One Day I'll Get What's Mine Through The Persistence Of Time

Hello, True Believers!  Lifestyle changes are full of charge and gumption initially. Many off us who blog, tweet, and post, like to share successes only. I'm not like the rest; I fail often and I want you to know that you will too, because it's part of being human. It's all about getting back up and learning how to avoid repeating the same mistakes.This is a look into my last two weeks which I consider to be nutritionally the worst two weeks since I started.

Some times the crap hits the fan and you're tired, busy, stressed, and feel overloaded. Life piled up on me and I reverted back to junk food. Donuts came calling, a lot. I even got the pancakes with my omelette which I've not done in over a year. Garbage carbs ,or garbs as I call them, became a coping mechanism. After 14 months of grinding it out and being relatively well behaved I just felt tired.

Winters in these parts are dark. My city in general is a stark, dwindling metropolis near a lake that was once considered a dead body of water. Part of this slide was seasonal depression. Other factors that contributed were my inability to deal with an expensive traffic ticket, an elderly Mum who suffered a fall and is barely mobile, a contractual dispute with a business I've been involved with for seven years that resulted in me severing the relationship, gaining back all the weight I lost during a two week sugar and flour detox that ended with the flu- this was a 19 lb scale swing. During the two weeks this was going on I took my eye off the ball. Any semblance of steady as she goes went out the window along with a couple bucks in exchange for donuts at 24 hour drive-thru dealers. Donuts make me go nuts! My excuses are old but I tell them well!

The stress of not having cash to continue CrossFit training due to the fine of sliding through a red light in a snow storm sent me into a tizzy. I seemed to forget that I was the guy who drove two hours round trip for over three months to make my pool workouts. When the weather was nice I'd crash with friends if I reached out in a timely manner for a place to stay. There were several times where I'd have to work a closing shift one night then open the next morning. Gas money became extremely tight so if the weather was nice I'd pull into the Red Roof parking lot around the corner from my gym and sleep to avoid having to drive home. I'd hit the gym before sun up, shower, then open the next morning. I need to remember how badly I wanted this when I started and get back the passion for the process. I want to be in love with the process again. This is how we get back up!


I just reworked my budget, sold a few things, counted change and came up with enough money for another month of CrossFit membership AND a registration for The Warrior Dash in August! That's right, yours truly is going to run a 5k obstacle course! I'm also going to run it and raise funds for St. Jude's. Info on an official fundraising page will be forthcoming. In the meantime you can donate to the cause of helping me help St. Jude's! via paypal at revjim13@hotmail.com if you so desire. Please specify who you are so I can thank you appropriately. Again, I'll post the St. Jude's fundraiser page info as soon as I get it.

You can always follow my progress on the following FREE sites and applications. Here are links to my profiles, ADD ME!
MyFitnessPal is what I use for tracking nutrition.

Fitocracy is where I track my movements.

If you see me panting on the side of the road this spring and summer please feel free to honk your horn. If you see me at a donut drive-thru please feel free to punch me in the face.

Until next time keep moving forward, one step beyond!

J.W.

Year Zero: The Pain Feels Different Now

True Believers!

Thank you for all of your support in my Facebook page! I ask that you share this blog with a friend who is struggling with weight and body image issues as my Facebook page will not be made available to everyone.

Today, Dec 26, 2012 is my one year mark towards getting healthy and smaller. When I started this journey I was in tremendous physical, mental, and dare I say spiritual pain due to years of carrying a morbidly obese body around.

Now, I'm in a bit of pain due to delayed onset muscle soreness and the conditioning of a beginner's CrossFit class! Private Pyle must die.

The pain tastes better now. And there shall be no sweeter taste then completing this transformation and winning the heart of a lovely red-haired maiden! (a running theme for those new to my ramblings)

I'm a bit behind on the back story and I'll publish it in bits. Much of it is painful to recall and deeply personal but I want to get you some numbers first. We all love/hate them, right?

Starting suit jacket: size 68
Current suit jacket: 58 long!

Starting pants: size 66
Current pants: size 48-50!

Starting t shirt: 6XL
Current t shirt: 2XL (I prefer 2xl tall)

Starting dress shirt: neck 24, sleeve 38
Current dress shirt: neck 20, sleeve 38

And finally...starting weight was over 550lbs unknown
Beginning recorded weight: 536
One year later recorded weight: 392

144lbs lost. This is 31 shy of my goal.

There is no miracle product or supplement. Only hard work and dedication will achieve your goals and these things must come from within you. I'll do my best to share my successes and failures so that others fighting their own battles can learn. It's all about the exchange of information. I want to help as many people as possible win their fight!

Follow my nutrition/calorie counts on the following FREE apps Myfitnesspal: ProfMarvel
And my movements on Fitocracy: ProfMarvel

There's a fabulous podcast called Cut The Fat that I highly recommend. Start with the first five in order for the basics. They aren't selling you secrets, they are exchanging years of data driven science on healthy living.

Ever Forward, One Step Beyond!
JW