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(Day 315 / -138 lbs.) Success For Rent and Steve Gone Wild!
2008-03-31 23:18:00
I just got back from a week of camping. Yeah, I was gone. Our, and three other families spend Spring Break in yurts on the coast- fishing and relaxing while the kids go nuts amongst the flora and fauna. I look forward to these trips and the get-away-from-it-all venue. Way-cool thing is that, despite the departure from civilization, the gym, my smoothies, and tracking my consumption, I neither gained nor lost any weight. That's right, I can survive in the wild.It got me thinking. If I were locked into some diet program, how might things be different? Would I have packed a week's worth of prepackaged foods? Would I have been able to eat any of the things we brought? As it was, I ate whatever I wanted (in modest portions) and didn't really focus on food at all. I was active- without the gym, hiking and jogging the path around the lake. I had a great time and now I'm back.It occurred to me that if I was following a diet program and continued to follow it while we were on ...
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(Day 306 / -138 lbs.) A Day Late and a Pound Shy
2008-03-22 17:12:00
The thrill of deadline-associated anxiety, the agony of coming up short at the finish; if I've learned nothing else these past 306 days I've learned that disappointment is an unavoidable fact of life... and that means absolutely nothing if your goals are just, your methods are sure, and you take massive, focused action toward reaching those goals.Deadlines come and go- and that was the case this past Thursday. I stated a goal of losing 15 pounds back in February and well, Thursday came and I was more than half a pound off of reaching that goal. Did I tuck-tail and drag-ass back home to kick the dog and scarf pie? Oh hell no! I merely thought about it as I went about my workout. I even added another five pound of weight to each of my sets. C'mon, kick my dog? Truth is I like that pathetic little waste of fur. Besides, we named her "Karma" and I really don't need to have a little kick out of frustration coming back to bite me in the tuckus.So like I said; I worked out my d...
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(Day 303 / -135 lbs.) Embracing the Word of the Day
2008-03-19 17:10:00
transmute rans-MYOOT; tranz-, transitive verb:1. To change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another; to transform.2. To undergo transmutation.I love getting the "Doctor Dictionary" emails every day and try to use the daily word in conversation at some point. It doesn't always work out pleasantly. I'm reminded of the great billingsgate debacle of '02 - it isn't a good idea to yell out examples in mixed company.Today's word is a good one and has been my primary purpose for the past 303 days. It has been a gradual process of good intent, planning, and massive action and I'm becoming more pleased with the results daily. I still have a ways to go to hit optimum healthy weight but hey, one weight goal at a time.Speaking of goals, I set a goal of losing 15 pounds by March 20th about a month ago. I'm one day a little more than 1-1/2 pounds away from making it a reality- and you know what? I'm going to make it, abso-posi-lutely! You might say that I'll transm...
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(Day 302 / -135 lbs.) Avoiding the Word of the Day
2008-03-19 03:23:00
indolent IN-duh-luhnt, adjective:1. Avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive.2. Conducive to or encouraging laziness or inactivity.3. Causing little or no pain.4. Slow to heal, develop, or grow.Indolent was yesterday's Dictionary.com Word of the Day and I cannot imagine a word more so-not-the-word I want to become associated with than that. Oh wait, yes I can- just about every word that is synonymous or describing a condition resulting from anything having to do with that word. I've been there and I'm rabidly committed to not going back.I've been mixing up the workouts so that I'm doing a lot more reps at lower weights. I've also simplified my diet into an easily repeatable menu- including morning smoothies. I had planned on being a little more adventurous with ingredients but you know what? I'm sticking with what works. My focus is results and outcome right now. Variety can be a distraction- and one I think I'll avoid in the short-term.
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(Day 297 / -133 lbs.) Allow Me To Translate
2008-03-13 22:22:00
"Meow meow mow-meow?" "Wah   wuh-wah wah wah."   That's what I hear every time someone asks questions or makes statements that, either through malice or ignorance, can chip away at my resolve. "How can you stand going to the gym so often?"  "Exercise is so boring."  "Don't you get tired of eating the same stuff over and over?"  "Protein smoothies are so gross!"  "I could never do that!" I've heard tons of them and you know what?  It just doesn't matter because my response (though it may come in the form of a shrug, sheepish grin, or something a little more vocal) is always, "It isn't the effort, it's the result that is my focus."
