Scary-Easy Ways to Eat 1,000 Calories

Sunday, June 21, 2009

I get caught by this surprise almost daily. I know better but I get lulled into a false sense of security

Take today for instance I had 3 bread sticks from pizza hut no cheese or anything just bread sticks and sauce and then I had 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza. Now for me that's not a bad meal, I have had worse *chuckles* but that right there 1250 calories!!! I couldn't believe it when I added it all up. You have to be vigilant always, eat what you want but just realize the consequences of the actions. I love it when myself and other people say "I have no idea how I gained weight, I ate right but still gained" and we do fool ourselves sometimes I think. I know I do. I can't speak for anyone else but when I gain weight and I have been eating "right" something is off. I can either face the truth or go on fooling myself.

So just make sure you know what your putting in your mouth kids...its easy to rack up calories if you are not paying close attention..I think I am paying attention and do it anyways ;)

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MISSBEAR11 6/21/2009 2:46PM

I'm suppose to eat between 1200-1500 calories a day. If I did the 1250 meal I would be done eating for the day. LOL I haven't had pizza from any pizza place since I started this journey. Now I take a tortilla wrap, crisp it up, put on a bit of pizza sauce, some mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and some ham or a bit of bacon, add a bit of lite cheese and stick it in the oven for a bit. Is it as good as a pizza joint pizza? HELL NO. But it keeps me in my calorie range. LOL Will I ever eat great calorie oozing pizza again? Of course I will and I will enjoy and savour every dang bite!!! One of the things I miss most is hot wings. How can 1 little wing be 100 calories? Ack Not bad if you only eat 2 I guess but I'm not even going to fool myself thinking I can stop. I use to eat at least 12 ... almost hitting my calorie limit for the whole day!!! Now I gotta do chicken breast with spices and hot sauce. Grrrr lol Hang in there, those calories are hiding out everywhere just waiting to attack. Hugs. Report Inappropriate Comment

_CORTNIE 6/21/2009 12:26PM

I just eat huge huge huge salads and lots of veggies and stuff. And always always whole grains. Fills you up and you don't need a huge pizza to be happy. Report Inappropriate Comment

I need a talented Artist

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Well I have been thinking for a while now that I want to get a sparkpeople tattoo, in case you havent noticed I am a tattoo guy ;)

But I want it to be something special and I would love to have someone work with me to design it. so if any aspiring artists out there feel like spending some time working with me and helping me design a tat I would be MOST appreciative. I have no drawing talet so I need someone who does :)

If more than a few people respond perhaps we can make it a group effort, I know I am asking for help but i am going to particular about what it looks like, I mean I do have to wear this the rest of my life so I want something that pops and that I am proud to wear.


I know I want the spark symbol in there...aside from that I have not begun to visualize what I want. but I know I want something. I am sitting here thinking something with electricity and "sparks' would be good....Anyways if anyone is up to the challenge I would love the help

Greg

  

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BETHHARRIS 6/18/2009 5:55PM

I'd be up for a SP tattoo! I like your idea of something electric and sparky or a fade effect of the red, blue, yellow, green starburst spark design on the SP logo?? Report Inappropriate Comment

GRAMMABENJI 6/17/2009 12:00AM

great idea. when you get it post a pic. modaddy is very good at designing Report Inappropriate Comment

WORLDTRAV 6/16/2009 10:58PM

That is so cool -- I wish I could help you. Your dedication is inspiring! Good luck! Report Inappropriate Comment

MOBAYGIRL 6/16/2009 10:57PM

Hey guy MBD is my husband, he is an artist in his spare time and I read him your blog. He is working up an idea for you so where do you want it sent? SPARKMAIL me and let me know. Oh yeah and where do you think you want this tattoo, as you know placement does influence some design. Comment edited on: 6/16/2009 11:05:38 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

A Challenge *throws down the Gauntlet*

Monday, June 15, 2009

Since I am feeling my oats and feeling frisky the last week or so due to some improvements in my life I figured I would start talking some smack and throw out some challenges :D

I was talking with someone about how I went yard saleing and I dragged home yet more exercise equipment that other people didn't use and I probably wouldn't either (I am a sucker for a good deal)

So it got me to thinking about how many of us out there had stuff we bought and tossed into the closet never even opened or maybe we used it once and then abandoned it.

