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I've always been 100% consistent with my weigh ins. I have the same routine. Wake up, use the bathroom, disrobe, weigh. First thing I do every morning trying to get it at a consistent time of day.

I don't have any particular days of the week that I do better or worse, but I do tend to go out to eat on Fridays with a couple of co-workers so Friday morning would probably be my lowest point in the week if I've behaved myself.

I have a FitBit and it tracks my exercises automatically in a database, but before I had it, I was using the Under Armor Record app on my Android and I could set intervals for it to tell me how long I'd been exercising. I might have to go back to using something like that if only to have a point of reference without having to check constantly during my workouts.

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Funny thing about my weight loss. I started at 320 pounds and weigh about 180 now. I still see myself as fat.
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The thing about this is I still carry most of my excess weight in the middle, so even though my face, neck, thighs and arms have slimmed up and look pretty good, I've still got a big gut and that's the biggest hindrance for my self-image at the moment. But I still have a good 50-60lbs I would ideally like to lose so I have tons of time for that to shrink down.
 
Mowens1984 said:
I've always been 100% consistent with my weigh ins. I have the same routine. Wake up, use the bathroom, disrobe, weigh. First thing I do every morning trying to get it at a consistent time of day.

I don't have any particular days of the week that I do better or worse, but I do tend to go out to eat on Fridays with a couple of co-workers so Friday morning would probably be my lowest point in the week if I've behaved myself.

I have a FitBit and it tracks my exercises automatically in a database, but before I had it, I was using the Under Armor Record app on my Android and I could set intervals for it to tell me how long I'd been exercising. I might have to go back to using something like that if only to have a point of reference without having to check constantly during my workouts.



The thing about this is I still carry most of my excess weight in the middle, so even though my face, neck, thighs and arms have slimmed up and look pretty good, I've still got a big gut and that's the biggest hindrance for my self-image at the moment. But I still have a good 50-60lbs I would ideally like to lose so I have tons of time for that to shrink down.
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I hear you. That is where I carry mind too. It was the last place I lost it from to be perfectly honest. I started with a 42 waist and it is 30 now. I never thought in a million years I would have a 30 inch waist. I went from XXL to S in shirts and jackets etc. Look at how far you have come so far- imagine after 50 or 60 lbs lost - how much better you will look and feel. It is hard to visualize - at least it was for me. I am more of" I have to see it I can't imagine it" kind of guy-lol. You got this. You will be down to where you want to be before you know it
 
Mowens1984 said:
but I consider you all to be my friends.
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That's because we are.
I think it's really important to stop putting yourself down, even in jest. You are doing so well mowens. The difference in the pics is huge, but I must say what stood out to me in the before pic was your lovely, expressive kind looking eyes.
Weighing yourself only once a week will be much better.
I love that you are physically feeling the differences that 34 lbs lost have made. Walking without being puffed is a biggie.
I'll join you & LaMa if that's ok. I have been a little hard on myself lately & it must stop.
 
The more the merrier, cate. And thank you for the sweet words. That's some of the nicest sentiments I've heard in a long time. We all need to treat ourselves and one another better.

Here's one of my favorite conversations from my absolute favorite movie:

Paul Edgecomb: On the day of my judgment, when I stand before God, and He asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles, what am I gonna say? That it was my job? My job?
John Coffey: You tell God the Father it was a kindness you done. I know you hurtin' and worryin', I can feel it on you, but you oughta quit on it now. Because I want it over and done. I do. I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time. Can you understand?
Paul Edgecomb: Yes, John. I think I can.

I had a female cashier I'd never met before out of nowhere remark, "Your eyes are so beautiful" and I still get a kick out of just thinking about it even though that was about 3 years ago. Some nice gestures truly stick with you sometimes.
 
I like that quote and from now on I´ll try to be nice, no, I will practice being nicer to myself for seven days :)
 
I tend to default to self-deprecation, and never see an issue when I do it to myself. But I have to say that when others do it, it does make me uncomfortable. Note that this applies to self-deprecation of character or traits, not some thing they've just done that could be argued wasn't the brightest idea - when that happens, I'm glad to see they've learned their lesson, or at least know they screwed up.
 
