Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way
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Quercus
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Santa needs to stop relying on the elves and reindeer so much and ease up on the cookies before he can say much to you. Good luck with your weigh in.
I watched two bball games while out of town this week. I watched the Memphis Grizzlies play and they were great games. They won in triple overtime against the Spurs and that was the latest I've stayed up in a long time. I tried to watch Bulls/Knicks, but it was boring. I think Memphis may be my team.
I watched two bball games while out of town this week. I watched the Memphis Grizzlies play and they were great games. They won in triple overtime against the Spurs and that was the latest I've stayed up in a long time. I tried to watch Bulls/Knicks, but it was boring. I think Memphis may be my team.
MrVee
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Thanks for checking in on me guys. It has not been an easy month and a half. Getting the basics out of the way: 182 this morning, 18.0% on the body fat monitor.
First off: holiday season is over, and there are no more excuses as to why I went over calories. Second off, for the first time in a long time, I'm legit serious about New Year's resolutions. I've made 10, and the plan is to try and write them all down, by memory, every day for the next 10 days. And that happens to be one of the 10 resolutions: to write them down the next 10 days.
A few of them are quite personal so I hope you don't mind if I don't share them all. I will say however that none of them have anything to do with dating. I feel like for something like this these need to be internalized things, and dating obviously involves someone else's choices as well as my own.
The big one for our purposes is to get my body fat down once and for all. I figure I can get to around 161 by the end of May (that 182 above should drop pretty quickly over the next few days), and that will be the bottom weight before I shift to putting some muscle back on (and then repeat steps as needed).
I also need to do a much better job of focusing on my career this year and making some advancements: both financially and otherwise. In a sense, my weight loss focus has hurt my focus a bit elsewhere, but I need to realize that there's more to my self-improvement goals than just my physical appearance and it's time to address some of these.
Finally the biggest of my resolutions and by far the most important is to simply do everything I can to maintain a positive outlook. I am, either by nature or from something I picked up a long time ago, a pessimist and that's something I don't want to be anymore, because I'm seeing it have negative effects on many areas of my life. I need to be free to be skeptical, but that can cut any way: always assuming the worst is no more rational than always assuming the best. I want to try and see the world as it is, and when things aren't so bad, recognize that and enjoy it.
Anyway happy New Year's to absolutely everyone here, and I suspect you'll see me a little more often around here for a while. I'll hit a few people's threads when I have the chance, but I have a workout in an hour, so I might not cover everyone.
First off: holiday season is over, and there are no more excuses as to why I went over calories. Second off, for the first time in a long time, I'm legit serious about New Year's resolutions. I've made 10, and the plan is to try and write them all down, by memory, every day for the next 10 days. And that happens to be one of the 10 resolutions: to write them down the next 10 days.
A few of them are quite personal so I hope you don't mind if I don't share them all. I will say however that none of them have anything to do with dating. I feel like for something like this these need to be internalized things, and dating obviously involves someone else's choices as well as my own.
The big one for our purposes is to get my body fat down once and for all. I figure I can get to around 161 by the end of May (that 182 above should drop pretty quickly over the next few days), and that will be the bottom weight before I shift to putting some muscle back on (and then repeat steps as needed).
I also need to do a much better job of focusing on my career this year and making some advancements: both financially and otherwise. In a sense, my weight loss focus has hurt my focus a bit elsewhere, but I need to realize that there's more to my self-improvement goals than just my physical appearance and it's time to address some of these.
Finally the biggest of my resolutions and by far the most important is to simply do everything I can to maintain a positive outlook. I am, either by nature or from something I picked up a long time ago, a pessimist and that's something I don't want to be anymore, because I'm seeing it have negative effects on many areas of my life. I need to be free to be skeptical, but that can cut any way: always assuming the worst is no more rational than always assuming the best. I want to try and see the world as it is, and when things aren't so bad, recognize that and enjoy it.
Anyway happy New Year's to absolutely everyone here, and I suspect you'll see me a little more often around here for a while. I'll hit a few people's threads when I have the chance, but I have a workout in an hour, so I might not cover everyone.
MysticRealm
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Happy New Years!
Doing fantastic like usual I see!!
Everybody has such thought out resolutions or goals for the year, makes me feel like quite the slacker!! I hope you achieve everything that you want to this year!
Doing fantastic like usual I see!!
Everybody has such thought out resolutions or goals for the year, makes me feel like quite the slacker!! I hope you achieve everything that you want to this year!
