(Day 18) First Day in the Gym and a weigh in incase I forgot...And other Juicing decisions.

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy everybody!

Working out and Weigh In

It's your friendly neighborhood Freeze here! Got a lot to talk about while it's fresh on my mind.

Firstly,  I weighed myself today again, still 375 which is a total of 16lbs lost since I started. (That's about a pound a day) and that was with little to no movement. As of today, I'm back in the gym, and while I am super sore, I am super excited (and have a ton of energy right now) How much energy? I left the gym, went to Food Lion and grabbed some stuff and headed home, got home and just made a ton of juice for tonight/tomorrow.

Now I type this still sweating (from activity!) and about to go shower when I am done.

Today was chest day, and a childhood buddy of mine, Thomas, and I hit the gym. We have arranged to be workout partners, both of us are big guys and I find it's always motivating to work out with someone. Firstly, phew I was out of shape. We are doing our first 45 day rotation doing 5x5's, doing a similar schedule I did before:
Monday - Chest
Tuesday- Back
Wednesday - Leg
Thursday - Shoulder
Friday- Arm
Saturday and Sunday Hardcore Core.

I was most ashamed in my performance on the elliptical. Before, I could go 60 minutes, of HIIT no problem..

Today I did 6 minutes.

I know they say "start slow" but I wanted to gauge just how bad it was; and that's how bad it is.

However; I am not embarrassed overall, because I went to the gym and put in a workout. That's the most important part of the whole thing, and now my chest and arms are yelling at me while I try to type this!

New Decision on Juicing

After trying a bunch of recipes, and doing tons of studying, I have now decided on doing one juice all the time, and it's a Mean Green hybrid I created.

I make 100oz or so at a time (I have two 52oz Bubba kegs I fill up, thats about a day day/half worth).

My new recipe (amounts not included, as I went with this mix until I had filled both of the kegs)

Kale

Spinach

Cucumber

Broccoli

Asparagus

1 Orange Bell Pepper

Some grapes

1 Lemon

Gingeroot.

After attempting a bloody mary the other day, I grew to enjoy the pepperyness in the juice, and studying the high benefits, so I figured, lemme remove celery which is a lot of water, and add pepper. Then add broccoli and asparagus (lots of great nutrients)

This is the first time I have made this recipe, so it's in the fridge now, and after my shower I will be giving it a go!

Controlling the Hunger and Chewing needs.

I decided to buy sugar free gum at the store tonight, and I am chewing away while I type this. I think this may just help me with appetite suppression and the need to chew. I'll get back to you on it.

I also decided after numerous hours of research on Juicing and such, to purchase Fish Oil. So the suppliments I am now taking are:

Men's One A Day

Iron

Fish Oil

And Protein Shake after my workout (1 scoop of Nectar with water which is 23g protein, 0 carb, 0 sugar)

And that's just a little update since I didn't get yall a VLog this past week!

-Freeze

PS If you want to juice and lose weight, hit me up and lemme know. I have a few people who have started this journey with me, who have taken before photos. We can do this. Together.

(Day 16) Scale Update and Random Facts on Juicing.

Today I weighed myself, and I'm down right at about 15lbs. So about a pound a day, although with the caloric deficit I imagined it would be more, it doesn't discourage me; it encourages me to do more!

That being said let's talk about some things that I have experienced in 16 days of juicing.

1) I already notice more energy when I am awake, can stand up longer, move more, ect. The night before I started my brother in law and I hit up walmart for my first round of supplies and I had to sit down to take a break. That was not the case yesterday when I went and shopped for more stuff.

2) I crash twice a day, and when I do, I crash hard. I get so exhausted so fast; when it hits me I'm out. Instead of sleeping 8 hours at night, I have been more on a pass out and nap for 5 hours twice a day. It's strange, but once I get up I feel very refreshed; which must be a good thing.

3) My feet still swell but not nearly as bad. That's a big one for me.

4) I crave water like it's going out of style and haven't even thought about soda at all this entire time. My big thing has been wanting to eat something, the soda battle was easily won.

5) Certain hygenic actions are easier then they were before I started.

