Call Me Kevin

You know, some days I can’t physically work out, it sucks, but it’s life =/. I have extremely bad knees and shins, probably from years of being over weight. For a 20 year old I should be inprimecondition to work out every day.

Alas! I am not.

However, I feel like my mother knows this and in place of me not being able to work out on certain days she turns my upstairs apartment sized room into asweat box!

I sit for minutes and I feel the need to get completely naked… sometimes I do!

Katie’s here in my sweat box with me today though, so the whole naked thing just isn’t happening!! Let’s see how many pounds I can sweat off before I pass out!

Yesterday I got back in my grove, I laid out until I had some color and then I went for a nice run. I didn’t make it as far as I used to be able to when I ran but it’s still progress!

Today I decided to lay out again. I had planned on running, but the damn heat, 97 degrees where I live, gave me a massive headache! I’m drinking a ton of water and I ate a little, don’t want to get dehydrated!

However, the run I had planned on going on today is going to have to wait =/. I know if I tried running right now my headache would make me throw up all over the place!

But, Kevin got his groove back!

Ever realize you’re up at 4am and you skipped your workout because you accidentally fell asleep?

Yep. That’s me.

And now I’m screwed, because I’ll sleep in because I’m up so late because I took a nap. Now I’ll wake up too late to work out tomorrow, so I’m going to feel like crap, vicious cycle!

So I must force myself to find time for the workout!

Let’s just hope that I haven’t gained any weight, I feel as if my workout has been lacking!!!

Ever get it? A feeling that creeps up inside you and makes you want to give up?

Earlier I went to Walmart (yes I know, barf) to try and find something camo for my soon to be sister-in-law’s annual joke camo party. When I took off my shirt in the dressing room I immediatly felt sick… Seeing myself without a shirt on was a big wake up call.

Being 55 pounds overweight is really making me get to the point where I want to just not care anymore. I picked a camo tank top and when it went on.. my self esteem went down. It looked absolutely hideous on me… Naturally I didn’t buy it!

So for dinner me and Katie had a bowl of strawberries, blackberries, and apples (which suspiciously tasted like onions!). While eating the fruit, the entire time I just wanted to go to Little Caeser’s and get me a pizza! 

But I didn’t, I finished the fruit, so did Katie. We did have a little piece of chocolate though, and for once I really do mean little! I’ve been feeling kind of angry today in general and I’m not sure if it’s me not eating enough or what but I’ll work it out!

I’m now lying in Katie’s family room, while she sleeps next to me, writing this and watching My 600 Pound Life, and it really hit me, again I know, that this can’t happen to me…. I can’t keep letting myself live the way I’m living.

I will get to the weight Iw ant to be, it will go away, slowly but surely, and it will for you guys (and gals) too, so don’t give up!

They say that getting a good nights rest is important to weight loss, something about your body resting, blah blah blah, all that crap.

What am I supposed to do? I’m an insomniac, and I really do try and sleep, I’ve tried everything, even sleepy time tea (tastes like chewed bubble gum).

I’d like to be able to sleep for a good solid 8 hours, but for now I’ll have to stick with eating better and working out.

It’s hard to find time to work out when you’re moving back home for the summer, however I must find time in between getting situated because these 55 pounds won’t just melt off!

So, I kind of slacked off… not only on this Tumblr but also with working out. I went from working out almost every day to only working on once a week if I was lucky.

However, I refuse to be one of the ones that gives up. So this summer I have already started working on this flab I got hanging out. My best friend Katie, who I have mentioned before, has already lost more weight, stupid organic eater!

It’s hard to eat like that when you live in the kind of house I do, I will try though! For my body! For it is my temple =P

This slacking off business really does suck though, I ended up gaining all the weight I had lost back, so trust me, if you feel like giving up or you notice yourself starting to slack off, keep going, it’ll be worth it in the end when you feel confident in swim attire!

I promise I will post again soon, probably tomorrow, I’m going grocery shopping so I’ll have some new goodies to post about.

Sorry I’ve been out for a while guys! Being an RA really takes a toll on the social, and fitness, life! I’ve been trying to work some of my flab off in-between dealing with residents, who like to smoke pot and drink in their rooms… and break windows!

But I’m doing it! Well… kind of… 

I’ve lost almost six pounds since I’ve been pack. And I think for a month, that ain’t too shabby!

Cool thing was, at first I wasn’t even working out! But I was eating better. I am the true testament to the fact that diet does play a big factor! However, now that I am working out, it seems like the weights dropping every day! And you know how I’m doing it? Dance Central 2! Never would have thought it would work, right? Well I do some of the fitness option dances on there for about an hour and do some other things in my room, and voila!

