ChefChiTown's Rebirth: I'm Back, BABY!!! (In More Ways Than One)...
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ChefChiTown
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Day 15 of 30
Weight - 243.0 lbs
I almost forgot to post today, so I'm getting it in before I let it slip. Jen's in bed (she's tired) and I'm up a little later than normal because I forgot to wash my work clothes. Also, I kinda feel like watching a little TV for some reason. So, I'm up...and here's my post for the day.
I met my goals for the day, which makes it 15 days in a row now. Only 14 more days to get through until I can finally look back at what I've accomplished and go, "YES!!! I DID IT!!! IT WAS HORRIBLE AND I HATED EVERY SECOND OF IT...BUT I DID IT!!!" I'm kinda looking forward to that moment. I'm also looking forward to the moment where I can eat a God damned brownie or something. Damn, this whole "no unnecessary carbs" thing is really kicking my ass when it comes to not being able to eat sweets. There are times where I swear I would murder someone - straight up murder someone - for a doughnut. But, those moments pass...usually after a lot of swearing and tears...and then I get through my day.
Pretty much every song Two Steps From Hell makes is perfect for working out. It's all has that big, epic, movie feel to it. I like it.
Weight - 243.0 lbs
I almost forgot to post today, so I'm getting it in before I let it slip. Jen's in bed (she's tired) and I'm up a little later than normal because I forgot to wash my work clothes. Also, I kinda feel like watching a little TV for some reason. So, I'm up...and here's my post for the day.
I met my goals for the day, which makes it 15 days in a row now. Only 14 more days to get through until I can finally look back at what I've accomplished and go, "YES!!! I DID IT!!! IT WAS HORRIBLE AND I HATED EVERY SECOND OF IT...BUT I DID IT!!!" I'm kinda looking forward to that moment. I'm also looking forward to the moment where I can eat a God damned brownie or something. Damn, this whole "no unnecessary carbs" thing is really kicking my ass when it comes to not being able to eat sweets. There are times where I swear I would murder someone - straight up murder someone - for a doughnut. But, those moments pass...usually after a lot of swearing and tears...and then I get through my day.
Pretty much every song Two Steps From Hell makes is perfect for working out. It's all has that big, epic, movie feel to it. I like it.
ChefChiTown
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Day 16 of 30
Weight - 242.2 lbs
I'm posting before I go to work in case I nearly forget again like yesterday
The one thing I've noticed is that, with a few odd days that have been mixed in there, my weight has been steadily dropping since Jen and I began our 30-day challenge. The first thing I want to acknowledge is this - although I have dropped a lot of weight in the past 14 or 15 days, I have NOT been starving myself. Yes, there are days where I eat less than others, but there are also days I eat more than others. But, I am not surviving on a mere 800 calories a day or some ridiculous number like that. I eat. I just eat smart. And, healthy.
The second thing I want to acknowledge is how I haven't taken a single cheat day, I haven't skipped a day of exercise, nor have I eaten anything (other than the carbs I've consumed every now and then) that would make me gain weight - or at least 'not lose' weight. That is why I feel my weight has fallen so steadily. I haven't taken a day off. I haven't allowed myself to fail. Every single day I have taken a step forward, not backward. And, because of that, I am shedding weight very rapidly.
Anyway, I have the day off tomorrow so hopefully I can sleep in a little bit. I won't, but it's always nice to hope.
Weight - 242.2 lbs
I'm posting before I go to work in case I nearly forget again like yesterday
The one thing I've noticed is that, with a few odd days that have been mixed in there, my weight has been steadily dropping since Jen and I began our 30-day challenge. The first thing I want to acknowledge is this - although I have dropped a lot of weight in the past 14 or 15 days, I have NOT been starving myself. Yes, there are days where I eat less than others, but there are also days I eat more than others. But, I am not surviving on a mere 800 calories a day or some ridiculous number like that. I eat. I just eat smart. And, healthy.
