Your problems are really just complaints!

I'm still waiting on new meal plans. It's ok though because I was looking at my current meal plan and it says I shouldn't have a new one until May 11. 


I didn't get a chance to sit down with Zach and give him the answers to my questions. I emailed them instead. I told him that my "problems" were really just jokes and I was supposed to be there for him to read them, but I still wanted to see what he would say about them. His response to me was, "You're problems sound like complaints. Suck it up."


It made me giggle because I can just see Zach shaking his head while reading my email. Janelle said that he did think it was kinda funny and knew that I was kidding. I'm not sure how he could have thought anything different...I mean I was asking where to get crack and how he felt about crack being a dietary supplement! 


On a side note; I set a goal for myself to be at 100 pounds lost by May 12. Well, that's just not going to happen. I'm not making excuses, but with my unexpected out of town trips and high stress I just didn't get there. I was getting really frustrated too. I was really stressing myself out about reaching that goal. I'm close, but it might still be a few weeks. I'm not really upset because I have stuck to my plan and stuck to my workouts. It's not like I started skipping the gym and stuffing my face at night. (It was hard to workout while out of town though.) I've been in a bit of a rut and I think a new meal plan(s) will help me out. I will have something new to focus on. 

Spinning? Not so much.

Seeing as how yesterday was mother's day, my friend and I were worried about classes at the gym being cancelled. 


I was at one gym yesterday morning and they cancelled all their classes and had limited hours. I sent her a message and told her to check with the other gym to find out if they were having classes. 


She found out that they were under normal hours and normal class schedule. I even called to find out as well. Neither of us really wanted to go spinning, but since we said we would try it, we really weren't going to back out. We made excuses the whole way there, but managed to make it all the way to the gym and into the aerobics room. 


Guess what? There was no one there. We checked the time and it was 10 till 4. The class was supposed to start at 4. Neither of us had any idea what to do so we were waiting for someone else to show up and guide us in getting set up. 


At 3:55 I decided to just sit on the floor. My friend did the same. At 4 we looked at each other trying to figure out what the hell was going on. No one was there. At 4:05 we got up and left. We had a good time sitting there because we can crack each other up all day long. 


It was just frustrating because we called and checked TWICE to find out if there were still classes! We planned our whole day around going to the class. 


She still wants to go and try. I guess we will wait until next Sunday and try again!

Body Image

I saw this article on CNN. I thought it was pretty interesting. 


Say bye-bye to bad body image talk

More problem questions for Zach.

So, I've been busting my butt in the gym. I've been trying to lift heavier. I have gone up in weight on many things. Now, I'm sore, sore, sore all the time. I know I will get used to it, but by then it will be time to go up in weight again. 


This weekend I will do the spinning class with my friend. She was sick last week and wanted to cancel. I don't blame her, she did have bronchitis. She is ready to go tomorrow afternoon. I'm still not so sure how I'm going to like all of this, but she wants to go and I promised her I would try it.


Yesterday, I was telling Janelle some of my funny questions for Zach and we came up with some more. I know that his question, "Problems?" was really meant for meal plan and workout questions. I just need to entertain myself, so I'm still working on more questions. 


1. I'm wanting to get to my goal faster. How can we speed this up? Can I smoke crack? I hear people that smoke crack drop weight really fast. (Ok, so we were laughing about this one because I said it and then we all looked at each other and then Janelle said in a very serious tone, "I don't even know where to get crack." Of course you don't know where to get crack! We don't smoke crack! Anyway, then I was wondering how you would even get crack. Do you just walk up to someone and ask them if they sell crack? How do you find a good dealer? Do you ask for references and referrals? Honestly, I do know how it works and I know it's easer than anyone could imagine, but it's funny to think about things like that. Well, to me anyway.)


2. How about that alcohol? I'm missing it, and that's a problem. Can I have more? It's almost summer. I want a margarita. 


