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The journey from 260 to....
Came back from vacation in early april and stood on the scale: 260!!!
A new high water mark for me. Decided that it was "time". A little background. Started doing push-ups as a token "gotta get fitter" effort back in September. Did 10 the first day. Each and every day since I have been doing push-ups. Worked up to 100. Then added a few after 10 deep breaths. Got to 100 then 50 in the morning and 100 at night by the spring of this year.... and I was as big as ever... the 260 mentioned earlier. Came to the conclusion it's a 2 prong thing stupid (dats me) need to eat more sensibly and do cardiovascular exercise to get the heart rate up and break a sweat. The exercise habit was hard to aquire. Seemed so hard to actually get off the couch and "do something". In my case, it has been riding the 25 year old Schwinn Airdyne in our basement. Have gotten the religion and do it 5-6 nights a week for 35-40 minutes. Come off it dripping, which I guess is the point of things. Was gaining back pounds each weekend at the lake (away from the bike) until this weekend. Kait talked me into an "island walk" 3 miles of powerwalking which ... who knew, made me drip with sweat as well. Simultaneously the "eating right" habit is jsut as hard. When I started consciously trying to lose weight it was a daily fight. Loved chips, and every other form of potato. Burgers, pizza man it was my life. Took about a month to get to sensible portions and off the junk food habit. Once the cardio and eating were aligned the weight started dropping. 20 in the first month, 10 in the second, and targeting 15 in the third. These last 15 have been the hardest, requiring a reduction in calories and increase in cardio to keep the scale moving in the right direction. 216.4 this morning. New goal is 210. We will see. |
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Congrats on all the progress so far, Dave....excellent commitment, to the point where now it is likely "habit" for you.
Who would have thought 1 year ago that today I would outweigh you by 30+ pounds. :r |
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:tu:tu you can do it Dave,congrats!
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Good on you! Congratulations.
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Great progress! Keep up the good work... I've went the other way. Ran 2 half marathons a year and a half ago and tore the meniscus on the second one. Also damaged ankle ligament 6 mos ago and broke my foot 2 weeks ago. Up to 215 without the cardio (from 180)
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Damn right, man. Well done. Feels good doesn't it?
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Excellent job, Dave! :tu
And knowing that there are plenty of guys around here who are pursuing those same pursuits, in any number of threads, I hope makes it motivational and inspiring for you. Keep up the great work! |
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Excellent job Dave. Got any before/after pics to show your progress? I"m bummed I didn't take any before pics, although I can probably dig up something once I reach my goal.
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Great job Dave!! Keep at it brother. :D
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Awesome, Dave! As Gerard said, there's many motivational threads here...they helped me with my pursuit to better health. Keep up the good work, man! :tu
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As a 245 guy myself, this is incentive, thank you and congratulations! Keep fighting the good fight.
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Good luck Dave! :tu
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Congrats Dave!!!! :tu
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You've come this far. The rest will be much slower, but it should also be easier b/c the habits are already instilled within you. Keep it up, Dave!:tu
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Congratulations, Dave!
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Awesome Dave :) Keep at it!
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Had a "blip" yesterday. I think it was the cheddar cheesburger soup mismarked at Zoup = 225 calories. The way it tasted must have been more like 1000. :)
Pre workout last night 220. Provided the motivation to hit it hard hard hard last night. Extra 5 miles on the bike, extra 100 push-ups (350 for the day) and ... a point of failure curls session with the hand weights last night. Normal routine of 150 push-ups, + 60 12 lb curls, 100 squat thrusts and 50 sit-ups this morning After all that 216.9. Had a 400 calorie soup and salad lunch and hope to get to the 215 level either tonight or tomorrow. We will see. Gotta stop getting anxious on the progress of #'s. It will come, just never seems to come fast enough when you are watching too closely. |
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Yep Dave, it's that whole "watch pot never boils" thing. I'm sure you've already noticed too that your weight is the highest towards the end of the day. Keep up the good work, you'll hit your goal in no time.
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Congrats, Dave! Keep It Up, Brother!:tu
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I think a mirror is a good way to judge progress. You may not see on the scale lose as you gain muscle and lose fat.
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Got a bit obsessed about 215 today. Zoup lunch for 450 calories.... then pickles and nicorette for dinner.
Hit the bike hard after work. 45 minutes, 14 miles. Did 100 push ups, 60 curls x 3 different ways. Bunch of leg lifts till I couldnt do any more. 214.8 :D:D:D Going to try and come back from 5 days at the lake without gaining much back. Looks like its MGD 64 time. Have a great holiday! |
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Been drinking like a fish for 2 days at the lake. Not going to get any better till the 5th.
Did the 3 mile powerwalk yesterday evening, this morning and again this evening. Hop;ing not to come back on the 5th to sutim ugly. Eating way way more than usual but its the holiday. :) |
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So.... 4 days of eating and drinking later. We powerwalked 3 miles around the island Th nite, 2x on Friday, 2x on Sat, 1x on Sunday. Seemed infectious for Kait and Hals as they joined in most times and it was "social" more than just exercise. Hit the bike last night when I got home.