The second thing I want to acknowledge is how I haven't taken a single cheat day, I haven't skipped a day of exercise, nor have I eaten anything (other than the carbs I've consumed every now and then) that would make me gain weight - or at least 'not lose' weight. That is why I feel my weight has fallen so steadily. I haven't taken a day off. I haven't allowed myself to fail. Every single day I have taken a step forward, not backward. And, because of that, I am shedding weight very rapidly.
Anyway, I have the day off tomorrow so hopefully I can sleep in a little bit. I won't, but it's always nice to hope.
ChefChiTown
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Well, we originally planned on having an epic cheat day once our 30-day challenge ended. Our challenge ends on a Friday and we had this big, awesome day of eating all mapped out for the day after (Saturday), buuuuut...now I have to work that weekend. So, we're not going to be doing that. Instead, we might just cheat a little bit - something "bad" but sensible.
And, our reward for the 30-day challenge is buying ourselves a new outfit. We hardly ever buy ourselves clothes, so we thought it would be nice to go out and get ourselves something nice to wear. I'm going to be looking for something that goes well with a top hat...so I have an excuse to get a top hat.
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My lovely girlfriend just informed me that I didn't really answer your question. So, allow me to actually answer your question.
What's the plan after the 30-day challenge? Well, we plan on reward ourselves first (cheat day, new outfits, etc), but we also have plans to continue our weight-loss journey through to the new year. Jen has plans of her own and I have a plan for myself as well. My goal is to be around 215-220 lbs by the first of the year. I'm being realistic - I probably won't LOSE much weight over the holidays, so I'm just hoping to either maintain or lose a little each week. I plan on doing that by limiting my snacking and my pop/alcohol consumption, by exercising regularly (even if it's just a little each day) and doing my best to keep making smarter choices. Not that I won't ever snack, drink or have a pop...I just won't do it to the point where my health is going to suffer because of it.
Then, after the new year, my goal is to get my body into good enough shape to where I'm comfortable going shirtless in public - and I want to accomplish that before Spring, when we will definitely be taking the kids swimming at the lake again. We went this year and it was a blast. Yes, I went into the lake with the kids, but I wasn't confident enough with my body to take my shirt off and actually go swimming with them...I just stood around and felt stupid the whole time. I felt so bad about myself that day that it is more than enough motivation for me to workout (once I get my weight down a little more) to tone up and get the body I WANT...not a Pillsbury Doughboy body.
You've done really great, honey! All the hard work is paying off. Not only is there a difference on the scale, but you can definitely see a change in you physically. You're going to look great in that new outfit.
Thank you, honey. You're doing really good too and you should be proud of yourself. And, you're going to look great in your new outfit...which I think should be something lingerie-ish. But, hey...that's just me.
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ChefChiTown
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Day 17 of 30
Weight - 242.2 lbs
I'm getting sick and I'm definitely feeling drained. On a scale from 1 to 10, my energy is at about a 4 right now. My body is taking a big hit from this sickness (mostly sinus and throat stuff - HA, throat stuff), but I toughed through it today. I just got off the treadmill and I'm about to throw in my sit-ups and push-ups before I shower. Then, at some point, I need to take Jen to get her car from the mechanic and pick up the kids from school. This is NOT how I wanted my day to go. It's my only day off this week and all I wanted to do was loaf around the house and not do anything. But, I had to get up early and do some running around this morning, and I have more yet to do this afternoon. And, getting sick is definitely not making this day any more enjoyable. Oh well. Sucks to be me, I guess.
Yeah, I'm definitely not planning on losing much weight over the holidays. It's a poor excuse, but it's an honest one too - it is HARD to resist temptation over the holidays. So, I just plan on maintaining. I mean, I'm going to try and lose weight, but I won't be bummed if I don't. As long as I stick to my plan, I'll be happy by the time the new year comes.
