Big Mac's Lifestyle Change

I was born in a town called St. Thomas... don't know if you have any idea where that is or not haha. They got this sweet ass elephant statue. We left Canada when I was about 5, but I still spent my summers there till I was about 14. My dad had some bad years farming which lead to him having to change up. We moved to Iowa when I was 5, stayed there till i was about 10, and I've been in the beautiful Carolinas ever since.

My accent.... hmmm its kinda non-descript. Basiclly my accent doesn't give away anything.... its a mosaic of Canadian, Mid-West, and Southern. People say I sound like Dane Cook if you've ever heard him.
 
Cant recall what he sounds like off the top of my head. I have heard of St. Thomas though, but I don't remember if its north or south of me.
 
lol i got ya man, honestly if u were to workout ud see such a difference. you dont seem huge honestly. and with weight training ud see the results u want in no time

but i know scheduling and lifes everyday duties can make that hard.
 
Amanda, Its prob south... we weren't very far from the lake.

Jeremy, yeah man I'm hittin the gym as much as possible, I'd LOVE to be able to go more... In complete honesty I really don't have the time. My jobs are taking first priority right now, but I just wanted to get into the habit of eating right. That way eventually when I drop one of these jobs I can hit the gym daily and already have nutrition down. 70 some odd hours this week has me feeling like a zombie. As far as not looking huge, I guess I'm not but I'm definately a chunky boy, I just hide/carry my weight well. Haha, that reminds me of the song by Big Black.... If you havent heard it check it out.
 
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Amanda, Its prob south... we weren't very far from the lake.

Jeremy, yeah man I'm hittin the gym as much as possible, I'd LOVE to be able to go more... In complete honesty I really don't have the time. My jobs are taking first priority right now, but I just wanted to get into the habit of eating right. That way eventually when I drop one of these jobs I can hit the gym daily and already have nutrition down. 70 some odd hours this week has me feeling like a zombie. As far as not looking huge, I guess I'm not but I'm definately a chunky boy, I just hide/carry my weight well. Haha, that reminds me of the song by Big Black.... If you havent heard it check it out.
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iv heard it lol, big black is the man!! lol

just keep doing it man it will all work out
 
Haha, thanks man. I know I can do it.


Was put in some pretty horrible situations this weekend with eating at this corporate meeting thing. Made the best of it and ate a lot of low-fat yogurt, fruit, bran cereal, some grilled chicken wraps, and for one meal I killed a steak for sure. Drank all water though, so I'm proud of myself. I can trust myself to stick to healthy eating regardless of the situations I'm put in.

Hours should cut down this week which will allow me at least 3 days in the gym. Probably do a triceps/chest, bicep/back, and a leg day. Def 30-45 min on the elliptical with some HIIT. Stay tooned in and keep me honest!
 
Good job with the more disciplined eating. :D That can be both a big change and a challenge. Of course, then comes portion control... Ah, food. I just like food. :rolleyes:

And be sure to get in there and get your gym time. [[hands on hips]] I'm a mother of two, so just imagine. :D

Good luck this week! You'll do great, I just know it.
 
Thanks, SoSel, a monday morning pick-me-up! :)

Yeah, I really think the more often you eat healthy the better that food tastes to you. Any kind of fast food just sounds really gross to me anymore. As far as portion control goes I'm doing great. From cutting down to about 1800-2000 cal's daily for my size, its pretty low. Also, since my stomach has shrunk and I drink a LOT of water... I have a hard time finishing meals. Which is a good thing :), I used to be in the "clean your plate" club, haha, now I usually eat half and take a 5-10min break to see if I'm really still hungry.

I can't wait to go to the gym. For me it's like going to an amusement park. I get to do all kinds of fun stuff, and really enjoy going. I just don't get to go as much as I'd like to.

Thanks for bein there ;)
 
Ok, so today went like this.

Breakfast: 2 South Beach Diet bars (cinnamon raisin is sooooo good)
AM Snack: Low-Fat Laughing cow cheese, baby carrots and roasted red pepper hummus
Lunch: Pregresso Low-Sodium Zesty chicken gumbo
PM Snack: 4 Slices Lean Turkey, and a hand full of almonds
Dinner: Half a turkey sandwich on wheat w, lettuce, tomato, mustard, onion and a small balsalmic vinagrette salad

Still can't wait to hit the gym on wed. Its like I'm waitin on christmas, haha.

On a note to myself I weighed before and after the weekend, down 1.5 lbs. I really
need to not weigh myself so much. I tell everyone else that but it seems so hard to
follow my own advice. I mean, I'm in it to win it regardless of what the scale says.
I just don't want to disappoint myself. If I eat right, down gallons of water, and hit the
gym as much as possible, i should just trust the results will come. I may hand my scale
over to a friend and tell them not to give it back for a month or so.

Goodnight everyone.
 
Hey!! Yea the scale is an evil evil little gizmo. Fortunately, my scale is still at my old house so I haven't weighed myself for a few days. What sucks though, as you saw, is that I had a bit of a weekend splurge so I'm probably up a few or at the same level.

