Mike' Make Over Madness!

[keenercam]

Mike -- I am just trying to get caught up after a weekend away. Before I even get to my journal, I wanted to check in with you.

I am so impressed with how you did at the movies and at the restaurant. Sticking with a bottle of water and no candy or popcorn is such a HUGE victory! I am soooo weak when it comes to movie popcorn. I just can't help myself. I am going to try to think of you next time and let you inspire me!

As for the chinese restaurant, it sounds like you made a great choice in a very limiting situation! Good for you! That had to have felt great. And giving all your rice and 1/2 your entree to your little sister was not only completely selfless and generous, but strategically, it was absolutely brilliant! Good for you!

Here's hoping you are off to another fabulous week!

BTW -- how was fab 4? DSabreathawayfrom12 may want to see it for his birthday tomorrow.

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi all!!! Happy Monday!!!

Don -- All socks accounted for luckily! heheheheh! And hey, if you gotta crack someone up, might as well be yourself!

Jamie -- No cravings yesterday aside from that dream! hehe! And I think I squashed the pastry craving by having some PB on a piece of low carb bread and some bing cherries with dinner. Just caught up on your journal too, I hope I can catch the exercise addiction like you. Good luck on the eliptical and the bowflex! Hope you are having a great day!

Cam! -- I am amazed I survived the movies again myself. I think that temptation combined with my sweet dinner Saturday night led to my pastry dreams! hehe. You will be strong next time you hit the movies, I know it! You can always sneak a healthy snack in with you too, like some frozen grapes. (A fave of mine!) I loved the Fantastic Four but then I am a huge comic book fan. My dad and nephew had fun too. I think it was a nice summer movie, lots of fun and great special effects. Hope you have a great week!

Ok, so it is Monday and that means weigh in day! <Insert thunderclap & lightning!> I was a bit nervous this morning knowing the way the past week went. Did I mention they brought us homemade ginger ice cream after dinner at the Chinese restaurant because my dad is friend's with the owner? Only about a half cup max, and sooo delicious, so I do not regret having it really but I knew the scale might regret it. Anyway, I bit the bullet after getting showered today (you wash off any potential dead skin, it has weight right??? hehehe!) and stepped up on to the scale... 4 more pounds gone forever!!! I am so happy with that. If I kept losing the way I did the first two weeks I would be worried that I had a tape worm!! 4lbs is excellent to me. And it actually moved me into a new "10lb increment" on the scale! yay! I know I have not shared my actual weight before, mostly because I did not want the children and faint of heart to pass out, but i feel like I want to now. My highest weight ever was this past February, post Disney of course!, and that was 510lbs. Spring time brought a thaw of sorts and me avoiding the scale. The day I decided to make some changes and be healthier I was 496lbs. So since then I have lost as you know, 27lbs. I am 469! Weird to be excited about it but I have not been this low in years and it makes it feel real. There, I said it and a house did not fall on me!

Time to go update the July & summer challenges, and then I have to get ready for hosting a job candidate for an open position in our office. I will get to catch up on everyone's journals this afternoon!!!

Hope that everyone is having a happy & healthy start to their weeks!
Bye for now!
Mike

 

[keenercam]

YIPPEE!!! Mike! That is so AWESOME!!!! Just think, now every time you step on that scale, you are going to be able to say "this is the least I have weighed in YEARS!!!" How awesome that will feel! (hey, you thought you were the only one addicted to exclamation points, but you have me so happy for you, that the exclamation points just keep appearing!!!!)
Keep up all your efforts, buddy! You are doing so great and every day of your life is going to be better from now on because of your efforts. I am so happy for you.

 

[DisDon]

Hey man, better change that clippie!! That's awesome. Hey, starting where you did is gonna make yours one of the great success stories. At the rate you're coming down, you're gonna catch me if I don't get with it. Excellent work! Are you ready for the way your life is gonna change? Its gonna be great!!
You rock!!