Weight - 242.2 lbs
I'm getting sick and I'm definitely feeling drained. On a scale from 1 to 10, my energy is at about a 4 right now. My body is taking a big hit from this sickness (mostly sinus and throat stuff - HA, throat stuff), but I toughed through it today. I just got off the treadmill and I'm about to throw in my sit-ups and push-ups before I shower. Then, at some point, I need to take Jen to get her car from the mechanic and pick up the kids from school. This is NOT how I wanted my day to go. It's my only day off this week and all I wanted to do was loaf around the house and not do anything. But, I had to get up early and do some running around this morning, and I have more yet to do this afternoon. And, getting sick is definitely not making this day any more enjoyable. Oh well. Sucks to be me, I guess.
Yeah, I'm definitely not planning on losing much weight over the holidays. It's a poor excuse, but it's an honest one too - it is HARD to resist temptation over the holidays. So, I just plan on maintaining. I mean, I'm going to try and lose weight, but I won't be bummed if I don't. As long as I stick to my plan, I'll be happy by the time the new year comes.
ChefChiTown
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Day 18 of 30
Weight - 241.6 lbs
This is my weekend to work which means I work two doubles in a row, sooooo I'm posting before I leave so I don't forget when I get home. I will do the treadmill when I get home, then get my sit-ups and push-ups done, shower and read for a bit. Then, I'll probably eat dinner and go to bed early again. I took some NyQuil last night and went to bed at 9:30ish in an attempt to rid my body of its sickness. It didn't work completely, but at least my throat doesn't really hurt anymore - its all in my face now, mainly my nose. So, I'm hopeful that one more night of decent rest will set me back to normal.
The sweet thing is though - I am now officially only .6 lbs away from my short-term goal. I wanted to be down to 241 lbs (which would mean a total of a 20 lb weight loss since my doctor's visit a few weeks ago) by October 27th, when I scheduled my follow-up appointment. And, I'm aaaaalmost there already with two weeks to go. So, that makes me pretty happy.
<-----Thats me, driving. Why am I driving? I don't know. But, he looks pretty happy, doesn't he?
Weight - 241.6 lbs
This is my weekend to work which means I work two doubles in a row, sooooo I'm posting before I leave so I don't forget when I get home. I will do the treadmill when I get home, then get my sit-ups and push-ups done, shower and read for a bit. Then, I'll probably eat dinner and go to bed early again. I took some NyQuil last night and went to bed at 9:30ish in an attempt to rid my body of its sickness. It didn't work completely, but at least my throat doesn't really hurt anymore - its all in my face now, mainly my nose. So, I'm hopeful that one more night of decent rest will set me back to normal.
The sweet thing is though - I am now officially only .6 lbs away from my short-term goal. I wanted to be down to 241 lbs (which would mean a total of a 20 lb weight loss since my doctor's visit a few weeks ago) by October 27th, when I scheduled my follow-up appointment. And, I'm aaaaalmost there already with two weeks to go. So, that makes me pretty happy.
<-----Thats me, driving. Why am I driving? I don't know. But, he looks pretty happy, doesn't he?
ChefChiTown
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Day 19 of 30
Weight - 240.8 lbs
I DID IT!!! I reached my goal of losing 20 lbs since my last doctor's appointment!!! I wanted to go from 261 lbs down to 241 lbs and I did it!!! And, much sooner than expected!!! BUT...I'm not going to get too excited yet. I ate a piece of pizza tonight so I might retain a little water and go right back above 241 lbs by the morning. But, hey...it's a good feeling for tonight and I'll just enjoy it while I can.
Anyway, I have now gotten on the treadmill for 19 straight days and, as good as I feel overall, I have to admit - my legs are TIRED. It is getting harder and harder to push through it some times and actually make it the entire half hour. My legs are in much better shape than they were 20 days ago - I have much better endurance, tone and muscle strength - but they need a rest. Only 10 more days, guys...only 10 more days.
