FatBloggers.net A little push to lose the tush.

Yes! This has been one heck of a week with many struggles, but many positive experiences as well.

Food: I only had one drink that was not on the core plan (a couple of glasses of wine last night). I managed to cut back on sweets and increasing fruit and vegetable intake. I took my lunch three days out of the five. I did not have any food at the movies Saturday night (Fool’s Gold was a fun movie).

Exercise: I did one more day of walking 2.2 miles during lunch on Wednesday. Yesterday and today, I finally got to exercise with my workout buddy, Jason. Both days involved 20 minutes on the elliptical (aka the torture rack for my quadriceps), 20 situps, 15 leg lefts, and then 30 minutes on free weights, machines and bench press (Monday and Wednesday on one group of muscles, a different group on Tuesday and Thursday). My legs and arms were Jello yesterday. Today, they were just plain sore.

I mentioned in my last weigh-in that I would post my menu. I’ll list it below after the “more” link.

Although one weigh-in months ago took me to the 40 pounds lost mark, I consider it a fluke as it dropped back down almost 9 pounds the following week. So, in my books, today’s weight loss of 36 pounds is my personal lowest.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 285.2 lb
Current weight: 283.0 lb
Current loss/gain: -2.2 lb
Total loss/gain: -36.0 lb
Distance to 50: 14.0 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 33.0 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

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Mikki has me on 4 different workout routines, 3 or them are what I would call traditional, the 4th is based on resistance bands. I was telling her this afternoon that I’m not a fan of the ‘rubber bands’ because I felt like I had ‘failed’ at every exercise. Plus, I am your average 6′2″ 300+ lbs uncoordinated oaf and the rubber bands don’t account for that. She agreed, but encouraged me to keep trying.

That is the last thing I want to do, give up. I have come far, just about half-way to my ultimate goal. So I appreciate her encouragement.

Today, with the beginning of Week 2, I was back on Workout #1. There was a whole lot about the workout that is challenging, but according to Mikki, I showed gains in strength in all areas of the routine.

It’s Monday, that’s weigh-in day for me…

Week 0 - 317.2 lbs.
Week 1 - 312.9 lbs.
Week 2 - 311.7 lbs.

Total Loss - 5.5 lbs.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.

–Mikki McGirr, Personal Trainer

**Cross-published on I Reject Your Reality… & The (Pendleton) East Oregonian

Hello,
My name is Paul Roberts and I am excited about posting here at fatbloggers.  I live in Chicago where I have a part time job as a performing arts library clerk.  I also play viola and violin professionally in several orchestras and chamber ensembles in and around Chicago.
Although I love living in Chicago, since I moved here in 2003, I have not had the healthiest of lifestyles.  I have gained weight, amassed a sizable credit card debt, and fallen out of practice in my music performance ability.  Every few months, I try to do something to turn some areas of my life around.  For whatever reason, I have never been very successful in these life changes.  I hope that the FatBloggers community will help me to keep accountable in my efforts to reach my goals.

My goals include (but are not limited to):
Loose weight - I’d like to get down below 180 (I’m around 215 right now).
Eat healthier - I’d like to learn to cook healthy and less expensive meals for myself at home.
Kill my debt - I’m more embarrassed by my debt than by anything else.
Get my masters - I want to be a full time music librarian.
Practice - I need to establish a regular practice routine if I want to continue making money playing classical music.

Thanks for reading,
-Paul Roberts (aka fiddlerpig)

Please rise and give a warm round of applause for the newest FatBlogger… Paul!

Paul is from the Chicago area, take a moment to look at Paul’s blog and encourage him to jump in with both feet!

214.6! That’s what it said on the scale this morning. A loss of .6

So close once again!!!

I am extremely happy with this small loss. Not so much because the loss is small, but I am under 215 for the first time in well over a decade. And being under 215 means I am no longer OBESE.

I have been saying for the last few months that I need to get to 214 to have a BMI that is considered no longer obese, but technically I just needed to get under 215.

Most of you guys probably know this by heart, but here is the run down for the newbies.