 

[DisDon]

Hey, get over and post your total for the 5 for July challenge, we're gonna blow them away!

OH DUH, I just saw that you already did. Should aim before i fire.

 

[eeyore25]

YEAH for you Mike

That is great news Mike. Must go and change the clippied! You are doing a great job Mike and I am very proud of you. Keep up the good work and you really will be a success story.

 

[toystoryduo]

Way to go Mike!!! :thewave:

Congratulations on your new clippie!!! You are doing such a wonderful job, Mike! Keep up the good work! Your WISH friends are very proud of you!

 

[Mykelogan]

YIPPEE!!! Mike! That is so AWESOME!!!! Just think, now every time you step on that scale, you are going to be able to say "this is the least I have weighed in YEARS!!!" How awesome that will feel! (hey, you thought you were the only one addicted to exclamation points, but you have me so happy for you, that the exclamation points just keep appearing!!!!)
Keep up all your efforts, buddy! You are doing so great and every day of your life is going to be better from now on because of your efforts. I am so happy for you.

Thanks Cam!!!
Use all the exclamation points you want! We're all doing so well we keep making more! Thank you so much for your support, it makes me feel like I can make these changes!

Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Hey man, better change that clippie!! That's awesome. Hey, starting where you did is gonna make yours one of the great success stories. At the rate you're coming down, you're gonna catch me if I don't get with it. Excellent work! Are you ready for the way your life is gonna change? Its gonna be great!!
You rock!!

Thanks Don! That means a lot!
I think we are all writing a great book of success stories here. I, for one, know I have never felt so supported when making life changes like this and that is awesome!

Here's to what the future holds for us all!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

YEAH for you Mike

That is great news Mike. Must go and change the clippied! You are doing a great job Mike and I am very proud of you. Keep up the good work and you really will be a success story.

Thank you Jamie! I greatly appreciate your support!! I hope that one day we can all look back at ourselves now and say, "Wow, was it really as hard as it seemed to get here because now it feels easy!"

Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Way to go Mike!!! :thewave:

Congratulations on your new clippie!!! You are doing such a wonderful job, Mike! Keep up the good work! Your WISH friends are very proud of you!

Thanks Tracy!
I cannot wait to get the 30lb clippie! I love the way it looks! haha
Mike

 

[keenercam]

Hey, Mike! How is today going for you? Still on track toward that bright new clippie? Come on, you know you want it! Just keep up the great work and it will be yours in no time.

Hey, Mike, I am going to take a lesson from your chinese restaurant experience and bring home 1/2 my dinner tonight and leave it for DH to have for lunch tomorrow. What a great idea, having the satisfaction of that meal, but not the temptation of leftovers! You are so clever!

So, hopefully, you will take this as a compliment and not an insult. Ready? I saw a special report on the Today show this morning about a guy who is walking across the country in an effort to lose weight. He has been walking since April and has lost about 40 pounds. Impressive, right? Actually, he has a great sense of humor and calls himself "Fat Man Walking". I think he started out around 400 pounds. I was thinking how you have been working hard in the context of "real life" and have made a lifestyle change and have accomplished more than 1/2 of what he has, in a shorter tme. I know how proud he seemed, and I thought you, in comparison, should be doing and and .

Keep it up, WISH buddy!

 

[joelyfaithsmommy]

I'm so jealous Mike, you've passed me up...on to that 30# clippie hey??? YOU GO MAN!! I'm working on the 25# myself....getting there, slowly but surely...i can't wait to see a new clippie on my posts as well!!

just popping in to wish you well, give you a hard time and talk alittle SMACK with ya!

so how it goes today??? walk any? oh yes, and btw, i walked my 1.5 again today in 26 minutes..i'm a regular marathon runner ...........NOT.........lol

hang in there mike..you ROCK!

jen

 

[Mykelogan]

Hey, Mike! How is today going for you? Still on track toward that bright new clippie? Come on, you know you want it! Just keep up the great work and it will be yours in no time.

