Formalities out of the way - 219 this mornin (ok 218.6 but who's counting)
Probably not the most accurate number to use since ive spent the last 3 days finishing the bulk of the hardwood floors in my house (yeah bryce i know, a project we started, what, 3 years ago?) lol
the floors do look awesome if i do say so myself, and yes, i do say so myself.
Corporate has approved the x-fer, now just waiting for the Director of Sales for WA to find me a spot(95% it'll be the 1st week of January-here's keeping my fingers crossed)
Sooksa is doing super, awesome, fantastic, spectacular, outstanding in school and absolutely loving it.
more to come..
-D
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
I love the number two
my weight? Two, to, too point tu (as in tu madre) lol
Its been an interesting quarter, to be sure. Ive gone from free wheeling, irresponsible 40 something, to a single dad, father to the sweetest kindest everything -est you'd ever want to meet. And the wheels are in motion to improve my living/work environment as well. Lets hope UPS steps up and does the right thing.
and lets thank god for the fat challenge. not only does carrying around 35 less pounds have a positive effect on my day to day operations, but i'm in much better physical shape and mental state(lol ok thats a stretch) for job interviewing, weekend construction and the daily runnings of a single parent. The "finishing" of the kitchen as been a godsend too. Now that I may need to rent my house, if i didnt have the kitchen close to completion, that would just be another HUGE stress point in my life, but because of the fat challenge not only am i on schedule, but i will be done way ahead of the end of the year, out of necessity. Since after the kitchen i need to remodel the bathroom before i can even thing about renting the house. so now there is a bigger picture timetable, and the fat challenge has only been a help.
the 3rd part of the challenge, blogging has been great too, its made it so i could help avery blog(altho she hasnt updated since she returned from England, but shes been a bit busy so i think we'll let her slide on that one) and i've even figured out how to embed video, see scary alaskan chick below :P
So 222.2 is good, but i still have that spare tire around my belly, so obviously i need to go lower, and its hard cause mentally i'm in maintence mode still, which is the wrong frame of mind for weight loss, but from 256 to 222 in 8 months is something i'll look back on in 10 years and be pretty proud of i'm sure. Almost as proud as I am of my amazing child(ok not even close to being that proud :P)
-Saw
Its been an interesting quarter, to be sure. Ive gone from free wheeling, irresponsible 40 something, to a single dad, father to the sweetest kindest everything -est you'd ever want to meet. And the wheels are in motion to improve my living/work environment as well. Lets hope UPS steps up and does the right thing.
and lets thank god for the fat challenge. not only does carrying around 35 less pounds have a positive effect on my day to day operations, but i'm in much better physical shape and mental state(lol ok thats a stretch) for job interviewing, weekend construction and the daily runnings of a single parent. The "finishing" of the kitchen as been a godsend too. Now that I may need to rent my house, if i didnt have the kitchen close to completion, that would just be another HUGE stress point in my life, but because of the fat challenge not only am i on schedule, but i will be done way ahead of the end of the year, out of necessity. Since after the kitchen i need to remodel the bathroom before i can even thing about renting the house. so now there is a bigger picture timetable, and the fat challenge has only been a help.
the 3rd part of the challenge, blogging has been great too, its made it so i could help avery blog(altho she hasnt updated since she returned from England, but shes been a bit busy so i think we'll let her slide on that one) and i've even figured out how to embed video, see scary alaskan chick below :P
So 222.2 is good, but i still have that spare tire around my belly, so obviously i need to go lower, and its hard cause mentally i'm in maintence mode still, which is the wrong frame of mind for weight loss, but from 256 to 222 in 8 months is something i'll look back on in 10 years and be pretty proud of i'm sure. Almost as proud as I am of my amazing child(ok not even close to being that proud :P)
-Saw
Friday, September 26, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8__aXxXPVc
One good 72 year old heartbeat away from being the President.
Scary as hell.
One good 72 year old heartbeat away from being the President.
Scary as hell.
