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Thanks
Gene
10/24/10
6/26/10
New Update and Tips To Healthy Living
Hey everyone! You may have noticed that I have not been on here in a couple of weeks. Two weeks ago was a little discouraging for me. I did not lose any weight that week so I was a little down. I had lost complete focus that week after breaking below 400 the week before. This week I came on more focused and lost four more pounds and I am back on track and focused again. I hit all my workout goals except for one day this week which was yesterday, but I was sick for most of the day. I am feeling better today and I am back at it again.
The biggest revelation of knowledge that I received in my studies this week is that every time we step foot into a gym we need to know exactly what we are going to do. We need to know what exercises, how many reps, and how much weight we are going to do. We also need to know how long it should take. If we are not focused and know what to do we are wasting our time. We will mess around and do a few things with no exact meaning and either not get a good enough workout or over work a muscle that should be resting. Working out is like a science. If it is done correctly it can be very beneficial, but if done wrongly it can hurt you.
I have noticed a couple people ask me about how often I weigh in, so I am going to throw this new knowledge out there. You only want to weigh yourself once a week at the same time preferably with the same type of clothes on if not at home undressed. This way you are consistent and can get a accurate reading. You don't want to weigh after a workout one time and then before a workout the next time. It will look like you have gained weight. This goes back to the science in it. You have water weight so when you work out you sweat it out and you weigh less. This is what boxers and fighters do to get down to weight.
Another thing I recommend because it is working so well for me is the 5 to 6 small meals a day. It keeps your metabolism working the whole day and you burn up more of the food in your system. Every time your metabolism works it only burns up so much. This is different for everyone but if you are putting in too much at once the rest is stored as fat. You also don't want to eat to little because your body thinks it is starving and will store whatever fat it can get. If this is happening then your body will start to eat away at your muscle which is never good.
I recommend if you are looking to make a lifestyle change learn as much as you can. The more knowledge you have the more chance at success you have. I am here to help you with anything you may need. If you have questions let me know. I don't know a lot, but I have a lot of friends that do. Lol
Love you guys and have a blessed day.
The biggest revelation of knowledge that I received in my studies this week is that every time we step foot into a gym we need to know exactly what we are going to do. We need to know what exercises, how many reps, and how much weight we are going to do. We also need to know how long it should take. If we are not focused and know what to do we are wasting our time. We will mess around and do a few things with no exact meaning and either not get a good enough workout or over work a muscle that should be resting. Working out is like a science. If it is done correctly it can be very beneficial, but if done wrongly it can hurt you.
I have noticed a couple people ask me about how often I weigh in, so I am going to throw this new knowledge out there. You only want to weigh yourself once a week at the same time preferably with the same type of clothes on if not at home undressed. This way you are consistent and can get a accurate reading. You don't want to weigh after a workout one time and then before a workout the next time. It will look like you have gained weight. This goes back to the science in it. You have water weight so when you work out you sweat it out and you weigh less. This is what boxers and fighters do to get down to weight.
Another thing I recommend because it is working so well for me is the 5 to 6 small meals a day. It keeps your metabolism working the whole day and you burn up more of the food in your system. Every time your metabolism works it only burns up so much. This is different for everyone but if you are putting in too much at once the rest is stored as fat. You also don't want to eat to little because your body thinks it is starving and will store whatever fat it can get. If this is happening then your body will start to eat away at your muscle which is never good.
I recommend if you are looking to make a lifestyle change learn as much as you can. The more knowledge you have the more chance at success you have. I am here to help you with anything you may need. If you have questions let me know. I don't know a lot, but I have a lot of friends that do. Lol
Love you guys and have a blessed day.
6/13/10
What Is Your Strategy To Get To The Top?
I had another huge week of overcoming obstacles both mentally and physically. I finally broke into the 300's by dropping 6 pounds this week. It was a tough week, but I was able to stay focused and keep my eyes on the prize.
You know it can be tough when you look at the big picture sometimes. I was thinking the other day that 260 pounds is a lot of weight. That is a huge mountain to climb, not too different than what it must be like to climb Mount Everest. Mount Everest is 29,092 feet above sea level. It has five camps along the way, which gives the climbers a chance to regroup and focus on the overall goal and to rest up and get ready for the next challenge that lies ahead of them. Also, if you want to climb Mount Everest you have to make plans in advance and strategize to make it happen. You do not wake up on a Monday and say, “Hey I think I am going to go and climb Mount Everest this weekend.” It takes strategy and a team of people to help make it happen. You have to put together a team who is going to help you get to the top.
