Sunday weigh in

247.2 (-0.8 lbs)

Started off the week really good with a lift on Monday a run on Tuesday and another lift on Wednesday. The problem was that this was it for the week.

I’ve noticed that I usually eat a lot more on the days that I do workout so the whole thing is pretty counter productive.

If nothing else, I’ve learned that I’m pretty good at maintaining. No matter how much or little I workout I’m usually good at staying around 250 pounds.

Sunday weigh in

248.0 (-0.8 lbs)

I just checked out my little dashboard here and it turns out this is my 1000th post. I really should have been done with this by now.

Didn’t accomplish much of anything this week. I only went for one lift and that was half hearted at best.

I’m thinking about getting back into running. Maybe a 5k or two. Something that will motivate me to actually put in a full week of working out.

Sunday weigh in

248.8 (-0.2 lbs)

Zero exercise of any kind this week.

My weight was really weird this time. For some reason I weighed 245 almost every day and even hit 244 on Thursday. On Friday I went out of town for 24 hours. After eating out three times this is the result.

In the end I guess I got what I deserved.

Sunday weigh in

249.0 (+1.2 lbs)

This week I lifted two days as usual. In addition I spent two days playing tennis.

Even with the extra workouts I still managed to gain weight. I guess that proves that I eat more than I need when I workout more.

I had no idea how hard this would be at this point. Losing these last 50 pounds is going to be MUCH harder then losing the first 100. It’s been well over a year since I first lost 100 pounds. The fact that I’ve kept that off is something that I’m proud of. The fact that haven’t lost any additional weight is still frustrating though. There’s not much joy in maintaining when I’ve still got so far to go.

It’s pretty obvious that I’ve got to either get back to six days of working out a week or clamp down hard on my diet. Or some combination of the two. Otherwise, I’m going to continue to be frustrated every Sunday.

Sunday weigh in

247.8 (+3.0 lbs)

That sucked.

The streak is over. I gained 3 pounds this week.

Workouts were the same as always. Two lifts and no cardio. My wife is trying hard to get me to get back to doing cardio on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I really should.

Other then eating more then I should I think the big problem this week was lack of sleep. All month I’ve been getting 8 or 9 hours. This week I got 5 or 6. If I get back to a normal schedule I think I’ll get back to where I was pretty soon.

Sunday weigh in

244.8 (-1.4 lbs)

Two lifts and no cardio this week.

I haven’t done a full 6 day workout week all month. Even so I lost five months along the way.

Sunday weigh in

246.2  (-1.2 lb)

Workouts were still rare this week. Two lifts and zero cardio. Mondays lift involved 20 rep sets of squats. I was extremely sore until Thursday when I gritted my teeth and hit the weights again.

I guess this is proof that you can still lose weight with basically diet alone.

Hard to be disappointed with anything really. I’ve been consistently losing weight for a while now. I am at the lowest weight I’ve been at since October. Maybe my days in the 250’s are over? We’ll see. If I can get into the low 240’s sometime soon I’ll be really happy.

Sunday weigh in

247.4 (-2.8lbs)

Workouts are still hit or miss. I lifted twice and went swimming once.

It’s extremely difficult to get motivated to go to the gym. I’m at the point now where I feel pretty good about how I look. I realize that I can still afford to lose at least 30 pounds but it’s just not enough to fire me up.

Back in the day I was miserable about my appearance and that really got me out of bed in the morning. Now, well, not so much. Three years of obsessing about something will do that to you. Now it just feels like nitpicking. If my current weight is as low as it goes then I’ll be OK.

I’ve accomplished the vast majority of what I want. I can walk into any department store in America and know that my size will be sitting on the rack. I can walk outside in the summer and know that my shirt won’t be drenched with sweat. I can sit in my chair and know that my breathing won’t be labored. I don’t feel self conscious when I’m in a group of people. I’ve stopped the annoying habit of readjusting my shirt every five minutes. I could go on and on but you get the point. Losing 100 pounds eliminated 99% of the problems I had associated with my weight.

I’m not sure how to snap out of this. I’d like to get back to lifting three days a week with some cardio in between. Now that it’s warming up I might get back into running. Maybe another race would give me a reason to stick to a schedule. I’m not going to quit this thing altogether so I’ve got to figure something out.

