My journey to lose weight

Quick Update

2011-05-08T18:36:00.001-07:00

I am down to my lowest weight since High School. 159lbs!!!

Running for a Cause

2010-10-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hello all of my blogger friends. I am running with Team Challenge to raise $ for Crohns and Colitis, any suggestions on how to raise $ through a blog? I have seen other people use blogs effectively.
http://www.active.com/donate/lv10lasvegas/LVEGould

Thanks for any suggestions!

Emmett

new post

2010-07-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say hi to everyone that used to read my blog. I just got busy with other things. My most recent weigh in was at 172 lbs.

Followers

2010-05-16T01:00:00.001-07:00

Just writing to see if anyone is still following anything I write.

Quick Update

2010-03-07T13:01:00.001-08:00

I weighed in last Tuesday for my Weight Loss Challenge, I'm down to 162lbs!!

Update

2010-01-28T20:16:00.000-08:00

Well not too much to say lately. At my Weight Loss Challenge I went up 1 lb this week, but I have been sick and haven't been able to exercise much at all. I am drinking lots of fluids, taking lots of medicine and of course taking my herbalife all natural products to get over this flu.

I have been trying to work my business a little more and help other people more. At the same time, I know that I want to lose a few more lbs. I weighed in at 165.6lbs at the Weight Loss Challenge. According to my BMI, a healthy weight for me would be 155lbs, so thats what I am looking to accomplish in this weight loss challenge. So far its been three weeks out of a 12 week challenge. 9 weeks to achieve my goal of 155lbs!

Sorry I haven't been on anyone's blog in a while, I will try to catch up.

Short Update, GF breakup

2010-01-11T02:30:00.000-08:00

Well I started my new Weight Loss Challenge last Tuesday and I weighed in at 165.8lbs. I am amazed I haven't gained much weight since Dec. 6th the Marathon, but I am glad. I still have about 10-15lbs to go to see my abs. Thats my goal.
For my business I started a second challenge on Sunday's that I am not participating in myself. It was a nice group of 6 people today. Hopefully next Sunday will be more.
On a sad note. My girlfriend and I broke up after just over a month of seeing each other. Its hard on my heart but I think it was the right thing to do. Too many things weren't working out. I miss her already and I was the one to break it up. :(

Hope everyone has a good week!

Recently

2010-01-05T05:07:00.000-08:00

Well I finished my weight loss challenge a couple weeks ago and got second. Since then I have been busy trying to help other people with their weight loss journey, through my business with Herbalife. Also I have been spending some time with my girlfriend. My finances are very tight so I am trying to use it to motivate me and help other people with there weight/health through my business with herbalife. Its done soo much for me, I really want to share it.

I need to start going to the gym a bit more and running again. Without a weight loss challenge, the bet with my brother is over, the half marathon is over I am looking for new motivation. I am starting another weight loss challenge today, Jan. 4th here in Las Vegas. Anyone that lives in Las Vegas is welcome. I have a group on facebook as well. I love the things I learn through the Weight Loss Challenge as well as giving me extra motivation to stay healthy. What a business, help others and it helps me. Financially as well as my health.

Update

2009-12-27T17:53:00.000-08:00

I know its been a while since I last posted. Here's a little bit of an update:

I have a girlfriend now, yeah crazy hon. Its going pretty good so far. At my weight loss challenge, I weighed in at 163.6, and got second place. I lost just about 10lbs in the challenge that lasted 7 weeks. I am in between challenges now. I still want to lose a little bit more weight, but the big thing for me right now is losing more body fat percentage and getting my stomach tight, which seems to be the last thing to happen.

I goal is to get my body fat to about 10% and my stomach to show my abs.

My business with Herbalife continues to grow. I have been practicing consultations about the weight loss programs with friends and family. I am shy, but I am getting more comfortable with it. I find the programs very valuable and I want to share them with other people.

Lost Bet, but still got to my lowest weight since HS

2009-12-13T20:57:00.000-08:00

Well I lost my bet to my brother. In August, my brother and I were both about 175lbs, we decided to make and bet and who ever lost the least amount of weight had to shave their heads. Well I weighed in at 160lbs and he weighed in at 154lbs, so I lost the bet. However I did get to the lowest weight I have been at since High School. So I was happy it streched me to reach for a new accomplishment. Even though I lost the bet what it made of me to try to get there and get close meant a lot to me! Thats my brother in the pic shaving my head.

Post Race

2009-12-08T15:28:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys I haven't been on your blogs lately and commenting. Been soo busy with the race and my new "girlfriend". Just a quick update.

I ran the race faster than expected, 13.1 miles in 1 hour and 39 minutes, it was an Awesome Race! It was soo much fun running with a group. The support before the race, during the race and after the race from Team Challenge was amazing. I met a girl at the 10 mile mark from Boston that was on the team and she helped push me the last few miles.

Weighed in at 164.6 yesterday, lowest weight I have been at since High School!

Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon

2009-12-04T15:10:00.001-08:00

I went to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino today, where the race starts, and picked up my packet for my first 1/2 marathon. It was incredible to see all of the Awesome booths, with the best running gear I have seen. Good thing I didn't bring any money because otherwise I would have bought a lot and I don't have the money for it right now. Got my packet and a free shirt inside which was Awesome, Suigo shirt, soo comfortable! I'm ready to Rock now!

I ended up being $200 short of my goal for my fundraising. I still have until Jan. 16th to raise more money but I really don't feel like asking people after the race. If people do great but if not I will poney up the difference.

Tomorrow, first thing, I have a training at the Suncoast for Herbalife, 10a.m.-4p.m., it will be a challenge waking up, since I am working 8p.m.-4a.m. tonight. After that, I am meeting up with Team Challenge(Crohns and Colitis group) at 6p.m. for a Pasta dinner at MGM Grand, then seeing Robin Williams at 8p.m.. I got a room for Saturday and Sunday at MGM Grand so I don't have to fight traffic. That and I love the spa suite they have there. I love Hot Tubes, Sauna's etc.!! The race is 6:15a.m. Sunday morning, we'll see how much if any sleep I get the night before.

Wish me luck. I will take pictures and post them up soon.
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

Weigh In

2009-12-01T17:23:00.000-08:00

Today is my Weigh In for my Weight Loss Challenge. This week was pretty good, but I think I have to be great to get over my current hurdle. I seem to be able to maintain 170lbs but if I want to lose more, I really have to push myself to exercise more and eat healthier. My goal is 155 lbs by Dec. 12th, quit the challenge!

Weekend

2009-11-30T11:22:00.000-08:00

Well my weekend went well. Met a new girl from online dating and we hung out and had a great time together.

Saturday morning I metup with my Team Challenge group for the last time before my first half marathon on Dec. 6th. They went over everything and told us the game plan. I am super excited and nervous at the same time. I can't wait.
Still short of my fundraising goal by $350, I will have to make up the difference. Its ok, but cost me more than I thought. I was a little disappointed that more people didn't support me and the cause that I am supporting. I partly did it because I saw other people fundraised through their blog and got a lot of donations. I only got a few. Maybe I need to read a book on how to blog and make it more attractive for people. I have also considered joining the foodies world of blogging and foodbuzz, maybe that would help, who knows.

Monday morning right now and I am trying to get as much done as possible. It never seems like I have enough time.

Thanksgiving!!

2009-11-26T21:02:00.001-08:00

My Thanksgiving Dinner that my friend Dayna made.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Any help is sorely needed!!
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

Weigh In

2009-11-25T07:11:00.001-08:00

Today I weighed in at my Weight Loss Challenge at 169lbs. Just about no change from last week. I really need to get serious if I am going to have any shot at 155 by Dec. 12th. So I decided to go to the gym after work at 430am in the morning. I lifted some weighted, something I haven't done in quit a while and I did 4 miles on the treadmill. Afterwards I went in the sauna for 15 minutes and then the hot tube for 15 minutes, I love both! Great reward. Right now as I am typing I am having a herbalife shake. Hmm, tastes good and fills me up. I have been adding some Activa Vanilla Yogurt to it. Very good addition.

Any support for my Dec. 6th race is huge for me right now. Finances are soo tight and I get stuck with the difference. I am at $923.10 and I have to raise $1500.
Please Help!!
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

Weight Loss Challenge Today, Weight In

2009-11-24T17:37:00.000-08:00

Its 5:37p.m. PST and I am about to get ready for my Weight Loss Challenge. I am anxious to see what the scale tells me. Before I even get on the scale though, I know I haven't gotten as much running in as I am suppose to this week. I missed my Saturday morning run with Team Challenge to go to a herbalife training in St. George, UT. The training was awesome but I never replace the run, I planned on Sunday and things came up. I planned on Monday and I slept in and things came up. I planned on going to bed right away last night and running today, but I slept all day, I just couldn't fall alsleep after work at 5a.m.. I work 8p.m.-4a.m. most days.

Eating wise I have been descent. Been following my plan with herbalife pretty good. Two shakes a day, tablets three times a day. I am suppose to have one small meal and two protein snacks around 200 calories around that. I think I have been a little bit over that. I was doing very well with a food log but over the weekend stopped doing it.

Well lets see what the scale tells me? Will update later.

Team Challenge

2009-11-23T17:09:00.000-08:00

Has anyone else ever done a fundraising race? I misunderstood some things and found out that I was suppose to pay the difference in the fundraising today. I had no clue. We were told we had until the middle of January but I guess that was just for a reimbursement. Since I didn't have the money and I was using a debit card, I told the coach I would have it on Friday or Saturday when I get paid.

Any suggestions?

Any support would really help right now!
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

GIVEAWAY!!

2009-11-19T18:49:00.000-08:00

I'd love to give someone a chance to try some Free herbalife products!

The first five people that respond to this post, I will send you one of these two sample pacs, let me know what one you prefer, I will need a mailing address, email me at gould119@hotmail.com it will not be shared with anyone. It includes-

First Sample Pac-

Overview
Includes a delicious Vanilla Almond Protein Bar Deluxe (1); a healthy, low-calorie Herbal Concentrate tea (1 packet); Total Control® tablets (3 packettes of 3 tablets each) for metabolism ; and F1 Vanilla Shake packet for good health and weight management.*

Second Sample Pac-
Overview
Includes delicious Chocolate Peanut Protein Bar Deluxe (1) and healthy, low-calorie Herbal Concentrate tea (1 packet). Total Control® tablets (3 packettes of 3 tablets each) for metabolism and energy promote weight loss, while Liftoff® tablets (1 packette) help fight physical and mental fatigue.*

Weight In

2009-11-18T18:01:00.000-08:00

I lost a 1lbs, weighed in at 168lbs at my Weight Loss Challenge, hooray!!

Weight Loss Challenge

2009-11-17T17:47:00.000-08:00

Well I am off to my Weight Loss Challenge, its 6p.m, PST. I will update you later on how I did.

So far today, woke up at 3p.m., did some work on the computer, ran 4 miles. Had one shake.

