ForRealThisTime Diary of a mad man

apples with peanut butter... hmmm.... that sounds good!! I think I may have to pick up some peanut butter next time I am at the store. You are such a bad influence Mar :p

There is no way on this earth I could manage 20 unassisted pull ups but by spreading them out through the day its much easier and I guess I must be getting some benefit from it as it seems to be getting easier and easier.

One thing I have noticed though is that my weight loss has completely stalled since last week. I am just going to keep the walking up and see if I get a sudden drop because I am still at a calorie deficit for sure.. It has been very easy to lose weight up until now so I guess this is what happens after the easy weight loss at the beginning. I am not going to get discouraged. All I want right now is to be below 200 and its a mere few lbs away. COME ON!
 
apples with peanut butter... hmmm.... that sounds good!! I think I may have to pick up some peanut butter next time I am at the store. You are such a bad influence Ma
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who meeeee? :p (p.s. try it with granny smith apples, they're the best!)

Its going to be a great feeling when you get to 199, whether you get there the day you want or a few days later. You'll get there!
 
I could really go for those apples with peanut butter right now too! ;)!!!

come on...199!!!! Show your FACE!!! :D! LOL!
 
I am a step closer to that damn 199!!! I am now at 201.9!! its so close I can taste it... cmon 199!!

I got my 5 miles out of the way tonight but it was tough. I think I might rest tomorrow. I did a hike on Sunday and 5 miles mon tues and wed so I think I might have overdone it a bit as I felt like I struggled on the last mile tonight which generally doesnt happen to me.


Its funny how when you look at the weight that has been lost after a while it just seems like so much, I cant believe my total lost is at 21lbs now it seemed like a hard task at the start :) I thought it would take forever but the determination to get it done and the effort applied directly influence how quickly it happens. I am proud of myself! I did this... I went out nearly every day and walked/ran the shoes off myself!

Today I had a whey shake for breakfast, a footlong turkey breast subway and some baked chips for late lunch at 2:30 and a whey shake after I got home tonight. I might have something else now in a bit as I am feeling hungry. Tomorrow I think I will make more of an effort to eat I really have been so busy this week with work that I havent had time for food.

Tip of the day: if that tshirt you are wearing is not soaked with sweat when you are finished your workout then you are not going hard enough ;)
 
If you eat a bunch of FRESH HOT ASS SPICY CHILI PEPPERS before you go, ...u can SWEAT more from other places besides the shirt only!! ;) hahah
 
Just wanted to say I think you are doing great with the 5miles and the pullups...you've set me thinking that I might get a bar for me at home...
 
Hi JJJay!

thanks for the comment. Get a pull up bar!! they are fantastic. If you are in the US they have the iron gym extreme at walmart for $25. I got that one and its great because it has different hand positions not just a simple bar.

The 5 miles a night is great and has been delivering good results but my poor feet are starting to show signs of wear... They used to be so pretty :p but now there is hard skin on them and scars from blisters etc... guess it is a small price to pay for the other results.

My eating is no better today... its 2:45 and I have only had a whey protein shake so far. I didnt realise the time going by and forgot to eat. I might pop out to subway quickly and grab something :)
 
I have been so busy over the past week I never made it on here to update. Anyway here I am back again. I had totally forgotten about my weight loss and eating habits over the past 6 days and last night when I remembered I got a bit of a scare and thought "wow you have fallen off the wagon". I tried to remember what I had been eating for the past few days and when I really thought about it I realised that I actually had been sticking to my healthy eating regime but its become so normal now I dont even have to think about it any longer!

My only failing has been not drinking enough water. I really need to focus on ingesting a lot of water every day or I just forget to do it. My pull ups probably suffered a little this week and I have not done any 5 milers since last Thursday (or was it Wednesday?) and so I am feeling a little tired and slightly guilty.

I have not weighed myself since last week either so god knows where that currently stands. I guess I have realised that it is not a crime to slack off a little and live a balanced life without focusing on exercise and diet every single day of every week. If I was to do that forever things would be very boring and I like that I can do the healthy eating thing without even thinking about it now :) The exercise bit is a little different, I really need to keep focused on that. Last week I started out with a hike on Sunday and then did mon to thurs long walks and I started feeling really tired so I need to remember not to burn myself out like that again.

I think I might go out and do 5 miles tonight if the weather is okay, crazy lightning storms here yesterday and forecast for today too so hopefully they wont last in to the evening.

I go on a trip in 4 weeks time and it will be the first time my family have seen me since I decided to lose some weight. I would like to be around 195 for that if possible :)
 
Too warm out for my 5 miles and I really dont feel like it. I am taking time out until the weather eases a bit. I have cut my calories while not working out and so am still losing weight.

I am at 200.4 right now... my short term goal of 199 is close enough I can touch it. It feels great to be almost out of the 200's I think there is a big psychological factor at play here. Its not like my body is going to change when I get out of the 200's but I know I will feel differently about my weight.

22.6 lbs down now!!! come on!!! 1/3 of my goal left to go now. I can get to 190!

I am now at a point where none of my clothes fit me anymore. All my XL shirts are too big and Large is kinda still a bit tight, I am in limbo. I now realise that I cant stop at this point because nothing looks right or feels right on me. Maybe another 5 or 10lbs will get me in to a proper Large.
 
