I Have been obese most of my life as a child and an adult. It was not anything I really thought about, it was just a way of life. I was the typical fat child, picked on by other kids, made fun of by adults.
When I started Elementary School I discovered this fantastic place it was called a cafeteria, and they had two older ladies that were wonderful cooks. I would buy my lunch and anything other kids didn't want they would give to me.
My principal once came into my 4Th grade class and asked me to stand up. I wondered why he was choosing me. After I stood up he said " I just wanted to make sure you could get up after all the soup you ate ". That was humiliating to me, But I just smiled and went on with my day.
I always had to wear Sears husky pants as a child and they didn't fit right were always tight under my belly, and I always ended up ripping the crotch out of them, because even tho I was obese , I was a very active child, I played ball, shot marbles played on the swing sets and jungle gyms. I knew I was fat tho and knew that it was not a good thing, kids are honest and cruel ,its just the way it is.
As a fat child you get picked on and have to fight or run, I avoided fights as long as I could but when cornered I was able to hold my own for the most part, not that I am proud of fighting BUT it did keep the bully's away for awhile till they would forget, and my life was easier for awhile.
I mentioned I was an active child , I also learned to read very quickly and became a bookworm,
even at night when I was home I would read under the covers at night with a flashlight, and i school I would cover my text book with some kind of outdoor adventure novel usually with some great outdoors man pitted against the elements and great adversity, it was an escape of sorts I would read and I was that person with the loyal dog.
When you grow up fat and feel like that is the normal you get used to being an outcast by all but a couple close friends. Its a part of life I wouldn't suggest anybody have to go through.
After little league football practice there was almost everyday somebody wanting to fight me, and the only think I can figure out is because I was the fat kid the bottom of the food chain, a target. Like I mentioned earlier I avoided the fights at all costs but sometimes couldn't get away. That's not a fun day when you know at the end of it you are going to have to face a bully or a new bully.
There was this little country store down the road about a mile and a half from where I lived , an older gentleman and his wife made there living there many years Mr and Mrs Byer gave me my first credit probably at 10 years old. I had a charge account and would go in and buy a quart of chocolate milk and the biggest lunch snack cake I could buy, at the time it was a rainbow bakery cinnamon bun type thing with that sugar icing on it, and that filled me up pretty good. My Mom went into the store to try to settle up with Mrs Byer and she told my mother that was between she and I, so that was a pleasant childhood memory, this little old lady was kind to a fat kid.
Meal times at home growing up was a good thing, in the mornings I would get up ahead of everybody on the weekends and pour myself a huge bowl of cereal and when it was gone add more cereal to the leftover milk in the bowl. Dad was and still is a great hunter there was always deer , turkey , and various small game to eat, and I ate my fill I always ate way past the comfort zone, and was always told I had better clean up everything on my plate, and I knew that wasn't an idle threat. I would go to my grandmas house in the morning after breakfast and there was often bowls of cornflakes on her table left untouched other than having the milk poured on them, so I would eat a bowl of soggy sugary sweet cornflakes as a second breakfast and sometimes a big slab of homemade bread with butter she had churned on it.
I was up before everyone on the weekends and out and about, I rode my bike everywhere, or I would go on the hills that surrounds my dads house and swing on grapevines or pick blackberry's , sometimes I would play in the creek damming it up or catching craw fish and minnows, I was very active as a child if I hadn't been with the amount of food I ate I would have been morbidly obese even as a child.
There was no fat people in my family other than myself, I remember my dad making me run around the house to try to make me lose weight , people in that day didn't know about nutrition as much as we do in this day and time.
My Mom would pay me to lose weight 1 dollar a pound and I thought that was a good thing I would starve myself to lose a few pounds and then we would go out and eat to celebrate my weight loss, another great incentive to lose weight, more food, but she felt she was doing the right thing and I loved those restaurant meals , the days before McDonald's and KFC.
That experiment proved money can't buy everything.
I will close here and post again soon
cya soon
Wink ;-)
Friday, October 30, 2009
Another Year Gone
I will be 49 the 8th of MAY , that is a long period of time if you look back on it, but living it somehow makes it seem shorter. I am Beginning my 50th year on this planet in better shape than anybody could have ever dreamed I could be in.
