Saturday, December 27, 2008

Goals for 2009

Weight loss
-gym 4 times week
-eat well, plan meals 6x day
-weight watchers meetings once a week
-multivitamin, fish oil
-post o blog to lose, fitday and weight watchers etools.
-achieve lifetime membership by march.

Visit a doctor, eye doctor and dentist (I know it's been a while)

take CLEP tests for college at least 30 credits

start to finish my novel (favela diaries)

use the painting kit that I bought at michael's

spend more time with kids

help Camila more with home work, and teach portuguese to them

Go out with wify at least twice a month

finish bankuptcy

start advertising more for my business

get my life insurance license

visit my sister in NC

plan vacation to Disney with kids

go back to college by summer

save at least $300 a month (that's all I can commit now)

learn french

read at least one book a month

Take salsa and kickbox classes!

don't do it alone...get the people you love involved

be happy :)

that's all I can think for now....I am sure there's more stuff.

Next I will work on my time management, I will put all this stuff on a excel spreadsheet and track...that should be fun...

Time management

My biggest problem ....is time management.
I am sure that if I really manage my time, I will be a better person overall.
instead of sitting on the couch and wait for things to happen. I need to get my A$$ moving

do not look for the reasons why you have problems.
look for the solutions for your problems.

Needless to say....

July/2006
December/2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Procrastinator Diaries - Chapter 1

If there's King of Procrastination this week. That would be me. I found excuses up the ying yang to not do what I'm suppose to do. Sleeping late, watching some stupid reality crap (Denise Richards is hot tough.) and watching re-runs of Family Guy at 2:30am! like I really need it. Is so bad that I run out of things to do (stupid things that is), and when I finally run out of stupid things to do then I go to what I REALLY have to do.

I definitely, need to step up to the plate. since I am covering this in college, I need to work on a daily time management for my life.

Well all and all it wasn't a bad week, Although I was rushing to complete the school assignments, I started the 3rd week (this past Thursday)pretty good, I've been completing the assignments on time which is good.

As to my diet, Although this week I tried to sabotage my diet, in an any way I could, I had a good day yesterday and overall I lost 2.5lbs this week, so is all good.

My relocation still on the works, I have couple interviews, and hopefully I can get out of dodge by next week.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Happy : )

Well, just come back from WW meeting and although I did not lost any weight, at least I kept the same weight...I did have 2 very bad weeks, so Keeping the same weight is a big deal.

I am the type guy that need structure...I need to figure it out, what I have to eat throughout the day, so I keep my balance in check, so yes, going back to the basics.

Today I have to finish some projects for college, so I need to take the time, need to call Mychelyne too... so is a busy day, right now I'm going to the park so I could get my cardio out of the way. I want to finish my bankruptcy assignment and maybe finish to clean my room!

also need to check on the (move to NC) plan...that's up and running!

Back to the basics...

I was doing very good on Weight Watchers, but I must admit, I drop the bucket this two last weeks.

After 4th of July, I went all over the map, didn't watch my eating habits, and didn't do good. It's funny how if I do something bad in my eating habits, I automatically drop all my good habits. I immediately stop taking my multivitamin, I slow my water intake, and so on. and to complete my meltdown I went to play soccer Sunday and overdid, I hurt my hand and didn't go to the gym at all.

Well, I am back to the meetings today, I will go the gym, and I will load up in good food. Just got to go back out there and do it.

Drink Multivitamin/Fish oil every day
1 gallon of water/day
go to the gym
eat health.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Online College.

I finally went back to school, I am taking online classes at Baker College...and let me tell ya...I am overwhelmed! maybe because is the beginning, but is rewarding to know that I am finally working towards my degree! Yu-huuuuu!

Saturday, July 05, 2008

A little rock on the road...

I've been doing pretty good on WW, but this week I had 2 weak days, I need to pay attention to the midnight craze and the emotional eating, I will continue the successful path that I took, continue going to meetings, but i need to buckle up, go to bed early and continue to eat healthy.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Finally joined the WW Wagon!!!

I finally grew some cojones and joined the Weight Watchers!!! after several tries and failures...this is it. I love the weight in concept and the meetings...I fell good, I am at my heaviest 214.6, but I'm feeling terrific, because I feel energize to the right thing and shine at the meetings! oh hoooo! my first health Meal

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Pulp Fiction

I'm Superfly TNT

Friday, May 02, 2008

Day 5 - Get Lean/Build Muscle

Yesterday was a very good day, I kicked butt in the gym, as the nutrition part goes, I didn't fall the diet to the T, I had chicken parmesan in the afternoon, but it wasn't that bad...that gave me an Idea though ...I will follow the diet to the T 2 straight days and then will allow myself to cook different foods in the other 2 days...let's see if it works!

