This year I will eliminate 83 pounds of disgusting FAT from my body. I will weigh in every sunday morning, and post my results. On 01/08/2006 I weighed in at 272.4 (9.6 lbs loss for first week) I'm not really excited about loosing that much because that was just the normal big drop when starting a diet...

Good for you!

I don't in any way shape or form mind anyone chiming in! When people post specific opinions saying that I am doing everything wrong, and that their "educated" opinion is the only way to go.... that is different. That is a distraction. Does anyone understand what I am trying to say here???

Your goal is set, you are on course, and any re-consideration will just reduce your momentum. You just want to nail mileposts in the ground here on a weekly basis. Go for it.

I'm 55 years old, 6' tall. Five years ago I was 280lbs and diagnosed with Type II diabetes.

Doctor gave me meds. I bought a bicycle, started riding it a lot and cut out junk food, most fat and most sugary stuff. Lost 50 lbs (down to 230), and stopped taking the diabetes meds because my blood sugar came into normal range with the weight loss and exercise.

I had gotten into the mode where if I rode hard I felt like I could eat whatever I wanted. That had kept my weight stabilized at around 230, but I stopped losing weight. Then winter came and I wussed out, stopped riding but made the fatal mistake of continuing to eat as if I was still riding.

I gained most of it back (back up to 268), got depressed and sold my bicycles.

Last May at 268lbs I decided to do something about it again. Bought another bicycle and started commuting to work on it (actually bike > train > bike). Tried to watch my food intake again and lost 21lbs (down to 247).

Kept commuting, but slacked off again and started eating the crappy stuff I like. Weight went back up to 255. Had to go see a doctor a week and a half ago about an umbilical hernia I got while moving a motorcycle engine at work (torn stomach muscles near the belly button).

He did some tests, and I found that in addition to the (controlled) diabetes I also have high blood pressure (175/90), although my blood sugar is still in normal range but borderline high. He prescribed blood pressure meds but I haven't filled the prescription. I'm going to try to control it with behavioral changes instead.

So, back to cutting out fat and garbage. I'm eating mostly vegetables, whole grains and fruit, with a little boneless white meat chicken added to most dishes.

I have also stopped adding salt to everything. All my life I have been addicted to salt. I salted everything before tasting it. I'd eat chips and salsa and salt each chip before dipping it. I'm sure this has had a massive adverse impact on my blood pressure. I put my salt shakers away, and for the last week and a half I have doubled my commuting distance which now amounts to about an hour a day of riding, and haven't added salt to anything.

So far in a week and a half I'm down to 250 from 255. I ordered a home blood pressure monitor from ebay that should be here later this week. My blood sugar is now averaging about 110. I'm on track with a goal of getting to 200lbs. I hope I can stay motivated and actually get there.

koffee,

I really don't understand why you felt it necessary to go into a big explanation showing all the different things I am doing wrong here... if you refer back to my origional post i specificly said that I did not want dieting advice. I have absolutely no interest in your opinion on how to loose weight. If you are a certified nutritionalist, than that is the problem right there... that tells me that you have had formal education on the subject. If you don't understand what I mean by that, ask somebody.

Your dieting advice is a distraction that I will not allow. Thanks anyway.

Mike

Mike, she's just telling you that Atkins is not the way to go; you'll lose weight but it's not healthy and once you stop the diet, the weight will pile right back on even faster than you gained it. I've watched several people go on diets, lose the weight, then a year later, be heavier than ever.

bicycle riding requires lots of carbs, when you run out of carbs, you bonk. You don't burn fat, either. That doesn't mean go out and eat french fries and potato chips. Eat the right carbs, the right fats, the right proteins, vegetables, etc. And doesn't mean you have to eat that nasty macro-diet stuff, just stay away from processed foods. If you are going to eat sugar, use cane sugar, molasses, honey. Not high-fructose corn syrup. Use olive oil instead of peanut oil. Eat more fish. Avoid fast food restaurants and junk food. Drink more water, say no to soft drinks. Eat a good breakfast.

