Welcome Faithful Reader! So I have a great week to report! Last week I weighed in at 457.4 down 11 pounds from the week before. My goal for this week is to make it down to 450 pounds. If I could do that I would be very, very happy.
Nikki and I signed up for the Y again and I started going there to work out. I know you all know that I hate exercising, but, unfortunately I can not exercise outside in the winter. My lungs just can't take it. So this past week I went swimming, walking and I used a stationary bike and worked on the treadmill. Let me tell you that I absolutely hate the stationary bike. I rode it for a little over 3 miles, but, my ass felt like I had been riding it for hours. Now granted I haven't ridden a bike in years and I believe it will be many more years before I do it again.
That said I had a good week and look forward to another one.
Besides that let see what else happened in the last week...not much really. This orning was St. Nicholas Day and in my stocking I got a pair of Packer slippers, some Rumane and Pocky. Well like my week I guess this blog is going to be a short one and probably not worth a dollar, so it's a good thing is that it is free to read.
Until next week Faithful Readers...
Chad 180
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thanksgiving 2011 - Oh Shit!
So here I sit, I said this would we be a Blog of good and bad, successes and failures. The last week...failure. I weighed in this morning at 468.4 up 9.2 pounds from last week. Part of me hates this and part of me is happy that I could still enjoy the holiday. That said I am back on the horse, attempting to do it better. With the cold weather coming and my asthma I have to move my exercise indoors. So today we re-installed our membership with the YMCA so walking and swimming are on the docket for the next few months until mother nature brings the good stuff back.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know I did. It was too much food and not enough family. Those I got to see was nice, those I didn't get to see was naughty. See how I have switched from Thanksgiving to Christmas? I can now get into the Christmas mood (Yes for purposes of this blog it is Christmas, I do not wish to offend others. I am Roman Catholic and since Christ is the reason for the season, I will continue to say Merry CHRISTmas!).
Avoided the Black Friday crowds as much as I could and it sounds like it was a good idea. Many incidents of overt assault and shootings around the country. Including a pail of Lego's into some ladies face at the local Wal-Mart. Instead on Black Friday the Family put up the Christmas Tree and decorated outside for the holiday's. It was so nice on Friday and the lights went up fast, now just need to finish so I can put it out of my mind until spring.
So that's what is happening in my world, hope all is well in yours!
Enjoy the Holiday's and family of this time of year.
Thank-you Faithful Reader!
Chad 180.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, I know I did. It was too much food and not enough family. Those I got to see was nice, those I didn't get to see was naughty. See how I have switched from Thanksgiving to Christmas? I can now get into the Christmas mood (Yes for purposes of this blog it is Christmas, I do not wish to offend others. I am Roman Catholic and since Christ is the reason for the season, I will continue to say Merry CHRISTmas!).
Avoided the Black Friday crowds as much as I could and it sounds like it was a good idea. Many incidents of overt assault and shootings around the country. Including a pail of Lego's into some ladies face at the local Wal-Mart. Instead on Black Friday the Family put up the Christmas Tree and decorated outside for the holiday's. It was so nice on Friday and the lights went up fast, now just need to finish so I can put it out of my mind until spring.
So that's what is happening in my world, hope all is well in yours!
Enjoy the Holiday's and family of this time of year.
Thank-you Faithful Reader!
Chad 180.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Ok, I Can Deal
Hello Faithful Readers,
So I weighed in at 459.00 this week. That's a gain of 1.2 pounds. I'll take it. I lost 10 pounds the week before and I have learned over time that I have a pattern of lose some weight, and the more I lose the more pronounced the gain is, and then gain the next week. We saw earlier when I lost 7.4 pounds one week and gained it all back the next. So only gaining 1.2 pounds...I'll take it!
I hate winter! I find it depressing and outright cold. I don't only mean in the temperature way only. People start bundling up and you lose a lot of that human contact that we have in the summer months. We are a hardy people in Wisconsin, but, after a certain point you find that people crawl into their houses and their coats and run from other people. At least that is how it feels to me.
Anyway, We are trying to find a way to get more exercise in this winter, because I become a real bad couch potato. We are looking at different options, but, if you have a good suggestion for something INSIDE that will help with getting more exercise...I am listening.
I have heard from some people that there is an issue posting to my blog...well, I am sorry. I am going to check out my settings and see if I can make it easier. That aside you can feel free to email me chad180knight@gmail.com or just post to my facebook page.
I am looking forward to a good week as I am refocusing my efforts into this project. I know I say that a lot about refocusing, about buckling down, etc. But I do that for myself and so that you al realize that I am human and I am trying very hard to make this project a success. I look forward to any help or suggestions from any of you.
Again I ask that you share, comment and pass this on to anyone you think it could help.
Chad 180
So I weighed in at 459.00 this week. That's a gain of 1.2 pounds. I'll take it. I lost 10 pounds the week before and I have learned over time that I have a pattern of lose some weight, and the more I lose the more pronounced the gain is, and then gain the next week. We saw earlier when I lost 7.4 pounds one week and gained it all back the next. So only gaining 1.2 pounds...I'll take it!