I am a participant as well as a coach at the weight loss challenge. I was reading through our lesson today, which is about Metabolism: Truths and Myths and I thought this was a good piece from it-

"If you weigh 150lbs and 50lbs of you is fat and 100 lbs is fat-free, then you would burn about 1,400 calories per day at rest. If you don't get much activity, you won't burn much more than this throughout the day. But if you weight 150lbs and 25lbs of you is fat, and 125lbs of you is fat free, then you burn 1,750 calories per day at rest. And if you get some regular exericse and burn a few hundred calories more per day, your total calorie burn for the day might be 2,000 calories!

Monday

2009-11-16T17:45:00.000-08:00

Well, yesterday I stopped over at my friends house that we do the Weight Loss Challenge on Tuesday's together and I took an early peak at my weight. At first the scale said 174lbs, I weighed 169 last Wednesday, I was shocked, then I took off my belt and some things from my pocket, 172lbs, still shocked because I have been eating relatively healthy and I ran 11 miles on Saturday morning. I think even though I have been eating healthy, my calorie intake has been too much, so I have to watch that.

After weighing in at my friends house, I went to work. Before work started at 9p.m., I was starving and decided to eat, put on my plate more food than I needed, I eat 3/4 of it and stopped and threw the rest out, which was good, it goes to a pig farm, so don't feel too bad and the food at work really isn't that good. The rest of my 8 hour shift, I had one instant herbalife shake with h30 hydration drink mixed in(180calories), two herbalife protein bars(140 calories each) and lots of water. When I got home from work, I was very hungry and had one abs burger(250 calories) with a think sandwich bun(110 calories) and water instead of the usual milk. I was still slightly hungry but I dealt with it and finally fell alsleep. Good day all in all.

The scale for me sometimes is a reminder that I need to readjust.

My goal is 155lbs by Dec. 12th when I go back to Utica, NY to visit family. One day at a time and I can make it!!

Goals

2009-11-15T14:49:00.000-08:00

After reading Suzi's blog, I decided to update how well I have been doing with my goals and state new goals.

1. Water has been good, I have been getting at least half my weight in ounces of water almost daily.
2. Food log has been good but the last few days I got lazy and stopped doing it.
3. I'm sorry guys but I haven't been reading 5 blogs everyday, I love the blogs, I just sometimes get worn out and just want to watch tv, I will read more blogs this week
4. Following my running plan pretty well for Team Challenge this week, did miss one day but the rest was good, did 11 miles on Saturday, that was Awesome!
5. I have been very good with getting in at least one shake a day and my tablets three times a day with food. I want to mix up my recipes with the shakes and get more creative.

This week's goals:
My goals: 1. Drink at least half my body weight in ounces of water each day. 2. Follow my Team Challenge program and run four times this week for a total of 21 miles.3. Have at least one herbalife shake a day and my herbalife tablets three times a day with food.4. Never give up!!

Update

2009-11-14T17:47:00.000-08:00

A little update, I know its been a while since I last posted.

Last weekend my parents visited from Utica, NY for four days. We went to the Grand Caynon. Went on a mull ride, hiked down three miles and back three miles in the Caynon. It was a great time. From there we went to Claremont, CA to visit my 95 year old aunt who is dieing with Pancreatic Cancer. She was with her nurse and wasn't very responsive. She was always very upbeat, even just two weeks ago. It was sad, that she wasn't more responsive. She did however say she could hear us and was just very tired. We went in the mountains near by, it was beautiful. We came back to Las Vegas that night, yeah lots of driving. The next day, Tuesday, we walked the Las Vegas strip a bit, had dinner at Del Toro at the Palazzo Casino, where I work. I had Tortellini, bread and water. At the higher end places the food is good, but they don't give you as much, which is good for my program. That night we went to Jersey Boys, also at the Palazzo. I didn't realize how many of the songs that I have heard over the radio that they sing. It was a great show.

I have been doing well, keeping to my plan. I weighed in the second week of my weight loss challenge on Tuesday and lost 3lbs in the first week!! I weighed in at 169, the first time I have been under 170lbs since the middle of 2008.

This morning, Saturday, I ran 11 miles with my Team Challenge group. I felt good, although my knees where a little sore. Dec. 6th is the Rock and Roll half marathon here in Las Vegas, I think I am doing well. Been running three to four times a week for about 20 miles a week. Getting closer to my fundraising goal of $1500, I am at $810 right now. I got lucky, the Venetian Foundation, same company as the Palazzo where I work, gave me $250 to support my efforts. That helped a lot. Any support is greatly appreciated- http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould , I know how tough times are right now, but its a great cause and I has really helped me with my training and losing my weight.

Barney PB giveaway

2009-11-05T16:58:00.000-08:00

I just read an Amazing post about Barney's almond/peanut butter on Gina's blog. She is having a giveaway, so check it out- http://candidrd.blogspot.com/2009/11/barney-butter-giveaway.html

Why, Why??

2009-11-05T05:04:00.000-08:00

Today, meaning Wednesday night- early Thursday morning was a good day for me eating wise and exercising. After meeting with my weight loss challenge group on Tuesday and starting a new challenge I feel energized to face this thing head on. I know their will be challenges that lie ahead of me but I am commited to finding a way to hit my goal of 155lbs by December 20th.

Yesterday I shared at the weight loss challenge a piece from a Chris's blog on her reasons Why she wants to lose weight. I will just share a little bit here(Oct. 7th I believe it was)-

" Our fat is our protection, our guardian, our friend. Oh, out loud you don't call it that. You want to get rid of it. You hate it.
But have you ever really looked at it? Have you never looked at why? If you have started losing weight, someone notices and then.. you binge. I hate to be the one to tell you this , but there is a deepr reason that just, "I like food." If you find yourself eating when your not hungry, to fill a void, to feed the loneliness, it's not just, "I like food". If you keep gettting to ceratin number and are unable to pass it, there is a bigger reason. There is a mental block to going lower. You are going to have to figure out why."
It goes on but I just want to get the point accross of what she is saying.

For me being overweight is more a depression thing, a way of dealing with not having life the way I want it to be. If I am happy, I tend to take care of myself better and eat healthier and exercise more. If I am depreesed, lonely and beating myself up, I eat, drink, gamble, cry and sleep. Most men don't admit to crying but I do on occasion, its more of a slow cry and an emptyness in my heart but its still a cry. Its the weirdess thing, sometimes I almost feel happy at this point, its like I am letting go a little and its a weird sense of relief for me. In any case I know that my reason Why I want to get healthy and lose weight is the biggest hurly for me. I feel like I have an amazing weight loss program with herbalife to follow, its just keeping my Why strong enough to follow it. Without that reason why it doesn't matter how strong the program is, it won't work.

Another blog I was reading today has there Why's right on there blog frontpage, I might look into trying to do something similiar- this is the blog - http://thebigsister80.blogspot.com/

Happy Thursday everyone!

Start of WLC

2009-11-04T17:02:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday, I started my new Weight Loss Challenge. I weighed in at 173lbs. My goal is to get to 155lbs in 7 weeks. I know I can do it!
I decided to go back to my food log. "If you nibble you scribble".

So far for the week, I ran on Monday 3 miles. No exercise on Tuesday. Today I am going to run on the treadmill after work.

Well thats my update, I am going to watch the World Series now. Hope everyone is doing well!!

Weekly Goals

2009-11-01T19:00:00.000-08:00

After looking at Suzi blog I decided to set goals for this week.

Goals:
1. Follow my training program for Team Challenge and run 4 times this week
Monday- 5 miles, Tuesday- 2 miles, Wednesday- 5 miles, Friday- 10 miles

2. Have at least one shake a day

3. Take my tablets 3 times a day with food

4. Clean my house before my parents come on Friday

5. Start of my new Weight Loss Challenge is Tuesday- invite people to come and show up early

6. Read at least 5 blogs a day

What are your goals for the week?

Getting ready for 10 mile run

2009-10-31T05:51:00.001-07:00

I just got home from work. Its about 5a.m. in the morning. I work in a casino as a casino dealer and WOW did we see a lot of crazy costumes and it wasn't even Halloween tonight. I love how the girls barely wear anything for Halloween. Lots of nurse outfits. One of my favorite I saw was of Eve, not much on but you got the idea, it was cute.
I am getting ready now to go for my run with Team Challenge. Last weekend I was soo tired after work I didn't go and just went on the treadmill later. This week I made sure I slept extra during the day on Friday. So far it seems to have helped because I am still wide awake which is good. Drinking some herbal tea as well to keep me awake. We are meeting at 7a.m.. Most people are wearing costumes, since I didn't get to the store, I am going to wear my Beckham LA Galaxy Jersey with Soccer Shorts and Soccer Socks. Not the best but it will have to do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated- http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

A little update

2009-10-29T03:16:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, we had our last meeting for the three month weight loss challenge. Even though I struggled emotionally at times during that three month span, I still ended up losing 4lbs during the challenge and getting third place out of about 10 people. I think training with Team Challenge and getting on a regular running pattern helped me towards the end. At times I had gained weight during the challenge.

We are now starting a new Weight Loss Challenge next Tuesday. If you live in Las Vegas you are welcome to join us.

This week. I ran 5 miles on Tuesday. 2 Miles on Wednesday. Plan on running 5 miles on Thurday and then 12 miles with Team Challenge on Saturday morning.

Please even $5 would mean soo much to me and just think if you support me I will be supporting your blog even more- http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

Team Challenge?

2009-10-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

1. What are your opinions on giving money for charitable functions

2. What is a good way to ask for money for a charitable cause without being out of line?

I am running with Team Challenge and need to raise money for it. Any ideas?

Thanks
Emmett

Update

2009-10-23T04:49:00.000-07:00

I had a good day eating wise today. I took two shakes, had a turkey sausage, two small meals at work and now a Abs Diet Burger.
I also got a 5 mile run in on the treadmill. Following my training program for Team Challenge.

I want to give TJ a big shout out for supporting me in my Team Challenge.

Weekend in Atlanta

2009-10-18T04:28:00.000-07:00

Well my weekend in Atlanta went pretty good. It was pretty neat hearing from the doctors of herbalife and the CEO of the company. Also hearing all the inspirational stories of people that have gone from nowhere to making an incredible career with herbalife. I enjoyed networking with many people at the social events and talking about nutrion and business. I went out to dinner with a group of people in there 20's and 30's(the younger crowd) on Saturday night. More than half were women, a little intimidating for me, but it was nice at the same time. Not that I am afraid of women, I just tend to have less to talk to them about. But at least we had herbalife and health and wellness to talk about. Had an incredible meal- Grilled Scallops, I researched it and there is a ton of protein in Scallops. The rest of the night I could barely eat anything. Its soo nice being around people that think similiar to you. We were all talking about what was healthy on the menu etc.
Atlanta was cold in the 50's most of the time.

