Post Day 1 (Start Day 2)

Ok, so after much consideration the meal plan on this routine is a bit much. I've always heard that it's heather to eat less, but more meals per day (i.e., less portions maybe 5 times a day), but this plan initially included 6-7 meals a day and portions that are about what I usually eat, so I was having a hard time eating, I was having to force food down, and as a matter of fact the "pre-workout" meal I skipped, as not to puke at the gym.

If you know me, you know I hate large groups of people, and going to the gym (in this case it was the YMCA) is a place crawling with people, and I'm out of shape, so it's a bit embarrassing the limits to my workouts (when I was younger, I could push almost twice my body weight, now I am lucky if I could do 3/4 of my current weight.

Speaking of weight, I started on Day 0 at 203, (35% BMI), and last night, I weighed in at 200.2 (33% BMI), and this morning 198.4 (32% BMI). I don't know if it a coincidence or what, but I think it's not - I think that will change even more radically since I'm not gorging myself as the plan originally intended (In looking bad it was for someone with a little more pre-existing mass and muscle, so it makes since right now to cut back. Chest and Triceps are tonight, luckily it looks like I have all the needed equipment at home, I may just go run and get a few heavier weights, but that would be it. Tomorrow is a day of rest. Yea!

Not in Order?

OK, so I spent some time yesterday contemplating how I got so out of shape. It was depressing, I'm overweight, and have no energy most of the time, whether that is a result of medical conditions or just physical condition I don't know. I know this though, I won't let it continue.

After talking with Lyndsay, I am going on kind of an extreme program that will be a process to get used to, but hopefully in 3 months the difference will be obvious. I've been doing a lot of cardio (walking\jogging\stationary bicycle), but I'll be continuing that on tho program, which won't be difficult, it's the going to the gym part that I'm worried about - as most of you know my anxiety is a little high, and changing a daily routine for 3 months is going to be rough. Lyndsay goes through a schedule change every year for three months, but that's a bit different - summer break isn't quite like this program.

I will be taking pictures everyday (Front\side\Back) to track my progress, if after one month there is no noticeable change (physical or mental), I may not continue.

I don't know about sharing the photos, fyi - that's opening myself up to some cruel possibilities a bit. :)

 

-J

It's been a while...

A lot has happened to me lately.  I had a seizure, was diagnosed with Epilepsy so that has cut down on some of my gaming time (well all of it). The doctor told me to try and fill me time with thins I enjoy… So I'm began a project that make two or three months and I'm being fairly secretive about it (except to my wife of course.

Luckily my bosses know that with new medication comes extreme tiredness so luckily the understand if I can stay awake for many hours at a time until i get used to the plethora of new meds. I'm hoping to spend some more time on my project, but who knows, it's a strange, strange world and I'm caught in the middle of it. Trust me more to come.

Hint on the Project:

OK, OK, Okay

A lot of you have been asking me where this mysterious next episode is, and the truth of the matter is, it doesn't exist. Yet. Lyndsay and I haven't given up on recording another episode, but as crazy as this sounds, it's been roadblock after scheduling roadblock for me to sit down with my very own wife to record the show.

On the bright side, it should be a long episode when if does come out.

And now for something completely different. I finished Arkham Asylum on the PS3 this weekend, I had already finished it a long, long time away on a 360 not so far away, but something spurred me to take up the controller again and finish the game. Not sure what it was that caused it, but I had fun, and after all, life is better when you are having fun, right?

Speaking of fun, in the last month or so, we have went to Medieval Times a couple of times, and it doesn't stop getting fun. We are planning a Disney World Vacation soon, so the one in Orlando will have to get invaded by the Riggs.

Reluctant, Too Personal?

About a week or so ago I wrote a long blog post that I never posted. After reading it I thought "that's too personal, no one wants to read this" and to be honest, I didn't really want anyone to read it, it was more of a diary entry than a blog post.

That got me to thinking. One way to track how my medical situation is video, of which no one besides myself will ever see, but It may actually help me, so I think I'll start. Out of curiosity, anyone else ever (or still) do something similar?

More to come later. FYI, The next GT episode will be out. (Fingers Crossed)

Is that a light? Nope...

OK, so I've been to the surgeon and back to another specialist (hematologist) and now the diagnosis is unclear, but both the surgeon and hematologist said they could help me. Back to square one, and to top everything off, about a week and a half ago, my right side starting hurting really bad (felt to me like a kidney stone), but we haven't found the cause (although there are multiple tests that have indicated problems).

Never a dull moment trying to find out what exactly is happening to me, but eventually I'll get there. Eventually.

So in summary, no surgery, no firm diagnosis, more pain. Awesome.

Long Road, Short Legs

Well, first of all, I've finally found a decent iPad app that will let me post to all my blogs, so hopefully I'll be a bit more active.

I will be keeping this update brief, I know a lot of you have been wondering exactly how I've been doing, and to be honest, not too good. There have been so many medical and emotional roadblocks in the last six months that I often think that I'm in a dream world just waiting to wake up. It's painful, it's emotionally trying (for my family too), and worst of all, it's depressing. They keep finding more wrong, or slightly switching diagnosis, and it's frustrating.

On Friday the 13th (omen?) I go see a surgeon about fixing an extremely rare (and extremely painful) hernia. It sounds like he's going to operate no matter what, so I have that fear in the back of my mind.

Crazy. Anyway, Gaming Together podcasts were put on hold because I was physically unable to stay seated long enough, but now we have planned out the next episode, so we should be recording soon, and regularly. That's it for now, more to come soon.



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