John T.

6 Followers
7 Blog Followers
Following:
Following Blogs: 2

Latest Activity

Monday Madness – The Debut

John T. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 10:05 pm
Today’s topic is hot or not. Simply copy and paste this post into your blog post and tell us if you think each of the items are hot or not. Be sure to come back here and post a link to your...
Comment - Like

Fat? or Fit???

John T. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 3:03 pm
I can’t believe that it’s already November. The past few months have literally flown by — and it’s hard to believe that in just about a month and a half, I’m going to be ...
Comment - Like

Sunday Stealing: Strange Questions

John T. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 11:14 pm
Cheers to all us thieves! Sunday Stealing: The Strange Question Meme, Part 1 1. What is the color of your toothbrush? BLUE 2. Name one person who made you smile today. If by ‘today’ y...
Comment - Like

Good People Doing Nothing

John T. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 3:11 pm
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.(Edmund Burke) Last Saturday a terrible act of inhumanity took place at a high school homecoming dance in Richmond, Californi...
Comment - Like

Yes! I'm a member of the Liberal Elite!

John T. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 2:49 pm
My Liberal Identity: You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-...
Comment - Like

Its beginning to look alot like… Halloween!

John T. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 10:11 pm
The girls came by last night to decorate the place for Robert and I.
Comment - Like

Sunday Stealing: Happy Halloween

John T. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 6:38 pm

Comment - Like

Bowing to the Awesome POWER of iTunes

John T. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 9:37 pm
I’m doing this instead of homework. This meme was wantonly stolen from Chris, but since he called me an iTard, I am wishing a flock of grad school essay eating locusts would descend upon his home. ...
Comment - Like

Now he wants to do BMX

John T. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 10:28 am
I keep telling him, he can’t play football if he breaks his neck! … then he goes and wins some hardware!
Comment - Like

Learning the value of Rejected Reality

John T. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 12:03 am
For the 20+ of you who subscribe to the blog (thank you) and the countless others who stumble in here looking for “Daddy’s Roommate” or “Small Ducks”… sick bastards! I would like to point ...
Comment - Like

I'm a Social Worker and I really want to help

John T. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 12:41 am
Yesterday I posted a rather lengthy piece inspired by a favorite blog… Eyes Open Wider. The author at EOW confesses she was taken by the emotional power of the exercise, and I admit I was to. It i...
Comment - Like

Can you die of terminal embarrassment?

John T. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 12:30 am
I am taking a class on Tuesday mornings called Services to Families with Children. Each week the professor wants us to scour the interwebs for current news stories involving child welfare. There is no...
Comment - Like

Finding my hero…

John T. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 11:17 pm
As many of you know, I have recently taken up indoor cycling as an amazing way to crank up my cardiovascular training. Things were getting a bit boring on the elliptical machine at the gym, so I went ...
Comment - Like

I'm a Social Worker… I'm here to help you

John T. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 9:49 pm
I read several Social Work blogs. Some for inspiration. Some for enrichment and some for entertainment. Eyes Open Wider fills the bill on all three. Last week the author began posting the following ex...
Comment - Like

The Transformation is Complete

John T. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 1:36 pm
I find myself in the 4th week of the 2nd year of the program at Walla Walla University to earn an MSW, my personal political ideology has been progressively (ironic?) moving to the left over the past ...
Comment - Like

Haters Hate

John T. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 6:15 pm
Wantonly stolen from Erik at gabrinous with griffonage, who in turn absconded it from Melodramatic Diary of a Cynic. As a recovering Republican, I am attempting to purge anger and hate from my life; ...
Comment - Like

Manic Monday – 10/12/09

John T. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 7:32 pm
What word describes you best? Farfegnugen What drives you every day A 2007 Ford Explorer Where do you want to retire? To a compound in Guyana where my minions will hang on my every word and en...
Comment - Like

Lets get Literal!

John T. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 9:36 pm
Back in the day, Bryan and I would cruise around town listening to BOSS tunes in his 1975 Chevy (Chick Magnet) Vega. We were fueled by 44 oz. Super Big Gulps, 7-11 Nachos and our own Awesomeness! On...
Comment - Like

It is what it is.