So here is the challenge to dig out a piece of exercise equipment, or a book, or magazine, or video...something you bought to "change your life" and either never used it or gave up on it, either way it sits collecting dust or as a coat rack somewhere. So dig it out and lets use our stuff for 30 days and see what it can really do. You arent competing against anyone but yourself, no one is going to "win", there are no prizes aside from better health and maybe changing a habit or 2, if thats not your idea of a good time then we don't need you anyways you'll just drag us down, those of you who are up to a little bit of a challenge lets see what we can do.

Today is Monday June 15th, 2009 4:25 PM Lets say on June 22, 2009 as soon as you wake up this challenge starts. This gives you time to

A. Dig out whatever it is you are going to utilized

B. Make a plan on how you are going to use it and make sure that you use it

C Get together any tools you might need in order to accomplish said goal


So who is up for it? I am going to do it anyways so don't worry about me if you are not feeling it..I don't really need anyone else to play along I just thought it might be fun.

I'll be over here just pick up the gauntlet and head this way

  

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GREG32572 7/21/2009 10:05PM

Well I finally messed around till I got myself a legitimate excuse to not do anything *chuckles* I have had a herniated disk in my bad for a few years now. I'ts been pretty good for a while now, although pain killers really help to keep it in line. The last week or so it has reminded me who is in charge and its been really hard to do much of anything little lone the extra stuff I set out for myself to do. So all my posts have been quiet. I have not had anything to report so I did not report it, I should be reporting everyday reguardless of if I have done anything or not, why should anyone else report if I am not? Ill do better on that I promise. So now I am laid up like an 80 year old elderly person, I have to plan out each movement through out my day, picking up a sock off the floor now becomes a "job" instead of a task. Well this would be a great time to let stuff "slide" but I have already been doing that the last few weeks anyways so now I need to step up and find a way to make things happen. I have been researching things like exercise for people with bad backs...hell even stuff for senior citizens I figure if I am moving like one maybe I can use what they do to get back to where I need to be. It is a blow to the ego especially my male driven ego but I can't get to where I want to be if I let that get in my way. I am actually missing doing my pushups...its nice to "feel" progress in something. I need to get back on that really quick Ill rework my plan here and figure out what the heck I am doing. I am going out of town tomorrow and ill be back on Friday. I'll set a date of monday 7/27/09 to have a reworked plan of sorts in place. If I have not done anything by then someone kick me in the butt I know there are a few of you out there who will relish the thought of smacking me ;) Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 7/12/2009 12:55PM

