Life 3.0

Sometimes I wonder why in the world I put up with all that I do. Whether it be work or home. I'm not hard to please, but there are a few rules that I like. Number one, if you borrow something put it back where you got it. Number 2, Clean up after yourself. Number 3, If you wash clothes put them up. These are pretty simple things to do but when the people around you are so lazy that don't really happen. Just of the few things that really get under my skin. Why is it so hard to do? Such a good question. Sometimes I feel like about on the edge of losing my sanity with all this. I try to keep it to myself, but sometimes I blow a gasket because I get so tired of the laziness. There are times I would love to just turn my cell phone off and just take off and drive and see where I wind up no one would probably miss me anyways. Well, that's my rant for today so stick around to see what may happen next. Peace, Tommy

LIfe 2.0

Another day another dollar is the old saying, but sometimes, especially here lately it don't seem that way. I have never in my life seen such piss poor management in all my life. When a man just hopes his check don't bounce when he puts it in the bank, I believe it's time to move on and find something else. Now don't get me wrong I love the independence that my job allows me, and I come in and leave when I want, but at some point enough is enough. I need to get a job that I can count on and most importantly have insurance for me and my wife. So if anyone has a job opening give me a shout lol. Maybe someday I will keep on keeping on and I will land a great job, maybe traveling the world to see what all is out there. I love nature and love taking pictures of said nature, that's something I would like to look into, maybe someday.

This photo was taken in the Great Smoky Mountains, one of my favorite places to escape to. Well, enough for today so stay tuned to see what happens next. Peace, Tommy

Life

Well, here we are with fall days about to finally be upon us, and I for one am ready. Now I'm not ready for what follows Fall, which is Winter, because the cold weather really gets to me. I guess that's the way it goes the older that you get. Been a while since I even posted anything but I'm about to change that. Been lots on my mind but really can't hardly talk about it with anyone so I will be voicing it right here on my blog.

This guy right here is my Uncle Jim and we have gotten pretty close the last couple of years and he's leaving tomorrow to head to Alaska. I know I sure am going to miss him so much. We have just got to hanging out more and more and now he's heading out to the great unknown of Alaska. Well, that's it for now so stay tuned to see what happens next. Peace, Tommy

Beyond Dieting

It has been almost a couple of months since I last blogged but I am going to let you know what has been going on. About a month went by after the finale and the Wellness Complex decided to do a extension of that program called Beyond Dieting. It is basically the same type of program with all the same rules as before. Only thing this time I didn't set my goal as high as the last time. This time I decided to set my goal at 10 pounds, but like I said before it is not my final goal by any means. When it is all said and done I want to lose a grand total of 50 pounds that will put me into Onderland. It is really going to be a battle I will tell you that, because the closer you get to the goal the harder it is to get there. So far I have lost 5 more pounds for a grand total of 31 pounds. I feel that I am really going to bare down to eventually get to my goal, because I have not been on my best behavior as far as food choices go. Well, that is my update for now so until next time stay tuned to see what happens next.....Tommy

Dump Your Plump Finale

Well, it is finally over! The contest has run its course of 10 weeks and is now officially over and it has been really great. I think if I am not mistaking our team of 6 dropped a total of 128 pounds altogether which is really good. Four of our team members shot for a weight loss goal of 20 pounds. While the other two shot for a total of 14 and 12. All but 2 made their goal but they were right there at it. So, I will start with myself, during this program I lost a grand total of 26 pounds. My goal as you all know was 20 pounds and I made it. Now this was a goal I wanted to meet and I did but it really isn't my long term goal. I eventually want to lose about 20 more pounds so I am trying to continue on to get down to my eventual goal weight that I have set for myself. With a little help and motivation with one of my co-workers I think I can achieve this goal. Hopefully, I will be the same motivation for him to achieve his also. I, however, was not the biggest loser on my team. We all wanted to be the biggest loser on our team but it came down to just me and the guy I work out with. I had a total of 10.57% weight loss for the 10 weeks and he had a total loss of 10.66%. So my hat is definitely off to him and I hope we can continue on this journey to change our lives for the better. I can already tell a big difference in the way I feel so I am going to continue on and see how it goes. I will try and keep you updated as best as I can. So, until next time I will see ya when I see ya!

Countdown 1 week remains

Well, the time for this competition is almost over and since my last post I have lost only 2 pounds. So, that brings my total to 23, which is good don't get me wrong but I want more. I lost the 2 pounds last week and just stayed the same this week, very frustrating I must say. I know it is a long climb and I am really going to try and start to step it up a bit because I think I can do more than what I am doing. For instance, when I am on the treadmill walking at 4.0 and a incline of 2.5 my heart rate is just around 105 or so and to get a better burn to lose weight I think it needs to go up. So, I know some of the issues and I just have to tweak here and there and eventually I will get there. What is so hard for me is Sweets because I really do like them I have been pretty good at avoiding these during this program, I just have to keep the mentality and keep in mind my long term goals then maybe I can have me a little something along the way, but not over indulge which got me in the shape I am in now. Maybe I can find a before and where I am now pics. Well, until next time see ya!
Tommy

Weight Check-In

Well, it has been a couple 3 weeks since I last posted on the Dump your Plump program so I thought I would give a update. The first week after the post I only lost one pound, the second week I stayed the same, didn't gain or lose any, so needless to say I was very discouraged to say the least. When you are really trying to watch what you are eating and not getting any losses on the scale it is very disappointing. So, this last week I wasn't going to worry about it and just do my thing and eat like I had been and get my exercise in just like normal and lo and behold I got a 4 pound loss. I was like now that is more like it and all the hard work that I have been doing had finally showed again on the scale. So, now my total for now is 21 pounds that I have lost and there is about 3 more weeks until the program is over. I have met my goal I set for this program which was 20 but I am not satisfied with that, because I want to get to a total of about 40 pounds and then just try and maintain on that. So until next time See ya!
Tommy