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3/6/2020 Weekly Update

06 Friday Mar 2020

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It’s definitely been one roller coaster of a ride this week.  I gained a pound, lost two pounds then I gained a pound.  All in all, I lost 1.4 pounds this week.  I’ve got 15.4 pounds to go before I can get my big butt on my bicycle.

I went every day this week to the gym.  I spend on average 30 minutes each on the treadmill and the cycle.  I walk away with my clothes soaked in sweat and my legs heavy as lead.  Twice this week I’ve worked with the trainer learning how to operate the machines correctly.  Next week I’ll be adding at least some of the machines to my daily routine.

I had to change my routine somewhat to accommodate my wife.  This was due to my son having a car accident late Thursday afternoon.  It messed his car up somewhat and it had to be towed to a garage.  So, being the generous parents we are, we’ve given my wife’s car to him to drive during the next three weeks while his car is getting repaired.  This requires me to get up in the morning and take my wife to work in the mornings and making sure I’m there in the afternoon to pick her up.  This also requires me to pick her up during the day to take her to her doctor’s appointments which I had to do today.  The things we do for our kids.

Back to my weight loss.  I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t lost more weight than I have.  I’ve read that when you start exercising like I have, you tear or damage the muscles which become inflamed.  When this happens the body retains fluid around the inflammation which aids in the healing process.  This also adds weight to your body.  This is all new to me so I can’t tell you if it’s true or not.  I did read this on the internet so it’s got to be true, right? lol.

Perseverance

25 Tuesday Feb 2020

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I have been to the gym every day since Sunday.  I had not planned on it but why not, I’m not doing anything else.  I spend thirty minutes on the treadmill and thirty minutes on the spin cycle.  I walk away out of breath and with noodle legs.  Today, while on the spin cycle,  I must have hit the wrong program because just about the whole thirty minutes I was going uphill.  According to my Fitbit, sixteen minutes my heart rate was above 140 beats per minute.  About midway into the workout, I thought about quitting.  My breathing was hard, I could tell my heart rate was up and my legs started burning.  It was then I said to myself, I am not a wimp. I can do this.  What I’m doing has got to be better than quitting.  After I finished my workout on the cycle, what I felt next was amazing and I haven’t felt like that in quite some time.  The fact that I didn’t quit made me feel great.  I couldn’t breathe nor could I walk but I felt good inside because I didn’t quit.  Tomorrow I work with the trainer for thirty minutes then I’ll get back on the treadmill and cycle again but this time a little less of a workout.  My legs feel like they need to heal some.

No Pain, No Gain

21 Friday Feb 2020

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imageAt least that’s what I’ve always heard.  My first appointment with the trainer was on Wednesday of this week.  Like I said in my last post, he is one of my Eagle Scouts.  My main concern was that he would use this as a way to get me back for all the hiking that I made him do.  I’m not sure if he tried to get me back or not but I’m telling you one thing; I’m sore.  He worked my chest, my legs, and arms. He said he was going to take it easy on my first day then give me a good workout on the second day, that’s today.

Two things that I’ve noticed so far.  I want to go to the gym even on the days that I’m not scheduled to work with the trainer. I definitely want to get my money worth. The second thing I’ve noticed, and I’m not too impressed with, is the fact that I’ve gained two pounds since I’ve started.  We can’t have this.  I want to lose weight not gain it.  I’m supposed to talk with someone at the gym today about a Mico diet.  I’ve never heard of it plus I don’t do well with diet plans.

There is another thing I’ve noticed since I’ve been going to the gym.  There’s a lot more people there that are in shape than those that are not.  There are a few there that their shape is round like me but for the most part most are fit and trim.  It’s like those fitness commercials.  You never see a fat guy on a Peloton.  You always see a fit man or woman giving it their all on those machines.  I know it’s marketing but I think it would give us fat guys more incentive if we could see one of our own on those machines working out.  And why is it that they usually have a gorgeous blond, who is all fit and trim, curves in the right places and always smiling behind the sign-in desk?  They’re usually married, got two kids and 42 but yet look 21. 