John T. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 9:29 pm
I’ve taken a bit of a break from running in the past two weeks. I did my 5km run and am still feeling incredible about my accomplishment. But, the weather has been crappy, and life has been a bi...
Comment - Like

Defeat and Determination

John T. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 9:12 pm
Exerpt from this post … All the people in the diet world strive for the following situation: “Man, those chips look good. I’d like to eat those…. wait… wait… I d...
Comment - Like

That's Going To Leave A Mark

John T. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 3:30 pm
I woke up early today with the intention of going to the gym and having the rest of my day fall into place. Instead, I lounged around for two hours and slacked on getting ready. At one point, I was co...
Comment - Like

Waisting Time

John T. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 11:20 pm
When we last spoke, I was mired in some deep financial issues that prevented me from going to the gym. My gym membership was a few payments late which temporarily put things on hold. As quickly as tha...
Comment - Like

Week 10 Weigh-in

John T. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 7:03 pm
It’s POURING rain outside, and I’m grinning ear to ear. I lost SEVEN pounds this week for a grand total of 40 pounds in 10 weeks. That’s as much as this big assed rat carved out of ...
Comment - Like

My really 'big' run

John T. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 12:28 pm
The day finally arrived. I’ve been talking about running the 5km race of the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon for some time now, and my friends Alison, Lisa and I have been training for it...
Comment - Like

Leap of faith

John T. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 9:58 pm
So the final preparations have begun for my first road race this coming Sunday. It’s a 5km run — the first I’ve ever done, and I’m starting to get psyched for what Sunday might...
Comment - Like

The Honeymoon is over.

John T. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 10:05 pm
I gained weight, a half pound. Ugh. I saw the number, had my tizzie, and I’m over it. Here are things I can, and will do better this week: -Get 2 miles every day I don’t lift (only been ...
Comment - Like

Motivation for Monday

John T. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 3:15 am
Be sure to check out today’s Motivation for Monday post – it contains the introduction to a contest.  The Hot 100 – Going Out With a Bang! officially kicks off on Wednesday, but all...
Comment - Like

And now… I spin.

John T. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 1:17 pm
Now, for the past few months, I’ve been getting a bit bored with my cardio workouts. Even though I’ve taken up running, and am officially one week away from my first ever road race (the Sc...
Comment - Like

Goal board part 1

John T. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 3:50 pm
I have a goal board.  It rocks.  I’ll post it and ’splain it later.   This post isn’t about that, it’s about my second goal board I’m going to make, and I’m jus...
Comment - Like

Power of Positive Thinking

John T. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 9:17 pm
I used to mopey, really mopey. And entirely pissed off. When I was a young(er) lad in High School (I still am a young lad), I was annoyed, and I never even knew it. It all stemmed from my hatred of ...
Comment - Like

Weight Loss Podcasts

John T. posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 11:05 am
Crossposted at Antimattr I’ve found a few podcasts I like about weight loss, and I’m listing them below. What are your favorites? No Excuses Weight Loss by Jonathan Roche Weight Watcher...
Comment - Like

This is business

John T. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 8:15 pm
It’s official. As of tonight, I have now dropped 170 pounds. In just about 19 months, I have lost the equivalent of a grown man. After Sebastien weighed me in at the gym tonight, he started to g...
Comment - Like

Give Away Post

John T. posted an article on - Sep 15, 2009, 9:05 pm
The folks at Truvia sponsored Motivation for Monday this week on my blog.  It may not be Monday, but the motivational video is still a good one for the week.  Check out the details in the post on ho...
Comment - Like

Week 9 Weigh-in

John T. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 7:52 pm
Welp, hit up the health center on the way home, and lost 2 pounds this week. Goal: 234 Start: 484 Jul21: 480 (-4) Jul27: 473 (-7) Jul27: 462 (-1) Aug10: 468 (-4) Aug16: 463 (-5) Aug24: 4...
Comment - Like

An Introduction from G

John T. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 10:15 am
Hey everyone, I’m Greg, and I’m the (almost always) biggest guy you’ll know. To me, there’s two kinds of fat guys in the world: The self hating, unfortunate, overall unhappy f...
Comment - Like

Welcome Greg!

