I thought I avoided it!
I thought it would forget about me!
I thought I would not have to do it!
I was wrong!
I hate getting tagged for things. Facebook is really good about that. Every time I sign on, I have a virtual plant, or someone says yes to the question "Does Tony like apples?" or I have to take a quiz about shoes because Bobby Roy scored a 72 on it!
Do not get me wrong, I love Facebook. I refused to do it for so long until my wife and brother told me I should. I love it because I will never have to go to a High School Reunion!
For what now!
I know what they are all doing. Lets save the chit chat!
Then I have Twitter, which links to Facebook. So everyone can see at 6:34pm that I love apples, or work is stressful, or I updated a blog! I like Twitter, hate the word tweets!
Plus, I do get to meet a lot of people in both, and they are a lot easier to use than MySpace. MySpace to me is super complicated. All I know is Tom is my friend!
Anyway, my wife tagged me in the "25 random things about you" that everyone is doing. Well, I am not popular enough to be different, so I thought I would do it as well. And no, I will not write 25 times I love broccoli.
25 Randoms:
1. After being with my wife for five minutes, I knew I would spend the rest of my life with her.
2. I started this blog in April, I did not tell any friends or family (including wife) about it until the beginning of October.
3. I have lost 212 pounds. The most weight I have lost previously was 80 pounds, and that was before I met my wife.
4. Although my dog barks at 2am, 3:05am, and 3:55am, I would not want her out of my life.
5. My favorite color is orange.
6. I am the only person in the world who cried during the movie Click with Adam Sandler. I realized if I did not lose weight, my life would be in fast forward, and I would miss everything.
7. I am envious of my wife's career. I always wanted to do accounting. I love working with numbers.
8. Only three people at my work know I have a blog. None of them talk about it because they feel lucky to know me personally.
9. I have no desire to ever run a race. I am happy being in the gym all day.
10. I have been offered to promote/endorse/try over 10 products for this blog, all from companies I have heard of. I have turned them all down.
11. I have not lost sleep over anything since I was 11 years old.
12. I have a hard time forgiving and forgetting. My wife keeps me straight about that.
13. Although I do not call my parents very often, I love them very much.
14. I was voted most spirited in high school. I was incredibly upset about it because I was also voted best sense of humor, but I was only allowed to have one, and they decided to brand me with spirit!. So for the rest of my life, I have spirit, how bout you!
15. I am surprised how popular my blog has gotten. I remember when I was happy to get 25 hits in a day, with me being 23 of them. I recently had a day where I had over 6,000 hits.
16. My brother is my hero.
17. I have not weighed 208 since I was in college.
18. I believe that my life will change with one phone call/one email.
19. The day I found out I was going to be a father was the happiest day of my life.
20. I love telling people my story on here. The reason I do this is to motivate people, or at least let them know that weight loss is possible. That is why I try to tell my story in so many different avenues.
21. I love sports, but not as a fanatic. When the Cleveland Browns lost the 1986-1987 AFC Championship games (The drive and the fumble), I realized that sports were never going to be as special to me again. In fact, I will be working during the Super Bowl tomorrow, my choice!
22. My family truly cares about me.
23. People who tell me how much I have moved them mean a lot to me. It means even more if I have never spoken to them or met them before.
24. I love my job. With the economy the way it is, I am happy to be good at what I do. Sometimes, I do not know if I am good at restaurants or good at motivating people.
25. My favorite music is old school rap (80's rap like Audio Two, Gucci Crew, NWA, etc.).
There you go, very random!
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25 comments:
These are great!
I am addicted to reading these things on Facebook and want to do my list again b/c I came up with more!
It means a lot to me when you comment on my blog too, T.
Thanks for bein such a stand-up guy. BTW, I saw your post on the members board the other day. Did you get un-bannificated?
Ahh, the 25 Random things have infected the blogs! I thought they were a FB-Only virus.... :-) Love your 25's, I might have to do my own one of these days!
I think I avoided this one so far, but have seen so many people do it I may just have to.