UPDATE:  I got to the gym about thirty minutes early.  My trainer was busy with another client so I hopped on a spin cycle and for thirty minutes my legs had a decent workout. When it was time for my turn with the trainer we mainly worked on my upper body. It was already sore from Wednesday but I made it through. After my workout with the trainer, I spent thirty minutes on the treadmill.  When I left there, everyone knew I had a decent workout because there wasn’t a dry stitch on my body.  Maybe I can see a difference on my scales tomorrow.  At least I hope so.

I Joined a Gym Today!

19 Wednesday Feb 2020

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Well, actually I joined last Friday but I hired a trainer today.  I had no idea a trainer was so expensive.  Between the cost of joining a gym and signing up for a trainer, I’m spending over $300 a month.  Wow, that’s a lot of money.  But, if I can get in shape and lose this weight it will be worth it.  The gym membership is right at $40 a month for a year.  The trainer is $289 a month for six months.  I figured I could do without a few things for six months.  I will be seeing a trainer twice a week for an hour.  I had my free assessment today and the trainer walked me through the paces trying out all the equipment and letting me get familiar with them.  We didn’t really work out per se but I can tell we worked out. My main issue and I made sure I told the trainer this, is my breathing. 

I have three main causes of my breathing issues. One is I’m really over overweight.  286 to be exact.  My body fat is close to 40% and that’s really bad. Two is I have congestive heart failure.  My heart doesn’t pump enough blood through my body to carry enough oxygen needed when I exercise.  And three, the medication that I take for my CML causes fluid to accumulate around my heart and lungs.  When I have an issue with this it causes bad breathing problems.  Luckily, I haven’t had any issues with this since last August.

My plan is to work out three days a week, two of which will be with a trainer.  Funny thing is that my trainer will be a young man that was in my scout troop.  His mother also works there.  I just hope he doesn’t try and get me back for all those times I made him work.

I”m really looking forward to working out and getting back in shape.  Maybe doing it this way I will be held more accountable being that I’m forking out all this cash. My goal is to reach 225lbs before September of this year.  My short term goal is to get down to 275 so that I can get back on my bicycle.  It has a weight limit so I don’t want to get on there and break it.

I’ll try and post something every Friday to keep everyone updated on my progress.

See you then.

365 Day Photo Challenge 325/365 “Day 20”

20 Friday Nov 2015

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My ugly mug.  Left picture was taken 2012, right picture taken today.  I am 60 pounds lighter today than in 2012.  It’s been a long, hard, painful road. As of this morning I weighed in at 284. This is not a new number for me because I’ve seen it before.  I saw it on my way down to 269 two years ago and I saw it again on my way back up to 305 back in March of this year.

I have come to realize that it’s a mental thing with me.  I started cycling just about the time I reached the 269 mark.  According to the app I was using, it stated that I was burning over 2,000 calories a trip. In my mind if I’m burning 2,000 calories I can eat more and not worry about it. I stopped using the treadmill and just rode my bike and with me burning more calories I ate more and with that I started gaining my weight back.  Like I said, it’s a mental thing with me.

I’m staying within my diet this time and I’m staying on the treadmill, at least for now.  It’s too dark for me to ride when I get home and right now I don’t have the time to ride on the weekends.

Today had another 4 miles on the treadmill.  My plans are tomorrow morning to get another 4 miles before I leave to go to the football game.  I’m not sure if I’ll have time to walk after I get home.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 324/365 “Day 19”

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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Today’s workout consisted of another 4 miles on the treadmill.  I am beginning to be plagued with foot pain in my right foot.  I’m not sure if it’s diabetic related or if I’ve actually done something to it. I’m going to double up on my neuropathy meds tonight and see if that helps.  Otherwise I may have to take a couple of days off the treadmill.

The scale god smiled on me this morning with a 1.2 pound loss. I’m hoping that this will continue over the next few days before the next plateau happens.

Tomorrow is Friday and I’m so looking forward to the weekend.  We are going to Tuscaloosa to see my son and to go to the Alabama game.  I’m hoping to get some good pictures of the band and even some pictures of the game.

