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184.5 this morning.

Personal training at 2:30 and then the weekend. Going to try and limit myself to two beers tonight.
 
184 this morning.

Did not do well with the beers last night. Didn't have a ton, but had too many. Will try and put in a hard cardio workout today, and then take a long walk tonight to try and make up for a little of the damage.
 
188.5 yesterday, 187 this morning. Sunday at the parents did me in a bit.

Folks in the USA might have heard this, but yesterday (actually in the middle of the night between Sunday and Monday) the city of Phoenix received it's largest one day rainfall total ever, over the span of about six hours. Needless to say there's been lots of flooding and other assorted problems. Since I work from home, I generally have a lot fewer issues than a lot of people have experienced.

For me the biggest issue was that the Air Conditioning and other electrical type stuff at the health club were knocked out (my power was out for about five hours). So the hour incline workout I did on the treadmill caused me to sweat more than I probably ever have in my life. My shirt looked literally the same as if I had just went swimming in it. I was absolutely drenched. Hopefully the a/c will be back on today when I go workout in about an hour or so.

Running really dry on the dating front. A little discouraging but I suppose I just have to keep at it.
 
I saw the flooding on the news and thought..."Oh no, MrVee lives there!" lol. Glad to see you didn't have any big issues from it. :)
 
184.5 this morning on the scale. My handheld bodyfat% thing gave me a new low reading of 19.6%. But since yesterday it said 20.7%, I'm not sure it has a lot of use.

Bacon and an omelet this morning in preparation for personal training later this afternoon. Must build muscle in order to achieve "peak sexy."
 
186 this morning as I got invited out the bar last night and then we went and hung out at a friend's new place and had a few more.

Just back from roughly two and a half hours of basketball. Burned a ton of calories (probably about 1500 net) but my ankles are extremely unhappy with me right now.
 
Well it looks like the habits you're still struggling with are beer and basketball. Ironically basketball seems to be doing the most harm.
 
185.5 this morning (19.5% on the body fat monitor). Ankles feel fine. Generally, as long as I don't injure them, the soreness goes away pretty quickly. But for that two or three hours just after basketball, ouchy ouchy.

Going on a trip in a few days to visit family, so two more weigh ins before a weigh in hiatus. It will be not nearly as warm there as it currently is here, so I'll get a chance to do some mountain hiking and other fun outdoorsy stuff. The drive will be nice and relaxing as well. For some reason I don't mind road trips by myself; I get to take whatever route I want and stop and sight see whenever I want. If the trip takes an extra hour but is twice as enjoyable, that's a trade-off I always make.

Going to the baseball game tonight and tomorrow night. Will try to get in one more with my dad after I get back, but there will only be three games left once I'm back.
 
Okay no weigh ins because I'm away from the trusty ol' Health O Meter while out of town, but my pants feel a little looser than usual today and that's a good sign.

Figured I'd check in with the board even without any numerical updates. Enjoying the cooler weather and got a mountain hike in yesterday. Take care.
 

I just gave up trying to upload an image of a belt buckle I made online, as a joke, but will just have to tell you how it looked- The buckle said "Warning- peak sexy!" I think it must be time I got off the computer! :eek:
I must confess to having consumed a couple of glasses of bubbly when I put the 1st image(BFB) on :blush5:
Hope you're enjoying the visit to your family & not over-indulging too much on your mother's food! Cheers, Cate
 
Back home now from my sister's. Yesterday's weigh in was 183 and that's a new low, the first time I've been able to say that in several months. More updates later today.

For a few days I was unable to sign into the site here. :(
 
183 again this morning.

Had a date last night. Wish I had better news to report on it, but unfortunately I didn't do so well as she was looking for the exit from the moment she walked in. I think there were essentially two problems:

1. She was extremely pretty so when I saw her, I knew how much trouble I was in. It actually was a little embarrassing since the entire waitstaff at the bar was male model tier young guys and I suffered greatly by comparison. Our server was nice enough not to tell me to "get lost" and take my place, but it was clear he probably could have.

2. I'm coming to the conclusion that I don't look as good in person as I do in the pictures I post online; my hair is probably less red in the pictures and I probably look a little more symmetrical in the photos than when in movement. She was bailing out from the moment she saw me when she walked in, so it couldn't really have been anything I said or did. I also think maybe sometimes women lie to themselves about the importance of a man's looks to them, and go out on dates with guys whose pictures they think are "ok" but like their profiles and such. Then once they get to the date, the reality of physical attraction sets in and they no longer are interested. I had absolutely no chance last night.

I have yet to have an online date result in a 2nd date, and it's starting to wear thin. Have another one with a different woman on Thursday, hopefully she's a little more interested.
 
Vee, that is disappointing! Online dating must be awful really. I read a feature article on Australia's "most wanted" online daters & it gave me the horrors. I don't think it's only women who are super fussy & shallow. I think getting to know people better before an actual date would be a much better idea. I feel I have got to know you fairly well from the forum, but I doubt your online dating profile would convey the real you- your sense of humour, your intelligence, how determined you are etc.
This is the article.-
It's such a shame that we have turned into a society where real community & personal interaction is shrinking. The workplace has changed so much as well. Working with people is a good way of really getting to know someone.
I really do hope that you will find someone special. I hope the same for our son as well. Don't be disheartened. If you are being rejected so easily it is the women at fault, not you. Unfortunately, online dating has led to many people treating dating like an all you can eat buffet, without thinking of the consequences. Keep doing what you're doing- eating well, exercising, catching up with friends, etc & persevere. That woman for you, may be just around the next corner. Cheers, Cate
 
Thanks for the kind words Cate. The battering a man's self-esteem takes when attempting to date can often be severe. I'm starting to remember what sent me off the deep end and into a pile of pizzas 15 years ago. The pizza man always takes your calls. :)

On the other hand my online dating profile very convincingly shows my sense of humor. To an extent, that's all it shows. I get messages all the time that tell me my profile made them LOL. That's pretty much how I manage to snag all of these first dates.

The problem really does appear to be one of attraction: the look she gave me last night when she saw me for the first time is one I'd rather not see again. I'm sort of stuck in this limbo zone of the people I contact who I do find attractive don't find me attractive in return. I think sometimes they agree to dates just to see if I'm that funny in person (I'm not).

So I think I'll take down all the jokes and clever comments (which is a shame because I think some of it is my best work) and just leave what's left over up until my subscription ends in a few months (when I'll cancel).

For now the goal is to try and lose these last 20 pounds or so and see if that helps any.
 
I wouldn't take down all the jokes and clever comments. You have to leave something that's going to put a little smile on her face when she reads it. :)

I have to say though, I was just going through online profiles with my brother when he was here(I know, weird...haha), and some of them are just downright scary. Many of them were like one step away from prostitute. NOT even kidding on that one either! I was literally going through them going... "no...no... no...omg NO!" I did find a couple I approved of, which of course he didn't like because he picks the same kind of woman every single time...which obviously doesn't work for him. *Sigh*... at least I tried. lol!

I guess I'll consider the way Chef and I met on the forum here lucky. Although it did take him like 8 months to convince me that he wasn't going to drive all the way up here to murder me. :D

I'd wish you luck on Thursday, but if she's the right woman...you won't need it.
 
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Many of them were like one step away from prostitute.
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Do you have the user names for these? :D

Anyhow 183 again this morning. Gonna play some basketball today I think. Tomorrow is training.

It's amazing how much work accumulates in your house for a week while you're not there. Haven't figured out how that happens.
 
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