Thursday, May 01, 2008

5 Ways to cheat on your diet.

5 ways to cheat on your diet: indulge and still lose weight by following these simple rules
Densie Webb

Indulging, splurging, pigging out. Whatever you call it, we all throw calorie caution to the winds occasionally during the holidays (OK, maybe more often than we care to admit). Then come the self-recrimination, the inevitable guilt and a vow never to do it again. But is all that drama really necessary? No, says New York City-based Bonnie Taub-Dix, M.A., R.D., a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "Guilt is never a good side dish." Her advice? "Close your eyes and enjoy every bite and make those calories truly worth it."

Even the 2005 U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines give the green light to a little government-sanctioned cheating--thanks to the "discretionary calories" now allowed. Translation: It's perfectly OK to have a few sweet and gooey treats (the guidelines suggest 10-15 percent of the day's calories). But before you get down to cashing in your discretionary calories, keep in mind the following ground rules for cheating without paying too high a price.

1 Get over the guilt.

Your new mantra is, "Nothing is forbidden." Once you've accepted that dietary basic, guilt is banned from the table. "Guilt can cause you to disconnect from your real feelings about food," says Marsha Hudnall, M.S., R.D., program director at Green Mountain at Fox Run in Ludlow, Vt., a women-only healthy weight-loss retreat. Any behavior that's driven by guilt is hard to control; eating is no exception. Instead of focusing on your guilt, opt for a rational assessment of portion sizes. You can have anything your heart desires, if moderation is your MO and you keep portions under control. It's those all-you-can-eat buffets at your company's annual holiday dinner party, and jumbo servings at most eateries and at home that ultimately expand your waistline, not the occasional splurge.

2 If you cheat, make sure to do it in a public place.

Call off that illicit affair between you and those crispy french fries. (Admit it; when was the last time you ate your favorite cheat food around family and friends?) Exposing your secret desire to the light of day takes away the irresistible allure, and with it, much of the temptation. "I believe one of the most important skills to have is to learn how to splurge, then go back to healthy eating right away," says Katherine Tallmadge, M.A., R.D., author of Diet Simple: 192 Mental Tricks, Substitutions, Habits & Inspirations (LifeLine, 2004). Her advice: Go ahead and splurge in front of others, and then get on with your life.

3 Break the chain that links cheating with a lack of willpower.

You may have eaten one serving too many of your Mom's pecan pie a la mode, but don't think of it as a loss of will-power. Think of it as a well-considered decision you made: You weighed your options and decided to go for it. Now move on. Dwelling on indulgences and regretting your actions does nothing but diminish your successes. Besides, Tallmadge says, "Research has found that inflexible, restrictive diets are more likely to result in relapses and ultimately a regain of the weight you've lost.

4 Don't try to be an angel. Aim for progress, not perfection.

You enjoy chocolate. OK, so in truth you're actually a certified chocoholic. A day without a bite of the dark stuff for you just isn't complete. However, since you've started on your new healthy eating program, you've managed to whittle your chocolate fixes to only a couple a week. That's progress, to be sure, but not perfection. And that's a good thing: If dietary perfection is your goal, we hate to burst your bubble--but disappointment and failure are guaranteed. Remember, says Louisville, Ky., nutritionist and exercise physiologist Christopher R. Mohr, Ph.D., R.D., you can still keep good nutrition in mind even when indulging. "When you cheat, focus on foods that also provide a benefit, like dark chocolate, which packs a healthy dose of antioxidants," Mohr suggests.

5 It's absolutely OK, and even appropriate, to skip certain meals!

If you're not hungry, you shouldn't eat. As if you needed someone like Shape to remind you of that! But think about it. How many times during the holiday season have you munched away on any number of indulgences because of social obligation when you were nowhere near hungry? This particular rule requires a little internal reality check, but once you become tuned in to your real feelings of hunger (your stomach starts to growl, you feel truly empty and you might even feel the beginning of a headache coming on), mindless munching becomes a thing of the past. "Many of us eat when we're not hungry because we've learned to soothe ourselves with food--we've become emotional eaters," Hudnall says. "The trick to separating physical hunger from emotional hunger is to know how your own body signals a need for food." And once you get a handle on that, you'll be far less likely to overindulge for emotional reasons.

cheater's tip

Go ahead and splurge on those fries. Then go right back to healthy eating afterward.

cheater's tip

Close your eyes and savor every bite. Make every one of those calories worth it!

cheater's tip

During the holiday season, let natural hunger, not social obligation, dictate your mealtimes.