Wednesday

2009-10-15T06:49:00.001-07:00

I got out of work at 4a.m. and staying on track with my Team Challenge, I went to the gym and did two miles on the treadmill. Yesterday I did 5 miles at about a 9 minute pace. Today I challenged myself by running 2 miles at a 7 minute pace. I felt good afterwards. My best mile in High School was just about a 6 minute mile. I think I can get back to that pace at some point.
Afterwards I rewarded myself again by going in the hot tube, I love the hot tube at the gym. It relaxes me and lets me unwind after a good workout. While I was in the hot tube, a little depression about my life and lack relationships with women started getting me down. It passed after a little while, but it felt weird. I figure if I am going to be single at least I mid as well make the best of it and do something productive with my life. I see on soo many of these blogs people that are married and happy about there marriage. I am happy for them. I once had a great relationship with a women and it makes me wonder how it will feel again.
I am off to bed. Tomorrow I work 8p.m.-4a.m., then I am leaving out of the airport at 6:30a.m. for my flight to Atlanta. Going to the herbalife extravaganza for the weekend. A little nervous meeting soo many people at once, but it should be exciting at the same time.

Recent Pics, etc.

2009-10-14T07:34:00.000-07:00

This is my training plan for my Team Challenge. Its a little after 5a.m. Wednesday morning. I just got back from the gym, I did 5 miles today after work, since I was lazy all day Tuesday and missed my training run. Today before work I plan on running 2 miles according to this schedule. I love having a reason more than just for myself to run.

After some people mentioned Dave Ramsey in there comments about my blog on Monday, I found this info that he wrote. It was in Success magazine. Not sure how to fix the image. Any ideas?

Herbalife Pie I made yesterday. I had two pieces after I went to the gym. About 250 calories a piece with lots of nutrition in it. I got the recipe from www.wlc101.net

Las Vegas Athletic Club, where I go to the gym.

Tithing?

2009-10-12T02:29:00.000-07:00

I have not always tithed much if any. But after reading the book rich dad poor dad and taking a personal developement course through Robert Kiyosaki richdads coaching program. My view of tithing has changed. Basically he says you should pay yourself first. Its not the amount of money that is important its the concept. But he suggests, paying yourself 10% of your income for savings, 10% tithing, 10% for investing. I started with a piggy bank, then envelopes, and now a seperate bank account. I recently decided to join Team Challenge- Crohn's and Colitis- Crossing the Finish Line to find a cure. So it got me thinking about how people view tithing and giving. I decided to look at some youtube videos and here are a couple I saw that I liked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoFecVkseZ0 - Robert Kiyosaki philsophy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK5dWGDyXZ0&feature=related - Church Philosophy, funny too

(can't figure out how to take the youtube videos and put them in the blogger format, any ideas?)

What are you opinions on tithing?

Saturday summary

2009-10-11T04:32:00.000-07:00

Well I finally got to sleep after my run around 10a.m.. Woke up a little after 3p.m. and we got to the UNLV vs. BYU game by 4:30p.m.. Starting tailgating before the game. In summary, I had several light beers, one hot dog, and half a pizza at the game. After the game we got free chicken from Canes chicken. Had two pieces of chicken and fries. Came home, still hungry, had 3 100 calorie packs, two cups of milk. Not the best day eating and drinking. Got to sleep around midnight, woke up around 3a.m.. Figured I would start the day off right, having a shake for breakfast, before I head off to the Arizona Cardinals game with friends. Hopefully I can find something realtively healthy at the game.

9 Mile run wtih Team Challenge

2009-10-10T08:39:00.001-07:00

Well I got out of work at 4:40a.m. Saturday morning and meetup with my Team Challenge Group at 6a.m. right around the corner from my house. This morning we ran 9 miles. It was a cool plensent morning here in Las Vegas. I started at the front of the pack and never looked back. I was feeling great and the thought that I was doing this for someone else and to help other people really was in the back of my mind and inspiring me. The music on my headset helped as well. The whole time, I only looked back once or twice to see if someone was close. I really just was challenging myself and the inspiration in my mind of helping other people. I ran real good and ending up finishing well in front of everyone else. I didn't time myself because it wasn't about that, but someone about 5 runners back said he came in 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Last week doing the same distance I was about 10th. However, I didn't know where I was going and I felt shy around new people and wan't to follow and not lead. I still felt shy this week, but not as shy. After we all finished we had a potluck breakfast. I made my shakes and put it in a pitcher. I don't think anyone knew what it was, I should have labeled it. There were lots of fruits, bagels, pancakes, muffins, I didn't have any, just two shakes, roughly 450 calories. It was nice chatting with other people and getting ideas on how to fundraise, what to write or say to people. I read a sad story that they had on the display of a girl that is 20, that has had Crohn's disease since she was 3. She missed her Senior prom, and spent most of her summers in school recovering from surgeries. They said she is in the hospital but we will meet her as soon as she feels better. If you are interested in helping my cause, I have a link on the side of my blog. Thank you for any support at all!

I am going to the UNLV vs. BYU game with friends tonight. Tomorrow morning bright and early going with friends to Arizona to see the Arizona Cardinals versus the Texans on Sunday. Go Cardinals!

Food Log for the day

2009-10-08T05:38:00.000-07:00

I want to first thank anyone that has donated to my cause for Crohns and Colitis. I have got two donations so far, for $5 each. Not a lot but it all adds up and it makes me feel good people are supporting me. For all my blogger friends, if you support the cause with a donation of $50 or more, I will give you a small shake from my website for free. www.weightloss222.com
So far it has really helped me joining this foundation. I ran 9 miles last Saturday. 3 Miles after work on Tuesday. And 5 miles after work on Wednesday.

Woke up at 3p.m.
1. Whole wheat crackers with salsa with Herbalife Tea

6p.m. before work- had a Wild Berry Herbalife Shake with frozen strawberries and Orange Juice

9p.m. More Herbalife Tea

11p.m. Had Dinner- Corn, Beef Wrap, Bowl of Soup

1a.m.- Had a Herbalife Instant Shake with Herbalife H3O Orangeade

3a.m.- Get out of work

3:30a.m. I was at LVAC- the gym, did 5 miles on the treadmill then I went in the hot tube, I love hot tubes!

Stop at Wal Mart on the way home

Now I am home 5:45a.m.

I made up a new shake- Herbalife Cookies and Cream shake, 1/2 bag of 100 calorie Planters Peanut Butter Cookie Crisps, a few Nestle Milk Chocolate Chips, and 1% Milk - At least I got the Herbalife nutrition in with the shake

Tuesday

2009-10-07T04:58:00.001-07:00

Well I slept in all day until 5p.m. on Tuesday. Got up and had some Herbalife Tea and then had a Herbalife Shake before I left for work at 7p.m. I was pretty good at work. Had some more Herbalife Tea around 9p.m.. At about 12 midnight I had a plate of food. Some chicken soup, two chicken wraps and half a plate of fresh vegetables. Yeah they had fresh vegetables for once.
Later around 2a.m., I had one banana, one chicken wrap and some more vegetables. I wasn't too hungry, but I knew I was going to go to the gym after work.
For my program with Crohns and Colitis, they have me running Tuesday- 3 miles, Wednesday - 5 miles and Thursday- 3 miles.
Well since I didn't wake up until 5p.m., I decided to go to the gym after work at 3a.m.. I did my 3 miles in just over 22 minutes on the treadmill. Then I went in the hot tube at the gym to reward myself.

So today went pretty good. Starting to get back on track.

? - Does anyone know how I can add my donation website-
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

to this blog?

Donation site?

2009-10-06T18:06:00.000-07:00

Any suggestions for my website:
http://www.active.com/donate/lv09lasvegas/vegas09EGould

All donations are appreciated!

Quick Post

2009-10-06T05:12:00.000-07:00

I signed up for the Crohns and Colitis foundation training program. I just got my website and I have to personalize it and then I will put it up here and on facebook. I ran 9 miles with the group on Saturday. I was soo sore the next day.
Weighed in on Sunday at 180 lbs. I am soo upset at myself. This is the most I have weighed in months. I have just been soo depressed about soo many things and it has been affected the way I eat. I really didn't want to tell you all, but I know this is all about the ups and downs we go through.
I slept a lot last night. My other way of dealing with things.

Tomorrow is the first day of my training program that they set up for me. 3 miles. When I start exercising, it seems to help my feel better too. I think signing up for a cause and running with other people is good for me. I just hope I get enough support so I don't have to pay the$1500 all by myself.

I will be looking at all your blogs soon. Just been lethargic lately.

9 miles

2009-10-03T05:02:00.001-07:00

Well I just got out of work. Its 5a.m., and I am going to go for my first training run with the Crohns and Colitis Foundation. They tell me I should have my fundraising website within a couple days. I will be putting it up on my blog, if anyone would like to support me and the cause. Thanks

On another note. I was dealing dice/craps tonight at work. It was slow for a Friday and we didn't make a lot of money/tip wise, but I did end up dealing to a couple famous people. I met Jennifer Morrison who plays Dr. Allison Cameron on the show House. At first I thought it must have been someone I dealt to before because she looked soo familiar. I even asked her if I dealt to her before and she says she doesn't come to Vegas much so probably not. After a couple more questions, like where are you from etc.? I finially figued it out and asked her. I love the show House and DVR it every week. Afterwards I was like, wow how come I didn't figure that out quicker. She was nice. She was with a guy from the show prison break, never seen the show, just looked him up- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaury_Nolasco.

Had a good day of food.

Breakfast for me(5p.m.): 1 English Muffin with peanut butter and sliced bananas on top- saw it on another blog

Lunch- Had a herbalife shake

Dinner(midnight)- Half a plate of Steamed Broccoli, Chicken Adobul and one piece of ribs

Snack- A herbalife instant shake with Orange H30 herbalife mix

Snack- two bananas

Picture Food Blog, First Video

2009-10-01T05:08:00.000-07:00

Lately, I have fallen off of the wagon, per se, a little bit. I had a friend at work even say to me today, are you gaining weight? But I am regaining my desire again. I am back to my program with Herbalife full force. It worked before extremely well.

Here is the basic idea of the program:

Weight Loss
3 times a day- take my tablets with my food
2 times a day- have a shake
1 time a day- have a regular meal

2 small snacks

As you can see from here, I followed it pretty good today. Had two shakes. Took my tablets. Had two meals instead of one(little slip). One small snack.

About 11p.m. at work. I good snack to hold me over. Herbalife Chicken Soup mix, 70 calories, 15 grams of protein. I take it with my tablets. Helps control my appetite, in between meals.

About 8p.m. at work. I only eat 3/4 of the sandwich. Vegetables with it. And of course my tablets with my food.

About 4p.m. in the afternoon at home. I took my herbalife shake with cantaloupe.

When I woke up around 1p.m., my herbalife shake.

My first video. Not really sure what I am doing. This is more of a test video. Let me know what you think.

