January has come and gone and as some of you are aware I made myself a goal to hit 10,000 steps at a minimum every single day for 2017 in an effort to get more healthy.
Now that January is Over I can say that I have achieved this goal every single day for the first month and I know I will continue to achieve it every day for the second month.
There were a few days that were hard to get through and I had to push myself at the end but the important part is that I actually did push myself to get those in.
Also, I informed friends that I was going to be doing this and two of them have decided to join me.
One of them started about a 3rd of the way through the month and the other started right at the beginning of the year.
So, January.
I had a total of 432,473 steps in January which breaks down to an average of 13,950 steps per day.
I had 6 days under 11k steps but none of those days were under 10k steps which was my ultimate goal.
I had 8 days over 16k steps.
My best day was 19,583 on January 28th and my worst day was 10,072 on January 8th.
January 2016 I had 297,812
January 2015 I had 289,282
January 2015 I had 327,296
So, as you can see this January was by far my best start to the year.
My buddy Matt did 301,919 steps in January and started using his Fitbit on January 12th.
For his 20 days he averaged 15,095 steps per day and is leaving me play catch up.
Shawn started on January 1st with the goal of having Zero days under 10k steps as well and did 431,091 steps averaging 13,906 steps per day - almost the same exact step count I had with just 44 steps less per day.
For February my goals are to not have any days below 10,500 steps and to have 2 days over 20k steps. I want to raise my average steps above 14k, ultimately I would like to reach 15k average but February might be too early in the year to accomplish that (because then I want to maintain it and get better every month).
February 2014 - 331,817
February 2015 - 260,749
February 2016 - 312,897
2 out of the 3 years that I have had a Fitbit I have done more steps in February (with less days in the month) than I have done in January.
My ultimate goal would be to do 420,000 steps in Feb which puts me at 15k steps per day.
However, looking at 14k per day I would be at 392,000.
I will be happy as long as I fall somewhere in between the two.
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Monday, February 06, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Healthy 2017 - Week 2
This is coming a little later than I wanted, as my plan is to update my previous week every weekend.
However, it is that time of the season where it is Playoff Football and when my options are sit at a computer and type or watch some awesome football games, the computer will lose out every time.
As of the end of week 2 I am still getting in my minimum of 10k steps every single day and I have started a vlog to help keep me motivated.
My last one was walking around with my son and talking about the playoff games that just happened because: 1 - I am a huge Steelers fan and 2 - He is a huge Cowboys fan.
In fact, it was the Cowboys vs the Packers that finally solidified to me that he indeed does like football and the Cowboys because after the game he was crying with disappointment. It hurt my heart to watch that because as die hard fans we have all been there at one point or another, especially when we were young and it was harder to keep our emotions in check.
So, because I have been walking and talking to help keep myself motivated he really wanted to join me because he dreams of becoming a famous Youtuber some day and he just thinks it is really awesome to take videos and put them on Youtube.
So, this is something he and I will continue doing in some capacity - most likely after the next set of playoff games and then after the SuperBowl. Once football is done our conversations will become Video Game related because that is our common interest and it could be a lot of fun for the two of us.
Here is a link to my channel for anyone who wants to follow along and play the home game.
More specifically here is a link to the first video I made with my 11 year old and if he could get a comment or two (even if it is just about the game, especially from Cowboy fans - Looking at you Nick) he would be tickled pink (is that still a phrase?).
Ok, back to the task at hand.
I'd already reported week one results here, so on to week two.
Week two I finished with 97,656 steps which was less than the previous week but it also didn't have a 30k step day like the previous week did so I feel like this is a good solid win.
While my current goal is 10k every day and January 2016 was my lowest month of last year I do know that as this goes on I will have to step it up a notch if I want to beat each and every single month this year.
Come February I will still have a goal of 10k every day but I will also make a secondary goal of hitting 100k every single week. This will force me to either walk a longer path on my days off from work to up my step count that way or to take a walk after work one or two days a week to hit my goals. Either way this will up my activity level and that is a win for me.
Best day of the year so far is Friday, January 13th with 17,779 and worst day of the year is Saturday January 7th at 10,072 where I had to force myself just to get that number.
So, here is hoping I report 100k next week!
Hope you all are having a happy and healthy 2017
However, it is that time of the season where it is Playoff Football and when my options are sit at a computer and type or watch some awesome football games, the computer will lose out every time.
As of the end of week 2 I am still getting in my minimum of 10k steps every single day and I have started a vlog to help keep me motivated.
My last one was walking around with my son and talking about the playoff games that just happened because: 1 - I am a huge Steelers fan and 2 - He is a huge Cowboys fan.
In fact, it was the Cowboys vs the Packers that finally solidified to me that he indeed does like football and the Cowboys because after the game he was crying with disappointment. It hurt my heart to watch that because as die hard fans we have all been there at one point or another, especially when we were young and it was harder to keep our emotions in check.
So, because I have been walking and talking to help keep myself motivated he really wanted to join me because he dreams of becoming a famous Youtuber some day and he just thinks it is really awesome to take videos and put them on Youtube.
So, this is something he and I will continue doing in some capacity - most likely after the next set of playoff games and then after the SuperBowl. Once football is done our conversations will become Video Game related because that is our common interest and it could be a lot of fun for the two of us.
Here is a link to my channel for anyone who wants to follow along and play the home game.
More specifically here is a link to the first video I made with my 11 year old and if he could get a comment or two (even if it is just about the game, especially from Cowboy fans - Looking at you Nick) he would be tickled pink (is that still a phrase?).
Ok, back to the task at hand.
I'd already reported week one results here, so on to week two.
Week two I finished with 97,656 steps which was less than the previous week but it also didn't have a 30k step day like the previous week did so I feel like this is a good solid win.
While my current goal is 10k every day and January 2016 was my lowest month of last year I do know that as this goes on I will have to step it up a notch if I want to beat each and every single month this year.
Come February I will still have a goal of 10k every day but I will also make a secondary goal of hitting 100k every single week. This will force me to either walk a longer path on my days off from work to up my step count that way or to take a walk after work one or two days a week to hit my goals. Either way this will up my activity level and that is a win for me.
