It's been a few weeks and I've lost a few lbs but it's definitely getting harder to lose weight. I need to work out harder, more often, and eat less. At first I thought that I needed to take out alcohol completely, but I've realized I don't have to take it out completely. I will drink a few once in awhile or have one nice night, but I can't just take it out completely.
I used to have a set schedule for my work-outs. Monday- 3 mile walk and lift weights, Tuesday 3-mile walk and lift weights, Wednesday-play basketball for a few hours, Thursday- play basketball for a few hours, Take the weekend off. Now that my pool is open that workout regimen will change. First of all, I have classes at Columbia on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5. So that will take away my thursday workout, but I will still be able to workout on Tuesday. Weekends will be dedicated to swimming. If you ever want to go swimming just let me know. Either way I've lost around 45 lbs, and im ready for some more. I'm really excited about Columbia because I will be walking a ton...
I really have to work on the amount I eat because at this point I feel that I should be down more weight. But I will continue to do what I'm doing. I can reach my goal and will.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
OMG YAHHHHH
O YAHHH, I'm going to the blackhawks game tonight and I'm pumped. I've lost 40 lbs and I haven't felt this good since I was in HS. I can't wait until I continue to lose weight. I am doing a mix of using weights, walking, and playing basketball and I think it is a great mix to this point. I am really happy where I am with my life right now and I just want to continue going down the right path.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Workin a lot
I have reached 28 lbs and I am pumped. I have been working hard to eat healthy and drink a minimal amount of alcohol. Although the other night the second part wasn't very true. I decided last weekend that I really wanted to drink.
I didn't want to drink beer, and I didn't want too many calories so, I decided to get a fifth of vodka (a bottle). I didn't want to have more than the amount of calories I am supposed to have in a day, so I decided not to eat dinner so I could drink. I ended up finishing the fifth by myself while playing beer pong with it. Vodka pong=not the smartest thing i've ever done. I ended up getting zero calorie powerade to mix with the vodka. That wasn't the greatest idea ever either. To sum the night up I was in bed, head completely drowned in a garbage can. I ended up having the worst hang over and feeling sick all the next day. Not doing that again.
I was going to give up drinking completely but everyone has to have a little fun every once in awhile. I am just going to minimize myself in the amount I can drink. At 28 lbs people are starting to notice and tell me about it. It is very exciting to hear that I look thinner, because I work so hard to get healthy and getting healthy does other things to you that people notice.
I still have a lot of weight to lose but I am happy I am at this point. In life I live to not regret, I don't regret ever getting this big because I am learning a lot about myself and how strong of a person I am just from this experience. If I was never big, I wouldn't know what kind of inner strength I really have.
I didn't want to drink beer, and I didn't want too many calories so, I decided to get a fifth of vodka (a bottle). I didn't want to have more than the amount of calories I am supposed to have in a day, so I decided not to eat dinner so I could drink. I ended up finishing the fifth by myself while playing beer pong with it. Vodka pong=not the smartest thing i've ever done. I ended up getting zero calorie powerade to mix with the vodka. That wasn't the greatest idea ever either. To sum the night up I was in bed, head completely drowned in a garbage can. I ended up having the worst hang over and feeling sick all the next day. Not doing that again.
I was going to give up drinking completely but everyone has to have a little fun every once in awhile. I am just going to minimize myself in the amount I can drink. At 28 lbs people are starting to notice and tell me about it. It is very exciting to hear that I look thinner, because I work so hard to get healthy and getting healthy does other things to you that people notice.
I still have a lot of weight to lose but I am happy I am at this point. In life I live to not regret, I don't regret ever getting this big because I am learning a lot about myself and how strong of a person I am just from this experience. If I was never big, I wouldn't know what kind of inner strength I really have.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I'm keeping it up
Some people have told me that they didn't believe I could keep this up. Others said they are proud and they are starting to see a difference. At fifteen pounds less I am seeing a difference, but it isn't in my body. The difference is in my mind. I have been taking my dog for walks longer than a couple feet. I haven't done walks like this with my dog for over a couple of years. I have been playing basketball where I don't need to take a break because I don't get tired as fast. I have been eating less cause I've been getting more full with less food. Most of this stuff is all my mind doing it, but I'm sure this bet has an importance to it also.
Again with the LUCID DREAMS. This time it wasn't about food though. I had a dream that I was accepted to Columbia, I got a letter in the mail saying, "you've been accepted" bla bla bla. So I am hoping this dream comes true. My car has a problem and at this point we are calling it quits because if I fix it, it would cost more than the car itself so it's not worth it. PETEY IS DUMB. One of my friends from BBYO is making it big, performing in lollapallooza, and being on The Freshmen Battle Royal on MTVU. Vote for him, his name is Ezra Furman and the Harpoons.
http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/the-freshmen-battle-royal-you-pick-the-video-031609/
Comments are welcomed and appreciated.
Again with the LUCID DREAMS. This time it wasn't about food though. I had a dream that I was accepted to Columbia, I got a letter in the mail saying, "you've been accepted" bla bla bla. So I am hoping this dream comes true. My car has a problem and at this point we are calling it quits because if I fix it, it would cost more than the car itself so it's not worth it. PETEY IS DUMB. One of my friends from BBYO is making it big, performing in lollapallooza, and being on The Freshmen Battle Royal on MTVU. Vote for him, his name is Ezra Furman and the Harpoons.
http://www.mtvu.com/music/the-freshmen/the-freshmen-battle-royal-you-pick-the-video-031609/
Comments are welcomed and appreciated.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
8 pounds
In a little over two weeks I've lost 8 lbs because of the bet. I'm really proud, today I played basketball and it felt really good. The other day I went to the mall tried on pants that were my size and they were big on me! I like what I'm doing right now. I just wanted a short little update so there it is. Thanks.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Life goes on...
