Search engines are everywhere
Posted by Bobbi in General Talk on August 30th, 2009
It seems like every site has its own little search engine these days. I have noticed that on all the major sites like Facebook and Myspace there is an option to search either on that particular site or on the entire web as a whole.
I think that the majority of these little site search engines are powered by Google but I’m not 100% sure. When I compare the search results of one search to another the results are pretty darn close if not exact. For example, let’s say I search Myspace for something. Then Google the same phrase and look at the results.
I have noticed that this seems to be happening all over the place and is not just exclusive to Myspace. This really has to help Google spread its footprint in cyberspace. If all the major social media sites start doing this, there won’t be much room left for the other search engines like Yahoo and Bing. These guys running Google must really know what they are doing.
Football Season Is The Perfect Time To Get Fat
Posted by Bobbi in weightloss on August 1st, 2009
Here comes another football season. Can’t wait to see how much weight I gain during this season. This time of year is very challenging to me.
I get together with friends and family every Sunday during football season. I actually go to some games at all levels of the sport. I have friends who have children playing Pop Warner football. I like to attend some of my high school alma mater games and relive the glory years. I go to some college games and even some professional games. I love football.
Along with all those football games comes heavy consumption of beer and junk food. I know I am not supposed to have that stuff if I want to lose weight. I just can’t stand depriving myself of it. I have tried. Have tried to go over to a relatives where everyone else is drinking and eating whatever they want during the game. They sit there and stuff their faces as I try to pretend I don’t see them doing it. It is pure torture for which I am too weak.
I always give in. I just can’t stand to be around it and not participate in it. I guess it really is an addiction. I tell myself that I’ll just have one piece of pizza. Then I end up eating four. I tell myself I’ll only drink 4 light beers all day. By the end of the day I end up counting ten. I am too weak to be around this stuff and I know one day I am going to pay for all this fun and gluttony many times over.
It is just a damn shame that some people can eat and drink like that without getting more than twenty pounds overweight. I wish I was one of them. I wish I could say the same, but I can’t. I gain weight faster than anyone I know. I can literally gain pounds in one day. Honest to God.
If I wanted to, I could easily put ten pounds on in two days from eating. All you have to do is put me in a good steakhouse with thick cuts of prime rib, huge lobsters and a few bottles of California cabernet. I will show you how to gain weight. I always thought it was funny how some guys say they want to gain weight. Watch and learn son. It comes really easy for me.
One Of The Biggest Problems With Trying To Lose Weight
Posted by Bobbi in weightloss on July 24th, 2009
One of the biggest problems when trying to lose weight is having the will power to avoid eating too often. I have to admit this is one of my biggest problems. People tell you to eat more often and just make sure you are eating the right kinds of food. Whatever. That is easier said than done.
Every time I walk into a kitchen, which is quite often throughout the day, I want to immediately go raid the cupboards for some kind of snack. It seems as though I am obsessed with eating. I just constantly feel the urge to go get something to munch on. I haven’t been able to find something that I won’t overindulge in.
I know this is part of my problem. I used to do this without even thinking about it. I would just grab something on my way through the kitchen. Now, I have to avoid kitchens almost entirely. Otherwise I can hear that food calling out to me. Check the refrigerator. Check the cupboard above the stove where we keep the junk food. I wonder if Bobbi bought anything good that is hidden in the cupboard.
It is really quite a nagging urge. No matter what I cannot make it go away. In fact, thinking about it right now is making me very hungry and I just want to go eat. I wonder if this is how alcoholics feel about wanting to get a drink.
It would be a lot simpler if I could get myself away from places that have kitchens. Unfortunately, the two places I spend the majority of my time, the office and my home, both have kitchens jammed full of food that keep calling out to me. It is maddening.
I have asked Bobbi not to buy any more junk food. If there is no junk food in the house then I can’t eat it. I do have enough willpower to keep from going to the store to satisfy my urges. But, if the food is easily accessible, I am too weak. I will give in almost every time.
The mental part of this has to be the biggest hurdle for me. I know what I need to do. I just can’t get myself to do it 24/7. I get myself psyched up for a day or two and then just slowly fall right back into my bad eating habits. I am half tempted to try using hypnosis to help with the mental aspect of it. I am sick of being this fat.
Decided To Buy A New High Tech Scale
Posted by Bobbi in weightloss on July 17th, 2009
I went out and got myself a real scale. This scale measures body fat along with your weight. I have always wanted one of these.
It is a model 2001 scale made by Tanita “The Ultimate Scale”.
It works electronically through these sensor pads that you stand on with your bare feet. I guess it passes some low level current through your feet to get the readings. I’m not really sure about that, but that is my understanding of how it works.
