Tuesday
08Apr
W8Loss Wednesday - Into the Fray I Go
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 For those of you who have been keeping up with W8Loss Wednesday over at PG's AnnoyinglyBoring and Scott Townsend's W8LossWednesday blogs, you may have noticed that it's been a 2-man race for the past 3 months. That's because I was extremely successful at convincing myself that I didn't need no stinkin' competition to keep me in shape. Well if I was doing so well, this wouldn't have happened:
Fury is watching TV in our room as I pass by, looking for a T-shirt.
“Hey dad you look strong!”
Flexing juuust a little, I turn around.
“Thanks Fury!”
“...and fat in the front.”
Wait up guys! Right behind ya...
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Reader Comments (38)
No wonder you have so much blog fodder, Fury is even funnier when you see him in motion! Forget the job search, become Fury's manager and get him on the comedy circuit. Good luck with the weight loss challenge. 160? Yeah, I weighed that once......once. But I don't want to talk about the 1970's.
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[BusyDad] :) Seriously. I couldn't just get up there myself and do this. I need to provide some comic relief so as not to bore folks. Luckily he had just gotten home from school. You should see my solo outtakes. BORING.
Good for you :) Always good to strive for better health! Rock on. And, Fury is so freakin cute and funny.
Oh yeh...I have a Q for you when you have a chance (website stuff).
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[BusyDad] Thanks Ashley! Indeed. Something needed to stop me from all this incessant "unemployed guy" snacking routine.
Just when I think you couldn't get any funnier...Fury steps in! I think I pee'd a little!
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[BusyDad] "Little Fury: making people pee since 2002." Hey, thanks for the inspiration. Now I have a tagline if he ever gets his own blog.
hahaha...you are too much. Funny stuff. And now you have reminded me that I don't have an AC/DC on my Ipod...off to Itunes I gooooooo
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[BusyDad] I salute you.
PH! WAY to go on your first W8Loss Wed!! Great stuff. Thanks for adding Fury to the mix, he really is the cutest kid!!
Oh, and how much to advertise? hehehehehe
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[BusyDad] I know how to leverage my resources ;) And since you and momo asked, I may give you each one billboard next week as proof of concept. Jack Daniel's isn't just going to take my word for it when I say that foot ads are the hottest thing right now.
Fury is hilarious. Good luck with your quest to lose weight. I'm sure having to update us every week will be motivating.
Yard looks great.
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[BusyDad] Thanks Jason! Watching w8loss wed every week certainly motivates. Especially when they're going down and you're headed up. That's what did it for me.
Awesome! Good luck man! Beer is fattening, but you could dance it off @ Fury's club. -Jeremy @ Discovering Dad
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[BusyDad] :D very very true. If I could only get in...
15lbs? No sweat....Im assuming you're going back to Sleeper's gym?
-B
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[BusyDad] SUP B! When I had a job, no time. Now I have time, no money to go back. BUT, once the job thing is back online, then yes. I totally need to get back in there.
Go BD! You're already at my goal weight. Oh, to be a man...
I'm sure you'll lose the weight in 2.5 weeks by cutting down to light beer.
Me? I'd have to cut out bread, meat, cheese, and everything good in this world and exercise 3 hours a day.
So, I'll stay fat.
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[BusyDad] And that is exactly why I could not do this for the longest time. I'm like the dad who lets you do or eat anything when I am enforcing myself, "oh sure you can order an extra cheeseburger. but just this time ok?". I need the threat of public ridicule to kick my butt into gear.
They're great for keeping things in perspective, aren't they?
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[BusyDad] Kids keep it real. Too real.
That's great, BD! What a fantastic first video! Fury's adorable - I loved the shrug of his shoulders (right after the "Yeah.") in response to how much you should lose. So cute!
Loved seeing the progress of the lawn! What a great idea.
The foot space for rent was great, too (but, dude, PG just puts tape on his socks - what did you use, markers?!)
;-)
Good luck, Jim! We're rooting for ya!
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[BusyDad] Thanks SoapyB! Yeah, I used sharpies. The tops of my feet have been "for rent" for a few days now. Real bright of me.
Why are you showing off your nasty toes??? Yay! Back to Muay Thai for us - I hate regular gyms.
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[d Hubby] I'm trying to earn some ad revenue to feed this family. At least I clipped em!
Kids love the name of my site. My kids always laugh at it, glad Fury approves!
