Eh, Fricken Olive Garden
Sunday, the 9th day of the project. Hadn't weighed myself so I have no idea. Not concerned with the weight or inches lost. I just feel better. I feel hydrated because of the tea, I'm not that hungry, and my energy levels is up a little.
Shake for breakfast, shake for lunch. Gonna meet Wes at the Olive Garden with all the kids.
Check this out. I had spaghetti and meatballs...thats it. Not the "Tour of Italy" or some other caloric nightmare. AND, I split it with my daughter!!!
Then, disaster. I don't know exactly what it was, but let me try...
Someone at the table ordered this Gorgonzola steak fettucini and a couple bites went around the table. It was insanely rich. Now, I had been eating pretty bland stuff for over a week and my body was pretty "in tune". I think when that rich cheese hit my body it sent it into arrest!
So, no dinner, just some peanuts and a small bowl of cereal, but I didn't feel great.
Monday, I felt like crap, like I had the flu. Didn't eat anything until around 2 PM when I had a bowl of soup. Started feeling better in the evening but didn't want to push it. Another bowl of soup and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was it for the night. I had one shake at around 4PM but nothing else.
Shake for breakfast, shake for lunch. Gonna meet Wes at the Olive Garden with all the kids.
Check this out. I had spaghetti and meatballs...thats it. Not the "Tour of Italy" or some other caloric nightmare. AND, I split it with my daughter!!!
Then, disaster. I don't know exactly what it was, but let me try...
Someone at the table ordered this Gorgonzola steak fettucini and a couple bites went around the table. It was insanely rich. Now, I had been eating pretty bland stuff for over a week and my body was pretty "in tune". I think when that rich cheese hit my body it sent it into arrest!
So, no dinner, just some peanuts and a small bowl of cereal, but I didn't feel great.
Monday, I felt like crap, like I had the flu. Didn't eat anything until around 2 PM when I had a bowl of soup. Started feeling better in the evening but didn't want to push it. Another bowl of soup and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich was it for the night. I had one shake at around 4PM but nothing else.
Hot Flash
So I had moments where my body wold get hot, like I had a fever for a few minutes. Karen said this was my body detoxing and I remembered this detox thing I did a couple years ago and it was the same thing.
I actually started to get a headache too. This I remember from the detox as well. The body actually goes through withdrawal from all the crap its been taking in and the body revolts with these hot flashes and headaches. For about two days I dealt with it, kept drinking the tea, taking the vitamins (there's two multi-vitamins you take with every shake) and advil every now and then. At the end of the day Saturday, I felt pretty good. We went out for Chinese. Sesame chicken and seafood medley. With the four of us, we just got 2 orders. I would have normally eaten an entire order of General Tso's chicken myself, but I just didn't feel I needed it. Wierd. Not to say that I won't eat it again. But, there was a really nice feeling of control at the table that night.
I actually started to get a headache too. This I remember from the detox as well. The body actually goes through withdrawal from all the crap its been taking in and the body revolts with these hot flashes and headaches. For about two days I dealt with it, kept drinking the tea, taking the vitamins (there's two multi-vitamins you take with every shake) and advil every now and then. At the end of the day Saturday, I felt pretty good. We went out for Chinese. Sesame chicken and seafood medley. With the four of us, we just got 2 orders. I would have normally eaten an entire order of General Tso's chicken myself, but I just didn't feel I needed it. Wierd. Not to say that I won't eat it again. But, there was a really nice feeling of control at the table that night.
The First Week in Review
I made sure not to weigh myself every day. Weight fluxuates hourly with water weight, bathroom visits, bursts of exercise, etc. so I weighed myself Wednesday. 245.
Now, I was really busy that week. I had some deadlines at work, it was the last week of school for the Spring semester, and the dojo was pretty busy as well. So, the two shakes were fine. In fact, Wednesday night I went out for Mexican with Dianne and the guys from the dojo. I had chips and salsa and a beer. Not the healthiest thing, but, the deal was I wasn't hungry and when the menu went around, I just passed it down the row.
I stuck to the routine religiously and Friday I weighed 243. Another busy weekend coming up. We'll see what happens.