#7....I am an accountant and I had to read this one twice to be sure I read it right. I have never EVER heard anyone envied an accounting job. First time for everything! :-)
I am a huge lurker, and don't post much. I love your blog and look forward to each post you share. I just love them! :)
I have my weight loss struggles that I need to work through. I come to your blog and find strength and peace in the direction you are headed in your life... and enjoy it... so thank you.
As for what is my favorite social network...what about blogger? I used to do the WW forums, and yahoo groups. For some reason, I don't understand myspace. I haven't tried twitter or facebook yet. My hubby has facebook and has reconnected with a lot of his high school class mates. I am just not sure if it is something I will enjoy... guess time will tell :)
Love getting to know more about you! I haven't done facebook or myspace or anything like that yet. It was a big deal for me to start a blog!
Thats so funny that I was filling out my 25 things when I saw yours! Very enjoyable to read. :)
Very interesting! Ditto on #18, although my life is changing with every kilometer I walk and every salad I eat.
Your weight loss success is fantastic! I have a website dedicated to weight loss, and I am looking for weight loss success stories like yours. If you are interested in being highlighted on my website....please come visit me! I will devote an entire page to your weight loss...you can post your before and after pics, your story, your exercise regime, etc. I am looking to motivate people that are trying to lose weight.
Who will you inspire today?
I hope to hear from you!
Candee
Weight Loss Success Stories
I am on strike against the 25 things, refuse to do it. And I no longer accept plants, fishes, etc. I do like flair and the ecorace thing, though, lol.
I bookmarked your blog, thinking I might need a lift on a dark day, and today I found did. It's not just about weight loss, it's about your joy in life, your determination, your honesty, and the thrill of the baby on the way! Thanks again for sharing!
Marie
"Marie needs to learn to proof her posts for spelling and grammar!"
Oops! That's what preview is for!
Marie
I'm avoiding that one like mad!
WOW! This is my first time visiting your blog and all I can say is WOW! Your progress is fantastic! I wish I would have been following since the beginning to witness all of your success, not coming in at the tail end where you're getting ready to turn all fitness blog and stuff. LOL Phenominal work! You must feel so proud and healthy and just... well...kick ass! Unbelievable.
p.s. I am avoiding that whole list thing too. LOL
Ive been avoiding all those who have hit me up with this. may I cut and paste yours? :)
All I can say is WOW - I am totally in awe. I found your site via Weighing In with My .02 (http://sarahsweightlossjourneyblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/inspirational-accident.html), and I'm so glad I did. She wasn't kidding when she suggested that if you aren't inspired by The Anti-Jared, you may be physically incapable of inspiration. I'm subscribing - Thank you!
Good workout music: Milk is chillin', Giz is chillin'.....
Love that old school music. So sweet and innocent compared to today's stuff.
I used to have an account with face book, but I never understood it. People would send me crazy things like virtual hugs, and plants, and other stuff. I had no idea what the heck that all meant! Plus I didn't understand face book, it was a little boring so I deleted my account.
I'm thinking of doing the 25 or so random things on my blog too. I think that might be fun. We'll see...
OMG on #21!!! I was a devoted Browns fan -- I remember standing in front of the TV, yelling at the screen "Somebody stop him! Stop him!" as Elway seemed touched by magic during The Drive. I was 16 and at the end of the game, I was wrecked and crying and heartbroken and I broke up with the Browns.
I took them back the next year, but when I cried over them again, I broke it off for good. I have yet to feel as deeply for any other team.
Love your blog so much!
The cauliflower vid was great!
But #14 here made me shout out with laughter.
Just wanted you to know, you're not the only one in the whole world who cried during the movie "Click" with Adam Sandler...I did too.
I am a 434.4 lb. guy and I admit I cried on Click too. I bought the DVD because it still moves me.
I started reading your blog from the first post to here. I know this is 6 months old but I want to mention how inspirational you are.
I am going to also give you my blog link: http://chriskewl.livejournal.com/
It's not all weightloss, it's my life, but I do talk about my weight frequently. If you have an OpenID or an LJ account, I will friend you (I don't friend many people).
I am also Chris_Kewl on SparkPeople.
Chris
I am just going through your older posts..i really like to read your blog..btw.. i thought i was the only one that cried watching the movie click..and i still cry whenever i see it.. :)
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