Weight- 272lbs
After talking to Jon about my eating I have decided to change things up a bit on lifting days. I drank a Myoplex right when I woke up this morning (about a half hour before the gym). Then right after my workout which was pretty good, I drank a serving of whey protein and ate a banana. Work went well today a little slow but not too bad. After work I ran some errands and went home did some homework and watched some TV pretty much the usual. Time to go pack my lunch!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Day 29
Weight- 274lbs
I woke up this morning and headed to Lifetime to do a little swimming cardio. I bought some ear plugs the other day because I kept getting water in my ears and people were wondering why I was leaning my head all day. It's funny I was thinking back to my days in 4-H washing my show pigs, they always taught us not to get water in their ears or they would lean their heads during the show.
I had a good work out in the pool but just couldn't go 20 minutes so I went outside and ran some sprints on the turf. There were a couple of guys walking around outside and I almost bit it slowing down one time. I wasn't wearing any shoes and the turf was a little damp, just about had my feet fly out from underneath me. Those guys would have had a pretty good laugh. After my workout I got ready and went to work.
Around 9am my personal line rang it was an odd area code I think 614 but I get calls from customers all over so I didn't think any thing of it. I answered "Phone Sales this Craig" the voice on the other end said "Craig Staley?" I said, "yeah how can I help you?" He said, "Craig this is Shane Thomas from EAS and Body for Life." Then my ears really perked up. I thought hmmm Shane Thomas that's the guy who signed the certificate of achievement, (along with Porter Freeman) I received in the mail for finishing the challenge. I was pretty dumbfounded at this point to say the least.
First he congratulated me for being one of the featured challengers. I told him that I said seen that and thought it was pretty cool. He said something to the effect of well we think what you have done so far is pretty cool. He asked me if I was still going strong, of course I said yes. He also asked if I planned on sending another packet in, in September like I said in my essay. I told him of course. Then he asked me how the six pack was coming along. I laughed and said well I am not quite there but working on it. He asked me what my buddy Jon thought about my improvements. I told him that he was pretty proud of what I had accomplished and that I had worked hard for it. He told me he really liked the first couple lines of my essay. He read it off "I remember early February I was out drinking with my friends and realized this is not at all what I wanted my life to be. Don’t get me wrong I love my friends but I was on a dead end road." It gets a little hazy from there but we talked about other people around me that had started BFL, like my family and my room mate.
Just seeing my photo and essay on the BFL page was a huge boost and just validated all of the work that I put into my transformation thus far. But this was really special to have a judge of the competition call me up interested to hear about my transformation, and checking up on me to make sure I was going strong. It finally hit me after that call what I have actually accomplished so far. Before I guess I kind of visualized the judges reading my essay looking at the pictures and saying this guy did pretty darn good and going on to the next one, but for them to stop and say hey check this out, and then posting it on the bfl page that's just really cool.
As you might imagine I spent the rest of the work day with a big smile on my face and couldn't wait to tell someone. After work I hurried home and grabbed some stuff and went off to my Brother and Sister in laws to give my brother his birthday present and of course Ace needed another present for making it through his first week. I spent a few hours with them, Jessica made me a special grilled chicken salad so I could eat with them which was very nice of her. That is one thing I don't like about BFL I don't want to be a burden when someone asks me to stay for dinner, even though I know she didn't mind.
It was great to see Ace he has gained a pound already up to 10lbs 6oz. I left their apartment around 9 and headed home. On the way home I called my buddy Jon to let him know the news. We talked about some stuff and that leads me to my computer here. Now I have to pack my lunch and head to bed I have to kill the legs tomorrow, a lot of extra motivation if you know what I mean. :)
I woke up this morning and headed to Lifetime to do a little swimming cardio. I bought some ear plugs the other day because I kept getting water in my ears and people were wondering why I was leaning my head all day. It's funny I was thinking back to my days in 4-H washing my show pigs, they always taught us not to get water in their ears or they would lean their heads during the show.
I had a good work out in the pool but just couldn't go 20 minutes so I went outside and ran some sprints on the turf. There were a couple of guys walking around outside and I almost bit it slowing down one time. I wasn't wearing any shoes and the turf was a little damp, just about had my feet fly out from underneath me. Those guys would have had a pretty good laugh. After my workout I got ready and went to work.
