Flumes Journal....

Flumes

Flumes

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...because a diary doesn't sound masculine enough to me lol.

So here we go....

Its been 5 weeks of pleasure.
Oh it started out as fear. More like dread actually. It was like ...ok I'm sick and I gotta take some really bad medicine to get better. Yuck...I could already taste it.

Then I found this place. I read a little. Counted a few calories...ate some different things. Hmmm....this ain't so bad! Actually its pretty easy. "Hey...Mikey likes it!" <yup I'm old> And I lost a couple of pounds!!!

And then I added some exercise to it. Now this was the scary part. I had a gym membership for 8 years....(my company paid for it whether I used it or not). I was considering dropping the gym membership for a golf membership....thinking I'ld probably learn to play golf before I'ld ever get to the gym.
Well....I screwed up kind of. I went to the gym for the first time in years...just to see what it was like. I actually saw people just like me in there....fat people.....imagine that! So I worked out a bit and thought this isn't so bad...lets try it again in a couple days. I then joined a fitness forum and got a little educated on weights and muscles and got a little interested at what I might be able to achieve if I put my mind to it. Golf was now passe!

So today, I am beside myself. I go to the gym to work out three times a week. I work out as hard as I can...and trust me....it was embarrassing at first standing beside men with arms bigger than my legs....but then I thought even they started at one point like me. And I eat healthier. Yeah its not perfect...somedays I'm over my calorie limit...somedays I'm under. But I know as long as I am comfortable eating smarter...I'll keep at it. And six pounds later....I'm right on track! I have not been hungry, I haven't really craved junk...(and if I did, I used that craving to make something healthy to eat) and I drink water. Probably more water in a day than I used to drink in a month! I hated water. Now I like how clean it is.
Ohh...and oatmeal. I forgot to mention oatmeal. If anybody was going to say "Anthony....someday, you're going to like oatmeal.", I would have laughed. But somebody had to mention it was good for me, and I tried it....and guess what. It is goooood. A few blueberries, a sprinkle of brown sugar, some low fat milk and wow....its goooood! And, my body tells me it likes it. I have energy after I eat it...its filling....its got fiber...(yup, even that part of my body tells me) and it tastes gooood. Now I don't miss a day of it.

So now I feel like talking about it. Why?? Cause I'm happy that I changed.
I'm happy cause it takes very little effort to keep this concept going. I'm happy cause its not rocket science. And I'm happy cause I am doing it!

Today is a happy day. Forecast for tomorrow....happy.

So....thats the start of my journal. Hope you all have a happy day like I am.
 
Hi Anthony! *waves*

Can I just say, I LOVED reading your very first entry, and I will be back every day hoping to read more! ;-)
Keep up the good work. You've already made me smile at the thought of going to the gym and getting those endorphins pumping again!

Have an awesome rest of the day :)
 
Heyy! What a great first post! Looks like you know what you're doing and already seeing results! Good for you :D Keep it up xx
 
Well....Its May 8th 2010 and I am down to 211.
The best part is I am down from a size 38 waist to a size 36 waist.
I am very very happy with that.

I am also over strep throat. This was one of my worst weeks in my life.... First I was on holidays and expected to get alot of stuff done. And secondly, strep throat is like thumb tacks in your throat every time you swallow.

At least I get to enjoy this weekend....(Its friggin snowing up here! lol) and tomorrows Mother's Day! The kids and I got Mom exactly what she wanted and then some. We also got a cake for desert tomorrow nite. Chocolate! Yummy!
I'm due for a lil treat :)

Today was a not a good diet day...oatmeal for breaky....lunch was an apple and a protein shake. Snack was another apple. Supper is in an hour. Chicken breast with some broccoli and brown rice. A 1/2 a sweet potato and an artichoke. (I should have eaten more earlier in the day but I was out and I didnt feel like fast food).

Tomorrow I get to cook all day. And my wife will be in for a surprise. Its going to be three healthy meals! Breaky is going to be egg omelet and lo-fat ham.

Lunch is going to be soup and turkey sandwhich.

Supper is going to be huge bbqd shrimp and steak. Salad and green beans almandine. And of course......CAKE!!!!
(Moderation will be the key :) )
 
Well...yesterday was my 46th bday. Unfortunately I had to work but it was a nice day nonetheless.

Unfortunately, my diet wasn't my priority. But, you only get to turn 46 once right! lol

Anyways...today is back to the grind. Should be an interesting day at the gym.....I'm going to start learning how to use free weights. This is something that I have been yearning for since I started this quest to get healthy.
Why? I dunno. Its part of my gym phobia that I have to conquer.
For the next few sessions, I am going to learn how to bench press, squat, use dumbells etc. Its my b-day present to me. I'm going to hate it until I leave the gym....but then I'll be smiling knowing I did it.

Hope ya'll have a great day. I know I will :)
 
Bad Week

Well...this week was a bad week. I gained two pounds.

