Lucky….

I have always been a lucky person. Things always work out…I want to say it’s my positive outlook, but much of that is a rollercoaster of anxious moments, hopefully followed by a peaceful realization that I can’t worry too far into the future. Medication helps….a lot.

I think back to when Grace’s mother, Mel, used to say I missed my pill….back before I took any….too many Mels in the world. Anyway…I’ve been medicated for a while and it has improved my life….me….a bit of medication, a bit of therapy, and you can be better….not just better to yourself, but to everyone around you. I saw my doctor last week and we talked about my meds. I wanted to quit the statin, and she said no, not right now, we will revisit in 6 months. She did ask me if I wanted to stop the anxiety meds….and I laughed at her…saying it made me a better person.

And that’s all I’m trying to be, the best person I can be….not just for me, but for everyone in my life…everyone I meet.

I had a great week. Work was fabulous, the weather amazing, and Charlotte was a joy.

Charlotte plays u22 hockey which can be hard on a 15 year old. Playing against girls 18, 19, 20, and 21 years old….something about that Wheeler kid though…

Charlotte is just trying to make friends….she has a certain skillset. It may not be what every D1 or USport team is looking for, but there will likely be atleast 1.

It was a beauty day today and I should have prepped the old van for sale but I had other things on my plate….frig I just remembered I have a kitchen design to complete….oh no…after…

Will my luck run out? It may. I am trying to do my part. Taking better care of myself, being very conscious of my choices, being active, eating right, getting good sleep. I’m trying to do everything I can to beat the clock….20 more years minimum.

And now…the Weather…

What do we have here?
We have some fairly big losers here, J is gaining faster than I can take it off, and others….eating cookies….

Jeremy has been packing it on. At 201 pounds he is not far behind me and the 2 of us might meet pass each other on our way to our goals. Jeremy says it is now time to skip the deserts and hit it harder at the gym.

In the interim to staging as a competitive body builder Jeremy has mastered the art of basket weaving…ish.

It’s one of those things…don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. Looks like a great basket to store jellybeans.

YogaJenni is at this very moment at Tremblant. She is doign a snowshoeing weekend with some friends. Most of us have been to Tremblant. There is a certain amount of physical fitness going on, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, what have you…but there is also a fair amount of good food and drink.

Calories in vs calories out…that old song….
YJ is a baker, she makes plenty of cookies and cakes….and that will be your undoing every time. Having some chocolate chip cookie staring up at you from the counter, its little voice whispering away….you will have no choice but to demolish that wee voice….with your Yap!

YogaJenni’s food prep for the first week of March….

Tbag has been suffering since she dropped off the hula fitness….thing….Much like YJ she has been doing a bit of baking. Not for herself, trying to help the homeless and all….but occasionaly one of her cookies slips out of the bag and finds it was in the calorie in vs calorie out equation.

It’s almost like we are running a baking show here….kids, we are trying to get thinner!

Slab isn’t messing about, neither is HT, but we will get to her in a second. Slab is pounding out weight and her tape measure tells the tale. Down 7.7 pounds and losing inches all over. I don’t know if its the side comp we have going but I expect Slab is going to throw down some fresh, very muscular pics, before the end of next month. She keeps me in check.

HotTub isn’t trying to lose weight, she is pretty thin. I don’t think she is trying to pack it on like Jeremy but she is trying to put on muscle….keep up with Slab. That is a tall order, Slab has years of weight training under her lulus and muscle sleeps a long time before you lose it…HT talked me into a sardine sandwich last week….my lord….the things I can be talked into…

Krista and Russett are dealing with their own things…Krista is headed to the rock next week and hopes to lose 5 pounds before then….unlikely….but I think the old Beachbody might be in her future.
Russett is staying in the high 220’s but I see a slimming potion in his future…..hopefully a bunch of good quality protein and lots of organic berries and fruits.

Yours Truly saw 218 pounds this week. I’ve lost over 40 pounds. I did a chest workout this morning and noticed this…I know its dumb….but I can’t remember this being a thing before….

It might be hard to see in the photo…and yes, vane…but I now have 2 veins in my bicep when I workout. It’s a victory for me….and thats what matters. My next goal is 215. Losing weight is going to get tougher so 215 before the end of March. I think I may try to get all the way down to 205….I feel very thin in clothes these days and 205 might be too skinny. I’m on the last notch on my belt…the last! I have had this belt for 30 years…a guy thing…and I haven’t used the last notch much.

The Quote of The Day
“I wanted to say something to make her pain go away and make everything better. But, I realized that there was no answer. Bad things happen to good people. Rain always falls on the people who deserve nothing less than the sun.”
― Mackenzie Herbert, 

A friend of mine commented on muy last post that I should not use the word FAT. Not here and not at home. As Keith Bray would say, “rainbows and butterflies for everyone.” I’ve been fat. My scale actually tells me I’m still obese. That is what it says O B E S E.
I’m raising my hand and saying this…I was at the grocery store today…the rink…I am in the best shape of any 54-year-old I’ve seen. I didn’t go to the gym, there I might have found one or 2 in better shape….but in everyday regular, walking the sidewalk….I am not obese, not even fat. I’m a few pounds away from being thin. I haven’t been under 212 since I met Ev, we are talking 2007….

and I plan on getting to 212…and then some.

There is nothing wrong with using the word fat. There is nothing wrong with fat shaming. I consider it a life-saving practice. Currently, every person on this manblog is trying to be a better version of themselves…that could be losing weight or gaining weight.

Life is short, we are getting older….let’s do the best we can for ourselves….and if we suffer shame on the way, so be it, the reward for success will be raised above our heads, and we will not be ashamed of that.