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Spiriitual Clarity

Yesterday I talked about mental clarity and how diet and exercise helped us get to the place where we needed to be physically so we could have a good brain function. When we do that and start growing closer to God and listening,,,well some of us have a short attention span...Maybe I can help.The Christian faith teaches us prayer and petition to God. I reallly don't like the way things are taught in most Churches today. God is not a Genie. He isn'...

July 4, 2009 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Mental Clarity

One of the things that I have really noticed since being here at T.com is that I can think clearer now than I once did. I don't have mental fog near as much and problem solving seems to get much easier. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I have the energy to get little things done before they start making problems. Having a clear head is an asset to life...It was not always that way. I have had so many bouts of depression and time...

July 2, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Reconnecting

5 short years ago I was not in a good place. I had disconnected from life after a rough divorce, my life was skidding down the tubes and I did not care to live anymore. I disconnected with everyone I knew, moved across country and did not try to make any new friends. I wanted to be left alone. I had pulled the plug on life...Living a life with no friends is really not a good idea. You become bitter and hateful and little things irritate you. Nega...

July 1, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Is the Challenge a Contest?

There will be Champions crowned soon. The reward of being the change that the world needs will be given out to three challenge participants. In a lot of ways you can look at it as a contest and I am sure everyone who entered the challenge wants to win and be crowned Champion. I would be lying if I said I didn't. But there is much more to this challenge than a prize at the end of 18 weeks...And really, if you win, would that be the end? Of course ...

June 29, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

It's a Dog's Life...

My dogs are spoiled. I mean spoiled rotten. My wife is such an easygoing person and she cannot help herself. She pampers them and treats them like children that need all the comforts of life. To be honest, I spoil them some too, but when the law has to be laid down, well it's me that has to be the enforcer.I took them to the vet the other day and my Mini-Italian Greyhound (Sissy) had to have 9 small teeth pulled and Punkey my Beagle was seve...

June 28, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

The Time of My Life

I am at a point in my life where I have so many things to be thankful for. I have a good job, a great wife, a loving Church family, a nice home and nice cars to drive. I really could not be happier. that was not always the case...Just a few short years ago I was in severe depression and did not care if I lived or died. I was  overweight, out of shape and miserable. I had no desire to eat right or exercise. I just wanted to be left alone in m...

June 27, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Older and Wiser

It has taken me many moons to find the kind of wisdom it takes to do something so dumb as to run a Marathon at my age. Most men my age are looking for that retirement so they can lay in a hammock all day. Not me. i want to do things that people think are really dumb for older men. I want to make up for the lost time that I used up sleeping on the couch in front of a television with a leftover donut box resting on my chest...I am wi...

June 26, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Internal Peace and Harmony

One thing that I see here a lot is that a lot of people come to Transformation with their life completely out of control. They are out of shape and unhealthy and their life is nowhere near where it needs to be. They have little peace in their life, they want a quick fix, and even if they do fix their weight problem, well it's just like putting stop leak in a tire...It won't last...I know without a doubt that no one will have a long term...

June 25, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Baby Steps

Have you ever watched a baby learn to walk? They roll over for a few days then they start to crawl for a while then one day the pull themselves up on a table and stand up. They are wobble and usually have a grin on their face because they know they have accomplished something...Then they take that first step or two and end up falling down. Sometimes they cry sometimes the laugh and go again...But bottom line is that they all learn to walk eventua...

June 24, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

Restoring Your Life

Yesterday I was in the gym and my trainer grabbed my bicep like he was admiring it's size. He looked at me and said "You are in the best shape you have ever been in, aren't you?" I thought for a moment and sure enough I was. The only other times I was somewhat healthy was when I was younger playing football and I wasn't very healthy then...just young. The other time was when I was 18 and in Navy boot camp...That didn't last because they...

