NotSoSlim... for now.
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Greattttt JOB!!!!This is gonna be a tremendous couple of weeks for me... Im working for it. Going to push the envelope a bit harder 
and see how it goes.
As it sits as of this morning, I weigh less than I have during my 14 year marriage and less than I have during my daughter's 12 years thus far... Im really happy.
Bout to have some Red River for breakfast w. some skim milk and go for another walk. I walked about 3km to the store this morning instead of going to the close one like I usually do. Gonna go do my usual 8km walk but I think I will do it twice, take each of our dogs once as I go
Lots of water, gonna have a veggie sandwich for dinner and I am thinking about a caesar and some cod for dinner yum.
Be back tomorrow
and see how it goes.As it sits as of this morning, I weigh less than I have during my 14 year marriage and less than I have during my daughter's 12 years thus far... Im really happy.
Bout to have some Red River for breakfast w. some skim milk and go for another walk. I walked about 3km to the store this morning instead of going to the close one like I usually do. Gonna go do my usual 8km walk but I think I will do it twice, take each of our dogs once as I go
Lots of water, gonna have a veggie sandwich for dinner and I am thinking about a caesar and some cod for dinner
yum.Be back tomorrow
Hate my job... still no paycheque... 4 days late. Really makes it damn hard to keep on track when im spending most of my day pissed off that I go to work tonight for a place that could be frickin bothered to get me paid for my time or effort.
Oh well... going for a walk. Then looking for a new job. I think 30% fail rate in issuing paycheques over a 6 month period of time is enough abuse and its interfering with my ability to lose weight and excersize because I spend so much time pissed off and stressed out about not getting $ I damn well earned.
Time to let it go imo.
Oh well... going for a walk. Then looking for a new job. I think 30% fail rate in issuing paycheques over a 6 month period of time is enough abuse and its interfering with my ability to lose weight and excersize because I spend so much time pissed off and stressed out about not getting $ I damn well earned.
Time to let it go imo.
We'll I am down to 199lbs even this morning. Really pleased with this. Be the first time I have been below the 200lb mark in forever and ever. 17days until my birthday... maybe I can hit 190lbs by mid-july.
I had a chocolate bar last night, was my first in a few days. Also shared a cup of timmies english toffee with the wife on the way to work, another first for a few days.
I have been doing my usual 8km walk every day as well as getting on the treadmill for 30-60minutes and working out. I am up to doing some yoga once a day for about 20 minutes. Hitting the weights still as well at least every other day if not every day.
Diet is still primarily the same as a couple weeks ago, average daily intake:
1 bowl of red river or puffed wheat with skim milk for breakfast.
1 veggie sandwich or 1 bowl of rice with some vegetables for lunch.
1 plate of pasta, or a couple of eggs and toast for dinner.
I try to eat a couple of pieces of fruit every day and am still consuming a ton of water each day.
WE'll its getting warm out, gonna go hit my walk. ttyl!
I had a chocolate bar last night, was my first in a few days. Also shared a cup of timmies english toffee with the wife on the way to work, another first for a few days.
I have been doing my usual 8km walk every day as well as getting on the treadmill for 30-60minutes and working out. I am up to doing some yoga once a day for about 20 minutes. Hitting the weights still as well at least every other day if not every day.
Diet is still primarily the same as a couple weeks ago, average daily intake:
1 bowl of red river or puffed wheat with skim milk for breakfast.
1 veggie sandwich or 1 bowl of rice with some vegetables for lunch.
1 plate of pasta, or a couple of eggs and toast for dinner.
I try to eat a couple of pieces of fruit every day and am still consuming a ton of water each day.
WE'll its getting warm out, gonna go hit my walk. ttyl!
Cord the Seeker
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You're doing amazing, for sure. Congrats on busting below 200.
How long does it take you to do those 8km walks? Sounds like you sometimes do two in a day.
I did that 10k last week and I didn't want to do anything else that day. It was pretty tiring.
How long does it take you to do those 8km walks? Sounds like you sometimes do two in a day.
I did that 10k last week and I didn't want to do anything else that day. It was pretty tiring.
It takes me an hour and a half. I walk along Mckenzie, from before Sir Bob's up to the top of the connector / highway (past the cogeneration plant up to the Welcome to Williams Lake sign) then down into the diary feilds a little ways. I stop there for a 5 minute breather or so, take some pictures on nice days, (I sat and watched a deer circle me about 25 feet away yesterday for about 15 minutes... was very cool) then hike back the way I came along Mckenzie to my house near Sir Bob's.