Won't let it happen

2009-09-30T04:21:00.000-07:00

After a long weekend away from work in San Francisco. I went back to work Tuesday night, 8p.m.-4a.m.. My pants felt tight for the first time in a while. I don't want to go back to my old pant size, I already gave them away. Don't want to spend money on new clothes right away either. I got away from my shakes on a regular basis and I have decided to go back to them. I know it works. I am trying to mix up the recipes I have though. Today I mixed in some H3O with my instant shake at work. I got the idea from another distributor. It tastes pretty good. A good change from the basic. Picture below.
Still no exercise for a while. I planned on running today but I got distracted with the credit card companies. And talking to my parents. Unfortunately my great aunt has pancreatic cancer. She's 95 but I would like to see her again before she passes on. She lives in the suburbs of LA and I live in Las Vegas. My parents want to come out and visit me and visit her at the same time. I decided to send her a card at least until I get a chance to visit her.

3a.m. at work- Cooked carrots, scrambled eggs with pepper on top, some kind of beef and cabbage, a few BBQ chips, water with lemon in it.

11p.m. at work I had an instant shake with Orangeade H3O added in.

Here is the shaker I use.

Plate number two at the Santa Fe Casino buffet on Sunday night with my roommate.

Plate number one at the Santa Fe casino Sunday night.

Tried to hold myself over before the buffet with a cup of applesauce.

Weight + Life

2009-09-29T01:25:00.000-07:00

Its amazing how things tie in together. My life is spiraling right now, mostly downhill it feels like. At the same time, my weight keeps going up slightly and my compulsions for food keep going up. The more I feel bad the more I eat, drink, gamble, go to message parols, etc. etc.. I felt better after getting back from my trip to San Francisco. But it is feeling shortlived. As soon as I got back my car's ebrake broke. I overdrafted on my bank accounts. I went to a buffet with my roommate. I skipped the gym. I didn't gamble, which is good.
I feel worn out mentally and I feel like giving up on things. I sometimes just want to go back to eating whatever I want all the time. It really takes a lot to get myself to feel better about myself to want to improve my weight and health right now.
Weight up= Depression, Self Loaving
Weight even= feeling ok
Weight loss/Exercise= I am ready to take on life and make myself feel better

I know this is quit simplistic but right now its the way I feel. I guess what keeps me going is the belief and knowledge that if I take my herbalife products, exericse and eat moderately healthy, I will lose weight, because I know it works. I also know that I have a dream to travel more, create my own life, and be home for holidays, if I do my business more with herbalife. The business is something that keeps me thinking about others a little more and not as much about myself. But I still have to be a good role model. And I still need to feel some confidence to do it.

I want to cry and hide today.
Hide from:
My house possible getting foreclosed on
My 8 credit cards that call daily and want their $75,000
The $50,000 my father lent me two years ago for my house
The feeling that my best life was in 2002 when I was with my girlfriend for one year, haven't found a relationship like that since, and she doesn't want to be with me.
My dirty house and how I need to clean it
Missing my extended family in Utica, NY

Depression, Lack of Self Worth= increase weight

Sorry about the pitty post, but just feeling it right now.

Back to Vegas from San Fran

2009-09-27T23:12:00.000-07:00

Well I am back to Vegas from my trip to San Francisco. Its a little after 11p.m. right now. I took the night off from work. I had a great time with my friends in San Fran. Its a very interesting city. We went to two baseball games, several art museums, a boat ride around the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatras, and went to the Aquarium. Had some great food and went to some bars at night. Also went on the Cable Cars, which was interesting.

On my way back on the plane I met a girl that also blogs. She was actually in town for the blogher convention. We had a good conversation on the plane, while our tv wasn't working. I took Virgin America, which is an awesome plane! Even more so when the tv's work. Her blog is- http://gourmeted.com/.

Here are some pics from the trip:

Salmon Crepe, salad and potatoes.

My friends and I at the Sushi restaurant. Thats me on the far right in the white shirt.

Love Fisherman's Wharf, best part of the trip.

Golden Gate bridge.

Irish Coffeee with Butterscotch liquir instead. It was soo good! I gotta leave a tip everytime, I work in the service industry. I couldn't figure out if the bartender was a guy or girl, needless to say San Francisco is interesting.

Waffle with blueberries on top. It tasted good but a little heavy.

At the baseball game.

Clam Chowder in a bread bowl at teh baseball game, soo good!!

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America?

2009-09-23T05:02:00.000-07:00

After I ran the Boilermaker 15K Road Race in July back home in Utica, NY I decided to sign up for my first Half Marathon here in Las Vegas in December and I signed up right away so I would not chicken out. Well since July I really haven't trained much, just a little bit of running here and there. I also have not been getting out of the house much and meeting new people. I have been single for a long time with occasional hookups or dates that seem to go nowhere. Anyways thats another subject, so I thought about joining the benefit for the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Marathon and training with other people. This year its the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation benefit. I found out today that you have to raise $1500 for it. I have seen on other blogs people put up there website and people tend to give for the cause. I am a little worried though, because I have had my website, www.weightloss222.com for like 9 months now and I've only gotten one sale so far. If I can't get sales on there, can I get people to donate? I really don't know much about Crohn's and Colitis, the guy asked me on the phone today if I had a cause and I was just thinking I just want to meet some new people, get a trainer, and do something for a reason. One of my other issues is, I work nights, M-F, 8p.m.-4a.m., and usually sleep by 6a.m.. Well their trainings are Saturday mornings at 6a.m. and 7a.m.. I would have to suck it up and stay up and run after work. I have done it many times before, but its still a challenge.
What does everyone think? Should I do it?

Breakfast at 5p.m., when I finially got my butt out of bed. Its soo hard getting out of bed when you are depressed and don't want to face life. And nobody is forcing me.

I have been a little constipated lately, soo I decided to get my herbalife Apple Fiber Complex out and have some. 5 Grams of Soluble and Insoluble Fiber, whatever that means.

I don't know much about Weight Watchers except what I read on your blogs. But it must be healthy if its on their plan. Only problem is I kept eating one after another. Not because there that great, I've had much better brownies, just bored and watching TV after work. Late night snacking kills me.

Had like 4 of these after I did my blog, while I was watching TV at 5a.m. yesterday morning. Thats what I do when I'm bored and depressed.

2a.m. Dinner at work. Eggs, Pork I think, Turkey and chicken bits and some BBQ chips.

My herbalife tablet box that I carry around soo that I don't forget to take my herbalife vitamins with my meal. When I am good about it, it makes a big difference for me. Took two total control before my lunch and it helped a lot.

Snack at work: herbalife soup mix, only 70 calories and 15 grams of protein, mix with hot water.

11p.m. Lunch at work. Fried Chicken, BBQ chips, some kind of tomato salad mix.

Sunday and Monday food log with pics

2009-09-22T04:48:00.000-07:00

This was what I eat late Sunday night before I went to bed. I finished off 3/4 of the cheese and 3/4 of the box of wheat thins. I mix the cheese with the sauce. This was my worst mistake of the day.

What I have been drinking a lot of lately. 1 cup has 90 calories, 8 grams of protein.

Herbalife Tea, burns 80 calories a cup and helps control your appetite. Has caffeine in it. This is what I have been drinking when I wake up in the morning.

I woke up at 5p.m. on Monday and I had this for Breakfast.

Had this at work. Cooked carrots, scrambled eggs and chicken and peppers with water. It seems healthy but I think I eat too much because I was way too stuffed after.

Herbalife Shake with Orangeade H30 Drink Mix from Herbalife. Just mix it with water and shake. First time I've mixed it with the Orangeade H3O drink mix, it was pretty good. Has only 180 calories and a ton of nutrition packed in it.

Love the accent, check out this video

2009-09-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

My friend Caley from the blog- http://caleyfattothin.blogspot.com/ is trying to win a trip. Check out this cool video her boyfriend and her made. I love their accent.

http://ultimatethailandexplorers.com/no_cache/destinations/chiang-mai/applicants-profile/?user=baffy232004

Weight In

2009-09-21T05:24:00.001-07:00

I like how IHOP has some nutrional labels on the back of their menu. I have Whole Wheat Pancakes, Scrambled Egg with some kind of low fat subsitute.

The top of the parking lot at Treasure Island casino after I lost a $1000 playing Pai Gow Tiles, how stupid am I sometimes.

Food at work. Broccoli, sausage I think, and some potatoes with water.

Herbalife protein bar.

Turkey Wrap at Timbers Bar and Grill with a Blue Moon beer with an orange in it. I didn't have all of the fries which is good.

Well, I slept in and missed my weight loss challenge on Sunday. However I still went over and weighed in. Even though, I had a terrible week with alcohol, didn't exercise at all until Sunday, I still didn't gain much, 177.6lbs last week, 178lbs this week. I have been very depressed and down on my luck of late. It is very hard being single, family is all in NY, doing my full time job at the casino M-F 8p.m.-4a.m. as a casino dealer. Working part time around it with my business with herbalife. My house I don't know what's going to happen with it, haven't paid it in months. Haven't paid the credit cards in months. My credit is down the tube. I have been dealing with it, but this last week just was very tough, everything got to me. I drank, I gambled, and I eat(not as bad as I have in the past when I feel like this). I have been trying the dating scene on Eharmony, Singlenet and Plenty of Fish. Nothing much happening yet. But it gives me hope. I find it soo hard to date with the hours I work. And maybe how the city is, who knows. I am shy at first, I never really feel comfortable going up to a girl at a bar.

Anyways, I plan on catching up on everyone's blog soon. I am going to San Francisco Thursday through Sunday this week. I will take some pics, while I am there.

New Camera, Pics

2009-09-15T18:22:00.000-07:00

Food at work. Plus herbalife raspberry tea. I cut 1/3 off the sandwich before I started to eat it, to cut down how much I eat. I threw the 1/3 piece out. Me just playing around with my new camera on break at work.

herbalife chicken soup mix, 70 calories, 15 grams of protein, ideal snack.

Cut the sandwich in half and threw away half. Some vegetables and water with lemons in it. This was at work also. I think people were wondering why I am taking pictures of my food, lol.

Got this recipe from Men's health. Its called the abs burger. I brought it to my weight loss challenge on Sunday and cooked it up and served it. Everyone seemed to really like it. Basic ingredients, 1lbs of meat, onions, oatmeal, spinach, mexican blend low fat cheese.

Where I bought my Casio Exilim camera. I am new to putting up pictures on here. How do most of you do it? I am going to try to do more videos too.

