It has been a while since I cared for what anyone else thought of me.
Now. I just listen to my inner self specially when it comes to
my goals, dreams and aspirations.
There are many who wish me well, but no one wants me
to be successful as much as I want it.
Set Goals, Go after them, Destroy them and REPEAT.
Forget about the doubters, and the haters., don’t waste
time on them that you can be using on making a Better You.
Let’s continue to kick it gang.
Jose G. Osuna
It is all on the paying attention.
If you are doing good keep it up.
If you are not doing well… Please,
please figure out what needs doing
and push forward. Make It Happen.
Jose G. Osuna
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day-to-day challenges. follow us at
While I am all for going forth and taking
any and all the necessary extra steps, I also
believe that we should take any breaks and stops
needed for us to remain sane and centered.
To be successful full effort and commitment
should be put forth but attention should be paid
so we do not destroy by over-doing.
Take a break every now and then.
Go somewhere and enjoy something.
To me there is no better place than the beach,
and no better time than sunset. Talk about a magic
cleansing moment. Perspective I guess.
Gang figure out what works for you and
and use it for your growth.
Jose G. Osuna
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What is hot? What is fast?
What is stylish? What is the it thing?
The answer is: It depends.
The same thing happens when it comes
to us. To diet, weight loss, appearance, etc.
It is about what is right for US. What is
appropriate and adequate for us.
Don’t let the flashy or trendy affect the process
you have delineated for yourself.
Keep it up and have an impact on your world.
Jose G. Osuna
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“We have but one life to live., and even at it’s
longest it is way too short.”
Those were my father’s words followed by:
“Don’t you dare waste a second”
Gang…. Let’s make it count. Let’s live life to
its fullest and share it with those important
to us.
I wish for a great new beginning for us all this 2018.
Jose G. Osuna
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So… What do you think?
Me?? I just love to prove people wrong.
I love the feeling of accomplishment
when I see a goal being accomplished.
Best of all I just love to win.
Jose G. Osuna
lapbandformen.com #lap band for men
#lapbandformen Instagram.com/LapBand4Men
I like this pic so much.
There is very little to add to something as good as this.
Let’s add our personal touch by doing it.
Let’s kick some flab.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com #lapbandformen
Re-evaluate your goals and remember
that your goals must not only inspire you but
push you to grow.
And if you really want to push yourself
make your goals a little scary from their sheer size.
Go Kick Ass on this year 2017.
Jose G Osuna
The phrase that comes to mind with this pic is:
“If it is to be it is up to me”
Other than our parents seldom will there be anyone
else who will take care of us and our needs.
Those of us who are lucky at one point or another
to find someone who will walk with us but, for the
most part and for most individuals it is up to he
or she to be a one person support group.
It is up to the individual to push and push hard
to accomplish things.
It is my opinion that there is nothing wrong
with taking care of me. I do not mean this
to say F…. all others but make sure that
we are doing and taking care of our needs
wants and self. Never at the expense of others
but always making sure we are keeping a healthy
dose of self-love. It is necessary.
Pushing Forward together.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com kit.com/lapbandformen
Instagram.com/lapband4men twitter.com/LapBand4Men
It is not just about Muscles.
It is not just about health.
It is not just about weight loss.
It is about all of it. Want it all
Go for it all.
Be Strong… No Excuses.
Kicking it on 2017 Gang.
Jose G. Osuna
Regardless of what you decided for this new year
Life Goes On.
If you planned or not.
Life Goes On.
Regardless of dreams and goals.
Life Goes On.
If you triumph or fail.
Life Goes On.
So now I ask you if life goes on regardless
shouldn’t we make the most of it?
Shouldn’t we push to create the best US
we can make? It is not about changing
the world or even those around us but,
it is about changing ourselves.
I hope and wish for all the best for you
Might this new year bring out the best for you
but also the best out of you.