2005 was a very special year for me. I was sitting in my Den as usual in the middle of the night and DISCOVERED BeachBody POWER90 and Tony Horton. Picking up the telephone and dialing that toll free number has been the single most life altering event in my life.
Power90 and Tony Horton literally set me free from a life of morbid obesity, Medications are History.
Exercise and Healthy eating is the piece of the puzzle that so many people are missing. I myself could not find the missing piece, and no one can show it to you, its like a game of Russian Roulette. How much cholesterol can your arteries take before they close down, How hard can our organs work to sustain us.
There are a lot of people no longer with us to Celebrate there Birthday. The ones I am speaking of chose to ignore the puzzle, they didn't seek the missing piece. They chose the easy way, ignore the problem it will go away. They chose eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die.
There is nothing easy, and there is an old saying if it is worth having it is worth working for.
My body is not the best, I am not the strongest or fastest , I know I dont have the Best diet,
but I show up everyday, I was listening to Tony on the fountain of youth yoga DVD, and he made a statement that went to my heart. This may not be verbatim But essentially the whole deal is this when you show up everyday do the right things, exercise , eat a healthy diet , and you do this year after year after year GREAT CHANGES HAPPEN , Most of you know me or know who I am and know my story, for those of you that don't you can read my blog www.mdbwink.blogspot.com or look at my website www.winkwon.com
I had choices to make in 2005. I have choices to make tomorrow, all of them will not be perfect.
We all stumble and fall, do we choose to get back up and dust our pants off, or do we choose to lay down defeated beaten.
We all know the enemy, everytime you wake up in the morning and stand in front of the mirror you are looking him or her right in the eye. The enemy says I dont look to bad today, I can get by without working out. The enemy will take you to buffets and say it is good, just have a couple more of those mmmmmm thats good. The enemy loves to take you out with your buddies or girlfriends and drink till the bar closes. The enemy is showing you false love in all these cases.
I guess My point in all of this randomness is to LOVE yourself enough to defeat the enemy within. I want all of you to celebrate years of Birthdays DECADES of birthdays in GOOD HEALTH. The only way this is going to happen though, is to walk the straight and narrow, learn to love your workouts, learn to love eating healthy. If you can learn these things you can truly be the person you would LOVE to be.
Another person once said "if it was easy everybody would do it" Will you trade these years you have right now, when you have the opportunity to make changes in your life that will positively affect your future, for a life of sedentary pleasures that will ultimately make you another bad statistic in your GOLDEN YEARS.
Please, Join me and the many other thousands in the fight against obesity. You have a choice to make, please make it the right one and join me, and Help me to Celebrate my Birthday by loving yourself enough to make the changes in your life.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
2005 was a very special year for me. I was sitting in my Den as usual in the middle of the night and DISCOVERED BeachBody POWER90 and Tony Horton. Picking up the telephone and dialing that toll free number has been the single most life altering event in my life.
Power90 and Tony Horton literally set me free from a life of morbid obesity, Medications are History.
Exercise and Healthy eating is the piece of the puzzle that so many people are missing. I myself could not find the missing piece, and no one can show it to you, its like a game of Russian Roulette. How much cholesterol can your arteries take before they close down, How hard can our organs work to sustain us.
There are a lot of people no longer with us to Celebrate there Birthday. The ones I am speaking of chose to ignore the puzzle, they didn't seek the missing piece. They chose the easy way, ignore the problem it will go away. They chose eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow you may die.
There is nothing easy, and there is an old saying if it is worth having it is worth working for.
My body is not the best, I am not the strongest or fastest , I know I dont have the Best diet,
but I show up everyday, I was listening to Tony on the fountain of youth yoga DVD, and he made a statement that went to my heart. This may not be verbatim But essentially the whole deal is this when you show up everyday do the right things, exercise , eat a healthy diet , and you do this year after year after year GREAT CHANGES HAPPEN , Most of you know me or know who I am and know my story, for those of you that don't you can read my blog www.mdbwink.blogspot.com or look at my website www.winkwon.com
I had choices to make in 2005. I have choices to make tomorrow, all of them will not be perfect.
