August 2008

Starting over

by rev.todd August 21, 2008

OK, so here I am a year later. I am supposed to be 100 pounds lighter, but I am in the same place I was a year ago. It’s time to start over with new goals. I keep asking myself, “What is going to be different this year?” Life continues to get in the way [...]

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Weigh-in: Year 3, Week 10

by Charles August 20, 2008

I can’t believe I actually completely forgot to post. Usually I’m just too busy or something and it’s hanging out there on the edge of my mental to-do list just begging to be done. Yesterday was just plain crazy. We went to weigh-in and, after dinner, decided we would skip the meeting (we weigh-in about [...]

Podcast Recognition

by Rick August 20, 2008

I’m proud to say that my weight loss efforts have grabbed the attention one of the local podcasts! Much of my weight loss has been through the fun and addicting outdoor activity of geocaching. Geocaching got the ball rolling so to speak for me. C’mon, tell me that even as a grown person you still [...]

Update 8/18/2008

by Rick August 18, 2008

Hi fellow fatbloggers and everyone who visits this blog. I hope you all had a nice weekend.   Mine was pretty busy. I thought I would have a peaceful weekend, or at least that I deserved one, but things often don’t work out as you expect.  It’s true about life and it’s doubly true about diets. [...]

Week 1 Weigh-In

by Rick August 18, 2008

Okay, I’ve been fairly good on my diet, except for the weekend. I’ve gone over by about 200 calories every day, but I’ve stayed under what I’m expending. Starting Weight: 217.8 Goal Weight: 200 (date is cancelled, as party is postponed. A lot less stress.) Current Weight: 216.4 Weekly Weight Change: -1.4 lbs. Weight Trend: [...]

…weekend diet review

by Rick August 18, 2008

weekends are TOUGH. not going to lie. with the crazy weekend schedule i have, errands being run on fridays, and just a general lack of planning can all lead to an easy way to break the diet. so this weekend instead of breaking my 1800 calorie diet, knowing that i was going to eat some [...]

Weekly weigh-in 4, month one done!

by Colin August 17, 2008

My reward, yesterday (consumed with — suicidally — about 2 tbsps of regular soy sauce the day before a weigh-in): Weeks Complete: 4 Starting weight / waist: 194 / 40″ Current weight / waist: 185.6 / 38″ Goal weight: 180 (with strength increases) 7-day change: -4.4 pounds Total change: -8.4 pounds To goal: 5.6 pounds [...]

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…twenty reasons to lose the weight

by Rick August 16, 2008

as seen at the scientific laboratory for food intolerance… 1. Diabetes which is a disorder where the pancreas is not producing enough or sometimes not any insulin. Diabetes can lead to a whole host of other medical issues and obesity is one of the main causes due to the body having excess glucose due to [...]

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The Weigh-In Week 61

by Tony August 15, 2008

216.8! That’s what it said on the scale this morning. A gain of .8 Not bad considering how bad I thought it was going to be. I’m sure the big run I made yesterday helped. I am in training  for my first 10K and yesterday I completed my first 5 mile run. I made it [...]

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