“Life Goes On!”

 

365 Day Photo Challenge 323/365 “Day 18”

19 Thursday Nov 2015

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Today marks the eleventh consecutive day that I’ve been working out on the treadmill.  Out of the past eighteen days I’ve worked out sixteen days and I have lost a total of eight pounds as of today.  When I first started I did an average of 2.5 miles a day.  I have worked up to an average of 3 miles a day.  Tonight I walked 3.4 mph for 4 miles and when I got off and headed toward the shower my clothes felt like I had jumped into a pool.

I guess I’m at a plateau because I haven’t lost anything substantial since Sunday, in fact I’ve gained nearly 2.5 pounds back. I haven’t changed my diet and I’ve certainly haven’t changed my treadmill habits.  I’m going to keep up the fight and win this weight loss battle eventually.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 317/365 “Weight Loss Goals/Rewards Day 12”

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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When we thought my son was going to graduate on December 10th, I decided then that I would set a weight loss goal of 285lbs.  I’ve been dieting somewhat but not seriously until the first day of November.  Hence the Day Count.  When I set the goal I weighed in at 305.  This morning I weighed in at 289 lbs.  If I go by the past few weeks I should reach this mini goal by sometime next week.

All my adult life I’ve been doing some type of dieting. I’ve been setting goals and rewarding myself with different things such as a cheat day, a special meal or I’ll even go buy a special something that I’ve been wanting for a while.  As you can guess none of these really help me especially the food.  I really want to stay away from rewarding myself with food.  That’s never a good thing.

For those that do a lot of dieting and rewarding yourself with rewards, what are some of the rewards that you give yourself for reaching your goals?

Today’s total was three miles at 3.4 mph.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 315/365 “Day 10”

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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Jazz Band Performance

It’s been a full day. Emotional wise it was a lot better than the last two days.  I got a lot accomplished at work but they kept pouring on the new tickets.  That’s ok though, I’ll just keep doing what I can.

My daughters had a meeting to go to tonight so my wife took them on her way to a meeting she had to attend.  I volunteered to pick them up after I got off from work.  We got home around 7:30 or so which put me really late getting on the treadmill.  I was able to do get up to three miles tonight which I’m really glad I did but without one small problem.  While on my cooldown lap the treadmill stopped in mid stream.  Nearly sent  me over the top.  I’m glad I wasn’t going too fast otherwise I would’ve hit the wall in front of me.  That would have been a sight.  I can just imagine the laughter when I told my boss why I couldn’t come in to work the next day.  For some reason I tripped a breaker on the treadmill itself.  It may have something to do with all the boxes that my wife has stored in front of it cutting down the airflow or it could even be the dust from all the cat litter that has been poured into the litter pans next to the treadmill over the past few years.  Either way I’ll be sure to check and clean it before I get on again.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 314/365 “Day 9”

09 Monday Nov 2015

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I just learned a few moments ago that I was nominated for the Starlight Award by http://talkingtomyweightlosscounselor.com/  Deborah Crocker has a very inspirational blog and she has lifted me up with her comments as well as her prayers.  I would appreciate it if you would go by and check her blog out.  I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

This has been a Monday for sure.  With us being shorthanded at work it’s becoming even more difficult to do what I’m supposed to do without being called out to do something else.  I’m so far behind that it will take weeks to catch up.  I’m not worried about it though.  I’m going to do what I can do and not worry about what I can’t do.

I did spend nearly an hour on the treadmill tonight.  My goal was to do three miles or an hour whichever came first but at mile 2.5 my right leg started cramping up on me.  I didn’t stop, I just asked my wife to get me some pickle juice and kept going to make it to 2.75 miles.

I gained three pounds of my weight that I lost during last week. I guess not being able to get on the treadmill didn’t help matters none.   I can’t tell you how much I hate losing weight that I’ve already lost before.  I’ve been doing this all my adult life so I’m not sure why it bothers me so much.  Oh well, there’s always tomorrow, right?