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

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Once again I had to look a food up that I have never heard of- Carnitas. Reading your diary certainly does not remind me of yo yo dieting Vee! :smilielol5: That's funny. I can't imagine getting to where you are now....not in my wildest dreams! Awesome stuff!
 
I love your post talking about eating more to gain weight haha. That must be odd to say after years of eating less to lose weight!
 
Mystic, it really is quite strange and a hard mental adjustment, but the extra eating is nice.

170 this morning. 29.9 inches on the waist.

Day off from lifting today. Going to play some basketball, I think.
 
172 this morning. 29.8 inches on the waist.

I really overdid it on the exercise yesterday and so I ate accordingly last night. Two hours of full court basketball. And then at 5 o'clock played 9 holes in my men's night golf league. It's a 9 hole course that we walk. Par 30 with 6 par threes and 3 par fours (all under 300 yards). Shot a 34.

I did however, probably hit the best drive of my life on the last hole. Measured it on Google Earth at 292 yards, and it left me with a 9 foot putt for eagle. Broke just a bit too much at the very end, and stopped a half-inch left of the hole, for a tap in birdie. Almost.

Anyhow, that was plenty of exercise for one day. Had something called "Brisket Mac" at the bar afterward which I guess was Macaroni and Cheese with BBQ beef brisket on top. I figured with the basketball and golf and that I'm trying to gain weight, well why not.

Got my pull workout in this morning. Going to a concert tonight with some friends. Maybe I'll meet a woman with a nose ring and lots of tattoos and I'll fall in love. :D
 
Alright it's Sunday morning. 171 with 16.1% on the monitor and still a 29.9 inches waist.

I'm going to give myself a few more days, but it looks increasingly likely that the calories need to go up some.

Only two days left in August. Man, time is flying. The good news is that unlike most of you, where I live the coming end of summer is kind of a relief. The weather here in November absolutely cannot be beat. I live in a place called "Paradise Valley," and in november it comes pretty damned close.

Think maybe I'll do a video later on a topic near and dear to too many of us: being depressed.
 
Hi Vee. You're in an enviable position right now & most of us are very interested in the way you're tackling it. It must be a little nerve-wracking juggling the calories. I have never lost my fear of becoming really fat again, so would be very nervous!
I really think this video describes depression well-
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+black+dog+video&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
I like the Black Dog Institute & have often referred to it for info- www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/?
Glad that your November is a time that you also look forward to & I am also happy that our Summers in Tassie are not as hot as yours, xo Cate
 
Thanks for the black dog Cate. That sort of sums it up.

Anyhow, I did a video on the link between feeling depressed and eating yourself into oblivion because of it. Note: if you are not a guy, you can still play video games, not sure why I suggested otherwise:

[video]https://youtu.be/JuAuHVUeqv4[/video]

Concert tonight. Woo hoo!
 
MrVee said:
172 this morning. 29.8 inches on the waist.

I really overdid it on the exercise yesterday and so I ate accordingly last night. Two hours of full court basketball. And then at 5 o'clock played 9 holes in my men's night golf league. It's a 9 hole course that we walk. Par 30 with 6 par threes and 3 par fours (all under 300 yards). Shot a 34.

I did however, probably hit the best drive of my life on the last hole. Measured it on Google Earth at 292 yards, and it left me with a 9 foot putt for eagle. Broke just a bit too much at the very end, and stopped a half-inch left of the hole, for a tap in birdie. Almost.

Anyhow, that was plenty of exercise for one day. Had something called "Brisket Mac" at the bar afterward which I guess was Macaroni and Cheese with BBQ beef brisket on top. I figured with the basketball and golf and that I'm trying to gain weight, well why not.

Got my pull workout in this morning. Going to a concert tonight with some friends. Maybe I'll meet a woman with a nose ring and lots of tattoos and I'll fall in love. :D
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I officially hate you! I don't think I've ever been able to claim that I've "overdone it on the exercise". Haha well done you, you're doing so well!
 
MrVee said:
Alright it's Sunday morning. 171 with 16.1% on the monitor and still a 29.9 inches waist.

I'm going to give myself a few more days, but it looks increasingly likely that the calories need to go up some.

Only two days left in August. Man, time is flying. The good news is that unlike most of you, where I live the coming end of summer is kind of a relief. The weather here in November absolutely cannot be beat. I live in a place called "Paradise Valley," and in november it comes pretty damned close.

Think maybe I'll do a video later on a topic near and dear to too many of us: being depressed.
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On a more serious note than my previous post on your diary, I wonder, has losing so much weight lifted the depression in any way? I apologise if you have already covered this.

I suffered quite badly with depression from age 17-21. I basically didn't leave my room or do anything for a good three years, and was also admitted to hospital at one point. During those years, I did gain some weight (15-20 pounds). I feel like the weight gain came as a result of the depression, rather than the other way around.

I am 23 now, and wouldn't say I'm "cured", but I am definitely in a much much much better frame of mind than ever before. I have lost weight as a result of feeling more energetic and positive about life- having the motivation to go out and do things. It's tough to do that when all you want to do is stay in bed and hide from the world.
 
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On a more serious note than my previous post on your diary, I wonder, has losing so much weight lifted the depression in any way?
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Oh, absolutely. There's no question I'm in a far better place, and also no question that losing the weight is a huge part of that. What's interesting is that I think it's helped on a whole bunch of levels: I feel better about how I look, the exercise helps tame depression, a feeling of competency and accomplishment, feeling like I no longer worry my family so much, and probably most importantly it's been a catalyst to make me simply care much more about myself than I did before. Ultimately what really did me in was that most of the time I simply did not care about much of anything.

So now when the depression does come, I've got a bunch of things to fall back on and a sense that I don't want to waste all the hard work I've done by throwing in the towel again.

Anyway 171 this morning, 30.0 inches on the waist. 16.3% on the monitor. Legs day today at the gym.
 
171 again this morning. 29.8 inches on the waist 16.3% on the monitor.

Went to the doctor yesterday to get my pinky finger x-rayed. I've seen the x-ray but apparently the doc hasn't. I think the clinical diagnosis for my pinky finger is "royally messed up." Don't know what the course of treatment is since they won't actually call me back like they said they would. Maybe I should just take the CD of the film over there.

Pull workout in despite the crooked pinky. Little by little am progressing on my lifts.
 
Hi Vee. How did you injure your pinky finger? I like that you are sharing your experiences with depression as I think it helps more people than you may know. As you already know it gives me hope for our younger son that he will learn some strategies & get through this dark time & that maybe his parents will be able to worry less one day, xoCate
 
Did your finger hug a basketball at high speed? Hope it gets treated before it stays crooked or you´ll get cold fingers in winter.
 
:eek2: Splint and bind to the next finger over? Have had a lot of sprains but don't recall any breaks.

speedy healing
 
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