I hate winter! I find it depressing and outright cold. I don't only mean in the temperature way only. People start bundling up and you lose a lot of that human contact that we have in the summer months. We are a hardy people in Wisconsin, but, after a certain point you find that people crawl into their houses and their coats and run from other people. At least that is how it feels to me.
Anyway, We are trying to find a way to get more exercise in this winter, because I become a real bad couch potato. We are looking at different options, but, if you have a good suggestion for something INSIDE that will help with getting more exercise...I am listening.
I have heard from some people that there is an issue posting to my blog...well, I am sorry. I am going to check out my settings and see if I can make it easier. That aside you can feel free to email me chad180knight@gmail.com or just post to my facebook page.
I am looking forward to a good week as I am refocusing my efforts into this project. I know I say that a lot about refocusing, about buckling down, etc. But I do that for myself and so that you al realize that I am human and I am trying very hard to make this project a success. I look forward to any help or suggestions from any of you.
Again I ask that you share, comment and pass this on to anyone you think it could help.
Chad 180
Monday, November 7, 2011
Great Week!
Hey Faithful Readers!
I had a wonderful week this week, even though I kind of slacked on the exercise. I weighed in at 457.8 that's exactly 10 pounds less than I was last week. I am at my lowest weight in the last 6 weeks, which means since the weight challenge has begun I have lost 8.2 pounds. Not horrible for 6 weeks. Though I really plan on buckling down now. I am actually in 5th place out of 7 in our 12 week challenge and I only have 6 weeks to go. This is done of course by percentage of weight loss and not sheer loss or I would be in first. That's ok, it gives me something to work for. I lost over 2% last week and am at almost 2% for the entire competition.
Audie, here is my shout out to you, I wrote my blog this week and I hope you found last weeks.
Let's see since the whole thing started I have lost 25.8 pounds. My goal is 40 pounds by Christmas. I think being down around 440 will be nice and may get me into the next size of pants down, etc, etc...
I feel good about most things in my life right now, I feel energized about life in general and I think that it helps in my striving for a better, healthier lifestyle. Do I stumble...yes. Do I sometimes get so sick and tired of working on losing weight that I go a pig out somewhere...absolutely. Do I feel bad when I back slide...yes, but, then I set it aside and get back on the horse. It is easy...no. Should losing weight be easier...yes, but, it isn't. Unfortunately it is a lot easier to put weight on then to take it off and I think God does that so you will appreciate the whole process.
I loved getting fat! I loved eating whatever I wanted. I love food. There is no way to disguise or dispute that fact I LOVE FOO!!! What I have learned is I can still love food, I just can't eat as much. So if I want something that would be considered bad for me, I eat less of it. I trick myself/taste-buds by having sugar free or fat free items instead of the real thing. I had pistachio pudding last night it was fat free and damn good. I knew it wasn't "real" pudding but it still hit the spot. So I guess all I am saying in a round about way is don't give up, don't let yourself, defeat yourself. I only know what I know, but, sometimes I think I know a lot...sometimes I don't think I could find my ass in my pants...but over all we are all intelligent beings and are able to move forward with intelligent thought. Go forward my friends and think your way through life and find your peace in your heart.
Again, thank you faithful readers for reading and I will see you next week.
Chad 180
I had a wonderful week this week, even though I kind of slacked on the exercise. I weighed in at 457.8 that's exactly 10 pounds less than I was last week. I am at my lowest weight in the last 6 weeks, which means since the weight challenge has begun I have lost 8.2 pounds. Not horrible for 6 weeks. Though I really plan on buckling down now. I am actually in 5th place out of 7 in our 12 week challenge and I only have 6 weeks to go. This is done of course by percentage of weight loss and not sheer loss or I would be in first. That's ok, it gives me something to work for. I lost over 2% last week and am at almost 2% for the entire competition.
Audie, here is my shout out to you, I wrote my blog this week and I hope you found last weeks.
Let's see since the whole thing started I have lost 25.8 pounds. My goal is 40 pounds by Christmas. I think being down around 440 will be nice and may get me into the next size of pants down, etc, etc...
I feel good about most things in my life right now, I feel energized about life in general and I think that it helps in my striving for a better, healthier lifestyle. Do I stumble...yes. Do I sometimes get so sick and tired of working on losing weight that I go a pig out somewhere...absolutely. Do I feel bad when I back slide...yes, but, then I set it aside and get back on the horse. It is easy...no. Should losing weight be easier...yes, but, it isn't. Unfortunately it is a lot easier to put weight on then to take it off and I think God does that so you will appreciate the whole process.
I loved getting fat! I loved eating whatever I wanted. I love food. There is no way to disguise or dispute that fact I LOVE FOO!!! What I have learned is I can still love food, I just can't eat as much. So if I want something that would be considered bad for me, I eat less of it. I trick myself/taste-buds by having sugar free or fat free items instead of the real thing. I had pistachio pudding last night it was fat free and damn good. I knew it wasn't "real" pudding but it still hit the spot. So I guess all I am saying in a round about way is don't give up, don't let yourself, defeat yourself. I only know what I know, but, sometimes I think I know a lot...sometimes I don't think I could find my ass in my pants...but over all we are all intelligent beings and are able to move forward with intelligent thought. Go forward my friends and think your way through life and find your peace in your heart.
Again, thank you faithful readers for reading and I will see you next week.