Best day of the year so far is Friday, January 13th with 17,779 and worst day of the year is Saturday January 7th at 10,072 where I had to force myself just to get that number.
So, here is hoping I report 100k next week!
Hope you all are having a happy and healthy 2017
Sunday, January 08, 2017
Healthy 2017 - Week 1
I know that millions every single year talk about how they are going to get healthier for the new year and most of them give up after a few weeks, that will not be me.
I have gone through this journey before and I am committed to doing it again. So, for 2017 I have decided to get more exercise in through walking (I am dedicated to 10k steps every single day) and I will eat healthier. I am also cutting out nearly all drinks that are not water (well, not cutting out beer, I love beer) in order to help with this.
Now that the first week is in the books I am proud to say it was successful.
My total steps for the week was 111,940, though this does count my 30k step count for New Years Eve since that was the first day of the week.
During this week I had two soda's and both of those were while I was at my parents and on the same day. I have gone out to dinner with my wife and had just water and I am drinking a lot of water at work and at home in order to get more healthier.
I also started a vlog that I will use to keep me motivated to take walks and I've only recorded 2 but one was deleted before it ever made it to posting.
The first one can be found here.
And of course I plan on documenting it weekly here.
January 1st I weighed 264.6 and on the 6th (last day of the week) I weighed 263.2 - so while I only lost a little over a pound I'll take it for my first week. As I get in better shape I expect that I should have no issue getting down to my initial goal of 220.
I have gone through this journey before and I am committed to doing it again. So, for 2017 I have decided to get more exercise in through walking (I am dedicated to 10k steps every single day) and I will eat healthier. I am also cutting out nearly all drinks that are not water (well, not cutting out beer, I love beer) in order to help with this.
Now that the first week is in the books I am proud to say it was successful.
My total steps for the week was 111,940, though this does count my 30k step count for New Years Eve since that was the first day of the week.
During this week I had two soda's and both of those were while I was at my parents and on the same day. I have gone out to dinner with my wife and had just water and I am drinking a lot of water at work and at home in order to get more healthier.
I also started a vlog that I will use to keep me motivated to take walks and I've only recorded 2 but one was deleted before it ever made it to posting.
The first one can be found here.
And of course I plan on documenting it weekly here.
January 1st I weighed 264.6 and on the 6th (last day of the week) I weighed 263.2 - so while I only lost a little over a pound I'll take it for my first week. As I get in better shape I expect that I should have no issue getting down to my initial goal of 220.
Monday, July 07, 2014
The Hunt for Solar Flare and other nonsense
I remember back when F to da Boy was my favorite person to comment on this blog but as my poker posts went so did he. My new favorite though is angerisagift and as such he gets a few silent shout outs.
Since my last post in which he commented that there was a new Mt Dew flavor I still have been unable to locate it. I have, however, seen several past flavors come back to the shelves but I have been avoiding them. I only want new and improved or I'm sticking to the classic and true.
I'm currently about one month away from my year anniversary with my Fitbit and looking back at my numbers it all looks good except for the fact that I have put back on some weight recently. It all started when I got a bit lazy after visiting some friends and then the holidays hit and Wedding planning then Honeymoon and now pregnancy. By the way, I now fully understand and will never make fun of the whole hubby gaining weight during pregnancy thing. I get it, it's real but I'm trying to combat it a bit.
With that in mind I'm really looking forward to reporting my first year totals and work on a plan to increase my daily activity to make the second year that much better.
Currently I'm over 4 million total steps taken and a little under 2 thousand miles walked.
I'm in the process of seriously debating with myself to change my phone and my carrier in order to save money. At this point I'm pretty tired of shelling out $80+ per month for just my phone. When you combine my wife's phone the numbers increase and it would be really nice to get both of our phones for that price or less. So, I'm going to be experimenting for myself and then if everything works out well I'll convince the wife to join me as we save money for our future, for our family.
Work has been hell pretty much since the start of June but everything is about to get easier in the next few weeks and I'm really looking forward to that. I should not only be full staffed but have extra staffing so that I can focus on doing my actual job better and work on training others to take my position after my head explodes.
Since my last post in which he commented that there was a new Mt Dew flavor I still have been unable to locate it. I have, however, seen several past flavors come back to the shelves but I have been avoiding them. I only want new and improved or I'm sticking to the classic and true.
I'm currently about one month away from my year anniversary with my Fitbit and looking back at my numbers it all looks good except for the fact that I have put back on some weight recently. It all started when I got a bit lazy after visiting some friends and then the holidays hit and Wedding planning then Honeymoon and now pregnancy. By the way, I now fully understand and will never make fun of the whole hubby gaining weight during pregnancy thing. I get it, it's real but I'm trying to combat it a bit.
With that in mind I'm really looking forward to reporting my first year totals and work on a plan to increase my daily activity to make the second year that much better.
Currently I'm over 4 million total steps taken and a little under 2 thousand miles walked.
I'm in the process of seriously debating with myself to change my phone and my carrier in order to save money. At this point I'm pretty tired of shelling out $80+ per month for just my phone. When you combine my wife's phone the numbers increase and it would be really nice to get both of our phones for that price or less. So, I'm going to be experimenting for myself and then if everything works out well I'll convince the wife to join me as we save money for our future, for our family.
Work has been hell pretty much since the start of June but everything is about to get easier in the next few weeks and I'm really looking forward to that. I should not only be full staffed but have extra staffing so that I can focus on doing my actual job better and work on training others to take my position after my head explodes.
Friday, December 06, 2013
All I want for Xmas
It's funny, in the past few weeks I've had a few customers snap at me because I wished them a "Happy Holidays" where as they want me to say Merry Xmas instead.
Shit, Xmas was still a month away the first time I said it - how about people stop being so f'n sensitive and just accept some joy instead of sucking it all away with their closed minded beliefs?
Today I came home and, for the first time, did a routine from Jillian Michaels. My love seems to like her and she is a great personality on the Fat Person show she is part of. On Xbox fitness her first workout of (30 day shred or something like that) is free and then you need to pony up a little bit of money to unlock all of it. I'm cool with doing the free one for a week and seeing what I think about stepping up my game afterwards.
