My Journey On YOAD: Several new things...

My Story

In July 2006, I visited the doctor for a multitude of
ongoing medical problems and when I weighed
in I remember being 305lbs. That was the heaviest
I could ever remember weighing on any scale in my life.

My wife, also overweight, started some small changes
in her diet at that time and those changes made its way
through into my diet as well.

In September 2006, I watched my mother undergo
triple bypass surgey. And I always believed her
to be of modest health although she had passed
on a few of her problems to me including high blood
pressure and acid reflux issues. In her early 20's,
unaware of her high blood pressure problem, she
actually had a stroke, although not very severe.

My dad is a bit healthier even though being
12 years older than my mom, but he has borderline
adult onset diabetes and he had a stint put into an
artery a few years back.

Taking in all this information, It was then I decided
I needed to make some serious changes in my life
or I will be the next one on the heart ward not too
long from now.

It was Novemeber, 2006 and I was already following
the few changes my wife had made to her diet and we had
both lost about 15lbs in the last few months. Any
change at this point was a good change. We watched
a Discovery Health special called YOU: On A Diet featuring
the YOU docs and a few families incorporating YOAD
into their daily lives and showing their amazing progress.

The very next day, November 7th, 2006, my wife and
I went through every cabinet and cupboard in our
house and got rid of ALL the bad foods. We then
went to the grocery store and bought foods that
met YOAD and from that day we have not looked back!

We could not find the book at any local store so we
ordered it off Amazon. It took a few weeks to arrive
but we started cooking with only YOAD approved foods
using YOAD approved methods and we WERE seeing
results even before the book arrived.

From there it has been all downhilll. I have lost 110lbs
since starting on YOAD in November but about 125lbs
over the last 18 months total. Wahoo!

And most of my medical problems related to my weight
have now vanished including high bood pressure, acid
reflux and sleep apnea. I have much more energy and
I feel better than I can ever remember!

And its all thanks to YOAD!

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Several new things...

Walking for Breast Cancer Research

I spent the morning doing a four mile walk in support of Breast Cancer
Awareness and Breast Cancer Research. The walk was held at a local
mall and was sponsored by Starbucks. They provided free coffee (mmm)
and donated money to the cause on behalf of all that participated. It was
a lot of fun and we had a great turn out!

New Pedometer

I just bought my first pedometer. I love it!
It not only keeps track of my steps, but the amount of time I have
walked, the total distance and the total calories burned. I tested it
this morning and it's pretty darn accurate! I am thrilled with it :)

My Sister is on YOAD

My sister, who has been watching my wife and I grow smaller and smaller over
the last year, has decided to start YOAD along with her family. She just
finished reading the book and she called me yesterday to say she was
starting to clean the house of the bad stuff. I wish her all the luck
and the best and I know she will be successful at it!

5 comments:

Chari said...: Marshall that's wonderful that your sister is on YOAD!
That was a great thing you did , walking for breast cancer!

About the pedometer, I also have one I love! I haven't been using it though since I joined the gym, I really have no need for it now....shame...it cost lot's of moneys. I even took my aerobic step graph out of my blog.
What brand did you buy...I can't tell from the picture?

On the screen resolution, I know mine is set at 800 x 600 on this dinosaur computer, if I set it to typical the words are way to small...but before you moved the book over to the other side I could see everything.

When you had your menu on the side bar did you just make a template and just add to it? Thinking of doing something like that for my exercise. I did a stair machine at a different gym yesterday, I went up 62 flights of stairs in 10 minutes...my knees hurt today, I may be to old for this crap...lol

My Saturday was ok, went to the gym and then work, I wanted to go today but my @&%**DH called to say there was 1 1/2 hour frost delay and he wouldn't be home in time. So I said so you get to do what you want to and I don't? He said but you get to work out everyday. It's ruff being the Mom, all the responsibility is on me. So I don't get to go, what he is doing is more important. Do you play golf Marshall? Something tells me you're one of the good guys when it comes to making your wife happy!

Lexie doesn't feel weel today , if this continues she wiil stay home from school and I won't get to go to the gym tomorrow either....I feel so much better when I go!

Sorry for the rant...
Have a great Sunday with your wife!
Chari; October 28, 2007 at 1:08 PM
Vinyl Bozz said...: Let me see..it says Sportline Pedometer model 344. It's really nice.

The menu wasn't really a template I guess. I will just continue to edit it each day and leave the same box there.

Nope..no golf. My wife is more into sports than I am. LOL. She is the football watcher in the family.
I do try to make sure she is happy We both enjoy the same things and do most of our activities together include playing online video games.

She is working today but I am off. I am cooking chili tonite with Extra lean beef and organic ingredients. It's going to be great :)

Be good :); October 28, 2007 at 2:42 PM
Chris said...: Hey there, Orlando.

Good news about your sister joining the YOAD movement. I bought the book for my father this August, after I started the diet. He's about 360, and needs to do this...but it has to be on his time. The question is...how much time do you cheat yourself at 360...

Anyway, have you seen the pedometer recommended by one of the YOAD doctors? If not, here's a link to the amazon.com listing for the item. My current pedometer is a cheap one from target that clips on my belt, and it has taken more than a few hard trips to the floor in the past month that I've owned it. A pedometer with a "safety cable" seems like a good idea. And $20.00 isn't so bad.; October 28, 2007 at 6:47 PM
Chari said...: Chris that's the pedometer I have, only I payed 40 bucks for it at CVS.
I love it, it counts aerobic steps taken also along with miles and calories. Marshall , I haven't heard of your brand but I am glad you got one you love!
Check ya tomorrow, hope the chili turned out awesome!
Chari; October 28, 2007 at 10:18 PM
Vinyl Bozz said...: Actually, my wife and I were too tired to cook so we pushed making the chili back to tonite. We had dinner out at a restaurant called Sweet Tomatoes. Not sure if they are in your area. Basically it's a vegetarians dream place. Huge salad bar with home made dressings and bunches of healthy soups. It was good! :)

Check back with ya later.; October 29, 2007 at 6:18 AM