Chad 180
Monday, October 31, 2011
Appologies...
Hello Faithful Readers...
It has been a couple weeks since I last wrote and I want to explain why. On October 16 2011 We lost a very good friend in a car accident. Matthew will be missed by anyone who knew him, and his passing effected me greatly. I have been working through a lot of emotions and feelings of losing someone that close to me. I assure you faithful reader that I am still here and am back at my exercise routine.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
What have I been up to the last couple of weeks? Well, mostly gaining weight. My weekly weigh in I was at 467.8. Grrrr!! I want to know how walking 6.7 miles in the last week can really cause weight gain? So here is the break down of the last week...I walked 1.1 miles on October 26th and October 27th. Then on Saturday October 29 2011 I did my first official 5k! I walked it with my daughter Molly and we had a goal of walking it in 1 hour. We were about as close to our goal as we could get, we made it in 1 hour and 23 seconds. In one month on November 26/27 2011 we will be walking another timed 5k and my goal is to shave off 2 minutes and do a 58 minute 5k. So training resumes on November 1 2011.Then again on Saturday Molly and I walked 1.4 miles for the walking Ghost Tour of Downtown Wausau. It was really cool and interesting.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
We ran a cool special at the store this past weekend and I am not sure how well received it was. We offered 10% off if you came to the store in costume and not just on one item, but, on your entire purchase.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Halloween is my favorite time of year. I like the darkness and fun that is part of this pagan holiday. I am not a pagan, but, I like their holiday's. I like the imagery of the day and the smell of the fall time. The smell of sweet decay. The colors, the crisp cool mornings and warm sunny days. I just love Fall!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Anyway, nothing really more to say, except thank-you faithful readers for following my weekly babblings.
Chad 180
It has been a couple weeks since I last wrote and I want to explain why. On October 16 2011 We lost a very good friend in a car accident. Matthew will be missed by anyone who knew him, and his passing effected me greatly. I have been working through a lot of emotions and feelings of losing someone that close to me. I assure you faithful reader that I am still here and am back at my exercise routine.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
What have I been up to the last couple of weeks? Well, mostly gaining weight. My weekly weigh in I was at 467.8. Grrrr!! I want to know how walking 6.7 miles in the last week can really cause weight gain? So here is the break down of the last week...I walked 1.1 miles on October 26th and October 27th. Then on Saturday October 29 2011 I did my first official 5k! I walked it with my daughter Molly and we had a goal of walking it in 1 hour. We were about as close to our goal as we could get, we made it in 1 hour and 23 seconds. In one month on November 26/27 2011 we will be walking another timed 5k and my goal is to shave off 2 minutes and do a 58 minute 5k. So training resumes on November 1 2011.Then again on Saturday Molly and I walked 1.4 miles for the walking Ghost Tour of Downtown Wausau. It was really cool and interesting.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
We ran a cool special at the store this past weekend and I am not sure how well received it was. We offered 10% off if you came to the store in costume and not just on one item, but, on your entire purchase.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Halloween is my favorite time of year. I like the darkness and fun that is part of this pagan holiday. I am not a pagan, but, I like their holiday's. I like the imagery of the day and the smell of the fall time. The smell of sweet decay. The colors, the crisp cool mornings and warm sunny days. I just love Fall!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Anyway, nothing really more to say, except thank-you faithful readers for following my weekly babblings.
Chad 180
Monday, October 10, 2011
Great Week, New Record!
Hello Faithful Reader!
I was pretty sure that this week was going to be interesting. I was down and out on Friday, didn't get out of my chair pretty much all day. Sick, sick, sick. I also did eat like crazy. I do that when I am ill and don't know why. I figured after that I would not lose if not gain. Was I wrong! I lost 7.4 pounds this week faithful reader! I weighed in at 458.6 pounds. Let's step back and look at this. When I started this whole thing, I weighed 486 pounds. So since then I have lost 27.4 pounds since July 18, 2011. I am averaging about 2.25 pounds a week. Man, am I feeling good about this last week.
Walked 7.5 miles last week, with 4.2 of those coming Sunday. I made 4.2 miles in 1 hour and 34 minutes. It was great and painful and everything in between. I was proud and chaffed. My heels got blisters and I got satisfaction. I don't know what else to say then it hurt and I am happy I made it.
I have been trying really hard to get back in shape and I know I am in better shape than I was when I started this and I know I have a long way to go to make it to 180 pounds. I feel like it is possible though. If I can do things like 4.2 miles in 1 1/2 hours I should be able to do the 5K on November 6, 2011 in under an hour. That is my goal. I don't care if it is 59 minutes and 59 seconds...I want to finish it in less than 1 hour. I hope you will all cheer me on that day from anywhere you might be. If you want to join us, I will be letting you all know where we will be doing this 5K in a post closer to the date.
I really want to thank my daughter Emma who was walking with me yesterday and encouraging me the whole way. Whenever, I would start slowing down or wanting to give in, she was very encouraging saying things like "Good job daddy" and "Your doing great dad" but the best thing she said all day was when we got back to the house and she said "Daddy, I'm proud of you." You can bet your ass that is more incentive than anything else. A child's encouragement is what makes me work even that one little bit harder. As I write this I am holding back tears, wishing I could tell her in person what her encouragement means to me. Holding back tears of anger for ever letting myself get to this place. However, I am on my way back, to be healthy again.