Sunday weigh in

250.2 (-5.4 lbs)

Absolutely no workouts since I got home. I had one of my wisdom teeth taken out two days ago. Because of all the pills I had to take the dentist expressly forbid me from working out.

I hope to get back to the gym this week and get back into the 240’s by next Sunday.

Sunday weigh in

255.6 (+1.6 pounds)

I gained almost two pounds. Some weeks I just stare at the scale in disbelief and wonder what the hell went wrong. This isn’t one of those weeks. I haven’t been to the gym since Wednesdays. Since then I’ve eaten out almost every night.

I have high hopes for the coming two months. My wife joined a Biggest Loser competition at our gym. She’s the most competitive person I know so the days of eating out 3-5 times a week are likely over for a while. I also think she’ll help me get back to the six day a week workout schedule.

Sunday weigh in

254.0 (-1.2 lbs)

This one is pretty shocking. The in-laws were in town this weekend so eating wasn’t exactly top notch. I still lost a pound somehow.

I’ve got a good streak going. Haven’t gained weight all year.

Sunday weigh in

255.2 (-1.4 lbs)

I lost a pound which is positive but I’m still feeling frustrated.

I’m looking forward to getting back to my pre Thanksgiving weight in the 240’s. Hopefully I can get there before my birthday next month.

Sunday weigh in

256.6 (0 lbs lost)

Same exact weight as last week.

Sunday weigh in

256.6 (+2.4 pounds)

To be honest, I think it’s kind of a miracle that i only gained 2 pounds over Christmas. I spent a lot of time over the holiday eating until it hurt.  I imagined that I’d be back over 260.

I weigh now what I weighed in February so I haven’t accomplished anything in over 10 months.

Sunday weigh in

254.2 (1.8 lbs lost)

Sunday weigh in

No weigh in.

I’m sad to report that my scale died. I’m sure there is some fix but I didn’t bother to figure it out. I have no idea how old that thing is but I do know that I’ve had it since the very beginning of this blog.

That’s a long time. Considering that I probably stepped on that thing 10 times a day it was time for a change.

I now own a new scale that tells me a bunch of stuff that means nothing to me. I now know things like hydration, body fat, bone density, etc. Whatever, I just want the weight.

I’m absolutely positive that I lost weight this week but I didn’t have my scale on Sunday morning so I guess I’ll skip this weeks weigh in.

Sunday weigh in

256.0 (4.4 pound gain)

I’m finally back on the grid. I’ve moved into my new house and after a weeks wait I finally have an internet connection. It was painful…..

So yeah. Big gain but that’s to be expected when I ate almost every meal at a restaurant and had zero exercise.

Things have finally calmed down now. I’ve got my refrigerator stocked and I’ve got my gym membership set up.

Now I’ve got two weeks to work as hard as I can to lose some weight before the nightmare that is Christmas is upon us. If I’m anywhere close to 250 by then I’ll consider it a victory. If I can do that I’ll probably be right back at this point when I get back home from the holidays. If not ….. I don’t want to think about it.

No worries though. I’ve got all of 2009 to get the rest of this weight off.

Sunday weigh in

251.6 (4.6 pounds gain)

I gained the usual three pounds on Monday. Gained the rest on Thanksgiving day.

Sunday weigh in

246.8 (-0.2 pounds)

Basically three weeks at the same weight.

Same deal as last week. I had a cheat meal on Sunday, gained three pounds and it took the entire week to lose it.

Sunday weigh in

247 pounds (no loss)

I weigh exactly the same as I did last Sunday. I guess I should be happy about that.

Last Sunday I had my cheat day. The next morning I gained 4 pounds. I spent the rest of the week trying to get back to zero. Today is the lowest I’ve been since.

Sunday weigh in

247

Lost 3.8 pounds this week!

I was pretty much 100% on my diet and got all three lifts in so I guess I should expect this. Week one of any plan is usually really good to anyone who puts in the effort.

Sunday weigh in

250.8

I haven’t done any exercise since the marathon last Sunday so this isn’t really a surprise. I’m feeling much better now, though, so it was worth it. I’m ready to go.

My new plan starts tomorrow. I imagine I’m going to be REALLY sore in the next few days. Gotta do it though. It’s time to get back to work.