Around 9am my personal line rang it was an odd area code I think 614 but I get calls from customers all over so I didn't think any thing of it. I answered "Phone Sales this Craig" the voice on the other end said "Craig Staley?" I said, "yeah how can I help you?" He said, "Craig this is Shane Thomas from EAS and Body for Life." Then my ears really perked up. I thought hmmm Shane Thomas that's the guy who signed the certificate of achievement, (along with Porter Freeman) I received in the mail for finishing the challenge. I was pretty dumbfounded at this point to say the least.
First he congratulated me for being one of the featured challengers. I told him that I said seen that and thought it was pretty cool. He said something to the effect of well we think what you have done so far is pretty cool. He asked me if I was still going strong, of course I said yes. He also asked if I planned on sending another packet in, in September like I said in my essay. I told him of course. Then he asked me how the six pack was coming along. I laughed and said well I am not quite there but working on it. He asked me what my buddy Jon thought about my improvements. I told him that he was pretty proud of what I had accomplished and that I had worked hard for it. He told me he really liked the first couple lines of my essay. He read it off "I remember early February I was out drinking with my friends and realized this is not at all what I wanted my life to be. Don’t get me wrong I love my friends but I was on a dead end road." It gets a little hazy from there but we talked about other people around me that had started BFL, like my family and my room mate.
Just seeing my photo and essay on the BFL page was a huge boost and just validated all of the work that I put into my transformation thus far. But this was really special to have a judge of the competition call me up interested to hear about my transformation, and checking up on me to make sure I was going strong. It finally hit me after that call what I have actually accomplished so far. Before I guess I kind of visualized the judges reading my essay looking at the pictures and saying this guy did pretty darn good and going on to the next one, but for them to stop and say hey check this out, and then posting it on the bfl page that's just really cool.
As you might imagine I spent the rest of the work day with a big smile on my face and couldn't wait to tell someone. After work I hurried home and grabbed some stuff and went off to my Brother and Sister in laws to give my brother his birthday present and of course Ace needed another present for making it through his first week. I spent a few hours with them, Jessica made me a special grilled chicken salad so I could eat with them which was very nice of her. That is one thing I don't like about BFL I don't want to be a burden when someone asks me to stay for dinner, even though I know she didn't mind.
It was great to see Ace he has gained a pound already up to 10lbs 6oz. I left their apartment around 9 and headed home. On the way home I called my buddy Jon to let him know the news. We talked about some stuff and that leads me to my computer here. Now I have to pack my lunch and head to bed I have to kill the legs tomorrow, a lot of extra motivation if you know what I mean. :)
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Day 28
Weight 274lbs
This morning I went to the gym before church to do my upper body workout. I really pushed myself and had a great workout. I almost got sick at the end, I don't think it was because of my intensity I think it was from the Pizza hut I ate on my free day. Never again... Pizza Hut has now made it to my list of can never eat again foods. Too much grease just doesn't agree with me. After my workout I went to church and then back home to eat my first meal. Then off to work; it was kind of slow today, probably because it was so nice outside. After work I wen to my softball game, we lost, man we are horrible! lol Oh well, time for bed early swim tomorrow.
This morning I went to the gym before church to do my upper body workout. I really pushed myself and had a great workout. I almost got sick at the end, I don't think it was because of my intensity I think it was from the Pizza hut I ate on my free day. Never again... Pizza Hut has now made it to my list of can never eat again foods. Too much grease just doesn't agree with me. After my workout I went to church and then back home to eat my first meal. Then off to work; it was kind of slow today, probably because it was so nice outside. After work I wen to my softball game, we lost, man we are horrible! lol Oh well, time for bed early swim tomorrow.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Day 27
Big news today turns out I am one of the round 2, 2007 featured competitors on the BFL website. What great motivation this is for me as I near the half way point of my second challenge. Here is the link! http://www.bodyforlife.com/challenge/2007/07Featured2.asp
Weight 273lbs
This morning I woke up ate some cereal and did my homework for the next couple weeks to prepare for vacation. Later in the day I ran some hills w/ my room mate and another guy that are looking to get in shape for rugby. I think I will practice with them but don't know how much I can play because the game schedule contradicts with helping my Dad during harvest. I was beat the rest of the day I think it was a combination of free day food and those dog gone hills. I honestly didn't even feel like journaling :(. The cool thing is I was rewarded when I hoped on the computer and went to visit my message board friends. Mark found me on the BFL website and sent me the link. Wow, that was a huge surprise and boost for me!!! It's time to kick it up another notch.