Until next week Faithful Reader, thanks for reading.
Chad 180
I was pretty sure that this week was going to be interesting. I was down and out on Friday, didn't get out of my chair pretty much all day. Sick, sick, sick. I also did eat like crazy. I do that when I am ill and don't know why. I figured after that I would not lose if not gain. Was I wrong! I lost 7.4 pounds this week faithful reader! I weighed in at 458.6 pounds. Let's step back and look at this. When I started this whole thing, I weighed 486 pounds. So since then I have lost 27.4 pounds since July 18, 2011. I am averaging about 2.25 pounds a week. Man, am I feeling good about this last week.
Walked 7.5 miles last week, with 4.2 of those coming Sunday. I made 4.2 miles in 1 hour and 34 minutes. It was great and painful and everything in between. I was proud and chaffed. My heels got blisters and I got satisfaction. I don't know what else to say then it hurt and I am happy I made it.
I have been trying really hard to get back in shape and I know I am in better shape than I was when I started this and I know I have a long way to go to make it to 180 pounds. I feel like it is possible though. If I can do things like 4.2 miles in 1 1/2 hours I should be able to do the 5K on November 6, 2011 in under an hour. That is my goal. I don't care if it is 59 minutes and 59 seconds...I want to finish it in less than 1 hour. I hope you will all cheer me on that day from anywhere you might be. If you want to join us, I will be letting you all know where we will be doing this 5K in a post closer to the date.
I really want to thank my daughter Emma who was walking with me yesterday and encouraging me the whole way. Whenever, I would start slowing down or wanting to give in, she was very encouraging saying things like "Good job daddy" and "Your doing great dad" but the best thing she said all day was when we got back to the house and she said "Daddy, I'm proud of you." You can bet your ass that is more incentive than anything else. A child's encouragement is what makes me work even that one little bit harder. As I write this I am holding back tears, wishing I could tell her in person what her encouragement means to me. Holding back tears of anger for ever letting myself get to this place. However, I am on my way back, to be healthy again.
Until next week Faithful Reader, thanks for reading.
Chad 180
Monday, October 3, 2011
Running?
Ok, here we are again, it's Monday morning and I just got off the scale...DOWN 2 POUNDS! So I weighed in at 466.0 this morning. This is the good news, the bad news...I didn't exercise very much last week. In fact, the big day of exercise was last night, I made just over 1.2 miles in 27 minutes or so. I think I needed a week of recoup for the body, because walking last night felt very good. I did something I haven't done in a very long time...I ran. That's right I got all this moving forward in a motion that was faster than I was walking. I didn't sustain it for very long, but, I covered about 1/2 block, then finished the walk.
So what's new, you ask? Well, simply this. Today kicks off our 12 week, Biggest Loser competition. 7 of us are going to be weighing in every Monday and working on a percentage of weight loss, not actual amount lost. I plan on getting on this bitch and riding it to the finish line and making me some good cha-ching!
I don't have a whole lot to say this week, but, to thank you constant reader for reading what gibberish I post. Until next time, Thanks!
Chad 180
So what's new, you ask? Well, simply this. Today kicks off our 12 week, Biggest Loser competition. 7 of us are going to be weighing in every Monday and working on a percentage of weight loss, not actual amount lost. I plan on getting on this bitch and riding it to the finish line and making me some good cha-ching!
I don't have a whole lot to say this week, but, to thank you constant reader for reading what gibberish I post. Until next time, Thanks!
Chad 180
Monday, September 26, 2011
Finally! The Right Direction!
Hello Avid Readers!
I finally went in the right direction again! I weighed in this morning at 468.0 pounds, that is down 1.2 pounds! I know it's not a lot and I have a long way to go yet. I got in 4.59 miles and 115 minutes of exercise this past week. I did no exercise over the weekend, but, back at it today! I was awake fro 6am on Friday until 1:30pm on Saturday...then I slept...basically until Sunday. Sunday is football. I live and breath football during the season. So no exercise yesterday. :-(
I wish that I could lose weight faster, but, I keep telling myself they say the slow weight loss is the permanent weight loss. So if I keep holding on to that, then I can continue to do this slowly. That said I wish I was 180 pounds and then I could just maintain instead of trying to lose. I want to know why it is so much easier to gain the weight then to lose it? I mean if I could lose it as easily as I could gain it, it would take no time and I would be 180!
I had kind of a weird week last week. My Monday through Thursday was pretty normal, but, my weekend was not a normal weekend. Friday, I got up at 6am, worked my day, then off to ChAdam Games to work the Pre-release of the new Magic: the Gathering set: Innistrad. That started at 12:01am on Saturday. Of course I worked from 4:30pm Friday until 6:45am Saturday. Then a road trip to Stevens Point for a couple classes for my certification for being a CCD teacher. That went from 8am until noon. Then the trip home a little lunch and zonk time. I slept from 1:30pm until 9:00pm. Then back to bed at 11:00pm and got up at 9:30 Sunday morning. I guess I really needed the sleep. Then Sunday a couple football games and a nice dinner with the family. Watched a Movie and that was Sunday.
