Winning With Wink

Tank The Fat2Fit Train

2011-08-08T18:23:00.000-07:00

There once was an Engine by the name of Tank, he had a great big train and chugged happily through the day.

Tank was friends with all the cars in his train, and he worked hard to put them where they belonged so all the townspeople
would have there goods.

Tank was happy in his mind but his great big body was becoming to big for his aging motor to move him

Everyday Tank went to work it got harder and harder to place his cars on time, and they were upset with him , and the townspeople
were getting angry because they didnt have all the things they needed for the town to prosper.

Finally the Train cars got together and told Tank the Engine, we love you but we are not getting to market on time and the townspeople

are angry with us. Tank was hurt he had worked hard many years, he knew he was slower but thought he was doing a good job.

One day Tank woke up to go into work with his train car friends, as he had for so many years and when he got there he was shocked and made sad
The train owners had brought in a newer younger Engine to replace him, he watched from the sidetrack, and was so sad.

Tank rolled slowly back to the roundhouse where all the engines stayed and sat there and thought about his long career, the longer he sat there
the more he realized the traincars , train owners and townspeople were all right, he no longer could get the train cars to the market on time.

Tank sat there a couple of days feeling sorry for himself, and that made him feel much worse. Tank finally rolled out of the roundhouse on a beautiful sunny day
and just started rolling back and forth, he didnt have a job anymore so he just wanted to move.

The next day Tank was feeling good about moving so much the first day that he wanted to roll some more, so he went back and forth throughout the day.

Tank knew he was onto somthing good, he shouted hello to his traincar friends the next morning as he rolled out to greet the day, they were all so happy
to see him out of the roundhouse again.

Tank knew he had just grown to be a big engine over the years and it wasnt that his motor wasnt powerful enough to move the train cars at the proper speed,
It was him, he just couldnt move fast he weighed to much, and he recalled that he once was smaller and much faster and powerful.

Tank went back to the roundhouse that night and as he sat there he knew what he had to do. He couldnt eat like a great big Engine till he was full, he had to
eat less and better foods.

Tank went through his cupboards at the roundhouse and got rid of all the cakes and pies and cookies, he had on the shelves, he went to his freezer and got rid
of the icecream he loved to eat. By the time Tank had cleaned out his refrigerator and cabinets there was nothing left but an unopened box of oatmeal.

Tank got out a pot and put the oatmeal on to cook, and when it was done and he tasted it, he was pleasantly surprised it was Yummy ;-0)
Tank rolled out to the market and saw all the good fruits and vegetables, and he bought apples bananas oranges and pears, he bought peppers onions brocolli
and sweet potatoes.

Tank was so amazed at all the good foods he had been missing, he went back the next day and bought lots of chicken and fish Yummy ;-) he was on the right track.

Tank went out everyday and rolled back and forth and faithfully ate his veggies , chicken and fish, and nothing but whole grain breads,
Every morning Tank rolled out and the train cars started to notice he wasnt as big as he used to be, they shouted out to him as they rolled by giving him words
of encouragement. Day by Day Tank continued his exercise and kept getting smaller, and he was getting faster, so he thought he would add some weight to his workouts
he found an old sand car nobody cared about anymore and had it filled with sand.

Tank knew he had to be strong as well as fast so he rolled back and forth with the heavy sand car everyday and pretty soon he was as fast as as he was before he got the
sand.

The train owners had been watching too , and they saw that Tank was no longer a big slow engine, they saw him as a fit and fast powerful engine that could once again
do the job.

The next day when Tank rolled out of the roundhouse to do his daily exercise, there was a great cheer, all his old train car friends were there and ready for him to couple to them and take them to there spots to be unloaded, he took them all around town and dropped them off and picked up there other friends that was already empty , and was back to the roundhouse
in record time.

Tank never went back to being a big engine again, he kept on eating good foods and told all the other engines about eating good and exercising, and he still delivers his train cars everyday, and the townspeople all love him and are happy to see him rolling down the tracks bringing there goods to them;-)

The End

Tam The Tug

2011-07-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

Once there was a Tugboat by the name of Tam she was a very good boat and good at her job, but she was not happy doing it. All day long Tam would push and pull heavy barges up and down the river,she never fussed, she just worked hard. Tam always watched the speedboats going up and down the river so light and and fast and pretty, that is what I want to be thought Tam the Tug. Tam worked for a long long time and the more she saw the speedboats the more she wanted to be like them.

One day after a lot of trips up and down the river Tam decided she wasn't going to be a Tug Boat anymore she was going to figure out how to be a speedboat, that would make her very happy. The very next day her captain came to work to take her out on the river as ALWAYS;-) , and was so surprised when Tams engine would not start, she had decided she was not going to be Tam the Tug anymore. That night when everyone had left, Tam started her engine and backed out in the river. She went up and down the river faster than she had ever gone before, she made lots of waves and splashed all about. Tam slipped back into her dock in the morning before the captain or the crew came back, they tried and tried to start her engine and she just did not start for them.

