Thursday, June 30, 2011
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Bob 2.0 - Time to Re-Boot
May 2, 2011 - The Broward General Hospital Nutritionist
Dr. Warman suggested that I needed to get on a new diet program.... I agreed!
What could a Nutritionist possibly teach me? What insight could help me change 54 years of bad habits and emotional eating baggage?
Not much!
Don't get me wrong....she was nice and really tried to help me. But I am an emotional eater. I understand the logic of a diet program...it's the compulsive destructive obsessive eating side that needs help...not the logically nutritional side! I intellectually understand about fat and calories....but when McDonalds contacts me through secret brain-wave communications...get outta the way! Must have Big Mac....Must have Big Mac..... Donuts....Donuts.....Milk Shakes......Pizza....Pizza....Pizza
But wait.... I really don't eat that much more than most mortals..... but a pound is 3500 calories...that's about 100 calories a day for a month..... So just eating (2) Oreo cookies a day more than I normally burn....I will gain 10-12 pounds every year.....in 10 years.....I will weight 100-120 pounds more than I should.....So all I need to do is make healthier choices....just tweak my life a little.
The nutritionist did show me one thing that was cool..... My food portions are way too big! When I eat Rice or Pasta meals..... I eat a lot more food than they serve in Italy and China.....
Dr. Warman suggested that I needed to get on a new diet program.... I agreed!
What could a Nutritionist possibly teach me? What insight could help me change 54 years of bad habits and emotional eating baggage?
Not much!
Don't get me wrong....she was nice and really tried to help me. But I am an emotional eater. I understand the logic of a diet program...it's the compulsive destructive obsessive eating side that needs help...not the logically nutritional side! I intellectually understand about fat and calories....but when McDonalds contacts me through secret brain-wave communications...get outta the way! Must have Big Mac....Must have Big Mac..... Donuts....Donuts.....Milk Shakes......Pizza....Pizza....Pizza
But wait.... I really don't eat that much more than most mortals..... but a pound is 3500 calories...that's about 100 calories a day for a month..... So just eating (2) Oreo cookies a day more than I normally burn....I will gain 10-12 pounds every year.....in 10 years.....I will weight 100-120 pounds more than I should.....So all I need to do is make healthier choices....just tweak my life a little.
The nutritionist did show me one thing that was cool..... My food portions are way too big! When I eat Rice or Pasta meals..... I eat a lot more food than they serve in Italy and China.....
Bob 2.0 - Time to re-boot
October 2010 - Steroids and HGC - 310 lbs
Life is about Balance.... To be Successful in life you must Focus.....There are NO SHORTCUTS
My life was out of balance...traveling overseas on big long trips is a lot of fun....but it is hard to BALANCE and FOCUS... Before and after every trip I stopped working out.... I started eating poorly...and I gained weight. ....I went from 300 lbs to over 310 lbs..... I wanted to get healthy again but dreaded starting all over again.... When my Personal Trainer suggested taking HGC and Steroids .....I was ready for anything!
I have yo-yo'd my whole life..... South Beach, Atkins, Low Fat, Low Carb diets....counting calories...food logs.... I have hired (3) personal trainers over the past (10) years....my personal physician, Dr Segal, even prescribed Aderall as a way to lose weight.....
Friends and family want the best for me....some have even suggested bariatric band stomach surgery.... As a last ditch effort...before I agree to surgery...I thought I would try the new trendy (and expensive) way to lose weight and get "fit"..... DRUGS..... Steroids and Human Growth Hormone.
I took them for a month....needles and shots....something I thought I would never do!
I am injecting them into my belly and my ass..... How the hell did I get here?
One month later.... muscles are twitching all over my body.....and I gained 10 lbs!
320 lbs.....another silly attempt at a "quick fix"......hadn't I learned that there are NO SHORT-CUTS?
I stopped the "juice"....and headed to Bangkok for a few months.
April 5, 2011 - Las Vegas - The Binge - 330 lbs
If you can make the "right" choices.....it can be easy to lose weight in Bangkok..... Lots of walking...lots of healthy food choices....However, it can also be very easy to gain weight in Thailand....Bangkok has some of the greatest food in the world....when you add alcoholic beverages with each and EVERY MEAL...forget-about-it
Returning from Bangkok and Singapore.......It's been months since I worked out or even tried to eat a little less...... Eating and drinking has added another 10 lbs......
Now it's time for another trip.....The Annual ISC Security Trade Show in Las Vegas with Pete, Jim, Hui....George didn't come because of head lice....we only hit one buffet and didn't drink much...but was not feeling healthy. not sleeping...acid reflux.... I am a whale....Clothes don't fit right....and I don't feel like meeting people or working the show.
