My Crazy Life

The Day of Truth

2009-08-24T08:54:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was the day of truth! I felt really bad but I didn't get to workout. That means that I missed 2 days this week instead of one. I did on the other hand mow, trim, play baseball with the kids as well as soccer. So I know I got my Cardio in. But we did the measuring last night and these were the findings.

Waist-38.5
Chest-37.5
Hips 41.0
R arm-13
L arm- 12.75
R thigh- 20.5
L thigh- 19.5

Total of 5.75" lost in week 1. Hell Yea!!
Weight this week was 179. that is 3 lbs off.
I feel pretty good about the loss for the week. I was hoping for a bit more and who knows I probably would have gotten more off had I done the workouts when I was supposed too. Now were on to Week 2. So far so good. Did the Ramp it up again today and it went really well. Not so tired today after doing it and I feel good. Not sore at all. YAY!! I am thinking right now I will do Ramp it up until Wed and if I don't have any issues I will Start Burn it up on Thursday. That ought to be a good time. Then I will remain on that for the duration. IV weeks of burning. I hope that kicks something into high gear. Well that is the update as of today...Tune in tomorrow to see what happens next....

Day 5 (the breather) & Day 6

2009-08-22T10:40:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to take Day 5 off. I was not in any shape to do the routine due to my issues with day IV. But we are allowed to take 1 day off a week and I chose that day. Probably not supposed to do it in the middle of the week but I did and I'm not sorry. I feel much better today. I decided to start eating the way I was supposed to and sleep as much as the kids and work would allow. So now Day 6. Today was a good day. I threw the video in and went to town. I felt good. Slightly grumpy but that helped me push myself and take out the frusterations. I don't hurt at all today and I feel like I have accomplished something. I love it. The program is getting easier as I go thru it. It takes me twice as long to work up a sweat. That just means It's about time to BURN IT UP!! Thats the next level. Tomorrow is measuring and weigh in day. I am excited to see if there is any difference. I know it has only been a week but I feel a difference. IF by chance there isn't any difference then I am just going to hit it harder and push myself a little bit more. I AM going to make this happen. I am determined and I will mow my yard for the last time this year without a shirt. HA! How is that for a cheesy goal. Well Tomorrow is the big day and I am excited stay tuned for the updates....

Day IV. A bust

2009-08-20T07:58:00.001-07:00

Well today was day four and I completely failed. I decided to stick with the Ramp it up and only made it 35 minutes thru. My body just collapsed. I know that I could have pushed myself but I didn't get much sleep and hadn't eaten since 10:00 yesterday morning. Not good. I just didn't want to hurt myself. I feel horrible. I wish I could have made it all the way. I was only 15 minutes away from the end. I just couldn't see myself doing 400 crunches in the condition I was in. I don't hurt nearly as bad today as I did the other days. I think I have hit that point where my muscles are getting used to it. YAY!! Bout time. Man those first 2 days sucked. I say that and it's only day 4. DOH! Well I hope that tomorrow I will have gotten some sleep and some food. BTW night shifts suck when you work out early in the AM. Well I am going to consider day 4 a bust and hope for a better day tomorrow. Until then...Happy days

Day 3 Plus some more

2009-08-19T08:17:00.001-07:00

Well today was Day 3. I decided to move up to the next level in the series. They recommend that you do this as soon as possible. Soooo I thought Hell day 3 should be fine. HA HA HA!!! So last night I thought I was going to die. The sight of stairs made me want to cry. No really it did. this morning I woke up not as bad as I thought I would be so my mind went into GUY mode. (there is NO way that I am going to let this beat me down) So I moved myself up to the next level. The first level is a 25 minute routine that hits quite a bit. The Second level is 47 minutes and is very rigorous. The beginning of the routine is just like doing the first level. Only you do the 25 minute video in 7 minutes. So they jumped up the pace just a tad. But we added the resistance band into this routine. I like that. It was like a little break. LOL Then you do a 10 minute section on Abs alone. HOLY CRAP!!! By the way they still burn I must have been doing the moves right. LOL But I made it thru the whole thing with only a couple of breaks for the kids but I managed to pause the video and keep marching while reprimanding the kids. Then back at it. So I didn't miss any of the video and kept my HR up. After I was done the kids all applauded. Whether that was because I was done and they could have the TV back or they were proud is yet to be determined. But it felt good non the less. We will see how I feel come 9 o clock tonight. So I have 3 of my 36 out of the way and feel damn good about it. I have a mental picture of what results I want so I hope to get it. As long as I am close I will be happy. I have never actually done anything like this so sticking with it might be tough 3 weeks in. just need that moral support. So far so good. That and the physical results each week might help too. Well that's it for Day 3. See you tomorrow.

