ass dragon...

ass dragon as in "i dragged my ass" up a hill. ascension hill to be exact. this happened on saturday and sunday. saturday being exactly 2 months since my surgery i decided "it's going down" or rather "i'm going up".

i had been doing "one leggeds" in a HUGE gear on the flat land to help build up my hams and quads. this helped tremendously because dragging my 320lb FAT ASS up a 10% grade takes a lot of POWER. oddly enough it was that much easier to do the following day. that said, my legs were fried!!! i took yesterday off and i'm still contemplating taking today off as well.

i'm hella motivated these days and i've almost inspired myself LOL. 

-ass dragon dominator

count chocula...

(9 weeks post op) my chocolate cravings are getting the best of me. milky way are my downfall i swear :) keeping this short because there is not a lot of new info to report on. the main points are i'm incredibly hard to shop for as far as cold cycling gear is concerned. i drove to RBM in Richardson then to Pearl Izumi in Fort Worth both on saturday. i got some bib shorts from one and a thin thermal jacket from the other. bottom line, i can't wait till i lose weight so i can fit in some REAL cycling gear. real cycling gear as opposed to regular windbreakers or sweatshirts fit best. so i can't wait to be "normal sized" again. it is happening, just not fast enough :) btw. "Cloud Atlas" is a strange yet beautiful movie. saw it by myself yesterday. 

weight: 316.0 lbs

-count chocula dominator

cold weather gear...

the weather here has officially changed YAY!!! but now it'll be 40 degrees in the morning BOO!!! what shall i do???

i ordered a bunch of cold weather gear today. i'm not a "one" warm jacket kinda guy. i'm a "layers" kind of guy. so i use a regular jersey as my base, a long sleeve-t over that with a wind breaker cycling jacket over that. i find once the cotton of the t gets wet it forms a nice warm barrier that gets trapped between the wind breaker and the jersey. i've tried long sleeve jersey's but they let air in and don't maintain the warmth.

shoe covers, gloves, leg warmers and a cycling beanie round out the look. i HATE trainers so i'd rather gear up than sit on one of those things :^(

on a personal note. sometimes doing nothing is the hardest thing to do. i am trying VERY hard to not think about certain things/people and concentrate on things i can do to improve myself. if and when i ever meet miss right, there are things in my personal life that have to be in order. right now, i am setting this right. just a little frustrated at a certain situation in particular that i hoping will work itself out. a few of you know EXACTLY what i'm talking about :^D

-preparing for cold dominator

got that svelte feeling...

(8 weeks post op) i can pretty much eat whatever i want (obviously less of it) and i can drink as much i want. i think my body lets the water just pass through my stomach because i can drink more than 8oz unless there is something solid in there. that said i'm now integrating more veggies into my diet. i pretty much excluded them because they'd take too much space from energy giving protein. mixing in salsa with the eggs, mixing in celery and scallions into my tuna salad etc.

on the dating scene: i decided to end the match experiment and concentrate on me. i still think all online dating is a big time beat down. honestly when it comes to whoever will be mrs dominator i'll most likely meet her at the gym, pool or on a group ride or race.

i'm actually "feeling" thin which i hadn't really felt before. on the weight loss front dr. kim told me that some weeks even if you do everything right you won't lose weight. if you watch the biggest loser you'll know what i'm talking about. this week was a good.

weight: 317.4 lbs

-"feeling" svelte dominator

magic pill...

(7 weeks post op) there's this magic weight loss pill i'll give you but first you have to prove to me that you can be responsible for the new toned body you'll have overnight after taking it... so i want you to keep a thorough food diary of healthy foods and a list of your workouts for the next 6 months... yeah i know, but this pill is some GOOD stuff and it's magic so i'm not just going to give it to anyone... [6 months later a healthier more toned person shows up looking for my pill] then i say "there is no pill" after i get my ass beat (with their more toned body) they thank me...

weight: 319.8 lbs

-magic pill dominator

keep on movin'...