Cate
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I think it's great that you are reassessing your priorities V. There comes a time when you realise that it's not all about the weight, or specifically the weight-loss & you need to re-focus. I guess that is what I was trying to say to you a while ago. It's tough, but you are an intelligent guy & you'll work out what you need to do. I really appreciate that I am able to have such a great support group within this forum. I stay here because of it, although my main focus is not on my weight. I think we have formed some great friendships & that is something I do not want to let go. You don't have to share your private & personal new year goals. That's what they are. We all have them. Although it may seem that I share most things, I certainly don't.
I'm really confident that you can achieve whatever you set out to do & I'm looking forward to what this year might bring for all of us. No-one will say that we don't try!
Cheers & Happy New Year to you V, xo Cate
I'm really confident that you can achieve whatever you set out to do & I'm looking forward to what this year might bring for all of us. No-one will say that we don't try!
Cheers & Happy New Year to you V, xo Cate
Welcome back MrVee!!! I think everyone goes a little over calories this time of year unfortunately, whether you're actively trying to lose weight or not. Of course it's not optimal but lifestyle changes and all that- how much would the old you have gained this time of year? I'm sure the majority of it is fluid and you'll be 175 again in a week or two. I know it's disheartening though, haha I was a bit disappointed in myself for only losing a few hundred grams Christmas week... then had a think about it, I think it's the only year I've ever actually lost weight over Christmas. Definitely the first time I've never gained!!
We're all gunna kill it this year MrVee!!!!!! Weight-wise and hopefully career wise, I'm right there with you. What the hell am I going to do this year? Pretty over my job if I'm honest with myself.
We're all gunna kill it this year MrVee!!!!!! Weight-wise and hopefully career wise, I'm right there with you. What the hell am I going to do this year? Pretty over my job if I'm honest with myself.
MrVee
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Thanks everybody. Yeah I'm sure much of it is fluid. Also those 175s were low fluid. Anyway 180.5 this morning, with 18.4% on the bodyfat monitor.
Played three hours of basketball today and wore the HR monitor. Average HR of 131, for total calories burned of 2273, with a net (calories burned minus what I would have burned sitting on the couch) of 1989. Figure I should come in with a calorie deficit today...
Played three hours of basketball today and wore the HR monitor. Average HR of 131, for total calories burned of 2273, with a net (calories burned minus what I would have burned sitting on the couch) of 1989. Figure I should come in with a calorie deficit today...
I have several myself, including a financial/work one. We're going to do great this year!
MrVee
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179 this morning. 18.5% on the bodyfat monitor.
In a sec I'm going to go do my monthly fitness test I've scheduled for myself. The idea being to see where my strength levels are at while I'm _hopefully_ losing weight. Haven't lost very much in the last month obviously, but I'll do the test anyway just to see where I'm at.
In a sec I'm going to go do my monthly fitness test I've scheduled for myself. The idea being to see where my strength levels are at while I'm _hopefully_ losing weight. Haven't lost very much in the last month obviously, but I'll do the test anyway just to see where I'm at.
Quercus
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Holy crap that's lot of bball calories!
Positivity is a major obstacle for me too. I'm lightyears from where I was at my low point when my back kept me from functioning, but I got pretty bad with my knee this year. This place is a great link to positive feelings and it allows me a safe place to be positive to others. It's much easier for me to be positive towards others, but I have learned to recognize the same logic in my situations.
Recognition that you are overly negative means you are assessing yourself. When I was heading towards being my heaviest I considered how overweight I was less than I do now. When I wasn't willing to change I largely refused to honestly assess myself. Now that I am fixing it I am constantly aware that I am overweight and it isn't always pleasant, but I know it's a good sigh. I think recognizing the irrationality of always assuming the worst is a great sign that you are ready to make progress in you mindset.
Recognize your negative self talk and have a logical debate. Like say you think "This will never work." and it isn't an actual impossible circumstance then correct yourself. It could work, but why do I think it won't? Are these rational doubts being overstated or is this me being a dick to myself? If it's the latter then why do you feel it necessary to be a dick to yourself. Evaluate, recognize, and debate/correct overly negative thoughts. This may seem silly, but this is how I've made progress in being less pessimistic.
You can read up on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy for more theory and practice of this type, but what I have tried to summarize is what I got out of it.
I think that you will do well with all of your goals. You've got the formula down for self-improvement and you've recognized the areas in your life that need improving. 2015 is going to be great for you!
Positivity is a major obstacle for me too. I'm lightyears from where I was at my low point when my back kept me from functioning, but I got pretty bad with my knee this year. This place is a great link to positive feelings and it allows me a safe place to be positive to others. It's much easier for me to be positive towards others, but I have learned to recognize the same logic in my situations.