Hey, Mike, I am going to take a lesson from your chinese restaurant experience and bring home 1/2 my dinner tonight and leave it for DH to have for lunch tomorrow. What a great idea, having the satisfaction of that meal, but not the temptation of leftovers! You are so clever!

So, hopefully, you will take this as a compliment and not an insult. Ready? I saw a special report on the Today show this morning about a guy who is walking across the country in an effort to lose weight. He has been walking since April and has lost about 40 pounds. Impressive, right? Actually, he has a great sense of humor and calls himself "Fat Man Walking". I think he started out around 400 pounds. I was thinking how you have been working hard in the context of "real life" and have made a lifestyle change and have accomplished more than 1/2 of what he has, in a shorter tme. I know how proud he seemed, and I thought you, in comparison, should be doing and and .

Keep it up, WISH buddy!

Hi Cam!

I definitely take it as a compliment! I am sorry I missed that segment on the Today show. I am a huge Katie, Matt, Al & Anne fan! Though the idea of walking across country is tiring just to imagine. hehehe! Maybe we can get the WISH-ers on the ABC morning show... I say ABC because it is Owned by Disney and then they can "surprise" at the end of the segment with free Disney trips!! Picture the segment... "Losing It With The Mouse!" I better find some email addresses at the network to write to! hehe

I do want that new clippie, I think the next level clip art is the coolest in the designs! hehe There you have it people, I am losing weight to get better clip art, the dirty truth revealed! hehe

Sounds like a good plan at your dinner tonight. Restaurant portions are out of control anyway, so it is not like a 1/2 portion is not satisfying. I am sure you will have a great meal and then feel good fiscally about stretching that dinner out into another meal!

I hope that you are having a good day, I am again swamped with meetings!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

I'm so jealous Mike, you've passed me up...on to that 30# clippie hey??? YOU GO MAN!! I'm working on the 25# myself....getting there, slowly but surely...i can't wait to see a new clippie on my posts as well!!

just popping in to wish you well, give you a hard time and talk alittle SMACK with ya!

so how it goes today??? walk any? oh yes, and btw, i walked my 1.5 again today in 26 minutes..i'm a regular marathon runner ...........NOT.........lol

hang in there mike..you ROCK!

jen

Hi Jen!
You will have that 25# clippie in no time, of course by then I will be getting my 50# clippie! LOL NOT! haha! Now I am going to have jinxed myself!! But seriously, you are doing awesome yourself and the way you stick to your exercise inspires me! It would take me two days to walk 1.5miles!!! LOL

And fyi, if we are gonna talk smack girlfriend you better bring it!! oh, oh, it's already be brought-ened!! hehehehehehe! jk lol

Hope that the waters are not too rough today as you keep that swimming going!
Mike

 

[pearlieq]

I do want that new clippie, I think the next level clip art is the coolest in the designs! hehe There you have it people, I am losing weight to get better clip art, the dirty truth revealed! hehe

ITA! I swear half of my motivation to get from 25 to 30 was for the better clippie!!

I really applaud you for revealing your weight! I know how hard it is to talk about, but the sooner we can accept it as part of ourselves the sooner we can move on, right? Still, the only way my DH would know how much I weighed would be to read my journal (and then I'd be in trouble because he'd know what I thought of his singing ).

You're doing an awesome job! Keep up the great work!!!

 

[goldcupmom]

Wow! I've just spent almost an hour reading of your FANTASTIC progress(and sorting out junk mail from bills in the process).

I am simply STUNNED!!!

You are quickly approaching having lost 10% of your body weight and that is the point where most say that you incur incredible health benefits.

As for your starting weight....OH WELL!!! You have come to grips with where you WERE and you know where you are going. DD picked up a pair of 75 waist shorts at a thrift store a few weeks ago that were clearly barely worn. Instead of what you would expect a teen to come up with for a comment, she said "Wow! That guy must really feel good at getting into a smaller size" Gradually she is learning that size does not make the person, but does generally impact the quality and quantity of life.