6) I feel slightly more confident in myself. I have had to defend the juicing thing a few times and here's my standard answer:
"I know I didn't gain it over night and know I wont lose it over night. What I decided was that to get drastic lifestyle results I had to make a drastic lifestyle change." The end.

Anyways, Im holding off on a V-Log this week; next weeks will have stuff from Yoga and gyming in it.

Until next time
-Freeze

(Day 14) This guy is an inspiration..

His (/u/Humansharpei) story from reddit:
"I have had problems with weight my entire life. Shortly after graduating high school I developed problems with anxiety and depression. I began to remove myself from the outside world. I lived online. My weight ballooned to over 500 pounds. I was 26 and I had never had a real job or a real girlfriend. I had given up.

In February 2010 I had a chest pain and it terrified me. So I kinda went nuts and dropped everything cold turkey. Canceled the World of Warcraft account, drastically reduced the way I was eating, etc. I still have no idea what the pain was it might have been indigestion. But it did the trick.

Three and a half years later I had lost very nearly 300 pounds. I got down to 215. I didn't have any surgery or take any pills (not to down anyone who has just telling my story). Since then I have just been trying to maintain. I got a job along the way. And I have another job now. A job where I walk and lift for ten hours a day. I met a wonderful girl and have been with her now for nearly a year. Currently I weigh somewhere between 225 and 230. I have gained a bit just due to losing focus and going out more to eat as a result of the relationship.

As far as pictures go I don't have anything from when I weighed 500+ as you might imagine I had become rather camera shy. One album shows a picture from each of my last four birthdays. The other is just general pictures trying to show contrast between the way I was and am now.

Also: I should mention I do have quite a lot of loose skin. I am doubtful I will ever be in the position financially to get it removed. I am trying to come to grips with it and accept it. My girlfriend is amazing and says she loves me like I am and thinks I am handsome. But yes it is a major side effect of the weight loss."

Here's his album.

https://imgur.com/a/H6Rk8

I'll tell you, seeing success stories like this really continues to inspire me to do this thing.

The demon of hunger roars heavily at night, but reading things like this really remind me that anyone can do this, even those like me who haven't known a skinny day in my life.

Keep pressing on.
-Freeze

Day(10) Tomorrow Is Monday. DDP Yoga Begins

DDP Yoga. You heard it right. Ex-Wrestler creates program so he can wrestle again after breaking his L4 and L5 verts.

Now Mooch and I are doing this, he has already started, and I begin day 1 tomorrow.

So my days will be 10 days off.

Day 11 of Juicing is Day 1 of Yoga, and so forth.

For the DDP Yoga Website, they asked us to take 6 specific before pictures, so here is the Collage of mine:

The point of taking these 6 pictures is to track not just weight loss progress, but also flexibility and other fun stuff. Every 30 days these will be taken for 13 weeks.

I will be incorporating a normal weight lifting regimine into this either after 60 days of juicing, or during the process; either way I start with Yoga tomorrow.

As DDP would say...

*BANG
-Freeze

(Day 9) V-Log and Weigh in

As you can see from the video, the first week was interesting.

I only lost 6 pounds.

So pushing forward now the DDP Yoga and the gym. I picked up my favorite Protein yesterday (Nectar) so I'm ready to rock and roll.

If only this juice would taste better AND keep me from thinking about other food CONSTANTLY.

It's a struggle yall.
-Freeze

(Day 6) Lesson Learned: You Can't Juice Avocado

I am one of those rare fat people who absolutely love things like Avocados. I used to make a banging Avocado Ranch dressing for pairing with Chicken that was absolutely amazing.

So last night I'm making my juice for the next 3 days, and I go to add an Avocado (removed skin and pit) and threw it in the juicer on low.. nothing came out.

Today I did some research, and found out that in fact, the Avocado can't be juiced. Damnit.

The Avocado is one of the healthiest fruits in the world, with pretty much every essential nutrient, and all the good fats, and is known to help lower your cholesterol. The solution everyone suggests: use a blender.

So I guess I need to go thrift shopping and find myself a cheap blender, so that I can juice my juice, then throw it into a blender and add an Avocado.

Anyways, My first weigh in will be Friday, we will see what one week of this diet has done; I have remained somewhat inactive during this first week; but now I am starting to feel some energy coming back and I think I can start doing some working out.