Lets just say that my ass was thoroughly kicked. I feel like I did OK for my first time through it and my "score" was good. (lets face it, this is part of a Video Game system and we are in a golden age of Video Games so of course there are going to be scores and rankings and stuff.) I wasn't perfect and I have a lot of room for improvement especially with certain exercises. There were several cardio exercises where I just flat out had to quit for about half of the workout because I couldn't breathe but I pushed myself as far as I could. There were several exercises where I was trying and I barely scored anything because what I was doing was not enough to even register as actual physical exercise. Oh Jillian, I'm still exhausted an hour later and want to nap (but I need to get my tush in gear and get ready for work).
I'm going to do this routine one more time over the weekend and get some other exercise in on the other day, probably just cardio, as next week is going to be Inventory week which means 12 hour days and I'll be too tired to actually get exercise in before or after work.
Baby Steps.
In recreational news I am still playing Diablo 3 and started playing Grand Theft Auto 5 finally. About 6 hours into it and enjoying it much better than 4 which I stopped after less than 10 hours of play. Still doing a little bit of Knack on the PS4 now and then as well as I debate whether or not I want to bother trying to platinum it or not.
I'm also playing Paper Mario Sticker Stars on the 3DS. So, most of my systems have some sort of game that I'm progressing in. Maybe after the holidays I'll be able to set up a schedule where I can play once or twice per week regularly instead of just on random occasions.
Biggest problem is cannot play games like GTA5 anytime the child is around because .... well... because that game is just nasty in both content and language.
Now, to put some clothes on and get some caffeine in me so that I can function at work before my weekend off. Oh, inventory week is going to suck like always.
Shit, Xmas was still a month away the first time I said it - how about people stop being so f'n sensitive and just accept some joy instead of sucking it all away with their closed minded beliefs?
Today I came home and, for the first time, did a routine from Jillian Michaels. My love seems to like her and she is a great personality on the Fat Person show she is part of. On Xbox fitness her first workout of (30 day shred or something like that) is free and then you need to pony up a little bit of money to unlock all of it. I'm cool with doing the free one for a week and seeing what I think about stepping up my game afterwards.
Lets just say that my ass was thoroughly kicked. I feel like I did OK for my first time through it and my "score" was good. (lets face it, this is part of a Video Game system and we are in a golden age of Video Games so of course there are going to be scores and rankings and stuff.) I wasn't perfect and I have a lot of room for improvement especially with certain exercises. There were several cardio exercises where I just flat out had to quit for about half of the workout because I couldn't breathe but I pushed myself as far as I could. There were several exercises where I was trying and I barely scored anything because what I was doing was not enough to even register as actual physical exercise. Oh Jillian, I'm still exhausted an hour later and want to nap (but I need to get my tush in gear and get ready for work).
I'm going to do this routine one more time over the weekend and get some other exercise in on the other day, probably just cardio, as next week is going to be Inventory week which means 12 hour days and I'll be too tired to actually get exercise in before or after work.
Baby Steps.
In recreational news I am still playing Diablo 3 and started playing Grand Theft Auto 5 finally. About 6 hours into it and enjoying it much better than 4 which I stopped after less than 10 hours of play. Still doing a little bit of Knack on the PS4 now and then as well as I debate whether or not I want to bother trying to platinum it or not.
I'm also playing Paper Mario Sticker Stars on the 3DS. So, most of my systems have some sort of game that I'm progressing in. Maybe after the holidays I'll be able to set up a schedule where I can play once or twice per week regularly instead of just on random occasions.
Biggest problem is cannot play games like GTA5 anytime the child is around because .... well... because that game is just nasty in both content and language.
Now, to put some clothes on and get some caffeine in me so that I can function at work before my weekend off. Oh, inventory week is going to suck like always.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Getting Thinner with Xbox Fitness
Today I decided to take the next step towards the new Thinner me. Yes, Cardio and eating better has gotten me so far but today I decided to start adding some routines into my exercise lifestyle.
So, with that being said - Lets jump to the fact that I have new toys, namely the Xbox One - or the Xbone to some. It was a Xmas present. Yes, I am spoiled and yes I got it early (opening presents on Xmas is for children heh).
So I was browsing and looking to see if they have any free games for launch to entice people and the only two I discovered were Killer Instinct which is not a full version and it starts off by telling you that in order to earn achievements and rank on the leader-boards you have to purchase some version of the game. I think it ranges from $29.99 to $14 billion dollars or so if you want to make sure that you get all of the upgrades and characters and levels as they are released. I played one fight and decided that I still hate fighter games and deleted it.
However the other thing I found is a gem, a not advertised and well hidden gem and it's Xbox Fitness.
It works in conjunction with the Kinect and I have a feeling that it won't remain free for long (but I sure hope it does or at least has a reasonable price). There are a lot of free exercise videos including BeachBody, P90x and Insanity. I, however, opt for things that can be done in about 10 minutes or so because I really don't want to die in front of a TV and Video Game System.
Today I tried my first exercise which was a 10 minute Ab Workout and afterwards I was a little short of breath and a bit tired. I consider those both wins.
The great thing is that in conjunction with the Kinect you see yourself next to the trainer and a silhouette of yourself doing the workout. You get instant feedback telling you that you need to raise your legs more or you need to keep up with the instructor or that you're a lazy bastard who should probably just put in Call of Duty instead because this is not for you. Every exercise gives you challenges and gives you a score and a star rating (1 through 5) so that you can push yourself harder and get better.
After one workout I am happy with it so far. I've got about 5 months to get myself in better shape for the wedding and the Honeymoon in Hawaii and today begins my toning journey.
Today I started at 218 pounds (I've been in this range for 2 months now) and I'm down to a 38 pant size (because I put my pants under my fat instead of around my belly). My belly is sitting around a 46 or 48 and this is the main area that I'm going to be focusing on.
I'll be 100% happy if I stay near my current weight but shrink the gut so I look better in dress shirts and eventually my Tux.
