As some of you know I work for the largest online retailer in the world. During the holidays, I sleep less, eat less, work more and generally get into a worse mood the closer Christmas gets. The last few years have been rough around the holidays, but after I had my surgery and have lost the weight that I have, I vowed this year would be different. I still am not sleeping much, so my attitude has been affected a little bit. I am a little quicker to get angry. Yet I am also realizing this much faster and thinking, for the most part, what I should say rather than just blurting it out. Now with that being said, I am finding that not being as exhausted as I used to get last year a major plus. Not carrying around the weight, basically another person, I am not wearing out as fast. I am still finding time to hit the gym, even in this week leading up to Christmas. I guess I could fill you in on why its so busy for me.
This week I am working 12 hour nights, driving one hour each way to and from work, putting in at least a 45 minute or more workout and sleeping a few hours a day. I have not seen my wife other than me crawling into bed and her getting up for her day, since Sunday at church. This is a yearly right of passage for us, it seems that its more of a trial though. This year has been much more intense work wise due to Thanksgiving being a week later than usual, and only having three weeks between holidays. Work is feeding us every Wed. which is usually pretty cool, until they have something I have to avoid. My boss is generally pretty good at letting me know what we are having before hand so I can give him what I can have or bring my own thing. When it comes to that, Subway seems to be my best and only choice. I do the best I can to avoid fast food as much as possible. The last few nights have been very intense work wise around me and my shift partner, our job has been relatively simple, fix what breaks. The rest of the building is "Making Christmas Happen for Millions". We are shipping out record numbers, bringing in record numbers and have record numbers of people in the building.
With all this you might think how does anyone not go insane during this time? Seriously have you met me? Just kidding. It is about finding that little joy in your day and focusing on that and waiting on the next one for tomorrow. Mine happens to be hitting the gym everyday. It lets me focus on me, and let the rest of the stuff melt away. Nothing else matters, plug in my ear buds and commence to building my body into the shape I want. The stronger I get the more I want to be in the gym. While this is going on, I am relying more on supplements to help me through the day. Gamma Labs G Fuel is a must for when the shift is getting late, their PTF (Pre Training Formula) is awesome just before a workout, Syntrax Nectar protein drinks keeps my protein levels up as required from the surgery. I have gone back to the Flintstone vitamins instead of the Celebrate drink paks, and protein bars as snacks. Still need the wife to give me the B12 shot for the month. Planning your days out and food out for the day is a big key to success. I am still losing weight, even though my current diet is mainly flatbread sandwiches from Subway, oh with Sriacha sauce. I have recently become addicted to that stuff.
Ok I am going to get off of here and try to keep myself going for the next couple of days and get to Christmas in one piece. Have a great Christmas if I don't see you before hand or write again.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
New things I am finding out
As I have been going through my weight loss journey, I am finding out new things all over the place. Today for example, going up and down some stairs I didnt need the handrail to steady myself. Never worried about falling or needing to use my arms to pull myself up the steps. My stamina is getting better and better. I have noticed how much easier it is to go longer and longer on the bike or elliptical machines. My strength is building back to where it was years ago. You never realize how much you take for granted when you are not heavy, then after you lose those things and never have them, you learn to appreciate the small things like stairs and just ease of movement in general. I am now down a total of 180 pounds, my current short term is to be at or above 200 pounds lost for my one year anniversary on Feb 5th.
I am close to this goal. If you want to follow along with me find my facebook.com/mboruff1 or my google+ account of mboruff1, twitter you guessed it mboruff1 is the user name. I am also on Instagram with the same user name as all of the above. I have been posting my progress on all of these sites.