Jose G. Osuna
WE ARE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE YEAR GANG.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR GOALS
AND PLANS MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CONNECTING
WITH YOUR SELF AND FIGURING OUT WHAT IT IS
THAT 2017 IS GOING TO BE ABOUT.
MAKE IT BETTER, BE BETTER THAN EVER.
NO MORE EXCUSES !!!!
Jose G. Osuna
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twitter.com/LapBand4Men Instagram.com/lapband4men
Being Curious has provided for me
the environment to learn and grow.
Wondering about new foods and new
people. New places and new opportunities.
I remember the first time I had Shrimp and
grits or the first taste of Green Fried Tomatoes.
The first time I heard an Acadian accent or
the first time I had true French Cuisine or the
first time I set foot on the Caribbean.
Gang being curious is a gift. A gift that brings
forth the best in us. The best in us is many a time
something we do not deal with on daily basis
and it is a great discovery with in ourselves.
It was L F who brought out from within me
my passion for photography and it was her who
gave me the present of my first trip to the Caribbean
just two of many first times I enjoyed with her.
Even now I continue to be in love with photography
and the Caribbean. I have been back a couple of times
since that first time and every time it is like a new
discovery of an old trail. Exciting, new, familiar, old.
It has been my curiosity that has taken me north and
south and east to west in both Mexico and The United
States. I have now traveled most of the Caribbean including
Cuba back when it was not easy or popular.
I have learned a lot and have met a lot of people
and one thing I can say for sure I want to travel and
eat even more.
Great BBQ in Austin and Sioux Falls.
Amazing fried chicken in Charleston, SC
A stupidly good hot dog at the Varsity in Atlanta
Thanks Kat for that amazing trip.
Great fried oysters at Coconut Joes just off the
Atlantic’s coast in SC.
And so much more that I would make this a book
instead of a blog post.
Anyway stay curious my friends and you will
grow and live more.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com Twitter: @LapBand4Men
This is it…
This is the start of the last month of 2016
How Are You Doing???
Are you kicking 2016 ASS or
Is 2016 kicking YOUR ass.
Time for a little introspection OK?
2017 is eying us 31 days down the road and,
What will we make of it? Are we happy because
we might get more of what 2016 had or are we
pissed off enough to change what 2016 has been?
I do not know I do not know you personally but
one thing I can tell you and that is: We can always,
always make it better. Are you sick and tired of
being sick and tired? Are you ready to do what it
takes to make you the healthiest version of you?
Are you ready to start manufacturing excuses?
If you are celebrating your gains and triumphs
have you decided what will you do this new year
to bring it over the top?
If we are not making progress we are either staying
stagnant and not growing or we are going backwards
and messing ourselves even more.
We do not really need a new year to make changes or
start planning and dreaming. All we need is a Monday
and the realization that what was ok yesterday is not
good enough today.
Gang let us plan and work on a new, better and
improved US. Time to move on from politics and
drama and all the bullshit that has been on the way.
It is time to get focused and successful.
Jose G. Osuna
Twitter @LapBand4Men
Yes it is a joke.
There is no perfect one size fits all.
I call it a dream more than anything.
Anywho… What I wanted to say was
that as a unlikely as this is it is also
imperative for the success of our weight
loss project that we figure out what actually
works for us. The logical and natural way
says that if we consume less calories than
what we eat the gradual lost will happen.
How has that worked for you??
In the past I shared of how I have tried
most diets on the planet and I also shared
that ALL of them work even if only for a
short term. BUT, BUT in looking at my own
personal experience I found that what really
worked for me was the Atkins approach.
That is me and it took a lot of trial and error
to figure this out so do not think that it is
a given that it would work for you. Try, Look
for what works for you because even after I
figured out that low carb worked for me I
used my knowledge, education and experience
to tweak this program to make it mine and
mine alone. In the end my diet is more of a:
Low Carb, Low Fat, High Protein, Low Sodium Diet.
