tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.comments2011-06-15T14:11:06.957-06:00The Journey- Pt. 2Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09876642264350345726noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-85915394639358079592011-06-15T14:11:06.957-06:002011-06-15T14:11:06.957-06:00Woo-hoo Blake - way to go on week one! And kudos t...Woo-hoo Blake - way to go on week one! And kudos to Amy for helping you stick to the plan!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676399269610393518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-18464470099317508672011-06-08T14:11:58.468-06:002011-06-08T14:11:58.468-06:00Or try this question:
5.) Why do I overeat?Or try this question: <br />5.) Why do I overeat?TimBohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128235274340905534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-33792181796730978382010-09-29T08:36:00.137-06:002010-09-29T08:36:00.137-06:00You caannn dooo iiit!You caannn dooo iiit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-20678802679535716722010-09-03T16:15:01.890-06:002010-09-03T16:15:01.890-06:00Hey Blakey!
Come to my Gym and I'll do a full...Hey Blakey!<br /><br />Come to my Gym and I'll do a full body composition analysis for you. We'll take some measurements, find out your lean mass vs. fat mass, and also get a second opinion on your true weight! No lies! :)<br /><br />I can also take a look at your exercise routine and see if there is anything we can do to maximize your calorie burn. Every bit helps, and I'd love to help you in any way I can. Keep it up bro - I'm proud of you!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663346372890827175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-38929744866670716162010-07-12T14:40:40.796-06:002010-07-12T14:40:40.796-06:00hey blake!!! you are doing so awesome!!!! i think ...hey blake!!! you are doing so awesome!!!! i think ryan and i, and you and amy are due for a coffee soon!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244439410905046045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-81066269997989098172010-06-24T19:35:25.198-06:002010-06-24T19:35:25.198-06:00Awesome dude! 51.3! You must be using a digital ...Awesome dude! 51.3! You must be using a digital scale to get the .3 :) or you've got really good eyes! Blessings and super happy for you.<br /><br />RennieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-64204308741273569182010-06-17T11:01:41.367-06:002010-06-17T11:01:41.367-06:0051.3 lbs so far!! Way to go bro! So proud of you. ...51.3 lbs so far!! Way to go bro! So proud of you. Your boosted metabolism is even doing most of the work for you now (4.9 lbs on a no-workout week!) Let's hit the gym sometime. Ciao for now!<br /><br />-Michael-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17663346372890827175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-76544056078687837792010-06-17T10:57:28.214-06:002010-06-17T10:57:28.214-06:00Hey! Congratulations! All this talk of burgers and...Hey! Congratulations! All this talk of burgers and junk food is making me hungry...Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552057522676470915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-62796209652251171262010-06-04T15:07:15.880-06:002010-06-04T15:07:15.880-06:00Your writings are just awesome and though I have n...Your writings are just awesome and though I have never met you, I love seeing this journey transpire.. I love the idea of being motivated by life to live - so so true! May God continue to bless your journey Blake!!<br />Carinna TruemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-63501139697793396672010-06-04T09:51:38.113-06:002010-06-04T09:51:38.113-06:00Blake I am so proud of you. Whatever you do keep ...Blake I am so proud of you. Whatever you do keep at it. <br />I worked at Jenny Craig for a while and one of the most beneficial questions that I learned to ask my clients when they were struggling to keep pressing on and to not make choices that would sabotage their progress was, <br />"What are the benefits to you by making this choice?" <br />Hope that question can help you keep choosing to add benefits to your life.<br />Be blessed friend, <br />NatashaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-38839292490072890272010-06-03T16:53:31.170-06:002010-06-03T16:53:31.170-06:00Hi Blake, you remind me of how the fear of hell ha...Hi Blake, you remind me of how the fear of hell had no impact on me in my spiritual journey; to be "saved from hell" was not a magnate for my soul - and as you say, we can learn to "get over it" - we can let the fear subside, especially when we use our addictions to forget.<br /><br />You are demonstrating that the journey is the awaking of a deep memory for the One for whom we were made. Just reading a reference to Augustine: "the mind knows things it does not know it knows." (ha). Here's to an awakened memory, in addition to all the things to which you are being awakened. rAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-26111080651721201352010-05-31T23:48:12.274-06:002010-05-31T23:48:12.274-06:00Blake,I guess one reason I love reading your blog ...Blake,I guess one reason I love reading your blog so much is it takes me back to my own journey of dropping nearly 80lbs in a year and a half. Trust me when you reach your goal weight your only question will be why you didn't start sooner.<br /><br />I concur that fear is a great motivator, this is what gets us off the couch, it fuels almost every commitment in our lives on a fundamental level. But I think to make a lifelong commitment to anything enjoyable after the first few months you have to move past fear into something more inspiring. This is why performance based goals can often be more motivating than aesthetic goals. Furthermore it is moving past yourself into the bigger picture. Probably the only reason I have stuck with fitness and nutrition this long is that I view it as a spiritual endeavor. It is every bit as worshipful to me as spending a Sunday morning in church. God created us with perfect bodies, how dare we let them go to waste, how dare we destroy them. Every movement, every natural life giving food ingested is an act of stewardship and thanksgiving for what He has given us.