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(Day 296 / -132 lbs.) Shifting Gears To Shrink My Rear
2008-03-13 00:04:00
The last few days at the gym have been great- I've changed my workout so that I lift lighter weight for more reps.  The burn is incredible.  I haven't noticed any real difference in appearance or at the scale (I'm down a little, but not enough to mark down another pound).  I know, I know- it's still too early to tell.
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(Day 291 / -132 lbs.) Speedy Recovery
2008-03-07 20:18:00
Feelin' good, feelin' fine and why not? Started my day with some exercise and my regular smoothie and that nasty evacuation business is behind me (no pun intended). All that and I'm down another pound- wahoo!I added another set and another 5 pounds to my workout. It's a little more of a grunt but when I max-out-plus-5lbs on the biceps-curl machine I feel really strong. This brings up a change in strategy that I'd like to explore.I've used weight lifting throughout the entire 291 days to help burn calories and promote weight loss and it's worked pretty well. The thing is, what I've managed to do is mainly shrink in most of the places I've been measuring. That is, I'm just a more compact version of what I looked like when I started. People have always told me that I carried my weight well- which I took as a polite way of saying that I looked like a giant Shrek-like freak. I've been kind of like the Michelin Man- going through a period of deflation. Now that I'm ge...
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(Day 290 / -131 lbs.) Two Exits, No Waiting
2008-03-06 17:19:00
Seven (7) pounds in two (2) days! What's your secret, Steve?I think it was something I ate. Suffice it to say I didn't lose all that weight at the gym, well almost but I made it home in time. Is it a coincident that, along with all those pleas for assistance from long-lost Nigerian relatives, I've been getting tons of email promising to cleanse my colon? Evidently it's some pretty powerful email and I stayed pretty close to porcelain all day- if you know what I mean.I also stayed hydrated throughout the entire ordeal and ate very little. Some toasted 16 Grain, no-flour bread, a little fruit, a pickle, a protein smoothie; all in all not a whole lot. I didn't think it would be sticking around long anyway, so why make a fuss in the kitchen?OK so there you go- I'll dwell on it no longer. Just realize that I'm eliminating anything I ate that was unique to last Sunday and Monday from any future menu plans. It's a good thing I'm tracking everything I eat on Fitday. Likely...
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(Day 287 / -124 lbs.) Nutritional Self-Sabotage and Dietary Terrorism
2008-03-04 03:35:00
Hang on tight, we're going to move a little fast. First, I'll talk about today's smoothie:"Bleh."That's about all I want to say about it. For those who are interested in the ingredients, here you go:1S EAS Premium Protein1S Ground Flax1/3C Frozen Apricot SlicesWaterI suppose I was expecting a little more flavor. Suffice it to say that mild disappointment doesn't taste all that great. It was a rather bland 234 calories.Moving on...Those predisposed to math may have noticed that I am up a pound since my last weigh-in. It turns out I have more than math to blame and no, I'm not talking about the scale. it's the message, not the messenger.So how do I account for the increase? Self-Sabotage . I'd been doing so well for so long that I became lax and the radical side of my personality just could stand no more and lashed out in the form of Almond Clusters and Biscotti. That's right, a snack attack- the type of dietary terrorism that, with stealth and cunning, demoralizes th...
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(Day 285 / -125 lbs.) 98 Days of Determination On The Wall
2008-03-01 21:59:00
You take one down, try to lose another pound, 97 days of determination on the wall...Ridiculousness aside, I really do feel like I'm getting close to something, some kind of ending or perhaps a coming-together. I began this otherwise unremarkable Saturday with an invigoration hour or so at the gym. It was a dry run to and from but as I write this the weather is fairly soggy. Sometimes the weather cooperates, sometimes it doesn't.I added some weight to my typical routine. At the biceps curl machine I lifted 10-rep sets of 140 lbs each followed by by a slow isometric-like 3 reps of 160 lbs. I moved up to 130 lbs on the triceps extension and 190 for both bench press and butterfly. I also added 10 lbs. for each of my leg exercises. In summary, a good workout.I followed it with a typical smoothie:1/2 Banana2 Frozen Strawberries1/3C Frozen Blueberries1S EAS Premium Protein (Chocolate)1S Ground FlaxWaterMy wife took the kids to their various Saturday activities, leaving me alone t...
