From alpha testing to the QUERCUS 200

Wow! I just read back about a dozen pages of your journal and I have to say I am really inspired by your journey. Looking forward to reading more.
 
Thank a lot Vee! I take responsibility for the injuries I've had. Like the bulk (pun intended) of the grief to my body it was self-inflicted. I got impatient and pushed too hard and that's something I still battle (see below).

Thanks Mystic! That's about as undies as I get for the internet....for now.

Thanks Kaplooie! It's always fun to see a new face in my diary. Even if it's on a cob of corn. Welcome!

I assume "Buzz Lightyear" is some Viennese slang meaning extra hot dude. My face looks a lot diferent. Smiling without my eyes dissapearing behind cheek pudge is the reason you see my teeth.

Oaks, what a lovely thing to say! Thank you! I cropped it and made it my new avatar for you.

Day 160 3.25 miles in 30 minutes
Indoor Track
PR

I may have overdone it. Super runner's high, but I nearly puked in the shower. Feeling great now, but we will see how I feel seis de Mayo.

Feliz cinco de Mayo mis amigos de pérdida de peso!
 
Quercus said:
I assume "Buzz Lightyear" is some Viennese slang meaning extra hot dude. My face looks a lot diferent. Smiling without my eyes dissapearing behind cheek pudge is the reason you see my teeth.
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:D Caught me :D Also: a smile makes a real difference.
 
I saw your new avatar on my page first and it brightened my morning. I remember some of your previous pictures and LaMa is right, that smile makes all the difference! On a related note, I keep thinking about changing my avatar now that I only see it as a body part, hehe.
 
Oaks said:
I saw your new avatar on my page first and it brightened my morning. I remember some of your previous pictures and LaMa is right, that smile makes all the difference! On a related note, I keep thinking about changing my avatar now that I only see it as a body part, hehe.
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That is so funny Oaks, as I just thought "I'll go read boobie's diary now." I had never seen your avatar as a breast until this week!

Got side-tracked there Q! Love your new avatar! You look so happy! :D
 
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Thank you ladies!

I like the boobcorn, but I'm sure I can find something inappropriate with a new one.

So yesterday was a little over a mile run in the pouring rain. I followed that up with some light weightlifting.

I'm hopeful for a good weight Saturday as I've had a good week so far.
 
Day 162 2.51 miles on the road in 30 minutes

It was really humid so I sweat a ton and the air just felt thick. This was a moderate effort still so I'm improving on my road speed too. The temperature will be up in no time. It has actually been a mild wet spring, but the 90s are overdue and then it's a quick march to the triple digits. At least there will be 0 south Texas runs. Screw 120 with a 25 mph wind and dust after a long day of sweating and getting cut to bits!

I'm feeling slimmer. I hope the scale will reflect it, but I had a non-scale victory in that I can now wear a pair of 34 skinny jeans that I bought by accident. They were clearance and super cheap so I didn't take them back. I don't like them, but I'm pleased that they fit all the same. I will wear them around the house and maybe when they are looser they won't look so girly.

My upper body is fairly sore so I am super glad I started out so light with the weights. I've been having problems with tendonitis in my right elbow for a couple of months now, but it has started to feel good enough to try the weights and it doesn't seem any more sore today. I've been doing stretches and physical therapy exercises and that helps so that plus the light weight lifting will hopefully get it recooperated. It's silly that I run every day for months and now my elbow hurts. Bodies are weird!
 
Yay for non-scale victories! Skinny jeans look weird on practically anyone though so don't hold your breath. Tendinitis just sucks so it's good to hear your body is liking the changes you've made to your life!
 
Thansk LaMa! Worst case scenario and I'll be mowing the lawn hipster style.

Thanks Mystic! The elbow seems to have tolerated it so now the task of making it a regular deal. It will be a good steping stone back to bodyweight focused exercises.

Day 163 was 3 miles in 29:52 on the indoor track. This was a modest effort. I sped up on the final 1/8th mile lap when I saw I was close to geting 3 in 30 and finished with 8 seconds to spare. I ran the extra few seconds after just to hit the half hour. So last summer I ran 3 miles in a half hour and it was way too much. I fell after and hurt my knee because I had pushed way too hard. Now it was just a run and I'm fine to put out the same effort the next day. Now had I waited to run 3 miles in 30 minutes until I was ready I would have avoided injury, infection , and surgery. I would also be further along in my running progress and weightloss as well. No beating myself up here. I just want others to know and for me to remember that pushing yourself to your limits isn't to be taken lightly. That run was a personal record both for speed and for the single most destructive thing I've done to my progress. I lost a couple months of running and gained 12 pounds in addition to the pai nand suffering.

The thing is I push myself more now because it is about fine tuning my effors to make it sustainable and teh most effective for long term success. PRs in moderation, patience, and endurance are well earned and shouldn't be undervalued.

257.8 this morning which is a new low. I'm down 1.2 pounds for the week. I am pleased with this although I always would love it to go faster.

Moderation, patience, and endurance apply equally well to my diet and mental attitude. I could harp on living the life of a healthy person, but still being obese, but that's just the temporal lag of past indiscretions. In other words I earned my obesity through poor life choices as I am earning my health through my curent responsible choices. The continued if reduced obesity is a physical fact of the choices I have made in life. The choices that I make today and each day ultimatley determine my future.
 