Day 2

2009-08-18T08:26:00.000-07:00

HOLY SHIT!!! Well yesterday was a great workout and I felt good doing it. As the day wore on the pain sat in. Man o man my muscles haven't hurt like this since Football of 93. I woke up today hurtin pretty bad. Didn't help I didn't get a ton of sleep but the thought of NOT doing the workout never crossed my mind. It was more of a Lets Get it On kind of attitude. The sooner I get it done the sooner it will be over. LOL yea.

So the workout today was a little slow to start due to the pain and it wasn't to long before the ol legs got into it. I only did it at their speed today. Got done with the workout and felt good. A little jellyish but good non the less. About 25 min after the soreness started to set in again and it was coming on a freight train. All in all it was a great workout and a good day. Didn't get to do the Six Pack like I wanted but I suppose it's not mandatory on Day 2. Lets hope that I can keep up the drive to do this. So far so good. Until next time...

Am I that odd?

2009-08-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

It is August 17th 2009 and I have finally come to the point that I AM sick of the way I look and I actually want to do something about it. Why at 32 would I decide.... Hell if I know but I did and I feel pretty good about my decision. I have never been one that has a lot of discipline for myself. I go up and down in weight but never do it on purpose. I was just a short 6 years ago a 280 pound blob. Now I am 182. Not bad for not really trying. But it was done the wrong way and I am sure that later in life I will pay for that. But the problem that I have is I still have "Dunlap" (where my belly and sides Dunlap's my belt. So it's time that I take care of that pesky problem once and for all. I will be doing the Slim in 6 program. I have heard a ton of good things about it and thought what the hell. I have friends who do it and swear by it. What do I have to lose. Over the next 6 weeks I will be posting updates to see maybe for just myself what the differences are. Today is Day 1 of the program. I always considered myself in decent shape especially at 182. Not to mention I thought I was coordinated... Well I tell you what ummmm I AM NOT EITHER!!! I haven't done a workout like this in 20 years. Yea remember Jane Fonda. Those were the last ones I did. Of course I was a kid doing them with my mother. (I was a very fat and self conscious kid) So here we go Day 1 I did the 25 min workout and within 15 min I felt every muscle in my body start to cramp and fight against what I was doing. Not a very good way to start out. OF course being a guy thinking that I am well....Yea I'm a guy. I pushed the exercises a little harder then they were on the screen. Yea so I'm a dumb ass! But I finished it. I made it thru the entire video. That was probably the longest 25 min ever but I feel like it was worth it. I just about said screw it 3 times in that 25 min. But actually completing it was a reward all on it's own. My shirt was soaked the kids were all telling me that I looked like I took a shower with my clothes on. That was a pretty good one. So Day 1 is done and I am feeling pretty good. I feel a little sore and am not sure how bad it will be tomorrow but I am actually looking forward to this. They have a stretching video with it so I might try that one first before the actual workout. Should be good times. Well wish me luck cause the next 6 weeks could possibly be hell. But heaven in the end. :D So here are my Day 1 stats. (again I think I am the only one that reads this. I hope not though cause the support of others would be great!) But I will lose the sheet of paper I wrote everything down on...
Weight- 182
Body Mass- 24
Waist- 40 (over the handles)
Thighs-R-20.5 L-20
Chest- 39.75
Biceps- R-13.5 L-13
Ok so I will post my updates Weekly. So here is to a new body...One that I can be proud of.

