Oooooops, aaaaagh, jheesh....

Sorry, I missed a post yesterday.

How many of you have ever made an idiot of yourself? I don't mean this in any derogatory or demeaning way. It is not about character but behaviour.

I think we all have times in our lives when we say or do something that is unwise and/or unexpected, the source of which may have been either long dormant and neglected or totally unknown.

Yesterday was a day of regret for me.

But my Baha'i Faith teaches me to take account each day.

I am working on just that.

Which brings me to my health offering today. I have several quotes that I like that are helping me make sense of yesterday, and my health journey. I hope they resonate for you too.

Here they are:

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~ World Health Organization, 1948

The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around.... Throughout history, "tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing. ~ Larry Dossey

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. ~ Author Unknown

The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
~Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990



Keep on your path, as I am finding my way back onto mine.

:-)

Barry

A New Chance...

It has been an interesting day. A great "first" class with Organizational Behaviour students. A short walk in, but a longer drive to clear the cobwebs. All, good for the health.

Keep the faith, and I keep the new habits.

My refrigeraror is on the fritz and needs a new part that will take a week. It was suggested that I defrost the fridge, throw out the food and start afresh... a perfect opportunity to re-engineer my diet, in the best sense of the word.

Stay with me.

Barry

Small Victories?

No walk today. Well not quite. I walked from the College to the Confederation Build and back. I could have drove, but I chose to walk. That is a small victory. They all count.

Still, I had an active day and I did make good choices for eating. It all counts.

Keep on your path, small and big victories alike. Tomorrow, a bigger plan. :-)

Barry

Umph....

This day, amidst the rain... we walked yet again. Felt the focus and determination... umph.

It was a day of working out... mind, body and spirit. Invigorating.

Shooting for 265 pounds by next Saturday. Bring on the week!

Barry

84 Days, 12 Weeks... Bring it On!

Ok, folks.. it is time to BRING IT. For me... to bring it, that is. Really bring it!

I weighed in this afternoon and I have made it. Made what, you say?

Well... back last Summer and Fall, with the help of Courtney Rowsell, Carl George and Mike Nordby and others, I embarked on a journey of weight loss that saw me drop about 40 pounds of net fat. I went from 299.50 pounds down to 270, while working out and adding muscle. I was told that if I lost a net 30 pounds, it probably meant I lost 40 pounds of fat, adding 10 pounds of muscle. Cool, I thought.

Then my plan went off track. I got through Christmas without adding any back, but then went back up to 281. Bad news.

Great news is that I stopped at 281 and held there for a couple of months or so.

BEST news is that I started on this new leg and I am down to 270 pounds again. I have dropped 11 since starting the Quarter Pound Challenge. I am baaaack. I made it back to 270.

So, where to from here?

OK, so this is where I really bring it.

There are 84 days now between now and July 31.

There are 28 days until the Telethon.

By the Telethon, and in support of my fundraising challenge, I intend to shed another 14 pounds at least, to reach June 5 down 25 pounds... and reach 256 pounds... down 43.5 pounds altogether!

Then, by July 3, another 16 pounds... to hit 240. Through walking, hiking, dancing, eating right and more. Being VERY active.

Then by July 31, another 20 pounds with an outdoor boot camp in Mt. Pearl, dancing, walking, hiking, lots of water, great healthy food and more. July, I will be so very active.

My eating habits are cool now... I graze... with one traditional meal a day and allot of smaller meals... basically, I eat when I am hungry but only eat small, balanced, healthy portions. Oh, and lots of water.

I plan to take my first real vacation in 20 years this summer. Two months dedicated to me and my health and a professional and personal trip to British Columbia in there to boot. By that trip, I intend to be my goal health and shape.

I am calling it my Bear Diet... how I eat and live, walking, running, grazing... going.

I have come to the realization that we must do what fits our personality. I will continue to choose healthy foods and exercises, but I will do it my way. Everyone's advice is wonderful, but I know who I work and I need to work it.

Hope you share in the journey. You will not recognize me, come September hah!

Anyway, I will be regularly doing blogs over these next 84 days, including You Tube pieces.

Peace. :-)

Barry

ROCK out....

I sang and danced last night... BIG TIME. I felt so much energy. Now to keep on that!!!

I need to build dancing into my life again, at core. I love it, more than anything. Well, almost anything. My faith, my dance.

I have awakened to the thought that I want to take the next 84 days, 12 weeks... to love and dance and sing and BE!!! And to be in the absolute best shape of my life. That was the original goal. I lost 30 pounds of fat. Gained some back, and now am back to that 30 pound loss... and NOW?

Down to 220 pounds or 110 kilograms by August. That will be an 80 pound loss in total. BRING IT!!!

This will ROCK.

Join with me. No limits but our faith.

Barry

9 in 7

9 pounds down in 1 week.... what am I doing? Darned if I know!!!

Kiddin'. :-)

Without even thinking so much about it, I have been eating when I am hungry but opting to eat smaller portions, healthier foods, and not eating after 7:00 pm.

I have been walking much more and drinking more water.

Of course, we have been Salsa dancing too.

NOW, for the next 30 days... including today up until the Janeway Telethon on June 5... I intend to:

(1) eat when I am hungry but eat smaller, healthier portions
(2) drink 4 liters of water a day
(3) walk every day, EVERY day
(4) daily practice Salsa dance steps in my basement studio (I call my Lair)
(5) do weights at least 3 times a week

I intend to be down at least 20 pounds by Telethon, but shooting for 25... I have dropped 12 now.... DOable.

Bottom line, is I am doing it my way, and extreme... but FUN in the extreme.

My dear friend Raven is supporting me by walking with me and encouraging me.

Find a good friend, motivate each other.

We all can do this!!!

Barry