I've lost 4.5 lbs in one week. I am damn proud. I am Hammer AZA's advisor. I am damn proud. I am looking into new schools to go to after I didn't know what I was doing at Western. I am damn proud. I am living my life the way I should. I'm giving back to myself what I deserve. I am learning more about myself with the time I have off and what I am doing with it than I ever learned about myself in school. I want to go back to school to realize what I want to do with my life.
I miss my friends at school, but I'm becoming better friends with people at home. I feel that this is the time of my life to really make something of myself and I am. People call me "ballsy" to quit eating fast food and my friend quit smoking and write about it. And if you've ever seen my balls you would know I AM BALLSY!
The past couple of days my friends have eaten food in front of me that I can't eat and I haven't really cared. My favorite was when my mom called me to pick her up food. I was at seven eleven picking myself up some bread and cottage cheese (no I didn't eat them together), and my mom asked me to get her a pizza. It was funny because I didn't have one craving for it. I really didn't mind if she ate the pizza in front of me. I didn't mind if the pizza fell under my nose right next to my mouth. I still wouldn't have eaten it. I feel like if I want to I really have will power. I never knew I had such will power before. But I know I will be using it a lot the next few months.
Always remember what you do with your life is your choice. I might have taken a few steps the wrong way but I feel that I am back on my path. I might slip and scrape my knee, or I might fall into a pit of poo throwing monkeys but I will be able to say that I went down the right path and I am better for it. My life is good right now and I want to thank Gertz for agreeing to this bet because that only made my life better. Damn proud.
I miss my friends at school, but I'm becoming better friends with people at home. I feel that this is the time of my life to really make something of myself and I am. People call me "ballsy" to quit eating fast food and my friend quit smoking and write about it. And if you've ever seen my balls you would know I AM BALLSY!
The past couple of days my friends have eaten food in front of me that I can't eat and I haven't really cared. My favorite was when my mom called me to pick her up food. I was at seven eleven picking myself up some bread and cottage cheese (no I didn't eat them together), and my mom asked me to get her a pizza. It was funny because I didn't have one craving for it. I really didn't mind if she ate the pizza in front of me. I didn't mind if the pizza fell under my nose right next to my mouth. I still wouldn't have eaten it. I feel like if I want to I really have will power. I never knew I had such will power before. But I know I will be using it a lot the next few months.
Always remember what you do with your life is your choice. I might have taken a few steps the wrong way but I feel that I am back on my path. I might slip and scrape my knee, or I might fall into a pit of poo throwing monkeys but I will be able to say that I went down the right path and I am better for it. My life is good right now and I want to thank Gertz for agreeing to this bet because that only made my life better. Damn proud.
Monday, February 23, 2009
The bet continued
Again with my lucid dreams about fast food. If any of you know me, you know that I love chipotle. (By The Way if you don't know me I don't know why you'd be reading this). So I had my second fast food dream. Chipotle the greatest meal in a bowl or burrito that I've ever eaten was my dream. It was so detailed and down to each bite that I take. Eating chipotle to me is like an art. You have to do it so completely right or you shouldn't do it at all. I have gotten friends addicted, and I am probably part of the reason they do so well. But for anyone that has stock in Chipotle right now, I would take it out for the next year. With me going on a diet like this Chipotle will surely suffer.
I am feeling great also. I recently was told by Gertz to watch a movie about an all natural diet, where people that have diabetes eat all natural food that is never cooked and see how they change in a month. I watched people go from having blood pressures as high as 400 down to around 120. Something quite insane. Although I will not be doing that extreme of a diet, I really realized a lot about how bad my diet was in the past, and how much it will be changing in the future so I can be healthy. People have told me to help me, but I never listened. I know I will listen now. I am starting off slow and getting salads pretty much everywhere I go. I feel that I am doing a great job and I am very glad we decided to make this bet.
To say the least it is very interesting to learn so much about yourself in such a short time just by realizing what food you eat. I'm up for any comments and questions and any help you can send out to me just do it. Everyone can use help and I know I'm one person not afraid to ask for it. The past is history, the future's a mystery, and today is a gift that is why we call it THE PRESENT!
I am feeling great also. I recently was told by Gertz to watch a movie about an all natural diet, where people that have diabetes eat all natural food that is never cooked and see how they change in a month. I watched people go from having blood pressures as high as 400 down to around 120. Something quite insane. Although I will not be doing that extreme of a diet, I really realized a lot about how bad my diet was in the past, and how much it will be changing in the future so I can be healthy. People have told me to help me, but I never listened. I know I will listen now. I am starting off slow and getting salads pretty much everywhere I go. I feel that I am doing a great job and I am very glad we decided to make this bet.
To say the least it is very interesting to learn so much about yourself in such a short time just by realizing what food you eat. I'm up for any comments and questions and any help you can send out to me just do it. Everyone can use help and I know I'm one person not afraid to ask for it. The past is history, the future's a mystery, and today is a gift that is why we call it THE PRESENT!
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