We all stumble and fall, do we choose to get back up and dust our pants off, or do we choose to lay down defeated beaten.
We all know the enemy, everytime you wake up in the morning and stand in front of the mirror you are looking him or her right in the eye. The enemy says I dont look to bad today, I can get by without working out. The enemy will take you to buffets and say it is good, just have a couple more of those mmmmmm thats good. The enemy loves to take you out with your buddies or girlfriends and drink till the bar closes. The enemy is showing you false love in all these cases.
I guess My point in all of this randomness is to LOVE yourself enough to defeat the enemy within. I want all of you to celebrate years of Birthdays DECADES of birthdays in GOOD HEALTH. The only way this is going to happen though, is to walk the straight and narrow, learn to love your workouts, learn to love eating healthy. If you can learn these things you can truly be the person you would LOVE to be.
Another person once said "if it was easy everybody would do it" Will you trade these years you have right now, when you have the opportunity to make changes in your life that will positively affect your future, for a life of sedentary pleasures that will ultimately make you another bad statistic in your GOLDEN YEARS.
Please, Join me and the many other thousands in the fight against obesity. You have a choice to make, please make it the right one and join me, and Help me to Celebrate my Birthday by loving yourself enough to make the changes in your life.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
Not An Option
I am sitting on a train, waiting for the dispatcher to give me a signal so I can finish my run. I have no options.
To my way of thinking, when I get home today, once again I will have no options. I have made the commitment in my Life to exercise, to me that means no excuses, I have to do it.
That may sound like a hardline approach to things, but if I don't take that stand, and miss my workout, it gets easier to do the next time. A pattern will start to develop, then hard earned ground will be lost.
When your first opportunity of the day hits you, seize the moment, go to your workout space, invest an hour into yourself your life your health. The bottom line is this, watching TV playing on the computer, talking on the phone are all enjoyable,but don't improve your life Take a stand, do the right thing
THERE ARE NO OPTIONS
cya soon
Wink ;-)
To my way of thinking, when I get home today, once again I will have no options. I have made the commitment in my Life to exercise, to me that means no excuses, I have to do it.
That may sound like a hardline approach to things, but if I don't take that stand, and miss my workout, it gets easier to do the next time. A pattern will start to develop, then hard earned ground will be lost.
When your first opportunity of the day hits you, seize the moment, go to your workout space, invest an hour into yourself your life your health. The bottom line is this, watching TV playing on the computer, talking on the phone are all enjoyable,but don't improve your life Take a stand, do the right thing
THERE ARE NO OPTIONS
cya soon
Wink ;-)
Patience is the Potion
Patience is the one of the most important lessons I have learned since july 2005. There are all these programs out there that promise 90 day results or 60 day results. I came to the realization I am not a 60 or 90 day kind of guy. When a person has in excess of 100lbs to lose that cancels all bets on 60 or 90 day transformations.
I have learned to understand that my body does not respond as quickly as a younger persons. I have come to accept that. In real terms for myself to see major changes I think a year ahead. That is something a lot of people are lacking in, They want results now and it dont happen overnite, it is a process of change. If People will change their mindset to healthy food and portion control instead of diet pill, or gastric bypass or some other silly soup diet. Great changes can and will come about when you take the first step and Eat that first healthy meal or Take that first walk.
Who can make us do the right thing, is it a nagging wife , a stern demanding husband , your kids , friends, your Doctor, hmmmm ........In my case and every body else that has this decision to make, all will tell you THEY finally decided themselves. No amount of browbeating or tough love will make an individual decide to make a lifestyle change, It is a personal decision that you can only hope and pray they will make in time for themselves. Patience theres that word again, be patient with your loved ones that arent on the same page you are. We all come to make decisions concerning our health in our own good time, and if we dont make that decision in time, its all on us, NO BLAME. All the info and statisitics are out there for each and everyone of us to see.
So be patient and hope your spouse , daughter , son , or parent will come to their realization , and Start their own healthy lifestyle.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
I have learned to understand that my body does not respond as quickly as a younger persons. I have come to accept that. In real terms for myself to see major changes I think a year ahead. That is something a lot of people are lacking in, They want results now and it dont happen overnite, it is a process of change. If People will change their mindset to healthy food and portion control instead of diet pill, or gastric bypass or some other silly soup diet. Great changes can and will come about when you take the first step and Eat that first healthy meal or Take that first walk.