Well the last few weeks have been "interesting" to say the least *chuckles* A few weeks ago I was standing on top of the world, I was feeling great. My body hummed with an electricity I had not felt in I don't know how many years, I think I was actually happy and felt happy for once, and then in the blink of an eye it all came toppling down. This has made me be more aware and appreciate the light days so when the dark ones come I know what I am striving to get back too. It reminds me of a quote from the movie BLOW: Fred Jung: Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again, but life goes on. I would only change that slightly to "when your up you never think you'll be down again" Once minute I was master of my domain and all that I survey, and now I just want to burn it all to the ground. Its funny how quickly life will twist and turn on you, yet that is the ebb and flow of our lives. This is the GO time, we think that we are working out fingers to the bone to get to a "better" place in our lives, if we can just get THIS we will be happy or if we can just accomplish THAT..life will be GREAT.. I think we have it backwards to a certain extent. I don't think we ever stop to appreciate the good things in life we only focus on the bad, least thats how it seems to me I can't speak for the rest of you. We strive for the "good" and ignore the "bad" when in reality it should be the other way around, well maybe not the other way around per say but I think we should relish the challenges in life more than we do the good times. Hmmm I feel myself digging a hole that I can explain away in my mind yet I cannot find the words to put on paper. I guess all I am trying to say is we will spend far more time in the challenges of life than we ever will in the victory, yet all we strive for is the victory and I think we forget to be mindful of the challenge and the journey we are on. I feel its truly the hard things in life that make us who we are, those are the experience we should pay attention to and remind ourselves of, that way when we get that brief moment of victory we can savor it and enjoy every second of it. My first response is to hide away and not tell people what is going on with me.. I don't mind sharing my life, its just when I am down in it I am not too keen on letting people know how bad things are. If I share after then I have beaten it and I am rising to my feet again, now I am down on my knees and my head is being forced towards the ground in submission. But I opened this door so I cannot very well close it now, otherwise everything I say I believe in and stand for doesn't mean crap. Its easy to speak the words but SO very much harder to live them. But I guess that's what builds conviction and character. Part of me feels like a failure because I set out to do some things but I am not really doing them, on the flip side of the coin I have not thrown the towel in like I normally would. Like today for instance I stuck to my plan (for the most part) but I did not do my gauntlet challenge yet. The last few days I have not felt like doing anything and I did nothing, well then again its a matter of perspective. A few days I could have overeaten and I did not...other times I should have been better but I did over eat. Like yesterday for instance..I had 1 slice of pizza for lunch when in reality I wanted to eat both of them but I gave my mom a piece... well some of it she only ate half and I finished it *chuckles* but the mindset was different then normal, my first thought was to buy 3 pieces and give her one so I could have my 2...but I did not..I also got a bottle of water to drink instead of soda or something "sweet" so those are little victories for myself... I feel like I tarnish them when I share them, but I honestly am not bragging..I know some of you feel that I am a little too full of myself and I crave attention..which I admit could be possibly true to a certain extent..I realized lately my ego is a little big bigger than it should be *chuckles* but believe it or not I don't share what I share for compliments or pity or to seem like I am better than anyone else. I only do it because some of you seem to connect with me and it helps..I really don't know why.. but I don't care if it helps I'll share it..and in the end I will share it because I do love the sound of my own voice even if i am the only one listening. So last night for supper we cooked out on the grill. I had the opportunity to have a decent day but at the very end I dropped the ball *chuckles* we had bbq chicken thighs (boneless/skinless) cheeseburgers and some pork burgers. We discovered ground pork at the store and thought it might make a good burger, which really it was nothing special in my opinion an don't something I would do again. But I had a piece of chicken and 2 cheeseburgers and part of a pork burger, suffice to say I was FULL by the time I was done. I crossed the line *chuckles* and I felt like crap because of it, on top of that I pretty much binged/inhaled my food. so over all not a banner moment in the course of my day. Although I feel like I am failing I need to realize that even though I did not have a '"perfect" day, which really there is no such thing...some days are better than others..some days are not so good...its simply how it is..no matter how it is all that matters is I am not where I was before. Maybe I am not where I want to be but that is my fault, and that is not being negative its being honest. If I put more effort into watching what I ate, following my plan and exercising like I KNOW that I need to..I would be further on down the path than I am right now..but I CHOOSE to do things my own way and I am paying the price for it...yet I am still making progress and I realize this so in a sense no matter how badly I feel I am clawing ahead inch by inch and I am winning battles I just think its important for people to see that we ALL struggle...we ALL fall...we ALL feel like giving up at any given time...no one is perfect all the time and THAT'S the reason I share all that I do..I really don't want people telling me it will be ok or this or that...maybe it seems like that but it truly is not my intention..*chuckles* that amuses me to no end I say I don't care what people say yet I feel the need to clarify my actions..ahhh well life is a walking contradiction at times..I guess I feel good that at least I recognize it and I am not blindly stumbling around. We all have challenges...always have always will...like the quotes I post say it really is HOW we rise to meet them that matters Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 7/9/2009 8:24PM

