2 Months Later - October 2010

Slow but steady.

I just weighed in at 329 lbs.

That's 91 lbs lost.

I feel so much lighter than that though.

I have so much more energy.


I can feel my clothes getting bigger.

I started this project wearing 4XL shirts.

I'm in 2XL now.


I only got new jeans one time near the beginning of my project.

I started with a size 60.

Yes, thats a 60 inch waist.

That was the biggest size that the fat guy store carried.

I moved down to a 54 which is what I've been wearing for the last 10 months or so.

But now the size 54 pants are way too big.

So is the size 60 belt I'm still using with holes punched in it to make it smaller.


This evening, I went shopping at a place that didnt have "Big & Tall" in its name.

I hit up Macy's.

Fuck Macy's.

Actually no, I can't blame Macy's.

I figured out what size I am now but Macy's doesn't carry it.

I have gone from a size 60 to a size 48.

I haven't worn size 48 pants since high school.

I'm 2 sizes away from being able to get clothes at a regular men's store.


91 lbs and 6 pant sizes lost.

Gonna keep pushing.

Macy's better load up on their size 46 stuff.

I'm coming for it.

The First New Day - September 1st, 2010

I am The New Tommy G.

Today I weigh 84 lbs less than I did one year ago.

My clothes fit better.

I have more energy.

I feel great!


So I didn't make it to 100 lbs.

Big deal.

I'm still healthier than I was.

I'm continuing my exercise.

I'm eating healthier.

I WILL lose 100 lbs.

Then I'll lose 100 more.


I want to tell you all how much I appreciate the support you've given.

I couldn't have done this without everyone pushing me and encouraging me.

2 friends just told me last night that they want to work out with me and show me new things and help me lose more.

I LOVE THAT!!


Now that the year is up, that doesn't mean I'm going to stop blogging.

I'll keep coming here to fill you all in my progress.


I just looked at my "Before" pics and can see a vast difference in my face and neck and arms.

Time to take my "After" pics!

I'm going to keep the main picture on this blog the same as a reminder of what I came from.

But now I'm The New Tommy G.

Day 361, 4 to go

Slowly but surely.

Weighed in today at 333.

13 lbs away from my goal.

4 days left.


I've come to accept that I wont hit 100 lbs lost by August 31st.

Gonna try to get it by my birthday on September 11th.


Still haven't had any alcohol since my last blog on August 3rd.

Been to the gym almost every day.

Still being picky about what I eat and eating well.


I'm gonna take "after" pics next week.

I still have my "before" pics that Joe Breezy took the week I started working out.

I'll keep going and try to lose another 100 lbs and take pics then too.


I'm not giving up.

I'm not discouraged.

I can make a change.

I have made a change.

I will continue to change.


Just Matt and Breezy coined a term at the beginning of this that I love...

The NEW Tommy G.

I feel so much better.

I have so much more energy.

I look so much better.

Its like I am a new person.


I'll post another blog on the 31st to see exactly how far I got in the 1 year.

Day 338, 27 to go

I'm in the final month of my "100 Pounds in a Year" journey.

This isn't the happy blog post I was hoping to make at this point.


I got down to 326.

Only 6 lbs to my goal.

Then I stopped working out and eating bad and drinking a lot.


I weighed in today at 346.

26 lbs from my goal and 27 days to lose it.


I'm gonna stop drinking until my birthday next month.

I figure a month off from booze will help.

I'm also gonna stop eating out.

Making everything at home.

Maybe a little Subway here and there but nothing else.


I've found the motivation to go to the gym on my own.

That was something that I couldn't do a year ago.

That was something that I couldn't do a month ago.


I lost 94 lbs only to gain 20 of it back?

Bullshit.

I'm gonna get rid of these next 26 lbs by August 31st.


I just realized tomorrow is one year since my car accident.

That was the event that caused me to make this change.

The doctors weighed me at 420 lbs in the hospital.

Jeez... over 400 lbs. Thats ridiculous.


This time next year, I'm gonna say...

Jeez... over 300 lbs. Thats ridiculous.

Day 283, 82 to go

I suck at life.

And I suck at losing weight.

I started drinking like a week after I got to 326 lbs.

I'm now at 334 lbs.

Yep, I've gained 8 lbs.


I also haven't been going to the gym.

The motivation just hasn't been there.

But I'm going right now.

Yes, right after I post this, I'm going to the gym.

Check my Foursquare account in about 30 mins and hold me accountable.


14 lbs to 100 lbs lost.

Gotta do it.

82 days left.

Day 254, 111 to go

Why can't I stop drinking soda?

I tried... and failed.

I mean, I don't drink it at home or anything.

But when I go to the bars or clubs, I pound that shit.

I feel like such a tard.

Me: "Can I get a diet coke?"

Bartender: "A captain and coke?"

Me: "No, just a diet coke."

Bartender: "Oh a jack and coke."

Me: "No, a DIET coke."

Bartender: "Oh! A jack and DIET coke."

Me: "Fuck it. Can I get a water?"


Got back in the gym with Tareyn last week.

The scale said I'd lost 7 more lbs.

That put me at 330 lbs.

90 lbs lost.

I guess not working out for 2 weeks made my body kick into overdrive.


So we went back today.

Kicked our cardio routine up a notch.

It kicked my ass.

Did some abs, bi's, and chest work.

I got on the scale before we left.

I lost another 4 lbs.

That puts me at 326 lbs.

94 lbs lost.


I'm 6 pounds away from losing 100 pounds.

I can't believe it.

Its taken me about 8 and a half months to get here.

