Losing it...

[Jess from VA]

Like most self discipline..... the longer you practice it, the better your are at it.  

[Daniel Meyer]

Like most self discipline..... the longer you practice it, the better your are at it.  

I've actually found that the longer I practice it...the more outside influences line up against it... 

[Jess from VA]

Like most self discipline..... the longer you practice it, the better your are at it.  

I've actually found that the longer I practice it...the more outside influences line up against it... 

Sure.  The more you put off as lower priority than your health, the bigger that pile becomes, and the more pressure to address that pile exists.

What I really meant was just the discipline of diet and exercise itself becomes easier with practice.

The best deal I ever had was my last assignment at HQ 15/AF.  The military gets an hour lunch (unlike the half hour for civil service).  But SAC had a big fitness program going on, and so long as the work on your desk was getting done/being kept up with, you could take as long a lunch as you wanted if you were exercising (within reason).  So I could drive the short 2 miles to my base housing, strip uniform and run for 5mi, shower, eat a small lunch, and drive back to work.... say 2+ hours.  This was so much better than putting in a long day, and being tired, and then having to go out after you got home for the day.

It makes me tired just thinking about it today.      

[Willow]

Non-negotiable.

That shift is required.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/09/25/non-negotiable/

It's a good read and accurate with one small correction.  Taking care of your physical well being (or mental well being in another context) is not just putting yourself first.  As you stated, if you don't take care of yourself you will not be able to as much or as well or as long take care of others.   Sometimes the most caring and giving thing you can do is take care of your own needs, for others.

[Daniel Meyer]

Non-negotiable.

That shift is required.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/09/25/non-negotiable/

It's a good read and accurate with one small correction.  Taking care of your physical well being (or mental well being in another context) is not just putting yourself first.  As you stated, if you don't take care of yourself you will not be able to as much or as well or as long take care of others.   Sometimes the most caring and giving thing you can do is take care of your own needs, for others.

This is a concept my intellect knows is true...a simplified statement is you NEVER make yourself a victim to help others (just creates more problems)....

But it's also a concept that is very hard to get my head wrapped around.  A lifetime of doing what had to be done in some very tough times, the resulting moral alignment and work ethics, the times I've seen horrors that would not have existed if even ONE person had stood forward, and some very hard/tragic lessons from the times I've failed...all combine to make this entire effort feel...selfish I guess is the best word.

It's something I'm struggling with...in part because the consequences if I back off of my endeavor are not immediate. That makes things MUCH easier to put off for "someday".

There are also quite...unsubtle pressures from work, family, and society in general to reinforce that "selfish" notion...

I've mentioned just how much of a total head game this thing is I'm sure...

[Willow]

Head games.  One of the most difficult discoveries in life is that feelings and reality are not always the same.  Both have validity.  The hard task is learning to balance one's decisions using both one's feelings and one's understanding of reality.

[Daniel Meyer]

Head games.  One of the most difficult discoveries in life is that feelings and reality are not always the same.  Both have validity.  The hard task is learning to balance one's decisions using both one's feelings and one's understanding of reality.

...and to be willing to bear whatever price those decisions incur.

[Daniel Meyer]

I like nice, round numbers.

-80

[Daniel Meyer]

-82

[Daniel Meyer]

Maybe...just maybe...I'm doing it right...
http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/06/maybe/

[The emperor has no clothes]

Maybe...just maybe...I'm doing it right...
http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/06/maybe/

I wish I had never smoked. But is was never too late to quit. I'm sure you are doing it right.  can't argue with success .

[Daniel Meyer]

There was a lesson in that deadlift...

And I ain't just talking about weights.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/07/i-cant/

[Paxton]

Everithing I would say has been said.

CONGRATULATIONS

[The emperor has no clothes]

There was a lesson in that deadlift...

And I ain't just talking about weights.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/07/i-cant/

Learning is great at any age.  You sure got that right about the "full power Scotty" thing. I hadn't thought about it till now, but you are absolutely right. 

[Daniel Meyer]

What's a disease that:
1) Has no symptoms.
2) Needs no treatment.
3) Has no risks/impact on the patient.
4) No test will show it exists.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/08/have-i/

[Spurs]

Congrats and Good luck Daniel, we know everything is bigger in Texas but we are excited that you are getting smaller -  you will be around longer for the rest of us to learn from you.

[Daniel Meyer]

Not sure I can fix that...

