Looking to lose an extra human I apparently picked up along the way

Status
Not open for further replies.
Your hiking sounds good! I love hiking - havent done it for a while...miss it! The last one I did took about 8 yours!!! Up & down...I couldn't move by the end of it - I was about 50lbs lighter..

It's good to have a motivation for when you have lost another 40 lbs - you'll totally rock that new trail!
 
Great job on your hike! I HATE those straight up parts! But you just really made me want to go hiking, however I don't think that one could go hikin here unless in cross country skis or snow shoes!
 
293 on Sunday morning (model says 293.8).

Today is rest day. No workouts other than just day to day stuff like housecleaning and stuff. Going to play with my HRM today for reasons I'm not too sure of. Anyway, I put it on right after I got out of bed, and then got back in bed and lied there for a few minutes. Says my average heart rate was 60, with a low of 53 and a high of 70.

So can my resting heart rate be as low as 60? That seems low for someone my age and weight. Am I in that good of shape, or might I just be a freak in that regard, or maybe measuring your RHR this way isn't very accurate? Maybe like the Grinch my heart is two sizes too small?
 
294.5 this morning (293.5 on the model). The model right now has me at a rate of 2.4 pounds lost per week or 2.3 depending on how I set one of the variables. I'll post it today after I get back from the gym. Early workouts this week.
 
Wow, 2.4 pounds a week is awesome! Give me some of that!
Click to expand...

The problem is you have to gain about 150 first. Not advisable. :D

At first I thought that simulator was really neat, but then I noticed it really only uses about six different morphs, so you can go as much as 40 pounds (at my height) without the picture changing at all. I think it uses BMI threshholds to tell it to change the picture. Still for big losses it's neat.

As long as I'm posting silly weight loss related internet things, there's this as well. Taken just now after my workout:

View attachment 19732

On the left is me today at roughly 294, on the right is me at 206 pounds according to this:



Please use responsibly. :)
 
Last edited:
Accidentally clicked on the link to your 1st page, instead of the last, thought I'd read a bit of your diary & then wanted to get to when you dropped down below 300......Expecting major celebrations......so then I just kept going....& got to today! I am looking forward to the day when you feel confident in your own skin & see yourself how others, including me, see you on here. You are one very witty & obviously smart guy. I think the suggestion that joining a hiking club or group is a good one. Please try not to shut out the possibility of finding someone before you get to what you think is your ideal weight. It's really hard to stop seeing yourself as that big person you once were. It took me a few years to accept that I am no longer fat. Waiting for the ideal time or for you to be what you feel is acceptable shuts out what might be a chance. Most people I know would admire what you're doing.
It's a beautiful day here & I had better get moving!! Great diary Mr V. Thank you. Cheers, Cate
 
I appreciate the kind words Cate.

I'm incredibly hard on myself, and ironically it comes from being more self-centered than I should be. Living by yourself, and then working from the place where you live by yourself often exacerbates this character flaw of mine. In actuality, one of the reasons I'm on here is to try and talk through the sorts of issues I have while undertaking all of this. That's why it often seems random and disconnected on here. By writing things out I help crystallize my own thoughts on what is going on with the weight loss, something my friends and family aren't really in a good position to understand. Seeing other people struggle with the same sorts of things gives me perspective my self-centered world often lacks.

On the dating front, right now it just seems like it's a complication that wouldn't help me lose weight, particularly since I have never been good at it, even at 26 and 180 pounds. I'm not opposed to the idea necessarily, but you probably can understand why the thought does give me pause. I'm slowly learning not to mess up my own life, a situation where me and my SO take turns messing up each other's is a little scary.

All of this is making me very uncomfortable, so thanks a lot. :D
 
Last edited:
294.5 again this morning.

More early personal training today. I suspect a stint on the rowing machine is in my immediate future.

Gorgeous weather forecast today, looks like sunny with a high of 76. Not too shabby.
 
Be okay with being terrible at dating! Everyone is, it's just a matter of degrees. The only way to get better at it is to avoid it as long as possible. Oh wait, no it isn't. You'll have to be willing to practice if you want to be a pro. If everybody waited until they were comfortable with themselves before they dated the world would be sparsely populated.

You CAN do it!
 
Quercus said:
Be okay with being terrible at dating! Everyone is, it's just a matter of degrees. The only way to get better at it is to avoid it as long as possible. Oh wait, no it isn't. You'll have to be willing to practice if you want to be a pro. If everybody waited until they were comfortable with themselves before they dated the world would be sparsely populated.

You CAN do it!
Click to expand...

I second that!!! Go MrVee!!! :hurray:
 
Thanks for the putting tips. I'm about to go put them into practice....speaking of which......practise makes perfect, so they say ;) Cheers, Cate
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top