Welcome to my Fitness Blog

Hello..... I am a man from Dallas, Texas (smile when you say that). Born and bred third generation and damn proud of it! I moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE in the Middle East on September 25, 2010 to start working on a major hospital project in downtown Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City. Reason for this move was to have an adventure, make more money and try to pay off the debt of 3 children's education at Texas A&M... WHOOP!

I am married to Joy, the most wonderful woman in the world. Been so since 1980 that is 30 plus years. She is my love, my life, my everything. I have 3 wonderful successful children Jessica, Chelsea and Gregory.

This blog is way over due -- I was going to start it last year recording my new adventures in a new world. But I got busy and did not start until today September 1, 2011. It will be a blog to record the adventures and quirks of Abu Dhabi. Plus the blog will be a new motivation to me to get back in shape after nearly a year of sedentary life style. Ref "50yearoldfatmanproject"

So sit back and maybe enjoy my boring adventures of Michael Xpat.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Coffee, vitamins...........
Rode the train ran to the office or kinda of a slow jog. Up da stairs........push ups during the day 120 total.
Walked the block at lunch.
Slow jog back to the train.
Making eating right habit.................Worked out for a good hour

216.5

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Wow! Thought it was going to be a great day. But got a F...ing speeding ticket, checking account crap, & low INR level.
I did work out a bunch tighten the bod up.
Tomorrow will be better.

216.5

Monday, April 19, 2010

Monday another week is here are you as excited as I am?
Did what I do each everyday (for the most part) EXERCISE, EAT RIGHT, EAT LESS..........starts with Coffee, a piece of toast little butter, & new to the project vitamins fish oil, Multi-vitamin, Glucosmie Chondroitin to help with a little arthritis.
Oh started riding the train so more walking then did the stairs up & down twice did 120 push up at work with the pod peeps.
Home continued eat right.
Worked out for an hour plus running in place moving an grooving to the radio sweating good deal.

217.5

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Oh yea... got up early again like 7:00 put in the sliding shelf thing in the kitchen cabinet. Cleaned pick up the garage then worked out for more than an hour.
I have hit pretty close to my target weight. It is very hard to lose much more. I have started working out pretty hard. Trying to develop T30X my version of P90x, & Insanity. That will come with time.
Remember I am not a professional trainer. But I know what is good for me. If you want to do something similar then great.
Now check this out. I worked out all morning a good 2 hours if not more. Took a shower before going to the horse races at Lone Star. Charlan Sue was running in the 7 race.
Weighed myself at 12:00 pm at 212.00 looks good, feel good, & smells good.
So I get to the races get settled an had the buffet great food Roast beef, Sea food, cheese, veggies, ice cream, chocolate strawberries, etc. etc....... lots of food. Cost 28.00 so I was going to get a least that much out of it.
Got home at 8:00ish get ready for bed weighed in OMG............225.7
How does that happen 13.7 pounds of food wow what a pig!

got to hit it hard now jeez.......... 225.7