Frank C. lets you know what he has been up to lately. No he has not stopped his mission of putting a “Death to the Yo-Yo Life!”.

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Flight To Colombia

What up world?!?! Long time since I’ve posted a REAL blog. But I have something special for you in this article. I was asked a good question by my uncle Jay, and the question was available for everyone to see on one of my many facebook wall posts. I say it is a good question because I questioned it myself while on the program. Here is the question from my uncle Jay.

“I noticed the site is $180 for meals and snacks for one person for 7 days. Question? Why not just buy the food and cook it?!”

Since I had already asked myself this question beforehand I was prepared for it. I presented my argument to BistroMD prior to this event, and they made sense to me. We then thought it would be a good idea to make a video on the subject. Hence the video you see here was created. However, I would like you to see my written response to uncle Jay prior to the creation of this video.

So here it is…

(Me) “I’m glad you asked that uncle Jay, because I’m working on a comparison, that will show you when you add the time spent cooking, cleaning, going to the grocery store to buy HEALTHY food (not junk), prepare it, and package it for a whole week. Takes a lot of work. As a husband who goes to school, runs two businesses, has two children (one is a new born) I just don’t got the time for all that. Would you??”

(Uncle Jay) “So he says this to the Salvation Army officer – LOL – seriously though – I am counting the time it takes to shop and prepare – and you can make some great dishes in a short amount of time – in some cases – the same time it takes to heat up a dish – I think a salmon dish with an asparagus side would take me 10 minutes or so. I see the appeal with the ease of shopping and cooking with your schedule and I am not hating you for it – but the economics just do not apply to all when you think of $180/week for one person in a household of 4(me, you). Multiply that out for each member (assuming we want all in our households to be eating healthy) and the amount is staggering.”

(My finale response) “I do see your point Jay. But have you ever gone on a diet before man? I mean, 5-6 healthy meals a day?? You named one meal. I eat 35-42 meals a week. Let’s say each meal takes 10 minutes to make, (not likely) that’s over 6 hours of cooking. Actually we have documentation of recent studies which prove it can take an average of 9-16 hours a week for a person to cook the amount of food BistroMD sends one person in one week.

It’s sad to say but nutritional food is very expensive, and when you eat 2300 calories a day (that is my case others do eat less), that is a lot of money. I was on Michael Thurman’s “6 Week Body Makeover.” It is a great weight loss meal plan, a do it yourself type of diet, I lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks! The problem is it was like a full time job for me, and I spent over $125 a week for myself alone. When you add all the extra work I had to do, my time seemed more valuable elsewhere. When I compared the amount of money I make while working, I realised I get paid much more to work then I do at home weighing, seasoning, cooking, and then packaging my meals for the week every week for who knows how long.

See the problem is 6 weeks was not enough for me to reach my goal and I couldn’t continue on with that full time job. So I fell off, and gained 40 lbs back in the next 5 months. I did ask my wife for help, but she is also a full time employee, full time student, full time mother, and doesn’t have time to cook for me or even herself (not to mention I am a terrible cook who burnt a box of mac n cheese lol). So we find ourselves eating out, and spending even more money!

So I realized that I needed my own personal chef, but I couldn’t afford that! But that is exactly what BistroMD is for me, my own personal chef. I also have my own personal dietitian who I speak with on a weekly basis, and email anytime I have a question. I have an online support community, weekly reads to help inform and motivate me, success stories from other dieters, and much more. Now I have the confidence I need to succeed. I don’t worry about cooking, or what I’m going to eat, I just worry about working out, and staying on the plan because I got a long way to go.

You see the reason people live the Yo-Yo life, is because they don’t understand that this is a real big job. It takes months and in most cases years to make a real lasting change. Do you really think you could last an entire year cooking for yourself every week?? And after that year learning how to maintain the new body you have?? Well maybe you can do it, but I’ve been trying it for more than half of my life Jay! I have literally burned over 300lbs of fat off of my body, but have never been over 300lbs or under 200lbs. Why is that? Because I was never able to stick to a plan long enough, and maintain it, so I always went back.

I can’t ever go back again Jay, not anymore! I was meant for more than this! How can I say I am more than a conqueror when I haven’t conquered my own self?! I watched both of my father’s parents die early, my father almost died twice. His brothers almost died at least once, and each one of them, including his three sisters has diabetes and some form of heart disease. But yet I see my mother’s parents outlive them. My mother’s father is 80 years old and still strong.

