12 posts tagged “exercise”

Pizza from the top - Pepperoni & Cheese

I have not been tracking my diet as of recent. I should be however, I need to know those numbers so that I can push forward with knowledge. I do not intend to record my diet for all of my life, just now while I am learning.

However this weekend it would not have mattered much. Everything healthy that I have been eating recently, I am out of. On top of this I am still a week from pay day, so this has caused me to eat in a manner that is not so healthy.

For instance, Saturday I ate Frozen Pizza. Not just 1 or 2 slices of it... the entire damned thing. Want to know what was worse? I am actually the one that went out and bought it. lol... ah well. I was craving some and that some turned into a pigfest. I have little to no will power when it comes to pizza, cashew nuts or those BBQ Chips. This was demonstrated harshly and while I was feeling guilty I was not going to beat myself up. I am prone to the occasional failures and I am ok with this. I just get back up and progress forward again.

I did get plenty of exercise on Saturday and Sunday as I had been working on the yard on and off during the weekend.

This was again a learning experience for me, now I have an idea as to the quantity of healthy foods we need to purchase on grocery day.

Fruit and vegetable 5

While I was not faithful to my food journal this weekend, I was very faithful to the diet itself. I made sure I ate the appropriate foods and stayed away from the junk... even when doughnuts threatened to crush my soul.

The only junk style food I had was some popcorn that had some chocolate drizzled on them. I also ate only a single serving. Not a bag, not a huge bowl... just about a cup worth. This turned out to be such a reward for all the good work I am doing.

I did not ride my bike this weekend, I was hitting bed really early and did not get a chance to ride. However, I have a 2nd bit of exercising I can do now. My 32' TV was broken, or so we thought, then I found some dials on the back and suddenly the TV was no longer borked. Someone, probably in the 3-4" range in height, obviously messed with the dials and we assumed the tube was dying. It is now repaired... so what does this have to do with exercise? Dance Dance Revolution... the game that originally caused me to lose 30 pounds before, I can play it again.

Going to get down with my bad self... cause I am a LEGEND at DDR people... a freaking LEGEND...

5 year old dance dance revolution guru

Of course... in my own mind.... in the privacy *cough* of my bedroom....

However I am a LEGEND!!!

This gives me something to do when I do not wish to ride a bike in 90 degree weather right now. Hey do you blame me? I am still fat and I smell like just cooked bacon when I get back to the house.

I should take a photo history of what I look like every single day.

But I do not think I should subject you to that horror.

We will see how brave I am.

Ok, last bit... I need a tag idea. I want to tag my progress posts a unique way and I need some suggestions... so please let me know in the comments.

Wow... already finding this really hard to do.

lol... I am sooooo hungry but I ate my lunch. I had 2 hamburger patties and used lettuce as a bun basically and a single serving of those Triscuit crackers.

If I can control this with diet and exercise and lose weight... then this is exactly what I am going to do. Last year when I was working on doing this I lost 30lbs and was only really hungry for a very short period of time before my body adjusted itself.

So I can do this again.

But I really really really wanted something else. Best if I did not though.

I mean, am I really hungry? Or am I just craving? Let me stop a second and think.

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Ok, it is official I am only craving something, my stomach is not experiencing any hunger pains.

I am however rather excited, sure I am in a bit of misery now, but my long term goal. Something I am seriously looking forward to? I can share part of it with you now...

Right now I wear 2x and 3x shirts and my waist is a 46-48 depending on the fit of the pants. The shirts at a typical Wal-Mart are at the very back of a row of clothing and the pants all the way at the bottom of the shelves. My goal, my dream is to grab pants and shirts in the middle... the 38 waist, the Large and 1x shirts.

To go into those stores and just buy what I desire instead of hunting for my size.

That... that is my goal.

Ok, so now that I have diabetes I need to make changes right? right!

So, for dinner I had Bratwurst and a nice salad with a small very small amount of ranch dressing.

I then went for a bike ride.

Wow, I ain't 12 years old that's for damned sure. I was about dead after 1 ride through my neighborhood. One time around the loop is about 1/4 th of a mile.

I could only make it 1 time. My breathing was kicking my butt and my legs were shaking.

I knew I was out of shape...but zing... that was bad.

Ok... goals time. Tell me if you all think this is realistic.

Short Term Goals
Make it 2 times around neighborhood after 1 week of riding.
Lose 3 pounds in 2 weeks.

Later on I will discuss long term goals, but I want to consider them awhile

Hiker Traversing Massive Rock Ledge

I am now into week 3.

A few minor things I am noticing:

1. I am walking just a little further in the same amount of time.
2. My ankles are hurting about half as badly as week 1. They still hurt from a real lack of use, but there is a noticeable strength difference.
3. The pain in my lower back is a bit less.
   
4. My pants are a bit loose. Not by much mind you, but enough to notice as I put them on this morning.

So for those just joining us... what am I doing?

All I am doing is walking for 20 minutes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during my lunch break. No break neck pace, just a casual walk outside enjoying some fresh air.

Please keep in mind, while I am doing this slowly and doing casual walks, I am pushing myself just a little more and more each week. My intent is to be able to do some hiking on some nature trails in the local area.

