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13 October 2011
Fell off the wagon the last few days. My wife and went out for lunch at Olive Garden. We still stayed with veg only but I got the lunch portion of the eggplant parmesan with spaghetti along with the salad and bread sticks. We went a bit overboard with the bread sticks but I think you kind of have to cheat a little every once in a while or you go crazy and fall FAR off the wagon. I had a dream about mozzarella stuffed rib eye that was completely wrapped in bacon and then deep fried. I can imagine, however disgusting that might sound, it also sounds freaking delicious. So in order to avoid me actually MAKING that monstrosity, we went out for a decent lunch. I have been walking most days, I jogged more than walked today. I am hoping that if I keep it up, the pounds will melt off like butter off a hot loaf of meat encrusted bread...WOW. I really need to find a good steak substitute before a tackle a cow!
Weigh-in:
234.0 lb
lost so far:
32.0 lb
still to go:
44.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 1.0 lb a week
09 October 2011
This weekend I just started a part time job at a local Haunted Trail. Pay isn't great by any stretch of the imagination but it's crazy fun! I get to run around outside in the woods, at night, and scare the pants off unsuspecting patrons.
Not only that, the trail itself is a mile long, and since I have 2 scares to perform, I get quite a workout. The guy running the place said on average he clocks 5 miles a night. After my first 2 nites I can say, he is probably close to right. Saturday morning, the night after my first night working, I was sore from head to toe. My arms, back, legs, shoulders, you name it..it was sore. 2nd night on the job wasn't as bad because I was only the HOST so I didn't to do any of the scaring. Tonight should be fun though because I am back at my normal post, but this time, I am taking my pedometer so I can see just how much of a workout I am getting.
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06 October 2011
Normal day for me, 8.5 hours of work, drive to and from, family time, etc. I did add a 45min walk around the neighborhood with my wife. We walked 2.5 miles and had a blast.
Weigh-in:
235.0 lb
lost so far:
31.0 lb
still to go:
45.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 217.0 lb a week
05 October 2011
"You should be dead or at least have had a stroke by now" the Doctor said in an accusatory tone, faintly heard through her thick Indian accent. The words rattled around in my head for days until I decided to finally do something about it.
I was considered OBESE! Something I never thought in a million years I would be.
I was a super thin as a kid; a basketball on a stick my dad would often say. I ate like crazy and never seemed to gain a pound. It wasn't until college when I took a weight training class that I learned how to eat right, manage my weight and actually gain weight. I got up to 175 (which was a feat for me since I was always hovering around 150 in my teen years). It was lean muscle and for once in my life, I felt, and looked good. It didn't last long though, since I didn't take the time to learn the most valuable lesson the weight training class offered me. You have to move to keep fit.
I led a sedentary life of movies, TV and video games for the most part with the occasional foray into "working out" that never stuck.
Once I got married, it didn't get any easier. The love of my life, was basically the same person as me, she loved movies, TV and didn't have a workout regiment to speak of. Once kids came into the picture, it got worse. She gained the baby weight....and I did too. She took off quite a bit of it once baby was out and about, but without the benefit of breast feeding...I wasn't going to shed any of that baby weight without some effort. I didn't even bother to try. After baby 2 came, same thing. More food, more movies, more TV equaled more weight.
Fast forward to the ominous Dr. visit and there I was, 266 pounds of lazy American.
My Dr. demanded more than recommended a strict vegetarian diet (with shades of veganism), no alcohol, no cokes and exercise so that I could shed the pounds and save my life.
3 months later and a truckload of veggies and I was down to 240. My Cholesterol and my blood pressure had dropped (not out of the woods yet, but borderline) and my Dr. was quite impressed that I had actually listened to her. The one thing I still hadn't done, was work out. As of this month, I have started walking and lightly jogging. Having a new puppy with loads of energy helps (she loves to run) and having my wife to back me up and do the lifestyle change with me, has helped more than she can ever know. I am now down to 237 and hope to be down below 200 by Christmas. It is a lofty goal, but I like a good challenge and this is one; for my health, my family and myself, I am willing to take on full force!
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05 October 2011
Weigh-in:
266.0 lb
lost so far:
0 lb
still to go:
76.0 lb
Diet followed N/A
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gaining 2.9 lb a week
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