Here's to 54 more days!

-Freeze

(Day 2) Mysteries of the Red Poop.

I just titled that to be fun. Although try a juice diet, and spend the first day doing a couple red Beet juices and report back to me!

Anywho. Today the headaches were less, but the cravings and hunger pains were more. I found myself trying to reason to eat an Apple even after I had juiced.

So I got to researching, and a lot of people have had equal to, if not more, success by having 2-3 juices a day and like a salad of kale and such for dinner. It got me thinking; IF my resolve gets tested again, maybe ill just eat some kale leaves to curb the appetite. They say as long as its fruits and veggies, then it doesn't break the diet.

But I will juice as much as I humanly can, as disgusting as it can be some times. Yes; I have found 90% of the juices I have tried to be gross and taste like grass. Apparently it "grows on you"

We shall see!

I've noticed I was less sleepy tired today but more physically tired.

I just want to shout and thank all of those who have messaged me with support and making sure Im keeping up with it. Some of you have been juicing and such for a while and some havent; either way, thank you so much. I really do appreciate it.

I ran out of raspberries today, and I discovered that the type of juicer I have just doesnt juice them well. I did some research, and the most expensive ones are really the only ones that can juice berries right.

One of the people who messaged me has been doing this almost 2 years; and he said it's not about juicing for 60 days, its about changing your lifestyle. He's absolutely right.

I wanna be the guy who orders a salad when you order a teriaychi steak!

Here's to day 3 and hopefully the last day of suffering (yea right!)

-Freeze

(Day 1) Finally, the 3rd juice of the Day Doesn't Taste Like Ass

Started out this morning with the Morning Red Riser; and maybe I made it wrong; but it tasted disgusting and took me an hour to sip it down.

Second meal was the Mean Green. Again; tasted disgusting. So Grassy. Took another 45 min, I finally said fuck it and chugged it.

This one, though, this 3rd one is called "Grape Yum" (thats my name for it, I dont remember the recipe name for which I found it)

It consists of:
1/2 head of red cabbage
1 cup of grapes
1 green apple
It also supposed to have a fennel bulb (1/2) but i couldnt find them in the store so i threw in a celery.

This tastes way more yummy This is one I could drink every day all day.

Now: Side effects

Already have the massive headache. It's rediculous, I usually was only eating once a day and never got these headaches, so it's gotta be the caffiene or just the positive nutrients filling my body.

Also: been hella tired, I already napped today.

I got nautious before and after the mean green.

And this one was strange: I have been cold all day. Literally have spent all day in a hoodie, sweat pants, fluffy shoes. Like, cold.

As far as water i think im up to about 68oz of water today, and Im just now about to finish my 3rd juice (drinking now).

Day 1 has been a success. I knew that temptations to eat other shit would never, and wont be a problem. It's the tastes of these juices and the headache. I know those go away after 3-4 days so I'll be straight.

We got this :)

I also found out my buddy Andrew is going to follow me on this journey, he already has a juicer so he is starting tomorrow and will be one day behind me.

He did a 30 day of this I think he said last year, and lost 50 lbs. He didn't even 100% juice. He would have a kale salad when he felt hungry sometimes.

WHOA.

Here's to 59 more!
-Freeze

Here is V-Log Number 1!

-Freeze

Weighed in tonight...

So because my at home scale is rated for up to 400, I really thought the "E" i was getting meant I was over 400; but low and behold, I weigh

391

When I started my journey the first time I was 380ish, so since I quit 3 years ago I have gained about 100 pounds.

Here's my goal then:

50 pounds in 60 days to get to 340.

Then by then end of August I wanna be at 100 total lost (so 291)

My ultimate weight loss goal is to be anywhere between 200-240. I think thats a good weight for a guy like me, with my build, at 6 foot.

My first vlog will be up soon! I'll share it here when it's ready.

Tomorrow is Day 1 and I got all my stuff today!

That's an entire week's worth of food for juicing. ONE WEEK. Lordy this is gonna be fun!

-Freeze

Was Overwhelmed: Reevaluated the Menu for Week 1.

So having all those recipes for one week was quite, over whelming. I realized shopping for that would be rediculous, so I decided to back off the cliff a little and break it down to 4 recipes for the week.

