BIG MIKE’S WEIGHT LOSS BLOG

     OK, heres the situation.  My eating has gone from 95% perfect to about 65% perfect.  I have eaten a few things I know I shouldn’t have.  I also haven’t been back to the gym since getting sick.  My work has pushed itself to the forefront of my daily routine and my diet/exercise has lessened as a priority.  I need to stop this now and make the time to be able to work out and keep good food prepared and available.  Gotta get over this rut before i slide back into old habits.  I need some support@!

I am getting back to my normal routine.  I am eating great and working a lot, but I keep avoiding the gym.  Before I got sick, I was going regularly, but now I feel I am using my recent illness as an excuse not to  go back to the gym.  I’m not 100%, but I could be doing more.  I NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT TO GET BACK IN THE GYM!!!!!  HELP ME GET SOME MOMENTUM GOING!!!!

Went back into work today and got back in my routine.  Gonna go and try to hit the gym later for a couple mile walk.  Went yesterday, but got a real sick feeling in my stomach so I just sat in the hot tub.  Been relaxing around the house since work just trying to get back to 100%.  Also playing poker and trying to make up a bit of the lost income from last week.  While I was sick, I pretty much stayed in sweats, so to my surprise today, my jeans were super baggy as was my shirt.  Gotta motivate myself now to head up to the gym so wish me luck!

What I am about to tell you will sound incredible.  It was a shock to me this morning.  Please take into account these factors when reading my weight loss this week:

1.  I had the flu all week and basically fasted for four days as nothing would stay down and my appetite was non-existent.

2.  I am a “super-heavyweight” and because the total amount I have to lose is so great, a huge first week number is not out of the question.

3.  I weighed in five or six times and the number I went with was the highest on the readings from the scale.  It sometimes fluctuated two pounds, but I did this same process at my original weigh in.

That being said, after a week of living hell with the flu virus, my weight loss for the week is:

30 pounds!

I know it sounds fantastic, but with God as my witness, it’s true.  I appreciate everyones kind words and encouragement during my sickness, and intend to make y’all proud by keeping up the good fight this week with great nutrition and lots of exercise.  I still can’t believe it.

Big Mike in Cincinnati

     The flu has kicked my butt all week, but as of Saturday morning I feel much better.  My breathing is still not where it needs to be and I am still hacking and coughing, but I hope to return to work on Monday, which is most important right now.  I certainly appreciate all the folks who sent me well wishes during my illness.  It helped a bunch.  Gonna just continue to take it easy this weekend and get ready to have a better next week.

It is Saturday morning now and here’s what I have eaten since Monday afternoon: 6 glasses of OJ, tons of water, six egg whites, a turkey sandwich on wheat, 2 cups of pudding, 2 pickles.  Thats it.  It’s horrible, i know, but nothing was staying down.  Again, I hope that with all the stress and pain this flu has been putting on me will at least pay off with a good loss this week.  I wish I could control my appetite like this when I’m not sick.  I look like David Beckham in six months.  Gonna weigh in tomorrow, so stay tuned….

T HANKS AGAIN EVERYONE and good luck in your continued efforts.  If ya need me, i’m here for support!

Feel like I’m coming through the worst part of the flu, but now my asthma medication isn’t working.  Went to doc and he says my immune system was weakened by the flu and now bronchitis is setting in.  breathing is rough, but hopefully meds will settle this.  In another “when it rains, it pours moment”, doc say my blood pressure is high.  Up until the last six months my blood pressure has always been stellar.  Dunno if its the sickness or the breathing but he prescribed me something for it.  Just another tool in my motivational arsenal to keep me going.  i hope everyone out there is doinng well and staying in the fight.  i am anxious to weigh in on Sunday and see my progress.  Than you all and I’m here should ya need me!!!

Here in cincinnati the flu bug is rampant.  All 3 people that live in my house are sick.  I havent eaten in a day and a half, and the last couple things I did eat, cam up last night.  I am only sleeping a half hour at a time before I wake up to use the bathroom or get sick.  It’s really rough going right now.  If you know someone who catches the flu–do your best to stay away–highly contagious.  Good luck to all my buddies in their continued efforts and hopefully in another day or two, I’ll be right back in the trenches.

I    I knew it was coming.  My roomate has been sick for a couple days and now he has passed the bug to me.  Aches, sore throat, shakes, runny backside, the works.  i am not getting discouraged, as I have been eating well, but I couldn’t make it to the gym after work.  EXCUSES ON DAY TWO?????  I feel bad, but I gotta take care of myself.  I’m gonna keep eating smart and pick up where I left off.  Thanks to everyone who added me as a buddy and if you have the need for support, i am here.  I really enjoy this site, and tomorrow when I’m home sick, I’ll post a couple of my smart eating ideas and hopefully they can help you.  Thanks everyone, and if you have buddies that you think I’d like to get to know and support, please send them over.  I can’t weight (pun intended) till I weight in on Sunday.

I’ve been having days where I eat real good, and days where I fall short. I’ve been having days i want to go to the gym, yet lack the motivation and days I actually go. i am prepared to get focused and am starting tomorrow. I am hitting the gym, nailing the diet and reporting it all back right here. I am hoping the support of this network will provide me with th inspiration and power to continue my momentum and really help me get my health back in order. Than you for reading and I will keep you posted.