Getting Thinner

2006-07-23T20:48:00.000-07:00

All right here we go. Its on the the middle east and oil is skyrocketing. Feds are going to keep jacking the interest rate and that means no home sales while my house is on the market. And I expect with the week I just had my weight will not change or be higher. Well we will find out tomorrow. Cheers for tonight and good luck.

2006-07-20T08:17:00.000-07:00

Weighed in at 177 pounds even on monday and was surprised at all the crap that just hit the fan this week in the world and in my life. Good grief. Stress will be the biggest issue now to deal with as I attempt to maintain or lose more weight in the next few weeks. I have two new roommates and my job prospects are looking somewhat better but I am not working quite yet. More to come later today.......

2006-07-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Ok thirty two years old today. I of course has cake and junk at my party but I will still be weighing in tomorrow to find out what my progress has been after all this time. I will catch up with what is going on in life on next post but for now just wanted to say again....happy birthday to me. Until tomorrow.........

2006-07-12T21:22:00.000-07:00

So the stress is mounting as I have not been able to find a job in over a month and the state is running interference on the company paid unemployment benefits that I was supposed to be able to get. The thought is that the state is entitled to the leftover if they are able to red-tape you to death until you give up on actually getting any of the money that is suppoed to be there for your family. I am not real big on this "government" thing.
Anyway. I just got hit up by a home business group wanting me to sell Herbalife products on their mlm platform. I don't think I would every get involved in that. They want me to sell the fact that you can get fat loss in a pill. No you can't. You can get it by BURNING more calories that you consume. And thats pretty much it. More info on this at www.burnthefat.com
That is the truth and it works

2006-07-11T22:22:00.000-07:00

Hey look kids Big Ben...Parliment...and the National Leauge losing an all-star game! Not that it matters to this topic but I cannot figure out why spaghetti sauce is never good. It hit me in the back of my mouth and sets off the glands at the back of my throat. you know the ones that swell up right before you puke. Anyway spaghetti is a really good food if you can stand it for losing weight i guess. I have not excercized in two days and I fell like a bloat. Oh well I will probably put in 40min cardio and upper body weights. I should be sore tomorrow.

2006-07-11T14:09:00.000-07:00

Well it finally stopped raining just in time to coop myself up inside. Tried to go hiking and camping this weekend and that ended up being a disaster. Weather is so dicey I can't beileve people are paid to predict it. They just go in the back and spin a wheel and whatever it lands on is the prediction for that day. Well off to go swimming as I hear you can get a good workout doing that.

2006-07-08T21:40:00.000-07:00

Whoa did I ever pig out today. Went to 3Margaritas for dinner and jam myself full of good tasting crap. Oh well back on it tomorrow I guess. I can always ride my bike as gas prices seem to be going up again. Sheesh some nutjob in N. Korea pops off a few missiles and all of a sudden gas is 20 cents higher. How much gas did those things use!?! I mean come on, what is the big deal about Nutjob Korea and their "premature" missile launch that resulted in the greatist embarrasment of all...going limp half-way through. I have to pay more for gas now? Hmm if we take that extra few cents we pay and match in the "assasinate the mad midget" fund how long before the pot is high enough before some starving Korean slave finally takes us up on our offer and becomes rich and free. Speaking of which...how many missiles would it take to end a war against Nutjob Korea....one. I will pay the extra ten cents at the pump to pay for that.

2006-07-06T16:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a very recent picture. I will post an older one to demonstrate the progress I am making.

2006-07-06T16:33:00.000-07:00

And there you have it. I have finally got back to writing on this blog after too many days off. So I got fired and went on vacation and have been looking for a job for some time. But my weight has not suffered even though I have a roller-coaster of emotions to deal with daily. I have weighed myself and found after all that I have lost a few pounds and now sit at 177.2 lbs. I should be back on my routine to losing weight and blogging much more in the next few days.

2006-05-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

When I ride my bike home from work I am taking my life in all the drivers’ collective hands. I have to say I have never had such a problem being seen as I did yesterday. And I guess it is all ok because the drivers that were nearly crashing into me you know shook their head and shrugged. Oh, well as long as they shake their head then ok. Plus I got a shrug; imagine a head shake and a shrug, which makes almost getting crushed worth it. Not like a driver actually yielding, no that would embarrass me and make me feel like I am taking too much advantage of the pedestrian law. You know, even though I am in the crosswalk and waiting for the signal, no don't stop; just gimme that shrug then were good.

Not all drivers are that bad...I’m told. I just notice the ones that come close to imprinting a decal of my face on their grill. I drive too, and I can see how a cyclist might be a hassle, having to wait that extra five seconds can put my teeth on edge too. Why should I wait I have the bigger vehicle! That's what bike paths are for! We that and people who walk...together with another person...with headphones on so they can't hear you.

Anyway I weighed in at 181.4 lbs and I am on my way! Feel great and look great.