Now BACK ON THE HORSE! I just purchased a heavy bag to work on my arm and shoulder strength. I am looking for a good, but, cheap Treadmill for use during the winter and possibly a cheap Elliptical. Anybody that might have any leads on this please let me know at chad180knight@gmail.com.
Talk to you all next week.
Chad180
I finally went in the right direction again! I weighed in this morning at 468.0 pounds, that is down 1.2 pounds! I know it's not a lot and I have a long way to go yet. I got in 4.59 miles and 115 minutes of exercise this past week. I did no exercise over the weekend, but, back at it today! I was awake fro 6am on Friday until 1:30pm on Saturday...then I slept...basically until Sunday. Sunday is football. I live and breath football during the season. So no exercise yesterday. :-(
I wish that I could lose weight faster, but, I keep telling myself they say the slow weight loss is the permanent weight loss. So if I keep holding on to that, then I can continue to do this slowly. That said I wish I was 180 pounds and then I could just maintain instead of trying to lose. I want to know why it is so much easier to gain the weight then to lose it? I mean if I could lose it as easily as I could gain it, it would take no time and I would be 180!
I had kind of a weird week last week. My Monday through Thursday was pretty normal, but, my weekend was not a normal weekend. Friday, I got up at 6am, worked my day, then off to ChAdam Games to work the Pre-release of the new Magic: the Gathering set: Innistrad. That started at 12:01am on Saturday. Of course I worked from 4:30pm Friday until 6:45am Saturday. Then a road trip to Stevens Point for a couple classes for my certification for being a CCD teacher. That went from 8am until noon. Then the trip home a little lunch and zonk time. I slept from 1:30pm until 9:00pm. Then back to bed at 11:00pm and got up at 9:30 Sunday morning. I guess I really needed the sleep. Then Sunday a couple football games and a nice dinner with the family. Watched a Movie and that was Sunday.
Now BACK ON THE HORSE! I just purchased a heavy bag to work on my arm and shoulder strength. I am looking for a good, but, cheap Treadmill for use during the winter and possibly a cheap Elliptical. Anybody that might have any leads on this please let me know at chad180knight@gmail.com.
Talk to you all next week.
Chad180
Monday, September 19, 2011
Rough Week, New Shoes!
Ok, let's start with numbers this week. New weight 469.2 which means I gained 2.0 pounds this week. I could feel bad about it, but, I had a lot working against me this week.
1. My dad got re-married this weekend.
2. My knee was acting up very badly this week and kept me from exercising all but two days this past week. Total of 2.31 miles and 63 minutes. (I will be doing more than that by Wednesday I guarantee it)
3. Overall lack of motivation. This too will be changed. I am planning on 6 days of walking this week.
My thoughts for this past week. It seems the harder I try the more my body works against me. I did over 10 miles the week before and my knee was angry and ready to make me stop. I walked on Monday and it was bad, painful and very much not a good experience. I decided to take a few days off of the exercising, good idea? Bad idea? Hard to say. It also came to my attention that my shoes needed to go. The good news is that on Sunday I finally got to get myself some new shoes. Tradehome Shoes in the Wausau Center Mall was where I got them. The salesman, I wish I could give you his name, was a real nice guy. I went in told him what I was looking at as far as requirements for my shoes. He hooked me up with Keen Shoes. So far so good. They are wide, my biggest problem in most cases is that my pinky toe will rub because I have such wide feet, these I have room to spare. Trust me these shoes are going to get a work out.
Next, my dad got married this weekend to a woman he has been with for several years (7 or 8). I am in a weird place as far as how I feel about them getting married. I am happy for my dad, he is the kind of guy who needs someone to be with. As far as his new spouse I am uncertain. I don't know what to think about her. She sometimes seems very happy and content with my father, other times she seems to be telling him, how much better she could do and how stupid my father is. So I have had a week of very uneasy feelings as well as one's that make me happy. My dad recently retired and is 65 years old. She is much younger than him and this is her 3rd or 4th marriage and my dad's 2nd. They kept it small and private. They had a small service outside at their home. After party at Kelly Club in Weston. Overall, I am happy for them both, I just hope it doesn't backfire on my dad.
So all these things together made for the not best week of eating habits. Especially on Friday/Saturday. Between the drinking and eating of a wedding I am sure I ate a lot more than I even think I did. I will bounce back.
I am going to aim for 12 miles this week. I am going to try and drop a minimum of 2 pounds this week. Walking at lunch on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday. Thursday I am hoping Nikki and I will walk after game night at ChAdam. Saturday I plan on walking to work at ChAdam and Sunday will be our long Family walk day.
I also want to thank everyone of you that comment on these and those who have a great deal of insight. I want to thank Nikki for continuing to support me through all my trials and tribulations. I want to send out a big kudos to both of my girls, they have been walking with us and they are a great motivation for me to lose weight. I want to be there when they get married and give me Grandchildren. I want to be there when they love for the first time, when they have their hearts broken the first time. I want to be there as long as I can, I want them to think of me as the guy that will never go away. I want to be their point of contact for a celebration, for a talk, for a lecture, I want to be there.
Well, went long this week and I appreciate you all for reading my ramblings. Until next week...
