Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way
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MrVee
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It's the Cate signal!!! 
Had a bad experience last Friday and kind of went off the deep end a bit after. Been trying to collect myself since. Have pretty much got myself sorted the last two days and was back under 180 this morning (179.5).
It's become apparent that this last bit will be the hard part. I'm going to continue to try and drop weight, however on Sunday I went to the gym and established a series of fitness benchmarks (VO2MAX, Overhead Press, Pullups and Dips) and also went to Target and tried on four different pairs of slacks (36,34,33,32 with no intention of buying any of them) to see which size was the best fit. The 34s might have been a touch loose but the 33s were too tight, so "34" is the magic number there.
The first Sunday of every month I'm going to repeat this process. If my strength benchmarks decrease at all, then I'm going to kick my calories back up for a month (Next one is December 7) and try and regain my lost strength. My hope is they'll actually go up, but we'll see.
I'm also going to be more strict on my food plan and the number of times I go out. If that means sitting home and working on some Friday nights, so be it.
Will stop by everyone's diaries after my post basketball shake (post workout shakes are another new item in the repertoire).
Had a bad experience last Friday and kind of went off the deep end a bit after. Been trying to collect myself since. Have pretty much got myself sorted the last two days and was back under 180 this morning (179.5).
It's become apparent that this last bit will be the hard part. I'm going to continue to try and drop weight, however on Sunday I went to the gym and established a series of fitness benchmarks (VO2MAX, Overhead Press, Pullups and Dips) and also went to Target and tried on four different pairs of slacks (36,34,33,32 with no intention of buying any of them) to see which size was the best fit. The 34s might have been a touch loose but the 33s were too tight, so "34" is the magic number there.
The first Sunday of every month I'm going to repeat this process. If my strength benchmarks decrease at all, then I'm going to kick my calories back up for a month (Next one is December 7) and try and regain my lost strength. My hope is they'll actually go up, but we'll see.
I'm also going to be more strict on my food plan and the number of times I go out. If that means sitting home and working on some Friday nights, so be it.
Will stop by everyone's diaries after my post basketball shake (post workout shakes are another new item in the repertoire).
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Sunflower2
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Hi V--sorry to hear things were bad on Friday.. We are all here if you need to vent, we all do it often enough! Glad you are back on it now xo
Little John
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Keep up the good work - nothing wrong with the occasional deep end if you can swim back out, right?
MrVee
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Thanks guys. Hopefully it's just a bump in the road. It is a little scary that my go to medication for angry depression is a steak burrito with a side order of quarter pounder with cheese. I guess the positive was that there was never any thought to continuing that binge after that one night and I was back on the program the next day.
178.5 this morning. Two hours of basketball does wonders for the scale.
I forgot to mention that Friday was my final personal training appointment. I'm on my own now, as I could no longer justify the money. But I think after two years I have a good general idea how to get the things done I need to get done. Today is legs day.
Have started taking fish oil supplements. There's a fair amount of legit research as to their benefits and like most Americans I don't eat enough fish. It's even got Poseidon's trident on the box, so you know it's good. I am having salmon tonight so that's a good start to getting those Omega 3s. Soon I'll be Omega Man!!!
[video=youtube_share;X-MosmUseSY]http://youtu.be/X-MosmUseSY[/video]
178.5 this morning. Two hours of basketball does wonders for the scale.
I forgot to mention that Friday was my final personal training appointment. I'm on my own now, as I could no longer justify the money. But I think after two years I have a good general idea how to get the things done I need to get done. Today is legs day.
Have started taking fish oil supplements. There's a fair amount of legit research as to their benefits and like most Americans I don't eat enough fish. It's even got Poseidon's trident on the box, so you know it's good. I am having salmon tonight so that's a good start to getting those Omega 3s. Soon I'll be Omega Man!!!
[video=youtube_share;X-MosmUseSY]http://youtu.be/X-MosmUseSY[/video]
Quercus
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I am Legend:
Richard Matheson 1954
Novel that shaped the zombie genre.