3. Kids are out of control at school lately. It's almost summer. They are stressing me out. What should I do? 

Things are changing!

I've been waiting for a new meal plan and I finally think I'm going to get it, but I think I'm nervous. 


Janelle handed me a scrap of paper that had a few things written on it. It was Zach's handwriting and it said:
-summer work schedule
-school schedule
-high activity days
-low activity days
-problems?


I think I might be getting more than one meal plan. I'm sure it's going to be one for the days I go to the gym and one for the days I don't go to the gym. 


I told Janelle that the "problems" question was a pretty loaded question. I know he means problems with the meal plan and workouts, but I think I might make a list of random questions like.
-You don't leave enough room for alcohol in my meal plan. I need more booze. 
-Yea, I have a problem...my neighbor is really loud. Any suggestions?
-I like this guy, but he's not calling. What should I do?
-I need more money to buy new clothes. How would you suggest that I get more money?


Janelle and I laughed, she thinks I should do it and just not say anything when I give Zach my paper with my responses to his other questions. Let's hope he doesn't read this before Sunday!

Hat Guy has a new name!

I frequently talk about "Hat Guy". He is my favorite character at the gym. He is the little man with invisible lat syndrome. He brings me hours of entertainment. He also got a new nick name the other day at the gym...


Janelle and I were doing squats and whatnot. When we walked over to the squat rack we saw that someone had loaded up the bar with three 45 pound plates on each side. That is a total of 315 pounds (6 plates plus the bar). We start making jokes about who would be using that much weight for anything. We automatically assume it's Hat Guy because he always loads up bars and machines with a ton of weight. Then he stands around and talks. He never does anything with all the weight. 


Anyway, we get all set up and this huge guy who is a police officer in the area comes over and uses the machine next to us. No joke, this guy is like 6'6" and makes line backers look small. He realizes that he needs some 45 pound plates and makes a joke about us hogging all the heavy weight. 


We tell him how we found all the weight loaded onto the bar and we tell him who we think did it. He asks us to point the guy out and we tell him all of our funny Hat Guy stories. He kind of laughs and we tell him that this guy has short man syndrome and invisible lat syndrome. 


He keeps laughing with us and then says, "Well I am bigger than the average bear, but I guess he is a pretty small guy. There is no way he could lift that much. I can't lift that much."


Then he says, "So Hercules thinks he's a pretty big man huh?"


I couldn't even respond. I only laughed and looked at Janelle and said, "Oh my god, new nick name for Hat Guy!" The big cop just laughed too. Now we have a new gym friend and he's a good gym friend to have. I come up to his waist. No kidding. 


Here's my other Hat Guy posts if you need to catch up with him. He's quite the character. 


Hey man, nice hat. 

Hey man, where's your hat?

Just when I think things are getting dull around the gym. 

What is your secret?

I’ve been asked a lot what “my secret” is. How on earth have I done this? How have I lost this weight? Umm...I don’t have a secret. I don’t even have a secret weapon. I thought maybe Zach and Janelle would be my secret weapon, but I tell everyone about them and I tell everyone with questions to go see them!

As of late, here’s how conversations go:

Random friend or person I know (RFOPIK), “Wow, you look awesome. What have you been doing? What is your secret?”

Me, “I eat on a meal plan and I go to the gym...a lot.”

RFOPIK, “Wow. I wish I had the time to do that. So you don’t do anything special?”

Me, “If I have the time to go to the gym, anyone does. You just have to make it part of your day. You have to make it like work or a meeting or doctors appointment. I have to tell people that I’m busy when I’m at the gym. I won’t make plans for anything if it’s a regular gym time. I don’t do anything special. I count calories and eat every three hours. I don’t drink like I used to.”

RFOPIK, “That sounds like a lot. I just don’t know if I could do all of that.”

Me, “Well, I’m tired of being fat and it is a lot of work, but it’s worth it. The longer I do this the easier it gets. It does take dedication, because some days it takes everything in me to drag my ass to the gym. Some days I just want to sit on my ass and drink, but I don’t want to go back to where I was. I guess that’s my secret; I’m tired of being fat.”