Relaxation

2009-07-19T16:43:00.000-07:00

OH what a wonderful thing relaxation. It has been 5 years since I have been able to do this. The thought of leaving town and not having any kids to worry about is beyond anything I could ever imagine. That is exactly what I did. With the help of my Wonderful wife. She planned an entire weekend without kids and just the two of us to act like kids. What more could you ask for. Worlds of Fun! Oceans of Fun! Royals baseball! Harry Potter! Fan(frickin)Tastic! The anticipation for this trip was unreal. Just the thought of it was unbearable. But we made it to the day and the weekend and let me tell you... I'm not as young as I used to be. The Parks were awesome!! The lines were aggravating to say the least. I think the entire 7 hours we were at WoF we went on 8 rides. 90% of which were Rollercoasters. Yea I'm not much on them but I did it anyway for my dear wife. Only 1 I almost fainted. Of course that was the one that took you half way up to the damn moon before it crested. Then it was a drop unlike any other I have been on. I have done dive bombs in airplanes and gone down the Orient Express when it was around. (That one had a hell of a drop on it) But all in all I survived to tell the story to my kids who will now be asking WTF!!! Why didn't you take us? Oh well someday they will understand. When God gets even. :D OoF was awesome. I was almost thrown from the tube slides twice. Talk about a thrill. I suppose as a precation they make sure and put that soft landing area underneath the slides. (Cause it's bound to happen sooner or later) Oh wait Nope! it's all Jagged rock. So I suppose if the initial fall doesn't kill you then your head hitting the corner of one of the rocks will. But even though that all happened it was awesome. It kind of takes a little more on a water slide to freak the shit out of you. That took care of that. All in all it was a great weekend. But what got me was the fact that the entire time we were away from the kids acting like kids we talked about them. Oh ____ would love this one. Oh ____ would love this one. So I suppose no matter how far away or how quiet it seems they are always with you and keeping you going nuts. Hell we couldn't even sleep in. No alarm clocks No Kids jumping around. No NOTHING!!! Still up at 7-8. Made my brain hurt. But it was great fun. I would do it again next year. Maybe we might take a couple of them with us....... NAHHHH! They would just slow us down. LOL

Stress

2009-03-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a very stressful week for me this week. I went to the Dr. and had a whole slew of tests run to find nothing. That is good. The outcome of the tests could have been life changing. But they still didn't find anything so guess what...More tests to come. Not something I look forward to. I don't feel right and I hurt 99% of the time I'm awake and I don't sleep weither it's kid induced or illness I don't know. But all I know is I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Boy I bet that phrase is used more then any other. I don't think I know anyone who hasn't used it once or twice. But I suppose in my case it's true. Not just an expression. I pray for just 1 day where I don't hurt and I can play with my kids and have a genuine smile on my face and when I say Im ok actually mean it. I don't know what is wrong and I hope that the tests that I am taking show something. I feel so bad for my family. I am not at all what I was 6 months ago. I feel myself getting a bad attitude really quick. I snap faster then fast. Nothing has changed from then till now other then my physical condition. My wonderful wife is soooooo caring. I hate doing what I am doing to her. She is the reason I am here. I believe that. I want soo badly to make her happy and do all the things that need to be done. I find myself being lazier by the day. I just don't have the energy for it. Which puts a strain on everything. I want so bad to explain everything that is happening to me but I am affraid to do it. I don't want to sound like a damn baby. I mean really I am 31 years old goin on 32. I shouldn't be whining like this. I should be in my prime. I feel most days that I am close to the end. I just want to give up and say screw it. Hell maybe it's all in my head. LOL No it's not. I am pretty sure about that one. I want to be here for my kids. They along with my wife are really my entire world. I want to be here for them. They need a father. I want to be the hands on father that for the longest time I didn't have. I want to be down on the ground playing and wrestling kind of dad. The one who will go get the Hot Wheels and the Barbies and play some weird daddy made up game so we can all play together. I fear that there is something very wrong and I won't be able to do that. I don't want to think it but I do. It's just a natural instinct. I try to keep myself in a positive mood as much as possible. But as everyone knows you can't stay that way all the time. Putting on a show only lasts so long before you just can't do it anymore. I'm almost there. So I suppose we will leave everything up to the trusty Dr's. hell that's why I am paying them the big $$$$. Well at least the insurance company is. LOL So I have my CT tomorrow and they are hooking me up to some heart monitor. That will be interesting. So stoked about that. But with anyluck they find something that will help them figure out what is wrong. So say a little prayer that I can stay sane for the next couple of weeks. Good times in LSville that's all I'm gonna say. :D