Weight - 240.8 lbs
I DID IT!!! I reached my goal of losing 20 lbs since my last doctor's appointment!!! I wanted to go from 261 lbs down to 241 lbs and I did it!!! And, much sooner than expected!!! BUT...I'm not going to get too excited yet. I ate a piece of pizza tonight so I might retain a little water and go right back above 241 lbs by the morning. But, hey...it's a good feeling for tonight and I'll just enjoy it while I can.
Anyway, I have now gotten on the treadmill for 19 straight days and, as good as I feel overall, I have to admit - my legs are TIRED. It is getting harder and harder to push through it some times and actually make it the entire half hour. My legs are in much better shape than they were 20 days ago - I have much better endurance, tone and muscle strength - but they need a rest. Only 10 more days, guys...only 10 more days.
ChefChiTown
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Day 20 of 30
Weight - 241.6 lbs
See? I went back up again. STUPID CARBS!!! And, SODIUM!!! Eh, oh well. I'll go back down in a day or two so I'm not too worried about it.
Mission accomplished for today. I'm about to get my reading done while Jen gets on the treadmill. Well, that's about it. Nothing much going on.
OH!!! I know...I got some good news today. I've been waiting to get something for a while now and I found out today I'll be getting it sooner than later. Vague? Yes. But, we'll just leave it at that.
Thank you, honey
Weight - 241.6 lbs
See? I went back up again. STUPID CARBS!!! And, SODIUM!!! Eh, oh well. I'll go back down in a day or two so I'm not too worried about it.
Mission accomplished for today. I'm about to get my reading done while Jen gets on the treadmill. Well, that's about it. Nothing much going on.
OH!!! I know...I got some good news today. I've been waiting to get something for a while now and I found out today I'll be getting it sooner than later. Vague? Yes. But, we'll just leave it at that.
Thank you, honey
jen_renee
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OH!!! I know...I got some good news today. I've been waiting to get something for a while now and I found out today I'll be getting it sooner than later. Vague? Yes. But, we'll just leave it at that.
Hmmmmm..... is it for meeeee?
ChefChiTown
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Day 21 of 30
Weight - 240.8 lbs
You know what's funny? I've noticed that my weight the morning of a day where I eat a decent amount of carbohydrates is almost consistently the same weight the morning two days after I eat a decent amount of carbohydrates. For instance...
Day 19 - 240.8 lbs (I ate carbs for dinner)
Day 20 - 241.6 lbs (morning after)
Day 21 - 240.8 lbs (two mornings after)
I've noticed this pattern frequently throughout this 30-day challenge and I'm learning from it. What I've learned is the following - I can eat carbs (within reason), but I have to understand that my body (based on the pattern I've seen) needs 48 hours to reset itself and get back to where it was before. So, I can eat carbs if I want, but I can't do it everyday. To get and stay healthy, I can eat carbs maybe twice a week at the most, but definitely not on back-to-back days. That gives my body enough time to recover and doesn't overload my system with water-retaining carbohydrates. I think as long as I have at least a 48 to 72 hour break between eating meals that contain a decent amount of carbs, I shouldn't retain much water weight. And, as long as I keep on regularly exercising, those carbohydrates will be used as energy and not be given enough time to turn into sugars which turn into fat.
I feel like a scientist, making all these 'observations' and shit. Put a white lab coat on this Einstein.
Eh, maybe. Maybe not.
Weight - 240.8 lbs
You know what's funny? I've noticed that my weight the morning of a day where I eat a decent amount of carbohydrates is almost consistently the same weight the morning two days after I eat a decent amount of carbohydrates. For instance...
