" Every, BODY, is different... "

It's been about 10 days or so since my last update. My intentions with this blog was not to write something everyday, because who the hell wants to read something everyday about what I'm doing? You'd be reading the same Sh*t everyday. My approach to this is to write when I can or feel I need something to report...

So, with that said. This is what's been happening.

I still have not eaten rice or drank a soda in 73 days. Which is mind boggling to me! I do miss those two things, but I do feel alot better and lighter these days. My weight this past Monday (7.27.09) was 234.5. I haven't lost anything since 7.20.09, but at the same time, it's good to see I haven't gained. I'm not saying I have not been splurging, but I did veer off my eating track in the last 10 days. I think a few times since my last weigh-in, I ate carbs after 5:00 or indulged in something good like Ice Cream. Oh, yeah, my latest craving has been pretty bad too, Gummi Life Savers. I polished off a whole bag one night while playing NBA LIVE on PS3....

Other than that, this is what my basic eating habits have been Monday to Friday:

9:00 - Oatmeal and Orange Juice

10:30 - Coffee

1:30 - Turkey Sandwhich w/ lettuce, tomatoe, mustard and mayo

3:30 - Low fat Chocolate Milk ( Little carton size, like they give in grade school )

Between 4:00 and whatever time I get home for dinner, I may have a grande non-fat caramel moch from Starbucks, it all depends if I'm driving to see a client or taking my daugter Kiki to soccer training.

Dinner: Salad and Chicken. I have eaten salad and chicken, chicken and salad 95% of the time, since I have started this new lifestyle. I did have some BBQ steak on the July 25th, but other than that it's been salad and chicken, chicken and salad...I've eaten so much chicken, I farted in bed the other night and an egg came out ( BAROOM-TISHHHH).

As for Saturday and Sunday

I have been pretty good. I don't get to eat in my normal routine like I do during the week, but I don't really go to overboard either. I do allow myself to eat one night of carbs after 5:00 on the weekend, but only one day. So I have to pick and choose between Saturday. and Sunday.

As for workouts. ( Start violin music now...) I have been BAD. Not bad meaning good, but BAD meaning, "Hey, fatty, get in the GYM!". What's the sad part? I have my own GYM in my house. Well, it's the swing garage of my home, but none the less, it's in my home.

Here is a picture:

As you can see, I have ZERO excuse about getting to the gym. Anyway, my reasons for not going are not all that bad. I do have a thriving side business that is doing well. Right now, I have 7 Web Clients I am either in the process of developing or maintaining their websites. So I have been pretty busy, plus I have been filling orders for my cariture drawings that I do.

Here is my business site to see some of my work: http://www.e3webmedia.com/ ( please note, I do not have anything on my site right now, I have been so busy that I can't even design my company site yet! Maybe I should hire someone?)

I haven't been all that bad. I think out of the last 10 days, I did get into the gym about 4 times. I did a mile on the treadmill and 3 miles on the bike. I also did some boxing. I found this really cool gadget that counts down rounds for you. You just tell it how many rounds, how long, etc... It even sounds off a bell like they do in real fights.

Check it out here: http://www.everlast.com/everlast-personal-boxing-timer.html

Anyways, so that has been my last 10 days. I'll try and post updates more closer together.

One more thing before I go...

What I am learning during this whole process, is that EVERY, BODY, is different. What may work for some will not always work for others. I don't even say that I am on a DIET when people ask me how am I losing the weight. Diets are temporary. People diet because they need to lose a certain amount of weight by a certain time.

This is about a lifestyle change.

" The First 64 days...the BRONZE Goal"

May 18, 2009 which was a Monday, was my first "OFFICIAL" start day. In the past, I always chose Mondays to start a new "Diet". I don't know why, because by the time Sunday came I was already off it. Anyway, stepping on to the scale in my bathroom, my eyes widen to the dismay of the number that popped up. 255.

G' to the Damn. Man, I have got a long road ahead of me. I already set the goal of giving up white rice and soda for 100 days. So as of May 18, 2009 no rice or soda ( Coke, Pepsi, etc...) was going into this body.

So, these are the weight goals that I have set. Bronze 235 pounds or less. Silver 215 pounds or less. Gold 200 pounds.

These are my stats:

Height: 5'9

Age: 35

Ethnic B.Ground: Filipino

Medical Conditions: Gout and other joint issues, bad knees.

Occupation: Director of Web and Graphic Development for David Grant Medical Center @ Travis AFB. Owner and Chief Designer for e3webmedia.

Fast forward to today, which is Monday, July 20, 2009. Stepped on the scale this morning and my weight is 234.5. Bronze Goal Accomplished! I have gone 64 days without rice and soda. Which has been very hard to do, considering I am Filipino. I also spent a week in Maui and no rice with all that great local food was H-E double hockey sticks! But I guess it paid off. Keep in mind too, that I have yet to work out. Dropping this first 20 was from eating right and eating a certain way. I wanted to elevatate my metabolism, so I have been eating in such a way that I believe has helped me. I'm feeling better and I am getting compliments thus far, but I do not want to hear them! I don't want to be contenet with what I have done so far. I still have a ways to go. So, with that said, this is my plan for next 60 days to reach my Silver goal.

At least 1 mile or 1 hour of cardio a day, 5 days a week. 20 minutes of Boxing 2 days a week. Wish me luck!

" Jus, Live... "

And so it begins...

255 pounds, always in pain, tired and I knew it was time for a change. This blog is to chronical my journey to a new and healthy lifestyle. To free myself from the pattern of habits that were killing me softly.

This quest is not just for me, but for my wife Jinky, my 3 beautiful daughters, my dog Kona, my sisters, my mother, my nieces and nephews, my huge extended family, my business, my career, my CMB crew and everyone else that may have expressed concern about my health. Most of all this is for my pop, Stephen Isaiah Evangelista, who passed away too young by not taking care of himself. I miss him everyday, but his passing also made me realize I have a whole lot more of life to live with my loved ones...