Friday, August 29, 2008
2/3rds of the year bye bye
End of August
222.2
i'm too sexy for my fat jeans
I gotta say tho, i think maintanence mode is a pitfall. As ive watched poor Bryces' weight ping pong from 162 to 168 and back to 162 in 3 weeks, i went from 222 to 226.4 and back to 222 in 5 days. Yes thats right, 5 days. Now B-kid says its because i was dehydrated over the weekend and my body was holding on to water weight. but I think it may be something a bit more sinister. My body knows i took a breath and said "whew" i made my goal of 225. it plants that seed of complacency that is the root of what caused us all to gain weight over the last few years and get to the point where we needed the fat challenge. "I dont need to do that little bit of exercise tonight since i'm already at my target weight" I know that challenge is right there for me to try and keep my honest, cause since i hit 225, i went on a cruise and ate like i was from Central Africa and had never seen a full plate of food before. now had i gone on the cruise at 5 pounds over my target, i'm sure i would have eaten a LOT less and prolly got the same amount of exercise which would have led to weight loss. So the fat challenge was great, losing weight is awesome, but as we are all finding out, keeping it off is the true Challenge.
Hang in there my brothers and sisters. Thin = Win
-D
222.2
i'm too sexy for my fat jeans
I gotta say tho, i think maintanence mode is a pitfall. As ive watched poor Bryces' weight ping pong from 162 to 168 and back to 162 in 3 weeks, i went from 222 to 226.4 and back to 222 in 5 days. Yes thats right, 5 days. Now B-kid says its because i was dehydrated over the weekend and my body was holding on to water weight. but I think it may be something a bit more sinister. My body knows i took a breath and said "whew" i made my goal of 225. it plants that seed of complacency that is the root of what caused us all to gain weight over the last few years and get to the point where we needed the fat challenge. "I dont need to do that little bit of exercise tonight since i'm already at my target weight" I know that challenge is right there for me to try and keep my honest, cause since i hit 225, i went on a cruise and ate like i was from Central Africa and had never seen a full plate of food before. now had i gone on the cruise at 5 pounds over my target, i'm sure i would have eaten a LOT less and prolly got the same amount of exercise which would have led to weight loss. So the fat challenge was great, losing weight is awesome, but as we are all finding out, keeping it off is the true Challenge.
Hang in there my brothers and sisters. Thin = Win
-D
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Mate'nence
Yup, Maintenance is here ive broken the 225 barrier.
224.8 this morning.
I'd blog about the cruise, but you already know all about it (just google "athleticism and nerd" and click the 1st link)
Crappy thing is i still am not happy with my weight, i look down and still see the paunch, so i'm gonna try and do another 10 lbs and see if 215 is any better. Hell all i gotta do is keep walkin 12,000 steps a day (average over the last 5 weeks) and it shouldnt be a problem
Last Day of the month, rack up some more points for me :)
Monday, June 30, 2008
2nd Quarter - Done
Rack up the points baby, Its been a great Q2, 2008.
Clocking in at a slim 231 lbs this morning, 5 pounds lost this month. Bought a Polar AW200 pedometer cause the battery in the last one i had sucked. Am making sure i walk at least 8000 steps every day and the weight has been shedding off. only 6 more pounds and i will be in maintenence mode. With a 2 week vacation coming up in July and a week of that on a cruise ship, 3lbs is gonna be a struggle, but lets hope :)
Avery is back from England and will be living with me full time from now on, so needless to say, Life is freakin' Awesome atm :)
as far as the 2nd quarter kitchen update: My goal for the 2nd quarter and i quote :
Sink Installed(including all the plumbing)
Dish Washer Installed
Countertops milled and back from the shop
Done, Done and Done!!
The countertops are installed( i had granite slabs installed cause it was rediculously cheap, and am using the honed stone as the backsplash) and to be honest, it looks amazing. the Sink and dishwasher are installed and functioning and even better than that, No Leaks!! The cabinets are all installed but need to still be trimmed out.
Slated for the 3rd Quarter is:
Install all the cabinet hardware and trim.
