Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - 2011 Clydesdales/Athenas Biggest Loser Week 27 07/04 - 07/10 -- Come Join Us!

*Totally slipped my mind this week with it being the 4th and all, but here we go.*

Please join us as we all work toward our goals to be healthier and fitter!

How Does this Work?

On Mondays:
Post your starting weight for the week, post goals for the week, and report on the prior week.

Throughout week come on back and let us know how you are doing. (The good, not so good and the awesome.)



2011 Participants - Welcome newbies!!!

Adenthang
B.Alive
bbeasley
biggieou
BigPolishJimmie
BigUgly
CraigB
cyclokitty
davin1023
DoubleTap
dehoff
fuuian
gigemags1155
goldfinch
gus69
gwpowers
InsanityBeckons
jeneralist
Jethro56
John423
JonnyOgre
kansastdi
mmonce
morph3715
mrdelprete
mthayer
OiS
Passage4
perspiration
petflunky
PVDRIDER
ReallyBigGuy
robtown
Rock31
RichardGlover
Rthomse
RunningPirate
Sayre Kulp
Seenowevil
Seve
showme230
SingleSpeedDemon
steve85
Suprafly
thestoutdog
Tony N.
Wogsterca
WonderMonkey
wxduff
Wylde0
zjrog

03/02/2011 = 430.0 Bought a scale and weighed myself for the first time in over 6 years.
03/14/2011 = 424.6
03/21/2011 = 420.6
04/04/2011 = 417.2
04/11/2011 = 416.4
04/18/2011 = 410.6
04/25/2011 = 410.8
05/02/2011 = 406.4
05/09/2011 = 403.2
05/16/2011 = 405.0
05/23/2011 = 399.4
05/30/2011 = ?????
06/06/2011 = 397.8
06/13/2011 = 392.0
06/20/2011 = 393.2
06/27/2011 = 394.8
07/04/2011 = 390.4

I am feeling too lazy to pick up my stats. Anyway, I started in December at 158 and am now 127. I will be away from a scale for a while unless I sneak in somewhere. My goal for this week is to stay at 127 because I was down past goal last week, dropping a pound and a half instead of 3/4 of a pound.

I tried on a bunch of clothes today at a store, trying to figure out roughly what size I am from the original "double ox" I was in December. I was not happy to see myself in the fitting room mirror. Too much loose and flabby skin. I need some muscle. :( My goal is to work on that.

START = 236.0 lbs
01/03 = 228.5 lbs Mileage = 119.7
01/31 = 224.0 lbs Mileage = 75.82
02/28 = 220.0 lbs Mileage = 17.09, YTD Mileage = 667.47
03/27 = 214.0 lbs Mileage = 0, YTC Mileage = 1049.2
04/05 = 222.0 lbs Mileage = 69.72, YTD Mileage = 1118.92; Running Mileage = 4.91
04/11 = 218.5 lbs Mileage = 16.2, YTD Mileage = 1135.12; Running Mileage = 7.25
04/18 = ***.* lbs Mileage = 40.77, YTD Mileage = 1175.89; Running Mileage = 8.52
04/25 = 218.0 lbs Mileage = 48.58, YTD Mileage = 1224.47; Running Mileage = 16.27
05/02 = 216.5 lbs Mileage = 23.77, YTD Mileage = 1248.24; Running Mileage = 0.0
05/09 = 221.5 lbs Mileage = 42.55, YTD Mileage = 1290.79; Running Mileage = 12.9
05/16 = 217.5 lbs Mileage = 99.05, YTD Mileage = 1389.84; Running Mileage = 6.45
05/23 = 217.5 lbs Mileage = 41.4, YTD Mileage = 1431.24; Running Mileage = 6.45
05/30 = 217.5 lbs Mileage = 0, YTD Mileage = 1431.24; Running Mileage = 0
06/06 = 214.5 lbs Mileage = 84.14, YTD Mileage = 1515.38; Running Mileage = 10.27
06/13 = 216.0 lbs Mileage = 45.45, YTD Mileage = 1560.83; Running Mileage = 21.47
06/20 = 215.5 lbs Mileage = 0, YTD Mileage = 1560.83; Running Mileage = 0
06/27 = 220.0 lbs Mileage = 3.89, YTD Mileage = 1564.72; Running Mileage = 0
07/04 = 213.0 lbs Turns out that the cold I had was bad allergies - so fortunately that's sorted and was able to get a very short ride to the market in, yesterday.

7/4/11 245

Been a few weeks since I checked in but I am down a couple but have been stuck in this range for a while. Maybe I will have to up my riding and diet to try and bust through.

1/04/2011: 194.8
1/10/2011: 195.6
1/18/2011: 195.0
1/24/2011: 191.8
2/01/2011: 191.4
2/07/2011: 189.4
2/15/2011: 194.2
2/24/2011: 191.2
3/02/2011: 191.4
3/07/2011: 188.2
3/15/2011: 189.8
3/23/2011: 190.2
3/28/2011: 184.0 // stomach virus
4/05/2011: 187.2
4/12/2011: 186.8
4/19/2011: 185.2
4/26/2011: 189.6
5/04/2011: 190.2
5/09/2011: 186.4
5/16/2011: 184.2
5/31/2011: 185.8
7/05/2011: 185.8

OK, so I'm doing a fairly good job at holding steady.

July is a crazy month for me. It's the beginning of the new medical year -- the new interns started at the hospital July 1st -- and work is piling up. I doubt that I'll be able to to make another push to lose weight until August.

That said, here are some month-by-month activities I'll be looking forward to. Each month's goal should help me reach the next:
August -- bicycle tour along the Route Verte in Quebec
September -- "City to Shore" fundraiser for the MS Society (Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore and back)
October -- 5K obstacle course, with zombies (runforyourlives.com)
November -- half marathon.

1/1/2011 - 255
1/6/2011 - 251
1/17/2011 -255
1/24/2011 -252
1/31/2011 -249
2/07/2011 -248
2/14/2011 -245
2/21/2011 -244
2/28/2011 -241
3/07/2011 -243
3/14/2011 -238
3/21/2011 -238
3/28/2011 -236
4/04/2011 -233
4/11/2011 -233
4/18/2011 -233
4/25/2011 -230
5/01/2011 -230
5/09/2011 -228
5/16/2011 -230
5/23/2011 -227
5/30/2011 -227
6/06/2011 -226
6/13/2011 -225
6/20/2011 -225
6/27/2011 - on vacation
7/04/2011 - 224

Ate mostly healthy(lots of deserts) and stayed active on the cruise we were on. Rock climbing, swimming, even ran a 5K on the boat and managed to drop a pound. Getting back to reality kind of bites though as this was the first big vacation we took in over 5 years. If only I could hit the lottery and go on permanent vacation!!! Livestrong Philly next month, 5K on Saturday, Century Ride on Sunday so I will keep going. Maybe I can drop another 5 by then :D