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Progress Report: Week 9
Weight: 244.4 lbs
BMI: 35.1
Weight loss so far: .6 lbs since last week, 20.6 lbs to date

Yeah yeah, woohoo, or some sh*t like that…basically, that weight loss is from my hair cut (it was ALOT of hair).

SEE?!

I’m really conflicted this week about that reading.  I was worried that I wasn’t going to lose anything this week, because my scale has basically been hovering between 245 and 248 the entire time.

But then I lost, so thats cool and all…but…half a pound (.6 to exact)?  COME ON!  I am glad I lost, and I know that ANY loss is a good loss, but COME ON!  I’ve been working my ass off this week…WTF!

I can’t claim total ignorance for this though, as much as I’d like to try (or blame ninjas).  The diet’s been a little off, and I haven’t been tracking my food (like I haven’t been doing for a while, but say that I’m going to start, then don’t…ugh) like I want to be.  I don’t feel my diet has been as off as Thanksgiving week, but whatever…my body is a mystery.

Regardless, I still lost, so I guess it is WooTworthy.  Scale, you better be nicer to be next week, or I’m gonna be so mad at you!

In OTHER news…

Today is the F I N A L day for Marathon Week!  The technical difficulties (ie..me being a dumbass) are over and done with, so WooT to that, and everyone is posting AMAZING NUMBERS!  So far Jessie and I are finished (but I bumped my goal up to 40 miles, so I still have a bit to go), and most everyone else are coming into the home stretch.

WAY. TO. GO!!!11!!!1!

I know everyone is probably hurting right (at least, I know I am), but we are almost done, and everyone is SOOOOOOO close!

I like these challenges, and I know I will be doing more in the future, just not 100% sure what.  If anyone has any ideas, that’d be cool…OR…if anyone is starting up their own challenge, lemme know and I’ll be right there to join ya!

Have a WooT day, everyone!

reposted from http://www.265andfalling.com.  Go there to catch up and to follow my journey from the beginning!  Thanks!!

Progress Report: Week 7
Weight: 247.6 lbs
BMI: 35.5
Weight loss so far: 2.2 lbs since last week, 17.4 lbs to date

(in my best Eric Cartman voice) Sssscccchhhhwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttt!

YAY!

This week had alot of bits of awesome, but, admittedly, there are many things could have gone alot better.

The good:

• RUNNING!  Not only have I gotten my mile down to 9 minutes and 22 seconds, as of last night, but I’m running longer and faster than I thought possible.  Examples of that include one 20 minute stretch of 5.5mph and a 5 minute stretch at 7.0mph.  WooT!  I think that now I am getting used to/and liking running I’m seeing more and more what I am capable of, which will help me IMMENSELY on October 16th, 2010.
• Working out otherwise!  In addition to the running, I have worked out everyday this past week.  Some days more than others, but I am at least getting something done and I don’t feel like I am burning out yet.
• Snacking.  Yeah, there has been some snacking, but I survived from home on Friday and the snacking otherwise wasn’t AS mindless as usual, and there have been no trips to vending machine in at least a week (I know its been longer, but dunno exactly how long).

And now, the bad:

• Goals.  I did not meet or EXCEED any of my goals for this past week.  I wanted to burn 10,000 calories in cardio, I burned 6986.  Still not bad, but I’ve done 10,000 before, I wanted to do it again.  I also only worked 4 hours of overtime (wanted 6 hours) and did maybe an hour of studying (wanted 6 as well).  D’oh!
• Calorie counting.  I let this slip quite a bit, especially this past weekend.  The small meals are easy enough to track, but its when I eat out and it involves going home after the fact and researching.  That’s where I failed.  I didn’t feel like putting the effort in to find the exact meal at the restaurant I ate at (and I ate out quite a bit), or a comparable meal somewhere else to base the calories off of, and I HATE having to guess.  This is something I will work on though.

And now, the ugly.  This is Thanksgiving week, which in of itself is bad enough, but I am leaving tomorrow night and not coming back until Sunday.  Instead of one really bad day for good food choices, this leaves several days of pretty much eating out every meal, blah!  Luckily, the hotel has a gym (although in my previous experiences hotel gyms have always sucked) and there will be alot of walking around, so maybe I can at least hope to stay the same, especially since I made it a goal of mine when I started to not gain anything this week.

Hopefully the weather will be better, I wish I was going somewhere awesome and exotic, but I don’t think Pittsburgh fits that bill.  I’m sure it would be an awesome trip and I’ll have alot of fun, but Hawaii it ain’t

Besides not gaining anything this week, the only goal I want to set is that I want to try and get SOME FORM OF A WORKOUT in everyday, whether it be a full gym experience or some stuff in my hotel room, I am starting to get antsy when I don’t work out, so I want to do something.

