The Motorcycle Diary

Schwa said:
Just a note on my clothes situation… I already had to purchase a couple new pairs of pants because my others were getting too baggy. I'm hoping to be able to keep wearing my 4X shirts until I can fit into 2X just to avoid unnecessary spending, and I do have some older 3X shirts in my closet to help me bridge the gap. The 3X fit perfectly at the moment.

I really can't wait to shop for clothing in normal stores. We only have one Big&Tall in the area so they pretty much get to dictate my style by default. Very frustrating. :banghead:

Oh, and I'm still a ways off from being able to zip up my motorcycle jacket.
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yeah i know the feeling. i am between a 1 x and two x now (the pic of me is in a 2x, and i believe i waited until i went to 2x from 4x. people kept saying my shirts were too long, but i didn't want to waste money. i also bough a couple pair of pants after a while i was a size 54.. i bought a 46 and 44 about 5 months ago, both are now too big, although the 44s are a little snun on my they when i feel my pockets, but that's because my quads are insanely huge! they have loosened up a bit, but i am pretty sure i am a 42 now, just need wide leg. belts are my friend!
 
Schwa said:
I should clarify. It's funny. When I meet someone I've never met before I couldn't care less that I'm overweight. In fact, sometimes I like it because I feel like it makes me stand out from the crowd (admittedly I know it's different for men than for women). On the other hand, I would rather fall into wood chipper than be seen by someone who knew me in high school when I was 170 pounds.

I don't mind someone thinking "Damn, he sure is big!" but I'm terrified of someone saying, "Damn, he sure has gained a shit load of weight!" I have missed weddings of great high school friends because of that fear. I think about that ALL the time. That’s something I can never get or give back no matter how hard I work and it makes me mad as hell! The best I can do is make sure I don’t miss out on more opportunities in the future for the same reason.

So here I am…
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like your post about 'self-deprecation' & the word fat...i can totally relate to this too!!

'I would rather fall into wood chipper than be seen by someone who knew me in high school when I was 170 pounds'...very funny...& very true!!!

i had my hairdresser & sister laughing the other day about how i woke up & thought i'd killed my own arm...lying on it all night!!

but go to a school reunion right now??! not for all the tea in china!!!:eek2:
 
baglady2713 said:
but go to a school reunion right now??! not for all the tea in china!!!:eek2:
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lol, yup. My university has been calling me every couple of days because my 10 year reunion is coming up. There's no f-ing way!

Oh, and I'm all too familiar with sleeping on my arm all night and walking up to a limp limb. Scary stuff! Waking up with full body paralysis is scarier though. Ever had that happen? Just once for me, and once was enough!
 
So... um, yeah...

I had a party at my place tonight and for the first time in four weeks I really went off my diet (lifestyle change, whatever :biggrinjester:).

I had like 3 glasses of wine and a few vodka-tonic-screwdrivers. I also thought it would be nice to make a cream cheese jalapeño dip and some home made seasoned pita chips for my guests, and I dove into some of that as well. I passed on the root beer floats that one gal brought, so I guess I can consider that part a victory. lol.

Truth be told I'm pretty happy with myself at the moment. That might have something to do with all the alcohol, but it also has to do with the fact that even though I know I went over my calorie budget (probably way over) tomorrow I will happily resume my standard meal regimen.

I’ve actually been kind of worried about this. I’ve been so fricken good about staying within my calorie range and eating healthy foods that I’ve been stressing about the day I break that cycle and what it would do to my cravings and my motivation. Thus far it seems that I’m finally looking at my food choices realistically. Tonight was fun, and it’s not the end of my “weight-loss world.” I may not lose as much as I have in previous weeks but I will keep on losing.

I keep telling other people that little upsets won’t derail all the progress that they have made. Tonight I’m happy to take some of my own advice.

Again, it may be the alcohol, but I’ll take this moment to express my appreciation for this website and the forum-ites that make it a special place. Thanks so much.
 
baglady2713 said:
does 'I got a lot of action' mean the same thing in the US as it does here in the UK??!
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Heh heh heh, notice how he avoided this one...

Trusylver said:
Just dropping in to check up on our No Explode insomniac challenge member. How was your day today ?
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:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:Tru you funny:D!

Schwa said:
Just a note on my clothes situation… I already had to purchase a couple new pairs of pants because my others were getting too baggy.

Oh, and I'm still a ways off from being able to zip up my motorcycle jacket.
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Awesome!!!:party:Good news to hear!

Schwa said:
So... um, yeah...

I had a party at my place tonight and for the first time in four weeks I really went off my diet (lifestyle change, whatever :biggrinjester:).

I had like 3 glasses of wine and a few vodka-tonic-screwdrivers. I also thought it would be nice to make a cream cheese jalapeño dip and some home made seasoned pita chips for my guests, and I dove into some of that as well. I passed on the root beer floats that one gal brought, so I guess I can consider that part a victory. lol.

Truth be told I'm pretty happy with myself at the moment. That might have something to do with all the alcohol, but it also has to do with the fact that even though I know I went over my calorie budget (probably way over) tomorrow I will happily resume my standard meal regimen.

I’ve actually been kind of worried about this. I’ve been so fricken good about staying within my calorie range and eating healthy foods that I’ve been stressing about the day I break that cycle and what it would do to my cravings and my motivation. Thus far it seems that I’m finally looking at my food choices realistically. Tonight was fun, and it’s not the end of my “weight-loss world.” I may not lose as much as I have in previous weeks but I will keep on losing.

I keep telling other people that little upsets won’t derail all the progress that they have made. Tonight I’m happy to take some of my own advice.

Again, it may be the alcohol, but I’ll take this moment to express my appreciation for this website and the forum-ites that make it a special place. Thanks so much.
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Aaawww:hug2:This is great to hear, there is nothing wrong with beign proud of yourself:hug2:Alcohol or not!!!

