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Quercus said:
That's hilarious!

It was quite temporary and in pants that were snug to start with.

When I was at 349 just before I joined here I kind of hit rock bottom one day when my biggest pants were cutting me in two. I unbuttoned them and hid it with a loosely buckled belt. This was my state of dress for a few days before I finally said enough. Not a proud moment in my life, but I'm happy to say that those pants are long gone. I'm pretty sure I've never admitted that before. I described my starting point pants as "very tight" size 42s, but "can't button" isn't "very tight". The too tight afternoon yesterday was in size 36s.

They had Spanx for men in a department store I went to a while back. I considered it as a "preview" for weightloss to come, but I was quickly self-ridiculed into not considering them any longer. Plus they were really expensive.

Okay I've shared enough.
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"Self-ridiculed"

HAHAHA, hilarious.
 
#1 - The wasp is my fav the drawings, super good! Makes me want to do some anime drawings. I should post one of my old drawings that I love! I haven't drawn in SO long it's ridiculous, I miss it. But I have such little free time, I don't know how to fit in everything I want to do.... ugh!

#2 - Good for you for admitting about the too tight pants being not buttonable. It's hard to admit things like that. You have come a long way and even though you have had ups and downs (like all of us I'm sure!) you can do it, we all can!
 
Howdy Chef! I excel at self-ridicule.

Thanks Risty! That wasp species is common and aggressive around here. All those photos are from my instagram so they have filters on them. The wasp started as a sketch on plain sketch paper. My wife printed it out on water color paper (texture) and then there is a sepia filter applied. I like the original drawing, but I didn't want to misrepresent that as something I colored or drew on rough paper. I still didn't get the sketch pad out.

LJ that relates to the warning I've been telling people. I will buy new jeans, but I won't buy bigger jeans so if you see me in sweat pants you know I'm not on track. That would get me in a lot of trouble at work so I have my career to think of when considering my weight management.

279.6 again this morning. I took a break from running this morning in preparation for my holiday run streak.

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So tomorrow is Thanksgiving and that brings day 1 of 36 runs in a row. This will best my previous run streak of 22 days in a row. The minimum run is 1 mile so I will be able to have a "rest" day by running a leisurely mile when I need to. Any takers? It's not recommended for new runners, but maybe someone that already runs? Maybe somebody that has a related user name to mine? What about you Vee? Most of the run thread posters have been MIA, but it would be awesome if someone there would dematerialize. It will be fun!
 
Oooh, a challenge! My personal run streak is 2 days in a row. Two! Although one time I ran three times in 24 hours. It's not helping that we're supposed to get our first measurable snow overnight. I guess I'll decide in the morning whether to accept :)
 
You'll have to ease up on the intensity to do a run streak Oaks. It sure would be nice to have a WLF buddy do this with me. I get you have real winters where you are, but running at 5 I've had several days below freezing already. It's not that bad. I'm not sure what I'll do if we have an ice storm and the roads are too slick to run or drive to the gym. That's a cross that bridge when I get to it problem. Knowing me I will probably just run around in circles in my tiny yard or take off through the woods and hope I don't break my neck.
 
I literally can't run. My shins hurt to shit after like 2 mins. Wonder why.. (obvious answer, I'm too damn fat) Although lots of chunkymonkeys manage to run. I just can't "do it".

It's weird to think of Texas being cold. I've always wanted to go but Yank hates the South (he's from Idaho, what the hell does he know) so I'll have to wait I think!

I vote tiny circles in your garden--A far more hilarious mental image for us couch potatoes.
 
You probably try to run too fast. My shins used to destroy me when I would try to run. Shin splints for days! The trick is to try to run as slow as possible for brief periods of time and then build very gradually. It really does work and if I can work up to a 30 min run at 333 pounds I think you could manage IF you wanted to.

Texas is huge and parts of it rarely get cold ever. Where I live we get freezing temperatures and occasional ice storm and less frequent snow that general stays for just a day or 2. I have also had xmas in the 80s (F).

I really like Moscow, Idaho. Like I considered moving there briefly. I don't know much about the rest of it. The south has a lot of backwards morons that damage our country and the world as a whole. I don't blame him a bit. I don't like aspects of the south and I never will. It does have it's perks like natural beauty and the fact that not all of us are backwards and ignorant. Tell him there is a literate liberal southerner that would serve as his tour guide should you 2 ever decide to go to the middle of nowhere.
 
