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I have been VERY sedantary for the last 3 days and was worried, but my caloric intake has been a little less because I haven't been as hungry. I am still losing, slowly but surely which is a huge relief... I was afraid this injury would stall my diet. I weighed in at 269 this morning!

Thanks for the warm thoughts... they may not help me take the weight off, but they help in other ways ;)
 
I checked my measurements again this morning, hoping to see my body fat had gone down.... nope, but I am within an inch on my belly of dropping to 35%.

7/12/2006
Abdomen 54
Chest 53.5
Hips 50
Neck 19
Mid-Thigh 26

7/23/2006
Abdomen 50 -4
Chest 51.5 -2
Hips 47.5 -2.5
Neck 18.5 -.5
Mid-Thigh 25 -1

8/5/2006
Abdomen 49 -5
Chest 49 -3.5
Hips 46 -4
Neck 17.5 -1.5
Mid-Thigh 24.5 1.5

So far, I am very happy with the change in my appearance. My face has lot a nice amount of fat as well, but it is harder to measure :D
 
Looks like I am stalling on my diet a bit, but I expected to with this new bum knee. It is really hard to get a workout when you can't stand without a cane.

Guess I have to be satisfied with holding what I got for now and trying not to gain any weight back while this knee hurts, but I can't help but feel I am missing out.

Here's a diet tip: When on a diet, don't get hurt! :) :) :)
 
Sorry about your accident but stay focused and dont let it get ya down! You have comne a long way and your doing awsome!!!!!!!!!
 
Hey Preacher!! Hope your knee is doing better! Don't forget friday is the last weigh in for the two week challenge!!! :D
 
Thanks for the sound advice. I hope you are not laid up for too long. Sounds painful. Maybe you could get some pool time in--stay off the knee, but work the upper body or something?
 
No worries, I have been keeping my sig up to date daily so I can track where I am... 7 pounds since the start of the challenge, hoping for another one tomorrow.
 
Been a while since I posted in my diary... hit a mini-plateau for a week, then dropped several pounds in 2 days... hit and passed the -40lb mark (-53lbs off my heaviest weight)

When I hit -50 on this diet, I am going to go buy myself something :D :D
 
My 2 week measurement was today and the slimming continues:

7/12/06

Abdomen:...54
Chest:........53.5
Hips:..........50
Neck:.........19
Mid-Thigh:..26

8/19/06

Abdomen:...48.....-6
Chest:........48.....-5.5
Hips:..........45.....-5
Neck:.........17.5..-1.5
Mid-Thigh:..23.....-3
 
Some days are harder than others....

It's funny, having a massive sweet-tooth, I thought I would miss the chocolate and other candy, cookies etc the most.... I pass right by them in the super market and never even consider buying some. I had a glass of sweet tea the other day and I about gagged. I have gotten so used to tea with Splenda in it, that sugar-sweetened tea left my stomach upset.

What kills me is meat. I am about sick and tired of Tuna, hard-boiled eggs, lean turkey and chicken.

I want a Ruth Chris's butter-broiled steak about 2 inches thick and some butter-soaked, roasted garlic cheesy mashed potatoes. I want fresh-baked bread with honey butter (the real, salted butter, not margarine or butter buds). I want to be able to devour a peice of fruit instead of nibbling it to make it last longer and I want to eat a Neopolitan ice-cream sandwich. I want a Bojangles bacon, egg & cheese bisquit and some hashbrowns. I want my wife's home-made sausage gravy over fresh-baked biscuits with a big ol' glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice and coffee with real cream.

I want to be thinner and healthier too, and I want that more than I want the food above. Just got to make it through today. And tomorrow, and a lot of tomorrows to come, but one day at a time.
 
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Hit 255 today.... 2 more pounds to the big -50lbs and I am, to my chagrin, anxious about that milestone.

Let me explain...

I don't, as a rule, get anxious. I don't worry and I don't fret. I am a very "Live in the now" kind of person and I never worry about things that I cannot change. Therein lies the rub! This IS something I can control, as evidenced by my diet and weight loss progress.

This diet has changed my outlook in a very real way. I am planning my daily activities around my diet, I am making plans for the future and working hard on those goals. I also find myself worrying about that next weigh-in, worrying about my lack of activity while I wait for my knee to heal, worrying about how others perceive me. It's an odd feeling for me.

Ah well, as long as I am not sticking my finger down my throat or living on saltines to lose than last pound, I guess I am still ok :D :D
 
Well, I hit and passed that 50lb mark... nice feeling.

Celebrated by having the biggest meal I have had in months... a full chicken salad serving complete with salad dressing.. a whopping 440 calories! Heh....

I considered actually getting something bad for me, but I figured, "Why?"

My real celebration was ordering myself a weight bench! Been wanting to get back into lifting for a couple of years. I used to lift regularly 15 years ago and I am convinced that a lot of my fat used to be muscle ;)

We'll have to wait and see if I can make it all muscle again!
 
Picked up my new weights this weekend, ordered a bench because they didn't have anything worth buying in my price range locally.

Got an olympic bar, 300lbs of plate, some 20, 30 & 40lb hex dumbbells, a curl bar, plate tree and some mats for the floor.

Because my knee is still toast, I am limited in what I can do with my lower body. I am going to start with upper body and work in my legs as I can.

Did my first workout this morning and I'll tell you what, I am SOOOO out of shape! It may be a good thing that I only have a limited amount of time in the mornings to work out, I am going to be uber-sore tomorrow! :eek:

Today was Biceps and Triceps, tomorrow is shoulders, forearms and lats. The third day is chest and abs and the fourth is cardio. Rest for a day and start all over again.

As much as it was a little tough to get started this morning, I am glad I did. It was the same way with walking and running when I first started that with my diet. It was hard to get going on the first couple of times I went, but I was really glad I did it and it got easier each morning. Just got to get myself motivated for the first couple of days and it is all good after that.

I call it "Fat Inertia" :D
 
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