it's been awhile here is a awesome update look at the end!

5-27-10 weight 252.5 lbs    2 lb lost. walked 1 hour
5-28  253.5 lbs 1 lb gained 1 hour walk 1 hour bike
5-29 253.5 lbs plateau
5-30 weight 256.0 lbs gained 2.5 lbs.  walked 1 hour biked 40 min.
5-31 weight 253  3 lbs lost! walked 1 hour biked 40min
6-1 254 1 lb gained  1 hour walk  40 min bike
6-2 252.0lb ! lost 2 lbs and 20lbs total today! walked 1 hour biked 40min.walked with friends 2.5 miles
6-3 249.0 lbs!!! lost 3 lbs! walked 1 hour biked 1 hour
Great job Joel!!! way to go!!!: )

Been a while ...

It's been a while and I got lazy and didn't use my computer at all for days.Here is how I have been doing:
May 21 weighed in at 253lbs. biked just 2 miles..Butt hurting bumps on it from biking. gonna not wear biker shorts anymore.
May 22 weighed at 253 again. Exercise walked 1 hour. Taking break from walking.
May 23 weighed at 253lbs. again. Probably because not as much exercise. Exercise=1 hour walk.
May 24 weighed in at 252.5lbs! lost 1/2 lb! Exercise walked about 2.5 miles.
May 25 weighed in at 253.5 lbs. gained 1 lb. probably not enough exerce. Exercise:1 hour walk and floor exercises with 15lb weights. I sneaked and got double cheeseburger and a cone ice cream at McDonalds at 2pm after lunch I was hungry!
May 26 weighed in at 254.5! 1 lb gained due to Mcdonalds had to be dammit! Exercise i walked for 1 hour.

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Lost 1 lb.today.rode bike 6 miles and did floor exercises with 15 lb.weights!

biked 6 miles, lost 2.5 lbs!

I biked 6 miloes today,feeling less depressed. Hey I weighed myself this am I am 254.00 lbs! that's 2.5lbs less than last time I weighed in!

may 18 walked 6 miles and did floor exercises!

may 18,I walked 6 miles,toughest walk i ever had feeling depressed. I still did floor exercises! forgot to weigh myself today.

weight stayed same did 1/2 hour on treadmill

My weight plateued today. I am only going to check my weight once a week starting today. I did treadmill one half hour and I sweated soooooo much! coool. I am a little depressed so I chose to not do any more exercises till tomorrow.

Did treadmill 1/2 hour 2.5speed. Lost another 1/2 lb!

I lost 1/2lb again today whooooahhhyeaaah!
I wasn't gonna workout bu!t I did the treadmill 2.5 speed for 1/2 hour and amazingly sweated more than when I bike or walked. Amazing! That's right Biggest Loser uses treadmill a lot. Probably due to constant speed it works good. Cool. I did eat at McDonalds for breakfast and Chipotle for lunch  and had breakfast for dinner. We'll see if I lost any pounds..

BIKED 4 MILES TODAY AND DID FLOOR EXERCISES LOST 1/2 LB!

I had my daughter with me today so I didn't bike as much only 4 miles. I did do the floor exercises with the 15 lb. weights. I lost 1/2 lb! I felt great!

I biked 8 miles today gear 6 and I pushed it!Gained 2 1/2 lbs because I ate too much calories.

I finished biking 8 miles today in 6 gear and I pushed it too! I did gain 2 1/2 lbs. only because I ate too much almost another full meal yesterday and I did a food taste test for $25. Spaghetti and sauce x 4 samples. I had fried fish and bbq chicken for dinner with rice and macaroni salad from Hawaiian BBQ. too much food. I haven't been used to eating so much lately. Hopefully I will lose it over next week or so. I feel great though for the most part and I am really getting fit!

I BIKED 8 MILES TODAY! AND I DID FLOOR EXERCISES WITH MORE REPS!

I reached the 8 mile mark on my bike riding today! I also after did my floor exercises and increased in some areas reps! my weight unfortunately has plateued at 255lbs. I got to lose more weight somehow, so my strategy may change. Oh, I bought 2 exercise videos from Walmart from Biggest Loser trainer people, One on Sculpting and the other on Cardio workout! Cool! I can't wait to try them. below is what i did on floor exercises today. Thanks.
1. Push ups-30! 10 more than before!
2. Sit up ab machine: 80. 30 more than before, go Joel!
3. Leg lifts. 50
4. Chin exercises :100
5. 15 lb Dumbbell lifts: 50.
6.; Squats with 15 lb weights: 40. 20 more than before!
7. Bench press with 15lb dubbell weights; 30
8. Tricep lifts with 15lb weights: 10

COOL, GOOD JOB JOEL!