Drinking is very hard to say no to. My boyfriend drinks all the time, and my friends drink every weekend on friday and saturday. It's hard to sit back and watch everyone slowly get really drunk when you are still stone sober.

Well a new weekend will be here soon and I will have to face yet another challenge of not drinking... It's not so bad when you have a substitute, but come on... I'm not gonna become a coke head because I want to get un-sober!!

Congrats on the weight loss too :)
 
Thanks Amanda.

I know how it is, being around the friends that are drinking. My closest group of friends downs bud light like its water.... actually they wish they drank that much water. I just find that its not worth it if it deters me from my goal. I want to be low body fat, want to fit into smaller clothes, want to be able to run a mile or two without being out of breath. Those things are so much more important to me.

So my friend Kate called yesterday and said she wants me to go to the Dominican with her in October. I think that would be just about the time I would reach my goal weight so it would be a perfect reward. Not to mention 600 bucks didn't sound like a bad price. I'm gonna think about it some more but it's definately some motivation if I want to be on the beach shirtless. A few years ago I would even wear a shirt in the pool, making up excuses about sunburn, etc... but in honesty I was just ashamed and embarassed of my body. So, full steam ahead to October, and a well deserved vacation... If I decide to go.
 
Woohoo that's an awesome goal!! My birthday is in October so I definately want to be at my goal weight by then :)

We'll do it together buddy :D
 
Sounds like a plan, I expect you to keep on me though. Don't let me slack or lose motivation. 75lbs in 17 weeks.... 4.5 lbs a week. That might be a little hard to do but I really think I can. Might involve some hard work but I'm not afraid of that. I really planned on hitting it in December, but even being down 50lbs by october would be great.

On a side note, dounuts at work today... why does everyone keep telling me to have one? Evil, evil people. Screw that, water and carrots for me.
 
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hahaha!! fortunately, I never get sugar cravings :)
Donuts are gross... I only like the honey crullers and thats on the rarest of occasions.

Just keep thinking in your head...donuts are gross.. donuts are gross haha
 
Yeah, I'm not tempted by them. I just see the irony in how months ago they probably wouldn't have even said anything. Now they all offer like I don't know they're there. I'm not really a sweets person either, I'm more likely to indulge in a cheeseburger, fries, milkshakes, and pizza.

Anyways, we're on... aiming for October.

Hopefully at least 280 by August, and 260 by October for me.
 
Firstly thanks for a positive post in my diary.

Secondly, you remind me of a younger me. Tall and big built sometimes it's harder to loose the weight this way when you also have this against you. As for some of your earlier posts here about a treat or goal why not try splitting your weight loss into sections and celebrating this. For instance my treats are as follows :-

2st 0lb Target :- Family Day out (Or maybe with just the wife :) )
4st 0lb Target :- Going to watch Live Nascar here in the U.K
6st 0lb Target :- Solo flying in a wind tunnel
8st 0lb Target :- Twin parachute jump

Really looking foward to my 6 st targetand hopefully this free flying and sense of weightlessness will help me loose the last 2 st.

Anyway keep eating healthy and exersizing and loosing those pounds.
 
Hey John! Thanks for stopping by, and as far as me posting in your diary... thats what we're here for right? To help eachother reach our goals.

I totally agree with you on the goals... I just have no idea what I want as rewards. A trip to the Dominican Republic may definately be one. I kinda don't really care if there are rewards because losing the weight is a reward on its own. I just have to think about some. New clothes will definately be some, but that kind of a catch 22 as I don't want to buy new clothes and drop some more pounds and not be able to wear them anymore. Yours sound like fun, maybe i'll steal the skydiving. I live in NASCAR country, haha, just not a big racing fan.

Thanks again for stopping by John!
 
Feeling great today, can't wait to go to the gym. The scale has been giving me the stink eye, but I'm not going near it. The thing I like most about not weighing myself on the scale for a while is I get to mess with myself. I can be like, "shaun, I know you've been eating right but you've probably only lost a pound... maybe even gained one... you better get a good workout in today" haha and I totally fall for it every time.

Feel a lot thinner today. Wearing some clothes I haven't worn in a while. They fit great, they used to fit like spandex :p.

Keep smashing pounds everyone!

Oh, think I'm gonna get a tattoo when I get to my final goal. Something to remind me of how far I've come and that I can do anything I want. Not sure what that is yet, but I'll figure it out.
 
I'm digging the tattoo idea. I think each piece of permanent ink on your body should have a story, a meaning. Of the three that I have, I can only explain two. :D It's not that I don't practice what I preach. Consider it learning the hard way.

You sound upbeat enough to soar through the rest of the week. Good luck with it!
 
Hey buddy it's good to hear that your back in some old clothes. I know what you mean with the telling yourself to do well cus you've 'gained a pound'. I do that alll the time.... but I still jump on the scale in the morning and then im like uuuggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

It's great not having my scale around now. I think I'm gonna buy a new one this weekend though... one that reads decimal places too. losing 0.4 of a lb is better than just seeing the same number over and over and over.

Anyways let me know how the gym goes!!
 
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