What I have discovered with weight loss is that we have to do the exact same thing. If I look at my big challenge to lose 260 pounds to save my life it can get extremely discouraging sometimes. It can seem like an endless battle that I will never achieve. Five pounds a week, compared to 260, seems like it will never come and like it is not a big success when 5 pounds a week is actually really amazing. What I am doing is setting camps (goals) throughout my journey. My first goal was to get below 400 pounds. Now that I have achieved that my new goal is to get below 350 pounds. With setting goals along the way, it helps revive the overall goal and gives you a sense of achievement. No one will ever climb Mount Everest without stopping along the way to regroup and it is the same with weight loss. If you focus on the big picture and you try to do it without a plan you will not succeed.
We have to be focused on the next camp in our journey. That should be our only focus. I don't need to focus on a size 40 waist while I am still at a 50. I need to be focusing on a size 48 and then on a 46. It is easy to get discouraged when your camps are too far apart and you are starting to get malnourished because you have gone too long without rest or you end up going back to the bottom because you took on too much to handle. There is a lot we can learn from the journey to the top of Mount Everest that we can use in our every day life. Climbing that mountain is one of the toughest feats in the world. Living a healthy life is not nearly as tough and it can be done.
Surround yourself with a great team of people who have done it before you and want to see you succeed. Then put together a game plan and set up your camps along the way. And last but not least, use your experience to help others get to the top with you. It is life changing, and your experience will drive others to be better people and be more self conscious about their actions.
Love you guys and really hope that you got something out of this.
Gene
You know it can be tough when you look at the big picture sometimes. I was thinking the other day that 260 pounds is a lot of weight. That is a huge mountain to climb, not too different than what it must be like to climb Mount Everest. Mount Everest is 29,092 feet above sea level. It has five camps along the way, which gives the climbers a chance to regroup and focus on the overall goal and to rest up and get ready for the next challenge that lies ahead of them. Also, if you want to climb Mount Everest you have to make plans in advance and strategize to make it happen. You do not wake up on a Monday and say, “Hey I think I am going to go and climb Mount Everest this weekend.” It takes strategy and a team of people to help make it happen. You have to put together a team who is going to help you get to the top.
What I have discovered with weight loss is that we have to do the exact same thing. If I look at my big challenge to lose 260 pounds to save my life it can get extremely discouraging sometimes. It can seem like an endless battle that I will never achieve. Five pounds a week, compared to 260, seems like it will never come and like it is not a big success when 5 pounds a week is actually really amazing. What I am doing is setting camps (goals) throughout my journey. My first goal was to get below 400 pounds. Now that I have achieved that my new goal is to get below 350 pounds. With setting goals along the way, it helps revive the overall goal and gives you a sense of achievement. No one will ever climb Mount Everest without stopping along the way to regroup and it is the same with weight loss. If you focus on the big picture and you try to do it without a plan you will not succeed.
We have to be focused on the next camp in our journey. That should be our only focus. I don't need to focus on a size 40 waist while I am still at a 50. I need to be focusing on a size 48 and then on a 46. It is easy to get discouraged when your camps are too far apart and you are starting to get malnourished because you have gone too long without rest or you end up going back to the bottom because you took on too much to handle. There is a lot we can learn from the journey to the top of Mount Everest that we can use in our every day life. Climbing that mountain is one of the toughest feats in the world. Living a healthy life is not nearly as tough and it can be done.
Surround yourself with a great team of people who have done it before you and want to see you succeed. Then put together a game plan and set up your camps along the way. And last but not least, use your experience to help others get to the top with you. It is life changing, and your experience will drive others to be better people and be more self conscious about their actions.
Love you guys and really hope that you got something out of this.
Gene
6/6/10
It is time for this week in a recap.
Monday was Memorial Day and I had a blast with some friends and was able to eat healthy while I was there. Aunt Susan made sure there was stuff that her and I could both eat and stay on our diets. I also received a phone call from Josh at 102.9 asking me if I could be on the show the following day. It was 11pm and he wanted me there at 7am. Of course I said yes.
