Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Taking a Break

Ok, I'll be honest here. I've taken the last 4 days off. By 'off'', I mean, not walking my hour a day, and eating whatever I wanted. Tonight I feel like crap. I'm groggy, tired, feeling very blah. I fear hopping on the scale tomorrow. Have I given up? NOT ON YOUR LIFE. Call it a little experiment on my part. Tomorrow, it's back to the routine. Promise.

Never give up, never surrender.


Rich

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Good News in the Mail Today

okokokokok, I'm sooo over being bummed yesterday, especially after I got my mail today. I got the results of my blood tests I had done while having my annual physical a couple of weeks ago.

My Total Cholesterol is 149!!
< 200 is desirable,
200-239 is Borderline High,
>240 call the mortician.

My LDL (Bad, Lousy, Cholesterol) is 90!!!
<100 is Optimal
100-129 Near optimal
130-159 Borlerline High
160-189 High
>190 Don't make plans for Christmas

My HDL (good Cholesterol - Higher is Better) is 49!!!
< 40 LOW
>60 HIGH

My Triglycerides is 49!!! Triglycerides is blood fat. May be associated with heart disease and stroke.
<150 is Normal
150-199 Borderline High
200-499 HIGH
>500 - Just squeeze some of your blood in the pot, you can fry chicken with it.

Not too shabby for a 43 year old still technically 'obese' guy, eh? Thank you Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen for not only helping me lose the weight, but making me a very healthy man.


Take Care,
Eat Well,

Rich

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Bummer

Another week, and well, umm, errr...... I didn't lose anything. I've increased my walking to an hour a day, ate good, didn't cheat and I still didn't lose. I'm disappointed, I'm only human, and really bummed. Have my expectations been artificially elevated because of my huge success in previous weeks? Maybe. Will I give up, quit?? N E V E R. "Never give up, NEVER surrender". I didn't take any pictures this week, they'd just be the same.



Here's the numbers...
Week.....Date.......Weight.....Lost.....Waist....Lost
Start.2/28/2007.......297.....n/a.......57......n/a
1.......3/07/2007.......289......8.........56........1
2.......3/14/2007.......280.....17........55.5.....1.5
3.......3/21/2007.......275.....22........55........2
4.......3/28/2007.......274.....23........53........4
5.......4/04/2007.......271.....26........52........5
6.......4/11/2007.......267.....30........52........5
7.......4/18/2007.......265.....32........51........6
8.......4/25/2007.......262.....35........50........7
9.......5/02/2007.......259.....38........48........8
10.....5/09/2007.......254.....43........47........9
11.....5/16/2007.......253.....44........46.......10
12.....5/23/2007.......249.....48........46.......10
13.....5/30/2007.......247.....50........45.5....11.5
14.....6/06/2007.......241.....56........44.5....12.5
15.....6/13/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
16.....6/21/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
17.....6/27/2007.......237.....60........43.......14
18.....7/04/2007.......233.....64........43.......14
19.....7/11/2007.......230.....67........41.......16
20.....7/18/2007.......229.....68........41.......16
21.....7/25/2007.......229.....68........41.......16

Take Care,
Eat Well,

Rich

Friday, July 20, 2007

Motivation


I stumbled across this really cool website. It let's you create your own personal motivational posters FOR FREE!! Gotta love the free stuff. It's really easy to create, save and print your own customized motivational poster. Here's one I made that now is posted on my refrigerator!!

Take Care, Eat Well.

Rich.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

This Makes it ALL Worth It.

When you post a video on You Tube (like my "The Incredible Shrinking Man" video), you plug in your email address and when someone leaves a comment on You Tube, you get sent a notice by You Tube that someone has left a comment. I received this comment today.........

"HI DADDY ur not fat anymore YAY!! I LOVE YOU!"

Wow! That, my friends, makes it all worth it.


Take Care,
Eat Well.

Rich

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Another One Bites the Dust

It's been another successful week. Another week of walking an hour a day, another week of eating good, another week of eating right, another week of eating healthy, another week of losing weight. I have 10 more pounds to lose to reach my mini goal of 219 (my lowest weight in my adult life.) and only another 32 pounds for my ultimate goal of losing 100 pounds.