Lets see if we can get Gamma Labs to sponsor me, lol. I have started using their products nearly everyday, PTF just before a workout and G Fuel to keep me going towards the end of my shift to get me home. Their product has been a big help in keeping me motivated in the gym. Quest Nutrition is another company that I would like to give a BIG shout out to. Since my surgery I have had a major craving for Peanut Butter chocolate cups, but Reese's brand would nearly kill me. Well at least I would wish it would have. Quest has a PB cup that is gluten free and only 2g of Sugar with 20g of protein that is killer. They also have a great list of awesome tasting bars, some I love. Cinnamon Roll tastes like Cinna Bon parked a big roll right in front of me, Raspberry cheesecake flavor also rocks. Okay, maybe thats a good Christmas idea for me, get me Gamma and Quest products. Its just a slight joke, I would really appreciate it.
I did see something in the gym the other day that kind of irritated me. I was at the School Fitness center and there was a larger girl working out. She was new to working out, you could tell by her form and her uneasiness around the equipment. She had a determination that she was going to make herself better. Then one of the younger, more metabolically blessed students, started to quietly heckle her and I could hear what he was saying. If you know me, you know I did not be quiet to this kid, but kept it out of her earshot. I told the kid that she had to learn how to eat properly, become disciplined about training and have a determination to succeed, and that every journey starts somewhere. Making fun of someone who is making the effort to better themselves, physically, educationally deserves the respect of those around them. It doesnt matter how she got to be as big as she was, all that matters is she is making the effort to change her life. He asked me how would I know what she is going through I wasn't fat. That line took a minute to settle in on what he said, but I quickly gave him my abbreviated story. After he thought about what he had been doing, he apologized and left the gym. I did not want this girl to hear what was going on, I want her to succeed, and not become self conscious and not come back. Then the kids words hit, I wasn't what he considered fat anymore. Wow, how does that slide by without it registering and now to process that I am not the largest person in the room anymore. And that is where I am going to leave this for now, it still hasnt sunk in all the way, I am winning my battle against fat and unhealthy choices. And it shows.
I am close to this goal. If you want to follow along with me find my facebook.com/mboruff1 or my google+ account of mboruff1, twitter you guessed it mboruff1 is the user name. I am also on Instagram with the same user name as all of the above. I have been posting my progress on all of these sites.
Lets see if we can get Gamma Labs to sponsor me, lol. I have started using their products nearly everyday, PTF just before a workout and G Fuel to keep me going towards the end of my shift to get me home. Their product has been a big help in keeping me motivated in the gym. Quest Nutrition is another company that I would like to give a BIG shout out to. Since my surgery I have had a major craving for Peanut Butter chocolate cups, but Reese's brand would nearly kill me. Well at least I would wish it would have. Quest has a PB cup that is gluten free and only 2g of Sugar with 20g of protein that is killer. They also have a great list of awesome tasting bars, some I love. Cinnamon Roll tastes like Cinna Bon parked a big roll right in front of me, Raspberry cheesecake flavor also rocks. Okay, maybe thats a good Christmas idea for me, get me Gamma and Quest products. Its just a slight joke, I would really appreciate it.
I did see something in the gym the other day that kind of irritated me. I was at the School Fitness center and there was a larger girl working out. She was new to working out, you could tell by her form and her uneasiness around the equipment. She had a determination that she was going to make herself better. Then one of the younger, more metabolically blessed students, started to quietly heckle her and I could hear what he was saying. If you know me, you know I did not be quiet to this kid, but kept it out of her earshot. I told the kid that she had to learn how to eat properly, become disciplined about training and have a determination to succeed, and that every journey starts somewhere. Making fun of someone who is making the effort to better themselves, physically, educationally deserves the respect of those around them. It doesnt matter how she got to be as big as she was, all that matters is she is making the effort to change her life. He asked me how would I know what she is going through I wasn't fat. That line took a minute to settle in on what he said, but I quickly gave him my abbreviated story. After he thought about what he had been doing, he apologized and left the gym. I did not want this girl to hear what was going on, I want her to succeed, and not become self conscious and not come back. Then the kids words hit, I wasn't what he considered fat anymore. Wow, how does that slide by without it registering and now to process that I am not the largest person in the room anymore. And that is where I am going to leave this for now, it still hasnt sunk in all the way, I am winning my battle against fat and unhealthy choices. And it shows.
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