Biked 6 miles today in wind gear 5,wt. stayed same maybe buildt muscle.

Biked 6 miles today in wind, gear 5! My weight was same today but my mom says I buildt muscle from doing floor exercises. Maybe. Anyway in about 1 week I am only going to weigh myself once a week, not to be so anal about my weight. I did do 25 squats today per a friend of mine rooting me on to stretch my quad muscles. I did it with the 15 lb. weights. cool!

May 11 I biked 6 miles today, officially lost 17 lbs to date, I started incorporating floor exercises with 15lb. dumbbells!

May 11,2010\
Officially lost 17lbs today after losing 1/2 lb in 1 day. I used to be 272lbs or bigger and now I am 255!
I biked in early am no wind thank God. 6 miles on gear 6! I usually bike gear 4 or 5. So I moving to harder more workout levels. I looked up some floor exercises online and added some of my own and I just did 8 exercises with 15lb weights utilized in some of them!
1. Push Ups-girl kind-sorry couldn't do boy ones yet, that's to come: 20 reps.
2. Sit up Ab machine-50 reps.
3. Leg Lifts-50 reps.
4. Chin exercises-100 reps!
5. 15lb Dumbbell arms -50 reps!
6.quad Squats 15lb-20 reps.
7. Bench press Dumbbell 15lb-30 reps!
8. Triceps 15lb-10 reps!

Go out there and exercise people, if I can do it anyone can!

May 10 Biked in strong wind and rain 6 miles. Weight stayed same,better than up!

May 10,2010
I biked today for 6 miles, terrible head wind any way I turned!Rained on me to, but I made it before big cloudbursts! I weighed myself and I plateued just for today. Better than going up, I was worried,  i had ice cream two large scoops for mothers day with my mom and dad. My diet book does say to splurge 1 day a week so body doesn't think its starving and then you will continue to lose weight because you are telling your body there is plenty of food around.

Exercised on bike and lost 1/2 lb today!

I rode 6 miles around mobile home park today with a strong headwind too! Oh, I weighed myself today and I lost 1/2 lb!Cool!
I ate 2 scoops ice cream and chinese food today for Mother's day. We'll see if I gain any weight, I am not going to have any dinner and I had not too big breakfast just cereal and toast.
See ya!

just BIKED 6 MILES ON TOUGHER GEAR!

I just biked 6 miles around our mobile home park! I even did it in gear 6 the whole time! It was sure more of a workout than when I went six miles in gear 3. Good to know. My mom told me so. Even my arms and abs got a little workout. It was windy most of time so that gave me more resistance to fight against. I am finally enjoying exercise again in my life, last time this happened was when I did the Honolulu marathon, almost 11 + years ago, amazing!

I WEIGHED MYSELF AND I LOST 2.5LBS IN 1 DAY!!!

I WEIGHED MYSELF TODAY AND I LOST 2.5 LBS IN 1 DAY!!!
I GOT 2 NEW BLISTERS ON MY FEET, ONE REALLY PAINFUL ONE I CAN'T EVEN POP ON MY RIGHT FOOT BELOW MY BIG TOE, OUCH!!! SO I PLAN ON BIKING FOR A WEEK OR SO INSTEAD OF WALKING. THAT TWO AND A HALF POUNDS IS VERY ENCOURAGING THOUGH. COOL!

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LOST THE HALF POUND I GAINED YESTERDAY AND I WALKED 6 MILES

I Weighed myself today and I lost the 1/2 pound I gained from eating those cupcakes and not exercising enough. I walked the loop twice at San Leandro Marina which is 6 miles! I in addition to that carried 2lb. each hand weights that I bought from Walmart. My hiking friend recommended I get a pair. It worked awesomely! I felt sore in my arms, shoulders and stomach muscles. I am really feeling great like I am losing weight and getting healthy and fit. Can't beat this feeling! I am keeping my calorie intake which i am tracking daily under 2,500 for the most part. I just may lose all this weight that I have gained over the 10 years I was married and after the weight I put on by being unemployed and inactive. Cool huh?!