No, I'm not a nutrionist and I've never played one on tv. And I don't have any good news.

Eat less, exercise more, do it for the rest of your life.


Today I'm going in for a small fitness test. BP, HR, %BF using the skin calipers. Guy at the gym is putting me on a workout regimen; I told him I want to ride faster and be able to climb Keel mt. So the focus is on general fitness and losing body fat. I'm 5'8" and weigh 155lb. My heaviest was ~175lb. This past fall I was down to 146-48lb; I had just gotten my bike and was riding 4 times a week. My goal is to be around 145lb. and in great shape for riding this spring.

Ummmmm... formal education is a problem? *scratches head*

:-/

Watch the infomercials where the guy is hawking a product that flies in the face of everything science has taught us. Most of his time is spent railing against the conspiracy he feels is against his product. Especially true of hair loss, weight loss, wrinkle loss products or those miracle products that cure cancer, diabetes, arthritis, etc. that the medical establishment doesn't want you to have.

Because you've got a formal education in nutrition, you are one of the enemy, an evil conspirator out to crush the "real" truth.

As a chemist at a biotech company, I'm also one of the evil conspirators at the root of everything wrong in the world today. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.

BTW, Mike, my company is the one making the inhaleable insulin product called Exubera.

Some of you must be struggling with some real self esteem issues.... To feel the need to make a statement like this in response to what I said... Oldspark, has it occurred to you that I may have been speaking facetiously?

I will play along though... You are right sir, I will still be uncompetitive at 199 lbs compared to most lightweight cyclists. I am what I am... Does that make you feel better?

Mike


Click the "Go Advanced" button and you'll see some smilies on the right. Use those to help convey your intent. Once you've been posting for a while people will know your style and they won't be necessary but it's hard to convery sarcasm or irony or false bravado in text. Capitalizing EVERYONE also implied that you were serious.

I say go for it. Losing all that weight will make you feel great, good enough to at least try and beat everyone.

I'm 55 years old, 6' tall. Five years ago I was 280lbs and diagnosed with Type II diabetes.

Doctor gave me meds. I bought a bicycle, started riding it a lot and cut out junk food, most fat and most sugary stuff. Lost 50 lbs (down to 230), and stopped taking the diabetes meds because my blood sugar came into normal range with the weight loss and exercise.

I had gotten into the mode where if I rode hard I felt like I could eat whatever I wanted. That had kept my weight stabilized at around 230, but I stopped losing weight. Then winter came and I wussed out, stopped riding but made the fatal mistake of continuing to eat as if I was still riding.

I gained most of it back (back up to 268), got depressed and sold my bicycles.

Last May at 268lbs I decided to do something about it again. Bought another bicycle and started commuting to work on it (actually bike > train > bike). Tried to watch my food intake again and lost 21lbs (down to 247).

Kept commuting, but slacked off again and started eating the crappy stuff I like. Weight went back up to 255. Had to go see a doctor a week and a half ago about an umbilical hernia I got while moving a motorcycle engine at work (torn stomach muscles near the belly button).

He did some tests, and I found that in addition to the (controlled) diabetes I also have high blood pressure (175/90), although my blood sugar is still in normal range but borderline high. He prescribed blood pressure meds but I haven't filled the prescription. I'm going to try to control it with behavioral changes instead.

So, back to cutting out fat and garbage. I'm eating mostly vegetables, whole grains and fruit, with a little boneless white meat chicken added to most dishes.

I have also stopped adding salt to everything. All my life I have been addicted to salt. I salted everything before tasting it. I'd eat chips and salsa and salt each chip before dipping it. I'm sure this has had a massive adverse impact on my blood pressure. I put my salt shakers away, and for the last week and a half I have doubled my commuting distance which now amounts to about an hour a day of riding, and haven't added salt to anything.

