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MAY JOURNALS

Date:
04 May 2003
Time:
14:23:58

Todays Journal

May 2nd ,2003 Friday, cardio today 30 minutes on bike,100 crunches legs are a lot stronger, my weight is down a bit,hanging around 216 , would like to get down to 200 pounds before this is all over.

Date:
04 May 2003
Time:
14:26:34

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May 3rd,2003 Saturday, finally gave my body a rest,no workout .

Date:
04 May 2003
Time:
21:28:30

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May 4th ,2003 No workout today, start 3 sets on upper body tomorrow.

Date:
05 May 2003
Time:
21:24:51

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May 5th, 2003 Monday, full lower body workout 3 sets ,plus 30 minutes cardio.

Date:
08 May 2003
Time:
09:27:45

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May7th,2003 Wednesday , full upper body workout, 3 sets of everything, 30 minutes cardio.

Date:
08 May 2003
Time:
20:07:48

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Thursday May 8th, 2003 No workout today, I will make it up on Saturday. Body is a little sore, which is a good sign , i think.

Date:
10 May 2003
Time:
13:59:52

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May 9th 2003, Friday, no workout .

Date:
12 May 2003
Time:
18:33:49

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Sunday full workout , 30 minutes cardio, upper body weights.Happy Mothers day!

Date:
12 May 2003
Time:
18:36:04

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Monday no workout so far , my gym was not open this morning which is my regular time to workout 6.00am till 7.20am , have my 3rd assessment tonight , will try and get to the gym later.

Date:
13 May 2003
Time:
13:51:57

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monday, no workout, had my 3rd assessment,still on track.

Date:
13 May 2003
Time:
13:52:56

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Tuesday, full workout ,upper body, 30 minutes cardio.

Date:
15 May 2003
Time:
11:44:51

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Wed May 14th No work out , i've been sick since last Friday, so i've been taking it easy .

Date:
15 May 2003
Time:
11:46:25

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Thursday May 15th 30 minutes cardio, did a little with the weights , still not feeling 100%.

Date:
20 May 2003
Time:
11:51:09

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May 16th Friday ,30 minutes cardio, weights upper body,hurt my neck today working out.

Date:
20 May 2003
Time:
11:52:05

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May17th Sat , no workout, neck still wrecked.

Date:
20 May 2003
Time:
11:52:33

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May 18th Sun, no workout.

Date:
20 May 2003
Time:
11:53:25

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May 18th Monday, no workout , neck still bothering me.

Date:
20 May 2003
Time:
11:54:29

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May 20th Tuesday, 30 minutes cardio, still cannot workout with weights.

Date:
21 May 2003
Time:
11:03:20

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Wednesday May 21st No workout .

Date:
21 May 2003
Time:
11:03:39

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Wed May 21st No workout .

Date:
23 May 2003
Time:
10:47:40

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May22/03 30 Minutes cardio, still can not lift weights due to my neck injury.

Date:
27 May 2003
Time:
14:21:30

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May 25 Sunday, no workout, went for a long walk along the beach with my wife for an hour.

Date:
27 May 2003
Time:
14:22:53

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Monday May 26th 30 minutes cardio, a little weight workout , tested my neck, seems to be ok , but not 100%.

Date:
27 May 2003
Time:
15:06:40

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Tuesday May 26th Full workout upper body, new circuit training program , last month ya!, 30 minutes cardio.

Date:
29 May 2003
Time:
17:56:43

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May 27th Wed, 45 minutes cardio, 100 crunches.

Date:
29 May 2003
Time:
17:57:50

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May 28th Thursday, 20 minutes cardio, lower body workout.

Date:
30 May 2003
Time:
11:46:35

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May 30th Friday, 30 minutes cardio , 100 crunches.

Date:
30 May 2003
Time:
11:46:52

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May 30th Friday, 30 minutes cardio , 100 crunches.

Date:
02 Jun 2003
Time:
11:00:10

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May31th Saturday, full workout, 20 minutes cardio

Date:
02 Jun 2003
Time:
11:01:00

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Sunday, June 1st No workout, 40 Minutes.

Date:
02 Jun 2003
Time:
11:01:33

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May31th Saturday, full workout, 20 minutes cardio


May 1

Thursday , full workout on upper body, fly’s are killing me , did 2 sets of  everything, 30 minutes cardio (bike). My weight has dropped to 216 pounds from 230pounds, progress finally.  

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APRIL JOURNALS 

April 30

30 minutes cardio. Body a little sore, especially my legs.

April 29

lower body workout, 30 minutes cardio. 

April 28

30 minutes cardio, chicken and more chicken, its tough . 

April 27

full workout , 30 minutes cardio, 1 hr upper body. 

April 26

No workout 

April 25

30 minutes cardio , going out of town till Sunday. 

April 24

Thursday, -30 minutes cardio, worked my lower body on the program for the first time, I am using a ball against the wall for squats, helps keep my back straight, enjoyed the workout , finding it tougher to find the time.

