JohnBoy

Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.  I have not forgotten thee.  I have had a series of misunfortunates.  That will be my biggest word of the day.  I promise.  Since I posted last to say that I am back in the saddle, I am indeed there.  However I shall stay away from the dreaded scale.  I know is shant be so kind at the moment because I have not been able to exert as much energy into burning calories as I wish.  It seems that when I was burning the subject calories the other day on my bike with my 90 lb. flat coated retriever and trusted companion Beau that he dared dash across my front causing a terrible crash.  I shant tell you every detail but I fell on my front injuring my most forward body part.  It was not my stomach!!!  So what you may call a win was actually a loss.  I haven’t had mobility since.  Yikes I bled, because of plavix etc…, but still I am hampered.  I shall return to the usual routine but for the moment my mobility is guarded.  That is a good way of saying it is still tender and hurts. 

In other great news my sweet 20 yr. old daughter started another road trip on my credit cards.  Time to cancel.  Hate this.  But she has brought this on.  Not my cross to bear.  I got to get back on the treadmill and elliptical.  Talk to you all soon. 

john boy

Hey Slim Buds!  I took a short time out.  I had been working out so hard.  Eating right.  Drinking the water etc…  And the scale wasn’t moving fast enough for me.  Ok so I had to do a little soul searching.   Promised myself I would stay off the damn scale.  I may never weigh again.  See earlier post about my obsession with a number and the piece of cwap.  It doesn’t matter what the efin scale says.  More importantly is how you feel.  So I took a brief time out and got my stars lined up right.  I had to get my mind in the alignment in order to make this long journey.  I don’t have a short trip here.  I do have my mind right.  I may not weigh for a long time.  I do however pledge to myself, my god, and my buddies that I will live the life.  As long as I do that everyday, when I go to bed at night I won’t have to sleep face down.   Laugh now buds.  That means hide my head in shame.  So I am glad to be back a postin.  You all watch out now that I am revitalized!  No more funny scale stories trying to weigh in the buff real fast.  Maybe more about posing in front of the mirror about body shaping, or what not to wear when working out when you weigh over 300.  I missed you all and wish you all the best for today.  John Boy rides again!

If I truly believe that if I eat right and exercise that I will loose weight, how come I still want to weigh everyday.  I am going to have to figure out how to enter the gym without going by the scale.  Unfortuneately the damn thing is right behind a door in a stairwell  in the hallway that leads to the weight and cardio equipment room.  I have to go right by it.  Maybe I need to pray as I enter the building.  I want to loose weight and I want to loose it now!  I don’t give a rats a$$ that I feel better and my clothes fit better.  I want to see progress every minute of every day.  Awah! Awah! Awah!  Can you tell the scale lied to me this morning?  Piece of cwap!  This is one of those scales that doesn’t lie though.  It is the kind that they have in the doctor’s office with the sliding weights.  No springs and no electronics.  I had a great work out yesterday or so I thought.  Burned over 1200 calories.  Ate salad for lunch and dinner.  Nothing sweet.  No sugar.  No alcohol.  No carbs.  And the piece of cwap said I gained a pound this morning.  What is up with that?  I went into shock.  I immediately reached down and checked my anatomy and confirmed that I am of the gender that isn’t supposed to retain water.  When I regained consciousness I went into the gym and hopped on the eliptical and did my usual 35 minutes/ over 600 calorie workout.  Then I went back by the piece of cwap and up the stairs to my Reebok cycle class.  I rode like I was in the Tour de France.  I was pretty frustrated and angry for the whole time I was working out.  After I got off that bike I figured I would give that piece of cwap one more chance.  I usually weigh every day before and after I workout.  I consistently loose three pounds every day if I work out for a little over an hour.  So I go back down the stairs, kick off my shoes, peel off that nasty soaking wet t-shirt, look around drop those shorts real fast hop on the piece of cwap and voila!  Redemption.  It showed a four pound drop.  So God was just testing my faith this morning.  It had to of been divine intervention.  Now if he would be so kind he can award me the pound I should of lost instead of holding me at the same number.  By the way one of these days I am going to be em-bare-assed and get caught weighing like that.  Until then I feel the need to be consistent.  Maybe I will suggest to the manager that she move the scale out by the front desk.  That ought to cure me from hopping on that piece of cwap so often.  It is just too tempting in the shadows of a stairwell.

