January 7, 2010

Hello all. Day seven of the new year. Day 4 of the new healthier me. I don't know why, but this has been the easiest "start" that I've had in a long time. I am looking forward to Monday. I decided to weigh myself once a week so I can better document my changes. I have been adding more exercise and better choices of food. I found a calendar from Jan 2009 and I weigh the same as I do now. Same day, one year later. I figure if I can maintain this weight by eating wrong for a year, I should be able to lose with prober diet and exercise.





Breakfast


1 banana


1 Snyders sour dough pretzel





Lunch


2 lite yogurts





Dinner


1 chicken breast


frozen veggies


brown rice





1 can diet Pepsi


24oz water...I need to drink more

So far, So good
Better tomorrows
Scott

Me at the zoo in April 2009

January 6, 2010

Hello all... Good day at work again. Ate my yogurt, pudding and 1 sourdough pretzel. Came home and ate salad, baked potato, frozen veggies and a small piece of lean pork. Things are looking good. I feel I am on the right track this time. I am planning on putting some layers on and going for a walk around our block. Its 1.2 miles and very hilly. I used to walk it the last time I lost weight. Get the mp3 player and flashlight and hit the road. Dang....I need to find the mp3 player first lol. Today the girls at work were going to McDonalds for lunch and I declined with a smile. I wasnt even tempted. Thats got to be some of the worst food you can eat. Tonight my dad even finished off the Papa Murphy's from Sunday. Sure it looked good, but not tempting at all.

so far so good!
Better tomorrows
Scott

Dave and I at the show. Can't wait for better pictures. So soon.

January 5, 2010

Hello all. Good day at work today. Got paid to workout :-). For lunch I had 2 sourdough pretzels, a 80 calorie lime yogurt and a butterscotch fat free pudding. On the way home I stopped at Piggly Wiggly and got two more bags of the chicken breasts. For supper I am having a chicken breast, 2 small potatoes and some frozen veggies. At work the girls went to Cousins. They politely asked me if I wanted anything, I declined.


Dr. Oz was on a talk show last night and he said that it takes the body 2 weeks to adjust to a change. Whether it's losing weight or getting up earlier..etc. I figure those are going to be the toughest so I have to be at my strongest. It should get alot easier after that.





So far so good!

This was me at my nieces/sisters/nephews Birthday party 11/09/09

January 4, 2010

Hello all. It was back to work today. Good thing is we got all our vacation/sick time back. I was greeted today by 2 homemade cakes....yumm. Not even sure what kinds they were, I just enjoyed seeing everyone else eating them. Sure I could have had a small piece, didn't see a good reason. I'm lucky I don't have a sweet tooth (yes the m&m's are still here)
After work my mom and I headed over to Piggly Wiggly for a sale they were having on chicken breasts. 3# for $3.99. For supper I had a salad, baked potato, mixed frozen veggies and a turkey breast. Gotta love them George Foreman Grills!! There was leftover Papa Murphy's pizza from the night before, but decided to go with the chicken.
Today I work I decided to walk during my lunch break. Granted it wasnt the whole 35 minutes, but it was a start. I figured it was better than sitting in the lunchroom watching people eat fast food. Tomorrow I will remember to bring my ipod and add a little more time to the walking. I do still have a membership to Cardinal Fitness. I am going to make a schedule instead of just going when I feel like it. Maybe that will make me go more.
I'm feeling extra focused this time. Dunno if it's because of the new year or a combination of things. It just feels like something clicked. I know it sounds cliche, I really dont want to be reading this post in a few months saying "what happened...I seemed so focused"

So far, so good!!
Better tomorrows
Scott

January 3, 2010

Hello All. Today was a good eating day. My Aunt and Uncle came over to watch the Green Bay Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals. We ordered 2 Papa Murphy's pizzas and garlic bread. I limited myself to 2 pieces. Sure I could have eaten more, but I decided not to.


Tomorrow I have to go back to work and face more obsticles. I have been doing really good by not eating out with the girls when they go for fast food. They say they aren't going anymore after the first year, we shall see. I looked at some more pictures and video from our show on New Years. I AM GOING TO DO THIS!!!!

Picture from a show on 12/11/09. I can do it!!

High School reunion!!

WOW!!! My 25th High School reunion is coming up FAST!!!!!! 5 month away!!!!!!!!!

Guitar playing is just like weight loss.

Hello again...another blog. Wow 2 in one day!! It occured to me the other day that losing weight is just like guitar playing. I have been playing guitar for almost 29 years now and I think I am pretty decent. I have worked hard at it. Practiced alot through high school, practiced while I watched TV, played in bands for about 20+ years and have just jammed with friends and musicians from time to time. I remember the first time I picked up a guitar. My fingers hurt from pressing on the strings, my hands could bearly make a good sound. My Left hand was not working at all with the right hand. I thought....how in the world am I going to be able to play this. I wanted it more than anything in the world. I would go to my friend's house and hear his brother playing songs just like the guys on the albums I had at home (for those of you younger readers...records are those big black circles with the holes in them). I was determined to learn. I took lessons in 9th grade. learned my chords, learn some scales, learned some strumming and got my hands to actually work together. Over the years, I took lessons from better teachers, practiced alot more with friends and on my own, and was focused on becoming the best I could be. There was mental challenges and physical challenges. I automatically wanted to be the fastest player without learning the basics. Speed would have to wait, I decided to do it write and learn scales, rhythms, chords, timing and so on.

This brings me to my original point. Losing weight is difficult at first. I am teaching my body and mind a new instrument. Its going to be frustrating. I am going to want to put the "guitar" back in the closet and say I can't do it. But then after a few weeks of "practicing" I will be getting better. It will get easier. I will see the changes and know that I can do it. I don't want to have the fastest weight loss. I am willing to do it right, and in the long run it will be worth it. Just like the guitar, there are equal amounts of mental challenges as there are physical challenges.

Today I watch new kids picking up the guitar for the first time and I see the love and determintation. They'll see me playing and ask how long I'be been at it and I say "longer than you know it". Then they say, "I'll never be able to do that". I tell them I didn't play like this right away. I practiced alot, learned from others and made mistakes on the way. Makes me think about the weight loss. If you want it bad enough, and work at it really hard, you can do anything you put your mind to.

Thanks for reading,

Scott