I’m playing around w/ the idea of another challenge in my mind, and I will annouce that tomorrow.  It won’t start until the holiday weekend, so that way if anyone wants to participate there will be a better chance of that happening.

WooT!

Hope everyone has an awesome day, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVE-EVE!

Read more, and follow my journey from the beginning, at http://www.265andfalling.com. Thanks!!

First off, I would like to say Hi and give my thanks for being able to be apart of Fatbloggers.  I started this journey at 265 pounds and miserable.  I had yo-yo’d weight wise pretty much all of my life so I knew what it was like to be thinner and (relatively) happier with myself, yet I kept allowing the weight to come back up.  Not THIS time though, this is for good. – Steve

Progress Report: Week 6
Weight: 249.8 lbs
BMI: 35.8
Weight loss to date: 15.2 pounds

WooT!

I blew through the 260’s with relative ease, but lingered in the 250’s a bit longer than I would have liked.

HHHHEEELLLLLLOOO 240’s!  Hopefully my stay is short

These are nice numbers to see, in previous (halfassed) weight loss efforts over the past year or so I’ve gotten down as low as 245, only to come back up rather quickly.  Not this time.  I’m going to trudge my way through and keep on moving down.

Last week I made a goal for myself to run/jog/walk/whatever 15 miles on the treadmill this week.  Here are the results of that:

Tuesday:   3.37 miles (45 minutes)
Wednesday:  1.44 miles (20 minutes)
Thursday:  4.46 miles (60 minutes)
Sunday:  4.31 miles (60 minutes)
Monday: 1.57 miles (20 minutes)

Total: 15.15 miles (205 minutes)

WooT yet again!  That comes out to an average of 4.43 miles an hour, which is still kinda slow, but I’ll take it!  The lowest I went on the treadmill was 3.5mph, and the highest was 8.0mph (for ONE WHOLE MINUTE!!! haha)

I think for this weeks fitness goal I might try for another 10,000 calories burned in cardio this week.  The previous attempt didn’t lead to any loss, but I kinda want to push myself hard this week, so I’m going to try again, this time doing more than the ARC Trainer too (cuz I’m getting into this whole walkjogrun thing).

I didn’t meet my non weight loss goal, which was to work 12 hours of overtime this past week.  BUT, I did still get 10 hours in last week (worked 4 hours on Sunday, before I made the goal), and I worked 6 hours WHILE on the goal, so I’m still happy that the paycheck will be a bit bigger.  This week is in the same pay period too, so hopefully I can get some more in!

For non weight loss goals THIS WEEK, I wanna shoot for another 6 hours of overtime, AND 6 hours of study time for school.  I think that is attainable, but we’ll see

Hope everyone has an AWESOME DAY, it’s looking pretty good for me so far (ESPECIALLY since Star Trek comes out on BluRay today..WooHOO!!)

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Cross-published at Rejected Reality

When I had lost enough weight for people to notice; I was asked the inevitable question, “How are you doing it?” My answer, “Eating less and moving more”. I was always amazed by the fatalistic response, “I just can’t do that”.

One night, I was watching Finding Nemo with my kids; Dory’s mantra “Just keep swimming” struck me as a pretty appropriate philosophy for those times when you feel like there is no point. When people would ask how I was able to stick with the change in lifestyle effective weight loss demands, I would tell them, in the words of Dory, Just keep swimming!

I’m embarrassed to say; I stopped listening to Dory.

Last fall when I started Grad School; there was always something… books and articles to read and papers to write. The late nights, studying at the library, and lack of exercise caused the weight to start creeping back. WIth a pound here and a pound there I dismissed them thinking I just needed to get back on track. After all, I had lost 134 lbs!

School got more stressful… then the separation, divorce, and the accompanying drama… pizza, ice cream and beer were my friends. Add to that the need to streamline my finances… WeightWatchers and my old gym membership went into the dustbin (an $84 savings!).

Last night Robert and I joined Club 24 a card-lock gym. Its in a nice location, the price is right and it’s open 24/7!

Just keep swimming…

Starting Weight: 412 lbs
tarting BMI: 54.4
Last Weigh-In: (04/28/09): 301.6 lbs
Weight Today: 320.8 lbs.
Current BMI: 42.3

Weight Change: +19.2 lbs (yikes!)
Total Weight Lost: –91.2 lbs. (still, not bad)

I weighed in this morning as I got out of the shower. Wednesday sounds like a nice day for these weekly reports.

The overriding goal of my life was to hit my goal weight (225 lbs) by the time I hit 40. That was last week. Let’s say we adjust that to 41?

Wish me luck!

Is it Week 3 already?  I think I’ve lost count.  Anyway, I feel great, and had a fun Fourth of July Weekend.  I tried my hand at photographing fireworks, so if those turn out, I’ll be posting them on my photoblog soon. 