Tam waited till her captain and crew were gone that day, and as soon as it got late enough she backed into the river and sped up and down the river again back and forth playing making lots of waves , Tam loved to go fast woohoooo she shouted as she sped back and forth up and down the river, that is what I have to be thought Tam the Tug, a speedboat painted red with sparkles in the paint, that thought made Tam smile as she got back home the next morning.

Tam the Tug floated in her spot at her dock the next day while the Captain and crew tried to think why she wouldnt start, and while they were thinking how to start her engine she was thinking of how to be a speedboat , she started watching the speedboats and what kind of food they ate, it was very different from what she ate, she decided it must be her food that made her big enough to be a tugboat.

The next day Tam the Tug started eating like the speedboats, she had eggwhites and fruit for breakfast, she had a nice big salad for lunch, and some nuts for a snack and for supper she had chicken and broccoli and a sweet potatoe, she was feeling good and knew that she was right it was her food that was making her a Tugboat. Tam cleaned out her refrigerator and got rid of all the bad foods she had been eating , icecream and cakes cookies and pies all that stuff she ate was making her a big old tugboat.

Tams captain could not figure why Tams Engine would not start and each day he came by he thought she looked smaller. Every night Tam the Tug went out on the river and sped up and down, she was getting faster everyday she knew and she could tell she was getting tinier each day. She kept on eating the same foods the speedboats were eating and pretty soon she was passing all the boats on the river, she knew she was finally a speedboat and went wooohoooo as she passed all the other boats on the river, Tam steered slowly back to her dock the next morning, and tied up with ropes, she looked down in the water and saw her reflection for the very first time WOW she was a beautifullll long speedboat.

That morning Tams captain came to the dock and was so surprised at what he saw, Tam the Tug was no longer the big boat he had always been the captain of , she was this big long beautifull speedboat, the captain was so pleased he had the painters come in and paint her red with sparkles in her paint like she had always dreamed, and he changed her name from Tam the Tug to Captains DreamTam, and the Captain ALWAYS had a WINK in his eye everytime he took her out on the river and to this day the Captain and his DreamTam speed up and down the river and you can hear Tam goin WOOOHOOOO as she passses all the other boats on the river.

JUNK FOOD JUNKIES HUMANS OR RATS

2011-07-25T05:24:00.000-07:00

There are new studies out that lead to a theory that Junk food really is an addiction just like nicotine or any other drug, the study was based on a 40 day period feeding some rats normal rat food while giving others full or limited access to junk food. The rats were taught that they would be shocked after a flash of light, the rats on a normal diet would scurry away, while the Junk Food Junkies would take the shock and continue to eat.

The Good News is while Junk food may be an addiction, we are not rats , we can pick and choose what we eat. I believe that each and every one of us have a right to be healthy and fit, as free of medication as possible, most of this can be achieved by eating the right foods in a healthy balance of carbs proteins and fats.

Do you want to be like a rat and go down with the ship, or do you want to be a human and get in the lifeboat and live to sail another day. The Choice is yours, long healthy fulfilling life or alot of Drs visits in what are supposed to be the best years of your life.

You Decide does eating DingDongs make you healthier sexier more vibrant, or just turn you into a DingDong Addict ;)
cya soon
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Weighted Depression

2011-07-21T18:26:00.000-07:00

Most heavy people put on a good front and to there friends and family appear to be perfectly happy. I have talked to many people who have undergone a transformation form fat to fit like myself, and none was ever really happy with themselves. The weight of the body adds weight to the mind and the jolly fat man is really a depressed man putting on a good front for people. Exercise fuels the mind and food fuels the body, if you are diligent with both, you can have both sound mind and body.

I know there are a few cases of people who have medical conditions that cause there obesity, they are an exception, by and large most Obese people just like to eat and have a mental block that makes them think food is there friend, while it is really just killing them with kindness. When we realize food is just something we need to survive, and not something we need to worship, then we can begin to enjoy doing things rather than enjoy eating things. I myself have certain rules to live by and when I indulge in something it is an exception. If you live by rules and enjoy and occasional exception you will find your quality of life will improve and you will replace your weighted depression with light hearted elation ;)
cya soon
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The Road Less Traveled is the Road For Me

2011-07-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

I hear statistics and watch the news, and it seems that more and more people are favoring the good life, they wine and dine themselves into being a statistic. The age of modern medicine has been trumped, OBESITY has dealt society a heavy blow. A few years ago the experts were sure we would have a big population of people living healthy fulfilling lives well into there 90's, that has changed Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, are going to take there toll, OBESITY is a contributing factor in all of these medical problems.