Cool article on exercise

2009-09-15T16:53:00.001-07:00

A recent Time magazine article, "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin," is misleading at best. Exercise is critical to losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight, especially when paired with healthy eating habits.
Countless studies, numerous experts who study exercise, and the millions of people who have lost weight all attest to the fact that working out works.
Exercise zaps belly fat
Regular moderate to high intensity aerobic exercise has the greatest impact on reducing abdominal fat -- the dangerous fat that increases your risk of diabetes and heart disease.
Exercise controls calories
You need to burn more calories than you consume in order to lose weight. Regular exercise uses up excess calories that would otherwise be stored as fat.
Exercise keeps lost pounds MIA
Ninety percent of people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off for a year do about an hour of physical activity a day.
Exercise boosts metabolism
You'll lose fat when you diet without exercising, but you'll also lose muscle, which means you'll burn fewer calories. The more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism and the more calories you'll burn.
Exercise does more than the scale shows
If you gain 3 pounds of lean muscle and lose 4 pounds of fat, you've actually experienced a 7-pound improvement in your body condition, despite the scale only showing 1 pound of weight loss.
Exercise curbs emotional eating
Working out has been proven time and time again to help regulate mood, which has a direct effect on people who eat when they're stressed or upset.
Exercise creates a healthy chain reaction
Healthy habits tend to cluster together. When people make positive changes, like getting more exercise, they tend to work on other health improvements as well, such as eating better.
Exercise brings on the fun
Rock-climbing is more exciting than eating a celery stick. That's why it's sometimes easier to be active to stay slim than to maintain a strict diet.
Exercise stops hunger
People who exercise and diet are actually less hungry than those who only diet, according to at least one study.
Exercise increases energy
Regular physical activity increases stamina by boosting your body's production of energy-promoting neurotransmitters. That gives you even more motivation to get moving and shed pounds

Monday morning

2009-09-14T04:50:00.000-07:00

Well I weighed in at my weight loss challenge and I gained 2 lbs this week. With all of the alcohol and the extra eating at the bar late at night and the lack of exercise this week, I am not surprised. I started the week very well but I got very depressed and down about my life and had trouble looking at the bright spots. I went on a binge in many ways, I gambled a lot and got lucky I didn't lose much. I went to the bar many times, Thursday - Sunday. I went to an asian massage parlor, helps a little but not much.
At the weight loss challenge, after the challenge, a few of them came over to my house to get some herbalife products and we talked a bit and they made me feel better. Essentially they said you have soo much too offer, don't give up and keep your chin up. I mentioned how my biggest struggle with losing weight is my emotions, wheather you like them or not, the herbalife products really help control my appetite a lot, but my emotions still get in the way a lot. If I am depressed about relationships, my business, my job as a casino dealer etc., I binge by drinking, eating, gambling and sleeping and ignorning life. That is why I haven't blogged in a few days.
On a side not, I joined www.eharmony.com, lets see how is pans out for me. I paid for three months.
Hope everyone had a great weekend. I will go to all of your blogs when I start feeling a little better and more motivated. I love reading them, but depression kills everyhing.

Alcohol

2009-09-11T07:31:00.000-07:00

Lots of Alocohol after work. Very stressed and disappointed I am still single and have no love life whatsover.

Less Late Night Snacking

2009-09-10T04:33:00.000-07:00

Well I got out of work at 3a.m., an hour earlier than normal if you can believe that. Casino Dealer in Las Vegas, what do you expect. Nothing really interesting on the dice game tonight. On my way home I was soo hungry, forgot to take my snack defense before I left work, I really wanted to go to Timbers, have a beer, gamble and have a turkey wrap but I got to thinking about what Lisa from Lisa Eats too much Pizza mentioned about her struggles with snacking late at night and I said you know what I can do this! I got home had two tablets of my snack defense and made a shake, which is about 180 calories and I went on the computer to destract myself and you know what, it worked. I feel full and satisfied now and I didn't consume over 500 calories, like I would have at Timbers. I also am having a glass of wine now, lol. But not too bad. My biggest problem is snacking a lot when I get out of work. I am stressed, tired and sick of being a dealer from time to time. I also was thinking about my weight loss challenge on Sunday and how I don't want to dissapoint people that believe in me.

Food Log for Wednesday:

Breakfast: Cereal

Lunch: Herbalife Shake

Dinner: Half a sandwich(that was a challenge), 1/4 plate of beef, 1/4 plate of vegetables

Late night Snack: Herbalife Shake

1 glass of wine

Food Log for Tuesday

2009-09-09T05:42:00.001-07:00

Well not much to say, so I will just put my food log in for now.

Breakfast: Cereal

Lunch: Shake

Snack: Salad with Ranch Dressing, 2 pieces of bread

Dinner: Fried Orange Chicken, 1 piece of Glazed Chicken 1/2 plate of green beans, fried rice
(felt like crap for 30 minutes after eating this)

Snack: 2 100 calorie packs of Lorna Doone cookies, 1 cup of milk

2 beers (need something to relieve my stress)

4a.m.

2009-09-08T05:36:00.000-07:00

Well I got out of work at 4a.m. and really wanted to go to the bar and have some food and drink. But instead I came home and had Niteworks and two 80 calorie yogurts.

Food Log for the day:

Breakfast:
1 English Muffin with Peanut Butter and shredded cheese

Snack:
Cereal

Lunch:
Wild Berry Herbalife Shake with Orange Juice and Pineapple Juice

Dinner:
Watermelon, Mac and Cheese, 1 piece of grilled chicken, and corn

Snack:
Herbalife Chicken Soup Mix

Snack:
Potato Salad, Scrambled Eggs, Broccoli

Snack:
2 Yogurts, and a Niteworks

Diane Blog got me thinking

2009-09-07T00:23:00.000-07:00

I was reading Diane blog- http://www.blogger.com/profile/04951858455082596559

and it got me thinking about my week and weekend. She mentioned how she was doing soo well and then blew it with eating a bunch of miracle wip. I feel like this is the way I feel a lot of the time. I do well for a little while and then boom, something happens and I mess up. But the real matter is how well you respond to it.
Diane mentions- "My point of this post is that we all slip up and mess up. I seem to more than most, yet I can still lose weight. I know I'm going to make goal in spite of these continual slip ups."

While I was home in NY, I gained weight. I came back on Monday and was shocked by the 7lbs I gained. I weighed myself before I went to bed, but still. I got up on Tuesday and my mission was to lose as much of that weight as possible this week. The week went well for the most part, but I did have my slip ups. First it was wheat thins late at night and in the morning. Then on Saturday I went out with a friend and gambled with her(crazy up and down streak of cards) and I drank a ton and got loaded. I was soo frustrated with the fact that she is perfectly fine being just friends and nothing more and I am attracted to her, soo it makes it soo hard for me to turn my libido off around her. We got in a text message fight after I left about it. Not to sidebar, but I think thats how I respond, I eat and drink. I went to a bar after I left the casino and had more drinks and a Turkey Wrap with french fries.

Today, Sunday, I weighed in at my weight loss challenge and I had actually still lost the 7lbs since Monday. I couldn't believe it. I knew I worked hard, went to the gym almost all week and I eat good most of the time, but I thought my mess ups with carry me down. The point I am making as Diane is, we all have our ups and downs. Its how we respond to failure that is going to determine our health and wellbeing. I have heard you only fail, when you don't learn anything from it.

Found this new cool site, http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Facebook comment, frustration

2009-09-05T04:23:00.000-07:00

On facebook yesterday, I wrote on my wall, and put the link to this blog and asked if anyone had good suggestions for improving my blog. Well a friend of mine from college, we were both in the same fraternity, wrote this:
"find the box closest to your house...I have been reading your postings for months and I have reached my breaking point. One solid month of this plus eating meat, veggies, nuts, and some fruit, you will never bitch about weighht loss or whatever for the rest of your life. Man up brother! If you need direction call or email me..."

It really hit me. I read it at work on my break on my phone and I couldn't stop thinking about it and why he said it. I can't figure out if he's being an asshole or he is just think he knows everything about working out and nutrition because he is part of the Fire Department in NY. In the comment is also has the website www.crossfit.com, which I am not sure what thats about. As far as I can tell unless your in boat camp or something, why would anyone go through that voluntary. I am all about exercise, but I need to make it fun otherwise I won't do it.

I think some people just don't want to think about nutriotion or exercise and hate it when I put things up about the subject on facebook and twitter. I did get a couple comments from fellow bloggers which cherred me up.

Food Log for the day:
Breakfast:
4 cups of fat free milk
2 cups of of wheat thins with cheese and sauce dip

Lunch:
Wild Berry Shake with Orange Juice

Snack:
Chicken Soup Mix

Dinner:
2 pieces of Grilled Chicken

Snack:
1 cup of 1% milk
1 100 calorie packs of Lorna Doone

Quick Update

2009-09-03T19:30:00.000-07:00

Well I got home from work and even though I did my food log for the day, I just was too tired to write it on here. Then as I was watching tv, I started munching on wheat things, and before you know it the box was empty. Ugh.
I went to the gym today even though I was sore from seeing my trainer yesterday. Today so far I had a shake with my tablets, two english muffins with peanut butter and rasberries on top, hmm soo good.

Smoothie, Shake mixers?

2009-09-02T17:06:00.000-07:00

What are your favorite things to add to a smoothie/shake?

Some of mine are:
Peanut Butter
Blueberries
Strawberries
Mango
Chocolate Chips
Spices

Scale, sad

2009-09-02T05:06:00.001-07:00

Well I got on the scale yesterday and it said 182. Up 10lbs since I left for NY. I am sad and frustrated. When I was home, I just said to myself, I want to enjoy time with family and not think about my weight, my business with herbalife or anything. I did run 4 times while I was home, maybe more. But all of the homemade food, pizza's, wings, and alcohol really got to me. I put on my vest for work yesterday and wow did it feel tight. My weight loss challenge meets Sunday, I am not looking forward to showing that weight in front of everyone. I will do my best to keep things in gear the rest of the week.
While I was home, I did my first video and I posted it on youtube and also on my website- www.weightloss222.com, I did a video for this blog today before my run, but I can't seem to figure out how to get it on the computer.

Today was a good day. I started my food log again.

Breakfast: 2 Egg McMuffins with whole wheat, turkey and a little bit of cheese, and one cup of fat free milk
Ran 45 minutes
Lunch: Shake
Dinner: Shake
Late Night Snack: 3 pieces of Deli Sliced Turkey, Cup of Wheat Thins
112 ounces of water

Going back to Las Vegas

2009-08-30T18:39:00.000-07:00

I plan on leaving Utica, NY for Las Vegas, NV tomorrow, Monday. I have been home for a week visiting family. Its had its ups and downs. The reason I was home was because my Grandma died. We had her service last Sunday and the buriel yesterday in Pennsylvania. We all will miss her.
Summary for the week. I probably should have kept a food log, but I just didn't want to think about it for the week. I eat decently, but did overeat a bit, and I drank a little more alcohol than normal. I did however run 4 times with my brothers while I was home. Each time was 4 miles or more. I felt good about that.
I haven't decided if I will go back to the food log right away or not. I think it does help and my coach at my weight loss challenge wants me to do it.

What I like

2009-08-30T18:38:00.001-07:00

Best Weight Loss Programs – Herbalife Shapeworks

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The key to effective weight loss is two fold.

#1 – Exercise to burn excessive fat.
#2 – Eat enough to meet your needs but not more than you can burn off.

You will of course have to develop the discipline to engage in a good exercise program. However, the Herbalife Shapeworks program can help you make sure that you don’t overeat so that you don’t gain excessive weight in the process.