Here's the numbers...
Week.....Date.......Weight.....Lost.....Waist....Lost
Start.2/28/2007.......297.....n/a.......57......n/a
1.......3/07/2007.......289......8.........56........1
2.......3/14/2007.......280.....17........55.5.....1.5
3.......3/21/2007.......275.....22........55........2
4.......3/28/2007.......274.....23........53........4
5.......4/04/2007.......271.....26........52........5
6.......4/11/2007.......267.....30........52........5
7.......4/18/2007.......265.....32........51........6
8.......4/25/2007.......262.....35........50........7
9.......5/02/2007.......259.....38........48........8
10.....5/09/2007.......254.....43........47........9
11.....5/16/2007.......253.....44........46.......10
12.....5/23/2007.......249.....48........46.......10
13.....5/30/2007.......247.....50........45.5....11.5
14.....6/06/2007.......241.....56........44.5....12.5
15.....6/13/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
16.....6/21/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
17.....6/27/2007.......237.....60........43.......14
18.....7/04/2007.......233.....64........43.......14
19.....7/11/2007.......230.....67........41.......16
20.....7/18/2007.......229.....68........41.......16

I'm wearing 38" Dockers in these pictures!!! Can you believe it!! 38" Docks!!!

Take Care,
Eat Well,

Rich

n2styx@comcast.net

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Mail Call

Usha, Thanks for the comments and insight. I agree with a lot of what you said. While '197' is my goal, it is just a number. Everyone wants to know what I weigh. They don't care how healthy you are, it's always about the number. Trust me, my goal is being healthy and active. The 197 is a means to an end, it is something tangible I can measure to ultimately get to a healthy body. I'm really NOT obsessed with the number. It's really funny too, because at 197 with my height, I will still be considered overweight using the BMI charts. I'm 5' 11". I think I have to get down to 178 to be considered 'normal' weight. I think I'd look dreadfully sick at 178. BMI doesn't take into account frame size. I have a large frame, wide shoulders. The BMI charts only take into account height and weight. But I'll take being considered overweight at 197. I can live with that.

In answer to some other questions. I am 5' 11". I used to be 6', but a crushed a vertebra in my back 2 years ago and I lost an inch. (Believe it or not!).

About the question about handling anger... Ummm.. I ususally dont' get angry. I get frustrated and stressed, but usually not angry. I'm an air traffic controller, so stress is part of my life. I've been an air traffic controller for over 19 years. I sit at a radar scope 8 hours a day and get stressed for a majority of that time. It's a bad combination (seditary work with a ton of stress, no wonder I have belly fat). I never really used food to cope with stress or anger or frustration. I usually ate junk food because I was bored and I loved to eat!!! I cope with anger by removing myself for the situation that causes anger. When put in a situation that causes anger, I take a line from the Penguins in the movie "Madagascar", "Smile and wave boys, just smile and wave."

Take Care, Eat Well,

Rich
n2styx@comcast.net

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Where's the Comments?

Ok, I was getting a little bummed that no one was posting comments. I was beginning to think no one visited my little ol' blog, but my counter says over 500 people have visited my blog. But still I had ZERO comments on all my posts. Today, when I logged on, I saw this really small thingy saying I had comments I needed to moderate. All this blogging stuff is really new to me. All this hi-tech hocus pocus throws me for a loop at times. Anyway, I clicked the link to moderate my comments and wah la, there were comments. Then I dug deeper and found a setting that was checked about moderating comments. I unchecked 'yes' and checked 'no'. NOW comments should just post without me having to intervene..

Soooo..... POST AWAY! We could get some good discussions going. Ask me anything. I'm pretty much an open book. If it will help and inspire you, it's all good!

Take Care, Eat Well,
Rich

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Fuze - The New Miracle Drink??