<br /><br />Btw, thanks for the kind mention.Grant Werstiukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907376106842392844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-45927099408111581592010-05-31T15:38:58.348-06:002010-05-31T15:38:58.348-06:00Hey Blake! It's Kathy from bible college. Sa...Hey Blake! It's Kathy from bible college. Saw your post on Facebook. Glad to hear you're on this journey! <br /><br />I have learned a lot about food in the last few years. The healing power of good food is amazing! Now if I could just get my husband to eat his veggies! Maybe then he wouldn't suffer from recurrent gout and acid reflux! His whole ankle swells up from gout and he can't walk for days. Brocoli in the evening is his new 'cure' for the otherwise nightly heartburn in which he would wake up suddenly choking and gasping. I, also, have had health issues that i have learned to change with food. <br /><br />My point? It's not only the obese that deal with the consequences of poor diet. Food may be your enemy, but it can be your cure! Keep up the good eating! You're an inspiration to others!<br /><br />Kathy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-36770779685097525532010-05-31T14:35:44.290-06:002010-05-31T14:35:44.290-06:00hey blake - love the blog on fear . . . i also thi...hey blake - love the blog on fear . . . i also think there is the fear of failure and that is why we dont try in the first place. that has been my pattern - loose a little, then gain back and feel stupid about it. So this time for me its the long haul - the days i screw up and go off my plan i decide that the whole day is not a write off - its just getting back at it and starting again and again. yes i will fail and fail again, so that means i will try and try again. I am down 25lbs and that leaves 85lbs to go for me :)<br /><br />Vanessa SimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-25657451248296180062010-05-20T06:16:53.871-06:002010-05-20T06:16:53.871-06:00I love shopping with my wife too :)I love shopping with my wife too :)Hendrick Nicolajsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344801232177971574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-36407246668891502012010-05-19T23:13:57.313-06:002010-05-19T23:13:57.313-06:00Congrats Blake! Keep up the great work!! I'm r...Congrats Blake! Keep up the great work!! I'm rooting for you. :)<br /><br />MelissaMelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007523944386248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-82200247866494138052010-05-19T18:56:07.969-06:002010-05-19T18:56:07.969-06:00That's awesome Blake. I don't think I'...That's awesome Blake. I don't think I'll recognize you next time I see you. You must be really proud of yourself!! I miss you buddy. I'd love to see you again, and hopefully sooner than later.Steve Birssnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-15465480823993332412010-05-19T16:31:15.893-06:002010-05-19T16:31:15.893-06:00Dean, so true, so very true!!!Dean, so true, so very true!!!Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876642264350345726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-11770205164492826182010-05-19T15:19:23.235-06:002010-05-19T15:19:23.235-06:00" I will NEVER understand why guys don't..." I will NEVER understand why guys don't like to go shopping with their wives/girlfriends..."<br /><br />Amen! I like shopping even more than Maureen does. She gets new clothes, but who REALLY gets to enjoy it? That'd be me.Dean Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-89917619361837269912010-05-19T15:02:13.822-06:002010-05-19T15:02:13.822-06:00Blake...I really enjoy reading your blog and am ro...Blake...I really enjoy reading your blog and am rooting for you. <br /><br />I have always had a great tailoring done by the little tailors in Mill Woods Town Centre by Safeway.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300471730135216646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-73985469657078658352010-05-19T14:20:02.017-06:002010-05-19T14:20:02.017-06:00YAY Blake... YAY Amy! That's great news :) Can...YAY Blake... YAY Amy! That's great news :) Can't wait to see the changes... post pics soon! <br /><br />SharaleeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-60042531175246984912010-05-19T13:28:55.645-06:002010-05-19T13:28:55.645-06:00Hey Blake
Great blog :)
I thought I would let yo...Hey Blake<br /><br />Great blog :)<br /><br />I thought I would let you know about a tailor. Being on the short side of the spectrum, I have to get lots hemmed. Anyways, the cheapest one I have found is downtown at City Centre Mall - Holland Tailors. They are great and their prices are good.<br /><br />Hope that helps.<br /><br />Take care,<br />Lisa PollardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-71705533169130441372010-05-14T18:17:21.195-06:002010-05-14T18:17:21.195-06:00Hey Blake, I couldn't agree with you more abou...Hey Blake, I couldn't agree with you more about adversity, as rotten as it is when you are going through it! I just came through a month of mysterious illness after a VERY weird reaction to exercise - basically my upper arms and torso muscles swelled to the point that I looked like one big, mean farmer (minus the face!) It was some muscle enzyme overload that went toxic on me, and it has taken a full month to get to the point where I can go a whole day without at least one two hour nap...It's one thing to choose to nap, but quite another to HAVE to in order to function - and even then I was in granny pace the rest of the time. (ZERO exercise, doctor's orders)<br />After all that though, I have to say, God has used this to show me some answers to prayers I've been seeking for months now. After I got over the 'woe is me' and 'what the heck', I alsorealized how stressed and exhausted I have been lately, and how beneficial it has been to pull out of it and truly relax - because I HAVE to (otherwise I never would!!)<br />You are an encouragement and inspiration; I pray for you and Amy regularly and SO appreciate your ministry at Calvary. Your blog is just another reason to marvel at what God's doing in your life. Press on!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676399269610393518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-43307361295707829582010-05-14T14:15:41.171-06:002010-05-14T14:15:41.171-06:00Wow. Thanks for this Blake!!! Really enjoying yo...Wow. Thanks for this Blake!!! Really enjoying your blog. -BonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368170179699612989.post-74801981633187033552010-05-14T13:51:44.723-06:002010-05-14T13:51:44.723-06:00Thanks for this post. In my small little world, I ...Thanks for this post. In my small little world, I have often taken adversity as a sign to not continue doing something. Which would explain why I've done so little over the last 20 years of any significance to me personally. I may get a tattoo of this entire post on my leg...or two.<br /><br />Thanks bud.Dean Dynnanoreply@blogger.com