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KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/12, 08:37 AM Thats great Mutt....I'm so happy for you...and glad you are finally starting to feel better...take it easy in the gym mi amigo... Oh and I'm glad you got rid of your bigger clothes...no going back now!!!!Which is great!!! Now...where are the pics we were promised last week???
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2006/10/12, 11:57 AM Mutt that is so cool. An XL! Woo Hoo!! I also think its great you dropped off your bigger clothes to a donation site. There is probably more than one person that they will benefit! Good Job!!
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/10/12, 01:51 PM That is awesome Mutt!! Can't wait to see the before and after!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/13, 10:01 AM Ok I promise to get the before pics and one from today up this weekend come hell or high water. Workout was cancelled as I needed to get new work shoes and we were out and about with the boys until 8pm. Then I cooked some fish in the oven and spaghetti squash, not sure if I cooked the squash right as I microwaved it per Rachel Ray recipie from the Food Net work. It came out a bit Al dente. Oh well some salt lots of pepper and Jalopeno jack cheese it is tasty. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/13, 09:18 PM So I went in to do shoulders and Legs. Lets just say hitting 95x5 on the Barbell shoulder press is not what I expected. To make it worse my squats I barely got 155x7 with out almost passing out. I am depressed and i spent the last few hours thinking I amde a mistake with this whole thing. I know I should not expect to be lifting like I did before the surgery but come on! I got so lightheaded and sick to my stomach it took 5 minutes before I felt ok to walk to get my boys and go home. Here is the workout I did: Warm up-rubberband rotor cup stretching BBsh press (bar)x10 55x10 95x5 115x4 115x6 Side lateral raises 20x10 25x10 Shrugs 135x10 155x10 185x10 225x10 275x10 315x10 Squats 95x10 135x7 155x7 that was it. 3 freaking sets and I was wiped out. I am so upset at that you have no idea. Only Highlights: 315x10 for shurgs was higher than expected. No pain or discomfort. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
	2006/10/14, 10:39 AM YOU DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE - think longterm. Your journey will be a marathon, not a race. Good Luck Bro -------------- Life is a lesson. You will learn it when you are gone.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/14, 12:01 PM Yeah that is what my wife, one of the guys at the Y, and My Mother said LOL. Thanks ka! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/15, 02:38 PM DOMS big time for legs. Came to a decision for my workouts. I am going to keep them to 20 minutes and focus on one body part for the next 2 weeks. I just need to get that endurance back. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/15, 02:43 PM SOOOOOOO...where's the pics????And why new shoes did you get to little for those too????J/K....you'll feel like you made a mistake from time to time...I think that would be expected...look forward to making new goals...instead of focusing on what you could do before....now...put up the pics!!!!!:)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/15, 02:51 PM I do not know how, my wife does that LOL and she is sick today -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/15, 02:59 PM Ok I just tried to up load them to the site in my gallery but who knows. There are 2 photos from the moring of the surgery. I need to wait to see if the upload. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/15, 06:27 PM I followed my advice and did a chest wrokout. Took half hour and felt a lot better than last week. Bench barx10 95x10 115x10 135x10 155x10 185x2 incline 135x10 145x10 155x6 Flys 25x10 30x10 35x10 Thoughts: Felt very strong for 3-4 sets. Exhaustion set in longer rest times. ALl in all it was a good workout. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/16, 12:12 PM Ok so i posted the Sept 8th before surgery pics but they are not up yet. My workout last night went well, and i feel a lot better about it all compared to Friday night. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/16, 12:15 PM I hope we see some pictures soon...or I might have to think you've been fibbin this whole time.As for your workouts...I like this advice from bb1...add a plate of patience to your diet.:):love:
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/16, 12:38 PM I hate the pics so in a way I hope they do not show LOL. Very ugly. I have my shirt off in them so be warned. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/16, 02:36 PM dude i havent seen an xl since 8th grade, good for you im jealous. i was in great shape when playing highschool football and then 2 years for umass but ive always had a big chest and waist, shirts would fit around my tummy fine but real tight on chest, bunchin up under armpits and they'd stretch across my chest, so id always get the next sized up, then it would fit my chest but felt like i was wearing a tent around my mid section, damn cloth makers.... -------------- By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he\'s wrong .... Charles Wadsworth
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/16, 02:41 PM LOl yeah it is exciting, but also a bit sad as i feel so well normal if that makes a bit of sense? -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/10/16, 02:45 PM So how is the diet part going Mutt. Have you adjusted to the smaller portions. Do you feel OK eating so much less? Do you miss eating the way you used to, or is the thought of how that would make you feel enough to curb your appetite.....just curious.... -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. -------------- The harder you fall, the higher you bounce
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/16, 03:03 PM No I miss food totaly! Went to a bday party and they had pizza and wings. The pizza had everything on one of them, I ate 2 wings and got very ill after eating them. I am getting better with the portions but working out is hard. I so want a big plate of pasta with a salad and rolls LOL.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2006/10/16, 05:05 PM I kind of figured as much. I guess you just have to keep your ultimate goal of a long and healthy life for you and your family, in percpective--far more important than a big plate of pasta (although maybe not as yummy in the short term:) ) keep up the great effort, you're doin awesome:big_smile:
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/16, 08:26 PM lol mutt, i guess having a rack of 2x or 3x shirts all to ourselves tends to spoil us a bit but you'll just have learn that even thou you are losing weight, you are still far from normal, hehehe j/k.... i know what you are trying to say but lets be normal sized guys for awhile, and we can still be adnormal in many other ways :big_smile: -------------- By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he\'s wrong .... Charles Wadsworth
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/16, 08:32 PM That you both are...I don't think you need to worry!!!:)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 08:24 AM Gee thanks KC! Thank Fly. I am dealing with it ok. I go today for a check up will update that asap. Some thoughts: I look thinner, but feel fatter. LOL. I have lost almost 50 lbs but only 2-3 inches from the waist. I crave hamburgers. I can eat almost normally. Right now my favorite meal is squash and fish. Yummy! I feel lighter and my feet and knees do not hurt as much as they did. I hid that from my family for the last year or so. I look to hit 240 by christmas and then lose the last 40 by May. I think all in all this has been the right decision for ME, but anyone else thinking of having it needs to spend a few years really tring to lose first. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/17, 08:45 AM The mental ideals of what you like are so hard to figure.I was talking to you about this the other day...I remember my son's 7th birthday..I thought I was just a cow...I remember being in tears (I'm a cry baby)because I couldn't find anything to wear...I was 136 pounds and I'm 5'7.the other day I ran across pictures of that day,and I looked pretty good!!I was shocked,remembering how I felt that day.Once you're heavy it's hard to get that mental image out of your mind,and I'm sure it will stay with you for some time.I think it may have something to do with self confidence too,at 154 I feel more confident today than I did at 136 that day.I'm not nearly as self critical about the way I look.Try working on good self talk...don't think of yourself as fat...think hey...I look pretty good!!!Remember that great feeling you had when you put on those pants in a smaller size...thats who you are...