Yeah I try to hit it twice a day now but its time consuming... 3 hours = alot when you still have to addon weights, yoga, cardio... plus I work every day so time is important to me. The biggest factor in whether I do the walk twice or not is whether I can get the first one done before 11am. If not its too hot usually to do it twice. Though the temp has been mild here last week. Yesterday I started something new... cant remember whats it called...
But basically I jog for a bit, usually 100 - 200 steps to get the heart rate up then I slow down to a walk for a minute or two to catch my breath then run again for another 100 - 200 steps, repeat. Only doing this on the treadmill at the moment. Once I get more comfortable with it I will be doing my usual walk like this. Its suppose to burn more fat and be better than just straight out endurance training which is essentially what I had been doing.
Im still cheating and enjoying at least a chocolate bar most nights, sometimes some of my wifes timmies coffee too, so Im not totally depraving myself. My biggest challenge is eating properly and not letting myself get "hungry" because then I tend to eat more than if I had just had a snack in the first place. But drinking water all day helps me alot in determining whether its time to eat or if I am missing a trigger/signal that may lead to innapropriate eating.
In all honestey I cant believe how well this is going for me. I expected to drop 20lbs and get down to the 210lb mark no problem. But reaching 200 was kind of "daydreaming" for me until I did it... The weird thing is, now that I see less than 200 on the scale it almost feels like the sky is the limit.
Im actually finding it hard to not set my goal to "Ripped like Adonis!" because I actually feel pretty confident at the moment that I could fulfill it... Of course Im lazy by nature and dont want the constant work that would take to keep up... but hey, a guy can dream!
LOL
Yeah I try to hit it twice a day now but its time consuming... 3 hours = alot when you still have to addon weights, yoga, cardio... plus I work every day so time is important to me. The biggest factor in whether I do the walk twice or not is whether I can get the first one done before 11am. If not its too hot usually to do it twice. Though the temp has been mild here last week. Yesterday I started something new... cant remember whats it called...
But basically I jog for a bit, usually 100 - 200 steps to get the heart rate up then I slow down to a walk for a minute or two to catch my breath then run again for another 100 - 200 steps, repeat. Only doing this on the treadmill at the moment. Once I get more comfortable with it I will be doing my usual walk like this. Its suppose to burn more fat and be better than just straight out endurance training which is essentially what I had been doing.
Im still cheating and enjoying at least a chocolate bar most nights, sometimes some of my wifes timmies coffee too, so Im not totally depraving myself. My biggest challenge is eating properly and not letting myself get "hungry" because then I tend to eat more than if I had just had a snack in the first place. But drinking water all day helps me alot in determining whether its time to eat or if I am missing a trigger/signal that may lead to innapropriate eating.
In all honestey I cant believe how well this is going for me. I expected to drop 20lbs and get down to the 210lb mark no problem. But reaching 200 was kind of "daydreaming" for me until I did it... The weird thing is, now that I see less than 200 on the scale it almost feels like the sky is the limit.
Im actually finding it hard to not set my goal to "Ripped like Adonis!" because I actually feel pretty confident at the moment that I could fulfill it... Of course Im lazy by nature and dont want the constant work that would take to keep up... but hey, a guy can dream!
LOL
Cord the Seeker
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That's a really good walk, and yeah, I can see how it would be hard to fit two in per day.
The jog/walk thing is something I aspire to, but I think I have to lose more weight so my knees don't get destroyed.
Back when I was in Scouts we called that "Scout's pace" - alternating walking and running a set number of paces.
I think the current term for it is 'tempo training'.
Nothing breeds success like success, and, like you, every time I see that number go down it makes me feel like I want to accomplish more. 'Ripped like Adonis' is not even on the horizon for me - yet. But I can see 250 not too far off, and that will put me back down at my late teens-early 20's weight. That'll be cool indeed. Then the sky may well be the limit!
The jog/walk thing is something I aspire to, but I think I have to lose more weight so my knees don't get destroyed.
Back when I was in Scouts we called that "Scout's pace" - alternating walking and running a set number of paces.
I think the current term for it is 'tempo training'.
Nothing breeds success like success, and, like you, every time I see that number go down it makes me feel like I want to accomplish more. 'Ripped like Adonis' is not even on the horizon for me - yet. But I can see 250 not too far off, and that will put me back down at my late teens-early 20's weight. That'll be cool indeed. Then the sky may well be the limit!
Yeah I have to take it really really easy with the jogging for now for my knee's as well. Particularly my right one. But need to start somewhere, so easy it is for now haha.