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(Day 282 / -125 lbs.) Countin' 'em Down!
2008-02-28 05:56:00
25 pounds to go and time is getting short!

(Day 281 / -125 lbs.) Eating Out Under Control
2008-02-26 19:04:00
My wife and I were invited to lunch by some friends the other day. This is a rare event for me- not so much due to a lack of lunch opportunities but my own neurotic fear of eating at restaurants. Perhaps my trepidation comes from watching too many (ugh!) "Dirty Dining" segments on the local news, or maybe it's the fear of a super-sized, gut-busting carb-fest-- I dunno but I do know that eating out just isn't one of my favorite things. Still, I like these particular friends and they did offer to buy- so off we went.These friends are great people; they're upbeat, motivated, and energetic. They have a great family and do things I like to do and things I'd like to do but haven't discovered yet. They're a great source of ideas and motivation and I'm better off for knowing them. They're also the people who provided the initial inspiration that got me off my ass and working toward living a healthier life. They've done it themselves.It's important to surround yourself with ...
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(Day 278 / -123 lbs.) Watch Me Pull A Rabbit Out Of This Hat
2008-02-23 15:52:00
There really is no trick to lasting weight loss- no wave of the wand, magic word, mirrors, smoke, or flash of light can make the pounds go away. It's all self discipline, focus, and tenacity. There is, though, a certain amount of magic.The magic is in the feeling you get when you slip into that pair of pants you couldn't cram yourself into a few months before. There's magic in the ability to run up a flight of stairs when only a short time ago it was hard to walk down them. There is magic in transformation.Motivation for me has been predominately fear and pain. Fear of the health issues that go along with obesity and the aches and pain I felt in my joints and back from trying to move too much bulk. Physical and emotional pain are big motivators and I had put myself in a position where I felt I was experiencing a lot of it. It was all "stick" at that point. So I decided to change and I took action.It took some time but the magic started happening. Fitting into smaller clo...
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(Day 276 / -122 lbs.) Less-Than-Conspicuous Consumption
2008-02-21 17:21:00
Up a full pound this morning- and just when I was so close to calling another pound lost. Dammit! But who to blame? Hmm. That's easy- it was me. Me and the Girl Scouts of America! Truthfully? It was just me and my weakness for Girl Scout cookies- specifically Thin Mints and Tagalongs. They're so small and they go down so quickly. In no time at all I had eaten half a box of each- for an additional 1275 calories added to my day. My guess is that the additional calories and Sodium (107mg) along with any residual effects from this past weekend's foibles associated with family gatherings and what-have-you accounted for my gain at the scale this morning. What have I learned? That if you're planning on losing the equivalent weight of a couple of Girl Scouts, it's a good idea to stay away from their cookies.I believe it is time to regain focus and set another short term goal. Here it is: Lose 15 pounds by March 20thI'll accomplish this goal using the same methods that have...
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(Day 275 / -123 lbs.) Hocus, Pocus, Regaining Focus
2008-02-20 19:29:00
Lame-assed title aside, regaining focus and going after my goals requires a little magic. Distractions of life tend to get in the way and there are times when I get caught up in the day-to-day activities and find myself unconsciously doing things that undermine what I truly want to accomplish. When I need to get back on track I do a simple little exercise that gets me going again. I grab a pencil and paper and...1. Write down the reasons WHY I set my specific goals in the first place and decide if they're still valid.2. Write down the things I need to move faster towards achieving my goals. What's working, what isn't?3. I imagine the "accomplish by" date is today and I have accomplished the goal. Write down how I feel about it. Then just the opposite; imagine I've failed and write down all the feelings that go along with that. Really FEEL it.4. Take action on one or two things from #2 IMMEDIATELY.This is exercise is usually part of my weekly planning session and really he...
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(Day 274 / -123 lbs.) Without Focus, Life Is A Blur
2008-02-19 22:23:00
And oh what a blur it was this past weekend! Family and friends gathered this weekend at my eldest son's Boy Scout Eagle Court of Honor and I can't articulate how much anxiety went into the whole thing- and food! We were way off the reservation in nutritional terms. The cool thing is that I managed to maintain my exercise regimen and showed enough restraint around to carb piles to manage a small drop in weight- though not enough to mark off another pound. It's all about focus and tenacity, baby!My son's little shin-dig is a good example of focus and tenacity. I was never a boy scout and I can never become an eagle. My 16-yr-old managed to stick it out despite the bazillion or so daily distractions teenagers wade through each day. I'm proud of him for the accomplishment. His younger brother is on track toward the same goal and that kid has drive- I've no doubt he make it (knock on wood).Weight loss is tough. It's rarely a quick fix and significant results take a long t...
