MidGaGuy's Diary

7/28 Walked 2 miles this evening (in hot sticky july ga humidity):drooling:
23 miles total walked since starting.


Oh and took the kids to see the Simpsons Movie today .. Funny stuff :doh:
Spider Pig Spider Pig does whatever a Spider Pig does
 
Gotta eat those veggies. It will be hard to lose weight and get proper nutrition without them.

I really want to see that Simpsons movie. How old are your kids?

Congrats on all the walking--keep up the good work.
 
miss bb , the simpsons movie is funny , go check it out . My kids are son 15 and daughter 11 .


7/29 Walked 3 miles this evening
26 miles total walked since starting.
 
As you may have read on my post on friday , I was a bit bummed out because the scales had not moved for the week. Well, this morning I hopped on the scales after I got up. I wasn't going to til friday but I was drawn to them like a moth to the flame! I was 308 ! Down 4 lbs . Not 100% sure how . I'm thinking I got rid of some of that water . I had upped my calorie intake too and this might be doing it for me. We'll see how this week goes. I'm pretty pleased this morning though. If anything it's given me some motivation! I want to get into those 200's!
 
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Woo hoo! Congratulations! It's a great feeling, isn't it?

I was feeling bummed about my weight gain this past week, and I stumbled onto this article posted in the Harsh Truth section. There are two or three things in it that I am going to start doing. Here's the link.



I mainly need to go back to the 6 small meals p/day, increased interval training, and upping my calories a bit. Also, I'm working the machines harder at the gym for the weight training.

Keep up the great work!
 
For some reason that link didn't work when I clicked on it. If you have trouble, too, just go to the harsh truth forum. It's the first sticky thread there.
 
I clicked the link before I read your second post *L* I'll go check it out.

Thanks ! It does feel good seeing some results. I don't know if I'm ready to try breaking up my meals into multiple meals a day yet. I'm still trying to get a consistant calorie intake going . Today I don't think I ate quite enough . I was trying to avoid the sodium . I've been conciously looking at the amount of sodium in things now. Quite surprised at how much something like lite or fat free salad dressing had in it.
You keep up the great work too!


7/30 Walked 2 miles this evening (too damn humid to walk at all, air was thick enough to cut it with a knife)
28 miles total walked since starting.
 
Joining a gym would be a great way to rev up your metabolism and make the pounds fall off faster. Don't worry about being big--I think you'll find a lot of people there are big, too.

Eating the 6 small meals a day isn't that hard if you do a bit of planning ahead. I use the meals in the Curves book. It is geared for women, so the caloric intake (1600p/day) probably wouldn't be enough for you, but I'd just increase the portions a bit to make up for it. The menus are easy to do, and don't require a lot of cooking. For the protein shakes, I buy the slimfast low-carb shakes.

For example, this was my meal plan for today:
meal 1--1/2 cup strawberries with 1/2 cup cottage cheese
meal 2--protein shake
meal 3--veggie and 6oz grilled chicken salad, 1 serving French onion soup(which I buy in a packet that you just add water to)
meal 4--2 ryecrisp crackers with 1 can tuna (mixed w/a bit of mayo and mustard)
meal 5--4 oz of ground beef, 1 serving of Chinese veggies (simple recipe in back of book), 4oz of V8 juice
meal 6--2oz of deli ham, 1oz of cheese, 1 peach (got lots of those in georgia)

I am totally full from this--no hunger pains. I just have to plan ahead so I have stuff to eat while at work. I think the body for life book has a similar type of meal plan menus. Not sure though--plus you get a cheat day every week which curves doesn't give you.
 
That doesn't sound too bad there. I actually hadn't thought about those shakes . Those would help me get the calories I need when I'm missing some. I'll have to put that on my list when I go shopping. Thanks for the info Miss BB !








7/31 Walked 2 miles this evening (wasn't feeling too good tonight, last night might have zapped me more than I thought?)
30 miles total walked since starting.

I might REALLY , seriously take tomorrow night off from walking ! We will see!
 
You're welcome. The low-carb shakes have 190 calories and come in vanilla or chocolate.

