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Accountability Check. I couldn’t believe it. It’s been a long week of travel, but I still manage to make smarter choices.
I have lost 6 pounds so far.
Dang I might have to actually write a check if u keep this up. Send me your address and I will send you a case of Twinkies.View attachment 68403
Accountability Check. I couldn’t believe it. It’s been a long week of travel, but I still manage to make smarter choices.
I have lost 6 pounds so far.
Hey Fellow Fanatics,
This is going to be pretty humbling for me to right this, but I think I gotta or else its only going to get worse. i have a serious problem on my hands. It is one that probably many of us face. We know it's a problem. We know that WE are doing it to ourselves. We feel guilt ever time we make the problem worse. But, we continue with our habits. In my case, it hadn't always been this way, but it is now.
I have got to face the facts. I'm fat. and only getting fatter.
A few months ago, I posted what order at five guys in its respective thread and stated how I spend $25 and don't even get full. I got a barrage of replies about how that's so much food and GIFs of fat bastard from the Austin Powers movies. I did take those as jokes, but I felt AWFUL because I did it to myself.
Well, I've gained 10 pounds since that post. I am now up to 270lbs. I entered college at 170, left 190. My back and knees always hurt. I have EMBARRASING stretch marks on my stomach. I get out of breath just walking up the stairs. My blood pressure is 160/90. None of my clothes fit (and I refuse to bigger clothes since I know it's because I'm gaining weight.
I need things to change or I'm going to die. If not, I'll be stricken with a life of painful knees and disdain for having to walk up stairs.
Therefore, I will begin my weight loss journey on November 1st with a goal of losing 50 pounds by April 1st. If I do not lose the weight, I will donate $400 to one of Cyclone Fanatics Charities. To make sure I'm not cheating, I will be positing my weight every Friday.
I'm writing this post so that I have accountability and to see if anyone else feels the same way and wants to join me.
B.T.W. Feel free to make fun of me for being fat. It will only motivate me.
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Accountability Check. Down 5 lbs from last week. 11 pounds total.
Even though it’s just 11 pounds, I am STUNNED by how much better I feel. I honestly feel like I’m on drugs. Waking up is not a task anymore. I can already walk up stairs and not be out of breath. I’m thinking WAY more clearly, too.
I thought a change of diet would take me a few months to get accustomed to, but it really only took me a little over a week to go from eating out twice a day to choosing to eat home-cooked meals. I guess I’m addicted to feeling good.
See you guys next week. Go Cyclones!
Not making the big gains (losses) you are, but I'm down 2 more to a total of 5 off of my high. Took the daughter to a football game last night that ended up starting an hour and a half late. Didn't have time to really eat anything before the game but a small thin reheated slice of pizza and a can of pop on the drive to the game. (Mama says that pop is the devil... @BoxsterCy says that too.) Resisted the urge to buy and eat anything during the game and when I got home I decided that a glass of water was a better choice than a midnight snack before bed. Small wins...View attachment 68635
Accountability Check. Down 5 lbs from last week. 11 pounds total.
Even though it’s just 11 pounds, I am STUNNED by how much better I feel. I honestly feel like I’m on drugs. Waking up is not a task anymore. I can already walk up stairs and not be out of breath. I’m thinking WAY more clearly, too.
I thought a change of diet would take me a few months to get accustomed to, but it really only took me a little over a week to go from eating out twice a day to choosing to eat home-cooked meals. I guess I’m addicted to feeling good.
See you guys next week. Go Cyclones!
Put 11 pounds in a backpack and carry it around for just an hour and you will realize why "just 11 pounds" is already making you feel better.View attachment 68635
Accountability Check. Down 5 lbs from last week. 11 pounds total.
Even though it’s just 11 pounds, I am STUNNED by how much better I feel. I honestly feel like I’m on drugs. Waking up is not a task anymore. I can already walk up stairs and not be out of breath. I’m thinking WAY more clearly, too.
I thought a change of diet would take me a few months to get accustomed to, but it really only took me a little over a week to go from eating out twice a day to choosing to eat home-cooked meals. I guess I’m addicted to feeling good.
See you guys next week. Go Cyclones!