So over all I can’t complain too much.  I have only been back on this wagon a little over a week and even my DW, the one who I woke on Monday and shouldn’t have said she can see a difference.  Bless her.  I must bring her more gifts.  

 It is almost time to gather nuts, berries, twigs, and grass for lunch.  I wish you all a very happy healthy day.

Ok even though I am from the south I am not really into NASCAR.  In our house NASCAR is described as drive fast and turn left.  My nephew watches all the races.  So I try to keep up with who wins so when I talk to him I won’t be totally ignrorant.  Anyway turning left in this life style change is a no no.  We want our weight tickers to show a nice steady movement to the right.  Any movement to the left is NOT TOO GOOD!  Interestingly enough my closet is set up the same way.  My largest size clothes are on the left and they go down in size as I move to the right.  Coincidence?  Heck yes.  I couldn’t have planned that.  

I am not a neatness freak by any stretch of the imagination but I did organize my closet.  It saved me about 30 minutes every morning searching for clothes that fit and felt comfortable to wear.  I currently have pants that go from a waist size of 50 down to 38’s.  I thew out all those pants that had a waist size larger than 50.  I really need to throw those away now too.  I AM NOT GOING TO THE LEFT AGAIN!!!  Been there too many times and for too long.  The clothes that I had that were below 38 were so old that it wasn’t even funny.  But I will get there.  Trust me.  Same with the shirts.  I have shirts with neck sizes of 22 down to 17.5  Anything above 20 is going to Goodwill.    

 So as I loose weight I can start wearing the different clothes that I have and it really is kind of an emotional boost.  I pretty much could put a weight number along my closet.  I really don’t need a scale.  I can tell my weight by how far to the right I go as to what fits. 

Ok speaking of the weight.  Today is my weigh in day and the number was 333.  This is down 5 from what I weighed last Tuesday.  The initial number on my ticker was just a guess.  I was actually three pounds heavier.  So I lost my usual 5 lbs for the week.  I am a little bummed.  I wanted 7.  I actually weighed the same today as I did Sunday.  I told you all I have been cheating and weighing every day.  However I am not discouraged.  I felt kind of bloated today and I don’t know why.  Don’t care.  I know that I have been eating right and exercising daily.  If I continue to do this I will be able to wear those clothes to the right side of my closet. 

I worked out in my usual manner this morning.  Ok so I was a little angry and put forth a little extra effort into it. Increased the resistance on the eliptical and increased the speed and incline on the treadmill.  Worked out long enough on each to show over 600 calories burned.  I think my calorie total was 1238.  Not bad.  A good start for today.  Now I think I will go have a little temper tantrum by myself in my closet because I couldn’t post a better number and then I can let go, bring closure, and move on.  Sounds like a plan.  Awah!  Awah!  Awah!

Remember slow to the right.  Not fast to the left.  Have a happy healthy day. 

PS - I just figured out how to fix my weight ticker!  I am just like novacaine.  I will get it to work if you just give me time!

john boy

I rose this morning at my usual time of 5:30.  Let the dogs out, started the coffee, and read the news on the internet.  At 6:30 my DW hadn’t made it down stairs yet so I thought I would score some points and take coffee up to her.  I go upstairs with her coffee in hand and she says “Why are you waking me up so early?”  I said it is Monday and it is 6:30.  She politely informed me that for her that it is a holiday (MLK).  Well instead of scoring points I got four demerits. 

I put on my work out duds and head to the gym.  I work out at the health club of an all girls college!  Woo Hoo!  So of course when I get there I read the sign on the door that says, “We will be closed Monday January 21 for MLK day.”  Not to be discouraged now on this road to a better life, I go home and jump on the treadmill and pound out a few miles.  Incidently my DW had trouble going back to sleep so she got up and drank the coffee I brought her.  I kept looking over my shoulder while on the treadmill thinking she was going to shoot me in the back.  But that would of been to easy.  I think she wants to inflict pain for revenge.  Note to self.  Check calendar before taking coffee to wife. 