April 23

Wednesday, 30 minutes cardio, 100 crunches, ate properly, pretty tired today, sure could feel the body aching today from yesterdays upper body workout. No pain no gain.

April 22

Tuesday, 30 minutes cardio, 8 super sets, 2 each ,15 reps , upper body only , a bit sore .Go Canucks!

April 21

Monday, full workout 20 minutes cardio, 3 sets of 15. Received my new program today, looking forward to starting it tomorrow.

 April 20

Easter Sunday , no workout or cardio , had turkey for dinner.

April 19

No workout 

April 18 

Saturday, full workout, 3 sets of 15 reps, 100 crunches, 20 minutes cardio, eggs for breakfast, cottage cheese for lunch, hamburger for dinner (whole wheat bun). Happy Easter everyone, lots of snacks through the day.

April 17 

Thursday,  No workout, no cardio , very busy with work, ate salad , chicken, cottage cheese , brown toast, orange ,apple

April 16 

Wednesday, full workout, feeling stronger , hungry as a horse, 20 minutes cardio , 45 minutes on the weights , 100 crunches , ate chicken all day , time to sit on some hay and watch the hockey game. 

April 15

Tuesday, cardio  20 minutes ,  full workout tomorrow. Ate properly.

April 14

 Monday.  Full workout, 20 minutes bike, 45 lifting weights, 100 crunches, ate properly.

 April 13

 Sunday, full workout, 100 crunches, 30 minutes in bike, usual weights, one of my sons joined me today, boy can he run on the treadmill, I think he enjoyed it. Need to get focused on my diet still not under control

 April 12

 Saturday, no workout , ate right, getting a little off focus, don’t know if its my diet or I am just tired.

 April 11 

Friday, full workout after missing yesterday, still having problems with my diet.

Sorry I can not be there Sunday, its baseball season and I have two boys who come first, but I would like to meet everybody when the opportunity comes again.

 April 10

  Thursday, go Canucks! Missed my first workout since we started this transformation, just to tired to get out of bed this morning, full workout tomorrow.

 April 9

 Wednesday , full workout , 20 minutes on the bike , 45 minutes lifting weights, 100 crunches, ate properly again! John my body fat has not changed much ,I guess I will have to drop that low cal beer I have been drinking.

 April 8

 Tuesday, 20 minutes on bike, 100 crunches, ate properly, still hungry.

April 7

Had my 2nd assessment tonight, don’t feel like I’ve made the progress I thought I had, only lost 6 and half pounds , but they need to compare the 1st assessment with the 2nd. Had full workout this morning 20 minutes on the bike, full weight workout 40 minutes. Ate properly, not looking forward to three more months of chicken.

April 6

Did nothing all day, watched hockey, 2nd assessment tomorrow.

April 5

Saturday, full workout, cardio  20 minutes on bike, 40 minutes on weights, had dinner out , cheated, ate a few items I should not have .

April 4

Friday, cardio  20 minutes on bike, cheated had a Hamburger for dinner, I will never forget the mouthwatering juices that ran down the side of my mouth, mixed with Ketchup and Mustard as well as Low-fat mayonnaise, it was good. Full workout tomorrow

April 3

Thursday, Full workout again, so tired walking in to the gym, I forgot it was only bike today, 20 mins on bike, 50 mins weights, feeling very tired still, Hopefully I get a new gourmet diet next week.

April 2

Tuesday, 20 mins bike, full weight program 40 mins ,100 crunches, ate properly, still tired.

April 1

April fools day, full workout, 20 mins bike 45 mins weights, ate properly. Still feeling very tired .

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MARCH JOURNALS 

Mar 3 

Well here’s the first of many entrees, I am very frustrated we have not started yet, I had put all my thoughts and energy into getting mentally prepared for starting Mar 1st,  I await my instructions to begin my transformation.

Mar 4

Does any one have a list of creative recipes so we get through this lol. I have been reading some of the other journals, everybody's in the same boat (Be Strong) My notes will be short, I do this all day at work .I have started changing my food habits with the help of my wife, she’s is making an effort to change the whole families eating habits including a few other ones, that I don’t want to get into today (just kidding) Ter&Jo, she has been making me these incredible lunches and snacks for me to take to work. So Ter if you are reading this Thanks! I have not started my program yet, I am waiting for my consultation, and I can’t wait.

Mar 5 

Probably had one of my worst weeks at work ever and its only friggin Wednesday. Get my consultation out of the way tomorrow; my wife might be more beat up than I am, just trying to feed me all this no-fat stuff . I could eat a cow right now. Regards

Mar 6

Well it finally happened, one on one with the big guy, I received my papers and some kind words of advice from John today. Lets get started! I learned one thing though, one day at a time, if I go to fast I might get injured or set myself up for failure, so I am taking John’s advice and slowing down to the pace he’s setting for me. My wonderful sister Eileen called last night, she had a laugh when she saw my mug shot on the internet Anyway its nice to know she’s reading the Journal and supporting me. I felt a bit better today than I have all week.

