Quotes

I was playing on the net and found some of the following:

Our bodies are our gardens - our wills are our gardeners.
– William Shakespeare

"How long does getting thin take?" asked Pooh, anxiously.
– A.A. Milne

Just thought I should share this with u, to all my avid followers!!!!

The Blog issues

I have been posting from my BB everyday, and it appears the email; issue is still not corrected.  It appears that I will simply have to do it this way, from now on.  Damn computers!!

I spent the weekend in Edmonton at golf association meetings.  I was really amazed at the amount of people that had asked about my weight loss.  As I spoke to more people about what I was doing, and how I have done, it became more apparent to me that I was succeeding.  I still don;t see what others are seeing, because I still see that overweight and blob looking guy in the mirror.  I still see the big belly and the stretch marks as I walk by the mirror.  However, as I am seeing people I haven't seen for sometime, I am realizing the transformation is real. 

I had supper with a personal trainer on Friday night who was amazed that she was supportive of the program.  We talked about the radical nature of the program, but why it's radical.  I have lived my life in a n extreme when dealing with food.  It has placed me to where I am today.  I now have to be radical in a different way, and this is what Ideal Protein is doing. Once I get to maintenance, then I will have achieved the balance I need to survive in a healthy lifestyle.  She did say that if I could just do steady walking for 3 days of the week.  It would be the best form of exercise I could do.  She said running and jogging after 40, is not the best on the joints and body.  For someone who has been heavy all his life, it's even harder on the system.  Just walk and keep doing what I am doing was her recommendation.

I had a long chat with a young lady from Toronto, who's sister is heavy.  she wanted to know how the program worked, and how I was finding it.  We talked for 45 minutes.  At the end of our talk she informed me she was once 300lbs.  Today, she is 145.  However, she indicated to me that she simply does not east, and when she does it is small amounts and usually just enough to get by.  she often does not eat for a whole day and drinks coffee or tea.  She looks unhealthy and knows she needs to make some changes.  However she was worried for her sister.  I offered up my email and phone number to her.  I encouraged her to have her sister call me.  I really hope she does, because it sounds like she needs some help, as I did. 

The last two days I was in Regina.  Once again, I had a lot of compliments, and questions.  It was with people I have seen off and on in the lat 6 months.  I think that some people were surprised I was still doing this.  I do believe I surprised some people.  I guess they will be real surprised when I hit the 100 lbs lost.  I am 35 lbs away, and am going to work my best to get to the 245 mark by the end of summer.

Thursday weigh in is next.  2.5 lbs, will get me into the 270's..........................

It's Saturday, I must be in Edmonton

I am in Edmonton for Golf Canada meetings.  The weather here is -2 this morning and snowy.  We arrived Friday morning at about 10:30 AM.  It was -5. We are staying downtown at the Westin.  last night we went out for supper for our dine around to a place called The Wildflower Grill.  It is just off Jasper on 107 NW I believe.  Very nice atmosphere, and exceptional food.  The price was traditional for fine dining.  We did find out that the chef was on the show Hell's Kitchen.  That was cool.  I had the bison, which was so good.  One of our party asked about my weight loss.  One of the ladies I was sitting beside, it turns out is a personal trainer.  She was great to talk to.  She gave me some advice and a couple of tips.  It was all in all an excellent supper. 

I'm back



6lbs!

I have been avoiding the blog lately, and I apologize.  I have been a bit busy and have not been to concentrated on adding posts.  However, after the weigh in today I am happy to report that I am down another 6 lbs.  I went back to the simple basics, and have followed the plan closely.  The results are obvious.  I was surprised but so happy.  This is my largest weight loss since November.  After a few weeks of 1 or 2, this was really welcome.  So 63 lbs and 60 inch's to date.  I am seeing some results on in the clothing I am wearing, and it appearsI am going to be looking for new pants soon.  I had to go out and buy underwear again, because the ones I just bought are to big.  I can't believe that the changes happen so quick in the azz!  lol........oh well.