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(Day 269 / -123 lbs.) Keep It Simple Stupid...Sorry, I Mean Steve
2008-02-14 18:42:00
Happy Valentine's Day to you and your Special Someone. I hope it's filled with romance and sweetness or cooties or whatever. Hey, I don't really know your preferences so hop, skip and go crazy, it's another economy-stimulating holiday.The K.I.S.S. reference in my title seemed appropriate considering a lot of extra k-i-s-s-ing is probably going on today. I think about all that spit-swapping and think "Ew, spit." More appropriate to the venue I think about the title of this post and warm to the realization that keeping things simple is truly the most effective way to accomplish my goal of losing another 22 pounds before my birthday. Simple as "1, 2, 3" as in the 123 pounds I've lost during the past 38 weeks. Simple as in this morning's smoothie which, not including water, has a whopping three ingredients and tasted pretty good.1 Banana1S EAS Premium Protein4 Frozen StrawberriesWaterWhen I analyze my whole weight loss endeavor I realize that it is an incredibly simple thing...
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(Day 267 / -122 lbs.) It's The Little Things That Make It Pop
2008-02-12 18:21:00
I am oh-so-close to marking off another pound- close but not quite there. I've been consistent in my efforts for the longest time, it seems, and I really feel the need for some breakthrough- some revelation that will fast-track me closer to my goal. It's an underlying anxiousness that festers and makes me feel like whatever I may be doing at any particular moment is not what I should be doing- but what I should be doing is something that circumstances prevent. It's like realizing (with a phenomenal feeling of urgency) that I should be lifting weights, right now, even though I'm driving down the freeway. I go through days- sometimes weeks like that.Despite that feeling of needing to be somewhere else doing something else instead of whatever I'm doing where ever I am at the moment, life is all bananas and strawberries- a simile that makes absolutely no sense outside of this mornings' smoothie:4 Frozen Strawberries1Serv EAS Premium Protein1/2 Small Banana1T Almond Butter6Drop...
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(Day 264 / -122 lbs.) Back to the Bleachers & Pizza Diet
2008-02-09 20:45:00
I'll call today's smoothie the "Wilford Brimley". Why? Do you really need a reason to call anything Wilford? You just do it and move on. That, memories of the actor who goes by that name hawking Quaker Oats, and the presence of oatmeal in the smoothie lend to calling it such. That and... oh, what the hell, it really makes no sense at all; just drink it already!1/2C Frozen Blueberries1/2Serv EAS Premium Protein1Serv Ground Flax1/2 Small Banana2T Quick Quaker OatsWaterLast night was our weekly "Pizza & Movie Night". The idea is that each of our kids gets a turn inviting friends over for an evening with our family complete with (you guessed it) pizza and a movie. Now, pizza and I are well-acquainted but for the past several months, we have gone our separate ways- though not entirely. I mean, it's not like it's poison or anything. It's just not something I can consume with gusto without packing on the flesh. "Sparingly" and "in-moderation" have become my units of portion-...
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(Day 263 / -122 lbs.) Shrinky-Dink
2008-02-09 07:23:00
OK, so I've lost some weight. I'm getting to the point at which I like to see some improvement in the shape department. The day I decided to turn things around I would have described my appearance in terms of relatable objects- major appliances, ocean-going vessels, large land and ocean born animals, containers that could accommodate such things, and vehicles capable of transporting the containers. I was big.I was 6'5" and carrying close to 400 pounds- and I don't care how it's stacked, it was a lot of weight to carry around. Looking at old pictures is an embarrassing Lilliputian spectacle in which I'm the Gulliver "who let himself go" in glaring contrast to all those around me. I use those pictures as motivation.This journey has been one of shrinkage. Shrinking my appetites and shrinking dimensionally- I've done a little of both. Twenty-eight pounds to go in order to reach the goal I set for myself.

(Day 260 / -121 lbs.) An Explosion of Flavor - NOT!