Paint(primarily the ceiling)
Update the lighting fixtures
Install GFI plugs
Finish the Fridge Surround
Actually thats all that is left on the kitchen, so if i can get that all done before October i'll be completely done, so a target of half of thoes items should suffice for the contest, but i would love to be done early :)
the the the thats all folks,
-D
Clocking in at a slim 231 lbs this morning, 5 pounds lost this month. Bought a Polar AW200 pedometer cause the battery in the last one i had sucked. Am making sure i walk at least 8000 steps every day and the weight has been shedding off. only 6 more pounds and i will be in maintenence mode. With a 2 week vacation coming up in July and a week of that on a cruise ship, 3lbs is gonna be a struggle, but lets hope :)
Avery is back from England and will be living with me full time from now on, so needless to say, Life is freakin' Awesome atm :)
as far as the 2nd quarter kitchen update: My goal for the 2nd quarter and i quote :
Sink Installed(including all the plumbing)
Dish Washer Installed
Countertops milled and back from the shop
Done, Done and Done!!
The countertops are installed( i had granite slabs installed cause it was rediculously cheap, and am using the honed stone as the backsplash) and to be honest, it looks amazing. the Sink and dishwasher are installed and functioning and even better than that, No Leaks!! The cabinets are all installed but need to still be trimmed out.
Slated for the 3rd Quarter is:
Install all the cabinet hardware and trim.
Paint(primarily the ceiling)
Update the lighting fixtures
Install GFI plugs
Finish the Fridge Surround
Actually thats all that is left on the kitchen, so if i can get that all done before October i'll be completely done, so a target of half of thoes items should suffice for the contest, but i would love to be done early :)
the the the thats all folks,
-D
Monday, June 16, 2008
Saturday, May 31, 2008
5th Month in the books
236, chalk up another one.
Made my goal with a pound to spare, so yes it was a good month. Good that i made my weight goal, but also even better that i was able to get granite countertops installed in my kitchen. After looking at the cost of tile vs the granite slab it was a wash. One of the nice hidden benefits of the housing crisis, is no one is doing remodels, for the most part. So the demand for building materials is low, and when no work is being done, you can usually get labor cheaper too, which worked out great for me.
Gonna be a short post for me today as I'm getting ready to send Avery off to England, so bloggin aint a real high priority atm.
her blog fyi:
http://sooksa.blogspot.com
-D
Made my goal with a pound to spare, so yes it was a good month. Good that i made my weight goal, but also even better that i was able to get granite countertops installed in my kitchen. After looking at the cost of tile vs the granite slab it was a wash. One of the nice hidden benefits of the housing crisis, is no one is doing remodels, for the most part. So the demand for building materials is low, and when no work is being done, you can usually get labor cheaper too, which worked out great for me.
Gonna be a short post for me today as I'm getting ready to send Avery off to England, so bloggin aint a real high priority atm.
her blog fyi:
http://sooksa.blogspot.com
-D
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Phat, Dumb and Happy
well 2 outta 3 aint bad :P
Welp its the end of the month again and time to report my weight again. drumroll please...
239. Holy crapola Doug, can that be right? Yup, Down 7 lbs from last month. Why? you might ask? just read the post just under this one, A pedometer and 7000 steps a day(yeah i know i said 6000 but where's the fun if you dont have a stretch goal). Ive been doin at least 7k steps every day and i can already feel the difference, and hence the 7 lb loss. So the weather getting nicer and my fat ass, getting smaller, its another great month in the books.
Now weight loss/gain has never been that much of an issue, ive always been able to lose weight, and then 6 months later put it all on again(and then some). Thats why i'm partaking in the fat challenge, cause i gotta keep this weight off. Now, to be honest, my "actual" weight right now is probably closer to 236 because i actually weighed myself after breakfast AND lunch, but thats beside the point, or hell maybe that is the point :P
Now i dont know if this is considered cheating, but ive basically been skipping a meal a day and substituting a Protein Shake. Now this comes from one of my local accounts here called Nutrition 53. Its a company owned by ex-NFL'er Bill Romanowski. they make a product called LEAN ONE and you mix 2 scoops of protien powder with water(which is a normal mix for most protein shakes) but the difference with their product is, it tastes like chocolate milk, without any milk at all. Yes thats right, the shake actually tastes like a shake, its freakin awesome and 200 calories vs 800 for a meal is a win in my book, and i have, well ok i don't have anymore, the ass to prove it :)
-D
Welp its the end of the month again and time to report my weight again. drumroll please...