You program it with your height. Then it uses your height and the weight that it measures to calculate your body fat percentage. It is really cool. Well, it is cool until you see how fat you really are. Then it stinks.
The old scale went out to the curb with the weekly garbage. Bye-bye old cruel scale. I will not miss your worn hard to read dial.
My Background With Being Overweight
Posted by Bobbi in weightloss on July 15th, 2009
I am in my mid thirties and I have struggled with weight pretty much my entire life. I was a chubby kid and used to have to wear clothes that were labeled husky. I don’t know if they even sell clothes under that category anymore. I think maybe that was just for kids. I’m not really sure.
Anyway, the only time I didn’t struggle with weight was when I was in high school. Before entering high school I was a chubby little kid. Once I got to high school though, things changed. I went on a protein only diet for the most part. That was quite a while ago too. It was a decade before all the low carb craze took off.
I went on this high protein low carb diet because I wanted to make the high school football team. I succeeded. I used to jog about 2 miles every day that last summer before I tried out for the football team. Actually I had no problem making the team at all. I played junior varsity and I was pretty big for my age weighing in at around 165lbs. I had a 29 inch waist. I also had that nice V shaped back that I know the girls really liked.
I quit growing right around then too. I never really got any bigger after I started playing football. I was able to convert more of my body fat to muscle though. When I graduated high school, I still weighed in around a buck sixty five. I still wore the same 29 inch waist jeans.
In college things started to change. I gradually started gaining weight. It wasn’t enough for concern really. I only put on about 5lbs a year. But eventually I ended up at the 235lbs I weigh right now. I guess it is proof of all the beer and pizza I have consumed over the years.
I have been on and off diets a bunch of times over the years. More recently though, I have found it much harder to lose weight. I am more sedentary than ever. I spend most of my time throughout the day sitting in front of a computer in a nice comfy chair. This is obviously bad for the physique. I am reaching a point where I need to do something about it. I am really afraid I am going to end up diabetic.
That’s pretty much my history on it.
Documenting My Progress With Weight Loss
Posted by Bobbi in weightloss on July 14th, 2009
I have decided that one of the things I want to accomplish with this blog is to talk about my struggles with weight loss.
I have seen plenty of other people struggle with being overweight and I have heard that blogging about it is good therapy. So I am going to give it a try and see if it helps at all. Hopefully, by talking about it with strangers on the internet, I may stay focused enough on it to actually accomplish my goals.
I would like to get back down to 190lbs. Right now I am at 235lbs. Not good.
My doctor has been begging me to lose some weight. I hate going to see him for a checkup because I get flak from him every year for maintaining my excessive level of body fat. He keeps telling me that I am going to end up being diabetic if I don’t watch my weight. I really like the guy. It’s not like he is being a jerk. He is just telling me the truth.
So, here goes another attempt to slim back down to a more reasonable more manageable weight level. Wish me luck.
College
Posted by Bobbi in General Talk on July 9th, 2009
Enrolling in a university is a major step in a person’s life. It can be a frightening experience. There are a number of responsibilities that students need to adjust to compared to their last few years. As an experienced college grad, I thought I should share a little knowledge with them.
Find a way to finish as much study work as you can first thing in the morning every single day. Most likely you are at your most productive mentally as soon as you wake up in the morning. That is of course assuming you weren’t out screwing off the night before. Make the most of the clear brain and see how much reading you can get done in the shortest amount of time. It will make the rest of your day go much smoother.
Avoid making the error of scheduling classes too close together. There are going to be times when you want to get something done right before class that you forgot about. You want the extra time. Plus, you don’t want to be in a hurry getting from one class to the next.
You’ll get off to a good head start if you meet some friends in class the first day. Introduce yourself to someone sitting next to you in class. See if you have something in common. You want to have someone you can bounce ideas off of for class or just to ask general questions if the need occurs.
Not all of the students on campus will be honorable. Be sure to get some kind of secure box for your dorm room. You really want to have somewhere secure to store private materials. Without one, you are bound to eventually end up having something come up missing. Then you will be tempted to look for somebody to blame. You’ll never know if it was your fault or if somebody robbed you.
Your studies will take off fast. Take notes the very first day of classes. You may assume the first day to be a breeze. It probably won’t be. Make sure you have your stuff organized. There will likely be some things mentioned that you aren’t going to want to forget.
You should organize certain times to get together with other classmates in all of your major classes for a study group. Don’t go gang busters. You don’t want too many students. You really only want a few. Too many more than that and your study group will turn into a social gathering.
Focus on areas where you will be spending a huge amount of your time. Make your study area in your dorm room as comfortable and well organized as you can. It is extremely important to be well organized. When you are on stress overload because you have got too much work to finish, it will be a lot easier if you’re organized.