2008-02-06 06:13:00
I guess that kind of sarcasm is a little dated but what else can I say about a smoothie concoction that makes you want to go, "Meh?" I mean, there was practically no flavor whatsoever- kind of like the individual components' flavors cancelled each other out, like noise-cancelling headphones mask ambient noise. Or not.Anyway, here it is:1/2C Frozen Berry Mix (blueberries, blackberries, and Raspberries)1Serv Naturade Whey Protein1Serv Ground Flax1/4 Medium-sized Apple1/2C Chopped Fresh SpinachWaterI think it was that, other than the berries, none of the ingredients stands out as all that flavorful. Live and learn, I guess.
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(Day 259 / -121 lbs.) Strawberry, Banana, and Old Man Sweat Smoothie
2008-02-04 17:11:00
This morning marked a return to an old workout schedule. Way back in the old days of 2007 I could get into the gym at 5:30. Well, they changed opening time to 6:30 in January and then 7:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays starting last week. Now, people who know me also know that I'm an absolute freak about time. Time is my default measure for just about everything. Ask me how far it is to just about anywhere and I'll usually answer in terms of how long it takes to get there. Task difficulty is measured in how long it takes to accomplish. Goals mean nothing without a time limit. Appointments are scheduled and schedules are kept.My life runs on MY schedule (my wife may call it a rut from time to time but it's a schedule). I know when I'm supposed to be where and how long I'll be there before traveling for how long to somewhere else. When someone imposes a change on my schedule (as the gym has been doing) I have to adjust and make it work (just like everybody else) but adjustm...
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(Day 255 / -120 lbs.) Smoothie of the Day
2008-01-31 18:13:00
Good Morning! My name is Steve, I've got 30 pounds to go and 127 days to do it. I've got nothing terribly witty to say but I'm down to having just one chin so I smile a lot more. Huh? (awkward pause) Moving on...I follow my morning exercise routine with a smoothie. This is my first meal of the day so I like to get a balance of carbs, fat and protein and I've been able to do it with a fair amount of reliability with a subset of readily available ingredients blended together in my Magic Bullet.The thing is, I'd like to get a little more variety. So I thought I'd try and switch out some ingredients for some I haven't tried and see how it goes. Today I had my typical smoothie:1/2C Frozen Blueberries1Serv EAS Premium Protein1Serv Ground Flax1T Fresh Ground Unsalted Peanut Butter1/2 Small BananaWaterAll of the ingredients were found at Costco. I'll pick up some other stuff for tomorrow and post my recipe after I make a new smoothie. I'm also interested in trying othe...

(Day 254 / -120 lbs.) STAND BACK!!! HE'S GONNA...vent
2008-01-30 17:21:00
(insert colorful expression of contempt and rage here followed by several exclamation points and other characters found above the numbers on the keyboard and continue stringing them along for several paragraphs until I'm completely spent and reduced to heaving sobs then man-up and get it together and prattle on about positive attitude and overcoming stumbling blocks when my glass appears half-empty and nothing including the scale is going my way until I feel better and motivated to get back into the ring and slug it out for another round and shuck and jive while life keeps trying to kick me in the nards and.......breathe)OK. Whew. I think I'll forego the self instruction and just skip right along. Whew, again.It was a slushy and slippery run this morning and a little disappointing once I got to the gym. Had I bothered to blog on Monday I probably would have mentioned the brand-new circuit training class that has freshly begun in the weight room- led by (and this is my frustrat...
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(Day 253 / -119 lbs.) NEWS UPDATE!!! Nothing Works!
2008-01-30 00:23:00
That's right! No program, pill, or procedure will take off the weight. They just don't work- they can't work and you'll not only fail to lose any weight but you may also gain a few pounds. Surprise!This statement is best taken in the context of LASTING weight loss. Sure, you can pop a few dexa-ephedra-whats-its and chase it with Diet Coke and SlimFast smoothies for a week and shed a few pounds. The thing is (and this is totally my personal and mayhap hallucinatory opinion) any result you get is absolutely and unfortunately temporary. Why? Because that kind of change in behavior and body chemistry is temporary. It's like getting a tan while you're on vacation; a week or two after you get back and out of the sun, you're less bronze god and more Pilsbury Doughboy. The truth is that unless you permanently modify your behavior, you'll continue to gain weight and whatever plan you sign up for or buy into, well, you had better realize that it's the rest of your life, baby...