There was just too many opportunities to indulge. I caved! lol.

But ya know what really pisses me off.....

Why is it when I wasn't dieting....I could eat like a horse and stay pretty much at a constant (overweight) weight of 225ish. I mean, I was probably taking in 4000-5000 calories some days (alot of times) without a noticeable impact on my weight.

Now....it seems like I eat an extra cracker w/cheese and my weight goes up by 6 lbs. (yeah I know I'm exaggerating but guys can do that when they get mad lol)

Ok....I feel better now. New day today...start of a new week.
 
I know how you feel..I think about that all the time. I used to live on take-outs and such and still stayed around 200 pounds but the smaller I get the more I notice that just ONE bad choice can effect the weigh-in. Sucks! But you're right, tomorrow is a new day and a new week. Back on the wagon!

P.S. Happy birthday for the other day!
 
Thanks for the b-day wishes Sun!

Funny part....I just read thru bout half your diary and checked over here before I signed off, only to find your post here...too cool! Thanks

I must add....a very big congrats on your weight loss you!

You look awesome! And your diary is a great motivator to the rest of us schmucks! lol Gives me gumption! ty ty!

Have a great day and take care!
 
Awh, thanks dude! I'm amazed how much my little diary has grown--longest thing I've ever stuck with and I credit how well I've done to updating it lots and getting feedback :D Have a wonderful evening and good luck on kicking butt this week! You can do it xxx
 
Well...woke up this morning after a diddy of a tiff with the Mrs. Not a happy camper. :( I was sure todays diet was going to be blown as well (being in a bad mood doesn't help matters much.
Anyways....I hopped on the scale and couldn't believe it. I dropped a pound. I jumped on the scale again...same thing. And again....same-o. Again and again and again. 210!!! Woohoo!

I was soo thrilled...it motivated me even more today. I didn't get to the gym as I was hoping but....I started drywalling the garage...then went to the cottage with the kids and mowed the lawn, and then trimmed the 150 ft of cedar hedge that runs on the edge of the property.

Now I am exhausted.

(But still smilin.) :)

Have a great day!
 
Amazing Flumes :D a pound is a pound! I do the same when I see a loss, I move it all over the place and check about 20 times... just to make sure it is telling me the truth lol :p
 
That was quick...my computer just hiccuped and I came back to make sure my ticker updated!

Thanks for the note :)
 
Flumes said:
That was quick...my computer just hiccuped and I came back to make sure my ticker updated!

Thanks for the note :)
Click to expand...

I noticed yours was updated right after mine so I thought I would stop by to offer some support! I Hate when people don't leave any comments, so I try to give out many to all the hard workers here on the forum
 
Had a great day today....I was up before 6:00 am and was in the garage by 7:00. (Its my day off and normally I sleep until after 10ish.) Ate really well but didn't get to the gym. Shoulders are sore from drywalling the garage.
After the kids got out of school, I took them to the cottage for some R&R. Had a sauna and barbecued some chicken breasts and turkey burgers. (I hate using the bbq for one meal so I cook for a few days). I dont know how many calories in turkey burger but I had a nice patty in a wrap with a pile of red leaf letuce stuffed inside. Very tasty.

Mow I am admiring the work I did so far in the garage and am having a cuople of rum. And by the loosk of things...its bed time.

Have a great nite peeps!
 
Great job on waking up and eating right! :)

Also, 1/4 pound of 99% fat free ground turkey breast has 130 calories. Nom nom nom
 
Can I just say I am in love with how friggin positive and happy you are.. :) Its contagious so keep it coming! Have a great day!
 
SURE!!! Say it! lol

Yes. I'm very happy here. It comes from pride in taking control in my life and making positive changes.

And I don't know how happy I will be tomorrow...or the next day or the next.

So today...I'm gonna give 'er!

Have a great day and thanks for noticing mine!
 
Hey Flume! Just wanted to stop by and pay you a visit. It's refreshing to see a positive perspective here. Sounds like your doing really good at the gym, I'm going to try and motivate myself to do free weights too, since strength training is good for bone density and being a *almost* middle age woman means I'm probably losing bone mass as we speak. Did you hire a trainer? Or are you a self motivated learner?
 
Well....today was a great day!

Woke up and felt compelled to weigh myself again.

I just wanted to make sure that 210 was real....well......it was wrong.


It read 209!!!!!

As Freddie Mercury would say....."And another one gone...And another one gone...Another one bites the dust!!!!"

Considering I worked nites last nite and only got 4 hours sleep today, the new number pushed literally drove me to the gym to work out. And I did great!
Got my heart up to 150 on the treadmill (I dont think my heart seen that action since I first met my wife! lol)
And I pushed extra hard on leg presses, lat pull downs and and chest presses.
I felt like a million bucks leaving there.

Working nites again tonite so I gotta watch the calories....and then off for the weekend! Woohoo!!!!!
 
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