Week 10

Another week down, another two pounds lost.  Other than a late night pig out on pizza and cookies last night, I've done great on food this week.  Old me would have called it quits after last night.  Oh well. Time for the shame spiral of eating.  I blew it.  I might as well go back to eating crap.  I know that's nonsense.  One night of splurging now just means yesterday was a bad food day.  It has no impact on today.  It's not an excuse to give up.  If anything it's motivation to work out harder today.  I did shoulders and back while Infiknitgirl and Danger napped and I'm going to make boneless skinless chicken breasts for lunch.  My favorite quick easy protein treat.  Now I need to get someone to help me move the stationary bike back up to the main floor.

I also have been having fun working out with my lovely wife.  We've been doing weights together a few nights down in Goldman's Gym.  I hung up some posters with various strength exercises, and hooked up my turntable.  Good tunes, good equipment, and a hottie for a work out partner, I'm a lucky man!  I'm definitely seeing more body changes, my arms and shoulders are growing and getting deffinition, my legs are slimming down, my stomach and sides are getting smaller.  I will do measurements and progress pictures again in 3 lbs.  I'm trying to do them after each 10 lbs lost.

2-15   252 lbs   Starting Weight

2-22   248 lbs   Week one

3-1     244 lbs   Week two

3-8     243 lbs   Week three

3-15   244 lbs   Week four

3-22   241 lbs   Week five

3-29   239 lbs   Week six

4-5     244 lbs   Week seven

4-13   237 lbs   Week eight

4-19   237 lbs   Week nine

4-26   235 lbs   Week ten

This week's thin-spiration is Chris Pratt.  I've loved him as a goof ball smart ass comedian for years.  Hollywood was shocked when it was announced that this pudgy  b-list actor would be the next Marvel movie leading man.  In six months he dropped 60 pounds while also getting ripped, and Guardian of the Galaxy with him as Star Lord was the highest grossing movie of the year.  Not bad!

MIlestone

This morning I hit a milestone I've been watching for.  I only officially count my weigh ins on Sunday, so I'm not changing my numbers on the side-bar of the blog.  However this morning I was 235.1.  That puts me at 16.9 lbs down, and just past 25% of my overall goal!  I mentioned Sunday that I wasn't seeing any body changes lately and that's now changed.  I noticed last night a pretty big change in my stomach.  This morning I put on a freshly washed pair of jeans and instead of needing to stretch them a bit, there were a few inches of extra material at the waist.  Time to take some measurements!  Infiknitgirl is rocking it too.  I'm so grateful that we're doing this together.  It really has made a huge difference having a partner to encourage, motivate and support each other, My next goal is 218.5, that should be roughly half way and I hope to be there by mid July.

Week 9

Starting again?

I wasn't happy weighing in this morning and seeing that I'm exactly where I was a week ago.  I've been lifting weights.  I did 3 workouts this week with them.  I really enjoy it and I'm going to continue, but I'ts not moving me closer to my goal.  I stopped the walking at work and exercise bike when I hurt my foot.  I'm out of the rigid boot this week, but my foot was still hurting a lot until I got new shoes half way through this week.  I think it's good enough now to start adding more steps and light impact exercise.  I'm going to keep an eye on it so that I don't end up back where I was.  I'm disappointed that I'm 3 lbs behind overall on my 2 lbs a week goal but I need to just look forward.  If my goal date gets here in October and I'm 192 instead of 185, I'll still be pretty damn proud of myself.  This week I'm going to be examining everything to see where I can be eating healthier, snacking more often so that I crash less, and trying to find ways to get more movement in every day.  It has been 3 or 4 weeks since I've noticed any changes in my body, or clothes fitting looser.  I want to get back to that point.  It really helps to motivate me to work hard and keeps me going.

2-15  252 lbs  Starting Weight
2-22  248 lbs  Week one
3-1    244 lbs  Week two
3-8    243 lbs  Week three
3-15  244 lbs  Week four
3-22  241 lbs  Week five
3-29  239 lbs  Week six
4-5    244 lbs  Week seven
4-13  237 lbs  Week eight

4-14  237 lbs  Week nine

This weeks thin-spiration is Adam Richman, the former host of Man Vs Food.  After the show he lost 70 lbs.  When I went to get a picture of him for this post I came across an article that said "Former Man Versus Food host's new show pulled after he told critics to 'eat a bag of s***' when he was criticized for using term 'thinspiration' to describe his weight loss.  Apparently thinspiration is a term used to describe online posts which encourage eating disorders, and have been banned on sites like Facebook and Yahoo.  I had no idea that it was a trigger word.  I agree with Adam.  I like the word, I need inspiration to get healthier.  I'm taking the word back.  