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(Day 249 / -119 lbs.) NEWS FLASH!!! Everything Works!
2008-01-26 02:05:00
That's right, every diet plan, gut buster, thigh masher, 8-min bun wrencher and fill-in-the-blank pill you see advertised on TV, on the interweb, and in print works. Use them. follow them, or swallow them and you'll drop weight like... geez, I don't know. Like it was too heavy to hold onto anymore. Guaranteed!Individual results may vary.But do they really work? I don't know from personal experience but I believe they do. I mean, I see Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife on TV and she's telling me that Jenny's helping her. I believe her because Alex over at Diggnation mentioned Jenny helped him too. I believe it because it has worked for people. I have friends who've lost lots of weight in various programs and surgeries. Some friends got so excited about the program they joined that they decided to become advisors and are helping others lose weight. I believe their program works because I've seen their results. Even though I never joined their program, I credit them with mo...
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(Day 248 / -119 lbs.) Life Under The Knife- Minus The Knife
2008-01-24 17:59:00
A moderately occupied gym, a friendly scale, and a friggin' cold jog made for a... Well, let's just say that two out of three made for an awesome way for the day to begin.There has been recent news coverage touting surgery as a cure for diabetes. I'm thinking it's more a side effect of resultant weight loss- as does a doctor quoted in this linked article.I have two friends that underwent weight-loss surgery and both experienced remarkable results. I don't know exactly how much they lost but visually they are mere fractions of their former selves. I also don't know whether or not either had diabetes but both said the surgery dramatically changed their lives--- in the way they ate. No longer could they gorge themselves with large meals. They had to eat comparatively tiny portions more frequently throughout the day; eating more than just a few ounces caused heartburn and discomfort and they had to eat more often to keep their blood sugar level and avoid hunger pangs. They ...
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(Day 246 / -117 lbs.) Obesity and Self Acceptance
2008-01-22 19:50:00
Great time at the gym this morning. I made my shift at the stair machine fly by watching an episode of Garth Marenghi's Dark Place on my Ipod. That I find the show hilarious is probably a little telling of my own mental peculiarities. Nevertheless, I found myself laughing out loud at times- which was probably a little disconcerting to those around me and practically guarantees I'll have the gym to myself tomorrow.Moving on...I scanned the NY Times article highlighting the "Fatosphere" this morning. The message was of self acceptance among overweight bloggers; citing a trend towards abandonment of dieting and exercise in favor of just "getting on with life".Hmm, alrighty then.I guess I'm OK with that- the whole self acceptance thing. I mean, I am fat and I accept that I am fat. I realize that I was fat yesterday and I'll be fat tomorrow (though slightly less). OK. But you know what? I also accept the fact that I don't have to stay fat if I decide to do something about i...
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(Day 245 / -117 lbs.) Getting Back On Track
2008-01-22 06:25:00
With my new goal and more importantly my desire to accomplish it, I set off for the gym this morning in some of the coldest weather I've experienced this winter. It was nearly enough to send me back to the warmth of home and more than adequate to suck the breath right out of my lungs. Still I pushed on.Atta boy, Steve! You're so determined and your mother thinks you're special. (Thank you very much!) Sometimes you just have to pat yourself on the back for no particular reason.I'm back at tracking both food and exercise on FitDay. It's amazing what effect the act of tracking has on the diet. I'm certainly and immediately more aware of every calorie. That in itself is enough of a deterrent to over-consumption.
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(Day 244 / -117 lbs.) Goal Recap
2008-01-21 07:30:00
Last Monday I posted a short term goal stating my ambition to lose 4 pounds by Saturday (yesterday). My loss for the week was only 3 pounds making my goal unfulfilled.Dammit!The good thing is that I lost weight and I feel pretty good about that. That's the thing about goals; even if you only get close, something good has happened along the way. It also gives one the opportunity to ponder the circumstances of your "failure" to determine whether or not the goal was reasonable and the methods of attainment were plausible, and efforts adequate.My assessment?Considering that historically I've average about 2.5 during a losing week my goal of 4 was perhaps a little ambitious. Was it reasonable? Sure. Do-able? Definitely. But was it practical? I believe that while it is something I COULD accomplish, I don't know that it is something I SHOULD accomplish considering the unlikely sustainability of such a loss. I believe my personal needs would be better met by setting a more sust...
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