One of the biggest contributors to excessive weight gain is unhealthy snacking. Unhealthy snacks that are high in fat causes you to pile on excessive calories. Unless you exercise more to counteract the fat gained from these snacks, you are bound to gain weight in the process.

Included in the Herbalife Shapeworks program are snack defense tablets. These tablets help you to suppress a desire for unhealthy snacks so that you aren’t constantly taking on unnecessary calories throughout the day. As a result, you can expect to see results within the first 30 days of being on the program.

Another challenge that many people find when looking for the best weight loss programs is to engage in a program that will keep you satisfied and energized. Too many diet programs fail in this regard, which is why so many people fail to keep the pounds off when they get on these programs.

The problem is if the program doesn’t keep you satisfied and energized, you are bound to cheat on the program. As a result, the program becomes unsustainable for you and you won’t get the benefits and the weight loss promises that the program advertises because you are unable to maintain the program.

The Herbalife Shapeworks program is one of the best weight loss programs because it is designed to include a number of snacks that will help you fight unnecessary hunger. As a result, you will be able to stay on the program because you won’t feel the excessive hunger pangs that accompany most weight loss programs.

So if you are looking for a program that is going to help you lose weight, feel great and is a program that is sustainable for the long term and not a short term fad, I highly recommend the Herbalife Shapeworks program. It is healthy, effective, proven and does an excellent job at helping you to lose weight.

To learn more about this program, visit http://www.weightloss222.com

So far today

2009-08-27T13:53:00.000-07:00

Well I woke up and again had a big piece of Lasagna with two cookies and two cups of milk. After a while, I felt guilty about it. So I decided to go for a 4 mile run with my younger brother JJ. It felt great afterwards but during boy did I feel fat. I think all of the Lasagna I eat last night and this morning was hitting me. After the run I drank some Niteworks to avoid soreness and had a shake for dinner.
Tonight everyone wants to go out for drinks, we'll see how this goes. I plan on drinking light drinks, maybe mixed drinks with water.

Running, Lasagna

2009-08-26T23:54:00.001-07:00

Well Today(Wednesday), I woke up around 1p.m., went to bed around 6a.m.. Had a shake first thing. Helped move some things from my late, Grandma's. Then did a little shopping, boring, but got what I needed. Had a 1/4lb of chicken at Wal Mart, I was soo hungry, wanted more but held myself at bay. Went running with my brother, 6.5 miles, wow, felt great! Then had my mothers Lasagna for dinner, with salad, and two rolls, plus two glasses of 1% milk, I love the milk in Utica, NY!! Its fresh, because there are milk cows all over the area.
I had two beers after dinner and then did some videos I am working on for my website. Around a.m., I was just starving and gave in and had more lasagna that was left over, did I tell you I love my mom's Lasagna!! Had two pieces, two cookies, and two cups of milk, everyone is sleeping, so noone was there to keep me in check. It tasted soo good, but I wish I just had my soup mix I get from herbalife, it would have held me over for the night. Anyways, its tough with great homemade food.
Hope everyone is doing well, will catch up on blogs soon.

Parties, Dinners

2009-08-24T21:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I have been back home in Utica, NY for a couple days now and already, many temptations are around me. On Saturday I went to a Pirate Dress Up party with a campfire in the backyard. There was lots of food and lots of alocohol. I had only one plate of food and no dessert. As for the alcohol, I overdid it a bit. Aboutg four mixed drinks and four beers over 6 hours.
The next day, after the funeral service for my Grandma, we had a big dinner at my parents house. Lots of food and lots of beer again. Once again I was good and only had one full plate of food, and two cookies for desert, one glass of milk. Less beer but a couple still.
Later after the party last night, we went to a local bar and I had lots of drinks with my friends and then we went to a house party. Lots of fun, but I feel bad I am drinking soo much. Mostly social drinking.
Did some biking and running on Saturday. Nothing on Sunday. Monday, did some boating, not much exercise and helped move some furniture, better than nothing.

I think I will restart my food log after my vacation. I am getting frustrated I can't find the calories of many of the foods I have been eating on vacation. When I am in Vegas, it seems to be easier to keep track.

Had some great Chicken Riggies, a Utica special recipe. Look it up. Soo good!!

Online weight loss challenge

2009-08-23T03:40:00.001-07:00

Cool online weight loss challenge that someone in herbalife is putting together. You don't have to be take the products to be part of it. If you do want to try them later. I suggest my website, www.weightloss222.com, I give bloggers an extra discount at checkout, just type the word blogger in.

www.321w8loss.com

Saturday, Day 6 of Food Log, Pirate Party

2009-08-23T01:58:00.000-07:00

I am in Utica, NY now and I had quit an interesting day. When I woke up around 10a.m. East Coast Time, my brother, his friend and I went bike riding for about an hour. After that we went to Babe's Macroni Grill, I tried to eat healthy, went soo-soo. I had a Turkey Wrap that had turkey, spinach, and a lot of cheese, a cantaloupe, sweat potato fries(if it says sweat potato, I seem to think its ok, but I know its still fried and not good), and a Saranc Root Beer(first time I had soda in a while) Utica's finest, and water.
When we got back my brother and I went for a 6.5 mile run near his house, up and down some crazy hills in New Hartford, NY(suburb of Utica). I wanted to quit a few times during the run, soo humid, 90 degrees and like 100% humidity and my food still wasn't completely digested, but I hung in there and just kept pushing. Besides I can't let my brother show me up, lol.
After that I wrote my Eulogy for my Grandma, I think it came out pretty good, but we will see what people think.
Then was the Pirate Party, at my brother and sister in law's friend's house in town. Lots of Alcohol and Food. I only went up once for food and I didn't have dessert, although I did snack on a little pizza again later, but not too much. Can't say that about the alcohol, at a party with a lot of women, I had to have some fun. I must have had one drink an hour for six hours. Probably had 6 drinks or more in total. Can't remember. I did have some interesting conversations with some of the women there, and I even kissed one of them at the end of the night, nothing more happens, but I had a good time.

Food Log:

Breakfast: Protein Drink Mix- 70 calories, 15 grams of protein

Lunch: Babe's Macroni Grill-
Turkey Wrap
1 piece of Cantaloupe
Sweat Potato Fries
Root Beer

Dinner(7p.m.): 1 Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Pasta Salad, 1 piece of pizza, salad with light dressing (all on one plate)
Lots of mixed drinks- from what I remeber, 1 Margarita, 2 Long Island Iced Tea's, 1 Rum and Sprite, 1 Vodka and Sprite

Snack(11p.m.): 1 Hot Dog no bread, 2 pieces of pizza
Switched to beers, Bud Light Lime and Michelob Ultra- I think 2 Bud Light Limes, and 3 Michelob Ultra's

Burned more calories than normal, but also took in more calories than normal
Not sure extactly
Not enough protein
Not enough water
Good exercise for the day though and I had fun

In Utica, NY, Day 5 Food Log

2009-08-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

Well I got out of bed very early for me this morning at 9:30a.m.. I took the flight at 1p.m. out of Las Vegas. Airports are tough on nutrition. At the Las Vegas airport after careful consideration I had a Beach Salad with Chicken from Sammy's Beach Bar and Grill. At the Chicago Airport I had a Pulled Pork Sandwich with coleslaw, fries(only had a couple) and milk. On the plane ride I had 1 100 calorie pack of oreos, 1 pack of nuts and one pack of pretzels.
On the plane ride I mostly read a book called "The Game : Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" by Neil Strauss, New York Times Bestselling Author. The name might sound bad, but its really about human attraction and interacting with people. Its quit an interesting book. I really like it, it gives me good ideas about how to approach women I am interesting in. How to get them to look at me as more than just a "friend". Some interesting things in this one chapter are: 1. Cesaria Evora, a diva from the Cape Verde Islands has some very sensual music, good to keep in mind 2. "Some people spend their lives trying to fill a hole in their sole. When women don't absorb that emptiness, they look to something bigger: God" 3. "Simply finding out that you have a passion for something another person also likes and respects is enough to fire that strange emotion we call chemistry."

Food Log:

Breakfast: Bowl of Oatmeal squares cereal with milk- 260 calories, 6 grams of protein

2 Herbal Tea's: (-160) calories

Lunch: 2 Bud Lights, Beach Salad with Chicken from Sammy's Beach Bar and Grill (no idea how many calories, can't find it anywhere) Beer is 220 calories

Snack: 100 calorie oreo pack, nuts from the plane(no clue)

Dinner: Miller's Pub in Chicago- Pulled Pork, Coleslaw, Fat Free Milk(160 calories, 18 grams of protein, didn't realize milk had soo much), some fries but I am proud I threw most of them away

Snack: Pretzels

Late night drink: Draft Cider- 200 calories

My totals I can't figure out today, low on water, low on protein, no clue on calories

Let It Ride, Food Log Day 4

2009-08-21T04:10:00.000-07:00

Well today they put me on Let It Ride at work, man was it boring. But I did talk to a guy from Cleveland for a while and he was pretty cool. The one girl stopped by very briefly, couldn't get her number though, guess I won't be seeing her again. I thought she was interested too. The other girl I did get a text from but a brief text and nothing more, I guess she was too busy partying somewhere.

Food Log:

Breakfast: Cereal with milk: 250 calories, 6 grams of protein

2 cups of herbalife tea- minues 160 calories, yeah still figuring out how that works but thats what they tell me

Shake: 180 calories, 18 grams of protein

Dinner: Chicken Curry Salad(quarter plate full)- 205 calories, 6.5 grams of protein
1 Grilled Chicken with Italian Dressing- 110 calories, 24 grams of protein
Lima Beans 1/2 cup about- 108 calories, 7.33 grams of protein
White Rice 1/2 cup about- 84 calories, 1.75 grams of protein

Sandwich: Whole Wheat Bread, Turkey, Lettuce, tomato, mayo- 223 calories, 19.6 grams of protein

3 Bud Lights, -330 calories, I know almost out of them and I am going to NY tomorrow

Calories= 1650 calories (good amount) need to stay under 1808 calories to lose weight without exercise
Protein= 83.18 grams of protein (I need at least a 100g)
Water= 104 ounces (good once again)

No exercise today, still recoving from yesterday

Off to Albany, NY Friday at 1p.m., will update soon

Crazy night, Food Log Day 3

2009-08-20T03:33:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been metioning from time to time, how frustrated I am with the lack of dating, casual or otherwise, I have been doing lately. Well tonight at work I got scheduled for War, which is like the simpliest game on the casino floor. I was like dreading it at the beginning of the night, figured I would be bored all night. Well come to find out, its a chick magnet, girls just love to play the game, I guess because its soo easy to play. I usually deal dice and not too many girls play it. Well long story short, I met a Viateneme girl from Seattle, that said she will be looking for me tomorrow, didn't get her number but the flirting was fun. Then later, I met a girl that is from Albany, an hour and a half from where I am from. We chatting and flirted and she ended up giving me her number. Who knew it would be a fun night dealing war. Anyways sorry to go off subject, just wanted to share. So here's my food log for the day:

Food Log:

Breakfast: Shake, with chocolate soy milk - 200 calories, 20 grams of protein

Saw my trainer and worked out for an hour with her, figured I burned around 500 calories or soo
1 Niteworks drink- 40 calories

Lunch: Shake, 180 calories, 18 grams of protein

Dinner: 1 Garlic Chicken, 200 calories, 22 grams of protein
Penne Salad, 1/2 cup about- 100 calories, 3 grams of protein
Noodle salad, 1/2 cup- 100 calories, 3 grams of protein
1 tomato- Calories: 11, Total Fat: 0.12g, Total Carbs: 2.43g, Protein: 0.55g from http://dailyburn.com/nutrition/food_search

Tea- minus 80 calories, not sure how but thats what they say

Best Defense- 5 calories

Creamy Chicken Soup Mix- 70 calories, 15 grams of protein

Oatmeal Squares Cereal with 1/2 cup of 2% milk- 250 calories, 6 grams of protein

2 Bud Light Beers(I know, I know, I have them in my frige from the weekend)- 218 calories, 1.78 grams of protein

Water= 96 ounces (did good today on water, it helps)
Protein= 89.33 grams (I need to get more protein in, at least 100 grams)
Calories= 1289 calories (might be off slighty with the salads but pretty close), good number for the day!!
oh and to answer some comments/questions, if you aren't getting enough nutrion, you might need more calories, but I am convident with my tablets and shakes I get from herbalife, I get enough nutrition. According to a scale I have without exercise, I burn at rest 1808-1932 calories a day, needs to be less than that to lose weight, with exercise I can have a little more

I am speaking at my Grandma funeral service, any ideas about an outline to use?

Have a great day everyone!!

Food Log, Day 2

2009-08-19T03:38:00.000-07:00

Well with my Grandma passing away this morning, I wanted to use it as an excuse to eat like crap today. But somewhere in my thinking, I said lets not make it an excuse and lets make it a reason to live life better, because we don't live forever.

Did 26:48 minutes of running in the 100 degree heat outside, here in Las Vegas, NV

Breakfast:
Shake- 180 calories, 18 grams of protein

Snack- shake - 180 calories, 18 grams of protein

Snack- three bean salad- according to http://dailyburn.com/nutrition/food_search
298 calories, 12 grams of protein (anyone know how many cups are in a lb?)

Snack- Chicken Soup Mix- 70 calories, 15 grams of protein

Dinner- 1 piece of chicken with Italian dressing - 140 calories, 25 grams of protein
, some more bean salad(half of what I had the first time) 149 calories, 6 grams of protein

Snack- small english toffee ice cream cone- roughly 100 calories, 1 gram of protein

Snack- 2 eggs- 160 calories, 8 grams of protein

2 Bud Lights- 218 calories, 2 grams of protein

Total Calories= 1,495 calories
Total Protein= 105 grams of protein
Total Water= 108 ounces

Grandma

2009-08-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

Well my Grandpa died July 4th, and now today I hear my Grandma died. My Grandpa I was prepared for, but my Grandma was a little bit of a surprise. I had planned on going to the gym first thing this morning, but I can't get my mind off of it. I have soo many mixed feelings. I want to go work out and run or something but I also just want to sulk.

Counting Calories?

2009-08-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

I have decided to try to count calories this week. Also count the amount of protein and water I take in. The goal is 1500 calories a day, 138grams of protein a day, 87.5 ounces of water a day. I have never done this before and it will be a challenge but I am going to give it a try. Here is day 1, Monday's results. If you know how many calories some of the items are, I would love input, thanks.

Food Log:
7 cups of 8 ounces of water= 56 ounces

Breakfast: 3 100 calorie packs: 300 calories, 3 grams of protein
1 cup of herbal tea: -80 calories

Dinner: 1 Chicken Breast with Italian Dressing-150 calories, 25 grams of protein
Baked Beans- 7grams of protein, no idea of calories(anyone know)?
Italian Tomato Salad- 70 calories, not sure about protein?
Chicken Soup Mix from herbalife- 70 calories, 15 grams of protein

Snack: 1/2 cup of Lima Beans- 120 calories, 7 grams of protein

Snack: 2 pieces of Bacon(not sure?) 2-3 eggs scrambles- 200 calories, 12 grams of protein

Late night snack: Protein Drink Mix with milk- label - 250 calories, 20grams of protein

2 Bud Light beers: 220 calories

Total Calories: 1380 calories- 80 calories(the tea burns 80 calories a cup)= 1300 calories that I know of, some I didn't know

Protein: 89 grams, wow I thought I had more

Water: 56 ounces, I thought I had more water too

Eat, Sleep, Drink

2009-08-17T18:22:00.001-07:00

Well I was down 1lb for the week at the Weight Loss Challenge on Sunday afternoon. Although its still good I was down a pound, I was disappointed. I eat pretty good all week and worked out pretty good. However, I will admit that I might have overeaten, even though the food was healthy. Also I drank a little alcohol after work almost everyday, and on Saturday, I drank a lot because of my friends birthday.
I worked Sunday 8p.m.-4a.m.. The whole day Sunday I was doing good, until I got out of work at 4a.m.. I went to the local bar, had three mixed drinks, cheese curds-soo good, at Big Dogs here in Las Vegas and then I came home and eat two 100 calorie packs with milk. I finially got to sleep and I slept all day until 6p.m..
I am very frustrated that I am still single. I am reading a book right now about what women are looking for kinda. Its giving me some ideas. I'm making a little effort with the online dating and with Craigs list, but here in Vegas, Craigs list for personals is more like a hooker sheet. My reason "WHY" for losing weight, getting tone, going to the gym a ton, running etc. is mostly because I am soo upset that I can't find what I had in 2002, a great relationship with a women. I've had plenty of flings, but really no serious girlfriends since 2002. I don't know where to look.
I hear people say your in Vegas, and I say exactly, good for hookups but not always good for relationships. Especially when you work nights, 8p.m.-4a.m.. I am hoping through my social networks of the weight loss challenge, and herbalife that I might be able to find the right one.

Weight Loss Challenge Today

2009-08-16T13:25:00.000-07:00

Well today is the second week of a 12 week weight loss challenge. I feel like I had a good week, eating pretty well most of the week, exercised 3 days. I will post later and let you know how it goes.

From Losing it In Vegas Blog

2009-08-14T18:03:00.000-07:00

I thought this was an awesome post by my friend and colleague Vicky, whose blog is
"Losing It In Vegas"
What Does Fat Do For You?

Something I have been thinking about lately. What does fat do for me? I honestly think when we get to the bottom of that question, the battle is half done. Let's be real. Most of us know how to lose weight, though we might falter with "miracle" diets and cures from time to time. Most of us have lost a lot of weight, only to put it right back on again (and usually a bit more). Let's take the physiology out of it. Let's deal with the psychological aspects.The first question you should answer is "Why am I fat?". Okay, go ahead, take the easy way out and say "Because I eat too much". We all eat too much, that's how we ended up where we are today. But why do we do that? Comfort is a big one. Stress. Celebrations. Trying to dull the pain. Boredom. Whatever reason you have is your reason, and is fine. But...now here comes the tough part...Why is food our "band aid"? Therein lies the answer to the question. Look closely at the times in your life when you were either gaining or losing and what was the catalyst to start that process, and there you will find some answers. Now think about what fat does for you. We all know it isn't healthy, it isn't pretty and it isn't what our bodies are intended for....so then why? Why fat? For me, fat is something I can hide behind. It is my protection. My security blanket, if you will. If a lover rejects me, it wasn't because there was something fundamentally wrong with the relationship (or worse yet, me), it was because I was fat. If I didn't get something I wanted, I could blame the fat. I am an incorrigible flirt, and when I am fat no one takes it seriously (which it usually isn't anyway). I can be funny and even if the joke doesn't work, people laugh because you are now the "funny fat girl". And yes, I get compared to Rosie O'Donnell and Rosanne quite a bit. Fat is also a fence. It separates me from others. Emotionally and physically. There were many times in my life where I thought that was a good thing. It's one more barrier for someone to overcome if they want to get close. One more "test" to prove if they are worthy. I always thought that if someone could like me when I was fat, they liked me for me and not for my physical presence.I have already discussed my hoarding. (A post that seems so long ago after all I have been through...) I think that fat is also an extension of that. Run out of cupboard space? Refrigerator space? That's okay, I have a great storage space. My stomach. And if that's full, let's put it around the hips. I have already dealt with the hoarding. I gave away 2 freezers and am now down to one small one, a mini fridge for sodas and water, and my regular refrigerator. It is almost empty really (especially the last 2 weeks, we are doing a lot of fast food with my ugly hectic schedule)....and it doesn't bother me in the least. My pantry isn't bare, but it's not stocked up either. I actually had to clean the back of the shelves. Probably the first time they had seen daylight in 3 years.Now I must deal with my blanket. Somewhere along the way, my security blanket started to smother me rather than comfort me. And that is the difference this time. While I know that being fit won't fundamentally change who I am, I look forward to the courage to face rejection and pain without wrapping my blanket around myself. I think that though the pain may be hard to take, the beauty that it will wrought will be worth every tear.So that's what fat does for me. What does it do for you?

This blog made me think about why we become fat instead of the fact that we overeat. For me I overeat mostly because I am down on my luck, I get depressed and upset that life isn't what I want it to be and then I overeat, overdrink, overgamble, oversleep, you name it.

Late night snack

2009-08-14T04:22:00.000-07:00

Well I got home from work and I was starving, so instead of snacking on my usual wheat thins or something else fatty, I decided to have a nutrious shake, that I get through herbalife. As you can see from the diagram above it has a lot of nutrition in it, plus it fills me up and it less than 200 calories.
My day went ok. Woke up later than I should have, like normal. Partly waking up late is my way of not dealing with life sometimes. I need to find something exciting that gets me out of bed.

No Exercise today, but my food log was good:

Cherrie Tomatoes
Beans- lb a lot but still healthy for you and has protein in it
Blueberries and milk in a bowl
Lots of herbal tea, this control my appeptite soo well, I love it!
2 shakes
2 pears

My friend sent me this story about a friend:

"I've spent my entire life being overweight. I've spent it dieting and failing. In January I topped the scales at 410 pounds, and I had resigned myself to always being fat. To always being left out. To always being the butt of jokes. I had resigned myself to the fact that one day my obesity was going to kill me. I was tired of my failures.Then I found ******** and I realized an important thing. I wasn't going to find happiness in being thin. And, that the best I could do for myself was to become healthy. In achieving that goal, weight loss would be a side effect. I've lost almost 20 pounds since then. It doesn't seem like a huge number for 8 months, but I started small. I started with one thing. Drinking water. Once it became habit I added another thing. As long as it took, I stuck with it.Today, the weight is starting to come off faster as I have many new habits. I...- drink 8-12 glasses of water-eat 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables-get at least 8 hours of sleep every night-eat only lean meats-exercise everyday-take vitamins to supplement where my diet fails (I don't like fish)-get 2-3 servings of calcium everyday-do not eat junk food, fast food, candy, or soda-take time everyday to breath and meditate-eat only whole grains-quit smoking!!!!And, guess what. I feel great! I feel better than great. I feel alive. So, I went to the doctor and guess what.... I'm healthier than I've ever been in my life. My cholesterol is great, my blood pressure is normal (which it hasn't been in quite some time), my blood glucose is normal (which means I am NOT diabetic), and my triglycerides are normal.AND, I FEEL ALIVE!!!!! And, I'm started doing things that I never thought I would ever accomplish. I even climbed a mountain. And if I can do it, so can you. Pay more attention to being healthy than being skinny."