John T. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 9:37 pm
Please join me in welcoming Greg to the FatBlogger tribe. I love his story and you will too… check out his Blog 50 Pounds til Christmas.
Comment - Like

Living in truth… and running in joy.

John T. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 9:20 pm
So, it’s that time of year again… back to school time. I’ve always loved this time of year — even as a kid, I would get excited about new pens, backpacks, notebooks…. you...
Comment - Like

Weeks 13 and 14 Weigh In

John T. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 6:40 pm
In the last 2 weeks I’ve lost a pound each week again. I’m on week 6 of the “couch to 5K” (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml) The last day of week 5 is to run 20 minutes straig...
Comment - Like

Living… leading… and sparring from the heart

John T. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 8:31 pm
Last week, I had a pretty challenging training session with Sebastien. It had been a few weeks since our previous session, and we were reconnecting during an assessment week. As you may or may not rec...
Comment - Like

Every day is still a bit of a battle….

John T. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 10:34 pm
Without a doubt, I have had some pretty remarkable successes over the past year and a half. As of my assessment tonight, I’ve dropped 168 pounds, and continue to see the inches drop off my body....
Comment - Like

Weeks 11 and 12 Weigh Ins

John T. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 1:45 pm
In the last 2 weeks I’ve lost a pound each. I’ve started week 5 of the “couch to 5K” (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml) Working out and being somewhat careful with what I eat ...
Comment - Like

Still Around

John T. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 7:58 pm
Hey everybody, just checking in. I’ve lost some more weight since last time, but I have to admit I haven’t been keeping score for at least the last two weeks. My 38 pants fit pretty well, ...
Comment - Like

Out of the gym, and into the city…

John T. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 3:50 pm
Now that summer has finally arrived in Toronto, I’ve been enjoying a lot of time outside in the sun. I’ve become a more serious and focused runner. I got back on a bike (my neighbour’...
Comment - Like

Time Misses the Point

John T. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 4:39 pm
Cross posted at Antimattr In this recent article by Time “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin” they state, in part: The basic problem is that while it’s true that exercise burns...
Comment - Like

Are you shaving the bear?

John T. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 11:25 am
Cross posted at Antimattr.net Seth Godin is a well known author, entrepreneur and agent of change, and often speaks and writes on marketing, messaging and brand. His recent post Bear shaving brings u...
Comment - Like

Week 10 Weigh In

John T. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 1:47 am
I feel pretty good that I only gained .5 of a pound these last few weeks that I haven’t been working out. I am going to hit the gym and get through week 3 of the “couch to 5K” (http://www.coolru...
Comment - Like

Oops, I did it again….

John T. posted an article on - Jul 31, 2009, 6:26 pm
I’ve gone and done it. Again. After setting a goal in January that I thought would take until September to achieve, I met the goal in early May. Shortly thereafter, I was riding a pretty good h...
Comment - Like

Week 9 Weigh In: Damage Undone!

John T. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2009, 6:54 pm
Well I undid the damage of the last couple of weeks this week. I am feeling better each day and will try week 3 of the “Couch to 5K” program (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml) pro...
Comment - Like

week 7 & 8 weigh-ins

John T. posted an article on - Jul 27, 2009, 2:43 am
Well, the last two weeks I haven’t done very well at all. I gained a couple of pounds each week but I am hoping my next weigh-in in the next day or 2 will be good news. I have been out of town and g...
Comment - Like

Do you want to give up now…

John T. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2008, 1:35 am
or go through the trouble and embarrassment of playing the games? I loved watching the Blazers play last year. For the first time in 10 years, they were guys that I could point to as good role models...
Comment - Like

John T.'s Blogs:

John T.'s Followers

John T. is Following

Invite Your Friends

Invite your contacts to blogged from:
gmail yahoo