Hello,
So, I did the character thing yesterday...
I did the character thing first, because I think it directly correlates to obtaining the rest of your goals..
here is a clip from Robin over at a daily dose.
She dedicated it to me and by God if it isn't my philosophy in a nutshell..
articulated by none other than Rocky himself.
You will never get anywhere If you allow yourself to be knocked down and stay down.
Everyone
EVERYONE
Will get put on their @ss at least once in their life.
I have been there more times than I can count.
Some people quit.
Some people give up.
That's not me...
and THAT'S NOT YOU!
So in the spirit of my blog post title..
Buy THIS...
Buy what he is selling..everyone is selling something.
Some people are selling a winning attitude
A winning philosophy.
And some people are selling out.
Don't buy it.
They say
I would have, could have or should have if only:
I was smarter
Taller
Shorter
Thinner
Richer
Poorer
Loved
Supported
Stronger....
Or I will
once
The kids are grown
Or I have more
more
Money
Time
Ability
Will power
Determination
Look in the mirror.
What do you see there?
A person who is worth the time and effort it takes to get healthy?
Until that is what you see, you will go in circles.
You have what it takes already.
Everything you need is already there.
There will always be something standing in your way.
Whether real or imagined.
Most of the time the only thing in your way is you.
BUT:
Good news.
There isn't much in life that persistence can't grind into dust.
I have watched people in blog land over the course of the last year and a half...
People who have this journey a lot harder than I do.
People who are pounding away at the pounds through sheer persistence.
Their bodies are not cooperating.
They live with Chronic pain.
They do the best they can and they are WINNING.
These are people I look to for inspiration.
Because the battle doesn't go to the strongest
Or the fastest
Or the smartest...
It goes to the ones who just won't quit...
I am handing out kudos to my big three weight loss bloggers
TJ
Loretta
Jo.
I go to your blogs for a kick in the rear.
For inspiration
And
For your positive attitudes.
And to one Non weight loss blogger
I will call her a life blogger.
A big thinker...
A person with
A great attitude in the face of constant pain
and for thinking of others and
for just being a thinker.
Robin.
Thanks.
I will come up with something...a blog award or something.
Bad at crap like this.
I just wanted to say you guys may feel like turtles...but you are very inspiring to me, and lots of other people.
That is why I have a turtle on my weight loss ticker.
He beat the hare cause he just kept moving.
Now for my physical goals.
I am aiming (starting on January 1rst) for seven physical goals..
and if steve decides to do his perfect 10 challenge, I am totally in.
It's the only challenge I do
Because
It is a good idea to get any year going in a good fashion.
It sets the tone.
So Steve...No pressure...lol.
Here is my perfect 10 goals..if steve happens to do it..if not I am doing it anyways.
1.)1400 calories a day.
2.) No calories wasted on beverages.
I will be putting Cremora into my coffee (Thank you Allan)
That means that sugar that used to go into my coffee?
verboten.
3.) No white flour
Not until I hit goal weight.
That means no crackers.
(I am talking to me)
No cookies, No cinnamon buns at starbucks..even if it fits in my calorie budget.
4.) Exercise every day till May.
Weirdly enough...the longer this goes on, the easier it gets.
5.) Posting my weight once a week on a sunday.
It will keep me focused.
6.) 10 cups of water a day
7.) In bed by 11..(tried this last year and FAILED miserably..this year it might be a bit easier)
That's enough...the perfect ten is supposed to be the first 10 weeks of the year.
That will bring me right up to my birthday or thereabouts.
Perfect for my overall goal of being at a 'normal' weight by march 17th.
I went to the gym today and burned 700 calories on an elliptical and did 100 situps and my upper body weights.
Have a great New years Eve guys.
I will be in bed early awaiting the New Year.
Hugs,
Chris
12.29.2010
New years resolutions- Moving to the next level-character
Hey guys,
I wanted to talk about something today..
I wanted to talk about moving to the next level in life.
I think of personal growth as a kind of circular path...you keep learning the same lessons...
only at a deeper level.
Here's a for instance.
first you learn not to do bad things.
Things like drink to excess or steal.
You learn that and you feel pretty good about yourself.
Then you begin to feel pretty cocky and you start feeling superior to people who do those things.
Until you come up to your point of personal failure.
It doesn't matter when or how...at some point you will come to know that you are as capable of stupidity and mistakes as the next person...and you learn to go a little lighter in the judging department.
Then you start judging the judgers.
Intolerance of their intolerance as it were.
lol.
As if you have never done it.
I heard the word heathen used in an actual sentence as a form of judgement today.
