My good days, my bad days, my random thoughts

:sifone:Found your diary Thedarwinfish :D cool name. You are really doing fantastic!!

LOL @ the sub 200 impostor...if I saw that...hell I'd breakdance or do something like that.

Hope you have fun tonight! ;)
 
I decided I wasn't going to drink any alcohol since I'll be likely consuming an abundance of it tonight. So I bought my other crutch. A shitload of Diet Pepsi. And I drank it. Dehydrated myself nice as I weighed in this morning 2.5 lbs lighter than the day before... and $20 poorer. Regardless, it was pretty f'n sweet to see a sub-200 number on that scale even if it's an impostor.
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This totally cracked me up!

I love imposter numbers, for nothing more than the little lift you get seeing it :)

Hope all is well, I am thinking about joining your challenge for May but I lose weight at a snail's pace so I may just be setting myself up to lose...(pun not intended)

Have a great weekend!
 
Hi! Jut popping in because your name is awesome. I love Douglas Adams. No, really, the books in the "triology" are probably my favorite books ever. He is a freaking genius.

I decided I wasn't going to drink any alcohol since I'll be likely consuming an abundance of it tonight. So I bought my other crutch. A shitload of Diet Pepsi. And I drank it. Dehydrated myself nice as I weighed in this morning 2.5 lbs lighter than the day before... and $20 poorer. Regardless, it was pretty f'n sweet to see a sub-200 number on that scale even if it's an impostor.
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This had me ROTFL. It sounds like you're going to have a blast tonight! Woohoo!
 
Thanks for stopping in, all. Yes, Adams is legendary. And tonight should rock pretty hard. We're having a party at a friend's place instead of going out. It's way cheaper. Guaranteed good music... since the birthday boy gets to choose it.

I'm a little scared for tomorrow morning.

Ali, join the challenge! It can't hurt! We all need to aim for something. That's why I challenged Coffeebro. My birthday goal was fast approaching and I needed something else to shoot for and he, too, was looking for the same. This place rocks. :D
 
Ok, I will probably do it...I just think that I am just going to weigh in at the beginning and the end, I have pretty much given up on the scale and don't want to become a slave to it again...I'll read the thread and see where everyone is at it. :)
 
Hey, good luck on the drinking tonite. I know how it is and I am right there with ya ;) At least you made a good compromise with not drinking last nite, which is a change from what you normally would have done in the past, so your still on the right track:)

I probably will join in with ya and see how much I can shed by 6/1. I'm currenly at 215.6 last time I checked, which was last Tuesday. I don't always change my ticker because it can be kinda depressing, especially when it goes up, lol... I only go by the gym scale because it's just easier and less brutal psychologically that way, I feel...

I hope Ali joins the challenge too, she's such a sweetie:)

Have a great night,
-Sam
 
Everything went well Saturday night. Saw a couple friends that we hadn't seen since February (about a month before I started on this change) and they said that my face had really slimmed up. I'm skeptical, though... I'm pretty sure they were tipped off about what I've been up to and were throwing some encouragement. I'll still take it.

I didn't way over-drink, which was nice... wee bit of a hangover but nothing an Advil, a liter of water and a brisk 40 minute walk back to pick up my car couldn't fix.

Saturdays #s:
Cal: 2189
Fat: 42g (18%)
Carb: 184 (31%)
Pro: 145 (28%)
Alcohol: 68 (23%)

Today's #s:
Cal: 2025
Fat: 42g (21%)
Carb: 262 (47%)
Pro: 142 (32%)

So tomorrow is the first weigh-in for the May challenge and it's also the last day before my birthday which also marks the end of goal #1. My fingers are crossed.

I've weighed in under 200 for the past two days, but they've also been morning weigh-ins after dehydrating myself the night before -- Friday on Diet Pepsi and last night on alcohol. So I think tomorrow will give me a much better idea of where I'm at than the last two days have. Unfortunately, that also leaves me no time to fix it if I'm still over. C'est la vie, eh? If I'm still under, then I'm going to be getting down with my bad self... haven't decided what the victory dance will be yet; the MC Hammer, the worm down the hall, the Carlton... so many options.
 
thedarwinfish said:
I didn't way over-drink, which was nice... wee bit of a hangover but nothing an Advil, a liter of water and a brisk 40 minute walk back to pick up my car couldn't fix.
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Whoa Darwinfish!!! Anyone who walks for 40 minutes with a slight hangover is a warrior in my book!

thedarwinfish said:
If I'm still under, then I'm going to be getting down with my bad self... haven't decided what the victory dance will be yet; the MC Hammer, the worm down the hall, the Carlton... so many options.
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:rotflmao: :rotflmao: you could just breakdance and do one of those wicked handstands and backspins on the floor ;) I would pay to see the worm down the hall though LOL and the MC Hammer if you have on hammerpants :D
 
thedarwinfish said:
I didn't way over-drink, which was nice... wee bit of a hangover but nothing an Advil, a liter of water and a brisk 40 minute walk back to pick up my car couldn't fix.
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HAHAHAHA! Yeah, even on days that I DON'T overdrink, there is NO WAY IN HELL you would see me walk 40 minutes to get my car, lol. Sounds a bit lazy, I know...

Hope the gluc/chon/msm helps ya out- I'm taking some right now to cuz my knees have gone to hell the last few weeks. Ouch :(
Happy weigh in, happy birthday, happy Monday :) Have a good one on all accounts!!
 
Still weighed in under 200. So that was nice. That makes me fairly confident that I managed to kick that goal's ass at least one day early. I won't call it official until I weigh in under 200 on my actual birthday tomorrow. But I feel good about it. Oh, and if anyone's wondering, I went with the Carlton. :D I'm saving the worm for 170.