I've come a long way but there is still much left of my journey.
As for my fitbit - last week I did nearly 81,000 steps and went for over 35 miles.
and because no one comes here for the words.... Todays pics I stole from The Chive.
So I was browsing and looking to see if they have any free games for launch to entice people and the only two I discovered were Killer Instinct which is not a full version and it starts off by telling you that in order to earn achievements and rank on the leader-boards you have to purchase some version of the game. I think it ranges from $29.99 to $14 billion dollars or so if you want to make sure that you get all of the upgrades and characters and levels as they are released. I played one fight and decided that I still hate fighter games and deleted it.
However the other thing I found is a gem, a not advertised and well hidden gem and it's Xbox Fitness.
It works in conjunction with the Kinect and I have a feeling that it won't remain free for long (but I sure hope it does or at least has a reasonable price). There are a lot of free exercise videos including BeachBody, P90x and Insanity. I, however, opt for things that can be done in about 10 minutes or so because I really don't want to die in front of a TV and Video Game System.
After one workout I am happy with it so far. I've got about 5 months to get myself in better shape for the wedding and the Honeymoon in Hawaii and today begins my toning journey.
Today I started at 218 pounds (I've been in this range for 2 months now) and I'm down to a 38 pant size (because I put my pants under my fat instead of around my belly). My belly is sitting around a 46 or 48 and this is the main area that I'm going to be focusing on.
I'll be 100% happy if I stay near my current weight but shrink the gut so I look better in dress shirts and eventually my Tux.
I've come a long way but there is still much left of my journey.
As for my fitbit - last week I did nearly 81,000 steps and went for over 35 miles.
and because no one comes here for the words.... Todays pics I stole from The Chive.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
size 38 pant
Today I bought 2 pair of pants for work.
Size 38.
My size 40 shorts are getting to be too baggy.
That is all
Size 38.
My size 40 shorts are getting to be too baggy.
That is all
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Weekly Updates - slacking
Man oh man have I been slacking off something fierce since I went on Vacation. I knew it was going to be a difficult 4 days but when I came back home I didn't just jump back into my old routine, nope, I kept on going with my vacation bad habits. Not walking extra steps, not eating healthy, NOT saying no to those donuts or chips or whatever else I happened to be craving.
Vacation really did a number on me.
With that in mind I'm really going to right this injustice and get back on track during the month of November.
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?
I'm going to try to get motivated to hit the gym today even for just a simple 3 mile walk on the elliptical or treadmill. However, I am functioning off of less than 4 hours sleep and I'm quite certain that I'll just blow it off.
Tomorrow is Trick or Treating with the family and I just don't see myself making a trip to the gym after work but before the fun.
Friday is First Friday and probably the last I'll be able to go to for a while. November is a 3 pay month and those months have that extra Friday in them and thus shifts the balance of power towards evil thus making me close every single First Friday until the next 3 pay month. However, at least this happens during the winter months so that I am not forced to drink beer just to stay warm!!!
So, November it is.
As such I am looking through different fitness Facebook sites and crap my friends post to help find things to motivate me.
I'm also thinking about doing a weight loss challenge at work that will probably end up costing me $10 per week - but it's the motivation that is important.
So far this is what I'll be attempting in November.
I fully expect to fail this somewhere during the month - but I will keep up with it daily and see what kind of progress I get anyways. Day 9 looks like a hurdle currently but only because I don't think I've ever hit the minute mark before, of course I've never kept up with it so who knows. Day 30 is probably impossible but that's why they call it a challenge right?
So, who wants to start taking wagers on what day I'll initially fail?
Now, for the weekly upates
Fitbit:
75,025 total steps
10,718 daily average
33.89 miles
Weight 217-221
Even though I've been slacking I'm happy that my daily average is still over 10k. I'm going to work on getting my weekly number back to 90k and then get back into the habit of getting in those extra steps every single day.
Ideally I want to be hitting at least 40 miles per week and I need to get my weight back down. My lowest was 213 and I'm up from that so I need to start focusing on getting the exercise in and the weight will take care of itself.
Video Game Update:
11h 24m were played this past week (per raptr). All of it was Diablo 3.
Yesterday I got my Barbarian to Act 2 and now I will work on progressing my Monk and Demon Hunter to Act 2 as well. I've now put over 50 hours into Diablo 3 and mostly because I've been toying around with different characters instead of just focusing on one and beating the game for the first time.
I want to pick up GTA V and am getting closer to pulling the trigger but I need to sell some other stuff off first to justify it. Time Will Tell.
TV Update:
After finishing Breaking Bad I haven't bothered to start sinking my mind into another serious TV Series. I'm nearing the end of The League Season 4 and then I have to decide what direction to go next.
My currently Choices.
The Walking Dead Season 3
Game of Thrones Season 2
Dexter Season 4
Comic Book Update:
I haven't read a single one in probably 6 weeks. I've got quite the backlog. When I slack, I slack at everything!
Vacation really did a number on me.
With that in mind I'm really going to right this injustice and get back on track during the month of November.
Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?
I'm going to try to get motivated to hit the gym today even for just a simple 3 mile walk on the elliptical or treadmill. However, I am functioning off of less than 4 hours sleep and I'm quite certain that I'll just blow it off.
Tomorrow is Trick or Treating with the family and I just don't see myself making a trip to the gym after work but before the fun.
Friday is First Friday and probably the last I'll be able to go to for a while. November is a 3 pay month and those months have that extra Friday in them and thus shifts the balance of power towards evil thus making me close every single First Friday until the next 3 pay month. However, at least this happens during the winter months so that I am not forced to drink beer just to stay warm!!!
So, November it is.
As such I am looking through different fitness Facebook sites and crap my friends post to help find things to motivate me.
I'm also thinking about doing a weight loss challenge at work that will probably end up costing me $10 per week - but it's the motivation that is important.
So far this is what I'll be attempting in November.
I fully expect to fail this somewhere during the month - but I will keep up with it daily and see what kind of progress I get anyways. Day 9 looks like a hurdle currently but only because I don't think I've ever hit the minute mark before, of course I've never kept up with it so who knows. Day 30 is probably impossible but that's why they call it a challenge right?