keep on movin', don't stop like the hands of time... can you name that tune??? anyways, the reason i haven't been posting as much is because i have been doing and not talking about what i want to do. but hey, i got you guys to start reading so i can't leave you hanging :)

so, lets see, i took my match profile down because i'm not feeling the "online bar scene" in all honesty, i think i'll meet more people i have in common by getting out there and doing the things i love: group rides, mtn. biking, and going to races and triathlons. i was warned NOT to weigh myself everyday but i do it anyway. 2.5 lbs a week is what i need to be averaging to stay on target, so that's what i shoot for. 

i've been cutting out the fat and avoiding carbs. here are the things that are CRAZY hard to get down: crackers, popcorn and bread. i LOVE popcorn so i'll just deal with the pain on some occasions. what happens? well, the food just get's stuck and starts causing heartburn. there is no analogy for people that haven't had the surgery. but lets just say it's uncomfortable.

i decided i'm going to sign up for IM CDA this june for the 2014 race. it's time to set things right!!! my soul has been stitched back together and is nice and healed, my mind is clear, my motivation is OFF THE CHARTS, the swag is getting there. swag should always be a trailing indicator of success anyways!!! got to do it, then do it WELL, then comes the swag of doing it!!!

-movin' dominator

30 ell beez...

well, for some reason i thought i had posted an update on the blog about my official totals. from when (i was supposed to) start the liquid diet on 7/31 i have lost 30lbs. that's kinda the funny part. i lost 10 lbs the first month, not on the liquid diet but showing some restraint. the next 10 were after the first week from the surgery and the last 10 were for the month following that.

dr. kim says i should expect 10 lbs lost a month for the next 3 months and it will taper to 8 the next 3 months and so on. the total goal is my weight at 222. my triathlon peak i was 225 so if i can get to 222 then that will be amazing!!! seeing as how i can only eat 6 oz at a time and have to wait 2 hours to eat again if i wanted there is only so much damage i can do. 

i'm either riding or doing weights every day. i am really starting to "tick over the pedals" on the bike now. my average mph has gone up 1mph every week. i started at 11mph over 7 miles to 13mph over 12. these numbers are that great but considering i had un-mothballed my bike after 18 months 2 weeks ago, it aint too bad. i know people have mentioned that i am being too hard on myself but i keep looking at where i was and that's where i want to be. i took a 4 year "fat vacation" i have always been athletic so my standards are higher. here's something kinda crazy. when i was at dr. kim's office and seeing the other fat people there, i thought of them as "you people". i'm not like "you people" i don't need food support groups. i just needed a jumpstart to get my life back and it has so far succeeded. don't get me wrong, i applaud anyone trying to improve their situation. i just don't consider myself one of them. i'm not saying that's a good thing either. it's just how i think of things. more to come later.

-shrinking dominator

taunting me...

(5 weeks post op) i am tauntingly close to 20 lbs lost. the only reason i care this much today is because tomorrow is my official one month checkup. so excluding that first week (on the edge of death 180 cals a day) i have only lost 8lbs. i'm ok with that now, because as long as the needle keeps moving in that direction i'm fine. 

to that end i bought a bunch of healthier option foods. i made some bunless turkey burgers on the grill last night (sliders of course LOL). btw that was the first time the grill was fired up since july 4th 2011. man that shit was good. i bought more albacore tuna (way better for you than chunk white), bought some low fat cheese and made my world famous "chipotle" omelette (more like scrambled eggs. it's scrambled eggs with chicken from the chipotle restaurant mixed in. i made it for breakfast for the week. those 1 cup containers are life savers for making lunches and breakfasts (i guess dinners too). they are the perfect meal size for me (or anyone really) and it lets me not waste food and give myself a variety of options. you can have 5 different meal options in a small space. like i have oatmeal, chili, sushi roll, chicken salad, scrambled eggs, turkey burger and tuna salad.

yesterday i had steak for the first time at a birthday party. yeah, most of it got packed up and put in the fridge, but it was awesome. oh well, it's monday. brought to you by the makers of, bugs on the windshield, screaming babies in movie theaters, hair in your soup and gum on your shoe.

weight 325.2 lbs

-taunted dominator