So far in a week and a half I'm down to 250 from 255. I ordered a home blood pressure monitor from ebay that should be here later this week. My blood sugar is now averaging about 110. I'm on track with a goal of getting to 200lbs. I hope I can stay motivated and actually get there.


this is a classic example demonstrating why all certified nutritionists should be lined up and shot at high noon! this poor guy doesnt know that it's not fats and sugars causing his problem, it's just the sugar. and why doesnt he know that? because the nutritionists of this world are all so fat phobic, they can't see the cure for type II diabetes right in front of their eyes. the proof is in, the tests are done. this isn't theoretical or subject to interpretation. A low carb diet reverses type II diabetes. Not low fat and low carb, just low carb. Sir, I suggest you look into it.

I went from 320 down to 190 on a low fat diet. Then I slowly bounced back to 246. Now I'm on my way back down again, currently 219, 27 pounds lost in 26 weeks.

However, this time I'm not following any fad diets like low fat or low carb. I am eating the amount (and type) of food that I will need to eat all my life in order to maintain 180 pounds (my target weight). that means that my rate of weight loss will slow down more and more as I get skinnier, since the lighter you are the fewer calories you burn. I plan to take another year or more to reach my goal. Patience is called for in successful weight loss, so is an ability to listen to those, like Koffee, who pretty much know what they're talking about. God gave us brains, but not the desire to use them.

BTW, I have been exercising vigorously for more (usually much more) than an hour a day throughout. I do not believe that a low carb diet can effectively fuel an active lifestyle. Low carb diets are wonderful for the average American, who is a couch potato. Do you want to be average?

This is based on my own experience, plus a lot of research. It's not what you want to hear, OP. Oh well.

This is based on my own experience, plus a lot of research. It's not what you want to hear, OP. Oh well.

This has been my experience too, with the exception of gaining the weight back. It was a happy day when the scale read under 200. Now I'm 185, and I have been all winter.

Az

This has been my experience too, with the exception of gaining the weight back. It was a happy day when the scale read under 200. Now I'm 185, and I have been all winter.

Az

My experience too. I went from 290 with cholesterol at 393 to 190 following advice of folks like Koffee. My happy under 200 moment occured on 8/2/2004. I've been at my goal weight since that time and my cholesterol at last check was 159 without any drugs. Knowlege is not a bad thing.

That being said, I wish you all the best in your weight loss.

Woo

I went from 320 down to 190 on a low fat diet. Then I slowly bounced back to 246. Now I'm on my way back down again, currently 219, 27 pounds lost in 26 weeks.

However, this time I'm not following any fad diets like low fat or low carb. I am eating the amount (and type) of food that I will need to eat all my life in order to maintain 180 pounds (my target weight). that means that my rate of weight loss will slow down more and more as I get skinnier, since the lighter you are the fewer calories you burn. I plan to take another year or more to reach my goal. Patience is called for in successful weight loss, so is an ability to listen to those, like Koffee, who pretty much know what they're talking about. God gave us brains, but not the desire to use them.

BTW, I have been exercising vigorously for more (usually much more) than an hour a day throughout. I do not believe that a low carb diet can effectively fuel an active lifestyle. Low carb diets are wonderful for the average American, who is a couch potato. Do you want to be average?

This is based on my own experience, plus a lot of research. It's not what you want to hear, OP. Oh well.

There is nothing better than a significantly overweight guy who attempts to teach others how to eat healthy. It is amazing how many of these there are in the world.

Wait... even better is a an overweight guy who admits to be on the down swing of his normal yo-yo style dieting trend, telling another fat guy that he knows the way.... and telling that other fat guy that his dieting techniques are wrong, and then referencing the other fat guy as being average... compared to his ability to vigorously exercise.

Remember you heard it here first... the perfect idea for the next Budweiser commercial...
"Mr. fat guy diet advice giivvvver"

:D

Sir, I suggest you look into it.
Let's see. Tough decision here. Go with the advice of the American Diabetes Association or some guy I don't know on the internet?