I have discovered this wonderful drink called FUZE - Healthy Infuzions. There's different varieties, but I get the 'Slenderize' variety. The Slenderize Variety comes in 6 flavors (Cranberry Raspbery, Strawberry Melon, Tangerine Grapefruit (my favorite), Tropical Fruit, Blueberry Raspberry, Dragon Fruit Lime). The drinks taste really good and each drink has Chromium (40mcg), Vitamin C (135mg), Super Citrimax (450mg), L-Carnitine (45mg). They're really good and the ingredients have long been touted to help lose weight. Again, I can't say these drinks are helping, but they're sure not hurting. Check out their website http://www.drinkfuze.com/ Here's another site where they review FUZE. http://www.bevnet.com/reviews/fuze/ I purchased 12 - 18oz bottles at Costco for $9.99 (Sam's Club had them as well.)




Take Care, Eat Well,

Rich

Leaving the 230's

I had to pinch myself this morning to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I lost another 3 pounds AND 2 more inches!!! I really don't understand how I possibly could be losing so much. I'm eating soooo good (I'm having Flash's Cajun Jambalya again for lunch today!!) and I'm eating all the time (every 2 hours). All those years of starvation with limited results, WHAT A WASTE!!!



Here's the numbers...


Week.....Date.......Weight.....Lost.....Waist....Lost
Start.2/28/2007.......297.....n/a.......57......n/a
1.......3/07/2007.......289......8.........56........1
2.......3/14/2007.......280.....17........55.5.....1.5
3.......3/21/2007.......275.....22........55........2
4.......3/28/2007.......274.....23........53........4
5.......4/04/2007.......271.....26........52........5
6.......4/11/2007.......267.....30........52........5
7.......4/18/2007.......265.....32........51........6
8.......4/25/2007.......262.....35........50........7
9.......5/02/2007.......259.....38........48........8
10.....5/09/2007.......254.....43........47........9
11.....5/16/2007.......253.....44........46.......10
12.....5/23/2007.......249.....48........46.......10
13.....5/30/2007.......247.....50........45.5....11.5
14.....6/06/2007.......241.....56........44.5....12.5
15.....6/13/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
16.....6/21/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
17.....6/27/2007.......237.....60........43.......14
18.....7/04/2007.......233.....64........43.......14
19.....7/11/2007.......230.....67........41.......16



Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Another Good Week

It was another good week! 4 more pounds found their way out of my body and into oblivion!! I'm getting closer and closer to my goal weight and oh so close to the lowest I've ever weighed in my adult life. My GOAL weight is 197 lbs (100 pounds weight loss). The lowest I've weighed in my adult life is 219. Both these milestones are just on the horizon and VERY obtainable for me.



Thanks to Flash for the YOAD approved Jambalaya recipe. It rocks! Losing weight and eating food that is so good and so good for me, who can complain?



Here's the numbers....



Week.....Date.......Weight.....Lost.....Waist....Lost
Start.2/28/2007.......297.....n/a.......57......n/a
1.......3/07/2007.......289......8.........56........1
2.......3/14/2007.......280.....17........55.5.....1.5
3.......3/21/2007.......275.....22........55........2
4.......3/28/2007.......274.....23........53........4
5.......4/04/2007.......271.....26........52........5
6.......4/11/2007.......267.....30........52........5
7.......4/18/2007.......265.....32........51........6
8.......4/25/2007.......262.....35........50........7
9.......5/02/2007.......259.....38........48........8
10.....5/09/2007.......254.....43........47........9
11.....5/16/2007.......253.....44........46.......10
12.....5/23/2007.......249.....48........46.......10
13.....5/30/2007.......247.....50........45.5....11.5
14.....6/06/2007.......241.....56........44.5....12.5
15.....6/13/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
16.....6/21/2007.......240.....57........44.......13
17.....6/27/2007.......237.....60........43.......14
18.....7/04/2007.......233.....64........43.......14





Take Care, Eat Well.
Rich

Monday, July 2, 2007

WOW!

I decided to try on my jeans tonight. 40w loose! 38w comfy! 36w, buttoned, zipped, snug. HOLY COW!! Honestly, I almost teared up. 2 day until weigh day.

Eat Well,
Rich