Hmmmmm

2009-03-12T10:18:00.000-07:00

What a week it has been. I think the stress can be dealt by a spoon. Do you ever wonder how you make it thru life with the things you are handed? I ponder that all the time. Between work, home, social life (right!!) Just when things start to look up for you, you get slapped back down to the bottom. When does it end. Death? If thats the case I have a long time to deal with crap. I'm tired of the he said she said. The heres your monthly bill for something that is useless. Why can't life be easy? Heck Staples has an easy button... I tried it and guess what They lied. Go figure. Do you ever just wish you could get off the ride your on and then somehow get back on and start over fresh. I think everyone deserves 1 fresh start. Just wipe the slate clean and start over. Of course knowing now what I didn't then. Does the crying stop? Eventually! Does the whining stop? Ahh who knows I'm still whining. Your reading it right now. Do things truly get better for those who really try and make it happen? So far...NO! But that isn't going to keep me from trying. Anyway this is my daily whining. Hope you enjoy!

Why

2009-03-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Why do people 98% of the time go back on what they say? This is a question that has haunted me for quite some time. You get something good going and things couldn't be better then out of left field your blindsided by a steel beam. It's almost like people are out to get you just becasue they can. They know exactly how to push the right buttons to make you snap and you try with everything that you have to not. I have been trying this whole "I don't Care" attitude and well it has lasted a whopping week. JOY! I suppose I have no self control. Now I will have to just do what I really don't want to do. Be an Ass!! I hate that more then anything. Those who know me know that I am a genuinly nice guy and that I always think the best of people. How am I going to stop that? I don't know how. Wow what a day! Now you have something to discuss huh. :D gotta love it. Never a dull moment in my life. Although I would just love for there to be one. I would like to be bored someday. That sounds like fun.

About Me

2009-03-09T08:05:00.000-07:00

Well this is my first ever Blog site Blog! How exciting. So here is a general post about me and my life. I am a father of 6 wonderful kids who just love to drive me nuts. I have a wonderful wife who loves to put up with me for reasons the escape me. I have 2 jobs. I am the Building Super at Sheridan Elementary and I own my own Mike's Cleaning Service. It all keeps me busy. I love my life and I wouldn't trade any of it for the world. I might post things that would leave you to believe otherwise but hey everyone needs to vent some huh. :D I love exclamation points!!! They are my favorite punctuation!! My spelling is horrible and my grammar is pretty redneck. I am NOT smarter then a 5th grader and when my kids get to that point in school I am sooo screwed. Until then I am a genius. :D My kids range in age of 7 months - 9 years. 4 of them are 3 and younger. That in itself is crazy. I love football. Not pro. It's to political. The College football scene is where it's at. I love it. The MU Tigers are my team and they always will be. My Wonderful Wife (WW) is a Husker. You can imagine the debates on where the kids are going to play there sports. Assuming that they will play. So far I figure that I have 2 football players a Gymnast a wrestler and a Cheerleader. So you might notice that there are only 5 the sixth is going to be a Supreme Court Justice. So smart. 3rd grade and smarter then me. Not a good sign for the future. Well there you have it. This is my first blog about....Well Me!! Keep your eyes out cause you never know when I am going to just throw something out here. :D