So I'm starting a new thingie... Guest posting on Thursdays. Giving you guys a chance to take the wheel and steer the boat while I sit back and smoke a cigar. First up is a special one. We all know this chick. Our favorite snow bird! We have heard from her summering in Michigan and wintering in Florida. I read her daily. Debby is who I want to be when/if I ever grow up. Better than her posting I got the Man Behind The Woman to give us his story. That's right the elusive Den agreed to bust his blog cherry right here on the Boat...Enjoy!
Hi there blog readers.
My name is Dennis, I'm married to the Puffy Pixie. I am a big man. A
really big man. I think I topped the scale at 345 once upon a time.
I've been a cook most all my life and that's where my weight problems
got started. I like to taste things. I like large portions. I like
to bake stuff, and I like to eat what I bake. Pixie and I both enjoy
eating. We often lead each other astray I'm afraid. We like a lot of
the same foods and often just say 'to hell with it' and enjoy some, ok
really a lot of food. We also help each other. Deb is a great planner
and I'm a great eater!
As I said, I've been heavy for quite some time. We went to Michigan
Adventure water park about 20 years ago. I weighed....well a hell of
a lot. Picture this: My son Jason wanted to go down a water slide.
Now it wasn't just an ordinary slide. Oh my God, it was at least 4 or
5 stories high. It took forever to climb all the stairs to the top.
I thought I was going to die before I got up there. Oh did I mention
we were hauling a plastic sled with us? Yes we were. That's what
they expected us to go down the slide on. It was yellow. Jason was
first to go down the slide. He climbed up on his sled and the lady
says 'Tip forward but don't tip back and you can scream if you want
to'. Then she pushed an arm forward, the sled dropped down nose
first, and he immediately took off and began to scream because you go
from 0 to 60,000 mph in 2 seconds. Jason gets down to the bottom and
bounces a few times on the lake and walks to the shore. Now it's my
turn. I put my sled up on the take off area and I hefted my mammoth
body up onto it. The lady gives me the same spiel about tip forward
but don't tip back and she said 'you can scream if you want to'. I
think no, I won't scream like a little girl. So then she tips me
forward and I become even with the slide and go from 0 to 80,000 mph
in 2 seconds and go flying down the slide. I screamed like a little
girl from the minute she tipped me forward and I saw the sheer drop,
until I went off the end of the slide and broke the sound barrier. My
sled skipped clear across the lake and I thought I was going to run
out of water before it stopped! I went all the way to the other side
of the lake. I hauled my humongous, dripping body out of the water
and dragged that yellow sled all the way to the other side of the
lake. A lady looked me in the eye and said 'I know where your son got
his scream from'. I didn't beat her with my sled.
I'm on a Weight Watcher diet. I don't go to meetings, but I get lots
of info from Deb. I get lots of help with cooking and planning from
her too. We try to keep the diet easy by always being stocked what we
need to eat. Yogurt, cereal, fruit, veg, bread, prepared portioned
meals etc. It's been hard sometimes as we work at an Italian
restaurant and we're around so much food that we love. As long as the
easy days are more than the hard days, we'll be OK.
Deb got me a personal trainer and I've started to exercise. I never
exercised before at all and it's helping tremendously. It's giving me
more energy for sure. I used to come home from work and sit in the
chair all night. Now I get on my bike and ride to the gym and do my
workout and still have energy when I get home. I was excited about
joining the gym as I saw how much it was helping Deb in Florida and
how well she was doing. I in turn wanted to get started back here in
Michigan.
I was motivated on how well Deb was doing on her diet and I wanted to
get involved myself. I chose Weight Watchers because I know it works.
I just have to stick with it. I've lost about 50 pounds so far.
I'd like to make this the time to keep it off forever.
24 comments:
Wow, I think all big guys have a "horror at the waterpark story" so glad you shared yours with us, Den. Glad you are fighting the good fight and losing this fucking dead weight!