That's not really a bad rebound at all. One of the things that causes a bit more severe rebounds for me when I go off the reservation is that my normal diet these days is fairly low carb, and my binges tend to be the opposite. Carbs cause your body to store more water and so everything you drink tends to stay put rather than make it's way out. So I can gain five pounds in a day sometimes if I go completely nuts. I obviously haven't consumed 17,500 calories over maintenance that day, but the scale says five pounds anyway.

It's one of the various weight loss issues where having a little bit of extra information helps keep you on an even keel and not freaking out too bad.

Good luck on your run for Christmas. High of 81 for me on Thanksgiving tomorrow. Horrible...
 
OK, Q.....I'm in. I just got an e-mail from the gym saying they are open in the morning tomorrow, so even if the sidewalks are treacherous I've got no excuse. Let's do it!
 
Vee I'll skip the scale until Saturday I think. I've decided to eat how I want tomorrow. Then back on the straight and narrow until xmas eve back for more of mom's cooking.

WOOHOO OAKS! That's awesome! I really appreciate you doing this.

I may have gone over calories tonight. I had a single plate of food, but it was so good that I grazed a bit after. I'm not stuffed or anything, but I can't really say how many calories I ate. I planned to have my Thanksgiving, but I didn't plan for having 2 different legit thanksgivings. My aunt outdid herself and I couldn't resist. No pants unbuttoning or misery, but I may have gone past 2,300. Oh well, it was worthwhile and it makes little difference in the grand scheme of things.
 
It's so hard to not go over on calories during a holiday meal! Especially when people outdo themselves! But a dinner or two on a special occasion won't derail you, especially if you don't go nuts on it!
 
I have to say that it made the run harder Risty! Tomorrow won't be any better.

Run
30 min
2.2 miles
HR stuck on 80 for the first few minutes, but it was a moderate run likely low 140s bpm avg.

Day 1 of 36 complete!

Happy Thanksgiving my American WLF buddies! May your elastic be strong and comfortable.
 
Thanks Cate! It was a pretty good one.

This morning's run
1 mile
12:50
day 2 of 36

Just did the minimum mile as we went to see our niece for her 6th birthday and then went to visit with my family again. It felt pretty sluggish, but that's faster than my normal AM run speed.

2,300 today. I'll be back on the scale tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if it is still rather elevated.
 
Two days down, look at us go! Thanks for the push to do this. Oh, and my boyfriend also really appreciates the extra time for video games that he's going to have :)
 
Thanks Risty!

Thanks Oaks! Video games and sports are two things that seem to be a part of most grown men's lives and I will never understand that. I've know a lot of people from a broad spectrum that are into both so I know the appeal is wide, but I'll just never get that. Running is way more fun.

284.6 this morning which is 6 pounds up from my previous weight. I can't imagine what it was yesterday. What's worse is I seem to have some sort of head cold this morning. I hit the netti pot and some dayquil and now I'm under a pile of blankets blowing my nose raw and waiting for it to kick it. I'll still be running and hopefully it will clear my head. Maybe my improved fitness will make for milder symptoms. With my asthma a head cold usually winds up as a respiratory infection too. That would throw a wrench into running for sure, but that isn't going to happen. I'll run and see how it feels I might have to do minimum or it might be just what the doctor ordered.

Whatever happens I am back on track and heading for 275. That's 3.6 pounds from my low so hopefully I can hit that in 2 weeks. This rebound weight is just a flash in the pan and will dissipate soon. I'd like to end the year around 270. So 2,300 calories a day until xmas eve. Including yesterday that is 26 days.

I am also going to eat up what processed food with gluten that I have in the house (vegan) and then really make an effort to stay gluten free even on the road. I also want to stay away from processed food as much as possible. I want to eliminate crap like high fructose corn syrup, artificial sweeteners, added sugars, and basically anything you know you don't need in your body. I don't expect to be able to do this 100% nor is that necessary, but that is the direction I want to go. I ate crappy 2 days in calories and 2 days above calories and it made me feel awful. The pleasure from these foods and from overeating lasts about a tenth of the time of the discomfort they cause.
 
How was the run? What the doctor ordered or did you feel like dying?
 
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