Good job on the new low.

On the "progress but sill obese" front. That sort of thought was what prompted me to post here in the first place and you can sort of see that in my very first post. It's good that you still recognize that this is a process and a lifestyle change and as long as that sticks, the obesity's days are simply numbered and it ain't many.

For me I'm just trying to pack my past away at this point. I made a bunch of mistakes with regards to my health and kinda threw away a lot of years that I wish I could have back. But I'd like to think this process has made me stronger, more empathetic, kinder and more patient than if I had just always been the size I currently am. In a way I'm hoping that my past mistakes have not only been overcome, but overcoming them gives me a perspective and therefore a strength that I wouldn't otherwise have had.

And so if at some point as you continue to progress (which it seems obvious to me you will) you start getting some regrets and you get "if only I had done this sooner" type feelings, recognize that being on both sides of this (gaining a whole bunch of weight and then losing it) is a perspective very few people have. That perspective likely makes you a better person at the end of the day than you would be without it.

Again congrats on the new low and the improved health. The 240s are not far way at this point.
 
Congratulations on the new low Q and for sharing your insights. The forum is a better place because of people like you two!
 
Great job on the new low and for a great run. I am waiting till I can get 5k done in 30 mins! 31:58 today on my 5 k. Good reminder though to not push your body too hard.
 
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Good job on the new low. Thank you!

On the "progress but sill obese" front. That sort of thought was what prompted me to post here in the first place and you can sort of see that in my very first post. It's good that you still recognize that this is a process and a lifestyle change and as long as that sticks, the obesity's days are simply numbered and it ain't many.Even though I have my mind right about it, the frustration still surfaces at times. That's just part of it, but venting helps. Also according to the BMI charts I have 17 pounds to go as of this morning. I had no idea it was that close. Not being obese will be the biggest milestone yet I think.

For me I'm just trying to pack my past away at this point. I made a bunch of mistakes with regards to my health and kinda threw away a lot of years that I wish I could have back. But I'd like to think this process has made me stronger, more empathetic, kinder and more patient than if I had just always been the size I currently am. In a way I'm hoping that my past mistakes have not only been overcome, but overcoming them gives me a perspective and therefore a strength that I wouldn't otherwise have had.I certainly have a lifetime of mistakes that got me where I am. The difference is that I've never not been obese. 240 will mark the first time ever including childhood that I haven't been obese. Having always been obese is no excuse for the mistakes I've made throughout my adulthood, but it has been my biggest hurdle in thinking I could never be otherwise. Non-obese Quercus is waiting to be born. He's never existed before. To the rapid demise of obese Quercus!

And so if at some point as you continue to progress (which it seems obvious to me you will) you start getting some regrets and you get "if only I had done this sooner" type feelings, recognize that being on both sides of this (gaining a whole bunch of weight and then losing it) is a perspective very few people have. That perspective likely makes you a better person at the end of the day than you would be without it.I try to focus on the fixedness of the past (it's gone) and the real oportunities of the future, seen and unseen, that what you do in the present effects. You only have control in this fleeting moment of present. You only have these fleeting moments of self with one constantly replacing the next. This idea that you are a static thing with permenance is fiction. That's scary, but it also means that you become what you do in each moment and that is very powerful. So the past Quercus that was always obese becomes the healthy Quercus because of each of these tiny moments and the decision of change that they have.

Again congrats on the new low and the improved health. The 240s are not far way at this point.Again, a sincere thanks! I couldn't do this without you.
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Thank you Cate! Your journey and support make this a better place too. You've always been there for me and that helped so much.

Thank you Mystic! You are close. You'll get there quickly and more importantly runing will help you to progress as you get so close to your goal. I think your progress pics show well that you are altering your body beyond that number on the scale. Building lean mass through exercise moves that scale along quicker in the long run and is waht keeps it off.

So yesterday was a keep the streak alive 1.25 miles at the gym.

257.0 this morning which is 2 pounds in 8 days which is nice and rapid at this point in the game. /.//' <That's what my cat Otis "said". He's an outside cat, but we let him in to torture the dogs every once and a while and for the first time he decided to climb into my lap which also had my laptop.

My wife and I have passed the 130 pound mark for combined weight lost since last year. I'm alos 7.8 pounds away from my -100 pounds since joining here (12/12) and that will also mark the single digits of my last days of obesity.

Happy Mother's day to Cate and all of the other Moms of WLF! I'm going to my sister's house for the first time in her last 4 or so addresses and 7 years. She's cooking for my Mom, but it's nothing I can eat. It will be good to see my parents and my sister's kids.
 
"My wife and I have passed the 130 pound mark for combined weight lost since last year. I'm alos 7.8 pounds away from my -100 pounds since joining here (12/12) and that will also mark the single digits of my last days of obesity."
^^^^^^ This is completely awesome, Quercus! Great job to the both of you, keep pushing!
 
Thank you Q. Hope the day went as well as it could & you enjoyed the company that you could xo Cate
 
So much awesomeness in your last post (and V's) I'm not even going to comment on it in detail, but thank you (both, and then some) for being constant voices of reason and health.
 
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