BIKED THE SAN LEANDRO MARINA LOOP TWICE-6 MILES

I BIKED YESTERDAY 6 MILES AT SAN LEANDRO MARINA LOOP! IT FELT GREAT AND NOT MUCH WIND EITHER EXCEPT ON MY BACK COMING HOME.
I GAINED 1/2 POUND BECAUSE I DIDN'T EXERCISE MUCH ON WEDNESDAY AND WE HAD A PARTY AT CHURCH AND I ATE 2 CUPCAKES AFTER DINNER.
OH, WELL I WILL LOSE THIS EXCESS WEIGHT AS I WORK ON IT.

I walked 3 miles with friends in Berkeley

I walked 3 miles with friends of mine today in Berkeley. We had fun talking , walking and sitting in Berkeley. My blisters hurt a bit from the walking. I hope to still lose a Little weight tomorrow because I'm being careful what I eat, although there is a party Dinner at church and I have to bring desert. It should be good. I will try not to eat too much. I plan on biking tomorrow.CIAO!

I LOST 1.5 LBS IN 1 DAY!!!

I weighed myself today and i weigh 258.50lbs! That's 1.5 lbs lost in 1 day. Yesterdays workout and diet helped!

I'm so excited my #'s are going down not up.

5 mile hike

I completed a 5 mile hike with my new hiking friend.I did get winded on the steep hills and had to stop a few times.I have blisters on both my feet too.i soaked my feet when i got home.took nap too.lost 1/2 lb. In one day today!i am excited!

JUST WALKED 5 MILES

WHEH, I'M TIRED! JUST WALKED 5 MILES OUT AT SAN LEANDRO MARINA. I FEEL GREAT!
i MAY GO HANG OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS OF MINE AND WALK SOME MORE.

I LOST SOME SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT OVER JUST 1 WEEK FROM DIET AND EXERCISE!!!

I JUST FOUND OUT THAT I LOST SOME SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT AFTER 1 WEEK OF CAREFUL DIET AND EXERCISE DAILY. MOSTLY WALKING BUT A LITTLE BIKING.


I STARTED OUT AT DOCTORS OFFICE I WEIGHED MOST I EVER WAS 272 LBS.


NOW I WEIGHT 260.50 LBS. THAT IS ALMOST 12 LBS LOST IN ABOUT A WEEK!!!!


THIS JUST MADE MY DAY, NOW I AM GOING TO GO OUT AND EXERCISE SOME MORE OF THIS WEIGHT OFF!
THANKS FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND EMAILS AND FACEBOOK COMMENTS!!!
LOVE YA 
JOEL

Today I walked home from church 2 miles! better than nothing.

Today I walked home from church tonight. I bought two small notepads for me to start a food journal of what I eat and an exercise journal of how much I walk,bike,etc. Then I am going to put all the data on an MS Excel spreadsheet and track my progress. Oh yeah, I am going to track my weight daily too!
So I walked 2miles from my church to my house tonight and I passed up temptation of McDonalds burgers and home run pies at CVS Pharmacy, I didn't even get my fat-free mango smoothie at Jack in the Box, I did great!
I may just ban eating any fast food from now on, we'll see.
I'm proud of myself and so is my Mom for walking home.
WORST THING HAPPEENED  ..... I almost CRAPPED my pants I had to go #2 so badly, but I prayed to GOd to help me and I was able to make it home and even to the toilet before I went. THANK GOD IN HEAVEN. If I had an accident I would have had to call my Mom and Dad and have them come pick me up on my walk. I feel so much better now, and I'm glad this was not the time to share an embarrassing story.
BYE.

i need to exercise poetry

Me and Dad biking

Me and Dad biking. Getting ready for a couple mile bike ride. It's nice to have someone to bike with. I encourage everyone out there to bike all you can and exercise many different ways. Just do it!

Nice Hike with new Friend in Oakland Hills trails

I just spent almost 2 hours doing a nice hike with a new friend I met on Craigslist. Finally a successful Craigslist meetup for exercise. She was really nice and Thank You if you are reading this. We hiked up a lot of hilly areas and rocky ground. We did just enough today and I wasn't too worn out, my breathing was a little hard maybe due to the elevation and all and we kept up a good pace too. Well I had fun and hope to go again with her next week. It's nice to meet some new people, and I think Craigslist is great for that. I don't go to bars anymore so it's nice to meet people through an online ad. The weather was mild, a little cool on the trails and sunny on the open parts. We went near Joaquin Miller area I think. Atleast she new where we were going, I almost thought we were lost, but no we found our way back. COOL! Much better than walking by the ocean, I love the ocean, but walking in the woods is just cool!