Okay . . . first of all - congrats on your progress.
Second . . . thank you for making me laugh so hard i cried at work . . . imagining the screaming. I'm laughing with you, not at you . . . right? :)
That was a very funny story. You are doing great on your weight loss. I have a lot of fat stories that are funny now, but weren't funny 12 years ago when I was obese! Keep going with your weight loss - losing 150 lbs was the best thing I ever did!
Throughly enjoyed reading this morning!
I was crackin up over here! I think its really cool that we got to read a post from someone that we know(from Pixies blog) but doesnt actually have a blog. Loved it! Pixie and Dennis make a great team! I like that they are doing this together and succeeding!
:)
I'm sorry but I was lol-ing envisioning you flying over the water. OMG! The frickin' fright of that. I was shrieking like a girl reading that.
Congrats on the huge loss and it's pretty neat you have a great woman by your side doing it with you.
Great post.
I was waiting for a stuck-in-the-tube story...
Congrats on the lifestyle change and the big (and ongoing) loss.
Way to throw the change-up, Carlos...
Loved the waterslide story thanks for sharing. Really, you made my day and made me feel like if you won't give up then I have no right to either!
Den: Congrats on droppin' half a hundo! That's great.
I feel your pain on the water slide. My trip down a slide called Humunga Kawabunga produced perhaps the all time greatest atomic wedgie in docuemented wedgie history.
I enjoyed reading about your girlie scream much more than excavating my bathing suit.
Good luck.
arlos- love this idea, alhough the testosterone in here is choking me *cough*
dennis- loved it! just cracked up imagining you screaming lol, dont be afraid of letting your lungs loose. well done on the progress. awesome.
I've never been on a water slide. Now I know why! Congrats on the 50!
Carlos, you lazy bum! Heh.
Nice to meet ya' Den. Like Jack, I thought the waterslide story was going to have you stuck in the tube. Had to giggle at you screaming all girly like.
There are few things as awesome as the phrase 'I'm a cook.'
I get to avoid the waterparks. *cough* I have a bad knee.
That was a great post, thank you!
And Carlos, thanks for the guest post today - I have a new blog to read - I didn't know who the Puffy Pixie was, so I guess I was the odd blogger out. ;)
Shit, I don't even have the horror at a waterpark story - I refuse to step into one of those joints!
BRAVO! What a wonderful guest post.
You go Dennis and Deb!
wonderful post. I love that I keep running across people who are losing weight the same way I am--the old fashioned way of counting calories and exercise.
I think we all have water park stories .... thanks for sharing yours! Thanks for your insight! Love it! Love Deb too! She's a great support and inspiration.
Congrats on the awesome loss!
I've never been on a waterslide. Ever. They scare me....and I've always felt too fat.
I totally applaud you!
Jack!
OMG!!! HE DID GET STUCK ON THE WATERSLIDE!!! The water backed up behind him and it made the slide dry and he wasn't going anywhere. I forgot all about that. I was at the bottom and looked up and holy shit he was standing up and walking on the straight part!!! The attendant about crapped himself. I'm screaming 'SIT DOWN' SIT DOWN'!!! He's not the most co-ordinated guy....the worst in fact!
Very funny story Den. Congrats on the 50!
OMG I read that waterslide bit feeling nervous but it turned out to be funny.
Thanks for sharing
ooooo i like guest who thursdays...
hello Dennis. (love that name)
i think you showed great restraint with the sled... and kudos on your progress so far.may it continue! Sounds like you two have a good balancing act.
Well done Den......now you need your own blog.
Just hope all this weight loss doesn't affect your golf swing - or your ability to put the fear of God into fussy timekeeping marshals.
And you know, I've still to actually HEAR you screaming like a little girl.
Dennis, loved that waterpark story! Literally had tears of laughter running down my face. I have been on a very similar ride, thought I was going to make it all the way across the state with the speed I picked up on the way down.
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