2006-05-18T04:58:00.000-07:00

Well my computer's hard drive decided to give way causing my ability to post to be significantly hindered. I weighted in at 182 lbs. on the nose and am feel really good. Today was actually the third time this week I rode my bike to work and my legs a feeling it. Due to the frequency of the bike rides I have decided not to do any cardio work this week and stick to lifting weights as my only workouts. I have found that riding my bike only add about 35min to my commute and is way better on the heart and wallet, I highly recommend doing it.

2006-05-14T22:02:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is weigh in day again and I hope to be two pounds lighter. I am a little concerned about the results as I will be riding my bike into work. This means I will have nearly three hours of cardio work in before the weigh in and I may even be dehydrated. I am going to consume at least two additional sandwiches during the day to help replenish the calories deficit I will be running. Plus I hope to have at least 32 oz. of water in me befor I even leave work. It will be about a 15 mile ride each way and I expect to burn about 200-250 calories on each leg.
Furthermore I will be saving gas. As the weather warms up this might be a consideration for you too. I would not recommend biking and working out in the same day. Until my weigh in tomorrow...

2006-05-10T19:48:00.000-07:00

Weigh-in day.

I was a little disappointed in myself this week with the cheating on my diet and utter lack of exercise. I went fast-food four times and only worked out about 80min this week. I did go to two birthday parties and ate cake and ice cream at both on top of everyting else. So I am not suprised that I only lost half a pound. I am back on the routine this week and my goal of two pounds per week is never going to change.
The system has been working so well for me that one bad week does not bother me so much. Currently I weighed in at 183.6 lbs. Goal next week will be to weigh 181.6 lbs.

2006-05-06T19:27:00.000-07:00

This is my second post to my weight loss journal and today was quite the day. Diet wise I completely let my schedule take over and ended up having KFC and tons of crackers and cheese. Dinner was no better as it was left over chicken strips from the night before. Altogether it would seem that I may have "blown" my diet.

Perhaps something good will come of this. I know now that my metabolism is cranked to full blast to try and stem the tide of fat and calories I just slammed it with. It will realize that my body is not starving so it will be less inclined to store fat for the 'lean years'. Tomorrow it’s back on the steady diet that I have become used to and this will get me back on track. My personal weight-in is Monday night after my workout and hydration. I still expect to be 182.2 lbs. even with the 'cheating' on my diet.

Currently working on:
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2006-05-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

The Thinner you.

Inspiration derived from the weight loss program that works www.burnthefat.com

My story begins nearly six months ago. It was then that I stumbled across the answer, the way out of my unhealthy body. Here on the internet amongst the screaming banner ads and vicious pop-up windows there was yet another site claiming to be what many of us seek, a thinner me.
So who am I? I was just a guy who was tired of being overweight and under-motivated. My name is mike and what I am telling you is the secret to a healthy you. A simple instruction manual that flat-out works to reduce your fat, and increase your health.
This is true and it worked for me.
It was the end of summer and I wanted to get rid of my fat by Christmas. I weighted 200lbs. even and at 5’11” I was a pudge boy. When I first purchased and read this book I was a little put off by the over emphasis on the cerebral aspect of weight loss. I skimmed over the first few chapters and got right to the diet plan and workouts. What a BIG mistake.
Several weeks later I was a little lighter, and looked a little better, but my results were discouraging for the effort I FELT I had put in. I was 190.2lbs at Christmas; my hope was to be in the low 180’s. I stopped the program and went about my life as before. By March of this year I was back up to 195.8lbs. and still 5’11”.
I know that does not sound like the answer to weight issues. It is no secret that weight loss programs can be way over promising and way WAY under delivering. But what I did not realize was I messed it up. It was not the program that was faulty but I.
So about a month ago I was cleaning out all the unused files on my computer and I came across this book again. I was trying to click and drag it to the trash when I accidentally opened it. I noticed how many pages was on that file and realized I had not even read the whole thing. Well I paid the 39.95 for the thing I started glancing at the first few pages.
You see the secret to weight loss is in the first few chapters of this book not in the workouts or diet plans. Everyone might know that if you eat less and exercise more you will lose weight. Right? Kind of. This book teaches you how to achieve your thinner you by way of your mind. You see the very important key here is the mental workout you do before you even enter the gym. The very important KEY here is the mental workout you do before you even park the car at the grocery store to buy “diet” food.

The bottom line here is the author Tom Venuto promises and delivers. But you have to read it and start at the beginning. Do not skip the first few chapters!!
195.8lbs on March 30, 2006.
It is now May 3, 2006 and I weigh 183.8lbs. I am 12 pounds lighter so far in one month. I am right on track, without killing myself in workouts or without starving myself in any way. In fact I haven’t even counted my calories for weeks now. But I keep losing fat, and I keep feeling better.

Here it is. This will work!
www.burnthefat.com