Tuesday started out on MIX102.9 and it was awesome. I had a lot of fun. I met all the DJ's and they were great people. They were very encouraging in my journey. They hooked my up with Fitness Instructor David Thompson with campdavefit.com and he is letting me come to his Boot Camps for free and that is a huge blessing. I then left the studio and went home and played tennis with my roommate Gil for about an hour and half. It was really hot that day so it was a great workout.
Wednesday I met with my trainer John and I weighed in and I lost another 4 pounds. I am up to 58 now for the year. Only 202 more pounds to go!
Thursday, and Friday were standard cardio days, and I burned a normal amount of calories.
Today I had my boot camp class with campdavefit.com and I have to say it was tough but it was awesome. He does it every Saturday morning for an hour. He only charges $20 on line and $25 the day of. He supplies everything but the water and a mat to lie on. It is an intense one-hour workout that will work your whole body. I was the least athletic one there but no one made me feel out of place and Dave helped me modify the workouts that I was not able to do. I had a lot of fun. He is also in a competition right now for Best of Big D in personal training. Everyone should go to his site and follow the link and vote. He is an amazing guy.
So the next few months I have a lot of stuff going on. I am going with the church to Colorado Springs for a youth trip. I am excited because I want to hit the trails and do some hiking. I will be able to burn some good calories there. I am also going home for a wedding, and then most importantly and what I am most excited about is that I am going to Tennessee for a three-day conference on weight loss. They are going to have 35 contestants from The Biggest Loser there giving advice and tips on weight loss. This is something that I think will be a huge step in my journey because it will allow me to be around people who have lost the weight. I want to be able to pick their brains. This is going to be an expensive trip, so I am asking that if there is anything you can do to help me reach this goal it will be greatly appreciated.
Last but not least, I got a job at OC Burgers and they are going to basically let me build my schedule to work around what I am doing and give me the time off to take the trips that I am taking. It is awesome all the stuff that is lining up into place. It is going to be great. I want to thank all of you for your support this past month. All the encouragement means a lot to me. I don't have a lot of family and it can get lonely sometimes and just knowing that you guys care about me pushes me. Don't get me wrong the family I do have is amazing, but there are very few of us left. The words you guys say really mean a lot to me.
Have a great week and remember if you are inspired to lose weight let me know how you are doing and I can put your progress up on the board.
Thanks
Gene
Tuesday started out on MIX102.9 and it was awesome. I had a lot of fun. I met all the DJ's and they were great people. They were very encouraging in my journey. They hooked my up with Fitness Instructor David Thompson with campdavefit.com and he is letting me come to his Boot Camps for free and that is a huge blessing. I then left the studio and went home and played tennis with my roommate Gil for about an hour and half. It was really hot that day so it was a great workout.
Wednesday I met with my trainer John and I weighed in and I lost another 4 pounds. I am up to 58 now for the year. Only 202 more pounds to go!
Thursday, and Friday were standard cardio days, and I burned a normal amount of calories.
Today I had my boot camp class with campdavefit.com and I have to say it was tough but it was awesome. He does it every Saturday morning for an hour. He only charges $20 on line and $25 the day of. He supplies everything but the water and a mat to lie on. It is an intense one-hour workout that will work your whole body. I was the least athletic one there but no one made me feel out of place and Dave helped me modify the workouts that I was not able to do. I had a lot of fun. He is also in a competition right now for Best of Big D in personal training. Everyone should go to his site and follow the link and vote. He is an amazing guy.
So the next few months I have a lot of stuff going on. I am going with the church to Colorado Springs for a youth trip. I am excited because I want to hit the trails and do some hiking. I will be able to burn some good calories there. I am also going home for a wedding, and then most importantly and what I am most excited about is that I am going to Tennessee for a three-day conference on weight loss. They are going to have 35 contestants from The Biggest Loser there giving advice and tips on weight loss. This is something that I think will be a huge step in my journey because it will allow me to be around people who have lost the weight. I want to be able to pick their brains. This is going to be an expensive trip, so I am asking that if there is anything you can do to help me reach this goal it will be greatly appreciated.
Last but not least, I got a job at OC Burgers and they are going to basically let me build my schedule to work around what I am doing and give me the time off to take the trips that I am taking. It is awesome all the stuff that is lining up into place. It is going to be great. I want to thank all of you for your support this past month. All the encouragement means a lot to me. I don't have a lot of family and it can get lonely sometimes and just knowing that you guys care about me pushes me. Don't get me wrong the family I do have is amazing, but there are very few of us left. The words you guys say really mean a lot to me.