I'll have to mull it over and get back to you.

How about the good old common sense diet? Everyone is looking for an easy quick fix. How about a balance of good carbs (whole grains, fruits and vegetables), heathy fats (olive oil and omega-3), lean proteins (fish, white meat chicken, lean beef) in reasonable portions combined with an exercise program? Seems pretty simple to me - a way of life - not a diet.

That's exactly what I'm trying to do. I'm fighting 55 years of doing everything wrong though, so it's a tough process to convert.

How about the good old common sense diet? Everyone is looking for an easy quick fix. How about a balance of good carbs (whole grains, fruits and vegetables), heathy fats (olive oil and omega-3), lean proteins (fish, white meat chicken, lean beef) in reasonable portions combined with an exercise program? Seems pretty simple to me - a way of life - not a diet.

Thats exactly my diet.
I lost 30 lbs and i thought i was only 10 lbs over weight. Go figure :rolleyes:
Pick the good stuff of all 3. Well except ice cream, i dont care where it falls, im eating it.

Unfortunatly common sense and willpower are the 2 items lacking most.
I dont care if people are carb type, fat type, etc as listed by some website questionaire.. If people had the willpower to eat a balanced diet as listed above, and eat it in sensible portions, they wouldnt have to resort to gimmicks and extremes of the food chain.

The only statements i can agree with in all these low carb, low fat, all protein, all meat, whatever diets, is that processing, antibiotics, fertilizers, are all bad. Unfortunatly I live in a city, not on a commune.

Mike, if you don't want unsolicited opinions perhaps you should start a blog, instead of posting on a public forum.

Thats exactly my diet.


Unfortunatly common sense and willpower are the 2 items lacking most.
I dont care if people are carb type, fat type, etc as listed by some website questionaire.. If people had the willpower to eat a balanced diet as listed above, and eat it in sensible portions, they wouldnt have to resort to gimmicks and extremes of the food chain.

we're talking about a very powerful drive we humans have, the hunger drive. yes, you can use willpower to fight it back, but for how long? how many folks have stayed on a 'balanced diet" more than a few months? when you low carb, you are never hungry and the weight melts off (to a point anyway - I have to admit that even with low carbing, will power is required for that last 20 pounds or so...)

The only statements i can agree with in all these low carb, low fat, all protein, all meat, whatever diets, is that processing, antibiotics, fertilizers, are all bad. Unfortunatly I live in a city, not on a commune.


that's why I eat mostly grass fed beef - no antibiotics, good source of Omega 3s, CLA, etc.

Let's see. Tough decision here. Go with the advice of the American Diabetes Association or some guy I don't know on the internet?

I'll have to mull it over and get back to you.


how about at least reading about a LOT of guys (ladies too!) on the internet who've fixed their diabetes without medication?

http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=45

or read a book by a doctor who's spent a lot of time researching this subject?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316099066/qid=1137700638/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-5239671-2776917?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

I don't have to read about fixing my diabetes without medication. I've done it.

.... how many folks have stayed on a 'balanced diet" more than a few months?.....

Ummmm,... perhaps the majority of human beings on the planet? Seriously, do you think the whole world is on a diet? I know it feels like that, but most people, in most countries, just eat a balanced, healthy diet.

Ummmm,... perhaps the majority of human beings on the planet? Seriously, do you think the whole world is on a diet? I know it feels like that, but most people, in most countries, just eat a balanced, healthy diet. If you eat "normaly" a lot of people think you are on a diet, tells you a good deal about some American's persona.

If you eat "normaly" a lot of people think you are on a diet, tells you a good deal about some American's persona.

lol that is a pretty good point oldspark!

Ummmm,... perhaps the majority of human beings on the planet? Seriously, do you think the whole world is on a diet? I know it feels like that, but most people, in most countries, just eat a balanced, healthy diet.