So, who wants to start taking wagers on what day I'll initially fail?
Now, for the weekly upates
Fitbit:
75,025 total steps
10,718 daily average
33.89 miles
Weight 217-221
Even though I've been slacking I'm happy that my daily average is still over 10k. I'm going to work on getting my weekly number back to 90k and then get back into the habit of getting in those extra steps every single day.
Ideally I want to be hitting at least 40 miles per week and I need to get my weight back down. My lowest was 213 and I'm up from that so I need to start focusing on getting the exercise in and the weight will take care of itself.
Video Game Update:
11h 24m were played this past week (per raptr). All of it was Diablo 3.
Yesterday I got my Barbarian to Act 2 and now I will work on progressing my Monk and Demon Hunter to Act 2 as well. I've now put over 50 hours into Diablo 3 and mostly because I've been toying around with different characters instead of just focusing on one and beating the game for the first time.
I want to pick up GTA V and am getting closer to pulling the trigger but I need to sell some other stuff off first to justify it. Time Will Tell.
TV Update:
After finishing Breaking Bad I haven't bothered to start sinking my mind into another serious TV Series. I'm nearing the end of The League Season 4 and then I have to decide what direction to go next.
My currently Choices.
The Walking Dead Season 3
Game of Thrones Season 2
Dexter Season 4
Comic Book Update:
I haven't read a single one in probably 6 weeks. I've got quite the backlog. When I slack, I slack at everything!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Melting
Melting melting melting
Keep that fat a melting
Melting Melting Melting
Fattyyyyyy
Also - Got to take picks of me and my boy wearing our deadpool masks for the first time.
Gotta find that costume next :)
Keep that fat a melting
Melting Melting Melting
Fattyyyyyy
Also - Got to take picks of me and my boy wearing our deadpool masks for the first time.
Gotta find that costume next :)
Friday, September 13, 2013
Keep on Pushing
Some days are better than others.
Trying to turn eating better into a habit was difficult. In fact it's still difficult at times.
Trying to turn exercise into a habit is awful. Bloody awful.
I'm not a fitness guy and I never will be. I've been overweight most of my life and I'm cool with that. But I'm at a point in my life where I have to strive to be better for myself and my family. I can't just sit around and stay fat because it doesn't matter. I've got a future wife and kid to think about and we want to have another one. Those are the one's I'm ultimately doing this for.
I've already got genetics fighting against me as I'm "genetically predisposed to heart attacks and strokes" which was the polite way for the doctor to tell me to get off my fat ass and get healthier.
Over a year and a half later every day is still a struggle. A struggle to find the motivation to keep exercising. A struggle to find the motivation to keep eating healthy. A struggle to find the motivation to NOT open that bag of chips and just chow down.
I started this journey when I stepped on a scale and it read 303.
Today I woke up and hopped on the scale before taking my shower and it read 217.
This past week I threw away all of my fat pants and shorts. All of them. I now only own 5 pairs of shorts for work and need to buy a few pairs of paints for when the weather gets a little chilly.
Two days ago I gave a lady at work all of my fat shirts (3XL and 2XL) for her husband. I'm down to a handful of shirts I recently bought for work and some fun T-shirts for my days off and for the gym (though, in reality they are going to be 2 sizes too big soon).
I'm slowly emptying out my closet.
I've come a long way on this journey and I've still got a ways to go.
When I have moments of doubt and weakness I try to picture what I want myself to look like on my wedding day for my wife and family. What I want to look like when I am immortalized by camera flashes from all of my friends and family and professional photographers on this ever so important day of my life.
I envision myself on a beach in Hawaii for my honeymoon and I remind myself what I looked like a few months ago when I was half naked on a beach in California during our Disney trip.
What I looked like then and what I want to look like are two entirely different things - this drives me back to the gym.
I realize my lady loves me for who I am and if I stayed at this weight she'd be perfectly happy for me and with me. But, in reality, I want to look better for her. I want to feel better for her. I want to live a long and fruitful life with her by my side.
I've gone 4 days in a row with over 10k steps (all over 12k actually).
I've gone 2 days in a row with over 15k steps (all over 16k actually).
Today I forced myself to hit the gym after coming home at 11pm just so I could make all of my daily numbers.
I want to be at or under 215 by the 21st. 212 by the 27th. 210 in early October!
I might need a vial or two of crack :)
grrouch out
Trying to turn eating better into a habit was difficult. In fact it's still difficult at times.
Trying to turn exercise into a habit is awful. Bloody awful.
I'm not a fitness guy and I never will be. I've been overweight most of my life and I'm cool with that. But I'm at a point in my life where I have to strive to be better for myself and my family. I can't just sit around and stay fat because it doesn't matter. I've got a future wife and kid to think about and we want to have another one. Those are the one's I'm ultimately doing this for.
I've already got genetics fighting against me as I'm "genetically predisposed to heart attacks and strokes" which was the polite way for the doctor to tell me to get off my fat ass and get healthier.
Over a year and a half later every day is still a struggle. A struggle to find the motivation to keep exercising. A struggle to find the motivation to keep eating healthy. A struggle to find the motivation to NOT open that bag of chips and just chow down.
I started this journey when I stepped on a scale and it read 303.
Today I woke up and hopped on the scale before taking my shower and it read 217.
This past week I threw away all of my fat pants and shorts. All of them. I now only own 5 pairs of shorts for work and need to buy a few pairs of paints for when the weather gets a little chilly.
Two days ago I gave a lady at work all of my fat shirts (3XL and 2XL) for her husband. I'm down to a handful of shirts I recently bought for work and some fun T-shirts for my days off and for the gym (though, in reality they are going to be 2 sizes too big soon).
I'm slowly emptying out my closet.
I've come a long way on this journey and I've still got a ways to go.
When I have moments of doubt and weakness I try to picture what I want myself to look like on my wedding day for my wife and family. What I want to look like when I am immortalized by camera flashes from all of my friends and family and professional photographers on this ever so important day of my life.