I had a good inner laugh at the person's expense...(the person who used it, not the person it was referring to...) and then proceeded to judge them for judging.
Which I must say I have done a million times.
We can discern. But God is the judge.
My goal this year is to not worry about the state of others personal progress.
Not the person still in that first step...not the judgers....or the judging of the judgers...(say that three times real fast)
I want to waste aproximately no time in judging, assessing, or dissecting an other's character.
My focus this year will be on mine...and in turn that will transform how I interact with others.
It will transform how I react to situations, to possibilities and to other's percieved character deficits.
In the end...the only person I can control, or change, or better,
is me.
And my children will learn by my example.
what I do speaks much more loudly than what I say.
My kids know I love them, not because I TELL them...but because i make them my priority.
It shows through my actions, not my words.
For years now I have been wishing I could simply stop talking and allow my actions to speak for me.
Unfortunately, people like you to speak.
lol.
But I can speak less.
More succinctly.
and to realize that I can be tactful and truthful.
to say only what is kind and true.
I am going to strive for that.
And to live in a way that shows what my priorities and beliefs ARE.
It is only a matter of doing.
Of intentionality.
I want to be whole.
I want to be a person of integrity and honesty and good will.
A person of charity and kindness.
A person others don't feel judged by, but feel they can trust and rely on.
A person who, when they speak, others can be sure that what is about to come out of my mouth will not be backbiting, or spiteful, or prideful..
But sincere, honest, and kind and well thought out.
I want to be disciplined in my mind, spirit and body.
Not asking too much now am I?
lol.
But these are lessons that can only be learned through trial and error.
So I will make mistakes.
I will be less than, but hopefully I will grow.
Hugs,
Chris
I wanted to talk about something today..
I wanted to talk about moving to the next level in life.
I think of personal growth as a kind of circular path...you keep learning the same lessons...
only at a deeper level.
Here's a for instance.
first you learn not to do bad things.
Things like drink to excess or steal.
You learn that and you feel pretty good about yourself.
Then you begin to feel pretty cocky and you start feeling superior to people who do those things.
Until you come up to your point of personal failure.
It doesn't matter when or how...at some point you will come to know that you are as capable of stupidity and mistakes as the next person...and you learn to go a little lighter in the judging department.
Then you start judging the judgers.
Intolerance of their intolerance as it were.
lol.
As if you have never done it.
I heard the word heathen used in an actual sentence as a form of judgement today.
I had a good inner laugh at the person's expense...(the person who used it, not the person it was referring to...) and then proceeded to judge them for judging.
Which I must say I have done a million times.
We can discern. But God is the judge.
My goal this year is to not worry about the state of others personal progress.
Not the person still in that first step...not the judgers....or the judging of the judgers...(say that three times real fast)
I want to waste aproximately no time in judging, assessing, or dissecting an other's character.
My focus this year will be on mine...and in turn that will transform how I interact with others.
It will transform how I react to situations, to possibilities and to other's percieved character deficits.
In the end...the only person I can control, or change, or better,
is me.
And my children will learn by my example.
what I do speaks much more loudly than what I say.
My kids know I love them, not because I TELL them...but because i make them my priority.
It shows through my actions, not my words.
For years now I have been wishing I could simply stop talking and allow my actions to speak for me.
Unfortunately, people like you to speak.
lol.
But I can speak less.
More succinctly.
and to realize that I can be tactful and truthful.
to say only what is kind and true.
I am going to strive for that.
And to live in a way that shows what my priorities and beliefs ARE.
It is only a matter of doing.
Of intentionality.
I want to be whole.
I want to be a person of integrity and honesty and good will.
A person of charity and kindness.
A person others don't feel judged by, but feel they can trust and rely on.
A person who, when they speak, others can be sure that what is about to come out of my mouth will not be backbiting, or spiteful, or prideful..
But sincere, honest, and kind and well thought out.
I want to be disciplined in my mind, spirit and body.
Not asking too much now am I?
lol.
But these are lessons that can only be learned through trial and error.
So I will make mistakes.
I will be less than, but hopefully I will grow.
Hugs,
Chris
quick post...
hey guys,
sorry about the lack of updates the last two days.
I did my exercise both days and stayed under my calories (although dinner tonight was attrocious) it won't be tomorrow.
I have salad veggies sitting in the fridge and the gym is calling my name.
Still feeling good.
Still doing good.
Keep on keeping on guys.
Better post tomorrow.
Hugs,
Chris
sorry about the lack of updates the last two days.
I did my exercise both days and stayed under my calories (although dinner tonight was attrocious) it won't be tomorrow.
I have salad veggies sitting in the fridge and the gym is calling my name.
