Hi All,
I have chosen to move my blog from Blogspot to WordPress and will nolonger be making posts on this site.
Please join me @ http://looperchallenge.wordpress.com.
WordPress offer much more content besides my blog for all of you to enjoy.
Hope to see all of you on the new site.
Thanx,
Looper
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentine's Day!!
Hi Everyone,
Sorry I missed yesterday but I was not feeling well. I spend much on the day in the restroom dealing with an I.B.S. episode. I still have episodes from time to time. I know that Sunday is the day for my weigh-in so I'll give you the results today. My weight has held at 281lbs. that is 2 lbs down from last weeks increase to 283Lbs. It's still a respectable result and keeps we ahead of the year goal set by SparkPeople.com.
This is the week I need to get my stuff together. I have a meeting on Wednesday to sign the papers for the new job and set a start date. I am going to assume that I will start either next Monday(21st) or the following Monday(28th) the latest. I need to make sure that I have the food worked out for lunches because working at the mall carries to much temptation to go the easy route and visit the food court on a daily basis. This is certainly not the route I want to take. So I will need to prepare from my menu proper meals to take with me each day. Maybe it will be easier if i use my weekly menu and do some prep work on the weekend before my first week. Afterward I can continue with the same process on my days off. I can already tell that this is going to be the second biggest challenge for me after exercise. In the past it was so easy to feel rushed in the mornings getting ready for work. This is what contributed to my need to go out to get something to eat at a fast food restaurant. Too avoid this I will need to be organized and stick to the plan. I won't be able to leave the preparations till the morning.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from your goal!
Thanx,
Looper
Sorry I missed yesterday but I was not feeling well. I spend much on the day in the restroom dealing with an I.B.S. episode. I still have episodes from time to time. I know that Sunday is the day for my weigh-in so I'll give you the results today. My weight has held at 281lbs. that is 2 lbs down from last weeks increase to 283Lbs. It's still a respectable result and keeps we ahead of the year goal set by SparkPeople.com.
This is the week I need to get my stuff together. I have a meeting on Wednesday to sign the papers for the new job and set a start date. I am going to assume that I will start either next Monday(21st) or the following Monday(28th) the latest. I need to make sure that I have the food worked out for lunches because working at the mall carries to much temptation to go the easy route and visit the food court on a daily basis. This is certainly not the route I want to take. So I will need to prepare from my menu proper meals to take with me each day. Maybe it will be easier if i use my weekly menu and do some prep work on the weekend before my first week. Afterward I can continue with the same process on my days off. I can already tell that this is going to be the second biggest challenge for me after exercise. In the past it was so easy to feel rushed in the mornings getting ready for work. This is what contributed to my need to go out to get something to eat at a fast food restaurant. Too avoid this I will need to be organized and stick to the plan. I won't be able to leave the preparations till the morning.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from your goal!
Thanx,
Looper
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Hi All,
How's everyone doing today? Me I'm fine. Yesterday was another one of those nondescript kind of day's over all. I did find a new workout routine. I found it on the iTunes app store for free. It is the Nike Training Club app. It's originally designed for women but it does work for men as well. You have the ability to choose your level of training and the different types of training that you may need like getting Lean, Toned, Strong or Focused. Under each category you also get to choose from several different workouts based on your ability. The program then guides you through and times the exercises. It is very extensive. If you choose to download the app for your iPhone or iPod it does take a bit longer than a usual download, so don't worry about the time and try restarting. Since the original design was for women it does have a companion website where women can sign up and get additional benefits. Just click on this Nike Training Club link to visit the U.S. site.
Tomorrow is the end of week 5 and new results will be posted. It's been a bit of an up/down week. I've had some good day's like Thursday night when I made dinner for company. Some days are definably more difficult. As you probably know by now the hardest think for me has been the physical activity. I've had some really good advice for followers of the blog on how I could get the activity up. My favorite right now is just heading out to the mall everyday to have a good long walk. Now that I am going to be starting work at the mall, it has been suggested that I arrive 1/2 hour before work and do the walk. That's an even better Idea. To add to the walking I have started using the app I mentioned earlier 3 times a week. I have started on the BEGINNER level and with the GET LEAN workouts. I think the real results of this won't been seem for a couple more weeks. Anyway I am going to give it a solid effort going forward. This in itself is a whole lot more than I have committed too already with regards to physical activity. See you all tomorrow with the results of week 5.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let setbacks keep you from your goals!
Thanx,
Looper
How's everyone doing today? Me I'm fine. Yesterday was another one of those nondescript kind of day's over all. I did find a new workout routine. I found it on the iTunes app store for free. It is the Nike Training Club app. It's originally designed for women but it does work for men as well. You have the ability to choose your level of training and the different types of training that you may need like getting Lean, Toned, Strong or Focused. Under each category you also get to choose from several different workouts based on your ability. The program then guides you through and times the exercises. It is very extensive. If you choose to download the app for your iPhone or iPod it does take a bit longer than a usual download, so don't worry about the time and try restarting. Since the original design was for women it does have a companion website where women can sign up and get additional benefits. Just click on this Nike Training Club link to visit the U.S. site.
Tomorrow is the end of week 5 and new results will be posted. It's been a bit of an up/down week. I've had some good day's like Thursday night when I made dinner for company. Some days are definably more difficult. As you probably know by now the hardest think for me has been the physical activity. I've had some really good advice for followers of the blog on how I could get the activity up. My favorite right now is just heading out to the mall everyday to have a good long walk. Now that I am going to be starting work at the mall, it has been suggested that I arrive 1/2 hour before work and do the walk. That's an even better Idea. To add to the walking I have started using the app I mentioned earlier 3 times a week. I have started on the BEGINNER level and with the GET LEAN workouts. I think the real results of this won't been seem for a couple more weeks. Anyway I am going to give it a solid effort going forward. This in itself is a whole lot more than I have committed too already with regards to physical activity. See you all tomorrow with the results of week 5.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let setbacks keep you from your goals!