239. Holy crapola Doug, can that be right? Yup, Down 7 lbs from last month. Why? you might ask? just read the post just under this one, A pedometer and 7000 steps a day(yeah i know i said 6000 but where's the fun if you dont have a stretch goal). Ive been doin at least 7k steps every day and i can already feel the difference, and hence the 7 lb loss. So the weather getting nicer and my fat ass, getting smaller, its another great month in the books.
Now weight loss/gain has never been that much of an issue, ive always been able to lose weight, and then 6 months later put it all on again(and then some). Thats why i'm partaking in the fat challenge, cause i gotta keep this weight off. Now, to be honest, my "actual" weight right now is probably closer to 236 because i actually weighed myself after breakfast AND lunch, but thats beside the point, or hell maybe that is the point :P
Now i dont know if this is considered cheating, but ive basically been skipping a meal a day and substituting a Protein Shake. Now this comes from one of my local accounts here called Nutrition 53. Its a company owned by ex-NFL'er Bill Romanowski. they make a product called LEAN ONE and you mix 2 scoops of protien powder with water(which is a normal mix for most protein shakes) but the difference with their product is, it tastes like chocolate milk, without any milk at all. Yes thats right, the shake actually tastes like a shake, its freakin awesome and 200 calories vs 800 for a meal is a win in my book, and i have, well ok i don't have anymore, the ass to prove it :)
-D
Monday, April 7, 2008
6000 steps a day
Wanna be considered a healthy human being? Simply walk 6000 steps every day. Hmm seems simple enuff doesnt it? Well i'm living proof that it does(not that I have been counting the steps I take every day, more on that later). I was watching a show on TLC called "I can make you thin".
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/make-you-thin/make-you-thin.html
Sort of an english dude talking about how to lose weight, and not involving buying a gym membership. So I watched for about 20 minutes and a great point was brought up. a "normal" person walks about 4000 steps every day, and an in shape-healthy person walks about 6000 steps. as a measurment tool, a very active person walks about 10,000. I thought to myself, well hell thats all i have been doing for exercise since the fat challenge started is walking to the grocery store to get my meals instead of driving over there (about 1/2 mile or so away). So I'm guessing i walk about 6000 steps a day (4-5 times a week) but how do i really know? So i found an overstock pedometer on REI.com
http://www.rei.com/REI-Outlet/product/772086
so basically what it does is it tracks how many steps you take every day. What a great reminder to have on your wrist every day. Now exactly how it works, i have NO clue, but i will be reviewing the results a few weeks after it comes to my house.
I think its gonna be an awesome tool and i cant wait to see what kind of results i get when i know exactly how many steps i walk every day(and actually how many i take on a slow day) I will keep track on my calendar of how many steps i'm averaging a day and post here so more to come, stay tuned
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/make-you-thin/make-you-thin.html
Sort of an english dude talking about how to lose weight, and not involving buying a gym membership. So I watched for about 20 minutes and a great point was brought up. a "normal" person walks about 4000 steps every day, and an in shape-healthy person walks about 6000 steps. as a measurment tool, a very active person walks about 10,000. I thought to myself, well hell thats all i have been doing for exercise since the fat challenge started is walking to the grocery store to get my meals instead of driving over there (about 1/2 mile or so away). So I'm guessing i walk about 6000 steps a day (4-5 times a week) but how do i really know? So i found an overstock pedometer on REI.com
http://www.rei.com/REI-Outlet/product/772086
so basically what it does is it tracks how many steps you take every day. What a great reminder to have on your wrist every day. Now exactly how it works, i have NO clue, but i will be reviewing the results a few weeks after it comes to my house.
I think its gonna be an awesome tool and i cant wait to see what kind of results i get when i know exactly how many steps i walk every day(and actually how many i take on a slow day) I will keep track on my calendar of how many steps i'm averaging a day and post here so more to come, stay tuned
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