FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

Just a note to let you know about a few minor site-related issues. 

• I upgraded the Wordpress installation from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3.  Apparently, this is recommended for anybody running a WordPress installation on your own domain. 
• I added two buttons for your linking pleasure.  You can find them on our “Link to Us” page.  A little link love back here to this site would be much appreciated. 
• Category change:  “Site issues” is now “Fatblogging.”  Same thing, just a different name.  any site-related posts that don’t really have anything to do with losing weight go there.  Come to think about it, I’m not really sure why I changed it.  It just seemed like a good idea at the time. 
• Thanks to John for the BlogLog code in the sidebar.  It’s always nice to know who’s coming to visit us. 
• I really like this theme/layout, but it doesn’t offer the option of Sidebar Widgets, which is something that makes blogging a little easier.  If you know of a good layout that’s aesthetically pleasing and that offers widgets, let me know about it.  If you feel pretty strongly about just letting this one be, let me know that also. 

That’s about it for now.  Great job everybody, it’s been fun to watch the traffic come in here.  Keep up the good work! 

1) Only 6 days in this WeightWatchers week, due to a change in meeting dates (now on Thursdays).

2) TWO food involved events. Try as I might, I went over my points (but not as much as I once would have).

3) I did get to the Gym 4x in those six days!

Anton… Drum roll please…

UP 0.8 pounds
for a total 14-week loss of…
22.6 pounds!

Jan says that I should “get mad”. I think I will, I am SO close to the 25 lb. magnet!

Remember… Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!

My chronological age is 37.8 and my RealAge 39.6.  I’ve actually gotten younger since the last time I took the test. Thank-you WeightWatchers!

Well, over on fatguyblog.com, there is an ad for realage.com, where you can take a test to see what your real age is. That means, what your calender age is adjusted by how well (or not) you have taken care of your body. Some people are older than their calender age and some people who may be older in years that are in good health can be several years younger “real age”. To be honest, I did it just for kicks, but I was a bit nervous about it. I expected the results to look something like: Calender age: 38.7 Real age: Methuselah.

Instead, with just a minimum amount of information (some things I just didn’t know), I came out just shy of two years older, between 40 and 41. While this still stinks (time flies fast enough without being unhealthy speeding it up) I was better off than I had hoped. Getting healthier, though, can cause that trend to reverse.

Its not a bad little test, so if you’re interested in taking it yourself, go to www.realage.com.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Heath Bar. I started at 265 a year ago, now I’m down to 237. My ultimate goal, though, is to be down to 180-185 and finally get out from under the shadow of “The Big O”. (Obese) One of my hobbies is stand-up comedy, and I’ve gotten plenty of laughs from jokes like:

“I just got out of the Army recently - I’m on maternity leave”
“I am better than Mardi Gras! Mardi Gras, in French, literally means ‘Fat Tuesday’. Heck, I’m fat seven days a week!”

or

“My wife is from Hawaii. When I met her relatives for the first time, they were so happy they said that they were throwing a huge Luau and killing the fattest pig around to roast. I was excited about this until they started chasing ME around with their knives!”

To tell the truth, though, I’m tired of using fat jokes to get cheap laughs. I’m just plain tired of being fat, regardless. I work as the sales manager for a motorcycle and ATV dealership, and a lot of times I’ll answer the phone and some guy will say, “I was talking to a salesman there the other day, and I can’t remember the name of the salesperson I was talking to, but he was sort of a big guy…” They won’t come right out and say it, but you know they mean “The fat dude.”

And, if I ever hear somebody say “You’ve got dickeydo disease. Your belly hangs lower than your dickeydo!” or “You’ve got dunlop disease. Your belly has dunlopped over your belt!” again, I can’t promise to be liable for my actions.

Obesity is a very serious condition, though, and its no fun to go to your physician and seeing that label on your file. And, look at the news, they are always talking about how fat we’re getting, complete with a camera view of a lot of fat people walking down the street. They never show their faces, either, just a shot of their belly. I’d like to apply for that modeling gig. Maybe I could get a few extra bucks. Regardless, I want to go ahead and dump the pounds. I don’t want to be living my Golden years in my late thirties. I’d like to save those until my seventies, at least.

I hope some of you enjoy this blog (I hate the word ‘blog’. It sounds like something you’d blow out of your nose!) and will comment on what I write and encourage me. Thanks for reading!

Down 3.4 pounds for a grand total of 18.8 pounds lost since March 4.  One month already; hard to believe it’s gone that fast.  And it’s amazing how fast this last week went.  My goal is to average about 3.5 pounds a week, and so far I’ve done that much.

Random:  Went to celebrate with a cold drink at my favorite local coffee shop on Main Street, and the place was closed due to a family emergency.  Too bad, too; Starbucks only has the paid wi-fi, and the coffee shop across the street was damaged in a fire a few weeks ago.  So, I’ll just sit at home and celebrate in silence. 

‘Former fat girl doing the Ironman’ has lost 160 pounds - USATODAY.com

If you’re looking for some inspiration to keep losing weight, look no further than this article from USA Today.  This girl lost 160 pounds, then trained for and ran a marathon.  Check out her before and after pictures. 

Technorati Tags: weight loss, inspirational, marathon, dieting

Sun Chips portrays itself as a wholesome, multigrain alternative to potato chips.  If you’re doing WW, it’s 9 points for a 3 oz.  bag.  Holy-moley.  For comparison, the same amount of Lay’s Baked chips is 7 points. 

Lesson learned:  Know before you buy.