Might not be abad idea to take a day off from walking--it will give your body a chance to rest and the next day when you walk again it will surprise it. Got up to 97degrees here today! We have had a really hot summer here and very little rain. I cannot tell you how many 90+degree days we've had since May--about 3times the normal amount. I'd say we've had at least 20. I'm sure that's normal for GA, but not Mich...lol
 
Picked up low carb shakes and dvd of 300 this evening and I'm staying in !
No walking tonight .
Although after I watch 300 I might want to take on some invading persians!
Spartans! prepare for 100 calorie popcorn pack!
 
Glad your store had the low-carb shakes. Mine was out tonight...:mad:
Enjoy your movie (and let me know if it was any good--b/c I kinda wanted to see it) and your night off from walking. Damn, it was 97 here yesterday and today. I'm about to head off for a walk and it's still in the high 80s.
 
MidGaGuy said:
As you may have read on my post on friday , I was a bit bummed out because the scales had not moved for the week. Well, this morning I hopped on the scales after I got up. I wasn't going to til friday but I was drawn to them like a moth to the flame! I was 308 ! Down 4 lbs . Not 100% sure how . I'm thinking I got rid of some of that water . I had upped my calorie intake too and this might be doing it for me. We'll see how this week goes. I'm pretty pleased this morning though. If anything it's given me some motivation! I want to get into those 200's!
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I know I'm a couple days behind, but congrats with your loss! :) I was reading over your journal and you're doing wonderful with walking. Keep it up! I actually found your journal while reading one of your post at bikinibound's. That's mah girl right there! :jump:

-Sheryl
 
I am inspired that you are walking 2 miles. For now, I am walking 1 mile and its hard.

Best Wishes,

Carrie
 
Did someone say boobs ? :eek: heh

bb you gotta watch 300 if you like those kinds of movies. The bigger the screen the better. I saw it twice in the theatre and added it to my dvd collection so it gets both of my thumbs way up .
I hope you've had a good day as well.



Hi Sheryl ! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some good vibes. I need all the help I can get *L* Btw I love your screen name , MsGhettoBooty . I was gonna use it myself but oh snap you already had it ! :rotflmao: j/k



Hi Carrie, I'm glad that me walking can help inspire you . Just do whatever you can do and go from there. I have some bum knees and with the weight I'm packing right now makes it a little tough to keep the type of pace I'd like to but I figure as the weight comes off the pace will pickup and so will the distance. Just get you some music to listen to and get off in your own world for a lil while and put one foot in front of the other. :)


for today :
8/2 Walked 2 miles this evening (felt pretty good , could have done 3 but didn't .)
32 miles total walked since starting.
 
MidGaGuy said:
Did someone say boobs ? :eek: heh

bb you gotta watch 300 if you like those kinds of movies. The bigger the screen the better. I saw it twice in the theatre and added it to my dvd collection so it gets both of my thumbs way up .
I hope you've had a good day as well.

Yeah, I think you already know i had a good day..lol yes, I said boobs. Oops, I said it again. Get used to it if you're going to post around GhettoBooty and me...lol

I will have to see 300. It looks interesting to me.

Keep up the good work--walking and all that. Sorry to hear about the bum knees. Weight training would probably help with that. Mine weren't that great when I started out, either, but I think my strength training has helped b/c they don't bother me anymore.
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MidGaGuy said:
Did someone say boobs ? :eek: heh


Hi Sheryl ! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some good vibes. I need all the help I can get *L* Btw I love your screen name , MsGhettoBooty . I was gonna use it myself but oh snap you already had it ! :rotflmao: j/k



for today :
8/2 Walked 2 miles this evening (felt pretty good , could have done 3 but didn't .)
32 miles total walked since starting.
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Morning MGG,

for some odd reason my journal has become a forum on "boobs and butts." I blame this completely on BB. LMAO As for the screen name comment, that made me almost spit my water out! haha By the way, congrats with the walking. 32 miles since starting? Nice! You're doing excellent. :D Wishing you a great day.

-Sheryl
 
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