Pop is absolutely the WORST part of most of our diets. A lot of people who are overweight (myself included) chugged pop all day and there is no benefit to it. I had a boss who would literally drink out of a two liter bottle and finish one off EVERY DAY. He not-so-shockingly was diagnosed with diabetes and gave up pop altogether. He dropped so much weight. Cutting out pop was the first thing I did and it has really helped.Not making the big gains (losses) you are, but I'm down 2 more to a total of 5 off of my high. Took the daughter to a football game last night that ended up starting an hour and a half late. Didn't have time to really eat anything before the game but a small thin reheated slice of pizza and a can of pop on the drive to the game. (Mama says that pop is the devil... @BoxsterCy says that too.) Resisted the urge to buy and eat anything during the game and when I got home I decided that a glass of water was a better choice than a midnight snack before bed. Small wins...
I'm already getting my mindset right for Thanksgiving. I think I am going to concentrate on tiny portions of all of the great food because I like to try everything. I am going to let it all sit for quite a while before I go for the inevitable seconds - again with tiny portions. The wait is just to let my body's satiety response have a chance to catch up. It's Thanksgiving so I'm not going to try to go crazy, but no reason to undo everything I have done. If I can get through the week at the same weight as I started I will take it as a huge win. If I only gain back one I will take it as a minor win. Snacking while we are sitting around playing cards or games and visiting with extended family is the other pitfall for which I need to watch out. I also need to remember to bring workout clothes to the in-laws so I am not tempted to just sit on my butt the whole time.
Pop is absolutely the WORST part of most of our diets. A lot of people who are overweight (myself included) chugged pop all day and there is no benefit to it. I had a boss who would literally drink out of a two liter bottle and finish one off EVERY DAY. He not-so-shockingly was diagnosed with diabetes and gave up pop altogether. He dropped so much weight. Cutting out pop was the first thing I did and it has really helped.
The other thing I'm doing that is really working is intermittent fasting. I only eat from between noon-6 pm. I don't know how it all works, but I've heard from and seen alot of people have success with that and it appears to be working for me as well.
Keep it up @VeloClone!
First pop I had in a week. I knew they were empty calories but I needed the caffeine because I was nearly falling asleep at my desk at work and I knew it was going to be a long night. I didn't have time to make some coffee so one devil's juice it was.Pop is absolutely the WORST part of most of our diets. A lot of people who are overweight (myself included) chugged pop all day and there is no benefit to it. I had a boss who would literally drink out of a two liter bottle and finish one off EVERY DAY. He not-so-shockingly was diagnosed with diabetes and gave up pop altogether. He dropped so much weight. Cutting out pop was the first thing I did and it has really helped.
The other thing I'm doing that is really working is intermittent fasting. I only eat from between noon-6 pm. I don't know how it all works, but I've heard from and seen alot of people have success with that and it appears to be working for me as well.
Keep it up @VeloClone!
First pop I had in a week. I knew they were empty calories but I needed the caffeine because I was nearly falling asleep at my desk at work and I knew it was going to be a long night. I didn't have time to make some coffee so one devil's juice it was.
I definitely don't take the soda calories lightly.
I've had a rough November. First it was a sinus infection that made it difficult to breathe and work out, and almost immediately on the heels of that I got shingles. Any kind of exercise was out of the question for a week or so, and the symptoms are just now starting to retreat so I'm going to try to ease back into it this weekend. I was careful about what and how much I ate during the downtime but I know I added a few pounds. Guys, shingles are awful. I don't wish that on anyone.
Its amazing how much just the mentality alone boosts almost everything you are talking about. Add on top of it healthier choices and it really does impact every facet of ones life.View attachment 68635
Accountability Check. Down 5 lbs from last week. 11 pounds total.
Even though it’s just 11 pounds, I am STUNNED by how much better I feel. I honestly feel like I’m on drugs. Waking up is not a task anymore. I can already walk up stairs and not be out of breath. I’m thinking WAY more clearly, too.
I thought a change of diet would take me a few months to get accustomed to, but it really only took me a little over a week to go from eating out twice a day to choosing to eat home-cooked meals. I guess I’m addicted to feeling good.
See you guys next week. Go Cyclones!
I had shingles in my 20's, they are awful. Another awful one is when I had scabies back in junior/early high school. Those weren't fun either.
I had shingles in my 20's, they are awful. Another awful one is when I had scabies back in junior/early high school. Those weren't fun either.