I am off to Edmonton for meetings tomorrow, and I know my blog email is not working.  I will post after the weekend!!!

Weekend blahs...............

Not much to say, other then Blah!  The weekends are so lazy and non productive, that I almost want to head back to work, just to do something.  I am really ready for a holiday, and our Phoenix trip. I am so in need of some warm weather activity!!!!

I am going to get Laurel to snap a couple photos today, to update my photos.  Stay tuned.........

Benny's Bistro

Last night we went to Nipawin for supper to Benny's Bistro.  it is located on the main drag right beside the Royal Bank.  Mark and Laura were telling us about it, sot 8 of us ventured to Nipawin for the evening.  It was exceptional!!!!  The building is the old Credit Union, I believe they said. It is a small but wide open area, that use\s a wood oven for cooking.  You can see right in to the kitchen and the oven on the back wall.  Their menu is limited but they give you choices of the evening.  They apparently have the best thin crust pizza around.  We watched the meals come out of the kitchen and they were spectacular. The pizza's looked sooooo good.  They would easily serve 3 or 4 people.  Or, 6 months ago just me!  

I had the steak special, 8 oz sirloin, served with baby potatoes and seasonal vegetables.  I was able have just vegetables.  The meal was served on a bed of spinach.  The veggies were fire roasted, and were unbelievable.  The steak was pan seared, but very tasty.  Laurel had pickerel on a bed of rice, which looked so good too.  We went over the top, and had their creamsicle cheesecake.  Wholly Molly, the piece was huge but it was melt in your mouth, literally!  Overall, this place gets a 8/10.  It is an excellent place to eat.  The only thing that I would say was a downer was the wait.  I thought it was a bit excessive, but I was so hungry. I chose an appetizer to start, so it helped.  Our entire trip up and back, with the meal was about 3.5 hours.  Not real bad for a fine dining according to the group.

I need to start traveling with my camera.  More pictures to share, but I never remember.  Janna keeps giving me grief about my pics on the Blackberry,so I guess I need to change my format.  I also want to say hi to our good friend Vera and Donna in Regina.  Thank you for following me on the Blog.  We hope to see you soon.

Weigh in and purging day.......

So today, I lost 1 more pound.  57 total pounds to date.  But the kicker today, 6 inch's lost.  That takes me to 60 total inch's.  The lost inch's were quite a surprise.  I expected a couple, but not 6.  It was a great feeling.  I spent some time with Lana talking about the weight and how slow it's been.  We reviewed my eating habits, and we think we came up with a reason.  I am enjoying to many of the restricted protein.  I need to go back to some basics, and restrict the restricted to 1 a day.  I think that this is part of the problem for me.  So, for the next week, I am going to go back to a bit more of the basic program and see how I fair from there.  I just need to get back to some larger losses.  I have been spending to much time being a bit nonchalant. 

So, the other pics are of my purge evening.  It was time to go through the closet and get rid of the oversize items.  When it was all said and done, I am left with 3 pairs of jeans, 3 khaki's, and 15 golf shirts.  I have 7 jackets and coats as well.  So, what did I get rid of??  Let's start by telling you I had given away 40 golf shirts in April of this past year.  Laurel has always told me that I had a shopping problem, especially for golf shirts and coats.  So, tonight the stack of cloth's lay out like this:

Shirts - 24
Dress Shirts - 6
Dress Pants - 5
Khaki's - 7
Walking Shorts - 11
Coats and Jackets - 24

I guess you can say, I do have a shopping problem.  80 golf shirts in the closet was a bit much, you can say.  Laurel was laughing at me, because she knew how hard it was for me to do the purge.  She then lectured me about the appropriate way to shop.  It's something I am getting used to now.  I do not have to buy every color of a shirt I find that fits.  I can wait, buy 1 and get another later.  I just need to learn the proper process for shopping.  It may take me a few purchases to get into the new habit!!