I have to break the cycle Jay! You have to break the cycle Jay! We can’t pass this down to our kid’s man! This is more than just me this is for my family, my loved ones, and any person who wants this same change! I am on a mission man! My army is www.FatManUnleashed.com and we teamed up with www.BistroMD.com to put a, “Death to the Yo-Yo Life” once and for all! I am never going back to where I was again! Mark my words! This time next year, you won’t even recognize me!

Excuse me for my passion, and many words. I say this with all respect. Much love Uncle Jay.”

This was posted October 15th 2010 on my facebook wall. I’m still praying that my uncle Jay would choose to change his life, and the lives of his wife and children. And I say the same prayer for everyone else who is living the life of obesity. We have to make a change, we are killing ourselves slowly. Lets work together and put a “Death to the Yo-Yo Life.”

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Is BistroMD Worth The Cost?

I have too much to do to sleep. Watch the video as I explain to you what I mean. I know I need sleep for my health, but 5 solid hours of sleep is good for me right now.

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No Time for Sleep!

What up world!! Just recorded this short film after a really tough resistance workout, which explains why the camera is so shaky. This Monday morning I didn’t want to wake up, the alarm went off at 430am and I hit the snooze. I almost didn’t wake up, but then this thought went through my head, “Is sleep more important then your success?” So at 5am I jumped out of my bed ready to get in the gym and kill it!! I have a plan set forth to reach my success, and I have to stay obedient to the rules and regulations I set forth. To do so I must sacrifice many of my short term pleasures, and this can be painful. But pain brings forth change, so we must invite the pain, and by doing so we will experience ultimate long term pleasure in it’s purest form. So the point of today’s message is to be obedient to your plan, be ready to sacrifice your short term temporary pleasure, invite the pain the comes from your sacrifice, and you will have true pleasure.Thanks for watching, and stay tuned in we have a lot more coming!! We are still on a mission to put a, “Death to the Yo-Yo Life!!”

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Sacrifice for Success

Waddup world!!! Long time since I’ve blogged!! The tax season has me working like a maniac!! But I’m still here fighting the war!!

I am at a comfortable weight now. I weigh 220 pounds and it feels awesome. I remember when I weighed 300 pounds and I just wanted to be less than 250 pounds. Now here I am weighing in at 220.

From now on I will not worry about my weight. I will just focus only on being healthy and active. I figure if I do that there is no way I will gain the weight back, and if I lose some more weight along the way then cool.

But stay tuned because I am not finished with this battle, I am still fighting the war. By this summer I plan to walk shirtless down the beach and I will be proud of my new body!!

So keep watching people, because I ain’t finished. Mark my words, “I will put a Death to the Yo-Yo Life”.

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Forget Your Weight, Just Stay Healthy and Active

This is my video for weeks 12 and 13. It was much of the same until I decide to end the negativity. The past few weeks have taken their toll on me and I’m over it. Enough is enough. I’m ready to get back on track.

So I decided that this is it. I will take the steps I took last time to get on track and stay there. A lot of people have been showing me support. I am so grateful for all of the support out there. Nutrisystem is going to continue to support me, Meredith from Nutrisystem has been so helpful. Everyone out there has shown me support.

Now it’s time I show some results!

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Weeks 12 & 13: I’m Back

I don’t know… that’s what comes to mind about this past week. I’m not eating well, not exercising, not doing much of anything to take care of myself…

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 11: I Don’t Know

Not a good two weeks…

Ended February on a bad note and began March even worse. I feel like I am out of control… I did not eat my Nutrisystem foods, I did not work out. Ugh.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Weeks 9 & 10: Not Good

Hey guys, here’s week 8. Another not so good week, but I have been getting some bodyweight workouts in. I feel like this week is kind of chaotic, but I know I’ll be fine once I get back to my regular routine of things.

This is a long journey and I won’t be letting this week tear down the progress I’ve made thus far. Be strong!

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 8: Chaos

Hey guys, here’s week 7. It wasn’t a great week. I feel like a failure for not working out as much as I normally do and for eating more snacks than I normally do. But I can’t do anything about that. All I can do is move on and not let it erode my progress.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 7: So-So

It’s week 6 and it was a struggle! The week started off good on Monday, but after that it was hard for me to find motivation to exercise. I managed to fight through the mental barrier that I always face. I don’t know if it’s burnout or what, but I managed to fight through it.