Still feeling good.
Still doing good.
Keep on keeping on guys.
Better post tomorrow.
Hugs,
Chris
12.27.2010
It's ON ! .AND I'm sorry...
Christian Bale..
More about that in a second.
I am feeling pretty frickin awesome today.
I ate 1460 calories
I did 23 minutes on the arc trainer and burned 250 calories
I did 20 minutes on a stairstepper and burned 150 calories
Then I did a one mile walk for a burn of 100 calories.
I also did 100 situps.
There is something about making up your mind and setting a goal that helps you focus.
I know what I want and how to get there.
It leaves little room for fluffing about.
There is no fudge room when you set boundaries.
The best way to start losing weight, or fixing a crappy relationship,
or moving forward with just about anything is to call out your goal and establish boundaries.
My boundaries are 1400-1500 calories a day
exercise every day
one cheat MEAL per month that must be consumed between the hours of 5 pm and 11 pm.
No fluffing.
period.
Now on to poor poor Christian.
He was knocked unceremoniously on his @ss today by a most unexpected source.
A ballet dancer named Benjamin pirouetted his way into my heart.
Natalie (I am a lucky lucky girl) Portman's new fiance....
Natalie portman has gotten herself engaged to a man who looks to be a wonderful amalgam
of
Christian bale's hair and jaw line, ioan gruffudd's face and overall physique
and Hugh jackman's chest...
and he is smart AND has a french accent.
Hello Benjamin! Welcome to my world...
Well, that's all...
have a good night,
Hugs,
Chris
More about that in a second.
I am feeling pretty frickin awesome today.
I ate 1460 calories
I did 23 minutes on the arc trainer and burned 250 calories
I did 20 minutes on a stairstepper and burned 150 calories
Then I did a one mile walk for a burn of 100 calories.
I also did 100 situps.
There is something about making up your mind and setting a goal that helps you focus.
I know what I want and how to get there.
It leaves little room for fluffing about.
There is no fudge room when you set boundaries.
The best way to start losing weight, or fixing a crappy relationship,
or moving forward with just about anything is to call out your goal and establish boundaries.
My boundaries are 1400-1500 calories a day
exercise every day
one cheat MEAL per month that must be consumed between the hours of 5 pm and 11 pm.
No fluffing.
period.
Now on to poor poor Christian.
He was knocked unceremoniously on his @ss today by a most unexpected source.
A ballet dancer named Benjamin pirouetted his way into my heart.
Natalie (I am a lucky lucky girl) Portman's new fiance....
Natalie portman has gotten herself engaged to a man who looks to be a wonderful amalgam
of
Christian bale's hair and jaw line, ioan gruffudd's face and overall physique
and Hugh jackman's chest...
and he is smart AND has a french accent.
Hello Benjamin! Welcome to my world...
Well, that's all...
have a good night,
Hugs,
Chris
12.26.2010
I will ROCK YOU!
Hey all,
Good bye Christmas and hello New year...(Mine starts tomorrow)
I am in my last 10-15 pounds.
I will get to my goal this year.
Now.
I could limp in, shuffling to the finish line like an old boxer who doesn't know when to quit..or I could bring this puppy in like secretariat in the belmont.
I choose the latter.
No limping for me...no aimless punches thrown haphazardly while stumbling around the ring just trying to hold on to my dignity and my heavyweight (or in this case lightweight) belt.
I want to go out with a bang.
I want to bring it.
I want to deliver like queen in wembley stadium in 1986.
An epic effort with fantastic results.
This all starts tomorrow.
I will be going back to what worked for me at the get go.
capping my calories between 1400 and 1500.
One cheat meal per month.
I know my cheat meal days for the next three months.
Cheat meal 1: January 15th. Middle of the month.
Cheat meal 2: February 6th. My daughter's birthday
Cheat meal 3: March 17th...My 37th birthday at which point I hope to be normal in the weight sense.
No hope for normalcy for the rest of me . lol.
And as stated before.... I am still exercising every day till may.
on december 24th I did a two mile walk
the 25th was a three mile walk
and today was the gym for a 700 calorie burn
I have thrown out all the crap food from Christmas...what was left...into the garbage.
egg white omelettes, turkey, chicken and vegetables...along with soup and salads will make up the majority of my meals.
Here goes nothing.
and for your listening pleasure
Queen at wembley...widely regarded as one of the greatest live performances ever!
Long live Freddy (in our hearts) and long live QUEEN!
No hugs today,
Just fists of fury!
Chris out.
Good bye Christmas and hello New year...(Mine starts tomorrow)
I am in my last 10-15 pounds.