Day 19 - 240.8 lbs (I ate carbs for dinner)
Day 20 - 241.6 lbs (morning after)
Day 21 - 240.8 lbs (two mornings after)
I've noticed this pattern frequently throughout this 30-day challenge and I'm learning from it. What I've learned is the following - I can eat carbs (within reason), but I have to understand that my body (based on the pattern I've seen) needs 48 hours to reset itself and get back to where it was before. So, I can eat carbs if I want, but I can't do it everyday. To get and stay healthy, I can eat carbs maybe twice a week at the most, but definitely not on back-to-back days. That gives my body enough time to recover and doesn't overload my system with water-retaining carbohydrates. I think as long as I have at least a 48 to 72 hour break between eating meals that contain a decent amount of carbs, I shouldn't retain much water weight. And, as long as I keep on regularly exercising, those carbohydrates will be used as energy and not be given enough time to turn into sugars which turn into fat.
I feel like a scientist, making all these 'observations' and shit. Put a white lab coat on this Einstein.
Hmmmmm..... is it for meeeee?
Eh, maybe. Maybe not.
ChefChiTown
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Day 22 of 30
Weight - 240.2 lbs
SON OF A BITCH, COME ON!!! JUST GET BELOW 240 ALREADY!!!
Anywho...I've run into a little bit of a problem. You see, part of my 30-day challenge was to read for at least 30 minutes per day. Not hard to do; I love reading. BUT, when you run out of books to read, it's hard to accomplish. So, I'm currently looking at books to order because I'm on my last one. I don't know what I'll get though. I just finished reading an AMAZING book (Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry - it's a 'zombie' book that is absolutely enthralling) so my interest in reading just spiked again and I'm all about finding some good ass books right now.
Ok, enough of that. Mission accomplished for today - minus the reading which I have yet to do. The only book I have that I haven't read is Contagion by Robin Cook (one of my favorite authors). So, that's what I'm about to open.
Oh, and don't tell her...but right now...I'm staring at Jen's ass while she walks on the treadmill
Weight - 240.2 lbs
SON OF A BITCH, COME ON!!! JUST GET BELOW 240 ALREADY!!!
Anywho...I've run into a little bit of a problem. You see, part of my 30-day challenge was to read for at least 30 minutes per day. Not hard to do; I love reading. BUT, when you run out of books to read, it's hard to accomplish. So, I'm currently looking at books to order because I'm on my last one. I don't know what I'll get though. I just finished reading an AMAZING book (Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry - it's a 'zombie' book that is absolutely enthralling) so my interest in reading just spiked again and I'm all about finding some good ass books right now.
Ok, enough of that. Mission accomplished for today - minus the reading which I have yet to do. The only book I have that I haven't read is Contagion by Robin Cook (one of my favorite authors). So, that's what I'm about to open.
Oh, and don't tell her...but right now...I'm staring at Jen's ass while she walks on the treadmill
ChefChiTown
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Day 23 of 30
Weight - 239.6 lbs
Yup, that's right...I'm in the 230s again. Haven't been there in a long, looooong time. And, what's my plan with that? Well, along with any other short term goals I may have now or in the future, my goal is to NEVER get up to 240 again. I will continue to weigh myself regularly to keep track of where my weight is (obviously?) and if I ever notice myself drifting back up toward 240, I will work hard to get that number down. And, once I get down into the 220s, my goal will be to NEVER see 230 again...and so on (until I reach a weight with which I'm comfortable).
Weight - 239.6 lbs
Yup, that's right...I'm in the 230s again. Haven't been there in a long, looooong time. And, what's my plan with that? Well, along with any other short term goals I may have now or in the future, my goal is to NEVER get up to 240 again. I will continue to weigh myself regularly to keep track of where my weight is (obviously?) and if I ever notice myself drifting back up toward 240, I will work hard to get that number down. And, once I get down into the 220s, my goal will be to NEVER see 230 again...and so on (until I reach a weight with which I'm comfortable).
ChefChiTown
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Thanks, man. For me, I would like to get down to 210 before I even start to feel comfortable with my weight. When I played sports I was always around 210-215. But, I was also in really good shape - not like I am now. So, I'm planning on cutting down my weight until I get near 210 and then, at that point, I'll start lifting weights and working on my physique.
I also think I'll reward myself with a new pair of glasses at that point. You know, so I can actually SEE my physique.
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