Brawny's time machine
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brawny77
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Wow I let my thread slip to page 2 again. Been a busy fellow of late.
Well after 104 days with no fast food. I decided to have a trip to the drive thru and see how it made me feel. My daughter wanted chicken nuggets so I got myself an order as well....They sucked! Very unsatisfying. I haven't had ant more fast food since. I am having issues with all the holiday treats laying around but my exercise is still pretty good. Had a really cold snap ( for us thin blooded Texans) so I skipped 4 days in row but back on track with that now. I am basically breaking even with my weight. That may be my lot until things settle down after the holidays. Way too much food around me right now. Its like a fat boy crack house!
Well after 104 days with no fast food. I decided to have a trip to the drive thru and see how it made me feel. My daughter wanted chicken nuggets so I got myself an order as well....They sucked! Very unsatisfying. I haven't had ant more fast food since. I am having issues with all the holiday treats laying around but my exercise is still pretty good. Had a really cold snap ( for us thin blooded Texans) so I skipped 4 days in row but back on track with that now. I am basically breaking even with my weight. That may be my lot until things settle down after the holidays. Way too much food around me right now. Its like a fat boy crack house!
They're horrible things. Breaking even at this time of year is a good thing. I'm not going to buy any Christmas rubbish this year I have decided. If it's not in the house it won't talk to us( or get scoffed).
Butterfly88
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At least you are not gaining. Like Cate said its a hard time of year.
brawny77
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Fighting to keep exercising with bad crappy weather. Last night it was way too cold and windy to go to the track. Had to get creative. There was a meeting at my high school so afterward I walked all around the high school to get my 10000 steps in. Much warmer in there. It made the custodians nervous because the boss was walking around but man that building was clean afterward lol. Just trying to fight along till things normal out. Today was the last day at work for a couple of weeks so I will have more time for either fitness or holiday binging. Hmmm which will it be?
Cate
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Little John
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You there Brawny? Upset about my long hiatus?
brawny77
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Well Im back..
After 2 months without posting, I have decided to return. I think I do better when I check in on here.
Not a great report from me. I was at 289 back in December which was a 24lb loss. I was 297.2 yesterday morning. I have "found" 8lbs in 2 months. Gotta put a stop to that.
Yesterday I was perfect. That's one day in a row!
The battle continues.
Im getting my goals for march together. I will post them soon.
After 2 months without posting, I have decided to return. I think I do better when I check in on here.
Not a great report from me. I was at 289 back in December which was a 24lb loss. I was 297.2 yesterday morning. I have "found" 8lbs in 2 months. Gotta put a stop to that.
Yesterday I was perfect. That's one day in a row!
The battle continues.
Im getting my goals for march together. I will post them soon.
brawny77
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Hi old friends!
3 really good days and already I have (re) lost 2 lb! 295.2 this morning
It does make mad to have to relose weight. I bet I have lost about 150 lbs total over the last 15 years. Unfortunately most of it was lost then regained multiple times. If only.....
March goals:
1 Lose 8lbs (that will put me at 287.2)
2. Walk 200,000 steps
3. Plan my menus
4. Average 1600-1800 calories per day
3 really good days and already I have (re) lost 2 lb! 295.2 this morning
It does make mad to have to relose weight. I bet I have lost about 150 lbs total over the last 15 years. Unfortunately most of it was lost then regained multiple times. If only.....
March goals:
1 Lose 8lbs (that will put me at 287.2)
2. Walk 200,000 steps
3. Plan my menus
4. Average 1600-1800 calories per day
Little John
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Welcome back, Mr. Cardinal (or Rooster?).
IAmGoingToTri
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Welcome back brawny!
Sorry to hear you gained some. But, that said, I would try to forget about it and pretend that this is the first time that you are doing this. You are where you are now anyways, you'd better use the starting point that you have. Any step forward from there is worth celebrating!
8 lbs is a realistic goal, I would say. Eating 1600-1800 is also a good amount of food (not too little, not too much). Good to see that you know what to do!
