DopeEfX’s BodyBlog

Well I am 291lbs and droppin’.

I’ve inquired and have been accepted into Team Scivation yay! Derek is incredibly helpful and one of the coolest guys ever. I start his 12 week program on October 1st so I should be around 280 by the time I start and hopefully around 250lbs by the time I end the program. I an incredibly incredibly excited about starting. Its a unique approach to nutrition and training that sounds great!

 Well other than that things are great. I went to a restaurant and fit in a booth yay lol dont worry I only had grilled chicken breast and green beans lol. Im not craving anything really, no sweet cravings at all and that has always been my achilles heel. The wifey has started going to the gym with me as well, and that makes me incredibly happy. Im ecsatic, I feel alive for the first time in years. I wanna do everything I can skydiving, hiking, scuba diving, para-sailing lol everything I’ve missed out on because of my obesity. I think 2009 is going to be an amazing year for me. Im so excited about it all!

103lbs down, 43 more to go. Well thats a small goal I’m setting for myself, 250lbs then go from there. I’ve approached Derek from Scivation and he’s working on a diet for me. I wanna see how far I can take my body.

How am I doing? Well I’m relieved we’re not getting that Hurricane, whew. Putting away all the yard crap, the shutters, its quite annoying and the losing power part. YIKES! Id go insane lol.

 Other than that things are great. My schedule is rather repetetive so nothing new really happens. Which is a good thing I guess because I stay focused.

Life is great, my clothes fit horribly on me (and thats a good thing!) Im finally done shopping at Big & Tall clothing stores. I received a new catalog from them on Saturday and I tossed it right in the garbage can. Sorry guys Im not spending 90 dollars on a polo I can buy at the store for 50 bucks. Those bastards!

 Well guys thats it for me. Oh I’m also considering getting a trainer license once I’ve reached my next goal to help people that are struggling with weight loss. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while. Well later guys..I wonder if anyone reads this lol.

Well I am officially down 99 pounds. woot woot! 1 pound shy from the Century Mark, but Ill take it! lol. I’m incredibly happy! Now its time to change my trianing a little bit, minor tweaks, heavier compound movements, Ill still keep up the strong cardio and By the end of September I’d like to be down to 280lbs. Then slow it down even more and give my skin a chance to shrink up a bit..I dont want loose skin or try to prevent as much of it as possible.

Oh yeah one more thing. I had my first cheatmeal in maybe 4-5 months I dont even remember. I just had 1 normal sized plate of food and could only finish 3/4 of it and I got pretty sick to my stomach, but eff it. Now ill go another 2-3 months clean with no cheating and go from there! Ill also update progress pics every 2 weeks from now on so next update is next Monday. Well guys have a wonderful week, stay strong, stay focused and determined. God bless you all!

lol yep just 5 more pounds to go and I get my first cheat meal in I think 4 months? I have no clue might be longer than that lol. I’m very happy at how much more healthy I feel. Im not a sweating sack of a sloth. Im actually enjoying going to the mall, and just hanging around and enjoying my life, and what remains of my youth. Im sad at times when I think about the time, the years I’ve wasted away rotting away, killing myself shoveling food into my mouth. NO MORE. NOT AGAIN. I’ve come to realize that God has not given us much time on this Earth, and we have to make the most of what little time we are given.

Im a quiet guy, so I get out most of my thoughts out here with you guys. Everyday someone mentions my weightloss and etc, but lately idk I feel kind of embarrassed because everyone points it out and im made center of attention. It’s not my style, its not that im not happy, of course im happy, but I just wanna do my thang. lol hope u guys understand the message im trying to convey.

 Every week I’ve been dropping weight but people don’t really see that Im happy. Granted I’m happy, but im not satisified. Not til I reach my goal, whatever that might be. I dont even have a goal yet. I just want to be healthy and happy when I look in the mirror. Yes Im happy now, but I can be happier.

On the side of nutrition and training. Everything is spot on, lifting 4-5 times a week, and Cardio 7 days a week. Slow Cardio, might I add is the best way to do Cardio IMO. I’ll leave you guys with a tune.

Another week down and still losing weight Im reaching my 2nd goal quickly. 9 more lbs and I get to have my first cheat meal in around 4 months? Might be longer but I cant remember how long I’ve been dieting lol.

oh well F it, im happy. Were gonna get hit by Fay and all I seem to really think about is how its going to affect my training…Is that selfish cuz I think it is. Shutters are up (im paranoid) patio furniture and everything small has been take in. So hows is set up I got water just in case canned goods, gas in the vehicles. Im ready to go. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best I always say. Yet all I think about is my training lol.

I’ve had some thoughts lately on how I can use my weightloss to motivate others in the future (once I reach my final goal of course). Maybe personal train on the side? Make a little extra money and help people sounds good to me.

Workwise here in the office I’ve been getting quite a bit of negativity and attempted sabotaging from my overweight boss. Hes been supposedly on Atkins diet for around 3 months now and there has been zero change in him. Its disgusting really watching him scarf down 12 double stacks from Wendys with mayo only lol no bread. I’d be more than willing to help him but hes such a condescending prick and a sarcastic one at that, well that just makes me loathe him. He tries pushing pizza in my face and other snacks, but I dont budge. I wont, I cant, not for me. But you see all that does is fuel my fire even more. It drives me, pushes me and I thank him for that.

