If you feel like a new man does that mean you count twice?
Weight still holding steady (actually down a hair but I’m happy as is). Went for a nice long ride yesterday and built a chinup bar in my garage last night. It did not fall out of the doorframe, I did not pull a “Far Side” and crack my skull on the roof and most importantly I can actually do some chinups, now to start work on improving “some” to “a bunch”.
My 18 year old cousin (swimmer in high school) just did his first triathlon (in Alabama heat, no less) and his 14 year old sister (circus performer, you don’t see many buff 14 year old girls) is training for her first half marathon. Quite inspiring!
Hi! I have finally started my Great Weight Loss! I made the decision when my dad started losing weight and I realized to my horror that I was not only twice my brother’s weight but HEAVIER THAN MY DAD (and they’re both taller than me)! That cannot be allowed to happen!
So I’ve now lost 23 pounds in a month through responsible dieting. At this point I’m adding in exercise: I bought a bike and have been riding it and walking a lot. I still have about 90 pounds to go, but I’m not in a hurry. I’ll be happy if I’m done within two years. It will be nice not to be carrying my brother around all the time!
Hey tdn you look good, sweat and all! Thanks for sharing the pic. It is always nice to put a face with a name.
I bailed on my morning walk today for no particular reason but mostly because I’ve had one helluva long weekend and my feet hurt from standing up in heels for 8 hours yesterday.
Today I weigh 171 which sucks because I wish to move down not up but I’m sure it’s only temporary.
Welcome WF Tomba and congrats on your 23 lb loss so far. That’s quite impressive. I’m always comparing my weight to my husband’s. He still weighs about 12 lbs less than me and that’s one of my goals…to weigh less than he does. Eventually I will get there.
Does a happy dance for Gingy for losing 85 pounds. And then for tdn for looking so good. And then for Tomba for losing 23 pounds in one month. And then for everyone else who’s doing great that I have missed.
Whew! That’s a lot of dancing. Maybe I don’t need to go for a walk now.
I got my drivers license renewed today. I asked to keep the old picture as a reminder. And my drivers license weight is 171 - last time, it said 210 but I’m sure it was too low.
I was in the 60s for two whole days in a row. Yesterday I was 169 but today I’m back up to 170.5.
I didn’t walk Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday this week but I did manage a nice long walk this morning. I’ll have to really walk this weekend to make up for what I missed. Being busy is a good thing except that it interferes with my routine.
Today I had a minor food victory. I usually have salad for lunch. Sometimes I bring it from home, sometimes I go to the salad bar at Albertson’s, sometimes I go to Boston Market and get their chopped salad with chicken and lately I’ve been visiting the Fresh Market and picking up their chef salad.
I do OK with quantity if I make it at home or go to the salad bar but if I buy a salad either from Boston Market or Fresh Market it’s too much. It’s about twice as much salad as I really need. Problem is I usually eat the whole thing anyway :rolleyes: because even when my tummy is saying “enough already” my mouth is saying “one more tasty bite, please”.
But today I got about halfway through my Boston Market Chopped Salad with Chicken and my tummy said very clearly “ENOUGH ALREADY!” and this time I listened. I put the lid back on the salad bowl and stashed the remainder in the refrigerator for lunch tomorrow.
Same with me. It’s OK, you’re firmly in the 160s. Just a few hiccups, but you’ll stay there. At least that’s what I tell myself.
Last week I was down 3.0. This week I’m up 1.3. I’m starting to see a pattern in that when I experience a really impressive loss, it’s not as good as it looks, and I may see an increase over the next week or two. But the overall trend for the month is a downward one. When you sample data only once a week, you’re bound to hit a few random spikes and dips.
Due to various reasons, Jayjay and I have been slacking off a bit, but come Saturday we go back to WW meetings, weigh ins, the gym, and get back with the program.
It’s time to buckle down and do the work we need to do.