Pretty inspriational!!

Just Found Out

2009-08-13T18:02:00.001-07:00

I just found out that I work with a fellow blogger. Her name is Vicki and she recently lost her mother, here is the link to her blog- http://losingitinvegas.blogspot.com/2009/08/fat-girl-attitude.html?showComment=1250211718785#c6543386034138855003
Send her best wishes!

Food Log

2009-08-13T09:03:00.000-07:00

My new camcorder, I am still trying to figure out how to use it. Just order the manuel, since I got it second hand without a manuel. Should have some videos soon for everyone.

For Wednesday:

Salad

Tea - burns 80 calories

Shake - 180 calories, 18g of protein

Tea - burns 80 calories

2 pieces of chicken plus vegetables- 50g of protein from the chicken

shake - 180 calories, 18 g of protein

No exercise, legs and the rest of my body was sore from the day before.

Weight Loss Challenge Quiz question

2009-08-12T19:07:00.001-07:00

I should eat breakfast within X time of waking up. Otherwise I increase my risk of being overweight or obese by 147%.
a. 4 hours
b. 2 hours
c. 90 minutes
d. 10 minutes

Weight Loss Challenge

2009-08-10T04:46:00.000-07:00

Today I started a new weight loss challenge with a couple other distributors. They aren't part of the challenge just coaching, but I am part of it. I need to lose another 15lbs and get down to 155lbs.
Today we talked about protein. A couple things I learned about protein. One for optimal weight loss I should be taking in about 138g of protein a day. A couple other things: when protein is absorbed, it sends a signal to the brain to decrease your hunger, whole grains provide protein, protein makes it possible for blood to carry oxygen throughout the body, protein is a "macronutrien" meaning the body needs relatively large amount of it.

Food log:
Red Lobster: 2 muffins, Salmon with Rice and shrimp
Lots of tea
Chicken Wrap
alcohol- hay my day off

Videos, Camera?

2009-08-07T18:01:00.001-07:00

I have a 5yrs Dell Computer. I am looking to get a webcam with maybe a mic for skype. Also I want a nice video recorder, I want to start recording videos, putting things on youtube etc.
Any ideas?
I might buy this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2075540205%201179948587&name=Pocket%20Camcorder

Numbers from Trainer

2009-08-05T16:16:00.001-07:00

When I saw the trainer today, I weighed in.
Weight: 176.6
Body fat %: 23.2

Inspirational Video and Songs!!

2009-08-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwWQ_63Wuc

Wow, I love this music!! Anyone know who sings these songs? Its my new morning song to get me going.

Ok I am off to the gym to see my trainer. My brother and I have a bet, if we aren't 155lbs by December we both have to get our heads shaved, not sure I would love good with my head shaved, what do you think? Right now I weight, 172lbs.

Why?

2009-08-04T17:08:00.001-07:00

I would like to get input from all of you.
What are your reasons, Why, you want to lose weight, exercise and be healthier?

Before, After

2009-08-03T02:55:00.000-07:00

My lightest, about 165lbd

My heaviest, about 215lbs

Update

2009-08-02T17:44:00.000-07:00

I ran 4 miles in the 100 plus heat here in Las Vegas. Wow was it hot. Dehydrated and exhuasted afterwards. Went to my weight loss challenge, last day of the 3 month challenge, small class but I got second place. Having a shake right now. Have to go to work in an hour. Lost 10lbs in 4 days, as you can see in the scale. Ran all four days and had two shakes at least a day, plus salads, incredible! I feel soo good right now!!

So Far Today

2009-08-02T13:42:00.000-07:00

Well I woke up at 12:30p.m.. I had a cup of Raspberry Tea. Now at 1:45p.m., I have having a shake, picture above. Weight Loss Challenge is at 3:30p.m.. I might go for a quick run before I leave.

Quick update

2009-08-01T22:50:00.000-07:00

Its 10:50p.m., I just got back from the gym, soo tired and thirty, drinking lots of water and mango aloe. Bored, want to go out but don't want the alcohol calories, especially since tomorrow is the last day of a weight loss challenge I am in.
Any ideas for a webcam? video recorder? I am new to all this camera, webcams and video recorder, never used them much. I like what I see on other blogs though. Like Tony's blog' and Ron's blog.

So far today

2009-07-31T18:01:00.000-07:00

Well I woke up at 2p.m. I didn't want to get out of bed. I am in my house all by myself right now, and I just don't have motivation some days to get up. I finally got up with the thought of food and hungry, lol. I have one bowl of cereal. Then after another hour on the couch watching sportcenter, I have some blue chips with hot salsa. This was clearly just boredome eating. Then 2 hours later, I had an apple with peanut butter. I did have my tablets with my food, so thats a plus. I think it helps me from overindulging too much, even though I still do to a lesser degree.
Right now it 6:05p.m., I am about ready to go to work. 8p.m.-4a.m..

Motivation

2009-07-30T16:50:00.000-07:00

Well, I screwed up again after work. Came home and eat lots of wheat thins with my favorite ranch and cheese dip. Woke up and since I was out of Wheat Thins had Corn Chips with Salsa Dip. I got me thinking about something. I have once heard "if you don't have strong enough why, it doesn't matter how easy the how to is, you won't do it." Robert Kiyosaki
I was looking at blogs and one I looked at spoke to me: its Ang, http://getfitby40.blogspot.com/
On the left side is this quote:

Words of Wisdom and Inspiration!
"I will not confuse being successful with being perfect. The first one is completely possible, the second one will only set me up to feel like a failure, even if I am not. I can and will be a success.""And if you don't make the 5 pounds this month, but do lose weight and it's a permanent weight loss? Do you think that, in a year, it will matter?""How will you recognize the good times if you don't have the occasional less-than-motivated moments?"Laura R. SilvermanIf you dont' quit, you won't fail.Vennie

I'm thinking about my why's right now:
Here are a few:
Feel better, have more energy, compete in sports more effectively, run my first half marathon, look hot for the ladies, my ex girlfriend-who has lost a lot of weight, help my business with herbalife, feel more confident about myself, beat my brothers and family at the Boilermaker road race next year, help my dating life.

Those are just a few. What are yours whys?

Minor Setback

2009-07-29T17:07:00.000-07:00

Well last night I was starving and overeat. I had wheat thins, with a dip of cheese and low fat ranch dressing. I also had three Michelob Ultras. This morning I woke up and didn't want to get out of bed until I thought about eating wheat thins again. I had the same thing for breakfast. I went to Starbucks and met someone about my mortgage and had a coffee.

Then I went to the gym and ran for 1 hour on the treadmill, it said I burned 1001 calories, hoorah!! I went in the hot tube and then the sauna. Got home, had a bowl of blueberries and soy milk. Drank two cups of Mango Aloe. Now I am drinking Raspberry Tea, 2 cups so far, helps control my hunger.

"The Skinny on Fad Diets"

2009-07-27T22:51:00.000-07:00

On my flight from Las Vegas, NV to Albany, NY I found this article in a magazine on the plane.

"The American Institue for Cancer Research recently evaluated several popular fad diets and found what too many dieters know first hand: Quick fixes have fast but non-lasting results, and may lead to a host of other problems. Most fad diets are essentially low-calorie diets, but many eliminate major nutrient groups, such as fiber and carbohydrates, as well as food groups that supply necessary vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. These diets also lack a proper balance of protein, carbs, and fats, deviating sometimes widely from the recommendations of major health organizations such as the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

"Ketosis," touted as an achievement by some diets, is in fact one of the body's emergency responses. In ketosis, the body metabolizes muslce tissue instead of fat, leading to problems such as nausea, dehydration, headaches, irritability, bad breath, and kidney problems. Plus diets too rich in protein may cause calcium to leach from your bones. Now what? It's back to exercise, eating smarter, and portion control.(Most Americans underestimate how much they consume by as much as 25 percent; visit the USDA's web site for guidance.)"

Many diet and programs are good out there. Just be careful. I personally like herbalife. Partly because the program supplies your body with Protein, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Fats and Oils. I put up recently a pic of what is in a shake on my website, www.weightloss222.com.

Food for today:
1 Chicken Soup mix
4 pies of upsidedown pizza(love pizza in NY)
1/2 of a sub- man did I want the whole thing
2 beers-I know but I am on vacation
1/2 cup of the wild berry drink mix

Exercise:
Basketball
Tennis
Ran 9.3 miles with my brothers

Wedding

2009-07-26T22:36:00.001-07:00

Well I am back in NY. I arrived Friday night and I go back to Las Vegas on Tuesday. My college roommate of 4 yrs just got married on Saturday. It was a great wedding!! Lots of food, drinks and dancing. It reminded me of the truly happy moments in life and that life is worth living. The excellent Italian food with lots of orvours was great! Not great for my diet, but they sure tasted good. I find it very hard to watch what I am eating and eat in moderation at a Wedding. Its just soo good. And of course you have to drink and loosen up.
I am up a few pounds very since the 13th, the Boilermaker.
Food for today:
1 cup of Chicken Soup Mix
I cup of tea
BBQ Chicken Salad at the Cheesecake Factory
Homemade dinner by mom: 1 Steak, 1 dinner roll, corn on the cobb, salad with Italian Dressing, 2 cups of milk, 1 glass of wine
1/2 cheescake- I just couldn't resist but I gave half away to my cousin

Exercise:
Ran 1.8miles

Run

2009-07-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

In an effort to meet more people and get some exercise in, I went for a run after work at 5a.m.. I just got home, its a little after 6a.m.. It was tough going, I was soo close to not going, I was tired and sleepy, but I did it!! I feel better now, but not as sleepy and I need to get some sleep.

I am kinda sick of being single. I am thinking about doing more meetup.com activity, the plentyoffish.com thing isn't working as well as it did at first.
What do you guys do for dating?

After Day Two of La Bamba Diet

2009-07-22T14:39:00.001-07:00

Weight 175
Down 5lbs in two days, yeah!!

After one day on La Bamba Diet

2009-07-21T12:24:00.000-07:00

176.2lbs, I lost 4.4lbs in one day, wow! I knew it would work but I didn't expect this much weight would be lost.