okAWESOME http://okawesome.com www.okawesome.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:25:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 www.okawesome.com no 2009: A Year in Review http://okawesome.com/?p=485 http://okawesome.com/?p=485#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:37:50 +0000 Ricky http://okawesome.com/?p=485 Looking back, 2009 was actually a pretty good year. Considering how I started the year, I am very happy with how it ended.

My first weigh-in was on July 15th, and I tipped the scale at 343 pounds. I remember exactly how horrible I felt when I saw that number. I never want to feel like that again. And I never have to. After five and a half months of working out and eating healthy, I ended the year off at 271 pounds. That is exactly 72 pounds lighter than my first weigh-in. Check out all of my progress from 2009.

When I first started living a healhty lifestyle, I wanted to do more than just go to the gym and eat right. I wanted to be more active and try new things. My first challenge was The Deep Cove Hike.

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My first attempt at the hike was a complete failure. That shouldn’t have come as a shock as it was only six days after I started my new lifestyle. I wasn’t going to let that mountain win. So, less than two months later, on Septemeber 7th, I climbed to the top of that mountain. That was one of the best days of my life.

Me at the top of Deep Cove (my brother made me pose like that :P)

Another hilight of 2009 was when I broke 300 pounds. My brother Jon promised that when I got below 300 pounds he would take me bungee jumping. Check out my bungee video below.

Twice last year I was interviewed about my journey to lose weight and be healthy. Once for Shaw Tv’s The Express,

…and the other for the radio station Mountain FM.

It’s hard to believe how much I have changed. Six months ago you could sum up my lifestyle with one word, that word being “lazy”. Now, I have taken control and started to actually care about being healthy and living healthy. No more junk food. No more excuses. And no more being lazy. Take a look below at how much I have changed this past year.

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It took me half a year to lose 72 pounds. I can’t wait to see what I can accomplish in a full year. 2010, here I come!

]]> http://okawesome.com/?feed=rss2&p=485 3 Looking back, 2009 was actually a pretty good year. Considering how I started the year, I am very happy with how it ended. My first weigh-in was on July 15th, and I tipped the scale at 343 pounds. I remember exactly how horrible I felt when I saw that number. I never want to feel like that again. And I never have to. After five and a half months of working out and eating healthy, I ended the year off at 271 pounds. That is exactly 72 pounds lighter than my first weigh-in. Check out all of my progress from 2009. When I first started living a healhty lifestyle, I wanted to do more than just go to the gym and eat right. I wanted to be more active and try new things. My first challenge was The Deep Cove Hike. My first attempt at the hike was a complete failure. That shouldn’t have come as a shock as it was only six days after I started my new lifestyle. I wasn’t going to let that mountain win. So, less than two months later, on Septemeber 7th, I climbed to the top of that mountain. That was one of the best days of my life. Another hilight of 2009 was when I broke 300 pounds. My brother Jon promised that when I got below 300 pounds he would take me bungee jumping. Check out my bungee video below. Twice last year I was interviewed about my journey to lose weight and be healthy. Once for Shaw Tv’s The Express, …and the other for the radio station Mountain FM. It’s hard to believe how much I have changed. Six months ago you could sum up my lifestyle with one word, that word being “lazy”. Now, I have taken control and started to actually care about being healthy and living healthy. No more junk food. No more excuses. And no more being lazy. Take a look below at how much I have changed this past year. It took me half a year to lose 72 pounds. I can’t wait to see what I can accomplish in a full year. 2010, here I come! Looking back, 2009 was actually a pretty good year. Considering how I started the year, I am very happy with how it ended. My first weigh-in was on July 15th, and I tipped the scale at 343 pounds. I remember exactly how horrible I felt when I saw [...] MountainFM Interview http://okawesome.com/?p=352 http://okawesome.com/?p=352#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:33:29 +0000 Ricky http://okawesome.com/?p=352 Earlier this month I was interviewed on Mountain FM, a radio station in Squamish, BC. I was really happy to be able to share my story on another platform besides this site. The interview was about my decision to change my lifestyle and blog about it. I was really nervous, as you will hear from the audio below, but it was really cool to be on the radio. Thanks to Daryl Morris for featuring me on her show.

Listen to the full interview:

Speaking of interviews, I am going to be featured on The Express on Shaw TV. It’s a show about Vancouver lifestyle. We started the interview at my house and also went to my gym. It was kinda funny being at the gym because people were very curious as to why I was being filmed. It is going to air this week and I will post the video when I am able to.

]]> http://okawesome.com/?feed=rss2&p=352 2 Earlier this month I was interviewed on Mountain FM, a radio station in Squamish, BC. I was really happy to be able to share my story on another platform besides this site. The interview was about my decision to change my lifestyle and blog about it. I was really nervous, as you will hear from the audio below, but it was really cool to be on the radio. Thanks to Daryl Morris for featuring me on her show. Listen to the full interview: Speaking of interviews, I am going to be featured on The Express on Shaw TV. It’s a show about Vancouver lifestyle. We started the interview at my house and also went to my gym. It was kinda funny being at the gym because people were very curious as to why I was being filmed. It is going to air this week and I will post the video when I am able to. Earlier this month I was interviewed on Mountain FM, a radio station in Squamish, BC. I was really happy to be able to share my story on another platform besides this site. The interview was about my decision to change my lifestyle and blog about [...]