When I get discouraged I look at Pinterest.com If you haven’t heard of it, Shame on you!

Pinterest is the reason I’ve found www.runsforcookies.com

She’s a really inspiring girl that’s lost over 100 pounds!

I’ve found really neat ideas for keeping track of how much weight you’ve lost

And motivational sayings

Go to Pinterest, join, and get motivated!

If I can manage to lose weight with my busy schedule, if single moms can, if people 50+, YOU CAN.

So yesterday I got back to school, a week an a half early for Resident Assistant training. This could possibly be a new source of stress, but how would I know, it’s my first semester.

A good thing about my move to a new room is that I live in a new building, with no elevators.

I live on the third floor, which means lost of exercising for me! Even if I don’t go to the gym, I’ll still be getting in those calorie burning stairs! And I’ll be taking them  a lot. 

When I’m on duty I’ll be going up and down 12 flights of stairs, numerous times.

This is good for me though, it’ll help me lose weight and help with my cardio.

Only thing that’s going to suck is trying to go up those stairs after an intense day at the gym!

Earlier I posted a status about having a Diet Pepsi and a bagel, but in my defense, I spent my night in the city (Chicago).

I walked at least 2 to 3 miles last night, and I’m still sore today. So I’d like to think that I walked off that bagel and Diet Pepsi, if not, at least I tried and work some of it off. 

One reason I’m excited to go back to school, I’m an RA, I will have tons of time on my hands to DO WHATEVER I WANT!

You know what that means? I’ll be sweating my ass off constantly.

An extra half hour means some Dance Central 2 workout mode. Hour and a half means a nice stint at the gym. With all this newly found time I can spend more time eating healthy. 

When I worked before (at McDonald’s none the less) I would eat there if I got off late, or I’d be so tired I didn’t feel like making my own food so I’d grab a pizza or a some Chinese. 

Not anymore. I have time to actually make food in my room or pay attention to the calories going in my mouth straight to my huge ass. 

I have time!

This year is the beginning of the rest of my life.

I had a Diet Pepsi. So sue me!

News flash! Rome wasn’t built in a day.

I’m trying, and to me, that’s all that matters. Yes, I want to lose weight. Yes, I want to be healthy. But that doesn’t mean I should torture myself and not be able to have a Diet Pepsi (or a bagel) oops. I’m going to do this though. This is my year and no one will take that away from me.

All the time people are saying, “This is the year,” and a lot of the times, yes, they fail. However, some of them have to succeed. This year it will be me that succeeds, try and stop me, but watch me, I will be who I want to be.

The weight will go, and the new me will come out.

Take my hand, and together we will succeed.

If anyone out there is doing the same as me and trying to be healthy, and needs some back up or support, feel free to contact me, I’m here to help.

Let’s start off with the basics…

A white male my age average weight is 168 pounds. I weigh 217. (My highest weight, thanks Christmas Vacation for that extra oomph to gain those pounds!) 

Τhat means I’m 49 pounds overweight! Τhat’s 2 pounds less than a small bale of hay, 4 pounds more than an elephant’s heart.

Τalk about depressing, right? But that doesn’t mean all hope is lost! Many people have lost a lot more than I have! 

Now my BMI, good ol’ BMI. Now remember in this section is very subjective, this doesn’t calculate in muscle, but for now, it’ll do. Average BMI is anywhere from 18.5 to 24.9. My BMI is32. Τhis is considered obese. My waste to height ratio is in the increased risk section, luckily I am not yet in the “take action”. 

I’m 5’9”, 19 year old male who is considered obese. 

I think it’s time for a change.

Recently I have started drinking pop, after 3 years of not doing so. I gave in, I tried that root beer, and it was all downhill from there. I went onto pepsi, then cherry pepsi, sprite, 7-Up, coke, diet pepsi… I gave up, my self determination was gone. But now it’s back, pop is out, water is back. After going back to pop I get headaches more frequently, chest pains, heart burn, I won’t even talk about the calories. Is pop really worth it? Not at all. Τhere are so many tasty drinks out there that are so much better for you, and don’t say you don’t like water! It’s delicious! And if you really must, buy a Brita filter, I did, and it was one of the best investments I’ve ever made. Τalk about crisp water!

Fast food, out, not that I can afford it in college anyway! Junk food, out. However you can find some healthy junk food. I call them hunk food, cause they’re good enough to make you pop a boner (for all you girls, your titties will stand at attention for them) and will make you have that hunk, or sexy, look you desire. I will try and compile a list of hunk food with my best friend Katie, who is a Vegan and on the same health kick/resolution, I am on. 

For now I am going on a walk with Katie, we’re starting early on our resolution. We may have missed a few years of not being healthy like we said we would, but better late than never!

Below is Katie and my before picture