Do as I say.....

I am realizing more and more as my life moves on. I am on this quest to make my life better. To improve my health, my family, and my well being. Some people have come up and asked me about the things I was doing to accomplish those goals. The words just rolled off my tongue!!! And when people close to me have some issues they must deal with, again, the solutions flow freely from my mind.

................so why can't I take my own advice???? I know all the things I have to do. But the main reason I think it is taking so long to accomplish what I want is that I just don't take my own advice. I don't listen to myself. It's easy to make excuses for myself, but if I hear an excuse from someone else, its just not acceptable. And sometimes, I do get mean. So for those who have felt that wrath, I do apologize. It is more difficult than I thought to break old habits. Case in point........

In the meantime, I'll be doing more research into a nighttime protein shake. Or maybe it'll be more beneficial (and cheaper) to eat a small piece of chicken or cheese before bed, like someone suggested in a comment a few posts ago.

Well, three days of hell coming up, so most likely I won't be posting. If I do it'll be short and sweet.
And if I seemed kinda short tempered over the last few posts, just know I have been very tired. I've only had a second job for 3 weeks now, and while I am almost adjusted to it, I'm still not there yet. Hopefully soon I'll be there this weekend so I can resume my Total Gym. Chuck Norris is getting angry. NOT a good thing..........

Choices

We all have them. We all make them on a daily basis. Some are obvious. Do I get out of bed or sleep in? Do I make my lunch or do I go out? To be or not to be? Heh.... But some are more difficult, especially in my situation. To eat that key lime pie or not? To watch that extra episode of Family Guy or work out? Recently I wrote about how I want to clean up my life, from thoughts, to things and even people. And thinking about the choices I have made in the latter department, I sincerely hope I have made the right ones. Some were easy, others not so much. But they were all made for a reason, to improve my focus on what really matters, my family and health. I have been neglecting them for far too long. So what's done is done. And if you, dear reader, are one of the people who I had to make that choice about, just remember, I NEVER burn bridges. I am sorry, but it has to be this way.... for now.

Moving on, it is official. I have been pulled off the road at work. I now work in the warehouse permanently. Some may think I am a fool, losing all the overtime, but I did it for two reasons. First, it's steady work, with a set start and end time. That gives me the opportunity to plan things during the week, and possibly go to school. And B., (secondly for those who were paying attention) a new routing system is coming to my job. And from what I hear about it from talking with other locations who already have it, it's going to be a rough transition. Times are already tough now, so I went where the work was. I'm happy, you should be, too, damnit!!!

Ahh, tonights dinner. Peppercorn talipia, fresh spinach and rice pilaf. The sauce wasn't that good, so I scraped it off. Only about 650 calories for all of it, not too shabby. I did go above 1600 today though. Damn you Mountain Dew!!!!! But I stayed below 2000. I have been drinking alot more water lately, which is helping. And I am also almost out of Syntha-6. So far so good. Its a slow transition, but working so far. Tomorrow, I start the heavy bag. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Gonna ramp it up!!!

Now all I need is some good music to box to. One can only listen to "Eye of the Tiger" so much.....

Working Title

So I went to bed at about 4 am, and got up at 11:30. Crazy night last night. Well, crazy for everyone else. I was the DD. Heard a pretty good band at a bar, lost someone for about 20 minutes, then they emerged from out of nowhere to say, "I've been here the whole time!!". Alot of interesting conversations were had, along with fake phone numbers. HAHAHA!!! Its kinda funny to see other men play the bar scene. The lines I heard being hurled at the group I was with were lame. I guess being a douche bag is the new "in" thing at the bar scene. Heh.... But, a pretty good night for all involved, I'd say.

So I accomplished a goal of mine yesterday, getting my gym set up. Well, mostly, because I still have to get floor mats. And I also have to see if I can weasel my father-in-law back out of the Total Gym he got from us. I mean, we were going to put it out by the curb, but he took it and its collecting dust in the shed. So, what's the worst that could happen?? He'd say no. Big whoop. I say if you want something bad enough, do what you have to do (legally) to acquire it.

I also introduced my mom to the world of wholesale clubs, and dropped about $200 in the process. I wasn't PLANNING it, so......fail??? Maybe??? I dunno, I got food that will last us about 3 months, so I'd say 50/50. The only mistake we made was going too early. Usually on Saturday these places have free samples set up, and OMG....you could literally come in hungry and leave full. When WE arrived however, they were still setting up, so no samples until we were leaving. So, a bitter sweet win. Again, 50/50.

Finally, as per Sunday tradition, I went to my enemy, the scale. Strangely, he's been nice to me lately. I am at 215.8. Win?? You'd think..... Problem is I didn't eat much yesterday. I had 2 Cafe Vanilla Frappuccions, a fast food burger and fries (small), and 3 bites of a sub sandwich. That's it, all within the last 24 hours. I'm just NOT hungry lately. I'm not sure if its just because I am too busy to even feel hungry or if it's because my metabolism is in fact turning around. I think it's too early to tell, but I will keep updating.

God help me if Starbucks and Mountain Dew EVER come out with a hybrid drink. I'd gain about 50 pounds!!!

Fail

Well, kinda. I know everything takes time, especially when you are trying to change your lifestyle, but I am paying for this one. This morning I started with good intentions. Had my SynthSix shake at 8:30 and didnt feel hungry at all. 1:00 came around and I knew I had to eat something; just one shake CAN'T get me thruogh the day.... So i ate lunch. My small sandwhich and 2 hard boiled eggs.

Then I kept going.

A small 110 calorie snack bar. OK, no biggie, I can work this off. Once home, however, it hit the fan. Italian sausage hoagies smothered in ragu and cheese. Ugh.... I'm hurting. So whatever exerscise and good intentions I had from this morning went down the tubes. Oh yeah, I am sipping on Mountain Dew (my personal crack) right now. Bad Mike!!!

I shall try again tomorrow. Right back on that horse. So day one, I would say 35% success.