 You know its always the little things that impress you the most once you’ve lost a significant amount of weight. Things that come to mind are sitting in a plastic chair and not feeling the legs stretch, another is being able to fit in a restaurant booth, another is sitting comfortably in a movie theatre seat and not be squirming every couple minutes. Or my worst experience thus far is asking a flight attendant for a seatbelt extender. Sitting here I start to cry a little bit and I’m angry at myself for ever getting to that size. But it pushes me to avoid that and never be that unhappy person again. Im ranting so yeah im done for now. Ill check back in next week. Here is a little video to make ya’ll laugh. Luv ya guys and gals

Damn I cant believe its been over a month since I posted! Well since I know everyone is worried about me I guess I’ll fill you in on whats new……NOT A DAMN THANG!

Diet has been perfect, I mean absolutely perfect. Training is as strong as ever, and if memory serves me right I’ve dropped over 20lbs since I last posted. Man how those weeks fly by.

 One small change I’ve made to it all is I’ve incorporated Slow Cardio as opposed to my balls to the wall approach of max incline and high speed on the treadmill. Let me tell you guys Slow Cardio works! I can’t believe I was doing that other crap all this time. Lord knows how much muscle mass I’ve dropped because of it. Im still losing the same exact amount of weight weekly as I was before, but I think right now im burning strictly fat. Kinda hard to tell I guess lol. But im still dropping roughly 4-5lbs a week and I can’t wait til my next weigh in.

 Oh today I had my yearly physical so I can’t wait to get my blood work results in. I’m going to compare them to last year’s and post the results up here.

 Everyday someone approaches me that hasnt seen me in a while and they comment on my weight loss and etc. Im happy people are noticing but its getting damned repetitive talking about what im doing and crap. Im a very low-key kind of guy and don’t really like talking about myself that much because I feel selfish and conceded (does this make sense?).

I tried on a sweater last night that was dug deep in my closet and oh man I can’t believe how big it was. I can’t believe I let myself get that big, and I can’t believe im losing it all lol. Im very happy lately. My energy levels are thru the roof (except for a small cold im getting over). Strength is solid, endurance is great. Im the happiest I ever remember me being.

Well it was a ****in blast guys! Met Dennis Wolf, Dennis James, Dexter Jackson, Paul Baker, and Bill Willmore.
Dennis Wolf looked phenomenol, he will definately crack top 3 at the Olympia as long as he stays on the right path. Guy was massive. Dennis James also looked great, very lean, leaner than I’ve ever seen him. Good for him I wish him the best he’s a great guy! Dexter, oh man Dexter you’ve improved so much on your physique, adding quality muscle on an already perfect physique (is that even possible!) lol. Awesome guy too funny as hell! My friend won the Men’s Overall and his headin to pittsburgh this week, I wish him the best and I hope he gets his pro card. GO ANDRE!!!!

Well as for me, things are great! Diet is perfect, haven’t cheated since I started! I think it’s been 5 month im not too sure lol. To date i’ve dropped 68 pounds once I hit the 75lb mark ill post some before and after pictures. BUT im not stopping there! I plan on losing at least 125 pounds total by the end of the year. Good luck everyone on their goals and stay strong! God bless.

Well guys im feeling great. Someone asked me if I had gastric bypass surgery yesterday. I thought that was awesome! Im down to a 3x shirt that fits loose and a 44 in pant size. I feel great, energy is great, no more sleep apnea. No more sitting sweats (sweating while relaxed), no more loss of breath.

Im feeling great!

Bad week work-wise, my boss is on vacation so is the wifey so Im incredibly swamped in the office and I took my first day off from the gym last night and I feel so guilty for it! But, I must listen to my body and it said to me ‘GO TO SLEEP!’ haha.

NPC Southern States is this Saturday. I can’t wait! Im gonna meet Dexter, Dennis Wolf, Dennis James, Paul Baker and who knows who else lol. Last year I met Victor Martinez, coolest guy ever. I also met his trainer Victor Munoz who I recognized in the crowd and we hit it up and talked during the entire pre-judging lmao. He probably wouldn’t recognize me now lol. Im gonna find those pics at home and post up some really bad before pictures of me (how embarassing!) Ill get pix up of Southern States last year and this year up by this weekend.

Diet is still on point, havent cheated since I started, and don’t plan on it. Training is solid as well. I am making one addition to it all. Starting Monday I am incorporating fasted Cardio in the AM, along with my evening PWO Cardio. See ya guys and thanks for reading!

Well everyone here I am. The reason why I decided to log my stuff on here is to one day aspire and motivate someone who is in my predicament.

Well here’s a little back story on me. My name is Armando, 28 years old from Miami. Engaged to the love of my life Heather (the most perfect woman ever). Now, before I was engaged I led a very active lifestyle constantly working out eating right not like a bodybuilder but fairly reasonable lol. Well as the years progressed my activity level fell to ZERO. I did absolutely nothing except cook work and eat. And well as you guessed I ballooned, BIG TIME. Until one day I stood on a scale and my heart almost stopped beating, I hit 400 pounds. Yep thats right 400 pounds I couldn’t believe it I was wearing a size 52 in pants, wearing 4xl-5xl shirts. I couldnt do anything without sweating, I was a slob, I didnt care about anything at all. But my wife stuck with me… Told you, best woman ever.

 After realizing what my body had come to I decided to take some calculated measures, I adjusted my diet, I enrolled at my gym again and after 2 months and 2 weeks Ive dropped 53 pounds. Im aiming to lose another 47 pounds by the end of the year.

Ill post pictures once I hit my 100lb mark.

My diet is rather simple I consume 1500 calories per day. I lift 4 times a week, and I cardio for 1 hour 7 times a week.

I’ll post workouts daily so you guys can review and give me advice if you can

Thanks

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