You will shed those 15 in no time I bet.
Not that I am a pro - not by a long shot - but can I make a couple suggestions video-wise? Fill more of the shot with you (and Fury), less background etc. 1.) it's what we are watching for and 2.) the sound will be better (not that sound was a real issue). Also, make the graphics bigger (I am assuming you are using Windows Movie Maker - in the title options you can have them down at the bottom, scrolling etc, that way you don't have to have them over your face.
Solid outing though. way better than my first ever run with video production.
Good luck!
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[BusyDad] Thank you PG! You make it look easy, but talking into the camera is HARD. You know how many outtakes I had? Thanks for the editing tips. Don't you just love how pinpoint accurate I was at covering up my face with text?
Fury is too cute -
Good luck!!!
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[BusyDad] Maria, I will need it. I'm trying to curtail the beer as part of this.
Can you lose an extra 30 for me? Also, I am stealing that kid. Also also, I think you look yummy now. Also also also, how the hell do you edit videos?
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[BusyDad] No, because that involves drinking less and I can only do that for short periods of time. He would probably love that. Thank God for loose hanging shirts, and like Othello "a minute to learn a lifetime to master" - I'm on 0:34.
Good luck to you! Little Fury cracks me up. (I didn't worry a bit about those dogs!)
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[BusyDad] haha - because Fury reassured you. He knows how to handle situations.
So...are you left-handed or did you just make the '8' in the air with whatever hand was not shoving the dogs out of the way? :-)
Waiting for the body shot -- with all the ink.
Have fun. This one will be worth its, er...weight in comedy gold (sorry, sorry, sorry...).
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[BusyDad] How do you pick up on these things?? I have no idea why I left handed that. I am a righty. Funny, a comment by Karen from Lyrics of my Life got me thinking that we need to do a moms/dads tattoo show off sometime.
jerk! 18? that's all? I wish I were a guy and had a "bad" percentage of 18!! ARGH! Ok....so with every update you give I have to gauge my own stats. Ugh. Sucks, I have nothing left to cut out. Don't take away my Reds! :( And fury as always is too cute.
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[d Bro] That's what you get for being vegetarian. If you cut out bread, you've got... plants.
Kids sure have a way of bringing us back down to earth. Good luck!
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[BusyDad] In such a cute "why you little... I oughta" way :)
Is it bad that I was waiting for Krypto and BJ to start humping in the background?
Good luck with the weight loss dude. I started back to Weight Watchers last week, lost 3.4 according to my weigh-in this AM and only have 17 to go to hit Goal.
Of course, since you are a guy, you should lose your weight in about 2 weeks....dick!
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[BusyDad] Your animosity at my gender is endearing (and totally motivating! haha).
Dude, my $100.00 better not be on some flash in the pan! Do this!
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[BusyDad] What's that I hear? The Rocky Theme!
You are insane! Lose WHAT? There's nothing there to lose! But, since you insist on making the rest of us look like fat slobs, how much does ad space run on your left foot?
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[BusyDad] As Beta testers, you and Kim (JoggingInCircles) get next week free. But, you need to provide testimonials for my media kit saying how great it is to have your name associated with my feet.
Good for you! Just remember to keep it healthy and not go in some crazy mad diet. heheh. I hear 1-2 lbs per week is better and easier to keep off.
Hey... where do I get one of those nifty scales?? I'm afraid to step on one, but in a pseudo masochistic way I want one!
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[BusyDad] No fad diets here. Really, it's because I can't stick to them. I have a killer method that I will share perhaps on next week's video. I don't remember where I got it. I think at a sporting goods store? It was a long time ago.
I didn't have my music guru husband around to watch this with me so I may sound stupid here, but was that AC/DC in your intro and ending? I'd have expected some Led Zep.
Fury CRACKED me up with his shoulder shrug at your 15 pounds comment. Such a typical little kindergartener wanting to please his Daddy. Great stuff.
Good luck with the w8t loss and the green grass.
KEEP BELIEVING
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[BusyDad] Well, you guessed right on both accounts. It was AC/DC's For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) - funny, I just mentioned in my last post how I think songs with parentheses are silly. And yes, I did look at Led Zep, but nothing really fit for this one. I didn't even notice the shrug till I was editing this. It IS exactly what you say!
BD -- from my humble little site, you are hereby presented with the "You Make My Day" award, as your site is one I look forward to reading on a daily basis. Thanks for keeping up the great content!
