Matty's Monthly Update - October 2006

It's that time again. Fall is officially here and winter is definitely right
around the corner. Mowed my lawn for the last time
yesterday, a sad day indeed. I am looking forward to winter, ready to get
the workouts from snow shoveling.

We went out and purchased a digital scale for our home, the doctor's office
that I usually weigh in at still has not gotten theirs fixed
(going on 2 months now). I believe it to be fairly accurate and will be
using this month's weigh-in figure as the baseline for
subsequent weigh-ins. I topped the scale today at 251lbs, which is
definitely the wrong direction. A 3lb gain over the past 2
months, which isn't too bad but still is not acceptable.

I have increased my jogging to 5 days a week and increased the distance by a
1/4 of a mile to 2.75mi. I am thinking on adding a
walk in the evenings to the schedule, my puppy (BIG puppy) Celine probably
could use a workout and since I will get the major
exercise out of the way during the day I can slow my pace for her in the
evenings.

A few other plusses to add to my monthly report:

- I received a letter from the Surgeon General of Michigan commending me on
my weightloss and an offer to be an article in a
"Michigan Steps Up" newsletter. I forwarded my contact information, so we
will see how that pans out.
(see http://photos.yahoo.com/mvanderplow for scans of the letter and other
awards)

- I was recently honored by the West Michigan Character First! Council for
my weightloss efforts. I received a recognition award for
self-control. I ended up in the paper:

http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/1...61013008.shtml

(username: hatereg password: 123456)

- Nancy was gracious enough to pass my name and information on to a contact
at the Grand Rapids Press. I have an interview set
for next week, it will be a part of the health and fitness column with a
chance for the article to be a front page story on the
Lakeshore edition!

- A few weekends ago I had the chance to be a part of the Toastmasters area
humorous speech contest. It was an exciting and
interesting opportunity and I won 2nd place with a chance to compete in the
southwest division contest in Portage, MI.
Unfortunately I cannot attend, but just having the opportunity to go is
enough for me.

- My YouTube video project is in full swing, I've been posting episodes of
my web show "The Fattening of America" and they have
created quite a stir, garnering between 50 and 70 viewings so far. I have
also posted my latest speech on accountability, feel free to
check them out:

http://www.youtube.com/user/phatteningphilms

- I have 6 speeches under my belt at Toastmasters with 4 more to go before I
receive my CTM designation (hopefully I will receive
that before the end of the year!). Toastmasters has been invaluable towards
my path of becoming an inspirational speaker. Check
them out:

http://www.toastmasters.org

- The date is set for my first paying gig as a motivational speaker. I have
been added to the winter catalog of events for Holland
Hospital, which should be printing shortly. Of course the pay is in the form
of a gift certificate, but hey not too bad for my first gig!
Keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers, I have a few health
items to deal with and have been overwhelmed by the
attention I have gotten for my efforts. Pray for direction and also for more
speaking engagements to come through, if you know of
any organization looking for a motivational or inspirational speaker, my
email is mattyspeaks@yahoo.com.




Thank you again for your commitment in being a part of my accountability
group. I have been able keep on task because of all the
support I have, you guys need to share in these accomplishments as well. I
could not have come this far without you!




Matty (I weighed more than Jared from Subway)
481/251/225
(starting weight/current weight/goal weight)

First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04
Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05
Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05
Fourth mini goal achieved - 204lbs total lost 01/30/06
Fifth mini goal achieved - 233lbs total lost by 08/31/06
Sixth mini goal - 256lbs total lost by 02/24/2007

Matty (I Weighed More Than Jared From Subway) wrote:
> It's that time again. Fall is officially here and winter is definitely right
> around the corner. Mowed my lawn for the last time
> yesterday, a sad day indeed. I am looking forward to winter, ready to get
> the workouts from snow shoveling.
>
> We went out and purchased a digital scale for our home, the doctor's office
> that I usually weigh in at still has not gotten theirs fixed
> (going on 2 months now). I believe it to be fairly accurate and will be
> using this month's weigh-in figure as the baseline for
> subsequent weigh-ins. I topped the scale today at 251lbs, which is
> definitely the wrong direction. A 3lb gain over the past 2
> months, which isn't too bad but still is not acceptable.

Matty, is it possible that most of that 26 pounds over your goal weight
is loose skin? You might not be able to squeeze that much more fat off
of you. No offense intended, Matty, of course.

Neil
385/285/220

No offense taken, my brother. I do figure that I have at least 30lbs of
excess loose skin, but in some areas of my body (like my calves &
buttocks) there is still some fat lurking around. Will continue to stay
the course and see what the next month brings. Soon I will have to
clear out the extra bedroom to fit the treadmill as it will get too icy
to jog (we've had it snow twice already)...

Matty (I weighed more than Jared from Subway)
481/251/225
(starting weight/current weight/goal weight)


First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04
Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05
Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05
Fourth mini goal achieved - 204lbs total lost 01/30/06
Fifth mini goal achieved - 233lbs total lost by 08/31/06
Sixth mini goal - 256lbs total lost by 02/24/2007

Matty wrote:
> No offense taken, my brother. I do figure that I have at least 30lbs of
> excess loose skin,

Even though I don't have much loose skin, I find that compression
clothing helps a lot in reducing bulk. I've ordered some from
inexpensive items from Nextou:

http://www.nextou.com/

Look at the Ntense Performance Clothing line. Wal-mart also has
inexpensive compression clothing, but I couldn't find any size larger
than XL. But XL is probably all you need.

but in some areas of my body (like my calves &
> buttocks) there is still some fat lurking around. Will continue to stay
> the course and see what the next month brings.