Tomorrow is my official weigh in day.  I am looking forward to it.  Ok so I have cheated and I have a good idea of what the number is going to be.  But it will still be an emotional boost to plot a point and show a positive trend. 

Been doing real good on food intake.  Not too much and eating the right things.  Nuts, berries, sticks, grass, etc…  I did splurge and had four low fat triscuits with a small nurtle of cheese yesterday while watching a little feetsball.  I have gone the past week without any of those vice foods such as chocolate, candy bars, ice cream, sugar cookies, alcohol, etc…  and have worked out every day.  As I mentioned in an earlier post my only white vice is milk.  Even though I drink 0% fat skim milk, every glass has like 90 calories.  I can easliy drink a half gallon a day.  So that is one thing I have been focused on to curtail.  The rest has been easy so far.  Knock on wood.  I do have to keep reminding myself to relax and enjoy the journey one day at a time.  I keep thinking ahead. 

I hope everyone has a happy healthy week and that you all meet your objectives.  I will bore you again tomorrow.  Bye.

John Boy

Good morning slim buddies.  Posting a little early today.  The health club I use doesn’t open until noon on Sunday so I am posting pre-workout today.  Been doing a little reading of recent posts and posts from the past and I have learned that we all basically fight the same battles.   We want to loose weight and we want to loose it NOW!  But interesting enough the bloogers who seem to have the most success here seem to have the best control of their emotions and control of the things going on around them.  I guess we really do let outside influences effect our eating habits.  We use it as an excuse to eat, drink, and smoke.  Well at least I don’t smoke anymore.  I drink very little alcohol anymore but still we use anger and frustration as excuses.   But slim buddies you know what?  You or anyone else cannot make me angry unless I let you.  I control that.  It is my choice.  So in the long run it is all my responsibility.  I control my expectations and acceptance level.  If I accept weighing over 300 lbs then I will be happy and comfortable.  If I don’t than I need to do something about it.  If I accept it will take time to loose the weight then I won’t be angry or upset that I don’t loose it all in three days. 

I just thought that I would share that with you all this morning.  I haven’t come across a blogger  yet who is at or nearing their goal that is upset or not in control of their life.  So guess what?    Go ahead and pee in my wheaties because I am eating grapefruit and oatmeal for breakfast.  I am going to make sure that I maintain control of MY life!  It is MY responsibility. 

I am sure that I will blog again but I will wish you all a healthy happy Sunday for now.

your slim bud,

john boy   

I know what has worked for me in the past.  I work out for about 75 to 90 min every morning.  Then breakfast is a grapefruit and a small portion of low sugar oatmeal.  For lunch I have a romaine lettuce and spinach salad with either plain boiled shrimp, plain baked chicken breast, etc… and light ranch dressing.  Dinner is a lean meat and a veggie.  Two to three glasses of milk and some fruit for dessert.  Snacks are carrot sticks.  Drink lots of water during the day.  I am guessing this all comes to about 1200 to 1500 calories.   I don’t call this a diet but a life style.  Eat healthy and in the right quantities.   Since coming to this site I have read many posts and did some calorie research.  Yikes even a carrot has like 30 calories.  It seems everything has calories.  Makes me want to wear a mask and filter my breath.  So I am wondering, How many calories can I cut by not breathing?  Only kidding of course.  You almost can’t afford to open your mouth.  That is why I say I am trying to keep my mouth shut and my feet moving. 

Speaking of moving my feet.  No rest for this fat boy on Saturday.  35 min on the eliptical and another 45 on the treadmill.  Feeling good.  I am not going to talk about THEE NUMBER  but I know it is going down.  There are more ways to know that than by hopping on a scale.  Over the last two weeks my belly no longer rubs the shower door as I step in and out of the shower.  It is nice not having to suck it in to squeeze through. 