I am choosing to exercise and eat right at least 85% of the time. Eating right and exercise is my rule. Sometimes I have a cheat day on food sometimes I don't exercise, BUT if I eat right and exercise 85 out of 100 days I will reap the rewards as will you. Its not the easy ROAD in terms of eating out, or partying to excess, it might not even make me popular,BUT it is the RIGHT road, the road less traveled the road that don't go by the Dr or by the Pharmacy nearly as much, it is the road that lowers cholesterol, the road that lowers hypertension , the road that can control diabetes more by diet than by medication, it is the road that can lead us back to the Healthy Fit Nation we were 30 years ago.

I hope that anyone that has a loved one that is obese will reach out to them and encourage them to change there lifestyle and learn a better way of living. Encourage those around you that are on the highway to early death and disease, to take The Road Less Traveled reclaim there health and vigor and be a GOOD Statistic ;)
cya soon
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ThanksGiving Thoughts

2009-11-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS

The big day is almost here, everybody will get in there cars and travel many miles sometimes, to have a Thanksgiving feast with there family. When Dinner is served everyone will dig in and enjoy each and every bite. The sad part is this after the meal which was good no doubt, most of us will be miserable hardly able to move.

I believe there is a better way to enjoy your dinner, and still enjoy it all, use a smaller plate with proportionately smaller portions of the things you love, you will have the same enjoyment of the flavors but you will not have the bloated belly that really needs to burp just to get some space in it to work.

I have embraced a healthy lifestyle for several years and I cannot recall the last time I was miserable from eating a meal, I have enjoyed many meals and not being miserable is a bonus for sure. The best thing is you can look forward to the next meal and not be laying around on furniture waiting on your poor body that thought it was used for a garbage disposal unit to have to process the unexpected windfall.

Overeating is like trying to put 5 extra gallons of gas in your car, the difference being your poor body will accommodate the extra, and you will just be miserable for a few hours.

Ok Thats all I am going to say, go forth enjoy your day if you do fall off the fitness wagon and over indulge, it is a wagon and not a jet plane, you can climb right back on Friday and continue your journey .

Cya Soon

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High School Years

2009-11-02T15:33:00.000-08:00

I entered Highschool very overweight, and just like elementary school its harder for fat students .
The Big difference is all the bullys in the county are in one location so there are more of them to avoid, and it can't be done.
For the most part things go well, but then this is where the obese kids start to have trouble dressing out for gym, in a locker room with mostly fit kids in that day and time.
I always dressed for gym but there were always the FATSO comments to face everytime and that carryed over to the classroom if you shared classes with any of the locker room bullys .

I went through Highschool al the way through my junior year overweight. The summer between my junior and senior year I decided to lose weight. I didnt really know what to do , so basically I starved myself for the summer eating a cube steak sandwich a day and not very much else. When I returned to Highschool in the fall I was 40 lbs lighter and things seemed to be better as a non fat person. So now I knew for sure it was harder being overweight I was treated better by the same people that picked on me as an obese person. It may not be right but it is just the way it is
cya soon
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Obese Beginnings

2009-10-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

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
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Another Year Gone

2009-10-30T12:31:00.000-07:00

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
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Not An Option

2009-10-30T09:12:00.003-07:00

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
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Patience is the Potion

2009-10-30T09:09:00.000-07:00

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
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What is BeachBody

2009-10-30T09:07:00.000-07:00

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
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How Hungry Are You

2009-10-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

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
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Your Best Friend

2009-10-30T09:02:00.000-07:00

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
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Life is Short, or is it to Long

2009-10-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

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
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Its Never Over

2009-10-30T08:57:00.000-07:00

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

Raw product

2009-04-04T04:41:00.000-07:00

Winter Workouts

2009-04-04T04:40:00.000-07:00

Wink with Wink

2009-04-04T04:25:00.000-07:00

Wink and Traci Morrow Team Genesis Summitt

2009-04-03T17:16:00.000-07:00

Wink and Traci Morrow 1970's

2009-04-03T17:13:00.000-07:00

Yamillie and Lauren

2009-04-03T17:12:00.000-07:00

Wink and Lauren Howard

2009-04-03T17:11:00.000-07:00

Wink and Yamillie Hurst

2009-04-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

Tony Horton and Traci Morrow 2009

2009-04-03T17:05:00.000-07:00

Wink and Anna Rose

2009-04-03T17:03:00.000-07:00

2009-04-03T16:58:00.000-07:00

Lose Weight Gain Cash

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2009-04-01T13:41:00.001-07:00

GREAT STARTER PROGRAM

2009-04-01T13:38:00.001-07:00

MANAGE YOUR TYPE 2 Diabetes

2009-04-01T13:37:00.001-07:00

P90X Rocks

2009-04-01T13:35:00.001-07:00

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WInks Sucessor /DALLAS WINS

2009-03-31T16:58:00.001-07:00

Dallas Carter Wins 250,000 Dollars the Future is here

SHAKEOLOGY THE NEXT BIG THING

2009-03-31T16:29:00.001-07:00

The Best Meal Replacement Shake on the Market

Shakeology

2009-03-31T16:17:00.001-07:00

HEY GUYS
This meal replacement is the real deal ;-) It has been in the developmental process at Beachbody for quite some time. The testimonials for this product range from higher energy, to regularity , to weightloss, it is full of phytonutrients and antioxidants, we all know how important these things are to fight free radicals in our systems, and keep us in good health. To read more about shakeology go to www.shakeology.com and if you wish to order please go to my website www.winkwon.com
cya soon
Wink ;-)