*sweeps up the dust and shoo's out the crickets* I am feeling a bit red faced as I am the one who ran my mouth about this and I am the one who's goal tracking log is constantly behind. I am on again off again with just about everything but most specifically with my gauntlet challenge. Even when I do it I feel like I am "cheating" Most days its a struggle to just get through using the dvd I am doing...its 10 minutes of stretching..not like I am really kicking my own butt or anything *chuckles* But I have been doing the same thing for 2 weeks now..my original plan was to use a diff dvd each week. But I slid back seeing as how I could barely use this one as much as I said I was going too. I need to rework my challenge a bit I have just not figured out what I need to do per say. If I keep thinking about it I am never going to get anything accomplished because I will fight with myself the whole way...so I need to suck it up and take my own advice and JUST DO IT. I'll write more soon :) I'll figure it out, I haven't quit yet and that's a change from the "norm" this is just the time when the new car smell has worn off and the fun has faded and the true work begins. I so loath this stage its one of my greatest nemesis but this is where the rubber meets the road so to speak. The time for challenge and rising is upon me ***************** ************************** A dded at 9:46 pm 7/09/09 I accomplished my gauntlet task for today. It wasn't perfect mind you but I don't care I got it done that's all I give a rats behind about! Comment edited on: 7/9/2009 9:47:10 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 7/6/2009 10:52PM

Well I accomplished everything I set out to for today. I have been thinking about my gauntlet challenge for a week now, some days I do it some days I do not. someone brought up a good point in a post ""Persevere, my good man. You said yourself we can modify our goals. Clearly you aren't having much fun with yours- keep what's working and try something new to fill the void from the part that isn't. Small increments - several 10 minute workouts a day...do something that makes you laugh while you're doing it! DO NOT GIVE UP on yourself. That's the only rule. Am I right?"" (thanks Zeldapliff) Part of me is wanting to smack myself around and tell me to toughen up and get the job done because that's what I tell other people. The other part of me is in tune with the words from up above because I have said those to others. Now I just need to reconcile my 2 half's to find a common ground. We all have to do things in life we don't enjoy, that's just a part of life, not real way around it. so if you dislike exercising what then? I have to re-evaluate my challenge for myself, because almost as important as actually doing what I set out to is the concept of building consistency and proving to myself I can change my old habits and build new ones. Perhaps I bit off more than I could chew in the beginning, or perhaps I am not pushing myself hard enough. I suppose I could drive my self crazy trying to figure out which one it is, and maybe its a combination of both. I am conflicted on what to do really so I think my initial step will be to modify my challenge to give me another option of something different to do so when I have those days I just don't feel like it I have an "out" I am aware of the situation and whats going on so I think rather quickly I am either going to realize I made the right choice because its helping me get to my goals in a different direction or I am going to realize that I am not pushing as hard as I can and that I need to suck it up and get the job done. Either way both paths will lead me to the same place, both paths hold there own merits, and either way both paths will slowly combine into the road I am on Comment edited on: 7/6/2009 10:59:35 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 7/4/2009 10:02PM

Well its been an on again off again week. I honestly don't know how many days I achieved my goal this week, my tracking has been off. I did everything yesterday, and I may have done it the day before. Today I made the choice not to do it. I have company for 5 days which makes it difficult to stick to a routine but its not impossible. I just decided to do everything else but my gauntlet challenge today. I kind of feel like I am spinning my wheels yet I am moving forward at the same time. I am still making forward progress so I won't dissect it and analyze it to much like normal, I have to be vigilant though otherwise the conscious "choices" will start to become and habit and I will start to think "well I made the choice so its ok" I guess I am in a transition period here, part of me thinks I should cut myself a little slack because I am doing far better now then I really have before ever in my life, yet the part of me that has awakened knows I need to keep pushing forward and that I could be doing more than I am doing. I feel like a reckoning is coming in the very near future, what exactly this means I have no idea. I pray I am ready for it Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 7/1/2009 5:46PM