Through out all of it I managed to eat my Nutrisystem foods and my fruits & vegetables, so that wasn’t a problem. Eating has actually been the easy part lately. Having the pre-made food is really a life saver since I don’t have to think about preparing anything. It’s already done. Even when faced with a pizza party I managed to just say no to the temptation. My issue this week was more of a mental, get-up-and-go-to-the-gym type of struggle. I knew I would have weeks like this, but man does it feel good to say that I persevered!

I know I can fight through it now, the key is to FIGHT THROUGH IT!

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 6: Struggle

It’s week 5 and I feel amazing! That’s right. I had a great week. Last week carried over into this week and I managed to stay consistent. I ate my Nurtrisystem foods, veggies, fruits, protein and worked out like a beast. This week’s vid covers how I felt, some clarification on how long I’ve been on Nutrisystem, weight loss and the scale, and a couple of other things.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 5: Amazing

Week 4 is in the books! I had another really good week. I was extremely consistence across the board, from my eating to my exercise. And it feels great! I feel like I’m on a roll and want to keep it going into next week. My daily decisions have been for the best and that also has me feeling good about myself. I’ve been eating my Nutrisystem meals and getting my workouts in. I was about to workout so I cut this video short. You can see that I’m sitting in The Shack where I get most of my workouts in. Thanks for watching!

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 4: Consistency

Hey guys here’s week three. I had a great week this time! I ate right, I exercised and I felt good as a result of it. I tried to focus on ending the laziness in my life, in tiny steps. It was successful for me. I’m hoping to keep up this great feeling and ride it into next week.

I made sure to eat my Nutrisystem foods, along with fruits and vegetables. I got my workouts in and feel amazing. I feel like I accomplished some daunting task that was so far out of reach. Baby steps man, baby steps. That’s what it’s going to take. I also focused on eliminating laziness from my life. That worked out really good.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 3: End the Lazy

What up world?! It’s your number one weight loss soldier Frank C, from Fat Man Unleashed, and I have five weeks left on mission, “Death to the Yo-Yo Life”. I finished the first four weeks of my nine weeks to be unleashed on BistroMD, and I have had great results. I lost eight more pounds in this time, so that is an average of two pounds per week. I am now down to 223 pounds, and I am feeling really good about that.

My goal is to reach 210 pounds, so I have five weeks left to lose 13 pounds. But I am enjoying this time, because it’s a great feeling to be less than 230 pounds. I remember stepping on the scale weighing in at 298 pounds back in Christmas of 2005. I have yo-yo dieted for years since then losing 50 pounds then gaining it back, lost 30 pounds gained it back, and I even lost 70 pounds once and gained it all back. In July of 2010 I weighed 270 pounds, my goal is to lose 60 pounds and never gain it back. And I am only 13 pounds away from reaching that goal.

I’m also very excited because I am going on a trip to meet with the BistroMD staff. I will film the whole trip so you all can see, I will also interview some staff members, and even the founder Caroline Cederquist M.D. herself. So if you have any questions please write them in the comment section now before it’s too late. I am honored to be able to sit in a room with people who have made it their life to fight hard in the war on health. We’re going to be brainstorming, and developing plans on how to have an even stronger impact in this war.

This is bigger than me, this is bigger than Israel, this is bigger than Fat Man Unleashed, bigger than BistroMD, this is about our world. And we want to see people across the world complete the mission, “Death to the Yo-Yo Life” once and for all! We want to be there to help each and every one of you break the yo-yo lifestyle. But we have to do it for ourselves before we can help you, and that is why we are fighting so hard to kill the yo-yo in our lives. And when we finish our mission, we’re coming for you, we’re coming to help people put a, “Death to the Yo-Yo Life” across the world.

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Five More Weeks to be Unleashed on BistroMD

Hey guys here’s week two. I had a slow start to the week. I didn’t eat right 100% of the time and my workouts weren’t amazing, but I did manage to do something and eat most of my Nutrisystem foods. So I need to improve on what I did, since I actually did something. It wasn’t a complete failure.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 2: Slow Start

Hey guys, I’m starting something new that I plan on sticking to this time. I don’t know why this time I feel like it will be different, but it does. I’m tired of the yo-yoing. So this will be a weekly weight loss video diary I plan on keeping. I’ll be covering my journey and struggles with food, Nutrisystem, exercise, daily choices, etc. I’ll do it every week and be consistent. That’s the key to my success: Consistency.