Win With WInk Fitness Challenge

2008-08-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS

I am so excited Suzie and I have issued a fitness challenge in our community. Our first meeting was August 14 and we had a huge crowd, 70 people showed up to say this is the beginning of our new life. Our BeachBody friends from Stuarts Draft, Va. Keith Harris and Coni Constatine came up to help us get started.
The meeting consisted of an intro from Suzie , a Brief introduction to BeachBody and a slideshow by Coni,followed by weigh ins , and I spoke a few minutes on nutrition. Keith Did an excellent job filming footage of our meeting.
The Fitness challenge is going to touch many lives, 7o people can reach an astronomical number of other people. I know that any of you that is excited as Suzie and I are will spread the word and touch the people in your life as well.
I wish to thank Frank and Susan Sponaugle for generously allowing us to use the dining room at cliff view golf club and inn for our meetings.
cya soon
Wink ;-)

Coaching = Financial oppurtunity

2008-07-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys
However you get to this Blog Please Don't Leave without clicking on one of the Million Dollar Body Links, or fat2fitness.net. In these hard Economic times We all need a few extra dollars from time to time.
I personally and do not consider myself a business success YET, am earning between 800 to 1000 dollars a month. BB pays it directly into my checking account once a week. If you would like to share in this oppurtunity with the 69th fastest growing company in the USA , click on the links and email me at earl@fat2fitness.net I would love to help you get started to establishing your sucessful business
Cya soon ;-)
Wink

DIET IS NOT STARVATION

2008-04-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

Doing
Intelligent
Eating
Today

Do you really want it
Is it really worth it
Every bite counts
Treat your body with respect

I know most people that are on a weight loss plan or a diet,that is the most favored of words,associate it with doing without something they like. They will think of deprivation and hunger,it does not have to be that way.Make a plan, read up on good foods, EAT BREAKFAST wake your body up, DONT let it go into starvation mode. 5 to 6 meals a day is a good thing never real hungry never real full.Compose a list of foods you like that are healthy, Make up a few simple meals that have little prep time. The less you have to think about food the easier it gets. You get home you pop that sweetpotatoe in the oven toss that salad fix that piece of fish or chicken 20 minutes, you are eatin a healthy supper, and there are no leftovers ;-) I know I make it sound easy to eat healthy and it really is. If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything. It is mind over matter. In this case it does matter, alot of us are middleaged and are heading toward the senior years and time is not gettin any slower.We need to fight old age every step of the way reverse our biological clock. I am goin to be like the timex watch , I am goin to keep on ticking.

cya soon
Wink ;)

2008-04-10T15:58:00.000-07:00

DC CAMP AND BACK AGAIN

2008-04-10T14:03:00.001-07:00

HEY GUYS
I was in the nations capitol this weekend for a fantastic fitness camp with Tony Horton, Creator of the p90x program I am currently using. The weekend consisted of an informal rock climbing outing Friday night after checking into the Hotel, that was an experience I will never forget. We climbed walls that were straight up and some that were inverted, I managed to get up most of them, that was quite a workout in itself.
Saturday morning we assembled at 8AM for a workout led by Tony Horton, these workouts are very intense and on the average I burned 700 calories for the hour. There was an additional workout Saturday plus a workshop on proper form.
Sunday the beatings continued as we were led through an hour of vinyosa power yoga , had breakfast then another seminar. This seminar was very interesting and he spoke on a small part of the brain in the frontal lobe called the hippo campus , it is about the size of the thumbnail part of your thumb and is responsible for your sense of well being, 20 minutes of cardio exercise a day stimulates this part of the brain and has been found to battle depression and help fight Alzheimer's.
This was a fantastic fun filled weekend shared with people from all over the country and Canada with no common interests other than to be healthy and fit, and the desire to share that health and fitness with others
cya soon
Wink ;-)

TYPICAL DAY OF EATING

2008-03-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS

Some of you like to know what you can eat to lose weight. Here is a typical day of my meals

Breakfast one cup FIBER ONE cereal with 3/4 cup blueberrys and soy or skim milk " I SOMETIMES MIX WHEY PROTEIN AND A CUP OF PLAIN NOFAT YOGURT INTO THE CEREAL IN PLACE OF MILK

SNACK
Medium apple two pieces string cheese

LUNCH
Wrap 4 oz turkey 1 slice lowfat swiss hotpepper rings sometimes use salmon or tuna instead of turkey The brand of wrap I use are called flat out wraps and have the BESTLIFE seal on them