Can't wait to see what I will do next. Just get out there people and exercise any damn way you can!SEE YA!

I walked 6 miles today!!!

I biked 6 miles today and i am tired but it felt good and i now have a goal of walking a half marathon! So I am going to work up to that amount of walking starting today. We'll see how long it takes to work up to that. I have 2 blisters one on each foot. On my right foot pad below my big toe was a like 1-1/2 inch blister filled full of water. I had to pop it and put some anti-bacterial ointment on it. I'm gonna buy some acrylic running socks today from my favorite store REI and also start putting ant chafing stick on my feet before i walk to prevent blisters. I'm excited if I do this daily maybe I really will lose some weight!!! : )

I WALKED 5 MILES TODAY!!!

I walked 5 miles today in San Leandro Marina and i really was not that sore after!!!

I want to attempt to work up to walking a half marathon which would be 13.1 miles.

I will keep you posted on my progress.. OK!!!

I NEED TO EXERCISE

I NEED TO EXERCISE

Exercise on my mind
Today’s topic
Running through my cluttered mind
The truth is
My body would rather unwind
Ask yourself
Are you really fine?

Used to living life for fun
We pleasure ourselves at any cost
Life’s a big pink donut box
Oh! I think I’ll have another one!

Even when a heart attack is on the Horizon
Not to worry, the doctor can brew me
Another chemical, magical concoction

What’s the use to stop the abuse?
A day in this life here on earth
No need for self-control or conscience
To me that’s just an inconvenient noose

This world has got answers for all my daily ills
It sees no need for a God
Now you’re working two jobs
Just to pay you’re rising medical bills

Is this really the way we ought to live?
Isn’t there a dusty book on your shelf?
Telling you the where, when’s and how’s to live?

Or are we just too lazy
To exercise our beliefs
Just like our bodies
Our spiritual lives lay dormant
In our homes in heaps

I know I gotta do what I gotta do
Finding the time
Another day passes, another month
Again I blew it
Not even trying

What is up with me?
Why does it gotta be
So complicated
For me to be dedicated
To the simple task
Of exercising this body of mine
This is frustrating!

This old body of mine
Needs some good old educating

P.E. for the M.E.
To lose some of this excess weight
No more holes left on this 5 Foot long belt
I simply can’t wait!

What is wrong with us people?
We just keep eating
Not moving much
We don’t burn any calories
With our Bachelor’s Degree thinking!

Brothers and Sisters dying at the age of 30!
Hearts failing them
From one more super size meal they eat
This stuff is killing them!

The hardest part
For me was just to start
Exercising in a program

Making myself do it
Like the Little Engine that could
I think I can, I think I can
I felt a whole lot different
Worth all the pain & sweat that comes with it

I no longer see myself as invincible
This body of mine
I’ve read about
It’s supposed to be a temple
In a delicate balance, I have learned
Easily brought down and humbled
By being flat out irresponsible

I’m learning daily in this life
Natural and Spiritual
Self-Discipline is a very important principle
The good habits in life
They have to be daily exercised
Don’t come free, I’ve come to realize




Whatever you need to do
Buy a new outfit
Get up earlier everyday
Loose some sleep
You had been getting

All of this is worth the sacrificing
For the new you
To see it
You got to open up your eyes

So if you have yet to begin
Roll up those sleeves of yours right now
Write a new page in this book of your life
In the end
You win!

Don’t listen to your lazy body’s lies
I’m telling you now

I’m now convinced of the fact
For me at least
I need to exercise!


By: Joel D. Harris
On December 14, 2004.