Sunday weigh in

246.6

Down 2.2 pounds this week.

Hopefully the worst is over and I can start getting back down to a decent weight soon.

Sunday weigh in

248.8

I gained five pounds this week. I’m not too shocked. I ate HORRIBLY all week.

The weight loss train is officially off the tracks. I’m almost 15 pounds over my low. I’ve got to get a hold of things ASAP or I”m gonna be 300 pounds soon.

Sunday weigh in

243.8

Gain of one pound. That’s a minor miracle considering what I did this week. I saw 246.8 one morning a few days ago.

Training for this marathon is obviously hurting my weight loss plans. Everything I read before I started told me that it’s hard to lose weight this way. I believed it but I guess I just didn’t expect to gain 10 pounds along the way.

This will all be over in three weeks. Then I can take a week or two off to recover before I finally go back to the gym. I look forward to lifting again. Hopefully I can finish the year off strong and maybe even log a new low before 2009.

Sunday weigh in

242.8

I had the cheat day to end all cheat days yesterday. I don’t know why I still weigh in on Sundays any more. Maybe I should do Saturdays from here on out.

Spent the entire week at 240.

Sunday weigh in

239.2

Third straight week I’ve weighed 239. Technically, this is a 0.2 gain but who cares.

It’s been well over a month since my huge gain after my trip home. I’m still five pounds over my low. The odd thing is that when I look in the mirror I feel like I’m in the best shape of my life.  I don’t know what to think about this. All I do is run. It’s not like I’m building a ton of muscle.

Sunday weigh in

239lbs

A loss is a loss I guess. Even if it’s only 0.2 lbs.

Sunday weigh in

239.2

I lost another pound. This is the third straight week of losing since that nightmare weigh in three weeks ago.

Sunday weigh in

240.4

Really weird week weight wise. I had swings of two pounds almost every day. Today just happened to be the low end.

Sunday weigh in

241.4

I lost weight this week but I’m not happy with how much. 0.8 pounds? I guess I really did gain 10 pounds after my trip home.

I don’t think I”m gonna be happy with any weigh in until I’m under 234. Nothing to do, I guess, but go back to work. It might take me a long time but I’ll get back there eventually.

Sunday weigh in

242.2

I’m determined not to be one of those guys who “forgets” to weigh in at times like these.

This one sucks. What are you gonna do?  I weighed in at 239 four days ago but I’ve gone up over the last three. Gained the most this morning after my cheat day yesterday. I’ll probably weigh in at 239 again tomorrow because of my latest run. If I can manage to stay down there for the rest of the week remains to be seen.

My trip home – everyone thinks I’m skinny and I eat like a pig

Just got back from my trip home.

Interesting experience….

Every single person I met raved about how “skinny” I was. This was a little puzzling since they all saw me at Christmas and I only weighed 20 pounds more back then. I don’t know. It seems like that’s just the thing to say, I guess. I’m the guy who’s lost a lot of weight. That’s my identity. If they see me, that’s the conversation starter.

I told my wife that I hope there comes a day when nobody mentions my weight. It’s really nice to hear people say that I look good but it’s also a reminder that I used to be really fat. I forget about that when I’m
living my day to day life.

My eating down there was outrageous. I gave zero thought to calories. If I wanted it I ate it. If I wanted more I ate more. I can’t believe how much ice cream and cake I ate. My mom had four different kinds of ice cream and two cakes. I had more then my share of all of them. I also stopped at Ben and Jerry’s immediately after eating fast food at the airport – twice!

The meals I ate at home were decent, for the most part. I had smaller servings. Not because I had any thoughts of staying on some diet. I just stopped when I didn’t want any more. Had to save room for all of the desserts. It’s amazing that I never got sick the whole time. I also never got that lethargic feeling that you get after a HUGE meal. Maybe I didn’t eat as much as I thought I ate? Maybe you don’t get that if you’re in better shape? Don’t know. Never eaten like that since I’ve been doing this weight loss thing.

I weighed 234 when I left for the airport and I just weighed in at 244. In the past I probably would have freaked out but I’ve been through this process for so long that I’m not worried. I’ll be under 240 in a day or two. I’ll be within shouting distance of 234 in a week. No big deal. If I had it to do over again I wouldn’t change a thing.

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