Have a great week and remember if you are inspired to lose weight let me know how you are doing and I can put your progress up on the board.
Thanks
Gene
5/31/10
Where you came from will get where you are going.
So over the past couple of days I have been going through some strange emotions. I have been learning that when you put on weight your fat stores memories. Or as brain pickers (psychiatrist) say that your fat remembers moods and as you lose the weight you can remember the depression that you were in that caused you to gain the weight in the first place. This is the reason why so many people can do good for a few weeks or months and then fall right back into the same patters they were in before.
I did not believe any of this until yesterday. Before I always thought I was just week and didn't have the will power to be successful. But yesterday I went through a real funk. It started off as missing my parents and then turned into being mad at them for not taking care of them selves and teaching me the correct eating and working out habits to be successful and then moved into a happiness this morning because it made me realize all that I was going through right now is because of what my parents taught me. I realized that because I am changing my future, my kids will not have to go through what I am going through right now. They are going to have healthy parents who will teach them good habits.
I know that it is good to focus on the good memories which is what I do most of the time. My parents were two of the most interesting, odd, crazy, loving, fun, spontaneous, caring, generous, and faithful persons to walk the earth. I am very grateful for the time I did have with them. I guess my point today is that we sometimes need to focus on what they did wrong and use it to make you stronger and to teach you what to do right. I am grateful now for everything they did do and everything they didn't do. It would have been easier if they had taught me good eating habits but it is making me a stronger man to learn them on my own because now I will never forget them and I will be able to use this to help many people in the future. I want to use it to help parents who are making the same mistakes change so there kids do not have to lose both their parents while they are still in their early 20's.
I love you guys ant thank you for all that you are doing for me. Thank you for your donations, your prayers and last but not least your motivation. It is forcing me to face the future and I am doing it with my head up getting ready for a bright future.
I did not believe any of this until yesterday. Before I always thought I was just week and didn't have the will power to be successful. But yesterday I went through a real funk. It started off as missing my parents and then turned into being mad at them for not taking care of them selves and teaching me the correct eating and working out habits to be successful and then moved into a happiness this morning because it made me realize all that I was going through right now is because of what my parents taught me. I realized that because I am changing my future, my kids will not have to go through what I am going through right now. They are going to have healthy parents who will teach them good habits.
I know that it is good to focus on the good memories which is what I do most of the time. My parents were two of the most interesting, odd, crazy, loving, fun, spontaneous, caring, generous, and faithful persons to walk the earth. I am very grateful for the time I did have with them. I guess my point today is that we sometimes need to focus on what they did wrong and use it to make you stronger and to teach you what to do right. I am grateful now for everything they did do and everything they didn't do. It would have been easier if they had taught me good eating habits but it is making me a stronger man to learn them on my own because now I will never forget them and I will be able to use this to help many people in the future. I want to use it to help parents who are making the same mistakes change so there kids do not have to lose both their parents while they are still in their early 20's.
I love you guys ant thank you for all that you are doing for me. Thank you for your donations, your prayers and last but not least your motivation. It is forcing me to face the future and I am doing it with my head up getting ready for a bright future.
5/26/10
I lost 4 popunds this week. I am now up to 26 pounds.
This week was a good week. It started off a little slow because Thu and Fri I had meetings all morning so I did not get my big work out in those days. I was able to hit it at night for about 30 minutes but nothing to brag about. Sat I slept in and got up and went to the gym for about an hour. Sunday I went to church and then went out to a park for a birthday party and then played Tennis with my boy Miller. Then on Monday I met with John and we worked my upper body out and I got in about an hours worth of cardio. Tuesday I got up and played Tennis with Seth at BBR and we walked around the pond twice. Then I went home got my work clothes and headed up to the Southlake 24hour fitness. I hit the elliptical for 30 minutes and did a hundred crunches and then went to work. Once I got off work I went back up for my last chance workout before my weigh in this morning and I shot hoops for 20 minutes and then got on the elliptical for 10 minutes. That is all my body would let me do. Even with my first three days not so strong I was able to still lose 4 pounds this week. I am now at 406. My goal is to be below 400 next Wednesday when I weigh in. We also did my measurements and I have lost 3in in my stomach and 4in in my waist. I also lost 7% of my body fat. I am really pumped with the results I am getting.