Who can make us do the right thing, is it a nagging wife , a stern demanding husband , your kids , friends, your Doctor, hmmmm ........In my case and every body else that has this decision to make, all will tell you THEY finally decided themselves. No amount of browbeating or tough love will make an individual decide to make a lifestyle change, It is a personal decision that you can only hope and pray they will make in time for themselves. Patience theres that word again, be patient with your loved ones that arent on the same page you are. We all come to make decisions concerning our health in our own good time, and if we dont make that decision in time, its all on us, NO BLAME. All the info and statisitics are out there for each and everyone of us to see.
So be patient and hope your spouse , daughter , son , or parent will come to their realization , and Start their own healthy lifestyle.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
What is BeachBody
What is Beachbody?
To many, Beachbody is a picture of ripped man or woman on a website, and they will order a product with grand dreams and aspirations of becoming just like that person.
To another person ordering the same product, it might mean a chance to get off prescription meds, control their diabetes or high cholesterol.
To other folks, it may mean they have in excess of 100 lbs to lose and are searching for a real solution to the problem they have more than likely had since childhood, a poor diet and lack of exercise.
There is another group of folks that have arthritis and fibromyalgia and they need the exercise to battle these diseases. Some just have a few pounds to lose, and tone up, or gain a few pounds of muscle to get ready for the swimsuit season.
The thing I have on my mind is that everybody in the Beachbody community is here for a reason; they are not all here for the same reasons, other than the common denominator of wanting to be healthy and fit.
SO again….. What is Beachbody?
To me, Beachbody is a STATE OF MIND.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
To many, Beachbody is a picture of ripped man or woman on a website, and they will order a product with grand dreams and aspirations of becoming just like that person.
To another person ordering the same product, it might mean a chance to get off prescription meds, control their diabetes or high cholesterol.
To other folks, it may mean they have in excess of 100 lbs to lose and are searching for a real solution to the problem they have more than likely had since childhood, a poor diet and lack of exercise.
There is another group of folks that have arthritis and fibromyalgia and they need the exercise to battle these diseases. Some just have a few pounds to lose, and tone up, or gain a few pounds of muscle to get ready for the swimsuit season.
The thing I have on my mind is that everybody in the Beachbody community is here for a reason; they are not all here for the same reasons, other than the common denominator of wanting to be healthy and fit.
SO again….. What is Beachbody?
To me, Beachbody is a STATE OF MIND.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
How Hungry Are You
Hunger is not just about food. It’s desire. If you desire something, you might go after it and you might not. IF YOU REALLY WANT something, then nothing will stand in your way. In my personal life, I really desired to lose weight and get healthy. I have achieved that goal and maintained my results for a few years now. I know anything I succeed at or suck at, is in my approach to the problem. If I really want something and hit a stone wall, I will get around that wall or over it or under it.
There are not many homeruns hit if you look at the grand scheme of things … and fewer Grand Slams. Base hits win ballgames over and over. We all have to learn to appreciate our base hits and know that an accumulation of them will ultimately win the game for us.
I am a lifer in the fitness department. I was never a 90 day wonder. Changes seem to take longer for me, but they do happen, and they will happen in every aspect of mine or your life if you continue one day at a time. Consistency will win the majority of the time.
So what are you HUNGRY for and what are you REALLY HUNGRY for? Do you want to lose weight, do you want to get ripped, do you want to succeed in business or do you REALLY want it? Look inside yourself and you will find the answer.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
There are not many homeruns hit if you look at the grand scheme of things … and fewer Grand Slams. Base hits win ballgames over and over. We all have to learn to appreciate our base hits and know that an accumulation of them will ultimately win the game for us.
I am a lifer in the fitness department. I was never a 90 day wonder. Changes seem to take longer for me, but they do happen, and they will happen in every aspect of mine or your life if you continue one day at a time. Consistency will win the majority of the time.