March 7 

Friday, bad day for self control, started out at the gym changed my routine as John suggested and only did what was required, forgot to eat breakfast before I left for work, ate a nectarine in the car driving downtown and some carrots, then I did not eat again till 1.00 PM, then we had a appreciation day for 66 of our employees, BBQ steak and chicken fajitas, I had a little of everything, sorry... boy did I feel guilty, which is a good sign I hope, anyway my wife’s not too impressed cause she’s the one making all my lunches.  My sister called from Ottawa and they are now following www.bodiesnmotion.com  (John maybe we should start a TV show, some of the reality shows on now are crap!) I am starting to get the hang of this Journal writing and what it says. If there is some transformers living in White Rock that would like to work-out and support each other please email John, I am sure he would give you my email address. By the way my boss and I seemed to have patch things up, we are both bull headed sometimes but we both mean well. Cheerio

March 8

Went to gym before I left to go to the USA for a tradeshow till Sunday, this is a challenge for me, I am surrounded by a bunch of overweight boozers and steak eaters (sounds like me) I did not participate, I am eating whatever is not fattening, salad, low-cal dressing, cottage cheese etc….. being on the road and trying to do this is difficult.

March 18 

Good workout this morning, cardio 20 mins on bike, 45 mins on strength, 100 Crunches, 2 sets of 20 reps each on all the exercises John gave me, little sore tonight, really finding my left side quite a bit weaker than my right especially when lifting above my shoulders, but I am feeling stronger every workout. I am also getting very comfortable going to the gym. By the way I have mentioned before how much easier it is having support from my wife, who makes sure I eat right, my sister law Jojo wants everyone to know she also has a 2 boys 11 and 12 yrs old and a full-time job to take of as well , Jo  I hope you feel better now. Cardio only tomorrow. Gotta go and pluck some feathers.

Mar 19 

Rode bike for 30 mins, did 100 crunches, ate all the right foods, Full work out tomorrow. Getting pretty tired of eating Chicken. Hopefully that will change soon. People are noticing I am losing weight, good sign things are working.

Mar 20 

Full workout this morning, 20 mins cardio , 40 mins weights, 100 crunches. Don’t like my diet anymore, having bad urges to eat other food, like BQ Red Meat. Received Johns email today, boy is he ever working hard, maybe we should keep our Journals a little shorter and to the point till he gets caught up. I will start today.

Mar 21

Full workout today , ate all the right food ,plus had a treat, small piece of steak at dinner, cardio tomorrow

Mar 22

Great workout today, switched some of my weight program from lose weights to the machine.

Big difference, still did my crunches the old fashioned way. Did 25 minutes on bike. My body seems to be digging it, now I just have to get my mind digging too. Slowly I am feeling much healthier. Just got to keep it up, still have 13 weeks to goody off tomorrow, John I know you told me to go slow, but I am going to the gym 6 days in a row taking Sundays off, I might go for a swim tomorrow and that will be it. I will call your assistant this week to set up a meeting with you.

If you are going to increase the amount of calories expended you are going to have to increase food consumption.  However not BK or any of the other tempting choices you have mentioned.  Its good to feel like you want to push harder, but everything is in a perfect balance and if you disrupt that balance some of the results become unfavorable.  I would wish you could just be a tad more patient . . you are coming up to your one month soon, this way I can assess you and get an accurate account of what's been going on in relation to your changes.  Hold her steady big guy . . please have faith in the process!!!!

:Mar 23

Sunday!   Day of rest. My body feels good, looking foreword to working out again Monday.

Mar 24  

Monday , 20 mins  bike, 50 mins  weights and  100 crunches. Ate all the rights foods.

Mar 25 

Tuesday, rode bike 20 minutes, ate properly, full workout tomorrow. Still hungry.

Mar 26

Wednesday full workout 20 min bike, 100 crunches, 50 minutes weights, ate properly again.

Getting the farts quite a bit, let one go in the office today, people were scrambling, must be all those fruits and veggies. Bike only tomorrow.

Mar 27

Thursday, 20 minutes on the bike, ate properly, still hungry. Full workout Friday coming up.

Mar 28

What a day, had a great workout, really felt good, I look forward to working out now, so when that feeling happens for all you other transformers, you are on your way, no matter what happens now, whether I win this transformation (which I entered to do) I have one won already because after I finished my workout at 7.00am rushed home got ready for work, made sure the kids were set for school jumped in my little white rabbit with the top off, (grooving to Marvin Gaye) drove in to Van for 9.00am start, I was hit with some devastating news , but because John and his staff picked me to do this challenge, I was much better equipped to deal with it than I would have been in the the past, because not only am I fitter, so is my mind, so I am a winner already. 

Thanks John.

Mar 29

Saturday, full workout, a little tired today, I will take a rest tomorrow.

Mar 30

Sunday, rest no workouts, looking foreword to my second assessment next Monday

Mar 31

Monday, light workout 20 mins on bike, feeling very tired lately, hope I am not getting sick, I should not be sick being as healthy as I am. Full workout tomorrow.