Bdubedub & Bugdude's Weight Loss Journey

Bdubedub

Bdubedub

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We will post beginning pictures soon. We are both married & have wonderful families. We have chosen to do this together & as well as a contest. We both weighed in today at 291 lbs. Each month we will post pictures of the scale... no body pictures until we have reached the date of January 1st 2012. We will however post a beginning body picture. Bugdude I'm here for you man... we both need to do this... lets lose this weight. For the year lets aim at 200lbs of total weight loss. That would be amazing & we can do it. Im only 28 & your only 42... we need to have AOT of life left... right now where im at I feel like I could be in heaven by 30... thats not anything that I want. Encouragement & motivation & tips from other users would also be much appreciated!!

Bdubedub - Beginning weight - 291 lbs

Bugdude - Beginning weight - 291 lbs

Beginning Date - January 14th 2011 - End date January 1st 2012
 
OK Dude...prepare to poke out your mind's eye 'cause it ain't pretty. This is today 1/15, 291 pounds. And this is after having lost 15 pounds the last two weeks (so its better than it was).

I'm glad we're doing this man...it's helps to stay focused when you're not doing it all by yourself. When you get down, you've got somebody there to help pick you back up.
 
I will post pics soon.... my weekend was a weekend FULL of horrible eating... I need to get on track... not sure why I cannot get motivated! Im sooo tired all the time! :(
 
Bdubedub said:
I will post pics soon.... my weekend was a weekend FULL of horrible eating... I need to get on track... not sure why I cannot get motivated! Im sooo tired all the time! :(
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It's a cycle that perpetuates itself. Once I started walking every morning and eating really good foods (egg beaters, light english muffins, chicken, lots of fish, lots of veggetables, lots of sweet potatos, fat free yogurt, fat free cottage cheese with fruit) within a couple of days I had more energy that I've had in years. I feel so much better just in a few weeks.

You can do this. Just commit to yourself to invest in 1 week and you'll be in the swing and the cycle will reverse in just a couple days.

List out your motivations (family, kids, some sport or activity) and your goals (not just a number, but maybe a goal of 3 miles, or to run for 2 minutes, then 5, then 10, etc.).

I'll be glad to help you by sharing meal plans and ideas, etc. I'm using an excel spreadsheet to track everything (daily meals, totals, exercise, weight, blood pressure). It helps me a lot.
 
I know it's hard. Believe me, I spent the last year first stopping taking an anti-anxiety medication I had been on (off and on) for the last 9 years. It's a serious prescription nerve med, so that wasn't easy. I gained weight after that. Then, I quit drinking alcohol. I had cut back some (not having time to play golf and hang out with the guys), but I just quit it all together. I've been drinking (on and off) since I was in my early teens. Many of those years I was more than just an occasional drinker. I ate instead of drinking and gained weight. After that, I quit smoking cigarettes. Something I've been doing for the last 30 years (other than once I quit for 4 years and another time for 2). I can't remember a time in my life I didn't smoke. Guess what...I gained a lot of weight. The last year was a battle of will and habits, but I lost a lot of ground in the battle of the bulge. That's ok, I could only focus on one thing at a time.

Now, the last year was all leading up to this journey that I'm now undertaking. The battle to free myself from my own body. I'm in there somewhere, and I'm going to free myself to be the person I want to be, need to be, so I can enjoy the life The Lord has blessed me with. My main goal is to be able to run again. Run 3 to 6 miles at a time like I used to. Right now, I can run 2 minutes without stopping and then run 1 minute out of every 5 while walking inbetween. I've got a long way to go but a plan to get there.

Now. If I can quit 9 years of prescription nerve pills, 25 years of drinking, 30 years of smoking, and plan what I will eat every day and get up at 6 am and walk 45 minutes on a treadmill every morning after the last 5 years of feeling exactly like you do right now then I know you can commit to it for 1 week and feel a difference.
 
I'll try & post pictures tonight.... feeling very tired today..... & lazy..lol Wish it was the weekend....
 
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Don't let my pictures fool ya.. :p I did 1 hour of cardio yesterday...30 minutes of weights including squats & today I played full court basketball for 3 hours while running between 5-7mph the whole time... no breaks in between but to get water. Ill be playing basketball probably 3-4 out of my 5 workout days a week. So lets do this bud! I started yesterday!
 
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My intense interval training last week has my right knee aching, popping, and swollen. That's what happens when an old guy like me forgets he's not a spring chicken anymore. I'm hobbling around like fred Sanford. I've got both Osgood Schlatter's Disease and Hoffa's Disease in my right knee and have had it operated on once before.

Do what you can without making it worse and stick to your diet plan and don't let it de-rail you completely. We've got a long time to go yet and there will be a lot of ups and downs.
 
Hey bud.... im struggling bad. I havent been to the gym in a week due to pulling a muscle in my shoulder, water on my knee, hip problems & the Flu... its been one heck of a week. Im not feeling so happy about it at all... very depressing. How are you doing bud?
 
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Hey bud.... im struggling bad. I havent been to the gym in a week due to pulling a muscle in my shoulder, water on my knee, hip problems & the Flu... its been one heck of a week. Im not feeling so happy about it at all... very depressing. How are you doing bud?
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Just keep eating healthy and don't over eat and you will do just fine. Hope you recover soon so you can continue with you're transformation.
 
Hey Guys way to take the first step. It sounds like you both are getting in some pain! just watch you don't over due it. Perhaps you need to cut back your workout days to start. And maybe start with some lower impact workouts. Walking etc... Just a suggestion.
 
Bdubedub said:
Hey bud.... im struggling bad. I havent been to the gym in a week due to pulling a muscle in my shoulder, water on my knee, hip problems & the Flu... its been one heck of a week. Im not feeling so happy about it at all... very depressing. How are you doing bud?
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Well, I'm exercising a couple days and resting a couple days. My knee will feel fine a few days and them BAM. I rest a day or so and its OK. I had this knee injected several months ago, so who knows. It's been giving me problems my whole life, so it isn't really something new. I'm sticking to my nutrition plan so I'm seeing some progress but at a slower pace, which is probably better anyway.

Don't get too down...just do what you can and don't give up. A stationary bike might work OK...I'm thinking about that myself. Just stay with me on this and we'll get there, I promise.
 
Bdubedub & Bugdude!

Hey!

Just caught wind of your diary and wanted to let you know you guys are doing great!

Bdubedub- it can be overwhelming and hard sometimes, especially if you have to fight pains to get motivated...but you know what? You can do this! Your post about wanting to lose the weight and why, seem like it was coming from someone who was determined! Just remember why you're doing this, and that this is a journey that WILL get easier and easier! Once you start making the changes to your diet and incorporating exercise (even if it's walking, or swimming), you'll find that after 3-4 weeks it'll be natural! Don't give up!! I hope that your body is feeling better soon! Keep us posted! You can do this!! YOU CAN DO THIS!!

Bugdude- Glad to have found your diary! Congrats on accomplishing the many goals you've already set out for yourself (i.e., quitting smoking)...you are filled with a lot of strength, determination, and will power! I have heard that quitting smoking is one of the most difficult things to do- but you've done it! So this journey will most certainly be successful :)

Good luck to the two of you!!!
 
Cigarettes should be outlawed. One thing I wish I had never touched. I'll never be completely free from the bonds of smoking...it will always be lurking. Accepting that limitation is important for me. I can't just have one every now and then. All I can do is remind myself of how much better I feel without them and hopefully make better decisions going forward to resist.
 
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