With the infiltraion of the fast food industry into virtually every culture on the planet, it is getting to where millions and millions more people every year have to at least get on some type of weight control regimen if not a true "diet". Look at Japan. They used to live on beans and rice. Now they have more fast food joints per capita than the U.S. does. Can you believe it? :)

If you eat "normaly" a lot of people think you are on a diet, tells you a good deal about some American's persona.
I agree with Mike -- that's a good point! Also, if you are at a healthy weight (ie, the right bmi), people ask you if you're sick! I'm looking forward to that one again....

I don't have to read about fixing my diabetes without medication. I've done it.


well, if your happy with a lifetime of skinless chicken and skim milk and low fat cheese, all I can say is enjoy yourself!

01/22/2006
weight: 264.2lbs
Loss for week 1.6lbs
total loss 17.8lbs
to go 65.2lbs

mike

I can certainly sympathize. Three years ago I was racing (albeit just as a Cat V), was riding 200+ miles a week with the fast group on club rides, and had a stable weight of 175-180 pounds on my 5'10" frame and had maintained it for about a year. While riding at that intensity I was pretty much immune to weight gain and did not have to really watch what I ate.

Well in the three years since then I got married to a wonderful woman, moved away from my familiar cycling digs of San Antonio Texas, and stopped riding except on a very infrequent basis. My weight also ballooned to 252 pounds. My basic problem- I stopped exercising but kept eating as if I had not.

As of two weeks ago I resolved to change all of this. I live in Phoenix so you can cycle year round. I lubed up the Cannondale and am again riding a minimum of 20 miles a day 6-7 days a week at a high intensity. I'm also dieting, restricting calories to about 1500-1600 a day. Following this routine I can consistently drop 3-4 pound a week while still getting stronger on the bike. My goal- Get back down to 180 by the end of July. I have a major psychological advantage in that I know this can be done since this is the exact same process I used to lose the weight when I first got into cycling. The major lesson for me to retain this time around is that exercise is not an optional lifestyle element for someone like me who truly loves to eat. Best of luck to all of you on a similar quest for fitness and health.

1/22/2006
Weight: 54.00 lbs above target weight
This week: down 3.25 lbs
This year: down 2.50 lbs

Bud

1/22/2006
Current Weight: 249 lbs.
To Go: 49 lbs
This week: down 3 lbs
This year: down 7 lbs
Since last May: down 19 lbs

FWIW, I enjoyed this post. I'm trying to drop a few kilos myself and my wife's keen to drop a few also. What you're saying makes absolute sense and I'm surprised you got toasted for saying it.

Having said that, I wish the OP (and everyone trying to lose weight) good luck because it really is one of the hardest things to do.

//kk

Amen. Dude just accept some good sound advice. People take themselves too seriously and can't accept well meaning constructive critisiscm form others. I'm all about the glycemic index "diet" it takes eating a balanced diet and throws some science in to help you. Basically the GI "diet" is a tool to help you decide what kind of carbs to eat. Eating high carb (as in percentage of total calories) is great especially for athletes. I'd listen to koffee on this one.
I lost alot of weight in the past year just form cycling and the High carb low GI diet is a recent addition because I've been feeling somewhat sluggish, no more. I've got loads of energy and I recover fast from workouts. Bouya

Catching up since the begining of the year. I started at 304 (5' 10). Target weight 180 lbs.

Bought a roadbike (Trek Pilot 5.2) in late December, which I'm mainly using on a trainer. Started logging all my food into a software application (FitDay). Fitday estimated that at my weight/activity level I'm at 3500 kcal per day, and so I decided to restrict input to 2500 kcal, and eat more healthy (no more togo/resturants), mainly whole grains, less processed food, etc... In the first three weeks, I've averaged 2175 kcal per day, which has been 50% carb, 20% protein, 30% fat. Ideally I'd like to get the protein up a bit and the fat down, and I still need to figure out how to get more vegi's in my diet (not something I normally eat). I've got a picture of me at my most fit 180 lbs on the fridge, next to a current pic.