Today a kind co-worker brought me two Subway chocolate chip cookies. Le sigh. A major major weakness of mine is chocolate chip cookies, doubly so when from Subway. So I went to check the info on them to see how I can fit them in with what I brought to work today. 210 calories per cookie! Ay dios mio! To think I used to order a footlong (not even the healthier ones) and 3 of those makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little bit. Anyway, I think I will be saving them today, have one tomorrow and another Wednesday. I don't want the food I brought today to go bad. I hate wasting good food.

Today's diet is okay, but I need to tweak it a bit. It's a bit high in protein... on track for about 25g more than I need and truth be told, I'd rather those extra calories be used for tastier things like more fruit, yogurt or A COOKIE... sorry. I'll plan a little better tomorrow.
 
The Darwin Fish is from Adams?!?!?!?! I love Adams! Ive read the entire Hitch Hikers series and the Derk Gentlies Holistic series too. Where is the reference at? I feel like an idiot!

Dude, you freakin rock! under 200 is soo awesome! Keep it up big guy!
 
Hells yeah!

I'm officially calling it: I'm under 200!

I don't know if I should do this... giving Coffeebro and the others who joined our challenge this kind of extra info ;), but the official birthday weight: 198.7

It felt f'n awesome. You see it the first time and it's amazing, but you don't want to enjoy it too much because of fluctuations you know that you could very well be back up above by a pound or two the next day. I could still fluctuate above 200, but I imagine it would be brief. I would say this is the first time I've been sub-200 in over 7 years. A great birthday present to myself.

Thanks to everyone who's been keeping an eye on this diary. You've all been a huge help because I fear having to come on and say that I totally f'd up. So you're keeping me in line.

Some diet numbers:

May 5
Cal: 2185
Fat: 46g (20%)
Carb: 287 (49%)
Pro: 162 (31%)

Today
Cal: 2026
Fat: 46g (22%)
Carb: 256 (46%)
Pro: 145 (31%)

Took the day off work today and got in a nice hike around a (relatively) local pond with my wife and the dog and then another walk around the block in the evening.

It's been a very busy handful of days and I've fallen behind on the diaries. I'm hoping to get back on track and catch up with y'all tomorrow. Again, thanks to everyone! You rock.
 
Kick ass, man! After those fluctuations keep heading south, just think, you may never see that 200 number on the scale again for the rest of your life. Pretty cool, eh?
 
Congrats on getting below 200lbs. I know that has got to be a great feeling. I'm proud. You've got great discipline. I can't wait until I get under 200lbs again. For me it's been about 4 years or so I would say... I'm still struggling with the diet soda. I haven't completely given it up yet... I've cut down though, so I have to look at the positives, right? :)

Happy Wednesday,
Sam
 
Thanks very much pink_clouds, uyis11, tamwalt, photocrazed and sammy!

Sammy, I'm with ya when it comes to diet soda. I have cut out a lot but I am still drinking way too much... it's just that I was drinking WAY WAY too much before. Baby steps.

This week was extremely busy so I'm a bit late getting some of this info in. I didn't get out walking Wednesday because of weather, but got out for a nicely paced 45 minute walk last night. Today, I don't know if I will be able to sneak one in. Tonight we're celebrating a birthday at my place and I don't know if there will be time between getting home and people arriving.

This weekend is going to suck it. We're going out for lunch at work to celebrate a co-worker's birthday. Tonight is the birthday party. Saturday is recovery day and Sunday being Mother's Day, that'll be another dinner out. WAY more eating out than I want to do in a 3 day period.

Lately I've been considering some things:

1) I've decided that it's imperative that I begin weight training. So today I'm going to talk to my boss about the possibility of me coming in an hour early and leaving an hour early a day or two a week and hit the gym on those days (as well as one day on the weekend). Quick backstory: I work 8:30-4:30pm, but I have (at least) an hour and a half commute... so I leave at 6:45ish and arrive home 6:00-6:15ish. In the 3ish hours I have available before bedtime in the evening I have to: take the dog for a walk, (sometimes) pick my wife up from work, make/eat supper, shower, prepare the next day's lunch. So getting that extra hour in there in the evening is a necessity for me to fit the gym in during the week and I would really like to do it so I'm going to see how that idea flies with the boss.

2) I have a new short-term goal. My next goal is <=190 by June 1st. I forget what this morning's weigh-in had me at, but that's a required loss of about 7-8 lbs. The May Weight Loss Challenge between Coffeebro and I (and now many others!) has been great for keeping me on track, but I found I still needed to set my sights on a particular goal. So there it is.

3) What's life going to be like post-170? I've decided that I will likely not be done when I reach 170. My scale also measures body fat %. When I hit 170, that will be the completion of another goal, which rocks, but I think that I will then make my next goal based on my body fat %. I think I'm going to shoot for (at the most) 15% body fat and whatever weight that leaves me at is it. However, I do not want to stop there either. I'm pretty sure I would not like the looks of that guy. I think I want to be bigger than that, but I would like it to be solid -- no more doughy. So I will then work on adding muscle mass back on to my frame. And as far as that goes, I can't imagine I would ever get above 200 lbs again. I don't want to be a hulk. And that's my post-170 plan. I have started tracking measurements along with my weight/body fat and I think it's time to start taking pics as well. I'd like to document as much as I can. I didn't before because I honestly didn't think I'd ever think to go this far. I figured I'd drop to my 170 and that'd be that. Things have changed.

Some diet numbers:

May 7
Cal: 2079
Fat: 43g (20%)
Carb: 283 (49%)
Pro: 147 (31%)

May 8
Cal: 2070
Fat: 41g (19%)
Carb: 295 (52%)
Pro: 147 (29%)

Today is going to suck... probably going to end up in the 2400-2600 range at least. Can't rock the diet every day, eh?
 
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