A body mass index of 30 or higher is considered Obese. A BMI between 25 to 29.9 is considered Overweight. I am at 29.9. Just squeaked in under the wire.

So I am excited, but I’m saving the celebration until I get under 214 since that was the original goal.

Have a great weekend everybody.

Tony
2/15: 214.6lbs
NEW GOAL: 214
.6 pounds to go

That is the headline in this morning’s issue of the Men’s Health Daily Dose. A real attention grabber, don’t you think?

SAVE YOUR PROSTATE… AND YOUR LIFE

More than 200,000 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. It kills one guy every 18 minutes. Beat the disease: Move around, eat your vegetables, and drink more. Two new studies conclude that such behavior eating a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, drinking moderately, and working in an active environment can reduce your risk.
Make yourself even safer with wisdom from MH: Having more sex or at least regular orgasms is just one of 10 recommendations for a cancer-proof prostate. And the things you eat can help, too: Get more flavor and protection against the disease with curry, shark, and five more edible cancer shields.
If you’re looking for exercise and beer suggestions, you know we’ve got you covered: Check out our list of five beers that do all kinds of stuff to improve your health, or try the grueling workout the Marine Corps is using to get battle-ready.
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When I started pushing myself to exercise this week by walking, one of the factors that becomes important in recognizing progress is just how far I am walking.  Naturally, the simplest method is to drive the route you walk.  However, I don’t really want to waste the gas (and it costs more than it used to) and I may want to try changing things up.

Well, I found that the best means of mapping your walk is to use Google Maps.  I go to my starting point in the map and then right click on it and select “Directions From Here”.

Enter one of the next locations in the route.  It will now show full directions between the two locations along with distance.  You can then select points along that route and drag them around the map to create a very specific route.  Once you have the route you want, you can note the total distance of the route on the lefthand side.

This is really cool because you may decide later to extend the length to a specific distance (such as 3 mi which is close to a 5K run).  All you have to do is drag the route around until you get the proper distance.  It’s really pretty easy once you get the hang of it.  Below is a link to the route I’ve been using the last two days.  It doesn’t show inclines and slopes, so you don’t realize just how much this one hurts.

Jeff brings up an awesome problem, what to do with the clothes that are too big?

I have a proposal…

How about we start the FatBloggers.net Clothing Exchange? When you have clothes that you are willing to share, post what you have. A description, maybe a picture and terms of the offer. Are you willing to pay shipping? If the item was an ‘investment’ say a leather jacket, then there may be a price involved. But for the most part this is a pay it forward enterprise.

Thoughts?

One positive, but potentially expensive aspect about the weight-loss journey is the exercise of going though your closet to purge all the clothes that you’ve shrunk out of.   I officially am in the process of eliminating anything marked XXL from the closet.

Last week, I went to the Men’s Warehouse to have my too-big business attire tailored.  They are able to “salvage” a sportcoat and a couple of pairs of pants.  Luckily, I only have to wear the office-geek attire a couple times a month.  I’ll wait until I’ve lost another 25 pounds to buy a new suit.  We did, for giggles, try a new coat on my.  My last purchase was a 52 regular…….drum roll……now in a 46!  Six coat sizes down!

 The weigh in this week was exactly the same as last…ok, since the weekend wasn’t the modicum of healthy eating and last week was a bigger than expected loss…..

The down side is now having to go shopping for clothes.  I guess the only thing worse than shopping is shopping for bigger sizes.

I think that I would be very happy to have this kind of weigh-in every week of the 12-week Weight Warriors Challenge.

hmmmm… 5 lbs x 12 weeks = 60 lbs!
I could live with that

Looking at my previous numbers, I have to go back to last August to find the last time I had a 5 pound week. This week was filled with a lot of hard work, but seeing the first significantly lower number on the scale in some time, made the pain worth it!

Anton… May I have a drum roll please…

Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.7
Weight Today (Feb. 12, 2008): 311.8 lbs.
Current BMI: 41.1

Weight Change This Week: -4.8 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: -80.2 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: Halfway to GOAL! (0.8 lbs. to go)

Do… or Do Not… there is no TRY. –Master Yoda