So what are you HUNGRY for and what are you REALLY HUNGRY for? Do you want to lose weight, do you want to get ripped, do you want to succeed in business or do you REALLY want it? Look inside yourself and you will find the answer.
cya soon
Wink ;-)
Your Best Friend
I have been thinking about this for a few weeks, who is your best friend ? Is it your spouse , a lifelong buddy or galpal , your dog or cat?
Who really decides whats right for you , who is it that controls your diet , if you exercise or NOT , what you do ?
Who really can decide ultimately what path you are going to choose in life?
If you are obese , diabetic , have hypertension , these are some things your best friend can help you with!
It is not just in health and fitness that this person will stand by you, but in any direction your life may turn.
The FRIEND who will be there all the time through your darkest deepest times of trouble,to your highest and most joyful times in your life is YOU.
The Best advice I can give knowing this information, is to take care of this friend , nurture them , make sure they eat right and get enough rest , exercise is a must for this friend, get them moving.
When your best friend is in top shape mentally and physically, they will make better choices in all aspects of life.
SO the BOTTOM LINE is this Love your best friend and take care of them, then they can take care of others in a more productive way
cya soon
Wink ;)
Who really decides whats right for you , who is it that controls your diet , if you exercise or NOT , what you do ?
Who really can decide ultimately what path you are going to choose in life?
If you are obese , diabetic , have hypertension , these are some things your best friend can help you with!
It is not just in health and fitness that this person will stand by you, but in any direction your life may turn.
The FRIEND who will be there all the time through your darkest deepest times of trouble,to your highest and most joyful times in your life is YOU.
The Best advice I can give knowing this information, is to take care of this friend , nurture them , make sure they eat right and get enough rest , exercise is a must for this friend, get them moving.
When your best friend is in top shape mentally and physically, they will make better choices in all aspects of life.
SO the BOTTOM LINE is this Love your best friend and take care of them, then they can take care of others in a more productive way
cya soon
Wink ;)
Life is Short, or is it to Long
You often hear the Phrase Life is Short,and in many ways this is completely accurate. I look back over my life almost 50 years and it seems like yesterday I was shooting marbles on the school yard. I guess the good life is what seems to be a short life, one filled with Health goodtimes and loved ones around you.
The long life and it may not be that long in terms of actual time mind you, is most likely filled with poor health , times might not be so good , and it just drags by forever because you would rather be somewhere else.
We can Decide in some cases to be able to look back and say Life was Good and in the same way we can decide if life is to be long and miserable.
If you choose a good diet and choose to move your ass some each day, there is a really good chance you will look back and say," THAT was QUITE a RIDE I HAD"
If you On the Other hand Decide to Eat Drink and be Merry all the time with no care of the ravages to your body, there is a good chance life will drag on unmercifully long in nursing homes or even just being housebound , or needing special equipment just to sustain you a few more agonizing long years.
Please Join Me and Be able to Look back and say
LIFE IS SHORT
cya soon
Wink
The long life and it may not be that long in terms of actual time mind you, is most likely filled with poor health , times might not be so good , and it just drags by forever because you would rather be somewhere else.
We can Decide in some cases to be able to look back and say Life was Good and in the same way we can decide if life is to be long and miserable.
If you choose a good diet and choose to move your ass some each day, there is a really good chance you will look back and say," THAT was QUITE a RIDE I HAD"
If you On the Other hand Decide to Eat Drink and be Merry all the time with no care of the ravages to your body, there is a good chance life will drag on unmercifully long in nursing homes or even just being housebound , or needing special equipment just to sustain you a few more agonizing long years.
Please Join Me and Be able to Look back and say
LIFE IS SHORT
cya soon
Wink
Its Never Over
My Thought is its NEVER OVER. As Humans our natural tendency is to look for a "DIET" . That word is so confusing to most people. A diet in the eyes of most individuals is only a means to lose weight, hmmmmm
what about the rest of the population? The simple fact is every single person in the world is on a DIET. Some are on a good plan of complex carbohydrates, lean meat and other good proteins and good fats , with plenty of water. Some folks are on a FAD diet they eat soup, or popcorn , or some other crazy thing.