Chad180
1. My dad got re-married this weekend.
2. My knee was acting up very badly this week and kept me from exercising all but two days this past week. Total of 2.31 miles and 63 minutes. (I will be doing more than that by Wednesday I guarantee it)
3. Overall lack of motivation. This too will be changed. I am planning on 6 days of walking this week.
My thoughts for this past week. It seems the harder I try the more my body works against me. I did over 10 miles the week before and my knee was angry and ready to make me stop. I walked on Monday and it was bad, painful and very much not a good experience. I decided to take a few days off of the exercising, good idea? Bad idea? Hard to say. It also came to my attention that my shoes needed to go. The good news is that on Sunday I finally got to get myself some new shoes. Tradehome Shoes in the Wausau Center Mall was where I got them. The salesman, I wish I could give you his name, was a real nice guy. I went in told him what I was looking at as far as requirements for my shoes. He hooked me up with Keen Shoes. So far so good. They are wide, my biggest problem in most cases is that my pinky toe will rub because I have such wide feet, these I have room to spare. Trust me these shoes are going to get a work out.
Next, my dad got married this weekend to a woman he has been with for several years (7 or 8). I am in a weird place as far as how I feel about them getting married. I am happy for my dad, he is the kind of guy who needs someone to be with. As far as his new spouse I am uncertain. I don't know what to think about her. She sometimes seems very happy and content with my father, other times she seems to be telling him, how much better she could do and how stupid my father is. So I have had a week of very uneasy feelings as well as one's that make me happy. My dad recently retired and is 65 years old. She is much younger than him and this is her 3rd or 4th marriage and my dad's 2nd. They kept it small and private. They had a small service outside at their home. After party at Kelly Club in Weston. Overall, I am happy for them both, I just hope it doesn't backfire on my dad.
So all these things together made for the not best week of eating habits. Especially on Friday/Saturday. Between the drinking and eating of a wedding I am sure I ate a lot more than I even think I did. I will bounce back.
I am going to aim for 12 miles this week. I am going to try and drop a minimum of 2 pounds this week. Walking at lunch on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday. Thursday I am hoping Nikki and I will walk after game night at ChAdam. Saturday I plan on walking to work at ChAdam and Sunday will be our long Family walk day.
I also want to thank everyone of you that comment on these and those who have a great deal of insight. I want to thank Nikki for continuing to support me through all my trials and tribulations. I want to send out a big kudos to both of my girls, they have been walking with us and they are a great motivation for me to lose weight. I want to be there when they get married and give me Grandchildren. I want to be there when they love for the first time, when they have their hearts broken the first time. I want to be there as long as I can, I want them to think of me as the guy that will never go away. I want to be their point of contact for a celebration, for a talk, for a lecture, I want to be there.
Well, went long this week and I appreciate you all for reading my ramblings. Until next week...
Chad180
Monday, September 12, 2011
Frustration!
So frustration you are quickly becoming a good friend. I have one simple request...leave me the fuck alone. I have been doing everything right and the numbers are pissing me off. Last week I weighed in at 467.2 lbs, this week I weighed in at 467.2 lbs. I have been increasing my walking, since last Monday I have walked 10.7 miles and that equates to 4 1/4 hours of actually working out. Can someone tell me why the hell I am not losing weight. I have kept my caloric intake below 3,000 calories everyday. In fact, most days I barely make 2,000 calories.
Here is what frustrates me...everybody tells me that it is natural. That I should look at the way I look how my clothes fit better, how I feel better, etc. Honestly, I don't see it. I do have more energy, but, I don't feel better! My feet cramp constantly, the bottom of my feet feel like they are always on fire. I am chaffed and when it starts feeling better, I walk more and it kicks right back in. My knee has been popping on a regular basis. If I am doing everything right why am I stuck here? I mean I haven't eaten any fast food, I haven't been eating a whole lot that isn't vegetables and fruit.
Am I destined to be fat? Am I the guy who is supposed to be the guy that every thinks of as the fat guy? I honestly don't know what I am supposed to do anymore. I have been doing this since July 18 2011 and all told I haven't even lost 10 lbs. NO fast-food, very little junk food...what the fuck do I need to do?
Sorry friends, I don't mean to unload, but, sometimes, I just feel I need to. I know it will get better and I am sure eventually the weight will just "melt off" however, I am just in a bad mood after weigh in this morning.
Thanks for listening and please give me any advice or suggestions for any of the issues I have mentioned above that could help me out.
Chad 180
Here is what frustrates me...everybody tells me that it is natural. That I should look at the way I look how my clothes fit better, how I feel better, etc. Honestly, I don't see it. I do have more energy, but, I don't feel better! My feet cramp constantly, the bottom of my feet feel like they are always on fire. I am chaffed and when it starts feeling better, I walk more and it kicks right back in. My knee has been popping on a regular basis. If I am doing everything right why am I stuck here? I mean I haven't eaten any fast food, I haven't been eating a whole lot that isn't vegetables and fruit.
Am I destined to be fat? Am I the guy who is supposed to be the guy that every thinks of as the fat guy? I honestly don't know what I am supposed to do anymore. I have been doing this since July 18 2011 and all told I haven't even lost 10 lbs. NO fast-food, very little junk food...what the fuck do I need to do?