Vincent Price 1964 (The Last Man on Earth)
Pretty solid film for the era.
Charleton Heston 1971 (Omega Man)
So funky/campy, but I'll always like Soylent Green better.
Will Smith 2007
Not the best, but the scene with his dog is good.
And now there is a TV series with Will Forte coming out next year (The Last Man on Earth).
That story has had a lot of mileage.
I took fish oil daily while I powerlifted. Now I get omegas by eating chia seed every day. I should see if my tub of fish oil has expired. I have no problem with taking fish oil. It isn't something that I noticed a definite or acute improvement, but there is so much scientific evidence for a host of benefits from heart heath to inflammation and weightloss/muscle building that it's one of the few supplements worth taking. I do think I had less aches and pains when I took it regularly. Pro tip DO NOT take it with diet coke. Unless you like bubbling acid fish with artificial sweetener.
Basketball is the anti fast food. That's good to know.
My wife made a valid point to me that she thinks we will always differ from people that haven't been really overweight. Even when we are thin we will have a fear of going back. A fear of messing up. A fear of food. She's probably right.
I know it worries you that your reaction to being upset was to binge, but yeah that's going to worry you. You used to weigh 375 pounds. You used to eat a lot closer to those kinds of meals on a regular basis. The difference is that short of a long term systematic change that is a return to those previous habits, you will never weigh that much again. A bender when things are rotten won't do it. It's not good for you. It isn't the way to handle negative emotions. It doesn't change anything. You're still skinny. You're still taking care of business. You're still going to screw up once in a while. To err is human etc. etc..
Richard Matheson 1954
Novel that shaped the zombie genre.
Vincent Price 1964 (The Last Man on Earth)
Pretty solid film for the era.
Charleton Heston 1971 (Omega Man)
So funky/campy, but I'll always like Soylent Green better.
Will Smith 2007
Not the best, but the scene with his dog is good.
And now there is a TV series with Will Forte coming out next year (The Last Man on Earth).
That story has had a lot of mileage.
I took fish oil daily while I powerlifted. Now I get omegas by eating chia seed every day. I should see if my tub of fish oil has expired. I have no problem with taking fish oil. It isn't something that I noticed a definite or acute improvement, but there is so much scientific evidence for a host of benefits from heart heath to inflammation and weightloss/muscle building that it's one of the few supplements worth taking. I do think I had less aches and pains when I took it regularly. Pro tip DO NOT take it with diet coke. Unless you like bubbling acid fish with artificial sweetener.
Basketball is the anti fast food. That's good to know.
My wife made a valid point to me that she thinks we will always differ from people that haven't been really overweight. Even when we are thin we will have a fear of going back. A fear of messing up. A fear of food. She's probably right.
I know it worries you that your reaction to being upset was to binge, but yeah that's going to worry you. You used to weigh 375 pounds. You used to eat a lot closer to those kinds of meals on a regular basis. The difference is that short of a long term systematic change that is a return to those previous habits, you will never weigh that much again. A bender when things are rotten won't do it. It's not good for you. It isn't the way to handle negative emotions. It doesn't change anything. You're still skinny. You're still taking care of business. You're still going to screw up once in a while. To err is human etc. etc..
Cate
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with Q, especially with the last paragraph! That fear of getting fat again (&/or messing up) will probably stay with you & isn't such a bad thing. The last bit is the hardest bit, as is maintenance. That feeling that you're on your own can be scary & also your focus becomes a little hazy. You can do this though V as you're a smart cookie. Resorting to "comfort food" isn't comforting & solves nothing. It was just a temporary glitch. None of us are perfect! PS- I take fish oil every day. That's one I won't do without. I also take Magnesium for cramps.
I´m a sushi addict, I get my fix twice a week and also like herring and smoked mackerel. So no problems with fish oil... But I can relate on the comfort eating (frustfressen here in Austria, which I find more accurate as it translates more exactly to frustration feeding ). You´ve found alternative strategies for many situations already and you will find them for nasty moments, too, some things don´t just go away but fade slowly.