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[BusyDad] Tom thank you!! Things like that keep me chugging happily along.
Glad d Wife brought up the toes. They are very Fred Flintstone-like. Enjoyed seeing you and Fury in action. You're like a comedy team. I might have to join that challenge with you. I'd like to take off the 20 lbs I've put on since getting married and having a little one. Guess that mean I should stop eating the Twizzlers I can still taste at this very moment. UGH!
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[BusyDad] Well, better Fred Flintstone than the CryptKeeper or something like that! Join us! We don't have female representation yet.
That kid is a hoot!
I am willing to help keep you accountable for the grass. I mean... green grass is very important...
Seriously, good luck with that weight loss!
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[BusyDad] Thank you! Trust me, if my history with Banzai trees is any indication, I will need a lot of help with this grass.
When E asked me last week why I looked pregnant, I thought to myself... hmmm... perhaps I too should get those 18 pounds I lost back off. And then I thought she's entirely too young to know what she's talking about. good luck - I'm excited to see your progress.
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[BusyDad] Well, that's one comment I never have to worry about Fury saying to me :) And if he does, then I have bigger problems.
That's cool that you're joining them in the weightloss challenge.
I've been trying to get down to 160 for a while now. At one point I ended up weighing 200 lbs. Holy jesus!
But I'm now back down to 185.
Good luck!
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[BusyDad] You're in range! Join us.
Dude, you're up against some heavy hitters there. It could be hard for the little guy to drop a dime. Best of luck with it, this is going to be fun to watch.
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[BusyDad] I know! I was thinking that 6 lbs for me is a higher percentage of my overall weight, then I thought I was just being a baby. So, you'll hear no bitchin from me! Just weight droppin!
Now I can say it: FURY'S HAIR WAS CUT!!!!
Dude, you are so cool. I love PG's & Scott's W8LossWed. I might even get in on it since I've been doing the W8Loss thing, but ain't no way this Mama is getting on a scale. FUHGEDABOUDIT!
6am EST SEE YA THERE!
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[BusyDad] Yup! From shaggy to spiky - you should see when he gels it. Super cool kid. And W8Loss Wed... Come on SAM! I think the beginning of summer is the perfect time to motivate.
Fury is hilarious!!
Um, doesn't look to me that you need to lose 15 pounds, but good luck,
Also, that scale is pretty cool...and I love the dog poop on the back yard. Looks like the new dog has made itself right at home!
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[BusyDad] Oh I definitely do. I am lucky/unlucky that I only gain weight in my tummy, so I hide it well. Heh - not dog poop. Brown chew toy. That would be one HUGE poop. hahaha
Good luck - you've got my support. I'll be here every week cheering you on. watching the body fat #s drop, and the grass grow. :)
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[BusyDad] I promise to try my best to make growing grass as entertaining as possible!
Oh that Fury is too cute!
But even funnier... I was looking at your turf thinking it was lookin' good and then you went ahead and showed it!
Looks great!
Good luck with the weight loss thingy
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[BusyDad] Funny! I would say I am reading your mind, but really I just want to milk all the effort I put into that dang grass! Too bad the CA heat is taking its toll on it already. You'll see in my next installment...
Way to go, BD! I can't wait to see your progress!
And yes, that kid of yours is too cool!
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[BusyDad] I'm hoping to death that I DO make progress. This extra poundage has plagued me for months. And thanks! I will make sure he makes guest appearances in all my videos - because me as a solo performer? Not so interesting!
Wow... love the vid! (and the subtitles along the way...) :)
Fury is a gas, you look great. I am jealous of both your small weight loss goal (I need to lose 30) and your green grass (we have brown weeds).
Can't "weight" to see more!
(Oh, and next time, use some of Fury's waterbased markers, not Sharpies!)
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[BusyDad] Haha - yeah, sharpies are hard to wash off. Found out the hard way! And thanks for the encouragement! I'm finding that losing weight and lawn care are both very difficult endeavors.
Duuuude- grass looks great!I have been trying to lose the same 10 punds for about the last 6 months now- It is hard- good luck man
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[BusyDad] Thanks - It's not looking quite as good this week. You'll see in my next video. And I hear ya. That weight just hangs on for dear life.
He meant "phat" in front.
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[BusyDad] Ha ha - I wish. I really really wish!