timmio's Fitness Profile

timmio's Latest Activity

• 9 days ago
  timmio added a new Monster Thickburger (no bun) food item.
• 9 days ago
  timmio added Monster Thickburger (no bun) to his favorite foods.
• 9 days ago
  timmio added a new Atkins Advantage Mocha Crisp Coffee Bar food item.
• 9 days ago
  timmio added Atkins Advantage Mocha Crisp Coffee Bar to his favorite foods.
• 10 days ago
  timmio added Baconator - no bun to his favorite foods.
• 10 days ago
  timmio added Tortilla Soup with Chicken to his favorite foods.
• 10 days ago
  timmio added a new Tortilla Soup with Chicken food item.
• 10 days ago
  timmio added a new Naked Fajita Ranchera - (no beans and no rice) food item.
• 10 days ago
  timmio added Naked Fajita Ranchera - (no beans and no rice) to his favorite foods.
• 12 days ago
  timmio added Triple Stacker (no bun) to his favorite foods.

timmio's Health Journal

	No more reboots! I have this issue where I keep softening out like a ripple on the water. I make a big splash, but usually several weeks into my "new reboot" I'm back to eating bad and slacking on my exercising again. This didn't happen last year. Last year I was able to maintain full focus and I stayed on the mission and I lost 60 lbs. It was at some point after the 60 lbs mark that things went wrong. I took a small vacation off the plan as a reward for all my hard work. During this time off, I started to research new diets, new workouts, etc., and by the time I was ready to get back into the "plan", my mind was so full of all this new crap that I didn't know where to turn. I thought that I'd tryout this new plan called the TNT diet. This really messed me up. It's loosely based on the Atkins Diet, but they say it isn't... It is. It worked to a point, the point where I went crazy from eating too much meat. I crashed on it and gained back 20 lbs or so.. Naturally I panicked, so I went on the South Beach diet.. failed.. Tried Weight Watchers, lost a bunch... failed gained some back.. Fast forward 6 months and I've been ping-ponging around the diet world with all these different "fail proof" solutions, combos of others, and it all culminated in me deciding that I'm finished with dieting all together several weeks ago. It's no coincidence that in these past few weeks I've gained weight, felt miserable and have been in a lot of physical pain. I even had a small resurgence of gout.. of which I haven't seen in over 3 years. This really scared me. So I sat down, had a long discussion with myself and tried to remember where things went wrong. My problem was that I got over confident in what I was doing and thought I knew it all. I was out test driving all these super diets and hanging out in health forums, trying to find a 21st century solution to a problem I had already an answer to. It's very simple, eat healthy, make healthy choices, eat less more often, and stop cheating! This is what I did before, this is what has always worked for me. So here I am, about to embark on yet another reboot of sorts. Although, it's too early to tell, I believe this is the path I've been searching for. I feel excited again and I think I had to experience all that crap to realize I was on the right path all along. This is the path I can walk for the rest of my life. So please wish me luck on this journey and I hope to finally put an end to all these reboots, once and for all. Created 3 months ago by timmio
	So far so good... It's almost been a week and I feel like my head is finally in the place where it should be. I'm weening myself off soft drinks and by next week I should be hitting 1800 cals a day with no problems. For the first time I feel like I can actually do this and I feel my confidence growing with each workout as well. I may look into getting a trainer, only because I need someone pushing me to go that extra mile. My Inner compass is pointing me in the right direction, but sometimes I can't get my feet to move. It's all a work in progress. I purchased a pedometer today. 10000 steps here I come. I'm still working on getting myself and my surroundings organized. That seems to be just as hard to do as losing weight. I mentioned before about the old me having perished, that was a misstatement. I've learned to love certain aspects of my current self that I hope to bring to my new body. My old body is going through a transformation and It's going to be a glorious sight to behold when I am finished. Created 7 months ago by timmio
	Fell off wagon, but back on... Well where do I begin... I was fully pumped to get started on my new life plan, but less than a week later I found myself restarting. Another week and another restart. I finally just quit all together last week. After some serious soul searching and de-cluttering this past weekend, I've found my "inner compass" as Bob Harper would say. I've been reading his book entitled "Are you ready?" and I am ready. I know I am an emotional eater and for the past 20+ years I have lived for the meal. I love all kinds of food and it's always been the one constant in my life that never changes. Little did I know that it was killing me. "Now I know and knowing is half the battle" as GI Joe would say. I am ready to begin my new life. I can't say that my life was ever off track because it was never on track. The old me died a horrible death last week. His miserable 31 years were plagued with pain and depression. He will not be mourned nor will he be forgotten. I'll always keep the memory of him in the back of my mind as a reminder of what I could become again one day. My body will always show the scars of the old me, stretch marks, loose skin, etc. but they too will serve as a reminder of the monster I once was. On this day April 6th, 2008 Thin Tim was born. May he live well into his 140's and may his life be full of life, love and health. Viva La Tim! Created 7 months ago by timmio