I envision myself on a beach in Hawaii for my honeymoon and I remind myself what I looked like a few months ago when I was half naked on a beach in California during our Disney trip.
What I looked like then and what I want to look like are two entirely different things - this drives me back to the gym.
I realize my lady loves me for who I am and if I stayed at this weight she'd be perfectly happy for me and with me. But, in reality, I want to look better for her. I want to feel better for her. I want to live a long and fruitful life with her by my side.
I've gone 4 days in a row with over 10k steps (all over 12k actually).
I've gone 2 days in a row with over 15k steps (all over 16k actually).
Today I forced myself to hit the gym after coming home at 11pm just so I could make all of my daily numbers.
I want to be at or under 215 by the 21st. 212 by the 27th. 210 in early October!
I might need a vial or two of crack :)
grrouch out
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Fitbit Update Number 4
For the week from 9/2/13 - 9/8/13
Total Steps: 82,963
Daily Average 11,852
Best Day 21,541
Total Distance 39.05 Miles
Daily Average 5.58 Miles
Best Day 10.27 Miles
Total Calories Burned 22,329
Daily Average 3,190
Best Day 4,085
Lightest Day 217.9
Heaviest 223
Average Sleep 6 hours 19 minutes
It's kind of Funny that I had two 20k days and yet this ended up being my worst week overall. I was really lazy on my days off which killed my average a good deal.
However - I am close to my wanted daily average of 12,500 and I am going over 5 miles every day.
I'm going to up my goal to 6 miles and see where that takes me.
I'm not sure how many steps it would take to get there so I'll up my goal in steps to 13,500 for now.
Also, I'm inching away towards hitting 215 pounds. It'll come, it'll come.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Hitting the Weights
Last night I still needed some distance to go to reach my daily goal and I decided to hit up the gym for some cardio.
I sent out a message to see if anyone was at the gym already or going to be there shortly and a couple friends from another store were on their way shortly.
I got their first so I did 10 minutes of the Elliptical on level 15 (which starts to really kick my ass after about 4 minutes) and then a 2.5 minute cool down.
By the time I was done the other guys had arrived and I went to see what they were doing for the evening - just my luck....
Oh yeah. Squats and leg presses and leg curls Oh My.
At the end of leg day you also do a little of ab day - meh.
Today I'm not feeling too bad though I expect tomorrow to be when the real pain kicks in. My legs are a little rubbery but I decided to help that out by doing a 2/3rds mile walk around my complex with my puppy.
I work late tonight so I'll be on my feet the whole evening and moving around which will also help to make sure that I keep myself loose and don't tighten up too much.
They are taking the weekend off and then we head back on Monday.
I'm going to try to get to the gym as many times as possible with them and when I can't I'll try to follow along with the routine myself.
Lets see how long I can keep this up before I give up!
I sent out a message to see if anyone was at the gym already or going to be there shortly and a couple friends from another store were on their way shortly.
I got their first so I did 10 minutes of the Elliptical on level 15 (which starts to really kick my ass after about 4 minutes) and then a 2.5 minute cool down.
By the time I was done the other guys had arrived and I went to see what they were doing for the evening - just my luck....
Oh yeah. Squats and leg presses and leg curls Oh My.
At the end of leg day you also do a little of ab day - meh.
Today I'm not feeling too bad though I expect tomorrow to be when the real pain kicks in. My legs are a little rubbery but I decided to help that out by doing a 2/3rds mile walk around my complex with my puppy.
I work late tonight so I'll be on my feet the whole evening and moving around which will also help to make sure that I keep myself loose and don't tighten up too much.
They are taking the weekend off and then we head back on Monday.
I'm going to try to get to the gym as many times as possible with them and when I can't I'll try to follow along with the routine myself.
Lets see how long I can keep this up before I give up!
Monday, August 26, 2013
Smaller and Smaller and Smaller
So after the last round of new shirts that was bought and countless people telling me that what I bought was still too big for me (I'm bad at this) I ended up making a trip to the store today for a few more shirts.
Er. Well, first I woke up and walked 1.25 miles this morning. Then after a nice shower I met my lady and child so that we could take him to his first day of school.
He was pretty excited to be heading back to school...well... until he saw the actual school come into view and then he admitted he was a bit nervous.
I have no fears this year is going to be much better for him and he is going to do great.
Can't wait to hear him report back what happened today (and tomorrow since I won't be seeing him until tomorrow).
After that I went and bought some shirts.
Even though they have shrunk I still have some man boobs that annoy me and I've got a gut and this is why I've always worse clothes that are too big for me.
But, this is a new me and new attitude and I'm giving this "wearing clothes that fit" thing a try.
Er. Well, first I woke up and walked 1.25 miles this morning. Then after a nice shower I met my lady and child so that we could take him to his first day of school.
He was pretty excited to be heading back to school...well... until he saw the actual school come into view and then he admitted he was a bit nervous.
I have no fears this year is going to be much better for him and he is going to do great.
Can't wait to hear him report back what happened today (and tomorrow since I won't be seeing him until tomorrow).
After that I went and bought some shirts.
Even though they have shrunk I still have some man boobs that annoy me and I've got a gut and this is why I've always worse clothes that are too big for me.
But, this is a new me and new attitude and I'm giving this "wearing clothes that fit" thing a try.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
I Eat Because I Love Food
Over a year and 80 pounds later I still have a lot of work to do.
A lot has changed over the past year but some things still remain the same.
I love to eat.
A-Lot.
I mean, just sit down and dig in to some tasty shit and keep going until I'm about to puke and I have to remove all my clothing to feel better.
I just like food.
And, no matter how much I've cut back over the past year+ I can still just pig out to a large degree whenever the mood strikes me.
The biggest difference between now and then is that after I do this I'm in a better mental state to recover and get back on track quicker than before. Back in the day (trade mark pending) It would take me a long time to get back to eating better to lose weight. I'm not talking a couple of days or weeks... I'm talking fucking years man. I fall off that wagon and I fall like an alcoholic accidentally tricking himself into taking a sip of his favorite drink after catching his woman banging the milkman. On the Front porch. With the neighbors filming it and streaming it live on the internet.