After more than a few days "off" I got back to my gauntlet challenge. Part of me feels like I "cheated" but part of me does not. I mean its my challenge I owe no one but myself but I will contemplate more on this later. I started with the stretching video. And I have been doing the sitting stretches (most) of the week. There is standing..sitting and floor. I started with sitting its about 10 minutes. today instead of switching DVD's to something else I did sitting AND standing. So by the base description of what I wanted to do I have accomplished my goal. I am using something I never have before and week to week I change what I am doing. I will modify this as I go along but important thing for me is after and absence of 2-3 days I have returned to doing what I need to do. Ill be bloggin on this whole experience here soon as I have had allot of thoughts over the past few days Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 6/27/2009 12:35AM

Not really much to report today I banged out what I had to do in a pretty quick fashion, I almost cut myself short on time but I managed to get it all done.. I am going to have to add some more to this I can tell. I might start a new DVD and do 2 a day. We shall see how it goes...so far so good :) Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 6/26/2009 12:00AM

Well the midnight hour rapidly approached yet I got my stuff done just in time. Yesterday I did not manage to get my gauntlet challenge done. I was out of my routine, partly my fault. I did not get up in time to give myself proper time to get everything done, I did initially but the person I was going with that day wanted to leave early, I am not blaming them I should have been up earlier to get this stuff done. So I missed one day, its bound to happen and I almost missed it today too. Our power went out last night and I can't sleep without my cpap machine keeps me breathing..so no power no sleep so I stayed in bed longer than I should have, but I got up and was out of my routine 2 days in a row. I got everything done today just not in the way I should have. We will all have days we slip, drag yourself back to your feet and get it done!!! I was very close to letting this be the 2nd day in a row but I sucked it up at the final hour and gone it done. It wasnt pretty but I held my commitment to myself. I hope in the future I am better prepared to meet these needs, but at least now I know that when life does not go according to plan (which it wont often) I know now I can pick up the pieces and still make it work, you can too! When it comes to crunch time you can either say the heck with it and let it slide or you can do what needs to be done to get the job done. I did this time, I hope I find the strength next time but if I don't then I need to the following time, no one is going to make me healthy for me. I must do this myself, WE must do this ourselves!!! PS: Everyone taking this challenge please join The Gauntlet Team!!! I plan doing this for 30 days and if enough people care interested we will keep doing challenges every month Come join..introduce yourself and make your own tracking post!!! www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/g roups_individual.asp?gid=34320 Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 6/24/2009 12:13AM

I wrote this for another post I did but really it covers my day so I am posting it here too :D Well I learned a few things today. Mainly that ROUTINE is my key to success. Ever since I started my plan of action I have had some difficulty completing all the goals I set for myself, I could not really figure out why I was just not doing it. Yesterday it hit me I needed to move some things around. I go out in the living room and sit in my chair to read 5 pages out of a book and read my Tao of Recovery book, I could not figure out why I could not simply read one of the hand outs I have, well I discovered when I move the stack of handouts to the living room beside my chair and when I read those right after my books it works out a whole lot better *chuckles* I also discovered I can be allot more successful in accomplishing my exercise goals if I do them after I do my meditation. I started doing 8 minute breathing meditation and I found that combined with the tapping helped me to get right up and go into my Tai-chi as soon as I was done with meditating, and as soon as I am finished with Tai-chi I launch into my gauntlet challenge of using the exercise video. I can't speak as to what might work for you but if you are having a hard time doing stuff don't be afraid to switch it up and do things in a different order, its almost like night and day simply by doing them in a specific order for me. I also notice that since I am noticing some results from doing my push ups I want to do them. Granted they are wall push ups but its what I can do so I am doing it. The first few days my arms hurt so bad when I was doing it that I felt like maybe I was damaging myself, but I sucked it up and worked through it...4 days later it became easier to do them so I started doing a 4th set on the counter, that's lower so it makes it harder to do. Today I started doing 3 sets of 15, one on the counter (which is a challenge) one on the wall regular and one on the wall diamond style, let me tell you my arms were on FIRE when I was done and I couldn't be happier, I let out some 4 letter expletives that I can't mention here but I was pretty pleased with myself. Find what works for you, I don't care what works for other people, I don't care what "experts say" and you shouldn't either, if its safe, its helping and it works for you who gives a crap what anyone else thinks? People love to sit back and tell you how your not doing something right or that you can't reach your goals doing it your own way, let them stick it in their ear, whatever it takes to get the job done safely and to ensure your on a road to better health so be it. The choice as always is YOURS!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