Sorry friends, I don't mean to unload, but, sometimes, I just feel I need to. I know it will get better and I am sure eventually the weight will just "melt off" however, I am just in a bad mood after weigh in this morning.
Thanks for listening and please give me any advice or suggestions for any of the issues I have mentioned above that could help me out.
Chad 180
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
New Distance
So it is time for another post. Let's get the numbers done right away. Yesterday I weighed in at 467.2 lbs and that is up .4 from last week. I consider this a maintain. So let's look at what has happened since my last post.
Nothing real big as far as anything except for two things. First, on Sunday we went to a Wop party and pot luck. For those out there who don't know what wop is a quick overview. Frozen, cut up fruit, 4 gallons of fruit punch and of course bottles of clear fruity liquor. The sheer number of calories I took in on Sunday during the wop party between the wop itself and the food. So that is why I consider this a maintain week.
I have kept up on my walking and other than Friday (which I knew was not going to happen), I have walked at least a mile. Even though I felt like ass yesterday we (Myself, Nikki, the girls, Nikki's dad) walked 2.5 miles in about an hour yesterday. This is good, it is the longest distance I have done to date. The weekend of November 5th, Nikki and I are working towards doing a 5k run/walk (I am focusing on the walk). That is just over 3 miles in a 5k. I want to get to the point of doing the 5k in about an hour which is just over 3 miles per hour. That is my goal and I think very obtainable. When I started this about two weeks ago I was walking a 32 minute mile. which is just about 2 miles per hour. The amount of increase in two weeks just amazes me. I am now doing a mile in about 20 minutes. So this helps me keep on keeping on.
I am noticing that though I haven't lost a ton of weight my clothes are fitting/hanging better. I personally feel better and want to exercise and feel kind of sluggish on those rare days that I miss. Things I don't like so much are that my knees hurt, that I am chaffed badly. I want to start listing the good and bad things as I go along to see how things change as I lose weight...so bear with me.
Finally, winter is approaching and I am looking for ideas/suggestions of exercises to do during the cold winter months that I hate. I don't like cold and refuse to exercise outside. SO thought and opinions would be nice in the comment section after this post.
Thanks for listening to me talk, I appreciate it world.
Chad 180
Nothing real big as far as anything except for two things. First, on Sunday we went to a Wop party and pot luck. For those out there who don't know what wop is a quick overview. Frozen, cut up fruit, 4 gallons of fruit punch and of course bottles of clear fruity liquor. The sheer number of calories I took in on Sunday during the wop party between the wop itself and the food. So that is why I consider this a maintain week.
I have kept up on my walking and other than Friday (which I knew was not going to happen), I have walked at least a mile. Even though I felt like ass yesterday we (Myself, Nikki, the girls, Nikki's dad) walked 2.5 miles in about an hour yesterday. This is good, it is the longest distance I have done to date. The weekend of November 5th, Nikki and I are working towards doing a 5k run/walk (I am focusing on the walk). That is just over 3 miles in a 5k. I want to get to the point of doing the 5k in about an hour which is just over 3 miles per hour. That is my goal and I think very obtainable. When I started this about two weeks ago I was walking a 32 minute mile. which is just about 2 miles per hour. The amount of increase in two weeks just amazes me. I am now doing a mile in about 20 minutes. So this helps me keep on keeping on.
I am noticing that though I haven't lost a ton of weight my clothes are fitting/hanging better. I personally feel better and want to exercise and feel kind of sluggish on those rare days that I miss. Things I don't like so much are that my knees hurt, that I am chaffed badly. I want to start listing the good and bad things as I go along to see how things change as I lose weight...so bear with me.
Finally, winter is approaching and I am looking for ideas/suggestions of exercises to do during the cold winter months that I hate. I don't like cold and refuse to exercise outside. SO thought and opinions would be nice in the comment section after this post.
Thanks for listening to me talk, I appreciate it world.
Chad 180
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Well, Here we go...
I guess my story starts a while ago. I was a skinny kid, hyper-active. Life was great and I was a happy kid for the most part. Life sailed along until one day I opened my underwear and saw...A HAIR! It has all been down hill since then. I went from complaining that I would never break 150 pounds to OH MY GOD I weigh 300 pounds.
Then I turned 16 and that summer between my freshman year in high school and my sophomore year I became diabetic. Now, the one good thing about becoming diabetic (if there is a good thing) I lost weight! I lost weight easily and quickly. In one summer I went from 306 pounds to 180 pounds. I looked good, I felt good and life was great. My diabetes pretty much took care of themselves (or at least I did nothing to take care of them).
I love to eat, I love food. You know I find it funny that most people look at you when your fat and say things like; "you must love the sweets" or "Got a bit of a sweet tooth huh?" Honestly, not much of a sweets guy, I mean I like dessert, but, if given a choice between sweets and pasta, I'll take the pasta every time. I like high carb foods and it shows.
A few years later in 1996 I married my beautiful wife and life was even better. We were happy, we are happy. I would never trade being married to Nicole for anything. I was still sporting a weight of about 225. I looked good, but, I wasn't really healthy. My Diabetes was out of control, I had an A1C of 13+. I got high blood pressure (I told myself it was because I was diabetic and if I wasn't they would not have said it was high).