I had a lady tell me she ate watermelon, chickenbreasts and almonds for 6 months. I quickly told her thats not how I roll, that lifestyle change is what it all needs to be about. She insisted she had changed her lifestyle and lost 22 lbs........until Thanksgiving at her mothers ... I told her it was ok to have the cheat meal on a lifestyle change. The truth of the matter was she used this weird DIET to lose weight and when she had got into the dress she was working towards wearing that was the end.
I myself am on a diet/eating lifestyle, I am not in the weight loss mode, I am King over the food, I will not be a slave to a BIG MAC or FrenchFries....taco bell thats digestive hell.
I run into people all the time and there complaint is, it is to expensive to eat healthy , and most of these folks will eat fast food more than once a week, I have to believe in my heart that expense is more of a cop out than a problem. The plain and simple truth is people want convenience, and don't buy into the benefits that eating healthy affords all of us.
I know for a fact just by my own experience, the difference in Exercise with a good balanced diet or Exercise and NO change in your eating, the balanced diet wins hands down.
I was talking to a friend last night, hi JOYCEY ;-) I came up with a thought and I believe it to be the truth
Diet fuels your body and Excercise Fuels your mind , when you put the two in balance you will become a much happier person.
I didn't like to exercise when I started. I was asked the question recently ,how long did it take for me to learn to enjoy my workouts? In all honesty when I thought about the question, the answer was more than a year. I had lost the biggest part of my weight between Oct 2005 and May 2006 and I was working as a caddy and decided I didnt need to workout anymore , I was gettin plenty of exercise carrying bags around the golf course. November came the golf course closed. I had a hard time deciding to get back in a routine, when I finally started back with p90 master series I HURT SO BAD it was like starting all over again. That made my decision to enjoy my workouts much easier ;-) I am not a fan of being so sore I cant move ;-)
So thats about all I have on my mind tonight. D = Decide I = Intend E = Extraordinary T= Tomorrows
And just like I started out with the title ITS NEVER OVER
Thanks
Earl/Wink Broughfman
what about the rest of the population? The simple fact is every single person in the world is on a DIET. Some are on a good plan of complex carbohydrates, lean meat and other good proteins and good fats , with plenty of water. Some folks are on a FAD diet they eat soup, or popcorn , or some other crazy thing.
I had a lady tell me she ate watermelon, chickenbreasts and almonds for 6 months. I quickly told her thats not how I roll, that lifestyle change is what it all needs to be about. She insisted she had changed her lifestyle and lost 22 lbs........until Thanksgiving at her mothers ... I told her it was ok to have the cheat meal on a lifestyle change. The truth of the matter was she used this weird DIET to lose weight and when she had got into the dress she was working towards wearing that was the end.
I myself am on a diet/eating lifestyle, I am not in the weight loss mode, I am King over the food, I will not be a slave to a BIG MAC or FrenchFries....taco bell thats digestive hell.
I run into people all the time and there complaint is, it is to expensive to eat healthy , and most of these folks will eat fast food more than once a week, I have to believe in my heart that expense is more of a cop out than a problem. The plain and simple truth is people want convenience, and don't buy into the benefits that eating healthy affords all of us.
I know for a fact just by my own experience, the difference in Exercise with a good balanced diet or Exercise and NO change in your eating, the balanced diet wins hands down.
I was talking to a friend last night, hi JOYCEY ;-) I came up with a thought and I believe it to be the truth
Diet fuels your body and Excercise Fuels your mind , when you put the two in balance you will become a much happier person.
I didn't like to exercise when I started. I was asked the question recently ,how long did it take for me to learn to enjoy my workouts? In all honesty when I thought about the question, the answer was more than a year. I had lost the biggest part of my weight between Oct 2005 and May 2006 and I was working as a caddy and decided I didnt need to workout anymore , I was gettin plenty of exercise carrying bags around the golf course. November came the golf course closed. I had a hard time deciding to get back in a routine, when I finally started back with p90 master series I HURT SO BAD it was like starting all over again. That made my decision to enjoy my workouts much easier ;-) I am not a fan of being so sore I cant move ;-)
So thats about all I have on my mind tonight. D = Decide I = Intend E = Extraordinary T= Tomorrows
And just like I started out with the title ITS NEVER OVER
Thanks
Earl/Wink Broughfman
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