Comparison pictures from 2012 to 2013.

April 2012

June 2012

  

August 2012

August 2013

August 2013

More good, bad, and ugly...

The Ugly: So I have injured myself. I fell a few weeks ago and have been in considerable pain ever since. X-ray said nothing broken and I had an MRI yesterday so waiting for the results of this.

The Bad: I gained a pound last week but that is not all that bad actually. And it hurts to stand, walk, and exercise so that has not been happening for almost 3 weeks and that is bad.

The Good: I have lost 105 pounds!

Other than being injured, everything is moving along. I am doing a low carb lifestyle right now and I love it!!

Ciao for now.

Down but not out...

I have been feeling very depressed over the past few months. Depression is something I have struggled with for most of my adult life and there are just time where I am very down. This is where I have been for a while. I have fought with eating right and exercise over this time, but did not do any real crazy eating. Just had a doctors visit 2 weeks ago and hope to hear some test results soon so maybe I can get a little help. I want to feel better and am tried of this feeling down feeling I have.

But I am not out for sure. This week, I have been back 100%, eating well and exercising hard! I have done some long walks over the past month and am now working on a interval training routine that is kicking my butt! I have tried the low carb thing over the past week and lost 11 pounds and am actually kind of digging the diet. Really trying to restrict the sugar and am not doing a no carb thing. So I actually like the way I am feeling right now. Will continue with this for a while longer to see results.

Blood pressure has been good over this time so I am not planning and more hospital stays in the near future! I am looking to work with a nutritionist to help me along with this journey. So will see what happens there. But I think I do better if I have a monitor and set some goals. Se here are the goals for the rest of the year:

Current Weight: 366
By August 27: Weigh 321 
By December 10: Weigh 290
(these dates are by corresponding doctors appointments.)

So we shall see what happens!
Ciao for now.

Change...

Change is hard. If nothing else, I have shown this over the past few years. It is hard changing a lifestyle to get healthier, and that is most likely the easiest of them all. I decided to take down my chef jeff web site. My time is short and I could just not see paying for more years when I was not really doing that much with it anyway. Heck, this blog is free and I can barely keep up with writing on a regular basis.


So all is well. Got official test results back for the first time in my life and all is pretty good. A few areas to work on but all in all, I am pretty healthy. Just still need to keep on exercising and losing the weight. It is so damn hard. I am determined and I press on. I went ahead and went to the eye doctor and have good eye sight, but because of age, and getting older, I am getting glasses!

So I thought I had something more to say tonight, but alas, my mind is barren. I will rant again soon. Waiting for warmer weather so I can get out walking more and more!

Ciao for now!

Still pluggin along...

Yes, once again I have neglected my blog. But I am still around and on track for the most part. All except that I have been diagnosed with heart disease and just spent a few days in the CCU. I am OK and was never feeling bad but my blood pressure was sky high; hence the name "the silent killer". Am down around 70 pounds since the start which is behind expectations but still a really good thing! With my new found focus, to stay alive, I am expecting things to continue to progress!

So I finally did go to the doctor. If I had not spoken about this before, I have an extreme fear of doctors! There is no reason to have this fear but I do. I was planning on going after I had hit the 250 mark so it would of been a while. Just going down this rabbit hole a little sooner than expected. The good news as I know it right now; my heart is functioning well, my cholesterol is normal, blood sugar is normal, kidneys are functioning well, and all of this is subject to change! I am not 20 and I am still a big tub of goo to my BP is high! I have follow up with the doctor in 2 weeks I hope!

So back to eating like a rabbit, watching the salt intake, and keeping my saturated fat intake in check. Do not need to do much different other than do what I am doing and lose more weight! 

Ciao for today!

Progress and Frustration...

I am completely and totally responsible for any and all frustration! I make the choices and need to live with the results; I am fine with this part. This all comes from today is my official 3 month weigh in. I was originally not going to weigh but decided to go ahead. So I am down 52 pounds in the 3 month period with is awesome and excellent. But I have only lost 5 pounds in the past couple of weeks. That is not such a horrible thing but I still want more. So I am still on track but it looks almost impossible for me to lose 50 pounds over the next 3 months. It is just so damn hard to do on your own. I am really happy Thanksgiving is behind me and only one more major eating holiday to go, but there are some dinners and other crap coming up so I need to be good and try and eat well and better. I was not a terrible bad boy on Thursday but still too much!

Exercise has been going good. Walking a little more and weights are progressing. So I have been doing this 3 days on - 1 day off thing for the past week or so and that feels pretty good. D1: Walk, D2: Weights & Aerobics, D3: Walk, D4: Off, D5: Weights & Aerobics, D6: Walk, D7: Weights & Aerobics. With this crappy cold weather knocking at the door, it will be less walking and more step aerobics, but I miss the walking when I do not do it on a regular basis.

Counting calories is the best and easiest way for me to do what I need to do and I have not done that for the past month. It is just so hard with all things that are going on. I am responsible for what I put in my mouth!

Ciao for now!

Weigh in day...

Yes, the dreaded weigh in day was today. Happy to report that I have lost 47 pounds in 73 days. That is an average of .62 pounds a day. If just some way I can keep this up, my 50X4 (50 pounds every 3 months for one year) would work out perfectly. So I am pretty stoked about what is going on but there is still a long road to travel.  Next weigh in is February 2. So for now, this is a picture on me back in April, at most likely my heaviest. If you notice, this chef coat could barely fit me and this is one big size chef coat. Will not post another picture until I lose the other 50#. Ciao for now!