 I am beginning to feel more room in my clothes.  There is more room between my belly and the steering wheel.  Plus I feel it is easier to move this big ole bod from point a to point b.  Now the KEY is to keep it up and do it EVERYDAY!  I am having so much fun at the moment I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow.  I hope everyone is having a great weekend and I will check in with you all tomorrow. 

John Boy 

Ok slim buddies here is my spiel for today.  I really started dieting hard again on Saturday.  Got serious about this healthy life style.  Exercising and eating the right things in the right quantities.  As I stated previously I started this kick last year when I found a digital scale that read 419!  I was appalled.  I thought it would of said about 350.  NOT!  So I lost about 110 lbs.  Had a heart attack.  And essentially blew off six months and back slid.  Dumb.  Oh so dumb.  When I entered this site Monday for the first time I put my weight at 335 but that really was a wish.  When I finally weighed Tuesday it was more like 339.  I was disappointed in the number but deep down I knew it would be close to that.  Thank goodness it wasn’t worse.  Anyway I couldn’t help myself and weighed again wednesday and thursday.  I had been eating right and working out dilligently but the scale didn’t move.  Until today!  When you have been dieting as long as I have and been in this body this long (almost 55 years) you kind of know what is going on.  The past couple of days I just didn’t feel the weight loss.  Today I knew it was gone.  Three pounds disappeared just like that.  I swear when I eat the right things in the right quantities and exercise, I can feel my body go into fat burn.  It is kind of a sensation. 

My overall point is and I sincerely believe this that if you live the life the number will follow.  I knew all along if I keep exercising the way that I have and eat the right quantities of the right foods (fruit, veggies, no sugar, and no white carbs) I will loose weight.  So why are we so obsessed with hopping on a scale to look at a number?  I wish I had a good answer.  We all talk about it and we all want to meet our goal in a day.  Now that I know that progress is being made maybe I can move on to other topics.  I hope I didn’t bore anyone into a slumber.  Have a healthy happy day.

Oh, almost forgot.  Yes the workout today was 47 min on the treadmill and 45 min in Reebok cycle class.  Burn baby burn.   I will post a new weight tuesday. Bye for now.

John Boy

Ok I am new to this site but not new to dieting and weight loss.  I finally faced the music tuesday and got on the scale so I could track my loss.  NOT.  Got on the scale today (two days later) before working out and it hadn’t gone down.  Boo hoo?  NOT!  It just made me mad.  I am a little discouraged but I have to remind myself that it does take time.  My body is still in shock from abstaining from my bad habits.  It takes time to train it to move into weight reduction mode and at this point fluid content can greatly influence the NUMBER up and down.  I have been drinking water like an elephant to flush all those evil toxins. 

On a positive note I did my 35 min. on the old Precor elliptical and then walked 45 on a treadmill at 3 mph.  Once again the scale went down almost 4 lbs.  I typically can make it go down by 1 lb for every 20 min. I work out.  At least at this weight.  I am optimistic and more determined than ever to reach my goal but it would be nice to post a loss and show a trend in the right direction. 

I hope everyone has a great happy healthy day. 

John Boy

Yahoo.  Today is day three and I am learning my way around this site a little more each day.  That really makes thing more enjoyable when you aren’t contstantly getting lost and backtracking.  So good morning to you all.

Went to the gym this morning and worked out on the eliptical for 35 minutes and burned over 600 calories.  Then I attended a Reebok cycle class and we rode intently for 45 minutes.   So I feel good about getting what I accomplished there.  When I work out that intently I do SWEAT a lot and I dropped four pounds during my work out.  It just makes you like the workout is worth while if you can do that even thought you put the water back in during the day.  I feel confident that with what I am doing I can loose about 5 pounds a week.  The key for me is to keep my mouth shut and my feet moving.  My biggest vice at the moment is Milk.  I could drink a half gallon a day easily.  I do drink no fat milk but it is hard for me to keep my quantity down.  I just love the stuff.  I am in a pretty good mood today.  Trying to stay positive and upbeat.  I will look around in a little bit to see if anyone needs a little extra encouragement today.   I wish those of you who stop by and read this a great healthy happy day!!!  If I have time later I may post one of my what it is like to weigh 400 lbs stories.  Later. 

John Boy