And the second reason I am taking this so slowly is I know the kind of person I am, if I do not go at this slowly and build myself a habit, then I will quit. I will give in and fold and lie to myself and say I love the way I am.

I like myself, I really do. I like my nose, my feet, my fingernails and every wart and hair on my head. I just do not like the weight.

Ok, talk about cloud 9... I just finished another 20 minute walk.

My goal, as I started this week, was to walk for 3 days total for 20 minutes each time. I have succeeded in my 1st week's goal.

As I am really out of shape, I have decided that next week's goal will be 3 days for 20 minutes. Week 3, I think I might add a 4th day or just tack on an extra 2 minutes. We will see how next week goes.

I am not going to get super excited though.

My overall goal is a series of lifestyle changes which I have been doing and I am pleased as can be. Taking a daily vitamin for instance was an earlier goal. I simply did not get enough of the healthy stuff in me, so when I started sure I missed a few days here and there. Taking a vitamin I am pleased to say has turned into a daily habit and I am hoping that my walking turns into a habit.

I am getting a new camera next month and I want to take those nature walks and just photograph everything. lol

Ok, so I walked again yesterday. I am not trying to hurt myself or even push myself too hard right now. I took a very nice relaxing 20 minute walk around the offices listening this time to the Misfits, Toy Dolls and Flogging Molly. The kind of music that pushes you forward.

When I was about 75% done, I so badly wanted to stop, to just give up and take the shortcut back or perhaps just sit down for a few minutes, but when the Toy Dolls song 'I Have Asthma' started, I could not help but push myself that last small bit of distance.

My back hurt, my ankles were on fire...

But wow... I really was feeling good about myself.

My knee is killing me this morning, so I think I will take the day off and not talk today. I will just wait until tomorrow to walk more. Perhaps find me some Ibuprofen to help with the swelling.

I have a goal though.

I want to be able to walk an entire nature trail without getting winded so badly I will be crawling. Some people make weight loss goals, myself I just want to get a new camera and take some pretty pictures while I am out walking. Take the kids with me and just go do something fun. That is my overall goal and I am looking to be able to accomplish it by autumn or spring.

Walking

Ok, I am about beat.
Today, out of the blue is the day I decided to put the stop watch to work and go walking.

Listening to Billy Idol and The Cure I walked around our new call center complex since there are sidewalks everywhere.

It is also about a perfect length for these sidewalks, I went all the way down to the entrance and back and each way was 10 minutes. My ankles hurt and my lower back is screaming at me because of this weight I carry.

But I really feel good about it. To get up and move forward and do something about this weight. I am going to do this for 3 days a week at first and then build it up.

I need one of those pedometers to measure how many steps I take. That with my stop watch helps my obsession with numbers...lol

hand: super

Last week I went to the doc and he was worried about blood clots and so ordered me up an ultrasound. He was concerned because of my surgery a few months ago and then I got lazy... so not much movement.

So I have been waiting to start any exercise until I got word back.

So I just got the word....Normal on the ultra sound... nothing found. So it is muscle strain and I can begin my working out.

I am going to go look at shoes tonight then since I need a new pair.

Choices

So I saw the doctor today.

I was in severe pain in the calf and I am really sick and just feeling like crap.

I have to have some stuff done this week and Friday I have an ultrasound done on my calf. He wants to make sure it is not a blood clot.

And he is introducing me to one of his friends he hangs out with... the guy sells shoes, shoes especially made for people that hurt when they walk or are over weight. Right now I am both. I have to do this....

The doctor is also taking a full interest in seeing me lose weight. He knows I can do it, I did it before... but I injured myself and then surgery and again with that laziness thing that settled in.

In the past I would jump into something with both feet. Instead of swimming and over coming an obstacle, instead I would drown myself and give up.

My weight and this giving up would cause me to fall into a kind of depression. Right now, I am pretty depressed...

This weekend really topped it off for me. I did laundry sure, but with the wife doing a yard sale and the kids playing with their friends I was all alone and instead of doing something I needed to do or should have done I played World of Warcraft.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the game I really do...  but I have 2 things working against me right now.

1) My addictive personality

2) My depression

I really and honestly did not think I was depressed. If you know me from work, do I act depressed? Nope, I am cutting up and having a ball...

But inside me right now if this funk and I need to rise above it. I cannot do it all at once... I have to make life altering lifestyle changes. Small baby steps...

I cut out milk from my diet and that helped me breathe easier with my Asthma... just recently started taking Calcium supplements. Going to add a multivitamin in there as well.

While my diet is not horrible, I have targeted areas for improvement. I am going to start using tortilla shells instead of bread to make wraps instead of sandwiches. Add more fruits and vegetables as well... My wife does so much baking and I have so much fish in my diet that I am doing ok.

I have to stop playing World of Warcraft, if I were not so addicted to the game and I could play in moderation, then everything would be fine. But I fall into things so strongly and I need to back away and work on my writing... maybe help start a garden and build some shelving and stuff. Really get out there and enjoy life more.

But I have to do this in baby steps....

Sorry Potty Mouth, I have to stop playing.

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Give me best offer... even take a good used laptop for it. =D

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