Snack Banana with about 10 almonds non salted

Supper 4 oz chicken or fish occasionally beef A baked sweet potatoe and a salad or a green veggie

this meal is versatile so many combinations of meat and green veggies baked sweet potatoe is pretty much a staple , if you substitute pasta remember 1 cup cooked pasta is a serving

If you need a snack later a light yogurt is not a bad choice or sugar free jello , celery sticks I am sure you have the right general idea about what is a good snack late at night

That my friends is a pretty basic day of eating in our household

cya soon ;)
wink

WINK HAS WON

2008-03-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS

It has been a long fulfilling journey that will continue, fitness is not just for the duration of a contest, it is a lifelong commitment. I have learned so much the last three years. Lifestyle change is the key to living a fit life, diets are a dead end street, you lose a few pounds you feel like you reached your goals so then you quit your diet. Guess what, you will more often than not regain your losses but add an additional few as well. The vicious circle we keep going round and round in , it seems there is no easy place to hop off. I would love to see you commit to change and not a diet, make good food choices, find out how many calories you need to consume, make it a good ratio, do yourself a favor. You may not need to lose weight, you might need to get your cholesterol and triglycerides down , exercise and diet will do this as well. You might need to build muscle, find out what it takes, no matter what hurdles you have have in life , you will find anything easier if your body is in as good as shape as possible. Not Everybody in life is going to win $250,000 What is your good health worth. I am fortunate to have won the Grand Prize in the Million Dollar Body Contest, but even if I had not won one thin dime, I have gained the greatest prize in the world a sound body to go with a sound mind. If there is anything I can do to help anyone that reads this, please feel free to email me at train6080@yahoo.com If I cant help you I am sure I can find someone who can.

I will leave you on this note , all of us can be fit to some degree, we may not look like centerfolds or beach boys , but to be healthy and fit is a gift, and no matter what the package looks like if you are healthy anything extra is a bonus.

cya soon

wink ;-)

Million Dollar Body Grand Finale

2008-02-21T13:28:00.000-08:00

http://www.milliondollarbody.com/suzieb

HEY GUYS
ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I LAST POSTED , I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF ANYONE READS THIS , BUT IF YOU DO I AM NOW A FINALIST IN THE MILLION DOLLAR BODY GAME , HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO MY DIET AND WORKOUT HAVE PAID GREAT DIVIDENDS FOR ME. MY HEALTH IS BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN SINCE I WAS IN MY LATE TWENTIES, PLUS I AM NOW A 50 THOUSAND DOLLAR WINNER , AND AM IN THE RUNNING FOR 250,000 DOLLARS .

IF ANYONE DOUBTS THERE ABILITY TO HAVE A BETTER HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE, I CHALLENGE YOU TO ORDER A BEACH BODY WORKOUT DVD , IF YOU DO THE WORKOUTS IN THE OUTLINED FORMAT AND EAT A HEALTHY DIET , YOU CAN ACHIEVE RESULTS THAT YOU ONLY PREVIOUSLY DREAMED OF

I KNOW THE PROGRAMS AND THE DIET PLANS WORK, NOT ONLY HAVE I LOST 140 POUNDS , MY WIFE SUZIE HAS LOST 75 POUNDS AS WELL. SHE WAS ALREADY ON THE SAME EATING PLAN AS I , SO SHE INCORPORATED EXERCISE INTO IT AND HAS HAD FANTASTIC RESULTS

I WILL GO FOR NOW AND WILL PROMISE TO LOG BACK IN TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE MILLION DOLLAR BODY GAME.

http://www.milliondollarbody.com/earlbroughf

MILLION DOLLAR BODY GRAND FINALE

2008-02-21T12:40:00.000-08:00

YOGA

2007-06-25T17:48:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS
It has been awhile since I last posted , the golf course opened so I have been a little busy caddying.
Yoga is the word , I believe strength and flexibilty will come more from yoga than anything else. I started P90X in feb and with it yoga X you workout in such a small area doing the vinyosa yoga and you sweat like you are doing a cardio workout, your muscles are at full attention the biggest part of the time. It is isometric excercise at its best, with all the twisting and holding positions. I am going to post a few pictures to show you how flexible you can become ;-)
cya soon
wink ;-)