Your journal is inspiring reading and growing rapidly!

You are making very good food choices. Exercise will increase in proportion to your losses, I'm sure.

I'm very glad you are winning the Cola Wars. The caffeine is hard to break from, but just the carbonated sweetness is, too.

Keep on doing what you are doing. It is definitely working!!

Has there been any news on the rec center? Maybe I missed it.

Will catch up more later.

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Pearlieq!

Thanks for coming by!

ITA! I swear half of my motivation to get from 25 to 30 was for the better clippie!!

Glad to hear that I am not weird or alone on this! hehehe!

I really applaud you for revealing your weight! I know how hard it is to talk about, but the sooner we can accept it as part of ourselves the sooner we can move on, right? Still, the only way my DH would know how much I weighed would be to read my journal (and then I'd be in trouble because he'd know what I thought of his singing ).

You're doing an awesome job! Keep up the great work!!!

Thank you again! It was not easy posting it, as it was not easy admitting it and posting it definitelu makes it real. But you are right, those numbers will be gone soon enough and I will wave bye-bye to them!

I appreciate your support and hope that you have a happy & healthy night!
Mike

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Julie!!

Wow! I've just spent almost an hour reading of your FANTASTIC progress(and sorting out junk mail from bills in the process).

I am honored you took up some of your time getting caught up on me! Hope it was not a waste of time! hehe

You are quickly approaching having lost 10% of your body weight and that is the point where most say that you incur incredible health benefits.

I have read that also! It is a great thing to think about, thank you so much for reminding me about that!

As for your starting weight....OH WELL!!! You have come to grips with where you WERE and you know where you are going. DD picked up a pair of 75 waist shorts at a thrift store a few weeks ago that were clearly barely worn. Instead of what you would expect a teen to come up with for a comment, she said "Wow! That guy must really feel good at getting into a smaller size" Gradually she is learning that size does not make the person, but does generally impact the quality and quantity of life.

That is a great story about your daughter. It is definitely a testament to your parenting skills too! Go you!!

I'm very glad you are winning the Cola Wars. The caffeine is hard to break from, but just the carbonated sweetness is, too.

That has been my big challenge and one of the victories I am most proud of. This afternoon I was putting a few things away under the sink and what did I find?? Two 2L of soda, one Coke & one Dr. Pepper (Is that one yours Don???), I must've put there when the other cupboards were full and forgotten about them! I am going to bring them to my office tomorrow and see if anyone wants them because I certainly do not!

Has there been any news on the rec center? Maybe I missed it.

Sadly no! But I have found a few other ways to get my exercise going for now. I have been told that it is still happening, so we will see!!!

Glad that you enjoyed catching up on my journal! I appreciate all of your feedback and support!

I have greatly enjoyed reading your trip report in your journal too! Thank you for sharing that with us all!

Have a great night!
Mike

 

[Lesli54]

Well, I must say that you are inspiring. Thanks for the encouragement today in my journal.

Congrats on the lost lbs and the new clippie!! Personally, I love clippies so any time I get a chance to up grade, it's a good feeling.

Isn't it strange how we hide the numbers of our weight, thinking that if we don't reveal them then no one will know we are overweight? I know I did that. The day I decided to take the WISH challenge was the day that I revealed my weight and I was amazed that the floor didn't swallow me up. Then I let my DH and kids know. Now that was amazing. After admitting it, I found that it was just a number (of course, one we use to measure by) and it was easier to accept that I had finally gotten real about where I was.

Lucky for you, the weight will come off a little faster in the beginning, so you should be in smaller clothing real soon. That should be motivating.

If you ever get through to the Today show, count me in. I have always wanted to meet Matt. But don't just stop there. We shoud do the Dr. Phil show on how group support is a powerful thing, and the Oprah show on how people can actually make a difference in the lives of others. Of course, the free Disney trips would be great too!

Have a good evening.