). You´ve found alternative strategies for many situations already and you will find them for nasty moments, too, some things don´t just go away but fade slowly.
MrVee
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Man, the Germans have all the good words (though 'Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz' is apparently now kaput). I will be using 'frustfressen' from now on because it's right on the money for what I was doing.But I can relate on the comfort eating (frustfressen here in Austria, which I find more accurate as it translates more exactly to frustration feeding
Anyway 177 this morning. Less than a week after the beef frustfressen, that is a new low and the first one in over three weeks. We're now at 198 pounds lost.
Really proud of myself yesterday as I felt I did as good a job replicating a personal training session on my own. I pushed myself until I was uncomfortable, tried to push out the hard reps and generally did everything I was supposed to do at intensities that will do the most good. If I can start getting that sort of effort out of my upper body workouts, then I'll start to get somewhere. Next time at the beach I want to kick sand in someone's face, dammit!
Anyway, breakfast time.
Quercus
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2 pounds away! That's amazing! Great job at the gym.
You may need to explain first if you tell someone you had a late night beef frustfressen.
It's a great descriptor and it sounds filthy. I love it. When I complain about reality TV or some other exploitative misery focused garbage I like to whip out schadenfreude. I really need to add this to my vocabulary. You could even use it idiomatically. "Don't frustfressen" sounds much more worldly than saying "Don't get your panties in a bunch".
Nice share LaMa!
You may need to explain first if you tell someone you had a late night beef frustfressen.
It's a great descriptor and it sounds filthy. I love it. When I complain about reality TV or some other exploitative misery focused garbage I like to whip out schadenfreude. I really need to add this to my vocabulary. You could even use it idiomatically. "Don't frustfressen" sounds much more worldly than saying "Don't get your panties in a bunch".
Nice share LaMa!
MrVee
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179.5 this morning. Hit the bar last night and the beers were probably the reason for this morning's mini-spike. I didn't drink that much so the alcohol wasn't enough to dehydrate me, and I'm guessing since I started the day at a new low I had pretty low hydration levels to start anyway.
Will be taking my car into the shop today for the third time now in attempt to get the voice recognition on my stereo fixed. They have been completely unable to fix it, and so I'm getting a new stereo. I have killed WAY too much time over this and am starting to get a little upset, particularly since this is likely to kill a few hours more today. They could have just replaced the radio to begin with, but apparently their costs are more important than my time. An attitude I have duly noted for future reference.
Bench press and chest fly today. Have to come up with a third exercise, probably some row type movement of some sort.
Will be taking my car into the shop today for the third time now in attempt to get the voice recognition on my stereo fixed. They have been completely unable to fix it, and so I'm getting a new stereo. I have killed WAY too much time over this and am starting to get a little upset, particularly since this is likely to kill a few hours more today. They could have just replaced the radio to begin with, but apparently their costs are more important than my time. An attitude I have duly noted for future reference.
Bench press and chest fly today. Have to come up with a third exercise, probably some row type movement of some sort.
Little John
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I don't recall if I posted this site for exercises, but I really like it. Very low-tech, but it's got a lot of great info: http://www.exrx.net/Exercise.html
It's my go-to when I'm looking to generate a new lifting regime, might give you some ideas for your #3.
It's my go-to when I'm looking to generate a new lifting regime, might give you some ideas for your #3.
I have to add that "frustfressen" is a verb. "Frust" ist frustration (duh) and "fressen" means "to eat". Sort of. I think it´s officially used for animals so when you say it about people it gives the impression they´re slurping, chewing with their mouths open or generally digging in without any decorum. Which is what many people tend to do when they´re eating not to fill their stomachs but to quench the thirst of their souls. Comfort food can be chicken soup or a thick, healthy stew for all I know. And so comfort eating actually sounds nice and it might even make you think it could work.
-Cory-
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SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!
On a different note, even time I come back here you've made so much progress. It's really inspiring. You mentioned not using a personal trainer anymore. Does that make you nervous at all? It would me, but I'm kind of crazy and worry about silly things sometimes.
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