FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

I successfully upgraded to WordPress 2.2 this evening.  If you’re running a custom WP blog yourself, this would be a good thing to do, but as far as I know there aren’t any security issues if you can’t get to it right away.  Aesthetically, there’s nothing different.  Widgets are on by default, instead of being a plugin that you have to download and install.  There’s also some Atom support and a few other things I don’t quite understand.  Check out these “10 Things You Should Know About WordPress 2.2” if you’re interested in that sort of thing. 

Not much in the way of weight loss tonight.  I am going for a walk in a little bit.  I’m not sure what the Hammerin’ Hank picture is all about, I just thought it was appropriate for this time in baseball history. 

Peace out, homies.

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Drum roll please, Anton…5 pounds lost this week, for a grand total of 37.8 pounds lost since March 4.  When I did Prism 9 years ago, it took me 6 weeks to lose this much.  I’m not in a race, though…this is for the long haul.  I’d MUCH rather lose the weight the way I’m doing it right now. 

Since this seems to be the week for disclosing numbers, I’ll show you mine, since you’ve already shown me yours. 

• Starting weight:  301.6 (by far my heaviest ever)
• Weight loss first week:  7 pounds
• Time to lose 10 pounds:  2.5 weeks
• Time to lose 20 pounds:  5 weeks
• Weight right now:  263.8 pounds
• Next target weight:  250 pounds
• Estimated date I’ll get there:  June 19

It’s been my custom to come down to the Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Company every Tuesday evening following a weigh-in.  I usually treat myself to a fat-free, cream cheese bagel and something on tap.  Tonight, it’s a Terminal Velocity IPA, from right here in Northeastern Oregon.  Not bad stuff, for a local brew.   Too bad there’s not a good wi-fi connection right now, I’ll probably need to go home to post this thing. 

Just a quick check-in. I’ve been wearing all “new” clothes this week, and it feels great. I still have several items that are a little snug, but I’m getting there. My belt went up another notch. I started out with the outer hole, now I’m up three notches from there.

Prediction tonight: down 1.6 pounds. We’ll see how it goes.

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Below is�a statement that I worked through with my Dr., earlier this year.� He asked me to post it on my bathroom mirror, and where ever I would see it.� When ever I saw it, I was supposed to say it out loud, and also tell a “few”�safe friends.� It sounds ludicrous when you first speak it, but when I finally thought about it, it was, and sometimes is, true.

�Read it out loud, and then do a little self evaluation.�

“As it stands today, I prefer to continue living my current
lifestyle, which leads to early death and the abandonment of my wife & family, rather than control the amount and frequency of my food intake, exercise, and feeling my fears.”

Well?

It’s been a good week for my diet, with the exception of one day where I just HAD to eat two chocolate chip cookies.� Even with that, I was only about 300 calories over my self-imposed daily limit of 1200 that day, so it didn’t screw me up long term.� I tried a veggie burger for the first time this week, which was a bit of an adventure and definitely outside my comfort zone.� The secret is plenty of ketchup, mustard, onion, lettuce, and whatever else you might like on your burger.� It was actually a lot better tasting than I expected, and surely a lot better for me.� All the gory details�of exactly what I ate last week are posted at my blog, right here, for anyone that’s interested.

Previous weight: 285

Current weight: 281

Here�s hoping for a week just half as good next week (I don�t want to get my expectations too high).

Forgive me, fatbloggers, for I have binged. This is my first confessional after beginning this thing more than two months ago.

Last night, I had an ice cream bar and Chips Ahoy. Not an obscene amount, but it was enough. Weird part? I walk out on the back porch and throw some of the cookies into the back field with my “non-cookie” hand, even while getting in one more with the other hand. I’m a sick, sick man.

In order to at least stay on program, I’m going to need to do a ton of walking/exercising this weekend. That should get my extra points back in the ballpark. This will be my penance. Oh, that, and not losing any next Tuesday. Guess we’ll find out how all of that works into it.

Bigger picture: I experienced an emotional-eating cycle tonight. I’ve been able to break free from some of that lately, but apparently not this time. Some issues in my life right now just proved a little bigger than I was. I probably didn’t consume as much junk last night as I have in my mind that I did, but psychologically this is a set back for me.

I’ll be fine, though. Time to go walk.

Hi, my name is Paul, and I’m a fataholic.

Since that could mean anything from a fat alcoholic to a chubby chaser, I guess I had better clarify.� I’m fat.� “Obese” the doctors like to say.� I’m happy to report however that I’m quite a bit less obese than I was 4 months ago when I started dieting.� Still obese though.� Still a long way to go.� I started the diet weighing 334 lbs, and I’m down to 285.

Just this month (May 2007) I decided I’d start writing about my journey losing the weight and the quest to keep it off.� Anybody can lose a bunch of weight and gain it all back plus more.� I’ve done it a number of times.� I’m ready to stop the cycle this time around.

Sure, I say that now, but I’ve said that before.� So what’s different this time?� This time my dieting isn’t going to be my dirty little secret that I’m ashamed off.� This time I’m going public, both on my new site, Sucks To Be Fat, and here on Fatbloggers.net, thanks to Rick’s generous invitation!� So anyone that has an interest can keep tabs on me and my success or lack thereof.�

I look forward to all our continued success losing weight, and keeping each other on track through our mini online support group here.

Thanks for reading!

Cross posted on Rejecting Your Reality
and with ‘encouragement’ from Paul at Sucks To Be Fat.

It’s OK… gasp, turn away in disgust, shield the eyes of your children, I’ve seen/heard it all before.
This is me at my known MAX, 412 lbs. trying to squeeze myself into a seat at Safeco Field. I tried WeightWatchers half-heartedly during the fall of 2005, but never really took it seriously.
With the dawning of 2007 I saw two major events on the horizon. My 20-year high school reunion, my best friends wedding (he is eclipsed by me in this picture) and there is the ‘health’ thing. Time to do something ‘for real’!
I returned to WeightWatchers with renewed dedication. My starting weight this time was a svelte 392 lbs., it is this weight that I refer to in my weekly weigh-in posts and in the Ticker Factory widget you see at the top of my blog.
WeightWatchers says my goal weight is between 155 and 180. I swear, if I get down that low I’ll look like an anorexic. So right now I’m putting my target at 200lbs.
Stay tuned, I’m believe that the accountability of FatBloggers will see me through

I’m having a bit of a fatblogging fashion crisis here.  A lot of the pants in my current rotation, my Medium Guy pants, are beginning to hang on me.  I’m not quite into my Skinny Guy pants yet.  Well, not into most of them, anyway.  I pulled out all 13 pairs tonight and tried them on, and I’ve got two in there that actually feel good right now.  I scored some shorts, too, just in time for a sunny weekend.  Funny how two pairs of the same size and style of jeans can fit so differently.

So, I’m officially in between sizes right now.  That’s not a bad problem to have.