Thanx,
Looper
Friday, February 11, 2011
Happy Days
Hi All,
Sorry about the late post today but I was watching "The Green Hornet" online at Veetle.com. Vettle is also the site I use most weekends to broadcast movies for others to watch free of charge. It's a great fun online service you should all check out sometime.
Yesterday was a great day for many different reasons. First the position I had been interviewing for was offered to me. I will be starting work sometime in the next two weeks (details just need to be worked out). Needless to say this helps to relieve a whole lot of pressure from that front. By the way I'll be working for Pandora. Second I made dinner last night for my cousin, her husband and kids. She is on the new weight watchers plus program and he is training for a fundraising marathon in May for Leukemia. This was the first time I was to cook for someone outside the house who is also working on a lifestyle change. At this point I'd like to pat myself on the back for the food. I think that it went extremely well. The food was good and the portion sizes were spot on. So all in all yesterday was a banner day for me.
The challenge going forward will be getting back into a routine that includes getting out of the house for work and avoiding the food court at the mall. I do have at least a week to prepare myself before starting the new position. I'm also going to need to formalize a workout routine daily for the exercise in need. One benefit should be that it will e easier to accomplish my 10,000 steps a day as the work is back in retail, so I'll be on my feet quite a bit more than currently. Anyway that's where things stand for now.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from your goals!
Thanx,
Looper
Sorry about the late post today but I was watching "The Green Hornet" online at Veetle.com. Vettle is also the site I use most weekends to broadcast movies for others to watch free of charge. It's a great fun online service you should all check out sometime.
Yesterday was a great day for many different reasons. First the position I had been interviewing for was offered to me. I will be starting work sometime in the next two weeks (details just need to be worked out). Needless to say this helps to relieve a whole lot of pressure from that front. By the way I'll be working for Pandora. Second I made dinner last night for my cousin, her husband and kids. She is on the new weight watchers plus program and he is training for a fundraising marathon in May for Leukemia. This was the first time I was to cook for someone outside the house who is also working on a lifestyle change. At this point I'd like to pat myself on the back for the food. I think that it went extremely well. The food was good and the portion sizes were spot on. So all in all yesterday was a banner day for me.
The challenge going forward will be getting back into a routine that includes getting out of the house for work and avoiding the food court at the mall. I do have at least a week to prepare myself before starting the new position. I'm also going to need to formalize a workout routine daily for the exercise in need. One benefit should be that it will e easier to accomplish my 10,000 steps a day as the work is back in retail, so I'll be on my feet quite a bit more than currently. Anyway that's where things stand for now.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from your goals!
Thanx,
Looper
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Guests 4 Dinner
Hi All,
Sorry about missing yesterday but not much was happening. It was just one of those trudging along kind of days. You know the kind of day that just is with nothing really good or bad happening. Kind of like a musical movie montage, it just gets you from point A to B.
Today on the other hand is promising to be a special day for me. Tonight is the first time since starting this whole lifestyle change that I will be cooking for others. The real treat here is that both my cousin and her husband are also working on getting in shape. She is currently doing the weight watchers program and he is training to do a charity marathon or 1/2 marathon this May in Ottawa (By the way later this week I will include a link on the front page of my blog where you can go to contribute to his fundraising campaign). Dinner tonight will be fun. I am preparing one of the families favorite new recipes, Mexican Chicken with Tomatoe and Basil Rice and Salad. I certainly hope that they will enjoy the meal as much as I do. It was one of the first recipes on this program that I tried and it was so good. It was just the kind of start I needed at the beginning to motivate me to move on with the whole thing. It was at that point I realized that dieting or lifestyle changes didn't mean that you had to eat foods that you didn't like at all. It was an eye opener for me because I had always thought that you had to give up all those things that you loved and had to eat just vegetables and that surely wasn't for me. Well I'll let you all know how it went tomorrow and I might even ask my guests if they have the time to comment on the blog with a dinner review. Don't worry they won't have too do it if they don't want too but I will insist that they be honest.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from you goals!
Thanx,
Looper
Sorry about missing yesterday but not much was happening. It was just one of those trudging along kind of days. You know the kind of day that just is with nothing really good or bad happening. Kind of like a musical movie montage, it just gets you from point A to B.
Today on the other hand is promising to be a special day for me. Tonight is the first time since starting this whole lifestyle change that I will be cooking for others. The real treat here is that both my cousin and her husband are also working on getting in shape. She is currently doing the weight watchers program and he is training to do a charity marathon or 1/2 marathon this May in Ottawa (By the way later this week I will include a link on the front page of my blog where you can go to contribute to his fundraising campaign). Dinner tonight will be fun. I am preparing one of the families favorite new recipes, Mexican Chicken with Tomatoe and Basil Rice and Salad. I certainly hope that they will enjoy the meal as much as I do. It was one of the first recipes on this program that I tried and it was so good. It was just the kind of start I needed at the beginning to motivate me to move on with the whole thing. It was at that point I realized that dieting or lifestyle changes didn't mean that you had to eat foods that you didn't like at all. It was an eye opener for me because I had always thought that you had to give up all those things that you loved and had to eat just vegetables and that surely wasn't for me. Well I'll let you all know how it went tomorrow and I might even ask my guests if they have the time to comment on the blog with a dinner review. Don't worry they won't have too do it if they don't want too but I will insist that they be honest.
Have a good one, keep strong and don't let little setbacks keep you from you goals!
Thanx,
Looper
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