By Densie Webb, R.D., Ph.D.

Austin, Texas-based freelance writer DENSIE WEBB is co-author of The Dish: On Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous! (Atria Books, 2004). She frequently cheats on her diet.

COPYRIGHT 2005 Weider Publications
COPYRIGHT 2005 Gale Group

Day 4 - Get Lean/Build Muscle

Yesterday I had my first blow, to much chocolate cake at night...But I will not give up, I am heading to the gym right now...is 6 am, and I will try to keep my cheats minimal, can't cry the spilled milk, but I can make a difference today, what is working for me as far as keeping my cheats minimal, is writing before I commit the sin....So I will buy me a jornal today and I will promise that before I cheat I will sit down and write about it and try to not cheat. at least my workout is in check, went to play racketball yesterday and broke a sweat! sweet!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Day 3 - Get Lean Workout

Yesterday was pretty good, although I had some pretzels late at night, I couldn't feel guilty, because I was so tired (I am a driver and I work 'till 2am) that I had to munch on something to keep myself awake...the less of all evils...

Today in the other, I started in the wrong foot, it's still salvageable, but I will have to watch what I eat, I didn't go to the gym because I am really sored, but I will at least play some squash and save at least an ct. but in the nutrition side of things, I went with the kids to MCD's and had a burrito...thinking that it was good!!! and later a check their web site for the nutrition facts and is a whooping 610 calories!!! omg! really when it comes to fast food joints there is nothing good in these places and I should've known better!

Weight In: 207.6 (I expect some fluctiation on the weight...I am going to start weight once a week instead of everyday.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Day 2 - get lean workout

don't have much time today...just to say that my first day was very good, and my second day is going well.

weight in: 207.2

Monday, April 28, 2008

Day 1 - Get Lean Workout

everything is going as planned, instead of posting my results, everyweek i will scan my worksheet, i am just here to say that I am following the program to the tea.

week 1 - April 5
week 2 - April 12
week 3 - April 19
week 4 - April 26
week 5 - May 3
week 6 - May 10
week 7 - May 17
week 8 - May 24
week 9 - May 31
week 10- June 7

feels good inc.

it feels good to sit in the computer and instead of planning how good i am going to do tomorrow say how good I did today, I really started today...today is day 1.
I went to the gym this morning and started my get lean program, as well the nutrition side of it....feels good!!!

weight in today: 208.4
Cardio: none
RT: Get lean day 1...uh huuuu

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Feb 19 - nose to the ground

today was a very good day, I went to the gym and I broke a nice sweet, plus I "kind" of ate clean today....yeahhh!!! keep it up.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Feb 19 - nose to the ground

I had couple of bad days, starting Valentine's day. I need to get my nose to the ground, today I am going to the gym and I'll tell you later.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

day 7 - Feb 12

Yesterday was a good day, wasn't a excellent day, but it was very good, and instead of playing down the day, because it wasn't excellent, I will congratulate myself, because it wasn't a bad day...i stayed around 2000 calories and I exercise, I don't know if I will be able to go to the gym today, I will start at 1, and is already 11, I definitely need to go tomorrow, here's my fit day journal.