Another week or 2 and I'll be there.

3 months early.


I also still haven't had any alcohol since February 19th.

I told myself I wouldn't drink until I reached my 100-pound goal.

Hopefully by next weekend I can RAGE...

...for a couple weeks.

Then I'll get back on track and try to lose another 100 lbs.

Day 237, 128 to go

So Tareyn and I were doing great for like 2 weeks.

Then we got lazy.

I haven't been to the gym in a week.


I did lose 3 more pounds though.

That puts me at 337 lbs.

83 lbs lost.


That's where I was 2 weeks ago.

I got on the scale today and it hasn't changed at all.


I've been slipping on the food too.

I still haven't eaten fast food but I've been eating candy and greasy foods.

Today I decided I'm gonna cut out all soda, including "diet" soda.

Diet Coke is usually my drink of choice when I go out because I'm going sober for now.

But I found a OJ/cran/Red Bull mix is pretty awesome so I guess I'll go with that.


I need to get a new trainer.

A new FREE trainer.


I'm supposed to find out Monday whether or not I get this job that I REALLY want.

If I do, that will put me back on a regular schedule and hopefully I can work gym time into it.

Having a work schedule helped me when I first started working out.


So I can't drink alcohol until I lose 17 more pounds.

I was hoping to do it by June 1st but I'm thinking it may be July 1st.

But it HAS to be by August 31st.


17 lbs.

Can't be that hard...

can it?

Day 211, 154 to go

I'm still sober.

No drinks since February 19th.


Still eating fairly well.

I've eaten some things I shouldn't have a few times but nothing outrageous.

My parents are getting better at eating good things at home.

I still haven't had any fast food since August 2009.


I've only been going to the gym once or twice a week for the last month.

Last week I got on the scale. I lost 3 more lbs.

That puts me at 80 lbs lost total. I weigh 340 now.

I'm still not gonna drink until I get down to 320.


I've been wanting to find a workout partner thats willing to make a schedule.

Just going whenever you feel like it doesnt work for me.

If I dont have a plan and someone to hold me accountable, I wont go.

So my friend Tareyn has agreed to help me out.

We started today and it was awesome!

Tonight I still have the motivation to continue tomorrow.


I have 20 lbs left to reach my first goal of 100 lbs.

I have 5 months left before my time limit of 1 year.

Lets make it happen!

Day 177, 188 to go

My sobriety only lasted a week.

Working in the nightclubs has made it very hard.

So I've decided to make a change.

I've quit working in the nightclubs completely.

I'm staying out of the bars and clubs as much as possible.


My first day of the new sobriety was Friday, February 19th.

I'm not allowing myself another drink until I get to 100 lbs lost.


I weighed in on Saturday the 20th at 343 lbs.

Thats 77 lbs lost total.

I have 23 more to lose to get to 100 lbs.


I've also lost a LOT of my motivation.

I've lost my workout partners.

I need to find people to go with me.

I need to find people to keep me accountable.

Day 159, 206 to go

This is hard.

It really is.

Last Friday I weighed in at 342 lbs.

That was 78 lbs lost in 5 months.


Today I weighed in at 347.

I gained 5 lbs this week.

I only went to the gym 2 days this week.


Since losing my job in December, my schedule has been all thrown off.

I stay up late and sleep in late.

I wake up with no motivation.

I just dont feel like going to the gym.


I started doing some work for a couple night clubs and started drinking a lot.

I've decided that I'm gonna stop drinking for a month...

...starting tonight.


I have to lose 27 more pounds to get to the 100 lbs lost.

I'm supposed to do it by August 31st.

I'd like to do it by June 1st.

Can I?

Day 142, 223 to go

Just got home from the gym.

Lots going on in my life right now thats kept me from blogging.


So Friday the 8th I weighed in and lost 6 lbs.

That put me at 344.


Then I went out that weekend and drank... a lot.

My dad didnt by the right kinds of food I wanted at home.

So I wasn't eating clean at home.

The combination of those 2 things screwed me.


I weighed in on Friday the 15th and gained 2 lbs.

That put me back at 346.


So I didn't drink as much this past weekend.

I went shopping with dad today and picked out some good stuff for us to eat at home.


The whole eating healthy thing has been weird with my parents.

Dad has always been willing to let me pick out things for him and help him make healthier choices.

When we go to Subway, I order him pretty much the same thing I do.

Mom, however, has not been willing.

She'll get the oven roasted chicken but adds bacon, ranch, mayo, oil, and vinegar.

That kinda defeats the point, ma.


I've also added some inspiration to life.

I started dating someone that's also lost a significant amount of weight.

Knowing that the she is working to make herself better, makes me want to work that much harder to be better for her too.

And she's REALLY pretty.

I dont wanna be that guy where people say "How'd a guy like him get a girl like her?".


So thats what I've been up to the last 2 weeks.

I've got another weigh-in on Friday.

I'm hoping to get down to 340 which would be 6 lbs lost this week.

Do work son!

Day 128, 237 to go

Wow.

A lot has happened in 10 days.

Drama with work, family, and friends.


Drank more than I should.

Ate more than I should.


I weighed-in on Sunday the 3rd.

I'm still at 350.

Lost no weight last week.


Now that my work hours are all outta wack, my gym time has been thrown off.

I'm trying to keep a routine but its hard.

Trying to eat very clean this week and not drink too much.

I hope Friday will bring me a few more pounds lost.


I am kinda proud of myself though.

I wanted to lose 50 lbs by New Years Eve.

I did that and 20 lbs more.

That's 70 lbs in 4 months.

Pretty badass right?