I have been doing a ton of research, and for those losing weight they say to do the recommended 64 oz, but that they suggest going over too (so as not to go into hybernation/starvation mode.) They have also suggested for those doing LONG fasts (longer then 10-14 days) should be taking Iron and Protein replacements as not to become anemic; so I am adding those to my shopping list.

As far as activity, I will be doing DDP Yoga for the entire 60 days with this diet. I don't have a per-se weight loss goal for this first 60 days; But I will be going to Fitness 2000 tomorrow to join and weigh myself on a real scale.

I have seen a lot of males lose anywhere from 35-65lbs in that time frame, so I will say my goal is 50lbs in the 60 day time frame. When I have my Day 0 weight I will post it.

Here's the updated menu this week:

Feel free to leave comments, questions, and encouragement!

Let's do this. Tracking says Juicer will be here tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a day of shopping, prepping, and getting ready to begin this bad boy FRIDAY morning! (use the weekend to get over the 3 day fuck-me hump)

-Freeze

Planning Week 1: Whoa That's A LOT of Shit.(materials)

I am sure that as I get better at this, consolidating and such will become easier. I am vastly overwhelmed in my mind at the large amount of ingredients needed for 1 week (if my scheduling is done correctly, but then again, I didn't do the same juice too many times)

I have spent that last 24 hours since purchasing my juicer online, researching recipes, how to's, what to expects, and so much more.

The general consensus is that you should intake 4 of these 16oz drinks a day for 64 oz of juice, and at least 64 oz of water with it.

I scoured 100s of recipes, and found about 20 that really tickled my fancy. Some are meant for the morning (since with juicing you are also cutting out caffiene); some are meant for later meals, and some are just for funzies. Here's a snap shot of ONE week of my schedule, and the list of materials to make this schedule happen:

Yeh, Maybe I am trying to do too many flavors at one time? Maybe the point is to do like just a few different ones a week so you can buy more of the materials in bulk? I have no idea honestly, I can't seem to find a definitive answer.

So what are some of these recipes?

Here's the Warrior Princess

Here's the Big Green Hulk

These are just 2 examples of what these juice "meals" will be.

I have also been looking at side effects and such, and with the lack of sugar and caffiene, I imagine I will be tired the first few days and cranky. I hope not, but that's whats expected.

I also plan on implementing a protein shake during the day somewhere once the Yoga and excersize picks up. I found out there is a 24 hour Fitness 2000 up here in King, so I plan on going there sometime today and finding out how much a membership is; and I'll prolly go ahead and sign up if I can use the Clemmons one too (never know when you might move)

Anywhoo, the support I have recieved is overwhelming, and I cannot thank you all enough. I am going to do this; and having your support just makes me wanna do it harder (TWSS)

Now the damn wait time for this juicer to get here... I honestly can't wait..

-Freeze

6 Things That Fat People Are Embarrassed to Admit that Are Harder For Us To Do.

Anyone who knows me, knows I am at no lack of confidence in who I am. It doesn't change the fact that I want to be healthier by any means; but here are some facts about being fat that I hate. The point of this is to look back and say, "Nope. Not a problem anymore." Or so other people like me can think to themselves "Yes, I do have issues with that.. thanks for relating"

I have scoured forums and posts all over the internet, and no one seems to ever put this out there. Here are things I have noticed about myself that are harder for me to do; that I would never ever feel comfortable telling people. This list is embarrassing, but it is factual. If you are big, or were, did you find these activities difficult as well?

1) Putting on shoes. Seriously, I have the most trouble in the world tying my shoes, but even then, with the feet swelling stuff, putting them on is painful and difficult. I get winded trying, and usually resort back to flip flops. (oh, that's why he wears flip flops year round... ding ding ding)

2) Cutting my toe nails. I had to basically beg my sister to cut my nails 2 weeks ago because I just, can't.

3) Wiping your butt. No, it's not impossible to do and no, we dont have crudd butt; but it is a task like no other, especially on certain shaped toilets. I have noticed this over the years, and will refrain from using any toilet I know to have been super difficult. No, I am not exaggerating. It can be a pain in the ass (pardon the pun)

4) Sitting comfortably on a couch. I have noticed that getting comfortable on a couch is tough for me, I assume it is the same for many fat people.