So here goes… this is week 1.

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Weight Loss Video Diary – Week 1: The Start

I’ve been eating Nutrisystem for about two months now. My favorite dinner is the lasagna. Here I show you how quick and easy it can be to make a Nutrisystem meal including some raw vegetables in less than 4 minutes! I was rushing to prepare my dinner because I had to workout shortly after. As you can see, it’s super fast! Plus eating raw veggies is good for you!

Steps for Preparing Nutrisystem’s Lasagna Dinner Meal
1. Take the tray out of the box.
2. Place in microwave and cook for one minute or so, depending on your microwave’s power settings.
3. Clean and prepare vegetables to accompany your Nutrisystem meal.
4. Place veggies and Nutrisystem lasagna on dish.
5. Sit down and ENJOY!!!!

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How to Make A Nutrisystem Lasagna Meal in 4 Minutes or Less

This is just s short video showing the different Nutrisystem foods in my pantry. Color-coded by meal-type for easy management. Blue is for breakfast, pink is for dessert/snacks, green is for lunch, and red is for dinner. They offer a wide variety of food to choose from. Did I mention how much I love sloppy joe? No? Well I LOVE me some sloppy joe. There is still a bunch of snacks in the box in my garage. Nutrisystem works on the Glycemic Index to control your blood sugar levels.

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Nutrisystem Men’s Program Food in My Pantry

That’s right. I go shirtless. I made this video back in July and haven’t gotten around to posting it. But I figured I’d do it since NO ONE is going shirtless in the weight loss blog world until AFTER they have lost the weight, and that includes Muata!!!

So..there it goes. I went shirtless at 284 lbs DURING my weight loss journey. The video pretty much speaks for itself…

Thoughts???

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Show Off the Fat and Go Shirtless at 284 Lbs

About 30 days ago, June 23rd 2009, I challenged myself. I was to perform one unassisted chin up by August 1st. I recorded myself not being able to perform a chin up, as proof. I then did some band assisted chin ups, three reps, for the first time ever. Not being able tp perform a chin up was pretty embarrassing, but the way I look at it is that I have a ton of room for growth. And I will show growth!

Just to recap, here are the starting numbers from June 23rd:

• 0 reps unassisted chin ups
• 3 reps band assisted chin ups

The good news is that instead of performing a chin up by August 1st, I was actually able to do it exactly one month after I challenged myself. On July 23rd I was able to record myself performing a chin up. Cool right? I think so. Not only does it show some strength, it helps me mentally because it encourages me to keep on plugging away at it. This part of the journey is great because I just keep showing positive signs of improvement.

One of the main reasons I was able to do the chin up is the weight loss. I basically lost about 18 lbs or so from June 23rd to July 23rd. Those 18 lbs were holding my fat ass down! The bands helped a lot to, thanks to Iron Woody Fitness for helping me reach my goal!

After watching the video I noticed that I had full control of that rep, so it was a good one. During the chin up I thought that I may have looked a little sloppy, but that’s not the case. That’s why I kept saying that I didn’t have full control. I am accustomed to doing chin ups from a dead hang, thanks to the military…but Muata suggested I don’t do that so that I’d engage the lats and not hurt any ligaments.

So Muata (Mr. Israel can’t do a pull up at 284 lbs because he is too fat and I was able to do my first chin up at 225 lbs but can now do 9.5 chin ups), I was able to do a chin up. What do you have to say now? You keep doubting me brotha!!! I told you that I was a beast. That’s what the whole unleashing thing is about my man. I’m not at your level yet, but I will be thanks to you. Critiquing and providing advice is always welcomed in my book. I know that I need to work on form for some movements, but that’s why video and people were created. Keep pushing me. It helps tremendously.

Numbers after 30 days:

• 1 rep unassisted chin ups
• 5 reps band assisted chin ups

Not too shabby! I can’t wait until I’m repping 10+ chins up! I don’t think that’s too far away…End of year maybe?

That’s one challenge down…2 more to go.

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Chin Up Challenge Attempt at 284 Lbs.