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 08:48 AM Yeah I know that. Try to do all that too. My wife is 165 and still thinks of herself at her pre surgery weight. SO it is not a overnight thing. One thing that made me laugh is that i measured my arms and they are 17.5 so I am gaining that back a bit. I will be devestated if my arms get below 18 for good. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/17, 08:58 AM I'll be devastated if my arms don't start going down...and soon!!!!!!I hate these ugly arms of mine!!!!!!
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 08:58 AM LOL -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/17, 12:32 PM Kc i think that even if u wore a trash bad and a big piece of cheese on ya head you'd still look marvelous to me :love: -------------- I\'ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/17, 12:33 PM er bag, not bad.... duh
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 12:39 PM Oh get a room you two! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/17, 12:41 PM Would you zip it mutt!!!!!! Bill you are entirely to kind....but flattery will get you many places...if I were single...I'd a packed my bags and moved to mass already!!!!!:)
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 12:42 PM OH My GOD ok stop hijacking my thread you two! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/17, 12:43 PM fine....you big baby!!!!!:big_smile:
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/17, 09:07 PM Did Back 185x10 bet rows! Deadlifts 225x7!!! Nuff said! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 08:00 AM that should read bent rows(barbell). Had a very long rough night. Joey woke up at 4am, and Alex crawled into bed around then as well. That was not the problem. I had very bad dreams. One was my wife and kids dying. ANother was losing my job. It just went on and on. I have no idea what was the problem. I never really have those types of dreams....makes me a bit worried. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 08:34 AM Ok after last nights work out I am hard pressed to not jump back into Powerlifting full steam ahead.....I need some "cooler heads" to talk me down a bit! LOL -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/18, 09:01 AM Do we need to talk you down every day????remember...a plate of patience with your diet...you hurt yourself and it will be that much longer until you can really go to it...ease back... Sorry you had bad dreams...those stink...
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 09:05 AM Thanks KC! Not every day just every other days? -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/18, 09:07 AM OK....'cause every day...would be sign of mental imbalance. :big_smile:
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 09:08 AM No not me LOL I totaly sane! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/18, 10:20 AM those dreams/nightmares may be a result of your body's cravings for the pain meds that you were taking. my experiences in rehad situations is that heroin users ( opiate derivatives like percacet and percadan ) along with vicodin can cause severe dreaming and increased brain activty while in deep sleep, we call em drug dreams. that may be one explanation scott.... -------------- I\'ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 10:22 AM it has been almost 2 weeks. My wife says it means we have a baby coming YIKEs! I usually have eating dreams, weightlifting dreams, or sword fighting dreams(like lord of the rings style). -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
CristalBelle Posts: 1,389 Joined: 2003/06/27	2006/10/18, 11:52 AM I'm no dream expert, but all those dreams to me would mean you're worried about the future...probably in connection with you feeling concern about whether or not your sugery was the best thing to do. Best thing to do with bad dreams....tell em to scram!! :big_smile:
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/18, 12:14 PM wooohoooo, sword fighting dreams, i betcha light saber fightings dreams would be even better, yeaaaa boy... -------------- I\'ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 12:22 PM No I have Mutt the Barbarian Dreams. -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/18, 12:22 PM oh my goodness...you guys are goofy...I think cristal may be more on the right track...
BILL06 Posts: 755 Joined: 2006/08/08	2006/10/18, 12:35 PM hey Kc i sent mutt a pic of me the other night seeing how my profile pics havent been updated for like 2 weeks now, if you ask nicely he might forward it to you... -------------- I\'ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 12:39 PM No she has to pay me for it! -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/10/18, 12:51 PM oh....I'll pay you...with a big fat knuckle sandwich...couldn't you just send me the pic bill???Avoid the middle man here???
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/10/18, 12:54 PM lol IM me a email address and I will forward it ok -------------- A journey begins with a single step. 7707mutt@freetrainers.com

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