Scale this morning ... 214.8. The same as when I left. Life is good. :) Thinking Next week or 2 I get to 210 and then figure out how to stay there while eating more normally. Whatever normal means now. Or, set a new goal. Always assumed 200 would require decomposition but maybe a revised goal. We will see. |
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Another benefit of your lifestyle changes is likely a more efficient metabolism, Dave, which means you will probably be able to maintain your weight even when adding a few more calories. :tu
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I know what you mean Dave. I had set a goal of 220, but as I near it, I"m not content with the way I look. I want a leaner look. We'll see how it goes as I progress through the workout program I"m on. Keep up the good work though, you'll hit 200 in no time.
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Zoup has the 100 calorie garlic chicken today. Might have to treat myself to the 4 oz. $ .99 upgrade making it 150 + the 240 calorie salad. |
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Vegetable trays instead of honey baked hams for lunch at the Shack this year? ;)
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I like the "nicorette gum and pickles for dinner" :r
If you get the 2mg or whatever the small amount of nicorette gum it can be a great hunger supressant without getting addicted :tu |
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Took some advice earlier and did some research on body fat. Using a bunch of the tools, some interpretation etc. came up with the stats.
In my usual obsessive compulsive way added them to the stats I have been keeping track of, added some goals and .... here it is: |
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Very good! :tu
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Went to Dicks after Zoup.
36 pants it is. Fit perfectly. and.... L is the shirt size. :D Crazy - 3 months ago 42 and XXL. |
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Mike, check out this book at your local library. "The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite." I'm reading it right now and it has some really interesting information about why we overeat. I'm to the part know where it talks about breaking those habits.
Congrats Dave on the success. Gives me hope that I can get to that point as well. Pretty much in the same boat as you, ~4 months ago, 42, size 46 pants, XXL shirt. Now I'm nearing the pant sizes that start with a 3 and even XL shirts are not necessarily loose, but fitting well. |
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Walked the island sat, sun and today. Hit the bike etc this evening.
208.6 |
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Dayum Dave. That's awesome. :tu
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nice work. Keep it up.
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IN the past couple of weeks actually starting to "feel thinner" not sure if that makes any sense but it is what it is. Pants size has changed 2x in the last 3-4 weeks.
209 this morning but we had a big outing yesterday and 10 beers and a big dinner didn't help much. Back to Zoop 400 calories for lunch to quench the guilt. :) Part of the path to normalcy I need to end up at pretty soon anyway. Going to try for 200. (actually have this need to see 199 on the scale as the "end point") Could mean 34 pants, dunno. Mid August ends the weight loss progarm regardless. Need to be done with the weight loss and into "weight maintenance" by Shack herf time. Too obsessive complusive on both to manage them simultaneously. :) |
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wow congrats man, thats alot of work....
im in the same boat, and slowly starting to see it come off.. although im a long way from you.. lol.. So what kind of diet are you basing your meals around? i see you mentioned soups and salad, etc.. do you take anything like protein drinks, multi-vitamins, meal replacements, etc? or you just want to balance your eating and exercise and splurge when needed? again Dave, good work! |
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Took the Sinatra approach. Did it my way.
Soup and salad for lunch. Try for arouind 350-400 calories. Dinner - usually salad, some kind of vegetable, fruit and grilled chicken or fish. Try to keep it under 600 calories. Leave room for 3-400 calories per day of "snacks". I like the 60 calorie chocolate pudding - seems to quench my chocolate urges. Buy the 3 lb "source bag" of veggie chips from zoup make 3 oz snack bags for 125 calories which are a nice potato chip replacement. Use 5 calorie jello and 0 calorie pickles for "volume snacks" when I feel hungry off cycle. Take a multivitamin daily but that's been about it. The key has been the combination of calorie reduction ... down to about 1200-1500 per day and massive amounts of cardio. I ride the airdyne about 55 minutes now and lose 3+ lbs from start to finish. Lot of water weight that comes right back but some doesn't. Plus the daily 250-300 push-ups, leg lifts and some hand weight upper body things. Quote:
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hmm good call with the pickles, good snack.. as well as the pudding for chocolate bliss.. sounds pretty similar to mine, only ive been replacing my breakfast with a METrX meal replacement bar. They have alot of protein and it usually keeps me full til lunch.. I do the multivitamin as well. keep up the good work brother!
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Another good snack is 1oz of nuts; walnuts, pecans, peanuts, cashews. Lots of protein, good fats and some fiber. Just make sure to portion out the 1oz, because they have a lot of calories and it's easy to overeat. I was surprised how well that small snack will tide me over from one meal to the next.
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Will there be any Dave left by SHVII? :D
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Fighting it this week. 209-212 seems like a plateau for me. Ate about 1100 calories yesterday, hit the bike and other routines hard. Ended up in the same place 209. Low hanging fruit has been picked me thinks so these last 9 pounds are gonna be a female dog.
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Relatives in town yesterday dinner and drinks were...excesive. Hit the bike at 11:30 last night. Nicorette and coffee for breakfast and lunch last night. Went home at 4 and exercised early before a light dinner.
205.6 - 54.4 pounds in 100 days. Of course i"ll be closer to 210 than 205 on Monday. But it's the lowest I've seen on a scale in 25 years. Starting to believe that 200 is attainable. |
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Amazing. :)
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