January 2008

fat is the movement 2008.1 (weigh in)

by Rick January 18, 2008

starting 2008 weight: 364 this week’s weigh-in: 361.6 total weight loss this week: 3.4 pounds this was a good week. well, it’s good because i lost weight, but it wasn’t the greatest as far as counting calories, and i didn’t exercise at all. so, all in all i guess i have to be happy. it [...]

New FatBlogger

by John T January 18, 2008

Would you please join me in welcoming Michael to the FatBlogger family. Michael and I go back to 1990. He is the first friend I made after I became a Christian at the age of 21. We were involved in Youth Staff together at Kings Circle AG in Corvallis, OR before going to Northwest College [...]

Week 2 Weigh-in

by Rick January 18, 2008

I continue to rack up whole numbers. None of them decimal points for me so far. Drum roll please, Anton… Starting weight: 260 Today’s weight: 254 Pounds lost this week: 3 Total pounds lost: 6 Goal Weight: 245 Pounds to go: 9 Woo hoo! Technorati tags: dieting, weight loss, fatblogging, weigh-in

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Wigh-In: Week 53

by John T January 15, 2008

Do… or do not… There is no try  –Master Yoda I have switched to Tuesday night weigh-ins, so it has been a short week and a major shift from weighing in the mornings to the evenings. It could have been much, much worse. Anton… a drum roll please… Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs. [...]

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Weigh-In: Week 83

by Charles January 15, 2008

I finally feel like I’m getting my mind going in the right direction. In reference to the quote from last week, the Vice President of Finance told me that the quote (which I had also written up on my marker board in my cubicle at work) reminded him of another common quote from the President [...]

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Week #48 Weigh-In

by Rick January 14, 2008

Loss This  Week – +.2 lbs. Total Loss – 6.2 lbs. It appears that I’ve almost got the bleeding stopped, however, there is a positive this day.  My attitude and mood are as good as they’ve been in weeks.  Here are some potential reasons for my mood, in no particular order: 1.  My 5th grade [...]

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Busting Through A Plateau

by John January 13, 2008

When I posted here about my December Doldrums last month I didn’t know the half of it – they would continue for another 3 weeks or so.  I had a tough 6 weeks but I hung in there pretty well.  This week with a 4 pound loss I can finally report a 30+ pound loss [...]

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Ready… Set… Plan!

by John T January 12, 2008

In one way or another all of us have posted our goals for 2008, and my mantra has been to make it work, you gotta have a plan. Pick your battles. 1 or 2 attainable goals are better than several impossible resolutions. Go for quality, not quantity. When you look back at the past year, [...]

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Health goals

by Rick January 12, 2008

We’re halfway through January, but this is really the first weekend I’ve had a chance to sit down and do any reflecting about the previous year and give some thought to this new one.  Weight loss highlighted 2007 for me, and although I’m returning to a dieting mode right now, I’d like to focus more [...]

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