Then in 1999 we got pregnant with Emma. I say we, because she ate and I ate. We worked different shifts and I would eat when I should during the day (I worked 7 - 3) and I would eat with her (She worked 4 - Midnight). So I would eat 4 - 6 meals a day. She gained 50 pounds with Emma and so did I. Difference? She lost most of hers I didn't. I still wasn't worried I was under 300 pounds still moved well, still felt good.
In 2001 we got pregnant with Molly. Now this was really good...er bad. I would eat my meals, I would eat with her and I would eat while I fed Emma and Molly. I was always eating. I would try to trick myself and say I'm eating healthy as I was having (2) foot-long subs at Subway and they weren't the good ones. One might be a pizza sub and one a meatball sub. Full of oils and mayo and things I thought tasted good. So now I am 350 pounds and eating like the food supply was going to get away from me and knew I was too fat to catch it. I still felt good and Nicole told me I still looked good, so what is there to worry about right? My knees.
So many fights with myself and really what I call food addiction later and I am at the doctors and looking down at the scale...486.3 pounds. That is 2 overweight men. That is three healthy men and its only me! The doc has heard it all before and so has Nikki and honestly so have I. So, I started looking into gastric bypass. It scares me. I will do it if I have to, and am working along that path, but, I am bull headed and have decided to do this myself. So I did a bunch of research and figured out that I don't have to cut myself to 2000 calories a day to lose weight. I saw that for someone my size I could eat 4,120 calories a day to lose an approximate pound a week. So I questioned myself and said can we do it on 3000 calories a day? I said yes we can! That is where I set myself and have been working with it. Since I started on July 18 2011 I have lost 7.2 pounds. I will keep everyone up to date and let you know how I am doing, what I am feeling and all around, more than you probably want to know.
So, why Chad goes 180!? Well, there is a few things behind that title. 1. I am aiming to make a weight of 180 pounds. I want to be there in 2 years. I think it is possible. 2. I am turning my life around. You know making a 180. So there you go.
I am going to update this AT LEAST every Monday. I hope to use it more, but, you will be the second to know. Bye for now.
Chad 180
Then I turned 16 and that summer between my freshman year in high school and my sophomore year I became diabetic. Now, the one good thing about becoming diabetic (if there is a good thing) I lost weight! I lost weight easily and quickly. In one summer I went from 306 pounds to 180 pounds. I looked good, I felt good and life was great. My diabetes pretty much took care of themselves (or at least I did nothing to take care of them).
I love to eat, I love food. You know I find it funny that most people look at you when your fat and say things like; "you must love the sweets" or "Got a bit of a sweet tooth huh?" Honestly, not much of a sweets guy, I mean I like dessert, but, if given a choice between sweets and pasta, I'll take the pasta every time. I like high carb foods and it shows.
A few years later in 1996 I married my beautiful wife and life was even better. We were happy, we are happy. I would never trade being married to Nicole for anything. I was still sporting a weight of about 225. I looked good, but, I wasn't really healthy. My Diabetes was out of control, I had an A1C of 13+. I got high blood pressure (I told myself it was because I was diabetic and if I wasn't they would not have said it was high).
Then in 1999 we got pregnant with Emma. I say we, because she ate and I ate. We worked different shifts and I would eat when I should during the day (I worked 7 - 3) and I would eat with her (She worked 4 - Midnight). So I would eat 4 - 6 meals a day. She gained 50 pounds with Emma and so did I. Difference? She lost most of hers I didn't. I still wasn't worried I was under 300 pounds still moved well, still felt good.
In 2001 we got pregnant with Molly. Now this was really good...er bad. I would eat my meals, I would eat with her and I would eat while I fed Emma and Molly. I was always eating. I would try to trick myself and say I'm eating healthy as I was having (2) foot-long subs at Subway and they weren't the good ones. One might be a pizza sub and one a meatball sub. Full of oils and mayo and things I thought tasted good. So now I am 350 pounds and eating like the food supply was going to get away from me and knew I was too fat to catch it. I still felt good and Nicole told me I still looked good, so what is there to worry about right? My knees.
So many fights with myself and really what I call food addiction later and I am at the doctors and looking down at the scale...486.3 pounds. That is 2 overweight men. That is three healthy men and its only me! The doc has heard it all before and so has Nikki and honestly so have I. So, I started looking into gastric bypass. It scares me. I will do it if I have to, and am working along that path, but, I am bull headed and have decided to do this myself. So I did a bunch of research and figured out that I don't have to cut myself to 2000 calories a day to lose weight. I saw that for someone my size I could eat 4,120 calories a day to lose an approximate pound a week. So I questioned myself and said can we do it on 3000 calories a day? I said yes we can! That is where I set myself and have been working with it. Since I started on July 18 2011 I have lost 7.2 pounds. I will keep everyone up to date and let you know how I am doing, what I am feeling and all around, more than you probably want to know.
So, why Chad goes 180!? Well, there is a few things behind that title. 1. I am aiming to make a weight of 180 pounds. I want to be there in 2 years. I think it is possible. 2. I am turning my life around. You know making a 180. So there you go.
I am going to update this AT LEAST every Monday. I hope to use it more, but, you will be the second to know. Bye for now.
Chad 180
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