DIET AND EXCERCISE VS. SURGERY

2007-03-21T19:15:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS. There seems to be a lot of controversy these days concerning gastric bypass surgery. I am sure some people have it done because they are at the end of there rope, and feel it is the only solution they have left. I am here to say, I once considered it as well, Tired of being BIG, Tired of being looked at in a BAD way, Tired of being BIG EARL, and Tired of being TIRED. Before I had considered having gastric bypass surgery I had went to a local physician, attempting to get a prescription for one of the new appetite suppressants of the current day , I really don't even recall the name of this particular drug, but all in all I must have pretty good drs. as none ever felt comfortable enough to prescribe any of those drugs to me. The thing I have to get off my chest is this. When I went to my dr on the last particular expedtition to try to attain the elusive appetite suppressants, which he would not prescribe. I went home empty handed and basically forgot about the drugs, not being one to rock the boat. I went on for a couple weeks maybe even as much as a month, then one day the phone ran a Drs office , not my Dr. was on the phone, I really dont know how they got my medical records as I always had assumed a dr patient relationship was privliged information. These people told me that under the current guidelines I was a perfect candidate for gastric bypass surgery,I totally went off on these people, whoever they were. I asked them did they consider it safer to cut up a persons intestines, than to precribe a medication to suppress ones appetite, I dont think they were expecting the response they got from me.I was angry , shocked, felt humiliated, I was overwieight not morbidly obese, at least that was how I saw the picture. I went on for a few more years, I would diet and lose a few pounds, I would put them back on season after season. I guess I finally arrived at the conclusion that i was morbidly obese and if somthing wasnt done by me I would not live to be a ripe old age. Looking back I still do not condone trying to drum up business for the surgeons on the telephone, but I do believe facilitys that offer these magic bullet operations should test patients to see if there is a problem with there metabolism, thyroid or anything else that would avoid a very intrusive surgery. If the only problem with the patient is to much food and no excercise,extensive diet counseling should be the first option the physician looks at. He or She should be thinking of the patients longterm future, and not just another day in the O.R. My personal physician these days does not advocate gastric bypasses, he doesnt think the entire story on them is in yet. Some people literally die from malnutrition following these procedures, others find a way to eat and end up gaining all there former weight back within a year or two. I was reading an article earlier today, that links a form of brain desease to the gastric bypass. In closing I believe in all sincerity with my heart of hearts, Education is the real tool to overcome obesity. People need to learn to read labels , they need to know something enriched is NOT a good thing it is just full of additives. I used to be the ultimate fatboy, my goal these days is to be the ultimate fitboy, and it is my desire that all who read this and face the same choices I faced, choose to fight the good fight and take there health into there own hands and educate themselves to the end goal of being a healthy fit person. cya soon ;-) Wink

A WINNER

2007-03-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

HEY GUYS
I am a winner. The folks at Million Dollar Body say it is so.I feel great about this.I have never been the best at to many things in my life.The Best news is this,YOU can also be a winner. All it takes to be a winner with MDB is a serious commitment to diet and exercise.There is no magic bullet, just the determination to succeed. I have found in my personal journey, results have been the great motivator. It is true some workouts are so boring, that 45 minutes seems like 3 days, but then you measure your results against that time spent, and if you are successful it makes it all worthwhile .
I measure my success in pounds, inches, stamina, and strength. If you have succeeded in all these things you are on your way to being a much healthier and happier person. The bottom line is this people, you can wait around and do nothing worthwhile for yourself, or you can get busy, find a workout program that is right for you. It can be walking, jogging riding a bicycle, the main thing is to move, any athletic movement will make you a much fitter person in mind and body. SO GET BUSY AND DO ANYTHING
cya soon Wink;-)

To Disney And Back

2007-02-25T15:06:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS

I am back from Disney World. It was great fun but I was ready to come home. I maintained my daily workout routines while gone, thus I didn’t worry too much about eating while there. I am sure that some days I walked as much as 7 miles while going around the different parks.

Food was one of the main focuses while we were in Florida. We purchased the Disney Dining Plan, it was great you are able to get a counter service meal a snack and a sit down dinner everyday, and it is more food than a person can eat; it gives one the flexibility to try new foods in the different restaurants. I ate escargot for the first time in my life, the sauce was better than the snails which were ok. I do like seared tuna that was a pleasant surprise. The great thing was the fact most of it was not buffet style meals, you had a portion and that was all. I am pleased to say that I didn’t overindulge to the point of making myself feel badly. Food however, will always be an obstacle for me in my journey to fitness.

When we arrived back in Virginia home from Disney, it was back to the business of a Healthy lifestyle. I did a three day semi-fast consisting of zone protein drinks water and green tea , after the third day I went back to a good balanced 40 30 30 meal plan. I got on the scales one week upon arriving home and was back at my pre-vacation weight of 200 pounds. I was pleased with this. Now I have kicked my workouts up another level and my body is craving more fuel, I am being very careful with this. I do not intend to overfeed myself, I now have to determine the caloric needs that my body requires the more intense exercise. I think when the Million Dollar Body E-Commerce Store opens; I will invest in a heart rate monitor to determine my caloric burn for my workouts. I am very excited that I am at the point in my journey where toning and building lean muscle mass is more important than losing weight, I am going to close now but will return again soon you all have a great day and good luck to all of you in your journey to good health and well being , if I can help anybody just email me at train6080@yahoo.com