And believe me... ripped anything isnt on the horizon for me yet either... I still have the hugest slab of chub on my stomach and these stupid man boobs, etc. The slab is almost NOT hanging off my sides now though! Which is a bonus... still a tad bit there but nothing like the ripple I could stick my fingers under a couple months ago.
Eventually I might get brave enough to take some pics... somewhere I think I ahve one of me at like 233 with no shirt on... but I dont want to dig it out yet. Saving it for a real rainy day lol.
And believe me... ripped anything isnt on the horizon for me yet either... I still have the hugest slab of chub on my stomach and these stupid man boobs, etc. The slab is almost NOT hanging off my sides now though! Which is a bonus... still a tad bit there but nothing like the ripple I could stick my fingers under a couple months ago.
Eventually I might get brave enough to take some pics... somewhere I think I ahve one of me at like 233 with no shirt on... but I dont want to dig it out yet. Saving it for a real rainy day lol.
Another day another entry...
Ate pretty good today, gonna have some chocolate ice cream in a bit.
Picked up some of this whey protein stuff... gonna start adding a scoop of it to my smoothies each day... supposedly I am not getting enough protein so that should help a bit.
Got some new dumbbells today... break'n em in tomorrow.
night!
Ate pretty good today, gonna have some chocolate ice cream in a bit.
Picked up some of this whey protein stuff... gonna start adding a scoop of it to my smoothies each day... supposedly I am not getting enough protein so that should help a bit.
Got some new dumbbells today... break'n em in tomorrow.
night!
So far its been a great day. Got my weights and walking done already. Cant believe how good my body feels... even after working out! Still weighing in at 198.6 but thats a good thing, been working pretty hard so I will take the lack of actual loss to mean I am actually building up some muscle at the same time.
Gonna bbq some burgers tonight YUM!
L8R
Gonna bbq some burgers tonight YUM!
L8R
Cord the Seeker
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What kind did you get?
Shinsplint
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"Im actually finding it hard to not set my goal to "Ripped like Adonis!" because I actually feel pretty confident at the moment that I could fulfill it... "
Yay! Here's to the Adonis in you! 
"Of course Im lazy by nature and dont want the constant work that would take to keep up... but hey, a guy can dream!"
*choke choke choke* You've got to be kidding Slim ...
... right? You call over 5 miles of walking plus treadmill PLUS yoga and doing it all TWICE in one DAY ... LAZY???
Okay my dear, then in that case.... I - am - DEAD!!!
Seriously mate, you're doing really well! I'm so inspired by reading about all you're doing - AND eating! (you have a great diet and it's giving me ideas of what to cook, myself).
Sorry to hear that shit about your employer. I say if you find another job, wait till you get paid then just don't show up for work for 2 weeks. Then, when they start frantically calling you, say, "Oh I'm sorry, I seem to be a little late in getting my resignation letter in... You understand, I'm sure..."
They would totally deserve it and might pick up their act in future.
Thanks for visiting my diary. It's helping me stay on track! All the best with this week's weigh-in.
Yay! Here's to the Adonis in you! "Of course Im lazy by nature and dont want the constant work that would take to keep up... but hey, a guy can dream!"
*choke choke choke* You've got to be kidding Slim ...
... right? You call over 5 miles of walking plus treadmill PLUS yoga and doing it all TWICE in one DAY ... LAZY???Okay my dear, then in that case.... I - am - DEAD!!!
Seriously mate, you're doing really well! I'm so inspired by reading about all you're doing - AND eating! (you have a great diet and it's giving me ideas of what to cook, myself).
Sorry to hear that shit about your employer. I say if you find another job, wait till you get paid then just don't show up for work for 2 weeks. Then, when they start frantically calling you, say, "Oh I'm sorry, I seem to be a little late in getting my resignation letter in... You understand, I'm sure..."
They would totally deserve it and might pick up their act in future.Thanks for visiting my diary. It's helping me stay on track! All the best with this week's weigh-in.
Thanks for all the excellent encouragement everyone. Really appreciate it...
By "too much work" and "lazy" I simply meant I dont want to spend 3+ hours every day working out to keep up whatever body I get into for the rest of my life.
Anyway, really enjoying the new weights! My biceps are getting noticeably better so far as shape goes. The amount of raw fat that I can pinch on my arms is way way less than before. My man boobies are still getting smaller, they no longer meet in the middle of my chest with an aweful upside down "V"! I can feel the muscles in my abdomen beneath this sheet of flab... cant wait to get rid of it!