Weight 273lbs
This morning I woke up ate some cereal and did my homework for the next couple weeks to prepare for vacation. Later in the day I ran some hills w/ my room mate and another guy that are looking to get in shape for rugby. I think I will practice with them but don't know how much I can play because the game schedule contradicts with helping my Dad during harvest. I was beat the rest of the day I think it was a combination of free day food and those dog gone hills. I honestly didn't even feel like journaling :(. The cool thing is I was rewarded when I hoped on the computer and went to visit my message board friends. Mark found me on the BFL website and sent me the link. Wow, that was a huge surprise and boost for me!!! It's time to kick it up another notch.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Day 25
Weight-274lbs
I woke up this morning and did my LBW it was alright not my best ever. The only thing that I have found I like better about Gold's then Lifetime is the calf machines. Lifetime has a couple calf machines but compared to the amount of machines they have for every other muscle group it's kind of disappointing. I can adapt some of the hip sleds they have to calf machines so it works out alright. Work was very good today. I had a lady call up and order 8 recliners, that was a first. I found out yesterday that my next class is going to have a pretty small workload which is definitely a plus with vacation coming up. I should be able to get the next two weeks worth of assignments done tomorrow. I am tired so will probably be hitting the hay here pretty soon.
I woke up this morning and did my LBW it was alright not my best ever. The only thing that I have found I like better about Gold's then Lifetime is the calf machines. Lifetime has a couple calf machines but compared to the amount of machines they have for every other muscle group it's kind of disappointing. I can adapt some of the hip sleds they have to calf machines so it works out alright. Work was very good today. I had a lady call up and order 8 recliners, that was a first. I found out yesterday that my next class is going to have a pretty small workload which is definitely a plus with vacation coming up. I should be able to get the next two weeks worth of assignments done tomorrow. I am tired so will probably be hitting the hay here pretty soon.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Day 23
Weight 275lbs
This will be short I am tired. I had a good UBW this morning before I went to work. Work was good. Ate well. Got a lot of homework down. Wow that was exciting
This will be short I am tired. I had a good UBW this morning before I went to work. Work was good. Ate well. Got a lot of homework down. Wow that was exciting
Monday, July 16, 2007
Day 22
Weight- 275lbs
Today was very busy and about to get busier. I woke up this morning and went to the gym and swam for 20 minutes this was the first day I was able to make it all 20 minutes which was good. After my swim I got ready and went to work. Surprisingly July has been a pretty good sales month, today was a little slower but I needed a day to kind of play catch up. After work I headed to my aunts house to pick up my Mom and take her to the gym and show her how to do her LBW. That's right now my Mom has decided to become a BFLer. I gave her the book a couple of weeks ago she finally made time to read it last week and I helped her plan her workouts. Saturday while I was back home I taught her how to do the UBW. She is already learning the beauty of a good leg workout. While we were driving back from the gym she said her legs were shaking, so I think the first workout went pretty well. After we went to the gym we stopped by the book store and grabbed EFL for her to use at home. She is going to make Dad come in and workout with her in the mornings. He is actually pretty athletic and will probably enjoy lifting in the mornings it's just getting him to do the food thing that is an issue. He is going to have to make that decision to change because no one can make it for him.
Today was very busy and about to get busier. I woke up this morning and went to the gym and swam for 20 minutes this was the first day I was able to make it all 20 minutes which was good. After my swim I got ready and went to work. Surprisingly July has been a pretty good sales month, today was a little slower but I needed a day to kind of play catch up. After work I headed to my aunts house to pick up my Mom and take her to the gym and show her how to do her LBW. That's right now my Mom has decided to become a BFLer. I gave her the book a couple of weeks ago she finally made time to read it last week and I helped her plan her workouts. Saturday while I was back home I taught her how to do the UBW. She is already learning the beauty of a good leg workout. While we were driving back from the gym she said her legs were shaking, so I think the first workout went pretty well. After we went to the gym we stopped by the book store and grabbed EFL for her to use at home. She is going to make Dad come in and workout with her in the mornings. He is actually pretty athletic and will probably enjoy lifting in the mornings it's just getting him to do the food thing that is an issue. He is going to have to make that decision to change because no one can make it for him.
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