I will get to my goal this year.
Now.
I could limp in, shuffling to the finish line like an old boxer who doesn't know when to quit..or I could bring this puppy in like secretariat in the belmont.
I choose the latter.
No limping for me...no aimless punches thrown haphazardly while stumbling around the ring just trying to hold on to my dignity and my heavyweight (or in this case lightweight) belt.
I want to go out with a bang.
I want to bring it.
I want to deliver like queen in wembley stadium in 1986.
An epic effort with fantastic results.
This all starts tomorrow.
I will be going back to what worked for me at the get go.
capping my calories between 1400 and 1500.
One cheat meal per month.
I know my cheat meal days for the next three months.
Cheat meal 1: January 15th. Middle of the month.
Cheat meal 2: February 6th. My daughter's birthday
Cheat meal 3: March 17th...My 37th birthday at which point I hope to be normal in the weight sense.
No hope for normalcy for the rest of me . lol.
And as stated before.... I am still exercising every day till may.
on december 24th I did a two mile walk
the 25th was a three mile walk
and today was the gym for a 700 calorie burn
I have thrown out all the crap food from Christmas...what was left...into the garbage.
egg white omelettes, turkey, chicken and vegetables...along with soup and salads will make up the majority of my meals.
Here goes nothing.
and for your listening pleasure
Queen at wembley...widely regarded as one of the greatest live performances ever!
Long live Freddy (in our hearts) and long live QUEEN!
No hugs today,
Just fists of fury!
Chris out.
12.23.2010
Merry CHRISTmas
Merry CHRISTmas.
And for my absolute favorite version of my absolute favorite Christmas song.
God bless and keep you.
See you on the 26th.
hugs,
Chris
*went to the gym today 40 minutes on elliptical and situps and upper body weights. streak still secure!*
And for my absolute favorite version of my absolute favorite Christmas song.
God bless and keep you.
See you on the 26th.
hugs,
Chris
*went to the gym today 40 minutes on elliptical and situps and upper body weights. streak still secure!*
12.22.2010
Gratitude and wealth
Hey all,
Went to 'feed the homeless'
except they were people.
Ever do that.
Group people only to find out they are individuals.
The homeless are people.
duh..
in this case, people with kids.
smart, funny kids.
One is so smart he is in the gifted and talented program in his school.
Another one is mad at Santa because he missed his chimney last year.
They enjoyed making cookies.
They ate their food.
Then they go upstairs to their temporary rooms.
The switch churches each week.
So they only stay one week at each place before they move on.
It's one thing to see adults in that situation.
quite another to see kids in that situation.
especially the kid that is pissed at Santa.
He called him (santa) a big fat dummy.
(Not that I can blame him....)
My kids have never had santa miss the chimney, and have never NOT known where they are going to sleep.
Watching those kids and their ability to have fun in spite of all the upheaval in their lives was enlightening to say the least.
I am grateful.
I only walked 1.6 miles today and I have to get some stuff done for christmas so can't do much else.
I will be heading to the gym tomorrow morning and am really looking forward to it.
As much as I am looking forward to crawling into my own bed tonight.
And brushing my teeth while looking into my bathroom mirror under my own roof.
I will be praying for those families and for the kids.
Have a great night.
I will be posting tomorrow and then I will be on Christmas break for a few days.
Have a great night guys.
Hugs,
chris
Went to 'feed the homeless'
except they were people.
Ever do that.
Group people only to find out they are individuals.
The homeless are people.
duh..
in this case, people with kids.
smart, funny kids.
One is so smart he is in the gifted and talented program in his school.
Another one is mad at Santa because he missed his chimney last year.
They enjoyed making cookies.
They ate their food.
Then they go upstairs to their temporary rooms.
The switch churches each week.
So they only stay one week at each place before they move on.
It's one thing to see adults in that situation.
quite another to see kids in that situation.
especially the kid that is pissed at Santa.
He called him (santa) a big fat dummy.
(Not that I can blame him....)
My kids have never had santa miss the chimney, and have never NOT known where they are going to sleep.
Watching those kids and their ability to have fun in spite of all the upheaval in their lives was enlightening to say the least.
I am grateful.
I only walked 1.6 miles today and I have to get some stuff done for christmas so can't do much else.
I will be heading to the gym tomorrow morning and am really looking forward to it.
As much as I am looking forward to crawling into my own bed tonight.
And brushing my teeth while looking into my bathroom mirror under my own roof.
I will be praying for those families and for the kids.
Have a great night.
I will be posting tomorrow and then I will be on Christmas break for a few days.
Have a great night guys.
Hugs,
chris
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