Posts by ezrod

sorry, I ve been out of it this last two weeks,

personal reasons keeping my mind in other areas,  Another death of a friend, funeral yesterday. I think i'm the oldest guy left in our bunch.

Birthday this week . 55 

First, What is the reason you are committed to lose weight, maintain, or get fit?

My Health.   Today im ready to give up.

Second, Back when you first began this journey what was the spark that got you to "get up out of the chair and going" or inspired you to "get on the wagon"?

Dr report about my health.

And, third, how do you envision that your success will affect your life in 2 years or 5 years time (IE what will you be able to do better, or more easily or what will you be able to accomplish by meeting your WJ goals?)

My Vision is blurred.  To many projects to finish. Everything is changing in October for me. 

Please remove me from the list. To much going on in my life now.  I have really enjoyed everyone on here but my comitment is gone for now. I need to regroup

Rod       

whew, found it.

a) what one thing would you like to do this week to boost your Wagon Jumpers journey?

Just start exercising again, I have done it for two days in a row now, starting to get some energy back, I am actually sleeping again starting to love the cpap.

b) what one thing would you like to do when you hit your goal?

Go into a store and be able to but new trendy clothes off the rack. People wouldn't know me. lol

c) how are you coming along with your current Wagon Jumper goals?

logging has been laxed I really think i needed a break.  Exercise is moving back into my life and outdoor activities are picking up with the longer hours of daylight after i get out of the office behind the desk.  Started eating  more salads and grilled stuff at home.  We both work high pressure , long hour jobs. so eating out has become more convienient than cooking at home.  We are trying hard to change that.

thanks for the reminders, been a long week for me. work and comming home trying to get my taxes together, got an extension so that will give me some relief for a little while.

Hi im Rod. 55 , 300 pounds. lost 33 and gained 25 back. this year. im a father of 2 adult children, grandfather to two young boys 3 and 5 months. live in the country, work in town. Closed my business this year, been dealing with the dissolusion and dismantling of it this year. my mind and energys have been mostly there, trying to tie up loose ends.   

My biggest challange has been getting back to exercise. I'm just exausted mentally. computer crash, learning a new accounting system. 

The new cpap has helped me tremendiously. I am starting to feel better. Actually getting some rest. logging is struggling, it's 10.43 pm.. im tired and going to bed.

thanks again for thr reminders, i guess i missed the changing of the thread

meeting goals, have logged mostly every day, weighed weekly instead of daily, exercised virtually. none.  Focusing on getting taxes ready to file.

my philosophy is trying to stay under 1840 calories, eat healthier, And  trying to get back on an  exercise program. finally have my cpap machine, slept on it a week now. Can actually, tell i am feeling better, getting more work done now. started on outside projects.

whats not working? the exercise part of this program. I feel as it start warming up, i will get back on the program. i wish i knew a  trick to get in gear.

Feljones I guess I could have told my favorite healthy food. I have come to appreciate a good tossed salad,  no dressing, just salad, the flavors of the tomatoes, carrots, onions, blueberrys,strawberrys ect  all seem to satisfy me more.

And Fresh fruits are nice too.

logging you might be onto something there.

Lawrence, i don'y have heartburn much but a friend does all the time. I printed your post and gave it to him. might have saved him a fortune in meds.

Welcome RunYourlife

How does disruption affect your healthy efforts? 

beeing undiagnosed ADHD, or ADD or whatever my daughter and wife say i have.

My world changes constantly. maybe the machine will help me with concentration and focus. when ever i get it (cpap).

I need that routine, if you want to break my concentration just change something. it completely blows my mind. The last time calorie count made the big changes in the logging page. I lost concentration completely. It took me weeks to catch on and start a new routine.   

Right now i just cant seem to get it going on the exercise. logging doing pretty good. exercise thats another story.

 How do you handle when a wrench is thrown into the plan?

 I balk like an old mule. lol. I guess i don't handle change well. I'm trying to hard to concentrate on what i'm doing.

A) Did you meet your goals? Why or why not?  no I Lost Focus.

B) Were they realistically attainable? yes

C) Could you have done better to meet them or should you have set different goals? yes i should have really pushed myself and failed to do so.

D) If you could go back would you have set the same goal for yourself? Why or Why not?  yes it is attainable.

Focus and fatigue has been a real problem. I go back to hospital tonight for the second sleep study.  they are suppose to fit me for a breathing machine of some sort.  They said i tossed and turned all night and stopped breathing multiple times.  I am hoping for a miracle cure here.

as far as my goals for the next 12 weeks .

I want to redo what i failed on last time. They are very attainable, i just need the focus.  

Weigh & log 5/7 days per week for 12 weeks. Maintenance: Exercise 20 minutes/day for 5/7 days a week for 12 weeks.

xLawrence and Feljones, Thank you for the reminders.  

i love the spring, i get outside, and start the process of starting jobs, like get he garden ready, working on flowerbeds seems like this is going to be a multi year process. start hatching baby chicks, have 6 so far this weekend. the winter months i am just cold all the time, want to bundle up and stay inside. dark = depression, i am ready for spring.

another thing i am trying to work on is water intake, harder to do in the cold weather.

something else is my profile pic is 15 pounds of fat, it's a reminder that i need to lose it, when i have dropped the 15 pounds and maintained it, i will change it to the next reminder.

my trigger foods are potato chips, plain or ruffles dosent matter,.  French fries the hotter the better! reg, crinkle cut, steak fries, dosent matter. I really think the salt is what i'm craving, 

Another is Breads warm,with lots of butter,  A treat i had when i  was young was my grandmother would bake homemade bread, we would get it right out of the oven, with butter and a glass of milk.   The smell of fresh baked bread. can't pass a bakery and not think of those good times.  Diabeties, and eating whole wheat bread just isn't the same. so bread  just isn't as enjoyable.

Chocolate, a craving I have a real problem with, nestlies chocolate mix and a 1/4 teaspoon, helps my get bye this one.

When I have just can't shake the cravings, I try to work the calories in the daily total. And have learned to stay away from buffets.