Brawny's time machine

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Report on the "Brawny conquers October" campaign:
I have exercised 6 outta 6 days
I have eaten less than 1800 calories 5 outta 6 days.
It is time for mister scale to move downward!
Last week Mr. Scale did not cooperate.
If he doesn't cooperate this week, there may be one less scale in this world!
Weigh in is in the morning.
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Lol. I love how Mr. Scale is his own person now. He can be such a judgemental bastard at times. But when he's giving you the feedback you want, he's great.
 
Thanks LaMa...sorry to subject y'all to my scale smashing fantasies lol

Well the scale must have feared for its life
297.8
Thats 2.2 down from last Friday when I showed a .8 lb gain.
I have lost 14lb in 6 weeks. This is going to be slow. But I am not too bummed out. A loss is a loss and I have a tiny amount of wiggle room between me and 300 . I think my goal of 280s by The end of October is still possible. The days when I could lose 4to 5 lb in a week are gone. My reality now is 1 or 2 lb a week. It is getting harder to lose. And that reinforces the fact that I must lose this weight now. If it is this hard at 51, how hard will it be in 10 years?
 
Hi Brawny,

There were weeks when I lost 4 or 5 pounds in a week too but as time went on I lost 1 to 2. I hit plateaus too where I didn't lose anything for a month then lost 6 pounds. It would be a lot easier if the damn fat just came off in 20 pounds chunks-lol. Unfortunately it doesn't, as we all know. It was enough to just lose 1 or 2 a weeks. It takes a little longer but they say it is healthier to lose slower.
 
It gets much harder to lose weight the older you get! I would be happy though with 14lbs in 6 weeks :blush5:
 
When you think about the fact that to lose 2 pounds a week, you have to reduce your calories by 1,000 per day, I think 14 pounds in 6 weeks is excellent. Keep it up man!
 
Thank my friends for your words of encouragement. I draw strength from them.
Weekend update is mostly positive but not perfect.
The good news- I killed it with the exercise! I walked 3 miles in 53 minutes Saturday and 3.3 miles in 60 minutes today. My stamina has really increased quickly. And...I have had no injuries...oh I'm sore as hell, but it's a good sore lol
I have exercised 8 out of 9 days in October.
The bad news...not too bad... Just a little bad- I ate 1900 calories yesterday and 2200 today. About 400 to 500 over my target max for those 2 days. Still I think my increased exercise should about cover it.
This will be a very busy week for me at work. If I am going to exercise I will have to get up early and ride the stationary bike. Gotta get mentally tough in order to make this happen.
Tomorrow is the 50 the day since I started (again).
Gotta keep on
 
Pretty sure you were still under maintenance, unless you spent the rest of both days sleeping :) Good luck with the early exercise this week!
 
Up at 5;30. Two cups of strong black coffee then I hit the bike for 7.09 miles in 27 minutes. Still hurts my butt even though I took 3 days off that apparatus and walked. When colder weather gets here ( if it ever does this year in Texas) I think I am gonna invest in some kind of better seat or pad or something. I hate it when my exercise time is limited by what my but can endure rather than my legs and lungs
But on the bright side ...27 minutes is ok...that's 9 outta 10 days in October..there is a bird outside my window singing me a good morning song and I have 10 minutes to drink a half cup more of coffee before I gotta go upstairs and hit the shower and get ready for work. I always feel so much better coming off that bike than I did getting on it.

And...did any of you Americans see the Navy vs Houston football game? What an upset! All the Midshipmen stormed the field when it ended! My son was one of those mids! How cool for a country boy from rural Texas to get to be part of that! Check it out online there are several videos out there!
 
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And...did any of you Americans see the Navy vs Houston football game? What an upset! All the Midshipmen stormed the field when it ended! My son was one of those mids! How cool for a country boy from rural Texas to get to be part of that! Check it out online there are several videos out there!
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Well, that's pretty cool. I saw that on the news, the big upset. Not everyday when you see Navy's football team beat a top-ranked team.
 
One of my very first clients (still under supervision) was a wonderful lady with a very fresh new knee whom we had on a stationary bike for a ten-minute warm-up every day. She was a bit on the heavy side and on day five she got on, winced, and said: "It's a good thing my husband's dead." (We found a thick foam pad for her to sit on, so all turned out well.)
 
Sorry your weekend wasn't up to code, but the good news is that it went better than mine! Not that that's saying much, but you're doing it.
 
I think the real long term key to it is that the good (exercise and nutrition) must be more than the bad (bad eating decisions, failure to exercise and be active) over a long period of time. It sounds so simple doesn't it? It just finding the resolve to somehow string enough good days into a period of time to make enough progress that you see enough progress to make it easier to keep it up. Today I have been on plan for 50 days. For 50 days I have beed 90-95% compliant with my healthy diet and exercise choices. I am pleased with that but really its a drop in the bucket. First I must simply keep it up...for a long time. Then I will have to decide what maintenance will look like. Basically I have not been at a point where I am completely satisfied with my weight since I was about 25 years old. But I haven't given that much thought because I am a long way from that point. Hell Im not even sure what my ultimate goal weight is because it is 60-8 lbs. away.
Still 50 days is 50 days and I am not turning back.
 
I think if you do the things you´re willing to do for maintenance but maybe a little more of them you´ll slowly but surely get to goal.
 
A bit of whimsical prose by Brawny:


This time…

This time it could be different.

This time I could stick with it.

This time I could find the right mix of motivation and determination to make a good start and sustain me until I see enough positive results to make it much easier to keep going.

This time I could listen to my spirit and not my body. My spirit doesn’t want to quit. My spirit doesn’t want to be unhealthy. My spirit is energetic. My spirit craves activity.

This time I could undo damage that I have done to my body and reverse the aging clock by years.

This time could be different.
 
brawny77 said:
I think the real long term key to it is that the good (exercise and nutrition) must be more than the bad (bad eating decisions, failure to exercise and be active) over a long period of time. It sounds so simple doesn't it? It just finding the resolve to somehow string enough good days into a period of time to make enough progress that you see enough progress to make it easier to keep it up. Today I have been on plan for 50 days. For 50 days I have beed 90-95% compliant with my healthy diet and exercise choices. I am pleased with that but really its a drop in the bucket. First I must simply keep it up...for a long time. Then I will have to decide what maintenance will look like. Basically I have not been at a point where I am completely satisfied with my weight since I was about 25 years old. But I haven't given that much thought because I am a long way from that point. Hell Im not even sure what my ultimate goal weight is because it is 60-8 lbs. away.
Still 50 days is 50 days and I am not turning back.
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It is all about one day at a time. 50 days is AWESOME!! You have come a long way. What if you wouldn't have started 50 days ago? Where would you be now? ----EXACTLY-lol! This is not about dieting- it is about finding a way to do this for the rest of your life. It is about feeling healthy and living a good life and not eating away your problems. It is about making Brawny happy!! The dieting and exercise are just a couple of the tools you have to make this possible! Keep up the good work! You will get there!
 
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