I've heard resistance training helps with loose skin by building
muscle. Have you started working out with weights?

Soon I will have to
> clear out the extra bedroom to fit the treadmill as it will get too icy
> to jog (we've had it snow twice already)...

Go Matty go!

Neil
385/285/220

Matty (I Weighed More Than Jared From Subway) wrote:
> It's that time again. Fall is officially here and winter is definitely right
> around the corner. Mowed my lawn for the last time
> yesterday, a sad day indeed. I am looking forward to winter, ready to get
> the workouts from snow shoveling.
>
> We went out and purchased a digital scale for our home, the doctor's office
> that I usually weigh in at still has not gotten theirs fixed
> (going on 2 months now). I believe it to be fairly accurate and will be
> using this month's weigh-in figure as the baseline for
> subsequent weigh-ins. I topped the scale today at 251lbs, which is
> definitely the wrong direction. A 3lb gain over the past 2
> months, which isn't too bad but still is not acceptable.

i can never get two scales to agree

> I have increased my jogging to 5 days a week and increased the distance by a
> 1/4 of a mile to 2.75mi. I am thinking on adding a
> walk in the evenings to the schedule, my puppy (BIG puppy) Celine probably
> could use a workout and since I will get the major
> exercise out of the way during the day I can slow my pace for her in the
> evenings.
>
> A few other plusses to add to my monthly report:
>
> - I received a letter from the Surgeon General of Michigan commending me on
> my weightloss and an offer to be an article in a
> "Michigan Steps Up" newsletter. I forwarded my contact information, so we
> will see how that pans out.
> (see http://photos.yahoo.com/mvanderplow for scans of the letter and other
> awards)
>
> - I was recently honored by the West Michigan Character First! Council for
> my weightloss efforts. I received a recognition award for
> self-control. I ended up in the paper:
>
> http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/1...61013008.shtml
>
> (username: hatereg password: 123456)
>
> - Nancy was gracious enough to pass my name and information on to a contact
> at the Grand Rapids Press. I have an interview set
> for next week, it will be a part of the health and fitness column with a
> chance for the article to be a front page story on the
> Lakeshore edition!
>
> - A few weekends ago I had the chance to be a part of the Toastmasters area
> humorous speech contest. It was an exciting and
> interesting opportunity and I won 2nd place with a chance to compete in the
> southwest division contest in Portage, MI.
> Unfortunately I cannot attend, but just having the opportunity to go is
> enough for me.
>
> - My YouTube video project is in full swing, I've been posting episodes of
> my web show "The Fattening of America" and they have
> created quite a stir, garnering between 50 and 70 viewings so far. I have
> also posted my latest speech on accountability, feel free to
> check them out:

i watched them...good job

> http://www.youtube.com/user/phatteningphilms
>
> - I have 6 speeches under my belt at Toastmasters with 4 more to go before I
> receive my CTM designation (hopefully I will receive
> that before the end of the year!). Toastmasters has been invaluable towards
> my path of becoming an inspirational speaker. Check
> them out:
>
> http://www.toastmasters.org
>
> - The date is set for my first paying gig as a motivational speaker. I have
> been added to the winter catalog of events for Holland
> Hospital, which should be printing shortly. Of course the pay is in the form
> of a gift certificate, but hey not too bad for my first gig!
> Keep me and my family in your thoughts and prayers, I have a few health
> items to deal with and have been overwhelmed by the
> attention I have gotten for my efforts. Pray for direction and also for more
> speaking engagements to come through, if you know of
> any organization looking for a motivational or inspirational speaker, my
> email is mattyspeaks@yahoo.com.
>
>
>
>
> Thank you again for your commitment in being a part of my accountability
> group. I have been able keep on task because of all the
> support I have, you guys need to share in these accomplishments as well. I
> could not have come this far without you!
>
>
>
>
> Matty (I weighed more than Jared from Subway)
> 481/251/225
> (starting weight/current weight/goal weight)
>
> First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04
> Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05
> Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05
> Fourth mini goal achieved - 204lbs total lost 01/30/06
> Fifth mini goal achieved - 233lbs total lost by 08/31/06
> Sixth mini goal - 256lbs total lost by 02/24/2007

What The Historian said. You rock, Matty. So do you, Neil.

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"The Historian" <Spamscone@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1162043158.299608.224810@m73g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
>
> Matty wrote:
>> No offense taken, my brother. I do figure that I have at least 30lbs of
>> excess loose skin,
>
> Even though I don't have much loose skin, I find that compression
> clothing helps a lot in reducing bulk. I've ordered some from
> inexpensive items from Nextou:
>
> http://www.nextou.com/
>
> Look at the Ntense Performance Clothing line. Wal-mart also has
> inexpensive compression clothing, but I couldn't find any size larger
> than XL. But XL is probably all you need.
>
> but in some areas of my body (like my calves &
>> buttocks) there is still some fat lurking around. Will continue to stay
>> the course and see what the next month brings.
>
> I've heard resistance training helps with loose skin by building
> muscle. Have you started working out with weights?
>
> Soon I will have to
>> clear out the extra bedroom to fit the treadmill as it will get too icy
>> to jog (we've had it snow twice already)...
>
> Go Matty go!
>
> Neil
> 385/285/220
>

Edna Pearl wrote:
> What The Historian said. You rock, Matty. So do you, Neil.

Matty rocks. I'm too much of a square and snob to do so. :-)

Neil
385/285/220