MOBAYGIRL 6/22/2009 11:24PM

OK I dug out my crunchless abs DVD, dusted it off and did it.....what did y'all do??? 6/23 Dug out my Belly dance for weight loss Hip Hop Hip drop and did 45 mins of sweatin..... and Y'all hello???? Anyone???? Comment edited on: 6/23/2009 5:59:02 PM Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 6/22/2009 5:32PM

Well I had to change my challenge slightly. After reading the material and seeing warning after warning on the videos I decided not to do the typical male thing and just do it anyways, the P90X has strict warnings about if you are not in semi good shape don't do it because you will hurt yourself. At first I was like screw it lets go but then I thought maybe this would be a good time to listen to reason. One herniated disk in the back is MORE than enough or more *chuckles* so I put the P90x at the back of the bunch..FOR NOW..I will be coming for you later!!! So I dug out my wimps collection of stuff (you'll see what I mean) I selected at least 4 video's to work on in the next 30 days. 1 per week.. my goal will be to do this at least 5-7 days a week. I might take 2 days rest if need be. But 5 days a week is minimum, I will push myself for more. So the first video I did today was called Total Stretch for Beginners: With Tamilee. Its part of the Naturaljourneys collections. It has 2 workouts Total Stretch for Beginners and Beginners stretch for flexibility. I worked with the Total Stretch for Beginners, inside of that it breaks down further into Standing/Seated/Sitting Stretch programs. Each one is about 10 minutes. I started off light with the seated one, I will probably move to the standing one as well, the sitting on the floor one I am not sure about (yet) But I did it, seemed pretty easy, I defiantly felt the stretch, there was only one exercise I was not able to do (yet) so overall a good first day I am pleased with myself. The other videos I will use are: Pilates for Wimps Bellydance for Wimps Chi Kung for health: six seated meditations and I also have back ups: Easy Pilates Bellydance Fitness for Beginners How did you all do? I will be figuring out how to track this and be sending people emails to bug them (in a positive way) very soon. I am not fully together like I should be..my bad *grins* But don't let my slip ups be an excuse to derail yourself. Also you don't have to explain anything to me or anyone else of what you did or why you did or did not do it. The only person you have to explain something to is the person in the mirror and if you want to give excuses to them well none of us can help you, your on your own in that retrospect like we all are. You can be accountable and you can hold yourself accountable.. Stop worrying about it and just do it, no I don't want to hear it. JUST DO IT!!!!!! its that simple...anything else is an excuse...harsh but true...and I don't want to hear your excuses I have a hard enough time deflecting my own...go in the bathroom and feed them to someone who will take them ;) But I hope they don't!!!!!! PS: I was thinking that maybe I would start a group to track all of this in..yes I know the groans are starting..."not another group" well I will let majority decide if enough people think its a good idea I'll do it, really all I need is a few semi motivated people who will contribute and we are off and running...nothing I hate more than being the only person in a group saying anything...I mean I LOVE the sound of my own voice but I can talk to myself here I don't need to post it :D Those who don't want to join a group...don't *shrugs* I don't care...I won't be upset its not for my benefit anyways what you do...well I guess the group would be for MY benefit..but you joining or not joining is not really for my benefit its YOURS!!! Although it would be great to have you there so we could encourage each other :) PPS: Actually I changed my mind I am starting a group if you want to join then join ;) If this goes well then maybe we will have a 30 day challenge every month. We will see how it goes and take it from there. http://www.sparkpeople.com/my spark/groups_individual.asp?gid =34320 Report Inappropriate Comment

MISSBEAR11 6/16/2009 10:48PM

How about the spark icon and a little guy in a ballerina costume dancing around it. That would definitely make peoples eyes pop out ... I mean, it would pop. lol Wish I could help you but I'm autistic not artistic. Report Inappropriate Comment

