Grebbers slaying the fat boy
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Hey man, major grats on those 20 pounds!!! Great job on sticking with it and on not letting the disappointment over the way those pants fit stop your progress.
Your spaghetti story left me with this hilarious visual of a grumpy dad at one end of a table scowling over his salad while kids enjoy their spaghetti.
That being said, I still worry about you and your food intake. After reading the many journals and success stories on the weight loss forums, it seems to me that the people who succeed are rarely the ones who go through the weight loss process without enjoying most the foods they eat.
There's a whole world of great tasting / lower cal options out there that have allowed me to lose weight while enjoying every bite that I've eaten for these past 28 pounds. Using your spaghetti as an example, I would probably make my spaghetti with 100% whole wheat pasta and some sautéed veggies along with a little olive oil mixed with ground pepper, basil and oregano. Yum! I'm a vegetarian, but I suppose you could add some lean chicken breast to the mix as well. You could probably make that a very staisfying meal around 500-600 calories, or less!
If I’m way off base then ignore me
After all, you did a great job on those last 20 pounds. I just want to see you make it to the next 20 in a good mood
Your spaghetti story left me with this hilarious visual of a grumpy dad at one end of a table scowling over his salad while kids enjoy their spaghetti.
That being said, I still worry about you and your food intake. After reading the many journals and success stories on the weight loss forums, it seems to me that the people who succeed are rarely the ones who go through the weight loss process without enjoying most the foods they eat. There's a whole world of great tasting / lower cal options out there that have allowed me to lose weight while enjoying every bite that I've eaten for these past 28 pounds. Using your spaghetti as an example, I would probably make my spaghetti with 100% whole wheat pasta and some sautéed veggies along with a little olive oil mixed with ground pepper, basil and oregano. Yum! I'm a vegetarian, but I suppose you could add some lean chicken breast to the mix as well. You could probably make that a very staisfying meal around 500-600 calories, or less!
If I’m way off base then ignore me
After all, you did a great job on those last 20 pounds. I just want to see you make it to the next 20 in a good mood all the above was few years ago. im back on track once again.
heres a lil story i wrote and posted but figured i would throw it in my diary as well. its called the hardest thing ive ever done.
As I sit here after walking my dog a few miles I decided to write what I was thinking about as stumbled up and down the hot towpath. I woke up this morning and just felt like I just lost my best friend. I had a short dream about a woman I care so deeply for. A woman I wanted date so badly. A woman I just desperately wanted to kiss. A woman I could never have. In this dream I walked up and sat on what I guess was my porch, I looked over and there she was coming towards me. This would be the first time we seen each other in real life since high school. She just walked up to me and gave me a big kiss. I suppose to most it would be no big deal but to me,yeah, it was more than a big deal. It was everything. We walked inside the house and it was a huge mess inside. She didn't care but I did. I was so embarrassed.
The just like that, I woke up. I woke up empty. I just didnt have the strength to get out of bed. I was getting over this woman and all it took was a few second dream to bring it all back. Why am I telling you all this? I really don't know. Maybe because she was the reason I started losing weight again. Sure I'm doing it for me but she's the one that started it. Because of her I dropped 34 pounds in 5 weeks and been busting my ass every day.
But today? Today was different. Today I didnt have the willpower to go on with my journey. Because of that dream and that kiss I didn't want to face the world. If it wasn't for the fact I had to go into work for a few hours , I may still be in bed feeling sorry for myself. But I did crawl out of bed, and went to work. Then some how, some way got my fat ass off the chair and got on with my walk. I wanted to say the heck with everything! It's just not worth it! The pain of not eating what I want all the time and exercising all the time just isn't worth it any more! But I went anyways, it was hot out, the dog was pulling me, and I felt like I pulled a muscle in my leg right off the bat. I kept going. I don't know why. The more I walked the less my leg hurt. The less the dog pulled, the less the pain inside me hurt.
It's funny, a few years ago I smoked a pack a day and chewed tobacco at the same time. I quit smoking and chewing like it was nothing but losing weight? Hah! You got to be kidding me! If anyone doesn't think food is addictive there a liar! Being fat is the absolute hardest thing I have ever dealt with period! I have no idea if this time I will stick with it or not but I'm just gonna keep at it. For all you people who read this please, I beg you please make this the day you change your life and do it for good. I know how you feel, it sucks! It takes for ever! But you have to push through it so you can get your kiss too. Maybe it's not a kiss for you but it is something. And that something is waiting for you to come get it. You know what you have to do.
I got my kiss, even if it was a dream. I'll remember that kiss. I'll remember how I was on top of the world even if it was only for a few seconds. And I'll remember how I felt when I woke up. I'll remember how empty my heart felt when I realized it was a dream and I was alone in bed. And I'll use this. I'll use this for motivation.
Some day I'll show her this post. Some day I'll get my kiss.
heres a lil story i wrote and posted but figured i would throw it in my diary as well. its called the hardest thing ive ever done.
As I sit here after walking my dog a few miles I decided to write what I was thinking about as stumbled up and down the hot towpath. I woke up this morning and just felt like I just lost my best friend. I had a short dream about a woman I care so deeply for. A woman I wanted date so badly. A woman I just desperately wanted to kiss. A woman I could never have. In this dream I walked up and sat on what I guess was my porch, I looked over and there she was coming towards me. This would be the first time we seen each other in real life since high school. She just walked up to me and gave me a big kiss. I suppose to most it would be no big deal but to me,yeah, it was more than a big deal. It was everything. We walked inside the house and it was a huge mess inside. She didn't care but I did. I was so embarrassed.
The just like that, I woke up. I woke up empty. I just didnt have the strength to get out of bed. I was getting over this woman and all it took was a few second dream to bring it all back. Why am I telling you all this? I really don't know. Maybe because she was the reason I started losing weight again. Sure I'm doing it for me but she's the one that started it. Because of her I dropped 34 pounds in 5 weeks and been busting my ass every day.
But today? Today was different. Today I didnt have the willpower to go on with my journey. Because of that dream and that kiss I didn't want to face the world. If it wasn't for the fact I had to go into work for a few hours , I may still be in bed feeling sorry for myself. But I did crawl out of bed, and went to work. Then some how, some way got my fat ass off the chair and got on with my walk. I wanted to say the heck with everything! It's just not worth it! The pain of not eating what I want all the time and exercising all the time just isn't worth it any more! But I went anyways, it was hot out, the dog was pulling me, and I felt like I pulled a muscle in my leg right off the bat. I kept going. I don't know why. The more I walked the less my leg hurt. The less the dog pulled, the less the pain inside me hurt.
It's funny, a few years ago I smoked a pack a day and chewed tobacco at the same time. I quit smoking and chewing like it was nothing but losing weight? Hah! You got to be kidding me! If anyone doesn't think food is addictive there a liar! Being fat is the absolute hardest thing I have ever dealt with period! I have no idea if this time I will stick with it or not but I'm just gonna keep at it. For all you people who read this please, I beg you please make this the day you change your life and do it for good. I know how you feel, it sucks! It takes for ever! But you have to push through it so you can get your kiss too. Maybe it's not a kiss for you but it is something. And that something is waiting for you to come get it. You know what you have to do.
I got my kiss, even if it was a dream. I'll remember that kiss. I'll remember how I was on top of the world even if it was only for a few seconds. And I'll remember how I felt when I woke up. I'll remember how empty my heart felt when I realized it was a dream and I was alone in bed. And I'll use this. I'll use this for motivation.
Some day I'll show her this post. Some day I'll get my kiss.