Monday, February 11, 2008

How's my life

Good.Thanks for asking! it will be great someday and I am working for it to be soon!
I am working as a driver, picking people up and dropping them off Logan Airport here in Boston, I had a better job, but I quit, because I want to relocate to North Carolina, specifically Charlotte, so I don't want any strings attached. I didn't want to get a great job, and then leave...that's why a took an "ok" job, so I will be more incline to geta hella out of here!! when I get to Charlotte I will work harder on my profession, as well as going back to school, and trying to narrow down my ideas of opening my own business to one!, I get so many of them and that is really annoying it gets me sidetracked. my top ones, right now (subject to change) is granite countertop, health coffee/internet coffee place, and believe it or not, a shuttle van business, which is what i do right now, it seems to be a inexpensive start up bizz. oh well, Like a said, I really need to narrow it down. or give it a shot in each and every one, and sees what sticks, now if you ask me what's my passion, it will probably be something totally different and ridiculous expensive, that's why I need a Ladder Bizz to get there! my social life is very good, I love my wife and I love my kids, and couldn't ask for a better person to be by my side, she really completes me, and that makes me happy, I just need to show my wife, how much I love her more often...we need that, more time for ourselves, with the kids, sometimes is difficult, but i need to create that...every couple needs a bit time off from the kids, I am planning to do something special in this valentine's day for us...hopefully it pans out. financially? let's not go there ok! not just yet, but things will get better I know they will! spiritually, I need to get my butt to church and that's just that! it's been forever that I haven't been to church and that's not good, our soul needs healing too! and sometimes believing in something and following your religion is the answer for many problems that we have. also I really need to get organize and get to some of my side projects, like painting and drawing(which I already bought the equipment) and writing a movie script(which I already started).

that's all in a nutshell, what's happening to me, I will try to update that once a month. and this is my life compass topics.

fitness
profession/work
social life(family)
financial
business project
side projects
vacation

cheers.

Day 6 - Feb 11

Sorry I didn't get around to post these days, as per my new "mantra" I can't skip 2 days in a row without posting...it usually break my good habits...
anyways today is being a very productive day...I finally got around to work out since the beginning of my personal challenge, it was a good workout. Mychelyne went somewhere with the kids and I got to workout at home. I usually like to workout in the gym, but since today is very cold out and she took the car, I workout at home, and it was a good workout, I got to break a sweet, which is a good indication. is called the Marine Workout and is pretty straight forward, i did however modify a bit, since I did not have all the required equipment. I need to ENFORCE the habit to drink 8 glasses of water a day and to take my multivitamin and my Fish oil capsules, and since I am working as a driver I need to really watch my coffee intake and make sure I prepare my food instead of buying food in the road "which is usually JUNK!" well I am trying to follow the slim fast diet, but it lacks a little bit of real nutritional foods and plus they selling their "Peixe"... so most of the times what I eat during the day....is not exactly what I have post it in my weekly meal planner. ok here is my fit day journal.

Cheers!
My weight day is Fridays now....instead of weighting myself daily. and will try to measure my body as well, and take a new pic....didn't change much tough!

"you could only change, what's in your power to change...leave the rest to God!"

Friday, February 08, 2008

Day 3 - Feb 8, 2007

Ok, yesterday was "ok" It wasn't the best day, but it was ok....I was pretty good in the morning, and the in the afternoon I had a burger, and ate late...yesterday was my first day at my new job...that's why I didn't felt the Slim Fast Cardapio, by the book...here is my fit day
oh one more thing, I am weighting today at 206.8lbs!! oh hoo...didn't do much work, but I'll definitely take the results!!!!

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Day 1 - Feb, 06, 2008

THE YEAR OF YOU CHALLENGE - READY BY MEMORIAL DAY - MAY 26

Here's the deal, the next 52DC Challenge won't start until March 19, so I need to start this one by myself 'till it comes...enough procrastination... it's already Feb 06...and this is make it or break it for me...I need to get my $hit together. the only time that I consistently lost weight was when I followed the Challenge, I posted everyday in my Journal, and followed the Clean Eat meal plan, I know I have to get my butt in the Gym at least 4 times a week, I know how to eat clean, I just go to do it! my big thing is... if i don't plan my in anticipation what I am going to eat the next day, I eat more than I should, sometimes piging out like crazy, I need to have my week menu ready on sunday, and eat exactly what's on the menu... I like slim fast website, they have simple menus and is a easy to follow diet. I know, I know, we hate to use the word "diet", let's say eating habits. Anyways I think I will follow their plan, until I drop about 10 lbs...after that I will either switch to clean eating or the Abs diet...the thing is I need to have the menu ready, otherwise is disaster...and I like the slim fast, is easy and practice. but I'm going to keep writing on my fit day is basically the best out there.
so here is a bullet of things that I will have to do from now until I am happy with my weight.

have my weekly menu ready on the first day of the week
update my fitday EVERY DAY!
write my goals down either here or on my fitday and the time frame
go to the gym at least 4 times a day.
track my weight loss weekly, and measure my body every month.
count calories "at least for now"
use easy recipes when cooking
take a picture of myself EVERYDAY.
....and I'll update when I have new ideas

Cheers!

Thursday, January 03, 2008