jzthedetermined's Journal

airmanwifey819 said:
I'm saving up the ass whooping for next time. ;) gotta make sure you get full points this week for the challenge. eliminations start this week now that the no-shows have been taken off. Were you planning on adjusting your food plan to fit in a cheat day so that if you end up having another night of fun you still get your full points? just a thought.
Bravo with the 1.5lb loss. and you'll get your new PB soon enough, just keep pushing. :D
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Great points Shandy!! I DO NOT plan to do that again during the challenge!! It was a very needed "blow off some steam and have a great time" session, but now I'm good for another three to four months!! :D :) :)
 
140Days said:
You are kicking it as always DZ!!!

43 pounds is incredible.

I am back again (again LOL) and have just checked up on your entries since I left off. Wooww that was a lot of reading LOL but I now feel fully charged with DZ power and am ready to start new and revitalized!

PS- Great to see all the old photos of you and your ex. It's always nice to put a face to a name.
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Great to hear from ya Paul!!! Thanks bud... I'm just plowing along... nothing special, just doing the "work"!! ANYONE can do this. They just have to beleive it and keep on track... but, when LIFE happens, and they get off path a little, correct it quickly and LIVE WITH PURPOSE!!!!
 
Just Blog style today!!! :D :) I am SO BUSY at work, and then have a class tonight and won't get home till 11pm or so, so I just wanted to throw down some thoughts I've been having... It's my journal after all!!! ;)

Recently, in trying to deal with my EX, and her abilities, or lack there of, to be active in OUR kids lives, I had a thought smack me in the face!!! It was like a reality moment... kinda like when your watching a movie, and the camera pans away slowly, then all of a sudden, flys in to the main character as they realize an important fact.... :D

I have come to realize that SOME people are completely SELF CENTERED and SELFISH, and lack basic ideals and priorities!!! I have also realized, that what makes me a GREAT father, a great husband at one time, a great friend, a great boss/employee is that I beleive in things greater than myself!! I beleive that my kids are more important than any want I will ever have! I beleived that when I got married, I joined something greater than the sum of her and I, I beleive in the good of every employee I am fortunate to have working for me... I was completely UNSELFISH and always focused on "US", or "WE".

My point of this rant, is to just say that I beleive to be great, you have to put others before your own needs! You have to have priorities!! I OVER did that to the extreme in my failed marraige, but could NEVER do enough for my kids! Not just giving, but TEACHING!!! Being an amazing role model!! Being their rock, their foundation!!! Sharing all that I know with them!!

The reason my weight got STUPID, was I lost myself in trying to please others!!! I have since learned, that you can manage your time, and still give all of yourself to many different things, but you have to make time for yourself as well!! I get up, almost every morning at 4 to 415am. I workout, I pack my healthy foods...I do things for me while I can, and still be 100% there for my kids when they are up and moving.... I guess I just can't grasp the concept of "I'm all about me"! How do people... members of a society... become so self important??? WTF????

Crazy ass rant as I re-read it, but I'm still posting it!! Any opinions or comments would be totally welcome!!!

To all my friends here... have a great day!!! :)
 
I love this post. You're doing fantastically in life. Seriously, you're solid gold! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: And you make great points. I hope your ex comes to her own epiphany and puts more effort into the children....
 
Good morning JZ! Wow what a rant!! It is interesting how many people are out there with the "me" mentality. With all the magazines and pop culture saying you need to put yourself first I think a lot of people have taken that and run. To some extent a person needs to take care of themselves and by doing that they are better able to take care of their family but there is a "dark side" to all that. I think balancing for parents is such a big stress and they put so much of themselves out there so when they hear "you need to take care of yourself" they take that and run. Yes of course there are those selfish, self-centered people but sadly I think those are the people where adversity brings out the worst in them. You know I deal with a similar "ex- periance" as well and it's hard. I used to push him to spend time with my little one because I knew that both parents involved is important. After years of picking up his slack and he still had no more inkling to visit him than he did before I stopped. I am, of course, the devil in his eyes and his parents eyes but eventually just moving on and taking care of "our" family has become my focus. Can't say it doesn't bug me and that I am fancy free or anything but having a focus that doesn't involve hand-holding of a lazy jerk is much better:)
Luckily the good people are out there... just not so apparent when the bad is right in your face!!
Hope you have a good week!! and congrats on the 1.5lbs:)
 
jzthedetermined said:
Just Blog style today!!! :D :) I am SO BUSY at work, and then have a class tonight and won't get home till 11pm or so, so I just wanted to throw down some thoughts I've been having... It's my journal after all!!! ;)

Recently, in trying to deal with my EX, and her abilities, or lack there of, to be active in OUR kids lives, I had a thought smack me in the face!!! It was like a reality moment... kinda like when your watching a movie, and the camera pans away slowly, then all of a sudden, flys in to the main character as they realize an important fact.... :D

I have come to realize that SOME people are completely SELF CENTERED and SELFISH, and lack basic ideals and priorities!!! I have also realized, that what makes me a GREAT father, a great husband at one time, a great friend, a great boss/employee is that I beleive in things greater than myself!! I beleive that my kids are more important than any want I will ever have! I beleived that when I got married, I joined something greater than the sum of her and I, I beleive in the good of every employee I am fortunate to have working for me... I was completely UNSELFISH and always focused on "US", or "WE".

My point of this rant, is to just say that I beleive to be great, you have to put others before your own needs! You have to have priorities!! I OVER did that to the extreme in my failed marraige, but could NEVER do enough for my kids! Not just giving, but TEACHING!!! Being an amazing role model!! Being their rock, their foundation!!! Sharing all that I know with them!!