I still haven’t weighed myself, but just this morning the next notch up on my belt slid in quite naturally.  It’s where the previous notch felt before I started this up again, so I feel really good about that. 

Last week, I picked up a half case of Full Sail’s Session Lager, which I believe is one of the finest brews coming out of the Pacific Northwest right now.  Apparently, it won some international award in Europe a few years ago.  It has a very light, crisp taste, and goes with just about anything you can throw at it.  More importantly for us Fatbloggers, it comes in an 11-ounce bottle, not twelve, so you can dial back just a bit when you’re keeping track of calories.  If it’s at all available where you live, give it a try!

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Our vacation to the Oregon Coast was fabulous.  Susan and I got four whole days to ourselves, sans kids.  Woo hoo! 

My weight loss efforts went unscathed.  We actually took quite a bit of food with us, and ate just one meal out a day.  This was kind to both the pocketbook as well as my diet.  In the evening, we found some great places to enjoy some fresh, local seafood, and of course take in a local brew or two.  We were even able to hit up Mo’s a couple of times.  Hey, when you’re on the Oregon Coast, you’ve GOT to go enjoy some fish and chips and a bowl of chowder at Mo’s.  It just wouldn’t be right if you didn’t.

I kept track of my calories every single day but one, and on the day that I didn’t, I’m fairly certain I didn’t go over by much, if at all.  My theme seems to be enjoying good, healthy food in moderation.

Good, consistent exercise still eludes me, though, and we still don’t have a scale.  I have no idea how much weight I’ve lost, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was eight pounds or so.  I just feel better overall, and my 38 shorts are fitting me much better.  I’m still going to give it a couple more weeks before I venture into my 38 pants.  Also, I recently dropped some bucks on some new clothes for a new job I have starting this fall, and I bought 38’s because they’ll fit me then, not because they fit me now.  I have every bit of confidence I’ll be in them in a month or so.

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Well, 2 pounds down this first week! I have been going to the gym every other day and doing more cardio and weight lifting each day. I feel so much better and I haven’t gotten sick or anything like I sometimes do when i start working out. I went to the gym at lunch time today and am going running again tonight, and I ate a pretty healthy lunch! It’s easy to be motivated at first, I think I need to identify when I start making bad choices.

Starting Weight (Apr. 27, 2009): 280 lbs.
Starting BMI: 39
Weight Last Weigh in: (Apr. 27, 2009) 280 lbs.
Weight Today (May. 4, 2009): 278 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.8

Weight Change This Week: -2 lbs
Total Weight Lost: 2 pounds
Goal Streak: 1 weeks in a row

NEXT GOAL: 270 lbs. (8 lbs. to go)

Cross Published on Rejected Reality

Slow and Steady wins the race…

I don’t know if the tortoise said that or where I heard it, but I alternate between that and Master Yoda (Do or Do Not. There is no Try). The gist of the message is, I’m better off today that when I started.

You have probably seen my comments on Facebook or Twitter or even here about how much I am hating the Stats class (billed as a research class) I’m taking this year. It really is a basic course, and I think if I weren’t dealing with so much other bullshit in my life, I probably would be doing just find. Well, no not really. But it would be the most difficult thing I’m dealing with rather than just one more irritant. Today we talked about correlations, the surprising thing (for everyone) is… I understood it. I told the prof she wasn’t explaining the concept correctly because I understood the ‘magic’.

Without going into the gory details, she used weight gain as an example. She said there is a correlation between being a grad student and gaining weight. I really don’t know where I could wedge in the exercise regimen I had before classes started last fall, but I really don’t want to lose too much more ground.

Good News… Monthly check-up today. Doc was happy I had lost 4 lbs since my last visit in March. I went directly from the appointment to WeightWatchers…

Anton, A drum roll please…

Starting Weight (March 7, 2006): 387.8 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.2
Last Weigh-In (April 21, 2009): 299.4 lbs.
Weight Today (April 28, 2009): 301.6 lbs.
Current BMI: 39.8

Weight Change: +2.2 lbs
Total Weight Lost: –86.2 lbs.

Slow & Steady Wins the Race

Cross Published on Rejected Reality

John had some tough words for himself this past week.

No, I haven’t started referring to myself in the third person. Although, that’s not a bad idea.

Rather than restating what he already wrote so powerfully, I simply invite you to take a look for yourself… be honest with yourself, can you relate? I know I could!

John, thanks for the kick in the pants! I went to WW for the first time since February 24th.

Anton, A drum roll please…

Starting Weight (March 7, 2006): 387.8 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.2
Last Weigh-In (February 24, 2009): 297.2 lbs.
Weight Today (April 21, 2009): 299.4 lbs.
Current BMI: 39.5

Weight Change: +2.2 lbs
Total Weight Lost: –88.4 lbs.

I promise, I’ll do better next time.