Tuesday, December 31, 2013
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Thursday, November 21, 2013
A Gift to Those in Need open Your Eyes and see that you can help
Good message before Thanksgiving, we can all do more to help!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
New Dad of 4! Compression Socks, Training for 5k's and Working on the Weight.
The big news is I now have a 4th child. I can remember when I started this blog and I only had 2. At that point I had a hard time working out and eating right. Wow has it been a long road. I have not posted in a couple of weeks because I decided it was better to work out than to write about working out =)
I put on a little weight while in the hospital with my wife as she had our 4th. Then I got really sick for about 10 days. Basically I don't eat red meat and I ate some in the hospital that a friend brought. It really messed my stomach up. I went to my DR, the same one who got me started losing weight because he said I was going to die every visit. Anyway he said I was ok I just needed some probiotics. So that's what I did. I went to Whole Foods and purchased some Inner-Eco probiotic kefir, I was a little scared to take it at first but it worked wonders.
Since I have started feeling better I have been training for the Big Gay Race. It's a 5K in Minneapolis that I am running this weekend. The more I run the more my ankle has been hurting. Mr Dr attributed this to my varicose veins cutting off blood flow. He also said that someone as big as me should get new running shoes every 3 months or so. I listen to my Dr so I purchased a new pair of running shoes and some compression socks, CEP and CWX. The socks seem to be helping a lot already. I did 2 leg workouts this week and put up 1000 pounds by 6 in one set. That's much less than I did a couple of years ago but my muscle memory is still there.
I was up to over 270 after getting out of the hospital with my wife. All I can say is darn! I am working on it, I have dropped back down to 268 and working my way back down. I knew it was going to be hard to have a 4th and it has proved to be so in many ways.
That being said I am a very lucky man. I love my kids and I am going to keep in shape for them and for me. I signed up for 3 more 5k's this fall to keep me running toward something. I will be doing the Turkey Day 5K, the St.Thomas 5K and the Monster Mash 5K. I can't wait to run with all my friends.
I have changed my supplements to help my joints deal with the running. I just added Udo's Oil and more yogurt to my diet as well as more glucosamine. As it gets darker I will up my D and other vitamins and try to really watch my carbs. I read an article that if you supplement with only 2% of the calories in your diet from probiotic yogurt it can lessen the possibly of heart attacks and help you lose weight. I am all for both of those so bring on the Chobani!
I also wanted to mention a video I watched. It was a popular weight loss guru on Youtube. He said that the main thing that keeps us where we are weight wise is will power, after that it's diet and finally it's muscle mass instead of cardio. I thought this was very interesting but also very right on. I think we need lot's of cardio but we also need muscle mass. Both to turn up our calorie furnace and to keep up bone density.
I hope you are all doing well. As always ask any questions you have. I wish you luck in your weight loss and fitness goals.
If you are interested in working with me as your beach body coach or meeting up for a workout or bike ride, please click the link below.
As always keep up the good work, and remember, we are doing this for ourselves and our kids.
-Gabe
Friday, September 13, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Red Ribbon Ride 2013 fight AIDS HIV in MINNESOTA last big hill 101 degree heat
One week after Red Ribbon Ride 2013.
It was a great ride this year, one of the hardest I have done. On day one we started out at a sultry 80 degrees and humid. Within an hour the heat went up and up and up by 2pm it was a heat index of 101! Day one is the century day for those who choose to partake and we had 20-30 mile an hour head winds much of the day, it was one of the harder days I have had over 7 years of the ride.
Day 2 was not much easier it was hill day and we had the same head winds much if the day. It was about ten degrees cooler as we headed towards Rochester. The pain in my body stared to set in but so did the love and support of the Red Ribbon Ride.
By day three we were all pretty warn out but it was friends and family night. We also had the last big hill, a symbol of beating tough challenges on the ride. Next year there will be a new route so it really was the last big hill on the ride.
hotel. The presenter for friends and family night was Andy, he showed us all the ways AIDS replicates in the human body and all the places we can stop the replication process. We all came away with a sense that we will stop AIDS in the next 10 years.
