Mike Vifquain

I’m Married! However the Weightloss Struggle Continues…

Mike Vifquain — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:47:56 +0000

I’m Married! I’m happy to report that I have married Juliette, the special girl who originally inspired me to create this blog. As of today, I am 286lbs. I’m not quite sure why I can’t seem to dedicate myself to weight loss as I once did. Perhaps its because I am happy with my life [...]

Quick Halloween update

Mike Vifquain — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:49:05 +0000

I didn’t make the gym early Friday, however I did make it later in the day. This weekend is filled with kids activities, fortunately I’m not big fan of Candy! Are you? I’m already looking forward to tomorrows workout. I’m noticeably more tired during the day when I don’t start with cardio! Happy Halloween!

In poker, they call this the nuts…

Mike Vifquain — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:28:41 +0000

The Nuts. The best hand. Unbeatable. Thats my week. My attitude is kicking ass and taking names. When an excuse has opportunity, my Will shows the better hand. My goal for this week is simple: Cardio every day after dropping the kids at school. Today is Thursday and I’m right on track. Not without an [...]

Excuses excuses excuses…

Mike Vifquain — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:53:14 +0000

I did it. I am breaking the mold. My mold. I will no longer succumb to my own excuses. In the coming days, I will tackle each of my recurring excuses to prevent myself from getting into the gym. By facing my own demons, publicly, I hope to prevent them from happening in the future. [...]

I’m back in the gym, and blogging again.

Mike Vifquain — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:32:32 +0000

After months and months of excuses, I am back. I am re-committing myself to self accountability and overall health. What seemed like such an easy move about 1 year ago, has turned into a year of naught. While my fellow Weight-Loss Bloggers have lost 50-100lbs, I have lost a whopping total of 7lbs as of [...]

I blog as bad as I diet (pics)

Mike Vifquain — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:30:57 +0000

Yep, I admit it. I’m a bad blogger. Life has gotten in the way of my blog posts, once again. Here I am almost 90 days later, a few lbs heavier and finally posting about it. First – The Good news: I have still been working out. (Weight training 3-5 days a week) I have [...]

Weight-loss in pictures

Mike Vifquain — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:00:04 +0000

As I’ve started to feel down about my weight-loss progress, I really haven’t taken time to think about what I have accomplished so far. I know I am working hard, and not starving myself with a 1500 calorie a day diet. I know I am getting stronger and building muscle. I just don’t see it [...]

Day 92: Boxing through my plateau

Mike Vifquain — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:59:21 +0000

Here I am, 92 days into my journey and I’m still feeling lost. The weight just isn’t coming off how I intended. Not like “last time.” As I mentioned in the last post, I needed to do something different. I needed to hold myself accountable. I am. Just over a week ago I started attending [...]

Day 75: The February of Not

Mike Vifquain — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:23:24 +0000

On February 1st I was excited. I finally broke my initial goal of losing 20lbs with my weigh-in of 285lbs. At that time I started to focus not only on cardio, but lifting weights. Things were looking up. Then I went to LA for work, and got stuck in snow on my way back to Florida. I got [...]

Day 68: I now know what death feels like…

Mike Vifquain — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:50:23 +0000

Where did I go? Did I give up and binge on Twinkies and Double Fudge Sundae’s? No, nothing crazy or drastic like that. I was out of town on business last week, in LA actually. I was too busy to get on the computer, and when I did have time I was working out with [...]