April 11, 2011 - A Bad Cold
I can't breath! I am alone in Ft Lauderdale.... I can't sleep because my lungs are filled and the wheezing drives me insane.... feel like I will die in my sleep if I lie down.
I thought I was going to die....really!
It was a real wake up call..... the weight has waekened my immune system.... a little cold and a lot of fat is killing me... I decide that I must make some changes in my life....but while I am home nursing the cold....I don't exercise and eat.... I am out of control!
I decide to change physicians and start fresh.... I met Dr. Warman at a Broward Bank of Commerce Advisory Meeting.... and decided to meet with him..... I decided it was time to make a change in my life.
Dr Warman was AWESOME.....He is on "Team Bob".... he is an optimistic, positive influence in my life..... He wasn't the typical, "here's a copy of a 2,000 calorie suggested diet" type of doctor.... He really cared about me and committed to help me!
Dr. Warman was the spark I needed.
April 18, 2011 - Diabetes - 340 lbs
The blood test results are back....Dr. Warman informs me that I am diabetic.....
Blowing up to over 340 lbs......I knew the weight was hurting me.... my knees hurt when I walk... I have sleep apnea.... bad cough and colds.... back pain.... but now DIABETES.
I weigh 342 pounds.....he suggests that I see a nutritionist at Broward General Hospital to start a new diet program.
Life is about Balance.... To be Successful in life you must Focus.....There are NO SHORTCUTS
My life was out of balance...traveling overseas on big long trips is a lot of fun....but it is hard to BALANCE and FOCUS... Before and after every trip I stopped working out.... I started eating poorly...and I gained weight. ....I went from 300 lbs to over 310 lbs..... I wanted to get healthy again but dreaded starting all over again.... When my Personal Trainer suggested taking HGC and Steroids .....I was ready for anything!
I have yo-yo'd my whole life..... South Beach, Atkins, Low Fat, Low Carb diets....counting calories...food logs.... I have hired (3) personal trainers over the past (10) years....my personal physician, Dr Segal, even prescribed Aderall as a way to lose weight.....
Friends and family want the best for me....some have even suggested bariatric band stomach surgery.... As a last ditch effort...before I agree to surgery...I thought I would try the new trendy (and expensive) way to lose weight and get "fit"..... DRUGS..... Steroids and Human Growth Hormone.
I took them for a month....needles and shots....something I thought I would never do!
I am injecting them into my belly and my ass..... How the hell did I get here?
One month later.... muscles are twitching all over my body.....and I gained 10 lbs!
320 lbs.....another silly attempt at a "quick fix"......hadn't I learned that there are NO SHORT-CUTS?
I stopped the "juice"....and headed to Bangkok for a few months.
April 5, 2011 - Las Vegas - The Binge - 330 lbs
If you can make the "right" choices.....it can be easy to lose weight in Bangkok..... Lots of walking...lots of healthy food choices....However, it can also be very easy to gain weight in Thailand....Bangkok has some of the greatest food in the world....when you add alcoholic beverages with each and EVERY MEAL...forget-about-it
Returning from Bangkok and Singapore.......It's been months since I worked out or even tried to eat a little less...... Eating and drinking has added another 10 lbs......
Now it's time for another trip.....The Annual ISC Security Trade Show in Las Vegas with Pete, Jim, Hui....George didn't come because of head lice....we only hit one buffet and didn't drink much...but was not feeling healthy. not sleeping...acid reflux.... I am a whale....Clothes don't fit right....and I don't feel like meeting people or working the show.
April 11, 2011 - A Bad Cold
I can't breath! I am alone in Ft Lauderdale.... I can't sleep because my lungs are filled and the wheezing drives me insane.... feel like I will die in my sleep if I lie down.
I thought I was going to die....really!
It was a real wake up call..... the weight has waekened my immune system.... a little cold and a lot of fat is killing me... I decide that I must make some changes in my life....but while I am home nursing the cold....I don't exercise and eat.... I am out of control!
I decide to change physicians and start fresh.... I met Dr. Warman at a Broward Bank of Commerce Advisory Meeting.... and decided to meet with him..... I decided it was time to make a change in my life.
Dr Warman was AWESOME.....He is on "Team Bob".... he is an optimistic, positive influence in my life..... He wasn't the typical, "here's a copy of a 2,000 calorie suggested diet" type of doctor.... He really cared about me and committed to help me!
Dr. Warman was the spark I needed.
April 18, 2011 - Diabetes - 340 lbs
The blood test results are back....Dr. Warman informs me that I am diabetic.....
Blowing up to over 340 lbs......I knew the weight was hurting me.... my knees hurt when I walk... I have sleep apnea.... bad cough and colds.... back pain.... but now DIABETES.
I weigh 342 pounds.....he suggests that I see a nutritionist at Broward General Hospital to start a new diet program.
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