Day four I woke up to my kids all sleeping. I got up, slathered on sunscreen and had Angie drive me to camp where I had breakfast and got my bike ready for the day. It was nice and cool, I was flying through the last leg of the trip. That was until I encountered a thunder storm of black sky in Farmington. Sweep stopped us in a nest of pine trees and moved us to pit one. Across the street from the pit was the Farmington fire station, the ride director asked the firemen if we could shelter the storm in the fire station and they let us have full use of the facilities. The storm down poured on our bikes for what seemed like hours. Then the storm broke, the sky cleared and we finished the ride.
It was one of the hardest and most fulfilling rides I have ever done. Sometimes it's those of us who have been through hell who emerge with the road map to help others through.
If my friend who has AIDS and was on chemo treatment for hep c can do the ride, I sure can to as well in support.
I have already signed up for another tour with he traveling bubble of love next year. Please consider joining me, it will change your life.
As always keep up the good work, and remember, we are doing this for ourselves and our kids.
-Gabe
Monday, July 8, 2013
Red Ribbon Ride and losing weight as I age and have my 4th child!
So here we are a week out from the Red Ribbon Ride. I have not hit my weight loss goal and I am not happy about that. I have maintained pretty good shape below 265 and done a couple of good training rides. I biked 52 miles on the 4th of July and 62 miles Sunday. I am also going to get in 70 miles tomorrow and 72 on Sunday on the Trail of Hope ride Joe Ede puts on. While I have not trained as much as I wanted to this spring and summer I feel I am up for the 300 miles for the ride. I will be about 15 pounds lighter than last year and I have stopped using almost all supplements. My goal for next year is going to do a lot more training. Should be fairly easy since I am not planning on having any surgeries.
I am also 2 months out from being a father of 4! Wow how life changes. I started this blog when I had 2 kids and was 330 pounds and just wanted to lose weight and live better and longer for my kids and myself. I would have never known then that I would be having 4 kids and would be successful at staying in the 260’s. I remember how tired and depressed I was being heavy and how all I wanted to do was lose some weight that would not come off.
Well here we are 3 years later and I have to keep working. I commit to not a diet but a life style change and not a short term one. I have my downs and I put some weight on but I keep the goal in mind. I want to live an active life and be healthy as long as I can into old age while being here for my family.
What are your goals for losing weight and getting in shape? What are you doing to get to those goals? I find committing to something then telling all my friends is the best way to make sure I stay on track.
I wish you the best in your life!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Attaboy Men's Cancer Ride - Sidi Shoes - Shakeology and some fat 1000 Miles
So, I broke my constant downward spiral of weight loss. This past weekend I went to Ely Minnesota with my wife and kids. We rent a cabin on Farm lake and do a lot of dock fishing and hiking. The trip was a blast but as an after thought I realize I snacked to much and didn't drink enough water. It's hard when you are in a place where you can't drink the water and you are limited in your exercise options. I talked to a friend about the same thing happening to her while she was in Mexico. While we are on vacation we need to keep making healthy choices and incorporating exercise when we can. This can be particularly hard when you are in a foreign place and can't eat the fruit or vegetables. I think I will be bringing some Shakeology and greek yogurt with me on my trip to the black hills.
I decided to reboot today. I had a Shakeology shake and some greek yogurt for breakfast, lots of water and my vitamins. For lunch I am having Pb on Ezekiel bread with a depth charge and a power green salad with soup for dinner tonight. I really want to get down to 250 for the Red Ribbon Ride, I can still do it. I think I am going to start to modify my smoothies to make sure I am not taking in too many calories between them and the other foods I eat. Less fruit and more vegetables and will power.
Last night was the last gladiator class for the summer. I am heading into the home stretch for the Red Ribbon Ride, I did lose my Sidi bike shoes which I will have to replace soon. I have been training in my keen bike sandals which are good but I get better power transfer from the Sidi shoes. I hope to do 1000 miles on my bike between now and the ride. If I can make the donation goal I am going to ride the Attaboy men's cancer ride this weekend in honor of grandpa Gerald.ATTABOY RIDE SITE My fundraising for the AIDS ride is going well but I don't have that big of a donor base and many of them don't want to give to 2 causes in the same year.
