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Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
8/27/19 11:05 p.m.

I ate ribs for lunch and tacos for dinner then had a piece of cake.  I’m not doing this right, am i?

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy UltimaDork
8/28/19 3:26 p.m.

Words of general encouragement!

 

captdownshift
captdownshift PowerDork
8/28/19 8:17 p.m.

264 and I boxed last weekend, I'll be 272-278 by the challenge. Is there a deadlift the rear bumper of a BG chassis 323 competition at the challenge? (My shoulder would hate it, so only put me down for one rep) 

frenchyd
frenchyd UberDork
8/28/19 8:23 p.m.

In reply to eastsideTim :

I remember when drivers were fat and tires were skinny. Maybe I should stay that way? 

surfshibby07
surfshibby07 New Reader
8/28/19 8:56 p.m.

Im 202 now and ill probably be 190 if i keep working in my garage in this Florida heat. 

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
8/29/19 8:18 a.m.

Check in at one week:  172.6  So, a bit of a setback, probably at least partially attributable to the tenders, fries, and two sodas I had at dinner with my coworkers last night.  On the plus side, I've managed to use my exercise bike 3 days in a row now.

Another bonus - I've probably saved about $40 this past week by not eating out for lunch.

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair MegaDork
8/29/19 9:27 a.m.

In reply to Patrick :

in MURRICA you are!

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
8/29/19 9:58 a.m.

As of today I'm down 20 since the beginning of the month; my new target weight is 155.  Time to transition mentally from dieting to lifting.

nderwater
nderwater UltimaDork
8/29/19 9:59 a.m.
eastsideTim said:

Another bonus - I've probably saved about $40 this past week by not eating out for lunch.

I've been eating my 'diet' lunches at a pay-by-the-pound buffet in the food court by my office. $3 lunches FTW.

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
8/29/19 10:14 a.m.
nderwater said:
eastsideTim said:

Another bonus - I've probably saved about $40 this past week by not eating out for lunch.

I've been eating my 'diet' lunches at a pay-by-the-pound buffet in the food court by my office. $3 lunches FTW.

Been making spinach and fruit smoothies at home, and have a bag of pecans to snack from.  It is giving me a bit of cabin fever, but they are continuing to tear up the road, so I’m disinclined to drive on it.

Ridge Racer
Ridge Racer New Reader
8/29/19 2:13 p.m.

Eliminate sour cream and butter and you're like 20-25% there.  As time passes you can substitute more high-fat foods to moderate/low/zero fat foods.  The key is to do it gradually so your body doesn't protest and throw the new regimen out the window.

Robbie
Robbie UltimaDork
8/31/19 12:00 a.m.
Robbie said:

182 (181.8 lol)

Week 1 check in:

180.4

Week 2 check in:

181.8 haha

But I did eat and drink WAY too much on labor day. I was up to 187 the morning after on bloat weight... Back on the train here we go!

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
8/31/19 6:52 a.m.

Ate a cinnamon roll last night, but for breakfast i did only order a regular thing off the menu at my favorite restaurant up here instead of their incredible buffet, so I am taking baby steps in the right direction 

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
9/1/19 1:52 p.m.
SVreX said:

186.6. 

 

Week 1 check in. 188.7. 

Sigh...

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
9/5/19 7:05 a.m.

Start:  172

Week 1:  172.6 (+0.6, oops)

Week 2:  171 (-1.6)

Going in the right direction now.  I'm having a bit of trouble with self control regarding soda, but I have managed to get up to about 30 minutes on the exercise bike most mornings. Continuing to eat lunch at home, saving money and calories.  7 weeks to go.

Robbie
Robbie UltimaDork
9/7/19 12:40 p.m.
Robbie said:
Robbie said:

182 (181.8 lol)

Week 1 check in:

180.4

Week 2 check in:

181.8 haha

But I did eat and drink WAY too much on labor day. I was up to 187 the morning after on bloat weight... Back on the train here we go!

I didnt mean to edit this post but I'm not going to try and cut and paste on my phone. 

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
9/12/19 8:30 a.m.

Start:  172

Week 1:  172.6 (+0.6, oops)

Week 2:  171 (-1.6)

Week 3:  169.4 (-1.6)

Continued working out on the exercise bike.  Need to start doing some sort of weight exercise, too.  Still having the occasional soda, but down to less than 1 a day.  This is the pace I need to be at to hit my target before I leave for the challenge, hoping to keep it up.  I want to be able to eat guilt free at Sonny's BBQ and the Gator's Den.

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
9/13/19 7:39 a.m.

Measuring at same time of day every time:

 

start: 257

week2: 257(was out of town ate many cookies)

week3: 254.  -3

 

Biggest key here has been making my coffee at home.  By doing that I don’t go to donut land for coffee, and in turn get sucked into the donut case because one cannot go to donut land without getting a donut

No Time
No Time Dork
9/13/19 8:49 a.m.

I just saw this now...

I started my own weight loss challenge July 27 @ 232lbs and am currently at 206 lbs 

Since I’m 5’7” I still have a long way to go.

 


 

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
9/13/19 9:02 a.m.
Patrick said:

Measuring at same time of day every time:

 

start: 257

week2: 257(was out of town ate many cookies)

week3: 254.  -3

 

Biggest key here has been making my coffee at home.  By doing that I don’t go to donut land for coffee, and in turn get sucked into the donut case because one cannot go to donut land without getting a donut

Cool!  Donuts are another weakness of mine.  I try to stick to getting them on Sunday morning, but may even try cutting that out for a few weeks.

eastsideTim
eastsideTim UberDork
9/13/19 9:14 a.m.

In reply to No Time :

What tracking app are you using?

No Time
No Time Dork
9/13/19 9:21 a.m.

In reply to eastsideTim :

I’m doing Keto, so I’ve been using Carb Manager. I think it has settings for other approaches as well. 

We have a digital scale that links to my phone, so I set the permissions in the health app on my iPhone to share the scale data with Carb Manager. 

SkinnyG
SkinnyG UltraDork
9/13/19 9:36 a.m.

I've been thinking that as "SkinnyG," the older I get, the less skinny I am staying.

Mind you, scrolling through this thread, I'm pretty pleased that I finally got down to 153lbs, down from 167 at the start of the summer. Trying to hit 150. The trick is staying at 150.

Robbie
Robbie UltimaDork
9/14/19 10:58 a.m.
 
Robbie said:
Robbie said:

182 (181.8 lol)

Week 1 check in:

180.4

Week 2 check in:

181.8 haha

But I did eat and drink WAY too much on labor day. I was up to 187 the morning after on bloat weight... Back on the train here we go!

Week 3 179.6 this morning, woohoo!

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
9/17/19 7:59 a.m.

Today:  249.5 

total -7.5

must stay disciplined.  This loss of weight is directly timed with my not having had donuts for 2 weeks and this is making me both sad and upset but also healthier and lighter, which is a huge dilemma 

 

also feeling way better since cutting out all lactose except for the small amount of cheese i eat

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