I love root beer floats!

How have you been doing with the challenge...UGH i gotta get to diaries it is already Friday.

A wood chipper hey...
 
Hello I'm just stopping in to say hello and let's lose some weight. I am totally with you because I can't fit into my motorcycle jacket right now so I have some drop some pounds so I can start back riding safer like I used to. A Ducati Monster is an amazing bike! I would have to say my dream bike would be a Ducati superbike, I love the way they look! I have a Ninja 500 right now and hoping to get a Honda CBR 600 when I lose my weight. I would love a Ducati but they are a lil out of my price range! Good luck to ya in you're weight loss. Let's lose this weight so we can tear the roads up!
 
cinderelly said:
Heh heh heh, notice how he avoided this one...



:smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:Tru you funny:D!



Awesome!!!:party:Good news to hear!



Aaawww:hug2:This is great to hear, there is nothing wrong with beign proud of yourself:hug2:Alcohol or not!!!

I love root beer floats!

How have you been doing with the challenge...UGH i gotta get to diaries it is already Friday.

A wood chipper hey...
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Hey hun!

Great to hear from ya. We still need to meet up in chat.

As for the challenge... I've been great on my water, okay on my food (aside from tonight of course), satisfactory on my workouts, and 50% on the bonus challenge!

I need to step it up a notch, but it's like I told Baglady, I have a hard time getting to know more than a few online personalities at one time.
 
Schwa said:
Hey hun!

Great to hear from ya. We still need to meet up in chat.

As for the challenge... I've been great on my water, okay on my food (aside from tonight of course), satisfactory on my workouts, and 50% on the bonus challenge!

I need to step it up a notch, but it's like I told Baglady, I have a hard time getting to know more than a few online personalities at one time.
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It is hard for sure...I didnt realize how many ppl are in the challenge, I havent even gotten to half of them.

Ya sorry I haven't been by in a few days or w/e it has been...Ive been dealing with some shit and ya, lol...

Oh and I noticed I said Friday, lol, you can tell how my week has ben so far...

Are ya heading to bed?We could chat no if ya wanted to?
 
premed said:
I would have to say my dream bike would be a Ducati superbike, I love the way they look! loss. Let's lose this weight so we can tear the roads up!
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Have you seen the new Ducati Streetfighter? *drool*

Always nice to meet someone else who knows how great the curves feel… on the road that is! Not that other curves aren’t nice! Aww, see now I’m just painting myself in a corner.
 
The Ducati Streetfighter is oh so sexy! Lets lose this weight so I can fit back in my freaking leather jacket and we can get back on the road!:coolgleamA:
 
hi^^
just checking up on you =P
hope everything is going amazing!
ahhh and i cant wait to start feeling
a difference in my clothing! =D
 
cinderelly said:
After Wednesday night he has prob been draggin his ass a lil I would assume:D:D:D
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lol, yes indeed. Wednesday night totally threw me off schedule. I woke up late Thursday morning and didn't have time to weigh and sort my breakfast and lunch for the day. I couldn't input my calorie count accurately that evening. Gah! :ack2:

After only getting a few hours of sleep on Wednesday night I ended up taking a nap as soon as I got home from work on Thursday, but it ended up being another one of those six hour naps that had me waking up after midnight. Oops, oh well, my body probably needed it. I just moved to my bed and slept through the rest of my night as well. And then this morning I woke up and realized that I forgot all about photo editing I promised to complete for a coworker, so I had to get that done prior to heading out the door. Once again I wasn't able to weigh my breakfast and lunch. Ahh, it's killing me!

No worries though. Aside from indulging in some of that jalapeño dip on Wednesday night I've been sticking to my meal plan. If anything I was probably under my cals the last two days due to my paranoia over an unknown calorie count. hehe

And alas, I have to work tomorrow and have a crapload of paperwork to do this evening. Then after work tomorrow I'm having a big party at my place, so unfortunately I probably won't be on much until Sunday, which is a shame because I really enjoy "hanging out" with you guys.

All is well, thank you for the concern though. :)
 
Schwa said:
lol, yup. My university has been calling me every couple of days because my 10 year reunion is coming up. There's no f-ing way!

Oh, and I'm all too familiar with sleeping on my arm all night and walking up to a limp limb. Scary stuff! Waking up with full body paralysis is scarier though. Ever had that happen? Just once for me, and once was enough!
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is that the same as the half awake/half unconscious dream when your mind is kind of alert & aware but you can't move your body?? its horrible!! i always think theres an axe wielding maniac standing over me & i'm just stuck there...literally scared stiff!! (axe wielding maniacs are a bit of an obsession/worry for me!!!)


you're doing so well!!! thats why i'm cutting down on the things i like/rather than a total ban...otherwise i'd start to obsess about them aswell as the axe wielding maniacs of this world...which would be exhausting....& then i'd just end up stuffing myself silly anyway!!


theory of synchronicity...

'what is born or done at a certain moment,
has all the characteristics of that moment in time...'

carl jung
 
baglady2713 said:
theory of synchronicity...

'what is born or done at a certain moment,
has all the characteristics of that moment in time...'

carl jung
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I had to study quite a bit of Jung in school and I think he was a quack. A crazy cool psychedelic quack, but still a quack. But hey, I've never been much of a spiritual or metaphysical kind of guy.

As for the paralysis, I'm referring to being completely awake but being unable to move. It's a pretty rare occurrence relating to the paralysis that occurs during REM sleep, but in this case you brain wakes up but the body remains briefly paralyzed. I took a nap in my car once and woke up that way. I thought that somehow I was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning and was doomed to die. Freaky!

Great to hear from ya, Baglady, as always!
 
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