PEORIAPOLE's SparkPeople Blog

Couldn't walk away

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:47:16 EST

In my last blog entry I stated I was done for now, but I couldn't just walk away.

I am adopting a new strategy by attempting to only focus on logging food and activities, reading articles and posts, and journaling. To that end, I left all of the groups I had joined. I'm not a very social person to begin with and never really felt that comfortable in them...just me being weird, I never had any bad experiences with anyone.

So let's look at at how I am doing:

L...

Time To Be Honest...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:55:07 EST

...At least with myself.

I have lost the desire, determination, fortitude, gumption, credibility, drive, motivation, faith, attitude, reasons....to continue.

I have a moment of inspiration and I type on these pages that I'm going to do this, or not do that, and that is all I do....Type. I don't follow through.

I won't even take the time to enter my meals with any regularity. I come on, spin the daily wheel, glance at my recent post and page, and then log ...

Lost Momentum

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:41:02 EST

I was really doing well going into the end of January. I ended up losing 11.2 lbs and I had completed 5 days of the 28 Day Bootcamp. You think that would have generated a lot of momentum on its own.

But NO.

I skipped the workout on Friday and started down the slippery slope of snacking, eating out, not getting in my 10k steps daily, and stopped tracking. I did do day 6 and 7 on Saturday, but skipped day 1 on Sunday. And Cardio? Non-existent.

This just do...

Starting up Bootcamp-Week 1 Goals

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:55:51 EST

Thought I would throw this in blog form for some accountability.

My goals for the 1st week beginning 1/27/13 are:

Exercise to the videos daily
Walk 10k steps daily
Cardio 4 times during the week (Might give my daughter a good laugh and play Just Dance with her)
Track food daily

Matt

100 days Without a Potato Chip

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:23:17 EST

Today marks 100 days without potato chip.

You don't understand understand....

I LOVE potato chips. They were my go to snack, heck, sometimes they were my breakfast, lunch or dinner.....

To be honest, I really don't miss them anymore. The first few weeks were the roughest. Last week I was standing next to the wife when she opened a bag of chips and the smell actually grossed me out. I didn't smell the salty potatoty goodness, I smelled grease.

I ...

Blogidy Blog, Blog

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:53:41 EST

I have not blogged in awhile and was trying to figure out what I would say...came up with nothing.

So, why am typing then?

I can talk about nothing as well as the next person, if you catch me on a good day, and the jury is still out deciding if this is a good day or not.

I rebooted this process in December and by the end of January I had seen my weight drop below 200lbs for the first time in many years. I kind of fell apart at that point...I was still loggin...

Common Theme-I Started Again!

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:44:07 EST

I started up again. I'm down a couple of pounds this week. I am actually finding inspiration this time around.

I don't care about healthy-
I don't care about weight-
I want a cool before and after picture!!!

I'm joking, shhh...not really.

I am truly inspired by a lot of the success stories I am reading. I have been spending time looking at peoples pages and their pictures, and that is driving me. Sometimes, I feel like I am intruding on others s...

Smart Goals

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:13:23 EST

Out with old....I made an attempt at some smart goals and they are listed below.

A smart goal is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely

I will lose 50 pounds by May 1, 2013 in order to achieve a healthy BMI. I will achieve this by recording my food intake daily, formal exercise for a minimum of 10 minutes three times a week, a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio a week, and drinking at least 8 cups of water a day.

Short term goals
200 poun...