hey guys(and gals), ive been doing pretty good the last few days. except for yesterday i havent gone over 1500 calories.Monday i had an assist and a penalty but today i had gym and call me a liar but i scored 7 out of the teams 8 goals on some gorgeous setups. no penaltys :D. my knees are killing me and for a while me and my parents have debated on whether or not i may have arthritis in them… it could be but id rather be in shape and in pain rather than out of shape and not doing anything. hope everyones doing well in their quests. later

Joe

and i dropped off 4 applications aswell so im getting things together

Hey Joe:

Great to see your progress with calories! Also, it’s great to see your forum interaction with so many others, all interested in how you make out.

Well done with hockey … no penalties and 7 points (sounds like Hockey could be … a motivator?).  Also, sounds like you have a team … that knows they need to include you in order to win!! With the knees – one reason to make sure you’re eating well is for the strength of the joint and for the lubrication benefit with the knee cap covering the knee. Glad to hear about things coming together … with your intentions … good stuff!

Keep taking those positive steps forward!!

when i was younger i always said i would play hokcey or soccer pro… pro is likely justg a dream but if a team arises around here ill be jumping on the oppurtunity not only to get in shape but also have fun and those 2 sports are osmething i have alot of fun doing and im good at. my basic meal plan is a noodle cup in the mornings for breakfest (clears my throat which is always clogged up in the morning/ quick and easy) tv dinner for lunch tv dinner for dinner then i just snack sometimes when under my goal… the dinners are well balanced and all under 400 calories so they help out

joesdragons - 24 January 2007 03:48 PM

When I was younger I always said I would play hockey or soccer pro… pro is likely just a dream but if a team arises around here I’ll be jumping on the opportunity not only to get in shape but also to have fun and those two sports are something I have a lot of fun doing and I’m good at.

Hey Joe:

You’ll probably find many people in the Motivation to Move forum who have been able to harness the vision and potential of their dreams and take solid actions to making them a reality. And, they’re probably ones who have achieved success in their lives. Quite probably, if you leave things at the ‘…pro is likely just a dream …’ stage of thinking it will remain a dormant seed. However, if you take steps to water the seed and encourage the reality of the dream by taking solid steps forward you’ll get somewhere. 

So, here’s some more water for your dream … soccer in the western Canadian provinces is in the process of being restructured in the next year. Maybe there’s a place for you?

It would be so cool to know a pro athlete. Go for it. It may be distant future goal, but why not?

When you make it, I want an autograph.

Bree

most pro athletes started playing at like 5 years old… i could not contend with someone who has that much experience… im just a recreational player its something i like to do. i plan to go to college in september ill tryout for sports teams but dont think ill go much farther than that :D how is everyone?

Then make a local team. There are always leagues looking for the enthusiasm you have. But fantasize about being pro. I still dream about running in the olympics (I was a sprinter, good too for my height). But it’s fun to dream. And I think Michael Jordan didn’t make his high school basketball team. Look what he did.

Bree

thats cuz hes a giant like the rest of them :D and i wouldnt have a clue about how to make a local team

joesdragons - 25 January 2007 01:17 PM

thats cuz hes a giant like the rest of them :D and i wouldnt have a clue about how to make a local team

Hey Joe:

I’m just reading through.

There are many, many personal success stories in which someone takes on a sport – by the horns, with their own hands (and feet), totally new to it and devote success principles and a winning psychology to the endeavor.  There always is a learning curve with anything ‘new’ you try. You take it on and you fine-tune your skills … you track your progress.  You get better through the small steps and the small understandings that you gain along the way. And, there’s a bit of ‘risk-taking,’ in stepping out from your comfort zone, beyond mediocrity – media (half-way) & ocrus (mountain) … that business of getting stuck half-way-up-the-mountain. Half of this, is just standing up and taking a step and repeating … even with investigating what can happen with a local team or investigating what can happen with Motivation to Move.  Key here is the fact that you’ll grow with the experience … even if you fail.

Joe … in my second year of teaching I was appointed as a school administrator.  Like you, I didn’t think I was ready for it.  But, I asked around to the people who knew me … “Could I do ‘that’?” Basically, I was encouraged to jump in the pool, learn to swim and trust that the skills I had would buoy me up … and, I learned so much that was new.  I’m still learning, Joe, with each new year, with each new group of students, with each new staff.

I betcha, if you try, learn and succeed once with this stuff that it holds potential to develop into a pattern of repeating that process.  We can say you can do it, or, that you should try it. But the answer to this riddle, that perhaps your life will revolve upon, is really in ‘your’ hands.

Take good care of your good self ...

Hello All! been a while… a long while… updates. i am still big :( but im getting motivated again. i keep losing my ipod so i haven’t even bothered trying to catch up to m2m but plan to. i have a job i have my permit and my ged. basically i have a lot more going than before i came around here to begin with so i have began living… when im not sleeping (which is often… i work 10 pm to 7 am) i am getting a mountain bike even though they aren’t rated up to my weight but i have crashed before so why let it stop me now?? about 5 months ago i was weighed in at a terrible 340 but i have since knocked off 5 documented and at least 10 since beginning work. still eating chinese food. my drawback. or better yet addiction. yesterday i had my last meal for a while(hopefully as long as i keep focus) so i am going to try and be healthy… again. wish me luck. good luck to everyone.  ill be coming back regularly hopefully. as time allows.

bye

Welcome Back Joe!

I have not had a chance to read your whole thread but I will.  I started about a month and a half after you.  I have not lost much but with the exercise I have not gained even with my bad food choices.

Once again welcome back, we’re still here for you!

welcome back Joe! Glad that you’re getting back to the groove again!

Hey, Joe! I’m so happy you’re back.

Bree