Archives for September 2014

Waiting on a Sunny Day!

September 18, 2014 By franco Leave a Comment

Okay, reading through a few old posts I realize that I don’t write enough when I have bad news. So I’ll lead with that. I gained 5 pounds. I was 338.7 this morning. It kinda makes me scratch my head because I’ve gotten over 1 gallon of water for at least the last 4 or 5 days. I’ve been getting protein out the butt and I gain weight? WTF! Okay well since getting the okay to go to bootcamp… I went last Friday, Saturday, Monday, Two classes on Tuesday and Wednesday night too. So maybe my body is in shock after 6 weeks of just really walking. I don’t really know. I am on the road all weekend so I guess I’ll re-evaluate things over the weekend and start fresh again. I’d pretty much do anything to get out of these 330’s.

Well I will give you a few non-scale victories to put in your pipe and smoke.

I bought Flyer’s tickets for next week. Pre-season. $6 bucks. No fear. Just gonna go.
My brother messaged me that he wanted to go see Butch Walker and Ryan Adam’s at the Tower. Didn’t worry about handicapped seating or anything like that. Just bought the damn tickets.
Had to get a rental car and didn’t care what kinda car they gave me. Either way I fit and drove just fine.
I have been feeling better and better on stage. Singing more and more. Taking it back is very empowering and people seem very receptive.

So there is that.

I got a new puppy on Friday and he’s pretty awesome and it’s also kicking my ass a little bit with keeping up with him. Giuseppe is a ladies man for sure.

Playing two weddings this weekend. pretty much on the road all weekend again. Last week it was Hershey PA, this week, Vorhees NJ and Rehoboth DE. On the road again. My quest bars, shaker and Peanut Butter to go.

Some photo clients and friends surprised me at Friday’s Show.

I didn’t pee on the floor. It must have been you.

Back to Good…

September 12, 2014 By franco Leave a Comment

Woke up this morning and weighted in at 333.0 – That’s 2 pounds lost this week. I’ll take it.

Went to the specialist this morning and was told that my arm was healing and that I could resume my work outs and what not and to take it easy for two more weeks. No problem. It’s time to get back to it in the morning.

So I’ll get up in the morning, get my walk in and then hit boot camp 🙂

22 pounds to goal. Let’s get there. I’d love to get there by the end of November. Time to amp this shit up! Do you have any ideas? Feel free to comment or offer ideas.

Fallen Summer

September 3, 2014 By franco Leave a Comment

Well I was very frustrated and down last week. I couldn’t bring myself to write anything. I didn’t want to bring my 3 readers down before a holiday weekend. I think the tides are changing and I am feeling a little better. So here I am.

To wrap up the summer. I weighed in today at 334.9 so I’ve kinda gotten past the 335 thresh hold. But I ended the summer just about where I started it. It kinda bums me out a little bit but guess what? I’ve lost 76 pounds since I started this trip on January 6th. I’ve been active for 235 days straight. I have never done that before. So I know I am hard on myself most weeks, I know that I wish the weight would come off quicker. But I am trying to change things for the long run so a quick fix isn’t going to help me this time around.

So the summer is over. I am trying very hard to get a good grip of my eating. I am going to carb cycle a little bit. High protein for 3 days and then high carbs for the 4th day. I’ll try it for a few weeks and see how it goes.

I will tell you this. I treated myself to 2 jackets last night. I know have an actual winter jacket. I haven’t been able to fit in a decent one in a few year. North Face. Boom!

I walked almost 4 miles and did a small leg workout at the gym this morning and already hit my fitness goals for the day.

So all I promise this week is that I am going to try harder and keep going. I promise myself. No junk, no caloric drinks. very little alcohol. And I’ll push forward. 24 pounds to goal. Let’s get that.