Not A Real Post

I just thought this was inspiring

Week 8

I'm almost back on my goal pace.  I don't know what caused that big fluctuation but I'm down to 237 today.  The motivation came back with it. It was really hard continuing to keep my calories down and working out when I was seeing the scale go up every day.  It would be so much easier if I dropped a consistent amount every week but that's not how it works, and this is a lifestyle change and not a crash diet.  I though I'd post an updated graph.  If anyone has a bad week or a stall on their loss I hope this helps them stay on track through it.  

2-15  252 lbs  Starting Weight

2-22  248 lbs  Week one
3-1    244 lbs  Week two
3-8    243 lbs  Week three
3-15  244 lbs  Week four
3-22  241 lbs  Week five
3-29  239 lbs  Week six
4-5    244 lbs  Week seven

413   237 lbs  Week eight

This weeks thin-spiration is a repeat, big congratulations to my friend Skinny Bitch.  After lots of training she completed the Go! St Louis half marathon this weekend.  I'm proud of you and yes, seeing your runs posted on Facebook motivate me to work out lots of days I don't want to!

Mid Week Update

Two days since I posted last, I'm not going to update the sidebar, or my official weight, but I'm down 2.6 lbs.  And that's even with taking a anti inflammatory steroid (that can cause a 4 to 6 lb gain) for my foot injury.  I'm lifting every day but with the steroid I'm not sore at all within an hour!  Hopefully I'll be close to back at my running goal within a week or two.  I also noticed today that the awesome salad I've been having is a damn lie.  It came up at 200 calories in MyFitnessPal when I scanned it and that's what I've been going with.  I noticed today that that's for 3 oz, The package doesn't have calories listed but it's 3.5 times more weight so it's really 700 calories.  That means last week I ate 1500 calories more that I thought I did.  It also means I had to find a good filling low calorie dinner tonight.  Hooray for chicken on the foreman grill

Week 7

Well this sucks!  Did great last week, I was at 239.  Two days later I was at 238.  I was excited.  only 1 more pound and half a week to go, I was on track.  I often fluctuate up a pound or two during the week and settle down by my weigh in on Sunday.  This week however I gained a lb or two every damn day.  I also was limping more and more each day.  My foot went from a little sore where it felt like the tongue of my shoe was twisted, to hurting so bad I was afraid I had a stress fracture in a bone in my foot.  As of Monday, I've ballooned up to 245.

I went to the Dr today and got an x-ray.  No broken bones but I have a bad case of tendonitis.     I have to wear this awesome boot for the next 1 to 2 weeks and take steroids.   If it's not better after that then I'll have to go to physical therapy.  I was told I ramped up my exercise too fast and I'm to old and too fat to be doing flights of stairs in my exercise routine.  especially 30 to 40 flights in a day.  He also recommended I get better tennis shoes.

I still think this much weight gain is a strange fluctuation.  I'll post later this week to say if I've had another drop or if I'm still gaining.  In the mean time I can't really walk, can't do my stationary bike, but I can lift weights.  I'd love to say my weight gain in from pumping iron, but I doubt it.  I lifted 4 times in the last 2 weeks and although I did 4 really good workouts, I didn't build 5 lbs of muscle.




2-15  252 lbs  Starting Weight
2-22  248 lbs  Week one
3-1    244 lbs  Week two
3-8    243 lbs  Week three
3-15  244 lbs  Week four
3-22  241 lbs  Week five
3-29  239 lbs  Week six
4-5    244 lbs  Week seven

This week's thin-spiration is Infiknitgirl.  She won second place in a weight loss contest at her gym.  She's kicking ass and looks awesome.  Right now she's at a double exercise class and looking so tasty in her yoga pants and fishnet workout shirt.  Baby got a body make me wanna get naughty!    I'm very proud of her and how much work she's put into getting healthier.