The reason my weight got STUPID, was I lost myself in trying to please others!!! I have since learned, that you can manage your time, and still give all of yourself to many different things, but you have to make time for yourself as well!! I get up, almost every morning at 4 to 415am. I workout, I pack my healthy foods...I do things for me while I can, and still be 100% there for my kids when they are up and moving.... I guess I just can't grasp the concept of "I'm all about me"! How do people... members of a society... become so self important??? WTF????

Crazy ass rant as I re-read it, but I'm still posting it!! Any opinions or comments would be totally welcome!!!

To all my friends here... have a great day!!! :)
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Jz, that is awesome.... I told you once you begin to lose the weight you feel as you can achieve anything you set your mind to. I find it funny that every monday I go here to see how much weight you have lost haha!!! You must be proud that you can do so much in a 24 hour day!!! I dont know how I could do everything you are doing, your kids and all your relatives must be very proud of you... I know I am!
 
Hey, JZ. Good "Holy Shit" moment, you had there. remember, though, you are the prime example that your kids have to model themselves after. By being the best of yourself, you are showing them to expect the best of themselves.
 
mishi said:
Good morning JZ! Wow what a rant!! It is interesting how many people are out there with the "me" mentality. With all the magazines and pop culture saying you need to put yourself first I think a lot of people have taken that and run. To some extent a person needs to take care of themselves and by doing that they are better able to take care of their family but there is a "dark side" to all that. I think balancing for parents is such a big stress and they put so much of themselves out there so when they hear "you need to take care of yourself" they take that and run. Yes of course there are those selfish, self-centered people but sadly I think those are the people where adversity brings out the worst in them. You know I deal with a similar "ex- periance" as well and it's hard. I used to push him to spend time with my little one because I knew that both parents involved is important. After years of picking up his slack and he still had no more inkling to visit him than he did before I stopped. I am, of course, the devil in his eyes and his parents eyes but eventually just moving on and taking care of "our" family has become my focus. Can't say it doesn't bug me and that I am fancy free or anything but having a focus that doesn't involve hand-holding of a lazy jerk is much better:)
Luckily the good people are out there... just not so apparent when the bad is right in your face!!
Hope you have a good week!! and congrats on the 1.5lbs:)
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Mishi!!! Thanks for the very great comment and insight!!! I appreciate it!! Hope all is going well for you, and that the waiting game comes to a HAPPY END VERY SOON!! :) :)
 
burneeed said:
Jz, that is awesome.... I told you once you begin to lose the weight you feel as you can achieve anything you set your mind to. I find it funny that every monday I go here to see how much weight you have lost haha!!! You must be proud that you can do so much in a 24 hour day!!! I dont know how I could do everything you are doing, your kids and all your relatives must be very proud of you... I know I am!
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Thanks man!!! Can't say how much that means to hear, especially from someone like yourself who has done some pretty amazing things!! I get a lot of motivation, and just a feeling of it's all possible from your thread!!! I just think... "Damn, if this GOALIE can do it... so can I"!!! :D Seriously though... thanks. :cheers2:
 
Trops said:
Hey, JZ. Good "Holy Shit" moment, you had there. remember, though, you are the prime example that your kids have to model themselves after. By being the best of yourself, you are showing them to expect the best of themselves.
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Trops!!! You ALWAYS have the exact, perfect, words to say bud!!! You have a special talent at getting to the real issue or topic!!! Thanks for the insight, and it's no wonder I quoted you in my signature!!! Words of wisdom... words to live by! :cheers2:
 
Wednesday

Upperbody workout... 275 bench!!! :) :) Great, intense workout!!! 10 on my scale, first in about a week, so it felt GREAT!!!

Eating- not as scheduled as I like, but got in all protein and calories except about 80... for such a CRAZY hectic day, I am very pleased!!!
 
jzthedetermined said:
Upperbody workout... 275 bench!!! :) :) Great, intense workout!!! 10 on my scale, first in about a week, so it felt GREAT!!!

Eating- not as scheduled as I like, but got in all protein and calories except about 80... for such a CRAZY hectic day, I am very pleased!!!
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Holy shit, man! Nice! I miss the gym. :( Can't afford it now with all the added expenses. But good for you, dude. That's fantastic. Nothing better than those workouts where you leave it all on the floor.

Keep it up, buddy!
 
thedarwinfish said:
Holy shit, man! Nice! I miss the gym. :( Can't afford it now with all the added expenses. But good for you, dude. That's fantastic. Nothing better than those workouts where you leave it all on the floor.

Keep it up, buddy!
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Thanks Fish! I am lucky enough to have a kick ass HOME gym!! If I didn't, there would be no way to get in my workouts. Yes, NOT TO MANY THINGS beat that feeling of leaving it all in the gym.
 
jzthedetermined said:
Upperbody workout... 275 bench!!! :) :) Great, intense workout!!! 10 on my scale, first in about a week, so it felt GREAT!!!

Eating- not as scheduled as I like, but got in all protein and calories except about 80... for such a CRAZY hectic day, I am very pleased!!!
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That's a damn respectable bench, JZ!!! Way to push the weight ;)
 
I_love_muscle said:
That's a damn respectable bench, JZ!!! Way to push the weight ;)
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Damn Maureen!!! That's my new PB!!!! Respectable???? Fffffuuuuuuuccccccccckkkkkkk. I want to put up 300 soooo bad, but I know it's a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong ways away!!! :) :) Maybe by then, I'll be 185!!! Then I would call it FUCKIN' GREAT!!! :D :D :D
 
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