There was an interesting article in the star tribune about how much solicitation we all get to donate to causes. Section on Donations Overall I feel we need to pick a small handful that are close to our heart. I am a very giving person and I want to give to most of the places that ask for money. It makes me think of a scene from the Life of Pi where the dad says "believing in everything at once is the same as believing in nothing at all, you have to choose what you believe in." Goes for everything in life including how we want to lose weight and live our lives. I choose to raise money for the schools that I grew up in, AIDS, and cancer. What do you believe in and want to fight for?
I hope your exercise and diet is getting you where you want to be. Keep up the good work!
-Gabe
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Gladiator Hammer, Fishing for a Dog with Salad, and a little Shakeology tossed with P90x and Red Ribbon Ride!
Here I am, a month out from surgery and I am really starting to feel normal again.
I have not started P90X yet but I did sign up for 6 more weeks of Gladiator with trainer Tony at the Uptown YWCA. There is something about this class that I just love. It's a really hard workout and all the people in class are super supportive. We are all in really good shape and I think it help to focus on a weight loss or fitness goals while surrounding yourself with people who also motivated. The above picture is me with my favorite hammer.
In class we do lots of Crossfit and ultimate fighting inspired workouts. I have fallen off with the kettle bell a little and I need to start doing it at home. One of the big reasons I don't usually take Gladiator in the summer is because we run outside every class. This wouldn't be so bad if everyone in class aside from me wasn't a runner. We do line runs,where we run and the last person in line sprints to the first positions and we keep rotating for about five minutes. On the plus side it does help my cardio a lot. I am starting this week to get on my bike again for the Red Ribbon Ride. My Dr said I had to take a month off the bike and I am feeling like it's time to bike as much as I can.
My weight has been going good, I hit 262.7 this week. A new low! I have been eating lot's of salad and Shakeology. My wife has gestational diabetes this pregnancy and it has been hard for her, I would say it has been good for my diet. We are really cleaning up all the junk food in the house. I have even got the dog eating salad!
Next up maybe our fish =)
I am really excited to go into summer much thinner than last year and with a goal I feel I can reach with some work. I have almost exactly 2 months until the Red Ribbon Ride and I want to be at 250 the first day of the ride. It's time to put in some work. This weekend I went fishing and did a lot of cardio at home, both on the treadmill and on my bike. I aways supplement my workouts with 8 hours of sleep a night and lots of water. I hope I can keep it up when we have the new baby. I think the last 2 weeks of September are going to be all about diet and not so much exercise to keep the weight stable. I am soo excited for our 4th child and 3rd son.
Please leave me comments and let me know what you would like me to write about and what has worked for you. Or what has not worked for you!
If you are interested in working with me as your beach body coach or meeting up for a workout or bike ride, please click the link below.
As always keep up the good work, and remember, we are doing this for ourselves and our kids.
-Gabe
Monday, April 29, 2013
Starting a little slow, Pain getting better with walking - Shakeology and Gladiator to come
Here I am 9 days out from surgery and I am starting to feel like a human again. I was one of the 1 out of 100 who had a really hard time with surgery. Walking and standing has been very painful and picking up my youngest has not been a possibility. I don't want to scare guys off from getting a vasectomy but share a warning. I would take a week off from work not just two days in case you are like me and have a rough recovery.
All that being said I am feeling about 80% back to normal and I am playing dodgeball tonight. I did a great job of not putting on much weight in the week of no exercise. I cut calories and used smoothies and shakeology to keep from over eating.
Tonight should be interesting at dodgeball, I am going to try to not over exert myself. Eric is going to come play, and I have another friend that may come. If You as a reader of my blog ever want to come shoot me an email.
I am going to start walking on the treadmill next week and resume gladiator Tuesday. I am going to wait another week before I start a round of p90X just to be safe. Part of my consult on surgery was that I should not bike for a month because of pressure in a trauma area. I am getting antsy but I will wait 2 more weeks before I saddle up.
Monday -
So the weekend got busy with work and the weather was nice so I worked in the yard instead of updating my blog. Dodgeball went well, there were only 10 of us so it was a very energetic game. Running was a little hard and I was sore the next day but it was manageable. Next up for easing back into workouts is gladiator tomorrow night. I know I am not going to do any rolling deck squats, nothing that could lead to tearing internal stitches.
I can't wait to get back into training full boar. I feel so energized when I workout , it helps my mood and overall attitude.
I hope your workouts and weight loss is going well.
Keep up the good work.