Now, it only takes me a week or two (sometimes less) to flush it out of my system and get back to where I should be. I don't fall for as long and I don't fall nearly as hard as now when I give in and go on a week long bender I only maintain my weight instead of adding back the pounds and having to start over.
Baby-Steps (also trademark pending).
With this in mind I'm going to try to train myself to eat less (again).
It hit me recently and I've watched myself do this for the past few weeks.
I eat on every single break I take at work. Most of the time it's not because I'm hungry. Most of the time it's just because I brought the food and I've got this magical caloric intake number I'm aiming for.
Today I took my first break and found myself reaching for my food. I stopped myself and pulled out a water and started drinking it instead. I thought about it and realized that I wasn't hungry. I just wanted to eat.
I'm a nervous eater.
I'm an anxious eater.
I eat when I'm depressed and when I'm happy.
I started life malnourished for about 8 years and I never want to feel that way again, so I eat.
I still got my calories in. I also got my exercise in.
I'm going to keep trying to cut back on my "eating just to eat" and see if I can get out of the habit.
Monday, August 19, 2013
50 miles
So near the end of my working day I received a notice that since I have started wearing my Fitbit (August 10th) I have officially walked for 50 miles (August 19th).
50 miles in 9 days, not too shabby.
Looking forward to hitting 100 before the end of the month.
Kind of amazing the amount of walking one does when one works retail. I knew it was a lot but I really had no idea that it averages out to over 5 per day.
The good news is that come payday I've got at least $50 going into my pocket for spending money.
The next thing I want to buy is a 3 TB hard-drive for my computer and a 64 gig memory chip for my Galaxy Tablet (birthday present). The hard drive is going to run about $110 and the memory chip probably somewhere around $50.
I believe I typed it before (I've thought it, just might not have made it across my fingers). I'm going to give myself spending money based on how many miles my Fitbit tracks me as having walked. One dollar for One mile. So, the two items above are going to run about $160 which means I have to walk 160 miles to be able to buy them.
After this week my next check is September 6th and I'm going to see if I can manage to get those 160 miles in before that paycheck hits.
Friday, August 16, 2013
My new Fitbit
I've used the Fitbit for one full week and my results were as such.
I get a helluva lot more exercise on days when I'm at work than on days that I have off. I need to get some gym time in or some jogging to bridge that gap.
I went for a morning walk/Jog 4 days last week and would have made it 5 in a row but I stayed out late playing poker and then only got a 4.5 hour nap and just never had the energy to do it.
Week of August 10th - August 16th
72,102 Steps
32.73 Miles walked
21,695 calories burned
For my first week I'll take it. There were several instances where I went out of my way to get some extra walking in.
At first I set my goal to be 10,000 steps per day but after seeing how many I got in the 1st day that I worked with it I upped my goal to 12,000.
I will be continuing to increase it as I hit my goal more consistently and start getting more exercise.
I had some other info written up but I think I left it on my work email. So, once I transfer that to my personal email I'll have a more in depth post on the Fitbit and how it fits into my life currently.
Also, I stole this from an online forum so don't think of me as original or anything.
In order to motivate myself to walk more and get in more exercise I am giving myself one dollar for every mile I put in via my Fitbit.
So, this past week I did 32 miles and now I owe myself $32. This is purely fun money that I can do whatever I want with. This will be the money where I earn my video games or movies or whatever.
If I notice that I am doing too much and therefor giving myself too much spending money I'll cut it down to a dollar every 1.5 miles or ever 2 miles, but for August it will be for every mile traveled.
Tomorrow I expect to not only get in my normal half mile walk/jog but I also plan on hitting up the elliptical at Golds Gym for about 30-45 minutes.
My weight loss progress has been good the past week and can be summed up by the following picture:
I get a helluva lot more exercise on days when I'm at work than on days that I have off. I need to get some gym time in or some jogging to bridge that gap.
I went for a morning walk/Jog 4 days last week and would have made it 5 in a row but I stayed out late playing poker and then only got a 4.5 hour nap and just never had the energy to do it.
Week of August 10th - August 16th
72,102 Steps
32.73 Miles walked
21,695 calories burned
For my first week I'll take it. There were several instances where I went out of my way to get some extra walking in.
At first I set my goal to be 10,000 steps per day but after seeing how many I got in the 1st day that I worked with it I upped my goal to 12,000.
I will be continuing to increase it as I hit my goal more consistently and start getting more exercise.
I had some other info written up but I think I left it on my work email. So, once I transfer that to my personal email I'll have a more in depth post on the Fitbit and how it fits into my life currently.
Also, I stole this from an online forum so don't think of me as original or anything.
In order to motivate myself to walk more and get in more exercise I am giving myself one dollar for every mile I put in via my Fitbit.
So, this past week I did 32 miles and now I owe myself $32. This is purely fun money that I can do whatever I want with. This will be the money where I earn my video games or movies or whatever.
If I notice that I am doing too much and therefor giving myself too much spending money I'll cut it down to a dollar every 1.5 miles or ever 2 miles, but for August it will be for every mile traveled.
Tomorrow I expect to not only get in my normal half mile walk/jog but I also plan on hitting up the elliptical at Golds Gym for about 30-45 minutes.
My weight loss progress has been good the past week and can be summed up by the following picture:
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| 1st time under 220 in over a decade! |
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
3 in a Row
The last 3 mornings I have gotten up a half hour early to go outside and Jog/Walk half a mile.
I'd really like to get that up to a mile but the natural route by where I live has a lap that brings me back to my house at almost exactly half a mile and as soon as I see my house I give up and decide that 1 lap, half a mile, is good enough.
However, the good news is that I have gone 3 days in a row.
I think I'll be able to keep this up on the mornings where I work early but I don't know what is going to happen on the days when I work late. For instance, tomorrow I don't go in until 2:30. Obviously I'm not going to continue with routine for the sake of routine. I am not getting up at 4 am to take a morning stroll before the sun comes out if I don't have to be to work until well after noon. That's just mildly retarded.