Btw I also had to re-lose some weight a few times. Here's my history:
Late 2005: 86 kg
Early 2014: 106 kg (+30)
Late 2014: 84 kg (-22)
Late 2015: 98 kg (+12)
Mid 2016: 89.5 kg (-8.5)
Late 2016: 98 kg (+8.5)
Early 2017: 87.5 kg (-10.5)
I am glad that I made it past my mid 2016 weight, but I kind of forgot about it. I was focusing on the process, and making it sustainable. After all these upswings and downswings I realized that sustainability of weight loss is much more important than the pace of weight loss. My current hypothesis is that this sustainability has a lot to do with creating habits, with working on your own psychology (exploring questions like: what motivates me to eat too much? why did I quit exercising?), working on your mentality, etc. In short, I am developing a holistic approach to weight loss, through reflection, trial and error.
Anyways, just sharing that, perhaps you find it interesting. Anyways, good luck on your renewed journey!
Sorry to hear you gained some. But, that said, I would try to forget about it and pretend that this is the first time that you are doing this. You are where you are now anyways, you'd better use the starting point that you have. Any step forward from there is worth celebrating!
8 lbs is a realistic goal, I would say. Eating 1600-1800 is also a good amount of food (not too little, not too much). Good to see that you know what to do!
Btw I also had to re-lose some weight a few times. Here's my history:
Late 2005: 86 kg
Early 2014: 106 kg (+30)
Late 2014: 84 kg (-22)
Late 2015: 98 kg (+12)
Mid 2016: 89.5 kg (-8.5)
Late 2016: 98 kg (+8.5)
Early 2017: 87.5 kg (-10.5)
I am glad that I made it past my mid 2016 weight, but I kind of forgot about it. I was focusing on the process, and making it sustainable. After all these upswings and downswings I realized that sustainability of weight loss is much more important than the pace of weight loss. My current hypothesis is that this sustainability has a lot to do with creating habits, with working on your own psychology (exploring questions like: what motivates me to eat too much? why did I quit exercising?), working on your mentality, etc. In short, I am developing a holistic approach to weight loss, through reflection, trial and error.
Anyways, just sharing that, perhaps you find it interesting. Anyways, good luck on your renewed journey!
brawny77
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Thanks for dropping in guys....good advise!
One other goal I failed to mention
I am going another 100 (or more) days with no fast food.
I did this last fall and it helped.
Here are the specifics:
No fast food at all but if I am put in a situation where I have to eat something from such a place if I get a grilled chicken sandwich with mustard dressing and no fries then that will not count against me. Really this should not happen but once in a great while.
Today is day 4
I have also exercised 3 days in a row and hope to make that 4 this evening.
Final fast food observation- last week I hit a drive through window and returned to my old sinful ways and ordered a cheeseburger meal. Well after I ate it I realized how nasty it was. Really greasy, the dressing was not very good, the bun wasn't very fresh and it was not very hot. The fries were not fresh either.The whole thing grossed me out. When I thought about it I realized that this is how most fast food experiences are. So not worth it. I'm gonna dwell on that for a while.
One other goal I failed to mention
I am going another 100 (or more) days with no fast food.
I did this last fall and it helped.
Here are the specifics:
No fast food at all but if I am put in a situation where I have to eat something from such a place if I get a grilled chicken sandwich with mustard dressing and no fries then that will not count against me. Really this should not happen but once in a great while.
Today is day 4
I have also exercised 3 days in a row and hope to make that 4 this evening.
Final fast food observation- last week I hit a drive through window and returned to my old sinful ways and ordered a cheeseburger meal. Well after I ate it I realized how nasty it was. Really greasy, the dressing was not very good, the bun wasn't very fresh and it was not very hot. The fries were not fresh either.The whole thing grossed me out. When I thought about it I realized that this is how most fast food experiences are. So not worth it. I'm gonna dwell on that for a while.
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