Cya soon

Wink

2007-01-28T17:30:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS ;-)
It is a good day,I went to walmart a couple days ago and a lady there, wanted to see my before and after photos, she said NO WAY , most people look old with saggy skin when they lose that much weight. I thanked her for the compliment, and explained that it may not cure all the sags but exercising while reducing your weight will make you look much better. At almost 47 years old I feel better than I have in my entire adult life.I often joke with people about my pant size now, when i started my transformation journey i was 52 inches around the middle, now I can say 34 waist first time since 3rd grade , which is probably not far from being the truth , another thing is I used to wear 32 length, but since now I wear my pants around my middle instead of under my gut, I got two inches taller and now wear 34x34 , so its amusing to me I bought pants 32 in length and now they are too short. I will soon make my annual spring trip to peebles to shop their winter closeouts,and get some proper long pants ;-) I may not be back on here for a couple weeks as the wife and I are going to disney world,it is something we look forward to doing each year, it breaks the winter up enough to make it seem a shorter season.I will leave now but will return later, probably going to show you my dogs and birds they are fun.
cya soon Wink ;-)

EXCITEMENT AND FITNESS

2007-01-25T10:09:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS
I AM EXCITED . I am a independent coach for million dollar body, was a coach for beachbody,for over a year , I really enjoy helping people find solutions, for there health and wellbeing.My journey continues, and as I travel the road to fitness and health, there is always someone along the way that needs a handup.I am always willing to lend that hand, as hands were there to pull me along as I encounterd the first few rough bumps in the road.I would like to thank all my friends at beachbody now million dollar body for always being there for me, it wasnt always easy for me, believe me , I struggle at times just like everyone else trying to get healthy and fit.
I am excited about Million Dollar Body putting up there money to get people to workout.It sounds crazy to me but I am not a corporate type guy, I dont know the exact figures but I know they will give away over a million dollars this year.The GREAT thing about this concept and I am seeing it everyday in wowy our online workout place , that more people are there everyday, that tells me it is working, as an online coach that Excites me, I know some people may come for the prizes, thats ok somebody has to win, but people are going to be hooked on working out and leaving obesity, high bloodpressure,diabetes, heart desease all lyeinwwg in the dust, THAT is a good thing.If anyone ventures by to read this my website is www.milliondollarbody.com/wink
Please feel free to email me at Train6080@yahoo.com if you want help and answers to your transformation journey to a new and better you.
cya soon Wink ;-)

Work Hard Loose Skin is a Blessing

2007-01-25T09:34:00.000-08:00

HI GUYS
Had a Great workout today really felt like I went to the limits of what I am capable of doing , it was good , I used 10 pound handweights in the Tony Horton master series sweat 5-6 workout today , If you take all his breaks and stop during the workout its not good, you cant keep your heartrate up , but keep moving and start his sequences while he is talkin about them it is a fun fast paced workout that is over before you know it.I feel guilty about calling it my workout for the day.
I switched to Debbie Seibers slim series workouts in Nov, she is a great coach ,should be a drill sargeant , the way she smiles at you while she is doing the same moves that are torturing you. I respect her because she is working the biggest part of the entire workout, it makes me feel that if I can keep up with her I have really done somthing to feel good about for the day.
I have definitely seen improvement in my abs since I have started slim series , she leads you from one move to another and has you locked in the proper position to start the next move.As you can see from my profile picture i was quite a large man, 52 in waist.I currently have some loose skin issues from being that OBESE, thats an ugly sounding word and nobody likes to consider themselves as such.I am hopeful my skintone will improve and I will not have to use surgical means to get the look that I desire. There are different things on the market that promise to help with stretched skin, but like other things is it true or is it hype? I dont know.
Am I vain for thinking i should have tight skin? Should a person have surgery when nothing is life threatening? There are no guaruntees in this life.I as an individual know when I take my clothes off know how I look.There are always choices to be made, what is right and what is wrong,I dont know what my decision will be.There is some humour to be found, I now with my new found health work as a caddy at the Cascades a part of the Homestead Resort in Hotsprings VA. I had the privlige to caddy for a very reputable plastic surgeon from savannah GA. I got a consultation after the round of golf, talk about cost effiency ;-) I was told the procedure i would need had to go all the way around , and its called a pulldown ,I picture it as pulling your shirt down to tuck it in , he told me anything less, just to do the front would be a waste , and to take my money and take a vacation.I am going to give myself another year to workout, toneup, and reevaluate later, their is no point in rushing into somthing that could be life changeing. You guys all have a great day
cya soon Wink ;-)

FOOD KING

2007-01-25T09:24:00.000-08:00

HEY GUYS
I used to be the king of the buffet, no bar was to big for my practiced eye. The fried oysters have been one of my favorite things to eat , and I have eaten as many as 5 heaped up plates, to the point of being hardly able to breathe and feelin as if I needed to throw up, now mind you the buffets are still a treat I do occasionally, but I do not indulge to the point of makin myself ill , it has been a hard learning experience tryin to live a healthy lifestyle and fitting a restauraunt into it.