1/1/06 304
1/8/06 298
1/15/06 292
1/22/06 288

Loss this week: 4 lbs.
Total loss to date: 16 lbs.
Loss to go: 108 lbs.

One thing about a diet, you will find out for yourself if it doesn't work. Most people are just trying to help when they criticize peoples eating choices but sometimes we take it personal. Getting started is the most important step.

Last week 225,this week 225 stayed tthe same ,but added weights on off days

WEEK OF 1/22

STARTING WEIGHT: 310
CURRENT WEIGHT: 305.8
WEIGHT LOSS : -4.2 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT: 210

DAYS RIDDEN 5
MILES RIDDEN 120

I throw my hat into the ring. 7/05 I was 302.6 .Joined weightwatchers.Today,I'll use this as my Sunday I'm 225.00 . I want to be at my Target 185 by June/06. As all of you I've tried all the diets ,fads, and all that late night TV junk that doesn't work.My secret? Ready?? Bike 4-6 times a week , watch the fat content, make healthy choices instead of junk food.DUH! why didn't I think of this before?

rthomse,

we're in the same boat. I'm only a pound or two less than 225, but I'll round off just to create a sense of urgency in beginning my weight loss. So here goes: I am 5'9, 225 lbs. w/ a goal weight of 180. I'm in. So you really plan to be at 185 lbs. by 6/06? That's what's up. Keep me posted.

later

Catching up since the begining of the year. I started at 304 (5' 10). Target weight 180 lbs.

Bought a roadbike (Trek Pilot 5.2) in late December, which I'm mainly using on a trainer. Started logging all my food into a software application (FitDay). Fitday estimated that at my weight/activity level I'm at 3500 kcal per day, and so I decided to restrict input to 2500 kcal, and eat more healthy (no more togo/resturants), mainly whole grains, less processed food, etc... In the first three weeks, I've averaged 2175 kcal per day, which has been 50% carb, 20% protein, 30% fat. Ideally I'd like to get the protein up a bit and the fat down, and I still need to figure out how to get more vegi's in my diet (not something I normally eat). I've got a picture of me at my most fit 180 lbs on the fridge, next to a current pic.

1/1/06 304
1/8/06 298
1/15/06 292
1/22/06 288

Loss this week: 4 lbs.
Total loss to date: 16 lbs.
Loss to go: 108 lbs.

vb,

where'd you get that trainer. I am assuming you are referring to a bike mount that enables you to ride your bike similar in fashion to a spinner. i purchased a road bike in Nov but have been limited to riding due to winter weather.

good for you. I liked your original post and though I already knew how stupid Atkins is, I learned a few new things I will use. THANKS!

Yeah and cavemen had a life expectancy of what 25 years?

01/29/2006
Todays Weight: 260.4lbs
Week: 4
Weeks loss: 3.8lbs
Total loss: 21.6lbs
To Go: 61.4lbs

250's here I come!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

To live again....

Mike

1/22/2006
Current Weight: 249 lbs.
To Go: 49 lbs
This week: down 3 lbs
This year: down 7 lbs
Since last May: down 19 lbs
1/29/06:
Current Weight: 245 lbs.
To Go: 45 lbs
This week: down 4 lbs
This year: down 10 lbs
Since last May: down 23 lbs

PS: Blood pressure down from 175/90 to 141/77 as of this morning through a combination of bp meds (started 2 weeks ago), low sodium & low fat diet and doubling my daily commute distance, which now amounts to a little over an hour of riding a day.

Last but not least, quitting 43 years of smoking tonight at midnight.

Last but not least, quitting 43 years of smoking tonight at midnight.

Wooot, good luck !

Wooot, good luck !
Thanks. I enrolled in the University of California San Francisco's stop smoking program. I have some of that nicotine gum ready for tomorrow morning. The program has lots of support techniques.

I realized that I have been spending about THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH on cigarettes. Unbelievable as it seems, it's true (2 packs a day @ $5.00 a pack, $10 / day, 30 days). I'm going to take the money I save from not buying smokes and build up a new bicycle.

