This, that and a little bit of everything...

First this: a little thought of mine I would like to share...

God has never had bad timing...we just have hard times dealing with his timing. Lord, may we always trust in your plan.

 

You know it's crazy how true that statement is and how I guarantee every single one of us can relate to it.

 

I know I don't have to look farther than my job...after years of working hard towards gaining my bachelor's degree in education God saw it fit that a teaching job just not be in the cards for me...atleast yet. By doing so he's allowed me to experience things I'd never have been able to if I was teaching (I was the type who got there first and typically left last)...

 

I've headed up a lot of concerts/events for my church, been granted with the ability to clock out and be 100% done with work at the end of my days; something you can be sure I'm very grateful for! *No worries momma and dadda...I'm still going to update my files on record with schools this summer and just wait to see what the Lord has in store with my life.

 

I could continue to share a ton of stories from my life but let's be honest that'd bore you and probably take too much of my time.

 

Now time for that: Weight loss challenge update..

 

I'm doing good ya'll!!! I was sadly sick enough from Friday through Sunday night I couldn't muster up any attempt at working out...but last night WOOOOOOOOOOO! I may have wore out the elliptical...burned over 800 calories with my workout last night. Thank you to Primtime hunting DVD (insert redneck jokes here) and The Walking Dead for keeping me distracted for over an hour on the elliptical! As of this morning Ty is officially gonna lose again for the 7th straight week...I'll practice my right to remain silent till the officiall weigh in tomorrow and I can release the exact number I lost.

 

Time for A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING:

 

jUsT rAnDoM GoOdIeS...

 

Lately it's extremely odd but I'm on a Adele, Colt Ford (insert redneck jokes here) and JJ Heller kick! Completely one of the oddist assortments and makes for quitet the random shuffle playlist haha!!!

 

I'm currently considering donating plasma...said it for years but I'm serious this time. Anyone else out there do it ever?

 

I have been oddly intrigued by this election...perhaps it is the fact I foresee it being one of the most dangerous ones I may witness in my life if it goes One way.

 

Chris Brown should just go away...I really don't care if it is jail, prison or just an abyss somewhere. His contribution to society is zilch...yes I pulled out ZILCH!

 

The Vow (with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams) was actually REALLY good...not gonna lie. I'm also going to go out on a limb and state Channing Tatum is finally actually becoming an actor and not just a movie model typecast character.

 

Brantley Gilbert and Eric Church are saving true COUNTRY MUSIC.

 

I still miss DC Talk! :-(

 

God is good, all the time! All the time, God is good!

 

 

God bless ya'll!

WhAt Do YoU dO wHeN hAvE rEaChEd YoUr GoAl?!

That's right fellas and gallas, totally just made that word up...but I like it so we'll keep it....anyways I did it ya'll!! I've offically reached the 10% weight loss and it occured exactly at our challenge's half way point!

The only problem is I had 1 goal going into the competition (well 2, but winning is a given):

#1- REACH 10% OF TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS

I figured that was going to take the entire 12 weeks...not just 6!? So now I've had to do what I never thought I would be able to...set an even higher goal!

I'm am now upping my goal to 15% total weight loss, which really is just 5% this second half of the competition but that means losing another 10.5lbs....ugh...and getting multiple pound weight loss on weigh ins is getting harder and harder.

We'll see what happens though, my knees are feeling better, my energy level is up and my health hasn't been this good in a while (says the boy with a sore throat, but honestly that's the first hint of anything in 6 weeks).

Time to put the pedal to the metal and just keep going!

Last time I checked it isn't the mirror or our families, it isn't magazines or significant others, it is isn't radio personalities or our bank account balance, it isn't what the television says or even our spouses, it isn't the girl across the bar or the guy buying you a drink, it isn't our pastors or religous figures....none of those things are our true judge, so why do we focus so much attention, time and energy on worrying about what they have to say and worry about what God thinks if we have time?

Lord grant me the ability to understand and do this more than I have been.

Just a quick thought for you all...

We are a collection of fears and failures...some of us embrace them, learn from them, and God uses them to strengthen us even...others of us hide them and continue them: Which will you do?

You choose to embrace them, learn from them and allow God to strengthen you due to them YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE SILVER LINING MORE AND MORE EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Ah! 25lbs down...time to raise a glass!!

So some may find this ridiculous...others yet may think sad. I however see it as sweet justice for all the hard work I've put in.

Yes, tonight Ty will be having an ice cold Chimay Blue as I celebrate 25lbs of weight loss! That's right I'm celebrating weight loss with something that will probably make me gain a touch of it back...but ask me if I care.



 Ty do you care?

NOPE!!!!!!!

Ah...Chimay is one of very few brews made by monks inside monestary walls!!!!
God and beer...man that's the life!!!!
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I'm going to relish in my sweet victory and if that means this next week I have to fight just not to gain any weight...I'll do it!

I've worked my sorry little butt off and I'm going to celebrate my success!