And it works great. FOR ME. Now you have to
figure out what is it that works for you so that
you might be successful in your weight loss
program. It is about more than just weight loss
it has to be about living and enjoying life as well.
Gang be open minded and keep searching for what
will work for you and stay with it.
Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
http://www.lapbandformen.com Twitter: @LapBand4Men
Stay with it gang.
It is worth it and it is doable.
Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
So it seems we go back again to:
“How Bad Do You Want It”
We all dream when we see someone,
anyone being successful and accomplishing that
goal that we want and long for.
So the question again is: How bad do you want it?
How bad do WE want it? Not a single thing that is
worthwhile comes easy and that is the price
we must pay. How bad do we want it?
Will we get up in the wee hours and go to the gym?
Will we say NO to the second and third serving?
Will we find a way to drink the water?
Regardless if you have had WLS or not there are
clear and concise rules and concepts that work
for all of us like: If you eat 2000 calories but burn
them all or more consistently then you can not
gain weight. If you remain active the weight gain
will be less than if you live a sedentary lifestyle.
I am not trying to over simplify things or make
obvious observations instead what I am trying to do
is make a point that with out turning our world
up side down we all have enough knowledge and
opportunity to make a difference in our life.
Maybe we won’t make the cover of Men’s health®
or Shape Magazine® but we can be better and
healthier to keep working on that front page
shot WHY THE HELL NOT!!
Gang we can do a lot if we commit and use what
we have available to us.
Wishing you all the best.
Jose G. Osuna
Twitter @LapBand4Men
I know very well that I have to take certain meds
every single day. At very specific times.
I know that I need them.
But What to do when for whatever reason we
are unable to take them. What to do when
the pain hits and you are unable to function.
If you are depressed or dealing with fibro
with out your meds you might as well
just sit and breath as there is not much else
you can do. I KNOW.
There are many reason why we at times are
unable to take our meds as prescribed and
we must avoid that by any means but when it
happens try to have a plan B even if it is just
to howl at the moon in a therapeutic fashion.
or fantasize about inflicting the same pain
on some one who has not kept their promises.
Hope you never go through putting up with pain
because of lack of meds… It Sucks
If you use lyrica or Cymbalta like I do you know
how severe the withdrawals are if you do not
follow the prescribed times.
I guess I am just venting and letting my own
body know that we still have more battles to
fight in the future. All in all pains and all
I am grateful to be alive today.
I wish you all a great one today and always.
Jose G. Osuna
San Isidro Border Crossing Tijuana, MX/San Diego, CA
Crossing the border back into the US
is the price we pay for enjoying Mexico.
It is all good until you have to pay by waiting
for hours while American Border Agents do their
job. I’m not mad at them but it sucks big time!!
With this as with everything else there is always
a price. We work out and look and feel better but
we pay with the pain and time of working out.
I am not mad I just realize and accept it and that
simple process helps me do better with my commitment.
Understand that nothing worthwhile will come easy
or free of pain and effort. Accept it and watch
worry and indecision melt away.
Gang it is not easy or free but totally worth it.
You, me, us we are worth it.
Let us remain focus so we might remain successful.
Jose G. Osuna
This goes for goals in life as much
as for the plans for today and tomorrow.
If we take the time to write down
the goals and dreams that are important
to us we are further along the way than
most day dreaming of weight loss and
lavish vacations.
The process of writing our goals gives them
legs. Gives them presence and power.
If you are serious about the weight loss
or writing a book or blog or making any
changes to your life put them in paper
and start the process of making them a reality.
We set the limits and if it is our life there
is no reason not to make them big and
also powerful.
Gang let us day by day make it big make it real.
Stay focus stay successful.
Jose G. Osuna
Twitter @LapBand4Men
You are Lucky.
I Believe In You!!
Now make sure that you continually
reinforce your goals
And continue to believe in YOU.
Gang I admire and respect
each and every one of you.
Let’s continue to fight the good fight.
Jose G Osuna
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