I think people want me to tell them that I found a magic, quick fix for being overweight. I wish I had too, but since I know Harry Potter and Hogwarts don’t exist I’ve had to do it the old fashioned way and just put in the hard work. I know that upsets a lot of people to know that they are just going to have to do the hard work, but it’s true. 

I think some really awful things.

So, I saw a commercial for the Tyra Show the other day when I friend and I were flipping through the channels. On the screen was an advertisement for a possible show. It said something to this effect...


"Do you know someone who was passed up for a promotion or job because of their weight? Or do you think people shouldn't be in high ranking/important jobs because they are overweight? If so you could be on the Tyra Show."


I kind of made a nasty face while we were reading that. I said, "I hope that's not always true, but I sometimes think nasty things like that." I'm not perfect, in fact I'm no where near perfect. I'll admit it; I've always been judgmental of people that are overweight. Maybe it's because I've been lumped into that group for so long and I never wanted to be there. (I mean, I should have just gotten off my ass years ago and taken care of the problem, but I was too lazy.)


Anyway, I know that overweight people aren't lazy. I know there are many reasons for people to be overweight, and I'm not a totally hateful b*tch, but I think awful thoughts about people from time to time.


So we kind of got into a discussion with my friend about our different views about over weight people and if they are lazy or have a medical issue....etc, etc. I really can't share what we were saying because we are both incredibly foul mouthed and the whole conversation would be asteriks! 


Anyway, it really just got me thinking about what other people thought. I don't think it's right for someone to be passed up for a job because of size or any feature, color, etc. I just wonder what other people think. Don't worry. I won't be offended. Anything you could say, I've probably thought at one point in my life!

Spinning? Not so much!

I was going to go spinning yesterday, but my friend couldn't go. She had something else come up at the last minute. I'm not even going to lie, I was pretty excited that she had to cancel. My legs are really, really sore from my workout on Saturday. 


It was a killer workout: squat, lunge, dead life, wide squat, 1 leg-leg press, inner thigh, leg extension, and step ups. It was awful. I am super - duper sore, still. 


Anyway, I still want to go spinning. I want to try it once and my friend wants someone to go with her. I've promised her one time, but no more until I decide how I feel about it. 


Honestly, when I got to the gym yesterday morning for our regular workout I was hoping she wanted to cancel on the spinning. I told her I was really sore hoping she would let me off the hook and then she said she couldn't go anyway. I was so relieved and excited that I'm not the one who bailed! 


Next Sunday there is a spinning class in the afternoon. That's the first time that both of us are available at the same time. I will do my regular workout and then go spinning in the afternoon, unless she needs to cancel again. I'm not going to lie, I'm already hoping she wants to cancel. I just can't get pumped for this. A lot of people have commented that they like spinning and I'm hoping that I can get into it as well. It would have nice to have a different kind of cardio to throw into the mix!

Spinning?

A friend of mine has started going to the gym. She goes to the same gym that I'm going to and she asked if I wanted to take a spinning class with her. I really don't want to take a spinning class, but since she asked, I'll go this one time. I told her I couldn't make any long term commitment to go every week, but I'll try this once. 


I still have to do my regular workout and she is even coming to do that with Janelle and I, so I figure I owe her one. Really, so many people support me these days that I feel like I have to support her, even if it's a form of exercise that I have no interest in. 


I'm all about a bike ride from time to time, but I'm not sure what's going to happen with this whole spinning thing. Another friend was telling us how she loves to bike ride so she tried a spinning class and she hated it. So last night I had to listen to someone talk about how awful it was. I was secretly hoping my other friend would be freaked out and not want to go, but no such luck. 


Let's hope I can make the whole hour. Anyway, it's just extra calories. I've been doing 2 workouts a day lately anyway, so this will help fill the quota.