Dallas in 60 - The Finale

It has actually been over 90 days since the challenge was given, however, at day 60 i had met my goal of 185 lbs.

It wasn't easy the last 30 days. I had not lost any weight for a couple of weeks and was getting frustrated with going to the gym 4 days a week and not seeing any gain (or loss as it were). But i struggled through and was eventually able to meet the goal.

Unfortunately, i was unable to go to Dallas. With the economy the way it is and the California Governor cutting my pay 15 percent again it just wasn't feasible. Also, my BF was working for a new employer and was unable to get the time off. Coincidentally, the day of the football game i learned, from my BF that the tickets never came! I guess it all works out for a reason...

Now it has been 90 days and last week i went off the deep end and at about 4 candy bars in one day. Not really good when you're a diabetic. I realized i cant be doing that and so i told myself i needed to get back on a regular diet.

Last week i pushed myself in the gym doing cardio and weights and then on off days i would stay home and work out with weights in the garage. I was able to jump start my weight loss and get down to 181. Man it feels good.

I went to the Kohl's in town and found a shirt that was a large. It looked nice and i bought it. I must say in all humility that when i wear the shirt i looked darn good. I haven't been able to wear a "Large" in about 10 years or more. I have even had several attractive women tell me that i looked really good. 2 were my age and one was 20. Nice!!!

All this i owe to my best friend for having the faith in me to get this done. Now all there is to do, is to get together for a guys trip. My though.....DisneyLand. He has never been and there are new rides that i haven't been on. I say... lets take the boys and stay at my moms house and spend two days at the park(s).

Dallas in 60 (pt.3)

It has been 30 days and i am down 13 pounds.

It started of quick but then I got a little stagnant....gained a few pounds back in a weekend after eating uncontrollably at my nephews graduation and then lost it again plus a couple of more. I think parties with pizza and cake and cookies should be outlawed. I did do better though last night at a Travis' graduation party.

Stress is killing me on this diet but I guess I need to get used to it. I mean who's to say this is the last time I will get falsely accused and sued, right. Hopefully that part will be over at the end of the month. I think what really gets me is that this has lasted two years and I haven't been able to tell my side (the true side) of the story. I am not allowed to comment back to people that write stupid comments in online newspapers nor can I express my views here until it is all over.

But then I will still have to stress out over Scout Camps for the next several years and making sure the boys are prepared and have a good time on camp outs.

I will say that i have already seen some good results so far though. My shirts fit my neck better, I have had to tighten my belt at least two notches and my belly is not the first thing I see when I walk by a mirror. I bout shorts the other day and after trying them on at home realized I needed to take them back for a smaller size. That's a good feeling.

Well, come July you will be able read about my trial - trial and read the truth. For now i will continue to stress over it and hit the gym in hopes of losing the last 7 pounds and hopefully the another 5 on top of that.

Til then..........

Dallas in 60 days (pt. 2)

Well it has been a week since I accepted the challenge from my best friend to lose 20 pounds in 60 days.

So far as of this mornings weigh in i have gone from 205 to 196.4, and my blood sugars have dropped from 174 to 113. I will have to admit that last week I had a doctors appointment and Iwas finally placed on Metformin for my diabetes so i am sure that the exercise is not completely responsible for the drastic drop in my blood sugars.

All in all though I am quite pleased with my progress or as they say in Canada progress.

I have been working out on an elliptical for 30 minutes a day and doing circuit training on Nautilus machines every other day. Additionally I have tried to get out and work in my yard as much as possible.

One other tool i have been using is an application on my phone called "Lose It." This application allows me to enter in a starting weight, target weight and how many pounds I want to lose in a week and then it tells me how many calories i can eat a day to get to that weight. It also allows me to enter in my calories consumed and exercise performed. The application also has a library of a lot of foods and their caloric values as well as letting me create my own foods.

As for the stress I have at work, the OxyElitePro seems to be helping quite a bit with that. My mood has been so stable some people in my office wonder if i am actually grouchy. Normally I am walking down the halls singing and joking but lately I just kinda go with the flow. I also don't get as frustrated as I used to with the stupidity of my "Clients" that I supervise. I guess that is plus in and of itself as well.

Although, I am confident I will lose the 20 in 60 right now, my only hope is that I can continue after I lose it to keep it off and possible lose a little more.

My only worry at this point is that I have no idea how I will get to Dallas for the game. unless the State of California returns my pay as they have been ordered to by a judge I'll just have to watch the games on TV.

Well that's week one and I will continue to keep the updates coming in the future.

How to get to Dallas in 60 day (pt. 1)

I wake up yesterday to find a text from my best friend that says "Here's a challenge...you lose 20 pounds in 60 days and ill buy tix for a Dallas game"

Now I cant afford to go to Dallas but i do need to lose the weight and get back into shape since i was recently diagnosed with diabetes, so i let him know i accept the challenge, but not to worry about the Dallas tickets well figure out some other reward. He responds with "I already bought the tickets."

Starting stats: Ht: 70, wt: 205, Blood Sugar(BS) 174
In addition to these i should also mention that i suffer from chronic back pain having suffered a compression fracture in my L1 in 1988 after falling out of a CH-46 Helicopter from the height of 65 feet. Plus both my knees are shot from that fall and slamming one of them into a fire hydrant on a force march in the same year.

This is day two of my 60 days to Dallas. Yesterday i started limiting my calories and today I continue as well as start to exercise again. 30 minutes on an elliptical and 15 minutes of weights. A small protein drink and a supplement to curb my appetite.

This is going to be rough. I know i can do this for at least a week but then i get stressed out at work and start eating junk and lots of it. I wont even be hungry but psychologically i need to eat to feel better. That is the tough part.

Well i can only hope the supplement works and i can stay motivated to get to Dallas in 60 days.
Here goes everything...because i have everything to gain.