5) Taking great showers. I never scrub my feet, I just cant. That's just one thing that is more difficult as a fat person and showering.

6) Driving. I think it's more to do with the loss of circulation in the feet and the swelling, but sitting too long in a chair, and in a car, is painful and uncomfortable. Getting out to take a stretch break is bad too.

As I think of more, I will add more.as they come to me. Of course, living with constant plumber's crack doesn't make the list, it is a daily battle!

Now: let's talk about the benefits of losing weight to these 6 negatives of being fat.

1) Holy shit I can wear shoes again

2) I can keep my nails clean and sexxy

3) Wiping is just like breathing or taking a sip of water!

4) I can do push ups on the couch if I want to, and be comfortable doing so

5) Super fresh and super clean

6) I could drive around the country

Juicer shipped already! If you have Juicing recipes, throw them my way!

-Freeze

I Said That I Am Going to do This. Here Is the Proof.

There it is folks, proof and receipt that I purchased a juicer this morning.

I am going to do a 60 day juice fast.

I had to come to terms with a few things over the past 24 hours that really made me decide that it is time to stop fucking playing around.

1) I have been willing and done so on multiple occasions to spend more then this amount on Vape Gear like it's nothing.

2) My feet swell so badly daily, and my toes will tingle in numbness.

3) I can't stand for more then 30 minutes without my lower back killing me. Having a job that had me sitting down for so long has really taken it's toll.

4) My great uncle's heart attack last week.

I hate, hate, hate, that it is taking situational occurances to encourage me to restart this journey; but dammit I guess whatever it takes right? I have decent control on most of the things in my life except this one damn thing, and I am sick of it.

I have always been the guy who achieves any and everything I want to do. My Weight has been the single exception to this rule, and it's time to overcome. I have proven time and time again to myself and those that know me, of my will to do anything; and it's time to stop making excuses. I'm going to pause this right now and go take shirtless pictures in my bathroom *whistles*

Why? Because being public about this will keep me accountable. Just like last time. But guys, I NEED your help. I need you to be there for me, be my rock. Keep me accountable and keep me motivated. I'm coming to you ALL. I spend so much time motivating others and being the rock for others, I am begging for you all to do so for me. I honestly feel in my soul, that my life depends on it. That is not a hyperbole.

I will also try to weigh myself, but last time I tried ( a few weeks ago), my digital scale wouldn't even weigh me (yeh, it's like that)

Be right back...

So yeh Here I am in my fully exposed glory. No hiding behind anything. This makes me sad when I look at pictures I took after losing a shit ton of weight before:
Here were my feet after I had lost 90 Lbs last time:

And here is a comparison of me before:

Now, if you didn't know my story you know some of it now. You can go back through this blog and find out more!

So what happens after I get done with my 60 day juice fast?

I have an intense diet in this blog I did before that worked amazing, and I will be going back to that, as well as all the work out stuff I was doing before. The 60 day fast is a way for me to jump start my metabolism, cleanse my body, and allow me to lose some weight so I can actually excersize. I will be working on doing Yoga, but if all I can do is walk every day, then I'm going to do that; you gotta start somewhere.

Comment below! Let me know what you think.

As always,

Freeze

YRG Yoga?

You know, I have been very good at making excuses the past 2.5 years since I stopped my journey.

Excuses are for the weak.

I'm tired of hurting, I'm tired of looking the mirror and asking myself "What the fuck happened?"

It's simple, I got lazy.

I can admit that.

I stopped caring.

Sure, I have quit smoking now, and my thought is: What's Next?

I have multiple goals to achieve, I was getting close to them throughout this blog, and I failed them at that time.

But what's been bugging me is the question: Why can't I do it now?

I can.

So let's do it.

Grocery store tomorrow, week's worth of food being made, drinking my last soda as we speak, and I'll be borrowing my sister's yoga mat. I'm going to start doing YRG Yoga (DDP's Yoga), until I can find a gym that would be close enough to make sense.

Let's go!

Here: My last soda. I'll weigh myself when I can (my at home scale wont even register my weight anymore... that's how bad it is.)

-Freeze