This is getting tougher... my scales now read EXACTLY 200lbs.. 199 appears to be quite elusive!

I suppose it has to happen sooner or later but it just seems to be going very slowly. Out of all my weigh ins I dont think I have ever been exactly on .0 of a lb except for this time... even if it was 199.9 I would be happy but no its 200.0 arrhhh!

Anyway, I have to go out for a work lunch today so I will try keep it light and if the weather stays okay I will attempt a 5 miler tonight which should get me down in to the 190's - Ill do my weigh in for the July challenge tonight ;)
 
So lunch was a steak and cheese hogie, it was mmmmmmm but no doubt it was not particularly good for me! Its weird how I feel so full after eating that. Usually I would be starving or craving something else by this time but I feel like I have eaten a big dinner and it was only a half hogie.

The rest of my day will be pretty busy so I will check in later with my final weigh in results of the July challenge!
 
ForRealThisTime said:
This is getting tougher... my scales now read EXACTLY 200lbs.. 199 appears to be quite elusive!

I suppose it has to happen sooner or later but it just seems to be going very slowly. Out of all my weigh ins I dont think I have ever been exactly on .0 of a lb except for this time... even if it was 199.9 I would be happy but no its 200.0 arrhhh!

Anyway, I have to go out for a work lunch today so I will try keep it light and if the weather stays okay I will attempt a 5 miler tonight which should get me down in to the 190's - Ill do my weigh in for the July challenge tonight ;)
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You can do it. :D I'll be keeping an eye out for your end of July results!

ForRealThisTime said:
So lunch was a steak and cheese hogie, it was mmmmmmm but no doubt it was not particularly good for me! Its weird how I feel so full after eating that. Usually I would be starving or craving something else by this time but I feel like I have eaten a big dinner and it was only a half hogie.

The rest of my day will be pretty busy so I will check in later with my final weigh in results of the July challenge!
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It's great how that works, isn't it? I love getting fuller faster and feeling really satisfied on smaller amounts of food. :) Even if the hogie wasn't the best for you, at least it filled you up better than it would have before so you cut out anything extra you might have had after it. Best of luck with your final weigh in! :)
 
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Ms JanaNanner (my fav profile pic on the site!)
You can be the first to know.... I got a "woooshhh".. I am at 198!!! woooooHOOOOOOooooOOOoooo I broke the 200 I cant believe it :) Im absolutely delighted.

My goal is now only 8lbs away :)

Happy boy tonight!
 
ForRealThisTime said:
Ms JanaNanner (my fav profile pic on the site!)
You can be the first to know.... I got a "woooshhh".. I am at 198!!! woooooHOOOOOOooooOOOoooo I broke the 200 I cant believe it :) Im absolutely delighted.

My goal is now only 8lbs away :)

Happy boy tonight!
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Thank you, I'm flattered. :D

I already said this over at the July 10lb Challenge, but you did a great job and congratulations on making it into the 190's. Those remaining 8 lbs are going to be gone before you know it. :)
 
I agree JanaNanner - no reason why 8lbs cant be removed with relative ease. Truth of the matter is I expect that when I get to 190 I will want to lose a little bit more if I see that I need to in some places but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I havent tried on many items of clothing recently but get this... there is nothing in my wardrobe that is too tight on me now. I could wear anything in there that I want. The problem is that most of the things in there are wayyyy too big. More stuff for goodwill. There are gonna be some well dressed dudes strolling out of goodwill stores.

This might be considered self sabotage but I did say that if I got any cravings for food I would eat the things I want. Well I cant get the picture of a double whopper with cheese out of my head. I started thinking about one yesterday and when I woke up this morning I was still thinking about it hahaha... I know that after I eat it I will feel sick and the thoughts of eating it are not very appealing at all but my brain is telling me it will taste really nice and have one so I think I will.

I havent had a burger in several months now and havent had a fastfood burger in probably 4 or 5 months... Maybe I will treat myself because it is Friday.
 
ForRealThisTime said:
I agree JanaNanner - no reason why 8lbs cant be removed with relative ease. Truth of the matter is I expect that when I get to 190 I will want to lose a little bit more if I see that I need to in some places but I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I havent tried on many items of clothing recently but get this... there is nothing in my wardrobe that is too tight on me now. I could wear anything in there that I want. The problem is that most of the things in there are wayyyy too big. More stuff for goodwill. There are gonna be some well dressed dudes strolling out of goodwill stores.

This might be considered self sabotage but I did say that if I got any cravings for food I would eat the things I want. Well I cant get the picture of a double whopper with cheese out of my head. I started thinking about one yesterday and when I woke up this morning I was still thinking about it hahaha... I know that after I eat it I will feel sick and the thoughts of eating it are not very appealing at all but my brain is telling me it will taste really nice and have one so I think I will.

I havent had a burger in several months now and havent had a fastfood burger in probably 4 or 5 months... Maybe I will treat myself because it is Friday.
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Well, think of it this way... you went 4 or 5 months without one, so you could easily go another 4 or 5 months without one. It's your stomach and your body, so it is up to you, but I say, why ruin a good streak? :) Maybe you could make a different version of the burger at home so you can be sure it is a healthier meal? Congratulations on fitting into all of your clothes. I'm really looking forward to fitting into some things myself.
 
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