Now, I was really busy that week. I had some deadlines at work, it was the last week of school for the Spring semester, and the dojo was pretty busy as well. So, the two shakes were fine. In fact, Wednesday night I went out for Mexican with Dianne and the guys from the dojo. I had chips and salsa and a beer. Not the healthiest thing, but, the deal was I wasn't hungry and when the menu went around, I just passed it down the row.
I stuck to the routine religiously and Friday I weighed 243. Another busy weekend coming up. We'll see what happens.
Easter Surprise
So, the Monday after Easter, I weighed 249. I basically had the two shakes for lunch and dinner Saturday and Sunday, but ate whatever I wanted in the evening. At the end of the weekend, I hadn't gained anything, actually the scale said I lost .8 pounds but don't put too much into that.
Obviously, the success of this is what is peaking my interest. I am not that hungry during the day and I have something reasonable for dinner. We'll see how the week goes.
Obviously, the success of this is what is peaking my interest. I am not that hungry during the day and I have something reasonable for dinner. We'll see how the week goes.
Doomed From the Beginning
My wife makes my first shake on the Friday before Easter. One for breakfast, one at lunch. Have a protein bar if there's a craving. I've got a 2 liter jug of this special tea with me everywhere I go.
At the end of the day I was surprisingly not hungry. Had a decent meal for dinner. Nothing too spectacular.
The next morning I was under 250. Wierd? I think that's what set the hook. But, she's got her work ahead of her. Its Easter weekend. Spiral ham, turkey, beer and all of the chocolate I can steal from my kids. Good luck baby.
At the end of the day I was surprisingly not hungry. Had a decent meal for dinner. Nothing too spectacular.
The next morning I was under 250. Wierd? I think that's what set the hook. But, she's got her work ahead of her. Its Easter weekend. Spiral ham, turkey, beer and all of the chocolate I can steal from my kids. Good luck baby.
Hi, I'm a fat ass
Well, I am...now
You see, I wasn't always. In fact, in 2002 I was the #1 ranked karate competitor in the NBL in my regions (3) and ranked #2 in the country in self defense. I was ranked in the top 5 nationally in kata and weapons as well. I placed 3rd in the World Games. The following year I competed in the IKF World Championships in Bucharest, Romania and won Gold for the US of A as a part of the US Kempo team. At 30 years old, I was also about 10 years older than my fellow competitors so this was a pretty good thing.
When I was younger, I had won countless championships. I was lean and mean.
I wrestled in the 142 pound weight class my senior year in high school.
So, back to today. Life, stress, kids, and many other things have resulted in me putting on some poundage. In fact, I run a martial arts "dojo" so you wouldn't think I would be in that bad of shape. But, as many martial artists will tell you, teaching ain't training and its hard to stay in peak shape, especially when all there is time for is teaching and the regular J O B. Oh, and kids. Oh, and I've gone back to school. Oh, and this freaking economy sucks. So, at almost 39 years old, there's a lot going on and going to the gym AIN't one of them.
There's a picture of me from about 6 weeks ago above with my son. About 2 weeks ago the weight was about 252. Enough's enough.
I've tried to do lots of things to get the weight down but nothing seemed to work. Actually, what I think it was is that nothing was working FAST ENOUGH so I didn't stick with it.
Oh, and I love to eat. This is a real problem. Family functions revolve around food. I am out of town a lot so we eat at restaurants a lot. Food... good...mmmm.
Anyway, I am on this program my wife has been doing for a while. You can email or call her if you want. She's not one of those typical multi-level marketing people. She's just a yoga teacher who wants her and her family to be healthy. If you do, too, she can help.
This blog is a diary of my progress. I am about 10 days late as I started Friday, APril 22, 2011. But, I remember everything So I am going to post some stuff about the last 10 days and then I will stay current with it.
Let me say that I am not an endorser of any one product. I am an endorser of my wife who has really taken the reins on this thing and flat out does everything for me. I can't do this without her and it would be hard for anyone to this without help.
I am writing this because its working. We'll see how long it works. If you're reading this, I hope it helps you too. Create a blog and do what I am doing. Get encouragement from others. Tell everyone about it. Lets do it together.
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