What I am hoping is that I find the motivation to get to the gym and put some time on the elliptical and maybe hit some weights so that I can continue to get exercise before work. The gym will give me more of a workout than a once-a-round-the-block so that is the ultimate goal.
Ever since that dreaded trip to the doctor's office I've been more determined to continue my path of weight loss and better fitness, so even though it sucked I'm glad it happened.
I'm using Runtastic to track my daily exercise. I've got Fitbit to track how active I am during the day and my sleep cycles and I'm using MyFitnessPal to track how many calories I'm taking in per day to make sure I eat enough to sustain life and to lose weight at the same time.
Also, my new phone should be delivered today. Hopefully while I'm working so I can pick it up after I get out and before heading over to my Fiance's place. I can charge and activate the new phone and then she can "upgrade" her phone to mine and we can allow our son to have her phone as a video game playing device.
Now, time to get to work!
I'd really like to get that up to a mile but the natural route by where I live has a lap that brings me back to my house at almost exactly half a mile and as soon as I see my house I give up and decide that 1 lap, half a mile, is good enough.
However, the good news is that I have gone 3 days in a row.
I think I'll be able to keep this up on the mornings where I work early but I don't know what is going to happen on the days when I work late. For instance, tomorrow I don't go in until 2:30. Obviously I'm not going to continue with routine for the sake of routine. I am not getting up at 4 am to take a morning stroll before the sun comes out if I don't have to be to work until well after noon. That's just mildly retarded.
What I am hoping is that I find the motivation to get to the gym and put some time on the elliptical and maybe hit some weights so that I can continue to get exercise before work. The gym will give me more of a workout than a once-a-round-the-block so that is the ultimate goal.
Ever since that dreaded trip to the doctor's office I've been more determined to continue my path of weight loss and better fitness, so even though it sucked I'm glad it happened.
I'm using Runtastic to track my daily exercise. I've got Fitbit to track how active I am during the day and my sleep cycles and I'm using MyFitnessPal to track how many calories I'm taking in per day to make sure I eat enough to sustain life and to lose weight at the same time.
Also, my new phone should be delivered today. Hopefully while I'm working so I can pick it up after I get out and before heading over to my Fiance's place. I can charge and activate the new phone and then she can "upgrade" her phone to mine and we can allow our son to have her phone as a video game playing device.
Now, time to get to work!
Friday, August 02, 2013
August
Life has been good for me recently and August is going to be another great month.
Ideally I'd like to start hitting the gym a bit more than I have recently but for the last few days I've had my arthritis in my left hip acting up and really just haven't felt like doing cardio with that agitation. So, hopefully it's gone in a few days.
After reaching a low of 222 pounds about what feels like 6 months ago I have been hovering around 225 for the past month. I'm going to make efforts to get myself under 220 before the month ends. This should not be an issue.
I let the fiance know that I wanted to start getting back into playing poker a little more regularly and said that ideally I'd like to get in somewhere between 20 and 40 hours per month.
She about flipped her lid and thought I was f'n crazy.
Come to find out she thought I said up to 40 hours per week and she was wondering where the hell I was going to find time for work. Good Time!
She is cool with my range on a monthly basis though.
If things go well I'd like to be at a $2,000 bankroll by the end of the month giving myself 10 buy-ins. I just have to keep running well and playing well.
If I say it enough it will happen.
I hate the fact that as I'm gaining responsibilities I now have less time for everything that I love. Getting older sucks that way but whatever.
I'm going to go through my games this month as well and separate the ones that I plan on playing in the near future and the ones I have absolutely no intention of playing. This will help me to organize what I have and to help keep me more focused with what little playing time I do have.
I also want to work on a system where I cannot buy a new game coming out no matter how much I want it until I beat another game that I already have.
This puts the pressure on me this month because Diablo 3 is coming out in September for the PS3/360 and I've already pre-ordered my copy to co-op with a buddy back in PA.
In one final piece I put in for another Dept Manager job in my own store. This would put me over Appliances/Cabinets/Flooring/Paint/Home-Decor.
However I'm thinking about just taking myself out of the running and sticking where I am because I finally have both departments staffed (or going to be in the next two weeks) and my manager has been talking to me about working out a schedule where I'm almost never scheduled coverage.
This would leave me time to float around to all my areas and act like a manager which should in turn help my development to be able to move up to the next pay-grade!
I'll know more after we talk about it today though.
For now - time to go kill some things! Deadpool calls.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
38 and XL
For my interview tomorrow I decided a new pair of pants and new shirts.
Pant Size 38 - Still need too lose a little for these to be more comfortable but they do fit.
Shirt size XL.
Most my shirts are double or triple X - I have come a long way.
My pants started at 46.....
Then I came home and went to the gym - and afterwards tried to run (most of) half a mile.
Now heading out to meet up with some friends!
Pant Size 38 - Still need too lose a little for these to be more comfortable but they do fit.
Shirt size XL.
Most my shirts are double or triple X - I have come a long way.
My pants started at 46.....
Then I came home and went to the gym - and afterwards tried to run (most of) half a mile.
Now heading out to meet up with some friends!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Getting back on Track (with puppies)
There are lots of little things that have sort of slipped towards the way side recently and it's time to start getting back on track. It is the dead of summer and I can't tell you how many times I have lifted my shorts next to a fan to get that breeze blowing up to the boys just to make life feel better for a few moments before returning to reality. This dog to the left is brilliant laying down next to the AC Duct like that. Too bad he doesn't have any boys so he'll never know the true unadulterated bliss of a nice cool breeze against his scrote.
Forget the past and move towards the future.
Today I'm meeting my lady for lunch, I'm over indulging at work and then maybe afterwards if I'm feeling up for it....oh... Screw it. I'm starting Monday. Tomorrow is a birthday party for a friend and dammit I'm going to drink a lot.
Monday (I see what I did there), I totally promise that I'll do it Monday - you know, unless something else gives me a good reason to put it off until say Thursday or so heh!
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| I miss my Boston Terrorist |
Now, time to go shower so that I can enjoy a good lunch.
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