Weight is still about the same, came in at 198.4 this morning. As I said I am not so worried about losing weight so much anymore as I am concerned with getting the body the I want.
Still doing alot of excercise. Cheated on food in the last few days... ordered out fish and chips (damn but they was greasy!) and had ice cream last night and the night before. Been using the whey protein stuff, one scoop (24g protein) in my smoothies... speaking of which, time to go make one!
Later!
By "too much work" and "lazy" I simply meant I dont want to spend 3+ hours every day working out to keep up whatever body I get into for the rest of my life.
Anyway, really enjoying the new weights! My biceps are getting noticeably better so far as shape goes. The amount of raw fat that I can pinch on my arms is way way less than before. My man boobies are still getting smaller, they no longer meet in the middle of my chest with an aweful upside down "V"! I can feel the muscles in my abdomen beneath this sheet of flab... cant wait to get rid of it!
Weight is still about the same, came in at 198.4 this morning. As I said I am not so worried about losing weight so much anymore as I am concerned with getting the body the I want.
Still doing alot of excercise. Cheated on food in the last few days... ordered out fish and chips (damn but they was greasy!) and had ice cream last night and the night before
. Been using the whey protein stuff, one scoop (24g protein) in my smoothies... speaking of which, time to go make one!Later!
Cord the Seeker
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From Sir Bob's?
Fish is greasy but the chips are awesome. Best in town.
Fish is greasy but the chips are awesome. Best in town.
Ok, another day, another entry. Ate ok today... got a case of beer a few nights ago though and been sipping on them. However wife says I look slimmer lol. Of course she's biased imo...
Anyway, feel alot better and definately more physically capable. Think the whey stuff in my smoothies is working out... dont notice any magnificient weight loss in the last few days but who knows...
later
Anyway, feel alot better and definately more physically capable. Think the whey stuff in my smoothies is working out... dont notice any magnificient weight loss in the last few days but who knows...
later
Ok! Been off for a few days, sorry about that. Maganged to keep up a somewhat ok diet except the two bottles of parrot bay rum I had late this week.
The extra protein in my diet is making it alot more difficult to actually lose weight. IM down to 197.6 but it likes to bounce between 198 - 200. However, in the last week I have moved down a notch on my belt buckle. Mah man boobs are definatley a hella lot smaller.... they kinda barely even considerable as boobs anymore imo. I can feel the muscles under my gut which is definately getting thinner.
The sheer difference in ability and energy I have latey is absolutely astonishing. Yesterday I went out to do my workout and was the second time I collapsed laughing doing pushups. It gets easier every day. Im up do doing (a lousy, i know) 5 pull ups (palms out) and 15 chin ups (palms in) before I have to stop. Which beats my 0 and 5 from a few months ago.
Im really not paying attention to 175lbs as a goal anymore. At this point im just gonna focus on getting the body I want. I have neither the time, patience nor ability to play around with calibres to figure out how much fat im losing vs. how much muscle I am building.
Im eating better. Im feeling awesome. Its my 34th birthday on tuesday and Im in better shape now than I have been in well.. probably forever. I weigh less now than I did when my daughter was born or when I met my wife. She's constantly find some new muscle development to fondle and is enjoying my weight loss as much as I am.
Any way you cut it, I feel like S U C C E S S!
Later
The extra protein in my diet is making it alot more difficult to actually lose weight. IM down to 197.6 but it likes to bounce between 198 - 200. However, in the last week I have moved down a notch on my belt buckle. Mah man boobs are definatley a hella lot smaller.... they kinda barely even considerable as boobs anymore imo. I can feel the muscles under my gut which is definately getting thinner.
The sheer difference in ability and energy I have latey is absolutely astonishing. Yesterday I went out to do my workout and was the second time I collapsed laughing doing pushups. It gets easier every day. Im up do doing (a lousy, i know) 5 pull ups (palms out) and 15 chin ups (palms in) before I have to stop. Which beats my 0 and 5 from a few months ago.
Im really not paying attention to 175lbs as a goal anymore. At this point im just gonna focus on getting the body I want. I have neither the time, patience nor ability to play around with calibres to figure out how much fat im losing vs. how much muscle I am building.
Im eating better. Im feeling awesome. Its my 34th birthday on tuesday and Im in better shape now than I have been in well.. probably forever. I weigh less now than I did when my daughter was born or when I met my wife. She's constantly find some new muscle development to fondle and is enjoying my weight loss as much as I am.
Any way you cut it, I feel like S U C C E S S!
Later
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