*Incase you're wondering how this ranks me at work for our weight loss challenge it puts my right at 9.78% of total weight loss!!!!!! Still in first by more than 2%...but we still got a long way to go and my weight loss is slowing down so that just means more work for me as the weeks continue to wear on.

I know it sounds cliche but "If I can do this you totally can" to be honest the first two weeks I barely worked out, and definitely not as hard as I am now and still lost over 15lbs those two weeks! The key is this: don't eat processed, sugar infested boxed food! I'd say 99% of what goes down my gullet is either fruits, veggies or meat...as God intended it! Try it...you'll see and feel the difference.

Okay had to share my celebration with all of you about my weightloss!

I'll leave with a quote totally un-related to weight loss:

"Why do we worry and spend so much money on building our reputation? Why don't we worry about building character, which will take care of the rest?!

What's that saying...When the going gets tough, the tough get...

...GOING BABY!!!!

As you all know I'm on the endeavor of losing weight...man is it getting tough!

I'm eating better, feeling better, lookin' better (couldn't resist)....but gosh darnit if the weight loss has slowed down some.

Alright Mr. Fat, you want dance...LET'S DANCE!

Weigh in is on Wednesday and I've officially slowed down my weight loss each week: 13, 6, 2.5 and then .5 a pound...this week Ty's getting to 230lbs! That's equal to losing 3.5lbs from last week...to do this I'll be taking pain killers for the knee, greasing up the old elliptical and hopefully riding it till my feet just can't go anymore!

I just keep picturing how happy I'll be with myself if I ever reach the goal I had of 10% weight loss....and who knows maybe I'll just keep on going beyond that!

Getting Old Sucks!

So I'm 25...not even middle aged yet. So why oh why does my whole entire body hurt today?

Now I'm not talking that ache we all feel after working out...no this is soreness from the core of my legs all the way up the back and even into my head. What did I do to cause this you ask? Well, I seemed to think for a time last night that I was once again 16 years old again...

Basketball with a bunch of high schoolers...not a good idea. Big reality check, stupidity and knee 'ruining' event all rolled into one!

I mean I love helping with the youth at my church, but darnit if they don't just get my body into more trouble than I need. My left knee already "should" be scoped out aka FiXed OncE and For aLL. My back seems for some reason to not like doing what I once did 40+ lbs ago...maybe that is the biggest of my problems (but I'm working on it ya'll!).

So needless to say this morning I sounded about 80 trying to get out of bed, my body feels like it's 90...and my left knee feels about 100. It's okay though it could be worse, I mean I could have done this right in the middle of a weight  loss challenge where exercise is key and the knee is a pivotal part of being able to do that...oh wait... haha!

Here's to hoping tonight the knee holds up on the elliptical and Ty can lose atleast a pound or two come the weigh in on Wednesday!

URINAL POSTING: Little bit of awesome I did at work!

So there has been some correct that ALOT of issues with the urinal at my place of work.

Lack of aiming ability. (I mean really?!)

Lack of flushing their bodily fluids down the drain after extraditing them from their bodies.

So...now when you enter our Men's bathroom on the 2nd floor and use the urinal you are greated with this:

The sheer fact this sign was needed just goes to show the race of men is just deteriorating at a rate faster than we all thought. HAHA! (but also sadly not funny...)

21.5lbs down....more to come!!!

That's right I officially have lost 21.5 pounds during the last 3 weeks of my work place's Biggest Loser competition! I only lost 2.5 pounds this week and was kinda dissaponted, I mean I had lost 13 then 6 but then I rememeber this is just one pound of fat:



(http://www.eatingcleangettinglean.com/)

Wow....I've lost over 21 of those blobs....kinda puts it back into perspective!

So now I'm only 3.5 pounds away from allowing myself to celebrate 25lbs with a Trappist brewed beer I purchased! I'm hoping to just allow 1, but who knows I may not be able to stop due to my love of true beer! Watch, I'll lose 25lbs, celebrate and then need to lose 2.5 more just to get back to 25 total lbs lost!! HAHA!

Anyways, if you are wondering just what is he doing to get these results?! Well here is the short of what I'm am doing:

-I rarely eat any breads outside of the one piece of Ezekiel (all sprouted greens) with my morning egg (sometimes with peppers). *I do occasional allow a no sugar added tortilla at dinner if having healthy tacos!

-95% of what I buy at grocery store comes from the produce section...only things that don't are meat, plain greek yogurt and true natural peanut butter (occasional spices too, but only ones without sugar or corn syrup added!)

-I try to exercise 20-30 mins minimum a day, and always take the stairs at work (actually always try to hit 10 a day, even if over lunch) *Some days I've been known to put elliptical infront of the TV and go for 30-50 mins on a lower setting...very easy way to burn 300-500 calories!

That's it! The eating healthy I feel has made the biggest part! Reading labels has changed my life! Just by removing all added sugars (corn syrup, malodextrin and all other forms) I feel is the biggest factor in my weight loss!

So that Channing Tatum picture yesterday...probably out of the picture but you know what I could end up looking like a fatter more normal version of him here very shortly haha!