June 23, 2009 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Reflections on a Great Weekend

Reaper came to visit...Not the grim reaper, but Gary. Home from Iraq. We had a great time just visiting and talking about life. To be around a man who protects my freedom and is so humble about it is awe inspiring. I can tell you that I have been rejuvinated and refreshed by his presence...We went to a baseball game and I don't think either of us watched much of it. We missed a lot of plays while we were talking. We talked about t.com and the peo...

June 22, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Welcome Home from Iraq!

Wow have I had a great time welcoming Gary (Reaper) back to the States. He drove 7 hours to meet me at my home. We had a big suprise waiting for him...a small party of other Transformers that drove a long way to welcome him home too!I want to thank Amandaslagle, KathyTNT, JCHarwood and her husband Andrew for coming so far to be the welcoming party. Gary was so suprised and so grateful for the welcome banners and flags waving at the gym where...

June 21, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

Why Climb a Mountain?

Yesterday I blogged about following a somewhat silly dream of competeing in a bodybuilding contest in 2 years. To be honest with myself and understand my motives to see if they were selfish or not I had to ask myself why...Why did I want to climb this mountain? Is it for self gratification or recognition? Is it for fame in any way? It's not for money, because there is only a trophy. Is it to say "I told you so" to someone who does not b...

June 19, 2009 | comments (1) | Uncategorized

Oh Man...What have I Done?

I am making another huge commitment. It wasn't enough that I said I would run the Denver 1/2 Marathon. Nooooooooooooooooooooo.......I had to go and get excited about doing something else. At first it started out as a silly joke then I started thinking I could do something down the road later in life...You know by the time I turn 60 in about 6 years...Plenty of time to squirm out of any dream and change my mind.But I did it. I made a joke about do...

June 18, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

Gaining Credibility

I have been at this site for over a year now. I have changed my body a lot, but to be very honest i am still a big big man. That makes it more difficult to talk to people about health issues, because they see me still weighing in at a weight that is considered obese. Even though most everyone knows I used to weigh about 400 pounds...They still don't want to take so much advice from a fat guy.Yea they know I am strong, they saw me whip a much youn...

June 17, 2009 | comments (9) | Uncategorized

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Have you ever been burned out? I have. I can get into a project and have it consume so much of me I want to quit and just go to bed. I am an enthusiastic person in almost everything I do. I have found over the years that enthusiasm leads to defeat if you aren't careful to pace yourself. Yes you will get burnt out and kill the project at hand.I know almost every New Year I see people come into the gym. They are determined to lose weight and w...

June 16, 2009 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

How Much Does It Take?

I had a lady at the gym comment to me on how good I was looking. She has seen the change from the last two Challenges and asked me how much dedication it took. I really didnt know how to answer her because to me it has now become part of my life. The way I eat. the way I train are not dedication anymore they are simply the way I have chosen to live...I started my journey at almost 400 pounds about 5 years ago. I dont know if that was my real weig...

June 15, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Striving for Optimum Health

Last night I attended my first Bodybuilding show. I have watched the competitin on television for years, but this was the first live show. I have a friend at the gym that was a competitor in the bikini competition. She was in the wrong division as she was way way way too muscular and finished in last place of 5 competitors. I beleive she looked so much better than the other women though...She has optimum health as far as I am concerned. The winne...

June 14, 2009 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Putting Death on Notice

This is a blog from several months ago that helped some people get inspired and fired up to live. Since there are some new people coming to the site for a new round of Challenges, I thought it would be appropriate to bring it back. Hope it helps to inspire you or someone else... This is an open letter to Death. He has hung around me for far too long. This is a death notice for him.   Dear Death,  Grim Reaper, End of Life,...

June 13, 2009 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Running in Dark Places

I run at 4 AM or so every morning. The place I run does not have much traffic, it is not well lit and I usually pay little attention to cars passing by. This morning though a group of motorcycles came roaring by. They had loud exhausts and it kinda woke me up and made me pay attention...In the back of my mind I was thinking...You know bikers, even in the early morning they could be looking for trouble...Of course they weren't but still I pai...

June 12, 2009 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

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