The Oden Minutes (revisited)
by parkinglotj on Sep 25, 2008 9:53 AM PDT
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PrintOn Sept. 13, 2007, Greg Oden had surgery on his knee. Many months of rehab were in store for Mr. Oden. He has shown endless energy to get back to our team and I am very proud of him.
Shortly after the surgery, I promised that I would lose 20 pounds during his rehab.
Today I made my goal!
You might think that 20 pounds is nothing. It was difficult. I started at 189 pounds. 169 today.
Everytime that I went for a run, I had some sort of Blazer gear on. Everyday I was reminded that Mr. Oden was in there working hard. It motivated me to do so as well.
Last week, I ran the Prefontaine Classic road run in Coos Bay. I proudly wore my black Oden shirt. I did well too. 287th out of 1250 runners. It was a very satisfying day.
I know that Dave was running his Oden minutes. I'm curious, how did everyone else do?
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Awesome.
"Aneurysm".
When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie
Congratulations!
Greg would be real proud of you, and S. Randolph would like to flex and pose shirtless with you while listening to “Sexy Back.”
Ball Don't Lie
by bothteamsplayedhard on Sep 25, 2008 10:18 AM PDT reply actions
Is Shavlik a particularly handsome young man?
I wasn’t aware that he is such a looker.
We cannot put up with this flagrant lack of accountability anymore.
You be the judge
# 10 Top Charles Barkley Quote: On the Portland Trail Blazers (back when they were known as the Jail Blazers) serving Thanksgiving meals: "In between arrests they do community service."
by BlazermaniacAndy on Sep 25, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Bothteams meant Randolph's cringe-worthy comments
About playing with a gay teammate.
Why is it always the ugliest guys who worry about gay men hitting on them?
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by TheThinWhiteDuke on Sep 27, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Awesome job dude! Huge props to you!
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
Damn you tiny!
Why you so tiny?
I just lost ten pounds, I’ll claim it as Oden minutes as well. I’ve been sitting at my desk too much, not enough going out and about.
That’s awesome you reached your goal, pretty much right in time for Oden to step onto the floor. You are my hero.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Sep 25, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Are you on the cleanse?
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
Maybe I should be
Since I have no idea what that is, and thus it must be really good.
Is that the steroids that Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, Janet Jackson, and lotsa other musicians and celebrities use? Makes ‘em lose weight like nuthin’?
I’ve just been doing it the old fashioned way, working out and shooting hoops at the park. I suck so bad right now, it’s been forever since I played regularly (well, a year and a half equals forever in basketball years). Also, smaller meals spread out throughout the day. Just being more active, since I sit at a computer so much every day.
If I didn’t take my dog for such long walks 2 or 3 times a day, I shudder to think how much weight I woulda’ gained.
Gotta set the ladies hearts a’flutter when I wear that tux next year in my weddin’!
Mortimer
Could I have your old weight?
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
You have the heart of a champion (good workout song).
St. Bayno's 120 Haiku Prospects: Nicolas Batum in the paint—prairie grass, blown by wind. Jerryd Bayless—leaps over a kite string, and keeps going.
You've got to have the heart of a champion (via Carman)
And it’s even about the Bedge
When you’re out there on the edge
and the odds you face are life and death
you’ve got to have the heart of a champion
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
by prezofdeath on Sep 27, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Nelly's rendition better :)
St. Bayno's 120 Haiku Prospects: Nicolas Batum in the paint—prairie grass, blown by wind. Jerryd Bayless—leaps over a kite string, and keeps going.
Congrats
Sounds like you actually lost the weight and gained health rather than a crash diet! Well done!!!
"Thank God those nightmarish booty-less days are behind us. I blame cocaine."-Mortimer
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That was a very hard winter,
and it was just like one long night,
with me lying awake, waiting and waiting and waiting
for daybreak.
- Black Elk
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The wild hawk stood with the down on his beak And stared with his foot on the prey. - Lord Alfred Tennyson
Nice job man!
My Oden minutes translated into more regular climbing workouts but I didn’t start losing weight until I . . . sigh . . . stopped drinking beer a month ago. Down 12 pounds now and it’s dropping pretty fast. I miss beer.
you climb too? and your saying if I stop drinking beer i could loose weight?
I go for a run, then start drinking…
Congrats Parkinglotj, but what are oden minutes?
# 10 Top Charles Barkley Quote: On the Portland Trail Blazers (back when they were known as the Jail Blazers) serving Thanksgiving meals: "In between arrests they do community service."
by BlazermaniacAndy on Sep 25, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you for remembering
my post from a year ago. I feel pretty good right now. The chalenge next will be keeping it off. Thanks for all the positive comments. I didn’t expect it.
Feelin' Good is the Bestest...
…but are you “Lookin’ Good”?
"You're really making me feel good about myself, little man," says Oden as he starts dancing after scoring a goal. "You better come harder than that."
Is it just me or is Dave a lot more serious than he used to be?
Haha from the old Oden Minutes thread, Dave going !! AND being humorous. Yowzers!
XarXar if I remember right
is still a baby. Barely old enough to do his own posts.
by TwoDeep
Yah, his computer has big buttons in primary colors, plus a spinning wheel, some bells, a mobile hanging down, and it plays ice cream truck music when he hits “post”.
Now that you mention it…I want one of those.
—Dave
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
by prezofdeath on Sep 27, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Arrg. Bad formatting. Meant to say Dave going !!! off-topic !!! and being humorous.
Yowzers.
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
by prezofdeath on Sep 27, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
ooh, I hates that weight
"You're really making me feel good about myself, little man," says Oden as he starts dancing after scoring a goal. "You better come harder than that."
You should drink before you run. All the experts say so
I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich
that's why i'm drinking canadian whiskey out of a flask in my office
it’s really helping my workouts…
Doh!
I knew I forgot to do something. I had planned to lose 20 pounds as well……..my oh my, those Oden minutes just flew by.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
Congrats
That is SO cool that you stuck with it. My Oden minutes only lasted a few weeks, barely into the regular season. I think they got replaced by “sitting on my butt and watching basketball” minutes.
Thanks for the post
After running on a regular basis for years, I got a second job and got out of the habit. Last year I adopted the “Oden-Minutes” challenge to start up again. I am still at it and in much improved health as the result. Hopefully my enjoyment of many Blazer victories will be somehow enhanced.
Thumbs up
I do very well when I have a goal. After I achieve the goal is when I let things go. I am going to try to keep this same weight for another year. I hope to do even better in the race next year.
My Oden HOURS
I’ve spent hours lifting my fingers and pressing them down, up and down, up and down. And I move my arm, too, from the keyboard to the mouse, and then press a finger down again.
Just check Blazers Edge. The evidence of MY Oden hours is everywhere.
My fingers have never been as fit as they are now. I didn’t want to do it, but for Greg, it was worth it, to help him out. I’m that kind of guy.
The most amazing thing about my amazing ego is I have amazingly little about which to be egotistical.
The pick and roll this year will emphasize "roll" followed by "dunk", followed by the wailings and lamentations of your women.
I thought you were talking about the TV remote...
"Personally, I'd rather give an elephant a prostate exam on Chili Day." --Dave on rooting for the Lakers or Celtics
by MiledAnimal on Sep 27, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oden DAYS maybe? I have 5 days of Call of Duty 4 time, and I'm guessing even more Bedge time.
Thank goodness there’s no prestige mode on the Bedge. What if you had to rank up in order to use the sarcasm perk?
"I think that the team that wins game five will win the series. Unless we lose game five."
Who else? Charles Barkley
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