Recognition that you are overly negative means you are assessing yourself. When I was heading towards being my heaviest I considered how overweight I was less than I do now. When I wasn't willing to change I largely refused to honestly assess myself. Now that I am fixing it I am constantly aware that I am overweight and it isn't always pleasant, but I know it's a good sigh. I think recognizing the irrationality of always assuming the worst is a great sign that you are ready to make progress in you mindset.
Recognize your negative self talk and have a logical debate. Like say you think "This will never work." and it isn't an actual impossible circumstance then correct yourself. It could work, but why do I think it won't? Are these rational doubts being overstated or is this me being a dick to myself? If it's the latter then why do you feel it necessary to be a dick to yourself. Evaluate, recognize, and debate/correct overly negative thoughts. This may seem silly, but this is how I've made progress in being less pessimistic.
You can read up on the topic of cognitive behavioral therapy for more theory and practice of this type, but what I have tried to summarize is what I got out of it.
I think that you will do well with all of your goals. You've got the formula down for self-improvement and you've recognized the areas in your life that need improving. 2015 is going to be great for you!
MrVee
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My fitness test was basically how many dips I can do, how many assisted pullups, hack squat. Basically a bunch of lifting tests and recording how many reps and how much weight until failure. Won't be able to conclude much until I have more data. For example I was able to do significantly more dips but fewer pullups.
Also did a vo2max test, and then went down a little but I knew that since the coldish weather here has brought with it a cold. Your oxygen capacity dropping when you have a cold isn't exactly groundbreaking science. Still a 44 is pretty good. Want to eventually get closer and closer to 50 which would put me in very good company when it comes to oxygen capacity.
Anyway 178 this morning with 17.9% on the body fat monitor.
Finished this week's meal plan yesterday and it all looks good. Rib eye steak for dinner tonight as today was it's sell-by date so I got it at a good discount. Since I'm not freezing it should be very tasty. Got an actual workout in last night (the fitness testing really doesn't count as a workout) and managed to do the full 29 minutes on the treadmill at a 3.5 MPH walk at the machine's max incline of 15%. Midway through the final minute my HR finally went over 160 for the first time. For the most part it stayed in the 150s most of the walk. I like to walk at an incline more than run because it's easier on my joints.
Also did a vo2max test, and then went down a little but I knew that since the coldish weather here has brought with it a cold. Your oxygen capacity dropping when you have a cold isn't exactly groundbreaking science. Still a 44 is pretty good. Want to eventually get closer and closer to 50 which would put me in very good company when it comes to oxygen capacity.
Anyway 178 this morning with 17.9% on the body fat monitor.
Finished this week's meal plan yesterday and it all looks good. Rib eye steak for dinner tonight as today was it's sell-by date so I got it at a good discount. Since I'm not freezing it should be very tasty. Got an actual workout in last night (the fitness testing really doesn't count as a workout) and managed to do the full 29 minutes on the treadmill at a 3.5 MPH walk at the machine's max incline of 15%. Midway through the final minute my HR finally went over 160 for the first time. For the most part it stayed in the 150s most of the walk. I like to walk at an incline more than run because it's easier on my joints.
MysticRealm
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Steak sounds delicious. I have never made steak for myself before! But you're kinda making me want one (rather than the salmon I have planned).
Great job doing a workout on top of your fitness test!
Great job doing a workout on top of your fitness test!
MrVee
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Steak was wonderful. I've become quite adept at cooking them. Unless you burn it, it's hard to make steak taste too bad. Obviously someways work better than others.
178.5 this morning, 18.1% on the body fat monitor.
Just finished an omelet with bacon. 405 calories and diets rich in bacon and cheese give you your 100% recommended daily allowance of not feeling like your dieting. Seriously, when I have a breakfast like this I tend to try and mix it with a carbier lunch (like grilled cheese and soup or something) and when I have something like cereal or oatmeal, I try and match that with a more proteinish lunch (meat sandwich or chili).
Getting the car in for an oil change and the rest today. Going to try and get them to drop me off at my gym and I'll play basketball while I wait on my car.
178.5 this morning, 18.1% on the body fat monitor.
Just finished an omelet with bacon. 405 calories and diets rich in bacon and cheese give you your 100% recommended daily allowance of not feeling like your dieting. Seriously, when I have a breakfast like this I tend to try and mix it with a carbier lunch (like grilled cheese and soup or something) and when I have something like cereal or oatmeal, I try and match that with a more proteinish lunch (meat sandwich or chili).
Getting the car in for an oil change and the rest today. Going to try and get them to drop me off at my gym and I'll play basketball while I wait on my car.
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