MOBAYGIRL 6/15/2009 10:13PM

I have my crunchless abs DVD ready to roll! Challenge accepted! Report Inappropriate Comment

MISSBEAR11 6/15/2009 9:37PM

Count me in. Report Inappropriate Comment

GREG32572 6/15/2009 7:48PM

Since I post to a few forums this might not apply directly to the thread in this forum but it does... yes confusing I know after I say what I have to say if you read everything it might make more sense *chuckles* or not. But the response has been GREAT!! I am pretty pleased so many people liked the idea. However I see a few of you stragglers still sitting on the fence....YES I am talking to you...what's with the "I might do this" COMMEEEEEE ON...for once just agree to do it. I am about as lazy a male as you can find, you could find one worse but you would have to work on it *grins* none of this maybe CRAP...you are either in or out..Yes or No..maybe it not an option, it's not going to kill you, well then again it depends on what you are doing I guess but i take no responsibility for that...actually maybe I should print a warning to cover myself..hmmmmm So no more maybes....lets just do it :D I think it will be a personal sense of accomplishment to be able to say "ya I had a goal, I made a plan and I followed through on in" Maybe you have never had that feeling before, maybe you have, maybe you have it all the time, but honestly can it EVER get old? I think not. Yes I am a pain in the butt, but its suppose to be a CHALLENGE...otherwise I would have said "say uhh hey guys maybe we should.." Jump in with both feet the waters fine!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Seek N Strike **READ THE WARNING**

Sunday, June 14, 2009

**THE WARNING** If rough language upsets you please do not view this blog as it is uncut and not censored but if you are old enough and the F word does not bother you then please read.


This is a song by a band called SoulFly. They are pretty heavy so I don't imagine many of my spark friends will enjoy them *chuckles*

But I was going about my business getting ready for the day when I hear them scream this lyric out

Here we go...I'd rather die on my feet
Here we go...Than keep living on my knees

And I was instantly hooked, I was like HELL YA!!! Thats awesome!!! Life seems to want to fight me every step of the way so I am preparing to fight right back. I have lived life on my knees for far too long. So I really dug this. I am not sure who else might appreciate it but I shared it anyways



Here we go...Another day, another strike
Here we go...It's the living sacrifice
Here we go...Against your bulls**t ways
Here we go...Against your false pretend
Here we go...Another day, another hour
Here we go...Take back the power
Here we go...I'd rather die on my feet
Here we go...Than keep living on my knees

Here we go...Another day, another strike
Here we go...Jumpdaf**kup and fight
Here we go...Another place, another tribe
Here we go...No, we won't take your bribe
Here we go...Another day, another night
Here we go...With this music unite
Here we go...Another freedom fight
Here we go...God bless me inside

Seek 'N' Strike
Seek 'N' Strike
Strike

Here we go...Another day, another strike
Here we go...It's the living sacrifice
Here we go...Against your bulls**t ways
Here we go...Against your false pretend
Here we go...Another day, another hour
Here we go...Take back the power
Here we go...I'd rather die on my feet
Here we go...Than keep living on my knees

Here we go...Another day, another strike
Here we go...It's time to react
Here we go...Yeah we come full effect
Here we go...Attitude and respect
Here we go...Another day, another Night
Here we go...Protest and survive
Here we go...Yeah soulfly tribe
Here we go...It's time to arise

Seek 'N' Strike
Seek 'N' Strike
Strike

  

The Power of One: Do You Have What it Takes?

Sunday, June 14, 2009

www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=the
_power_of_one_do_you_have_what_it_takes

A dear spark friend passed this along to me (Thank you Sasi)
after she thought about it her final question was "Do we have what it takes to go it alone?"

My response to her was

"" Yes that story is good stuff :) People can do anything they want if they put there mind to it, I believe we just struggle actually putting our mind to it..or getting past the thought it's not possible or even keeping at it after we have failed so many times in a row. But anything is possible :) ""


We All have within us great personal power to do anything we want, most of us just don't know how to access that power, or perhaps we have been beaten down so much in our lives we just don't believe we can accomplish anything. They say what the mind believes the body can achieve, I believe that to be true, the mind is a very powerful tool. I think more often times than not we let it work against us, we listen to what the world has to say, we let other people tell us what we can and cannot do. All the time I read or hear about stories of people who do the impossible, they live when science has said they will most certainly die, they accomplish incredible things when everyone around them has told them its not possible, they failed 100000 times in a row and felt like giving up yet the 100001 they did it they finally found success.