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/11/side-effects/

[Daniel Meyer]

I would have to hazard a guess that my trainer is pleased with my progress...

http://rowletttransformationcenter.com/blog/daniel-meyer-lost-180lbs/

-dm

[Daniel Meyer]

wife: "All your jackets are WAY too big. I got you a leather jacket at the thrift store. It's a large."
me: "Honey, you *know* I'll never get into a larg...holy @$%*!"

Last jacket I bought was a 6x.

Yeah...this "fitness" thing takes getting used to.

Bonus...she paid like...diddly over squat for it. Those cute little short girls are amazing at times

[Daniel Meyer]

Just show up. Do the thing.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/24/dude-i-am-you/

[Gavin_Sons]

Who is that guy in those pictures?
Just say you ate subway exclusively and you may get a hell of a spokesperson job.

[Daniel Meyer]

Who is that guy in those pictures?
Just say you ate subway exclusively and you may get a hell of a spokesperson job.

*snort*...I don't think I want to end up where that guy did...

[Jess from VA]

Way to represent to that 375 guy Daniel.   

It's the kind of motivation anyone needs..... yes you can do it..... I'm doing it.

My issue with gym machines is not getting too close to someone, it's getting on a machine someone sweated out two quarts of goop all over and didn't wipe it down.  My goop is OK, yours not so much.

I never liked gyms, I like outdoors.... except for rain and snow and 100 or 20 degrees.

I have a big treadmill in my living room.... no other place in the house it would fit.  The somebich keeps telling me the weather indoors is always good.  I don't listen to it as much as I should. 

[The emperor has no clothes]

Who is that guy in those pictures?
Just say you ate subway exclusively and you may get a hell of a spokesperson job.

*snort*...I don't think I want to end up where that guy did...

Man, you got that right ! Congratulations on your success 

[The emperor has no clothes]

Way to represent to that 375 guy Daniel.   

It's the kind of motivation anyone needs..... yes you can do it..... I'm doing it.

My issue with gym machines is not getting too close to someone, it's getting on a machine someone sweated out two quarts of goop all over and didn't wipe it down.  My goop is OK, yours not so much.

I never liked gyms, I like outdoors.... except for rain and snow and 100 or 20 degrees.

I have a big treadmill in my living room.... no other place in the house it would fit.  The somebich keeps telling me the weather indoors is always good.  I don't listen to it as much as I should. 

Ours has become a coat hanger.

[Daniel Meyer]

Let's change some things...shall we?

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/27/mandatory-overdose/

[Daniel Meyer]

Translation: I went *splat*...

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/10/30/just-a-moment-while-the-judges-calculate-the-scores/

[hubcapsc]

Which one's the saddle?

-Mike

[0leman]

Hey, you got to reach 60 years before you can call yourself an "Old Man".   Just saying.

Really hate it when my shoulders start acting up.  Hard to work upper body. 

[Daniel Meyer]

Did I mention stupid hurts?

[shortleg]

   Do you realize how much faster your bike will Be?
Man hang on tight.
   We all love have faith in you brother , keep up the good work.

[Daniel Meyer]

-186

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/11/15/healthy/

[Daniel Meyer]

How else can I see all that there is to see?

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/11/17/good-heavens-why/

[Daniel Meyer]

A subtle thing. I wonder what it means? Tastes funny.

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/11/19/there-were-six/

[Daniel Meyer]

Oh...and this morning the scale says:

http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/12/14/i-did-what-now/

[Daniel Meyer]

or not...

Around 6% body fat left to lose...about 18 pounds.

It's getting harder.
http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2017/12/18/goals/

[Daniel Meyer]

My year in an image...
http://lifeisaroad.com/blog/2018/01/02/my-year-in-an-image/

I hope 2017 treated you okay...and I hope 2018 holds good things for you.

Either way, stand with me and shake a fist at 2018 and yell, "Bring it on!"

[The emperor has no clothes]

Well done ! "Bring it on" 

[Daniel Meyer]

Mmm....2018 is shaping up to be...interesting...yeah, we'll go with that.

Interesting.

[DDT (12)]

Been pumping some iron again, I see... Your story is remarkable, Daniel, and it serves as a testimony to what determination, courage, and tenacity can do for us! Congrats on your achievements... I wish you well in the coming year, and I hope when it draws to a close, your thoughts on it will be most positive and satisfying...

As for yours truly... it just keeps getting better! I've just concluded the best year of my entire life, and I'm optimistic 2018 will surpass even that... We'll see.

Thanks for keeping us posted on your progress... It reminds us all of what we are capable of, even if we don't aim quite as high as you... Best of luck to ya!!!

DDT