I hope to be successful at quitting, *without* gaining weight.

Weight: 56.00 lbs above target weight
This week: up 2.00 lbs
This year: up 0.50 lbs

A good week regardless of the numbers. I worked out six times and ate reasonable amounts of healthy foods. It's all good, and the numbers will soon reflect that.

WEEK OF 1/22

STARTING WEIGHT: 310
CURRENT WEIGHT: 305.8
WEIGHT LOSS : -4.2 lbs
GOAL WEIGHT: 210

DAYS RIDDEN 5
MILES RIDDEN 120


Week of 1/29

STARTING WEIGHT: 310
CURRENT WEIGHT: 301
WEIGHT LOSS THIS WEEK: 4.8LBS
DAYS RIDDEN: 4
MILES RIDDEN: 119

Good job everyone!!!!! budster.. don't sweat it... naturally your body is all over the place with all those workouts... I feel a SWOOSH coming on soon for you (this is when out of nowhere you drop 5 or 6 pounds.... )

Michael, Good luck on quitting smoking. I quit January 1st of 2005 and have not smoked since. It is amazing how much it changes your life to quit. Be careful though... one of the biggest challenges for me was how good the food tasted all of a sudden!!

I am sure you know what you are doing... If you don't mind I will tell you some of the key things I did that made this time the last time....

1.) I ordered $10 dollars worth of livestrong bracelets from the Lance Armstrong cancer charity. As soon as i got the bracelets, I put one on, and have had one on since. The reason? Anyone who knows what the bracelets represent would think I was a complete ******* if they saw me wearing one, and smoking a cigarette. You would be surprised how big of an impact wearing that bracelet was in public situations when I would normally smoke. It made me feel way down inside "better than that"

2.) I always chained smoked big time when drinking. I did not drink a single drop during the month of January. This made a HUGE difference, and was something I had not previously tried when trying to quit.

3.) I announced to everyone I know that I was quitting smoking for myself and my children. I went into detail with some of the people closest to me on why I would never smoke again. During the times when I was dying for a cigarette, this kept me true. I did not want to look like pathedic to my closest family and friends.

4.) I took great pride and joy spending the cigarette money only on things that were NOT in the normal budget... Cool things... Selfish things....


Mike

1.) Anyone who knows what the bracelets represent would think I was a complete ******* if they saw me wearing one, and smoking a cigarette.
Wouldn't work for me. Everyone who knows me already knows I am a complete *******. ;-)


2.) I always chained smoked big time when drinking. I did not drink a single drop during the month of January. This made a HUGE difference, and was something I had not previously tried when trying to quit.
I haven't had a drink in 30 years. Not a problem for me.


3.) I announced to everyone I know that I was quitting smoking for myself and my children.
I've done that.


4.) I took great pride and joy spending the cigarette money only on things that were NOT in the normal budget... Cool things... Selfish things....
I can get behind *that* part!

Thanks for the support!

1/1/06 304
1/8/06 298
1/15/06 292
1/22/06 288
1/29/06 286

Loss this week: 2 lbs.
Total loss to date: 18 lbs.
Loss to go: 106 lbs.

Bah... I had a good week nutritionaly and an ok week of cardio training, and just lost 2 lbs. That's a perfectly reasonable/healthy weight loss, but it probably signals the end of the super easy progress I was getting the weeks before. The journey of 1000 miles starts with one step I guess :)

This week 225lbs
Last week 225lbs :(
Total weight loss since 7/05 77.6
Goal 185 lbs

This week 225lbs
Last week 225lbs :(
Total weight loss since 7/05 77.6
Goal 185 lbs
Staying level at 225 for a while isn't anything bad. Be REAL proud of the 78 pounds you've lost already! I doubt I could do that!

Its just after losing steady for so long,lowest being 8/10ths of a pound would like to see some numbers drop.