You can read all the stuff you want, listen to all the people you want, try every trick in the book to accomplish what you want, its my feeling you won't ever get where you want until you sit down with yourself and realize it's only you in this race, sure there are a bunch of other people who might support you, but in the end it's just you. Be ok with that, and then decide if you can believe in yourself because YOU are the only person that you need to believe in you. If you can't believe in yourself then what hope do you have? It doesn't matter what you have done in the past, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday or 5 minutes ago, its gone. In the books, cant be changed, its meaningless. All that matters is THE NOW! You control what you do now so make it count!!!

You know the difference between a champion and the rest of us? The champion believes they can accomplish whatever they are setting out to do, and even the times they have doubts they don't stop they keep going, keep working towards there goal. The champion is the one who is out in there yard shooting 1000 baskets when they would much rather be hanging out with there friends. The champion is the one who gets up in the morning and forces themselves to go to the gym when its the last place on earth they want to be. The champion does what is needed even if they don't want too. We all have a champion within us, and its 100% our choice if we unleash it or not. You can sit there and say "I have tried I just cant do it" or that "I would like to eat better but other people in my house prevent me from doing it" You can use any and all of the excuses in the book, maybe they are actually valid excuses, it's still and excuses, a champion finds a way.

Anyone reading this has the power to change there lives, it is within you. You just have to do the work to discover it...you just have to deal with the pain and discomfort that comes when you have to make a choice about doing whats right for you and doing what you want to do.

We can sit here and blame everyone under the sun for why we can't do the things we want to do and feel bad for ourselves...I have done it for far to many years and I am SICK TO DEATH of that crap!!! It's time to look at the person in the mirror and take some personal responsibility, if anyone is to blame its the person staring back at you because they have not made the effort they could.

You can ignore this post if you want, if it strikes a cord with you great! If it makes you angry then you might need to sit back and really think about WHY it makes you angry *grins* chances are when something upsets me it might have struck a little too close to home.

I don't really care what you do with your life, I do want everyone to live a happy and healthy life and to accomplish their goals, but if you are content to sit there and wallow in your own misery so be it, don't let me stop you I can't stop you anyways only you can. I've done it for far to many years of my life, I have wasted far too many years of my life. I don't want to do this anymore. However if you are happy or at least content with how your life is...rock on...all this is just how I feel and how I view the world, it has nothing to do with you or your life, you do whatever you want ;) I hope some of you reading this will make the choice to be a champion and change your lives, there really is more to life that what we are living now.

  

  Member Comments About This Blog Post:

GOANNA2 6/22/2009 6:46PM

The power of one - Ah how true! I was reading your blog and really found the inspiration to try to change as I am the only one who can actually do something about the way I am living as I do have a choice and maybe I have been hiding under this cocoon and feeling safe by being the victim. I certainly will rethink my way of living and gain some of my independence back. Thanks for the blog, it was jsut what I needed to wake up. Report Inappropriate Comment

MOBAYGIRL 6/15/2009 12:33AM

There are so damn many things in this life that are totally out of our control and I have said it many many many times...The only thing we truly have control over is ourselves! If we do not claim that control, take that control, own that control anything we do accomplish because of someone else will not last. We all can use the help of a friend, the motivation or inspiration of seeing someone succeed but if we fail to take control we will never have what it takes to succeed, to be a Champion. To make a lasting life long change. Thank you so much for your thought provoking blog.... I am taking control, I have the power to go it alone, the power of ONE because I own that control! Report Inappropriate Comment

MISSBEAR11 6/14/2009 1:41PM

Yes we can, yes we can, yes we can and yes we dang well will!!!!! Hugs. Report Inappropriate Comment