About a month ago I called out Muata, from Mr. Low Body Fat, to a fitness challenge. I also called out Tony from the Anti-Jared, but he is pretty busy with a new baby and what not. Instead, he launched a larger scale thing call the Missouri 60 and a stairmaster challenge against some lady. I wanted a one-on-one type of thing with Tony. Tony, if you’re reading this the call out is still there. I digress.

Initially it was supposed to be that I had to perform one full chin up by a certain date. That’s when I set up to work on my chins ups and pull ups. For the life of me I could not pull myself up. At 300+ lbs (mostly fat), it’s pretty much impossible for anyone to this. There are those few exceptions that can do it but they mainly have massive amounts of muscle that comprise their 300 lb frames. I am not a strongman, I’m just a normal fat guy. That’s when Iron Woody Fitness graciously hooked me up with some bands so that I can train. I’ve never used these things, but I can definitely say that they help!!!

On June 23rd, 2009 I officially started my chin up/pull up training for the challenge. That’s when I made this video:

Bodyweight Row Challenge
Recently, 2 weeks or so ago, Muata and I decided on a different platform for our challenge. Instead of me having to do a chin up, he thought it would better if we were competing against ourselves in a bodyweight row challenge. We would do a 5 minute set of bodyweight rows. The first number is our starting point. The challenge is to see who can beat their initial number by the largest percentage. Now, being that we are at different stages in our fitness (he is below 200 and has been maintaining his massive weight loss for years and I am still half way to my weight loss goals), this is the best route to go.

I suggest you go see Muata’s Bodyweight Row Challenge about it and check out that video of Steve Maxwell performing different variations of the bodyweight row. I’ll be at a different angle and using a different apparatus than Muata will. But we will use the same form and apparatus as we did in our first take when we perform our last. Muata’s going to be using fitness rings attached to his pull-up bar. I’ll be using my power rack and a barbell with less of an incline. I’ll get mine on video, as proof.

The starting numbers:

• Israel – 78 reps in 5 minutes
• Muata – 47 reps in 5 minutes

I know my number is going up because I’m getting lighter and stronger. I just hope it’s enough to win.

Band Assisted Chin Ups Self-Challenge
With all of that said, I still wanted to keep my challenge of being able to perform an unassisted chin up by August 1st. I decided that I’d be self-challenging myself. Did that sound right? Doesn’t sound like it’s correct, but you know what I mean. Right? So by August 1st I have to perform a chin up with no assistance whatsoever.

As you can see in the video I cannot even go half way up. It’s pretty embarrassing. But cut me some slack, I am over 300 lbs in the video. With the bands I am able to do 3 assisted chin ups at a time with horrible form, I might add. I’m looking to be able to do 3 sets of 10 assisted pull ups.

The starting numbers:

• 0 reps unassisted chin ups
• 3 reps band assisted chin ups

So, it’s on!

P.S. Tony…bring it!

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Band Assisted Chin Ups and Bodyweight Row Challenges

I think she has decent form for a kid that has never done burpees before. She basically has the squat (frog), kick back, and jump mastered, now she needs to work on her push ups.

She is one of my main motivating factors for getting into shape and shedding the fat so whenever she starts running or working out with us it amps me up!

What do you think?

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4 Year Old Kid Doing a Burpee

The point is that this is the REAL WORLD and sometimes you are faced with making healthier decisions even when the choices aren’t 100% healthy. In this case I had 2 chicken sandwiches and some water. I removed the buns and only ate the chicken. I saved myself well over 600+ calories with the 4 buns and plastered mayonnaise. I didn’t remove the breading from the chicken, but overall it was a decent meal.

Anyone know how many calories an Arby’s dollar menu chicken sandwich has?

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Eating Chicken at Arby’s of Wesley Chapel in FL

Well, I’ve been feeling really guilty after eating just about anything. It’s almost like I want to not eat. I know better than that, I’m just talking out loud. Watch the video so that you see what I mean about the mental insanity that ensues when I eat without being hungry. I feel as though I am over dieting.

I eat because I know I need to eat, not because I am hungry. I’ve been eating great the past few weeks and it’s been leaving me with no cravings and no hunger at all. I’ve been digesting fruits, veggies, lean meats, and tons of water. That’s about it in a nutshell.

Let me know your thoughts! Please. Am I alone on this dieting overdose?

This is an article from FatManUnleashed.com's Healthy Weight Loss and Fitness Blog.

Over Dieting and Dieting OCD