-Gabe
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Vasectomy 250 Pounds Beach Body Coach P90X Shakeology and Zip Lining / horseback riding
I started
this blog when I had two kids, and I was 330 pounds as a way to track what I
was doing, and share my successes in public.
Over the course of the last three years, I’ve lost 65 pounds, changed my
diet completely in favor of clean eating, and am now expecting my 4th child in
September. I write this as I just had a
vasectomy yesterday, and will not be able to exercise for the next 10
days. I never thought we were going to
have 4 children, but I know now through the course of writing this blog that I,
and anyone, can successfully have a large family and keep in shape as a
parent.
My plans
for the next year are to keep doing the gladiator class and do high intensity
interval training at home. I will also
be doing a lot of bike training for the 300 mile red ribbon AIDS ride that I do
the third week in July every year. I am
also planning on running a few short races up to 6 miles this summer. My eventual goal is to potentially run a
half, and maybe a full marathon. Along
the way I plan on getting below 250 pounds partially because that is the weight
limit for both zip lining, and horseback riding, 2 things I really want to
do. In order to help other people and to
take my weight loss to the next level, I have become a beach body coach and I’m
going to start using P90X at home, and supplementing with Shakeology.
A big part of this is because I want to be
able to share what I’ve been able to do for myself with other people, and help
others lose weight in the process. I
have a very specific person in mind with whom I’d like to help through using
P90X and Shakeology. My friend Eric, who
I’ve talked about in this blog before, is in need of some help with diet and
exercise. I really hope through this
program I can help him make a positive change in his life.
If you are
interested in working with me as your beach body coach, please click the link
below to learn more and as always keep up the good work, and remember, we are
doing this for ourselves and our kids.
Gabe
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
65 Pounds Down 25% to 20% Body Fat Meltdown 2013 Juice and Sleep Fat Sick Nearly Dead
Well meltdown 2013 is over and it was a success. The thing that I was most excited about at my weigh out was my body fat change. I started 9 weeks ago at 24.8% body fat and am currently at 20.9% body fat a drop of almost 4%. Now I just need to focus on keeping the weight off and losing a little more. My biggest success was in keeping a food log everyday and working out six days a week. I also made sure I got 8 hours of sleep a night. I can't stress enough how important sleep is for weight loss and overall well being.
There was just an article in the paper talking about how just a week of sleeping 5 hours a night instead of 8 can pack on 2-3 pounds. The article also said the weight didn't come off when regular sleep resumed. This freaks me out a little when I think about having our next child and all the sleep I am going to lose. I am going to try very hard to get my sleep in but as any parent knows a new child means 3-9 months of upset sleep.
During the Meltdown I watched the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. It was an eye opener for me. The main talent did almost exactly what I have been doing. We don't have to recreate the wheel we just have to use it. Taking in fruit and vegetables and cutting sugar out of our diet is not that hard to do.
We just need to do it!
I am not going to the extreme and only drink juice for 60 days but I am recommitting to drinking more smoothies. I make mine with organic Kale, Flax seed, Chia seed, Apple, Banana, Carrot and Orange. I find that drinking this mix gives me more energy than coffee. I use a $50 Ninja I got at Target. I would love to try a Vitamix because I have heard rave reviews of them but my blender works well for me now.
Today I hit my home scale at 264 that was after Gladiator last night and a light dinner. I look back at me at 330 and wonder what I was thinking. I was more tired, more crabby and had to get clothes to fit my bigger size. I will never get that big again!
I am a little worried about the next couple of weeks. I will be having a small surgery that will not allow me to exercise for about 10 days. My plans are to lay low, as I have to, and eat less. I plan to juice once or twice a day and eat a lot of salad and not much meat.
My long term goal is to hit 250 and eventually lose more until my body regulates to the weight I should be at. I know 250 is a goal since many things in life are limited above that weight. I would love to go zip lining and horse back riding but I need to lose the weight first.
After the meltdown I did an indoor Triathlon. I am happy to report I had my best time ever and that was with a cold. I placed 18th out of 54 people, 8th in the bike and 17th in the swim. I want to do an outdoor triathlon soon and am making summer of 2014 my goal.
I hope you are doing well in your workouts and weight loss. It's hard to stay in shape as a parent but we owe it to ourselves and our kids.
Keep up the good work,
Gabe
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