I am going to add a new thing to the sight. I want to start keeping track of how much weight we are losing as a group. Let me know each week as you weigh in and I am going to do a running total of the weight you have lost. I am really excited at all the people who want to be healthy.
Also I want to play basketball Saturday morning. So if you are interested let me know and we will get a group together and play. If we don’t get enough we can play tennis. We will be at BBR in the morning playing Tennis at 7am. You should come out and join us. We will be there till 9:30. Have a blessed day.
I am going to add a new thing to the sight. I want to start keeping track of how much weight we are losing as a group. Let me know each week as you weigh in and I am going to do a running total of the weight you have lost. I am really excited at all the people who want to be healthy.
Also I want to play basketball Saturday morning. So if you are interested let me know and we will get a group together and play. If we don’t get enough we can play tennis. We will be at BBR in the morning playing Tennis at 7am. You should come out and join us. We will be there till 9:30. Have a blessed day.
5/19/10
I lost another 5 pounds wich adds up to 22 pounds now.
So I weighed in today and I have lost another 5 pounds, which adds up to 22 pounds in the last month. I thought we were doing measurements today but we are doing them next week. I am also going to post a new picture next week as well.
I am starting to feel a lot better and can tell that I am getting more energy. I played Tennis with my boy Seth on Tuesday mooring for an hour and I had a lot more energy that I normally would. We played for an hour and then I rode my bike for 30 minutes. And today I worked out with John (trainer) for an hour and then I did water aerobics for another hour and swam for 30 minutes.
My last day at Dunkin in May 29th and I have a couple of things lined up one is definite and the other is the one I am hoping for. Either way they are both part time and will allow me to focus more on losing weight.
For those of you who will be sponsoring me that is when I will start to need the money. I have been keeping the money I have gotten so far in Paypal or my bank account. I did purchase 10 more sessions with John. I am meeting with him once a week so he can push me and help me with all my goals. I have paid up my cell phone bill for five months and my insurance is paid up till December. I am trying to get as much done as possible while I still have a full time job. Through all of this my goal is to be as transparent as possible. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I want to be held accountable.
So starting next week we are going to start scheduling some events to get everyone involved. One of my main goals it to help get my friends in shape along with me. It will also help push me and make my journey a lot more fun. So if the weather allows it we will start playing Tennis on Tue and Thu mornings starting at 7am and play till around 9 to 9:30. People can come and go as they please and stay as long as they want. I will stay till around 9:30 and then head to the gym afterwards. This is just one of the ways I want to get everyone involved. If you have any ideas or have something you would like us do let me know and we can schedule a time for it.
Thank you guys so much for your support through all this. All the encouraging words and prayers are huge. Love you and hope you are having a blessed day.
I am starting to feel a lot better and can tell that I am getting more energy. I played Tennis with my boy Seth on Tuesday mooring for an hour and I had a lot more energy that I normally would. We played for an hour and then I rode my bike for 30 minutes. And today I worked out with John (trainer) for an hour and then I did water aerobics for another hour and swam for 30 minutes.
My last day at Dunkin in May 29th and I have a couple of things lined up one is definite and the other is the one I am hoping for. Either way they are both part time and will allow me to focus more on losing weight.
For those of you who will be sponsoring me that is when I will start to need the money. I have been keeping the money I have gotten so far in Paypal or my bank account. I did purchase 10 more sessions with John. I am meeting with him once a week so he can push me and help me with all my goals. I have paid up my cell phone bill for five months and my insurance is paid up till December. I am trying to get as much done as possible while I still have a full time job. Through all of this my goal is to be as transparent as possible. If you have any questions feel free to ask. I want to be held accountable.
So starting next week we are going to start scheduling some events to get everyone involved. One of my main goals it to help get my friends in shape along with me. It will also help push me and make my journey a lot more fun. So if the weather allows it we will start playing Tennis on Tue and Thu mornings starting at 7am and play till around 9 to 9:30. People can come and go as they please and stay as long as they want. I will stay till around 9:30 and then head to the gym afterwards. This is just one of the ways I want to get everyone involved. If you have any ideas or have something you would like us do let me know and we can schedule a time for it.
Thank you guys so much for your support through all this. All the encouraging words and prayers are huge. Love you and hope you are having a blessed day.
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