I'm catching up on journals. Love the difference in the pics. You can definitely see a difference! You look great! Also... I love The Green Mile. It's one of my favorites too! :)
 
Feeling good, feeling positive. The scale is finally moving again in my favor after what felt like an eternity stalled (reality, about a week). Over 35lbs gone so far. 1/3 of the way to my goal now.

I've been adding to my step goal week over week. Very slowly adding 100 steps to the total each time that I hit my goal at least 5 out of 7 days a week. I'm up to 7,500 steps a day now. I figure this does 2 things: I slowly build up my ability and willingness to walk more each day. It also gives me an easy way to see where my upper limit is so that I don't overdo it. If I don't hit my 5 days a week goal, I won't increase the steps until I have a week where I do. Most days I'm already hitting over 8,000+ without really trying too hard, but the idea is to start out easy so I can keep things sustainable.

It feels really good to walk that much and I've been bringing my 3 year old with me. She loves to stop and pick up acorns and other tree nuts, then take them home and break them open with a hammer to see what's inside.

The weather has also greatly improved. Last week it was 90 degrees and this morning it was 52. I have a big tolerance for cool weather so I look forward to being able to walk in the cold. I still don't have a plan for winter because I don't own a treadmill or any other workout stuff and money is beyond tight right now.
 
Yay for memory-building with your kids! Depending on weather conditions sturdy shoes may be all you need to get through the cold season. If the streets get too treacherous step exercises and/or dancing don't take up space OR cost money; plus they burn more calories than walking while usually being easy on the joints.
 
I just hope we got a much milder winter this year. Last year we had a few weeks with literal feet of snow on the ground at a given time. Way too much to be able to walk through beyond just checking the mailbox. Then again, we get some years where there's little or almost no snow at all. It's really a toss up.
 
Mowens1984 said:
The weather has also greatly improved. Last week it was 90 degrees and this morning it was 52. I have a big tolerance for cool weather so I look forward to being able to walk in the cold. I still don't have a plan for winter because I don't own a treadmill or any other workout stuff and money is beyond tight right now.
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Same here, it's been nice to wake up nice and cool, as opposed to covered with sweat.
 
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I just hope we got a much milder winter this year. Last year we had a few weeks with literal feet of snow on the ground at a given time. Way too much to be able to walk through beyond just checking the mailbox. Then again, we get some years where there's little or almost no snow at all. It's really a toss up.
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I wish we had that up here. It is not good up here in the Winter. Although we have had some years where we haven't had any snow for Christmas those years are few and far between. Some mornings when I get up and it is -40 F and that is without the wind chill - I wonder why the hell do I live here-lol?
 
Haha. I can't imagine what -40 even feels like. I think the coldest it's ever gotten around here was about -15 in my lifetime and that was bad enough for me.

I was in Africa a few years ago in Kenya and it was like 120 degrees with 0 humidity and you'd walk outside and the sweat would just instantly pour down your face. The funny thing was, it was cooling off there around the time we went, so we were in shorts and t-shirts and I swear some of the people were wearing coats and sock caps.
 
Funny thing is that I don't like the heat. In fact I hate running in the heat too. I run all Winter long up here- even when it is -40. Easier to add layers and you actually don't need as many clothes as you think. When you run in the heat - you can only take off some much before you get arrested-haha.
 
Ok...got a fat person wearing too little story...
So when I was in high school I went over to this girls house that I kinda liked.
Her dad was a great big heavy guy. I bet he weighed 450. Well he was sitting in his recliner no shirt and no pants. His gut hung over so far I thought he was naked. Well all of a sudden, he stood up...I cringed...but thank goodness he had on boxer shorts lol
 
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I can't imagine what -40 even feels like.
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I think the coldest I've seen was a cold snap in Quebec City. What made it worse was that we decided to walk the 1.5 miles to our destination which included a surprisingly steep climb up a hill - I was sweating so much that it leeched through my jacket and the sweat froze into a hard shell. That same trip also included a night in a hotel made of ice. That was cold.
 
Oh wow, I've always wanted to stay in one of those ice hotels. I've seen a few videos about 'em.

I've never made it up to Canada. I almost got a chance when I was about 13 with the Boy Scouts, but I was like 1 week too young to go. :\

My dad and older brother got to go and they said that everyone they ran into was fascinated with our Kentucky accents. Of course, I don't think I have an accent :p
 
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