McDonalds,Burger King, Hardees,and Wendys Have also gotten a fair share of my earnings, GET THE BIGGEST MEAL I CAN BUY, only 69 cents more gets you a double order of fries and a huge softdrink , and to really do it right get a big frosty or a hot apple pie to top it off. I can honestly say I do not miss saying the words UPSIZE IT. Who knows how many extra calories are consumed each year just by those two words.
We are a society bent on being good to ourselves, nothing but the best or the biggest for me. I have been guilty for most of my life right along with the rest of the good ole USA. I have made changes in my life that are the right choices, I eat the right foods the majority of the time , and also the right portion. So many times the proper food is laid out before us BUT instead of eating to live and sustain our bodys , we live to eat, turning our bodies into a garbage disposal unit, I dont know, but I imagine teh intestinal tract can get over worked just like any other organs acid reflux may be a rebellion of the stomach. I eat now and sometimes am not full when I quit, but I am not hungry either, that is the place we need to be with food DONT EAT TILL YOU ARE FULL,EAT JUST UNTIL YOU ARE NO LONGER HUNGRY .I believe that one rule would change the entire country if it was adhered to.
Most of my meals are taken at home,one key thing is to keep the cookin simple, it is much easier to eat better if the preperation time is short. A standard meal for me will be a Piece of fish panfried in extra virgin olive oil, a spinach salad , I just like spinach better than lettuce , and a medium sized baked sweet potato.I can walk in thedoor and be eating in 15 minutes.If Ido choose to go to a fast food place these days I will order the sandwich and a diet drink or better yet icewater , I do go to subways occasionaly unlike gered the subway guy, who ate every meal there , that would get old really quick ;-)
ANYWAYS PEOPLE whoever may read this I hope you can learn somthing from my mistakes and triumphs , It has been a struggle for me most of my life and I have decided to control my own destiny and not leave it in the hands of FOOD ,
I will be back
cya soon Wink ;-)

2007-01-25T09:01:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody , I am so happy to be here and in the physical shape I am now . Eighteen months ago I was a tired fat man who was headed down the road to poor health. I found beachbody while watchin tv in the middle of the night , tv may have been watching me, it was late. I saw an infomercial with Tony Hortons Power 90. I watched with interest all the success stories how good everyone was looking , I thought I can do this, so I ordered the program.
ONE MONTH LATER
I went to the mailbox , there to my surprise because I had forgotten about it was Power 90 , I put it on the table and went about my business.
The next day I looked a the box and made a decision I had paid good money for this program and I was goin to use it. I started with p90 1-2, it was a real struggle to get through the routines , I was weighing 320 pounds and could NOT do one pushup.
I was ashamed at the condition I was in, I had always told myself I am in much better shape than most men my size, it was the BIG LIE, I was in really bad shape.
I made the trip down the stairs everyday faithfully, I did the workouts I started out doin pushups from the knees , but I could tell I was gettin stronger everyday, I stayed with p90 1-2 60 days before I felt like I could move on to p90 3-4.
p90 3-4 was like startin all over again, it was like I was in bad shape all over again , what a shocker. The Workouts had just about doubled and were way more intense, I continued to trudge down the steps to push play on the dvd player. I weighed myself every week , this was the part that was discourageing I had been workin out almost 3 months by this time, and had lost less than 20 pounds.
I felt like I needed to have better results or I wouldnt be able to continue the workouts everyday. I looked around on the internet for eating plans and settled on the 40 30 30 plan I ordered a book from amazon called 40 30 30 fat burning nutrition. From that day forth working out everyday , useing the new eating plan , it was like throwing fat in the fire it was melting off my body P90 3-4 was becoming easier all the time, I was finally able to do the entire routine with no stops and not really worn down either. I imagine I felt like rocky at the top of the steps in Philadelphia, it was great. About the same time that i started the 40 30 30 diet, I discovered WOWY, WORK OUT WITH YOU It was great now I had people that were going through the same thing I was going through.
It was great haveing people to talk to and chat with about all the aspects of loseing weight, and health problems associated with being heavy, and learning how to get the most out of my workouts , it was a great support to me, I continued p90 3-4 until I found out about p90 master series , I didnt know if I liked master series or not, it did not seem as intense as p90 3-4 , till the day I Listened to what Tony Horton was saying and understood it , THE WORKOUT IS AS INTENSE AS YOU WANT TO MAKE IT from then on it clicked I pushed hard on master series and found it to be a great workout too.
From JULY 2005 not sure of the exact day , to the present time I have lost 45 inches from chest waist and hips , dont really know how many inches from arms and thighs, but I know it is significant.
My waist has shrunk to a size 34 from a 52 , and my weight has fallen from 320 pounds to 200 pounds.
I am grateful that I woke up in the chair that night and saw Power 90 and BeachBody on the TV, I have a quality of life and desire to live it I never could have had with my former weight.
cya soon wink ;-)