MY LETTER TO MY BELLY

DEAREST BELLY,

Hello, I'm joel, I'm the owner of this body. I know we have never spoken but I felt today was as good a time as ever to talk to you. We've been together these 35 years of mine and we've gotten very close. Unfortunately it's been my fault that you have grown to the size that you are now. You look like you could have triplets growing in you and I'm a guy. I recently told my daughter Rachel that normally daddy's don't have boobies or tummy's that look like they are pregnant, but that her daddy does have these things and that it shouldn't be so. I told her that I'm sorry because it makes it hard for me to play with her and to fit in seats at restaurants and to just get out of bed or out of a car. My problem is I eat too much and do too little. Belly, you do me warm, or make me hot, you can be used as a tray or desk in fron t of me because you are so big. Now my belt buckle has started to dig into the bottom of my belly and make me get sores on my skid from it's rubbing. Belly I hate it that lots of my shirts barely cover you and that I have to shop at big men's stores. I hate it that I can't see my feet or anything below my belly. I hate that you're so heavy that when I bend down all the blood rushes to my head and my head hurts and I get winded. I hate for my shoe to get untied when I go out walking and I have to find something elevated to tie my shoe on. When I get out of bed you make it hard to get up just because you are so big. I hate that most jackets won't zip or button up around you. I hate that underneath you I sweat a lot and it stinks. I hate the way you look so big in the mirror I almost can't bear to see how big you have gotten. I hate that I say I'll eat better and exercise and then I don't or I eat sweets or fatty foods. I know that the only way to get you smaller is to exercise a couple times daily and to make better food choices. Don't worry belly I'm gonna do my best to get you smaller and who knows some day you can show off your 6-pack! I can dream!

Sincerely,

Joel harris 4-26-10

40 Reasons why I hate being fat!

40 REASONS WHY I HATE BEING FAT!

1. HATE THE WAY I LOOK

2. HATE THE WAY I FEEL

3. HATE THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT ME

4. HATE THAT MY CLOTHES ARE TIGHT

5. HATE THAT I’M TIRED ALL THE TIME

6. HATE THAT I EAT TOO MUCH

7. HATE THAT I EAT THE WRONG FOODS

8. HATE THAT I DON’T FEEL LIKE EXERCISING OR EATING RIGHT

9. HATE THAT IT’S HARD TO TIE MY SHOES I GET WINDED

10. HATE TO HAVE TO BEND DOWN AND PICK ANYTHING UP OFF THE GROUND

11. HATE WHEN ITS HARD TO GET MY BODY OUT OF BED GET WINDED

12. HATE THAT ITS HARD TO WIPE MY BUTT

13. HATE THAT MY HIPS AND ANKLES HURT WHEN I DO WALK

14. HATE HAVING TROUBLE SNORING OR SLEEP APNEA

15. HATE HAVING A BIG BELLY

16. HATE HAVING A DOUBLE CHIN

17. HATE THAT I FEEL UGLY

18. HATE THAT WOMEN AREN’T INTERESTED IN ME OR GOING OUT

19. HATE IT THAT I GET CHAFFING WHEN I WALK

20. HATE THAT I HAVE BEEN FAT A LOT OF MY LIFE

21. HATE BEING OVER 270 LBS

22. HATE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE BREASTS

23. HATE THAT I CAN’T TAKE A DECENT PICTURE THAT I WOULD WANT TO SHARE

24. HATE BEING CALLED FAT OR OBESE

25. HATE BEING WEIGHED AND SEEING THAT MY WEIGHT HAS GONE UP, WILL IT EVER GO DOWN!

26. HATE BEING ON PSYCHE MEDS THAT MAKE ME GAIN WEIGHT

27. HATE THAT I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL LEVELS

28. HATE THAT IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR

29. HATE THAT I FIT TIGHTLY AND NOT COMFORTABLY IN MY SEAT IN AN AIRPLANE

30. HATE WEARING CLOTHES WITH MORE THAN ONE X IN THEIR SIZE INSTEAD MY CLOTHES HAVE 2 OR 3 XXX’S!

31. HATE BEING CALLED A BIG GUY OR LARGE MAN

32. HATE HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS TO BE FAT AND ARE JUDGEMENTAL

33. HATE THAT I CRAVE WHATS BAD FOR ME

34. HATE THAT ME AND MY SIBLINGS HAVE ALL GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT AS ADULTS

35. HATE THAT I ONCE RAN A MARATHON AND NOW WONDER IF I EVER COULD AGAIN

36. HATE THAT MOST OF MY HOBBIES INVOLVE SITTING DOWN AND NOT GETTING UP ENOUGH

37. HATE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE I’M A PREGNANT MAN!

38. HATE THAT PEOPLE INCLUDING FAMILY GET ON MY CASE ABOUT MY WEIGHT OR EXERCISING

39. HATE TO SWIM AND SHOW OFF MY FIGURE

40. HATE THAT I’M ONLY 35 AND I FEEL LIKE AN OLD MAN ALREADY WITH OLD MAN ILLNESSES