Weight record:
353.2- 9/20/2012
350.6- 9/21/2012
350.0- 9/23/2012
349.0- 9/26/2012
348.8- 9/27/2012
Missed a few days posting...Monday went for a walk, Tuesday was a kettlebell workout. Monday and Wednesday were situp days..ouch. But, I can already see the difference that consistent workouts will make...Tomorrow is a situp day....might do some kettlebell later...
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Weight record:
353.2- 9/20/2012
350.6- 9/21/2012
Not sure quite what I did to account for that loss. I have noticed, the last couple of days, that I am just not as hungry, and I have been more active than usual. So maybe, just maybe, my body is finally accepting the idea of losing the weight again....
Breakfast this morning was coffee with real cream and sugar. All through my previous weight loss, I allowed myself one cup that way every morning...seems like a good tradition. Just didn't feel like eating this morning, which is good, really. That's how I have always been, when I am healthy, and when I was losing weight before...For lunch, it's a cabbage/sausage/carrot thingy...
Ok, here's lunch...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
276.2 lbs
276.2 lbs
That's my goal. That's where I was two years ago, November 13, 2010. Before my broken feet stopped my weight loss, before I was sidelined, before I fell off the Primal path, and back into the conventional American diet. Before my life turned upside down and became less about weight loss, and all about survival. I haven't yet climbed all the way out of the hole, but I am climbing...exercise is becoming more frequent, and I am adhering to the Primal Blueprint about 75%...253.2 was my weight this morning...I can do better. I WILL do better. So, here I am again...sharing the journey with you. Hopefully some of you will come along for the ride....
And this morning's weight was 353.2 lbs. That leaves exactly 77 lbs to my goal, where I was before. I will lose more than that, but I'll start there.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Weight record:
329.8 lbs-2/1/2010
324.4 lbs-2/5/2010
323.2 lbs-2/6/2010
323.4 lbs-2/7/2010
335.0 lbs-2/14/2010
326 lbs-2/21/2010
323.2 lbs-2/23/2010
322.8 lbs-2/26/2010
321.8 lbs-2/28/2010
320.6 lbs-3/2/2010
319.6 lbs-3/7/2010
317.8 lbs-3/13/2010
314.8 lbs-3/21/2010
314.6 lbs-3/22/2010
313.8 lbs-3/29/2010
312.4 lbs-4/1/2010
310.2 lbs 4/4/2010
309.8 lbs 4/5/2010
307.4 lbs 4/12/2010
307.0 lbs 4/16/2010
307.0 lbs 4/19/2010
305.8 lbs 4/26/2010
307.2 lbs 5/3/2010
306.0 lbs 5/10/2010
306.2 lbs 5/17/2010
306.8 lbs 5/24/2010
302.6 lbs 5/31/2010
276.2 lbs 11/13/2010
That last chunk of weight loss represents time where I did not write anything down, where I in fact did not count calories or pay any attention whatsoever to what I ate, beyond ensuring that it all came from non grain sources. As an example, my breakfast today was a pound of ground beef, a half pound of bacon, 5 cups of mixed greens with vinaigrette and 1 oz of feta cheese. For dinner I had a boiled egg, 5 strips of bacon, an apple and an oz of cheddar. I have no idea how many calories are in that, and I don't care. I know come next week, I will have lost another 1-2 lbs.
My blood pressure has normalized, no chest pain, no shortness of breath, I have gone up to 36 hours between meas and felt fine on occasion(2-3 hours was my max when I started this plan), and I am healthy and strong.
The Primal Blueprint WORKS!
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329.8 lbs-2/1/2010
324.4 lbs-2/5/2010
323.2 lbs-2/6/2010
323.4 lbs-2/7/2010
335.0 lbs-2/14/2010
326 lbs-2/21/2010
323.2 lbs-2/23/2010
322.8 lbs-2/26/2010
321.8 lbs-2/28/2010
320.6 lbs-3/2/2010
319.6 lbs-3/7/2010
317.8 lbs-3/13/2010
314.8 lbs-3/21/2010
314.6 lbs-3/22/2010
313.8 lbs-3/29/2010
312.4 lbs-4/1/2010
310.2 lbs 4/4/2010
309.8 lbs 4/5/2010
307.4 lbs 4/12/2010
307.0 lbs 4/16/2010
307.0 lbs 4/19/2010
305.8 lbs 4/26/2010
307.2 lbs 5/3/2010
306.0 lbs 5/10/2010
306.2 lbs 5/17/2010
306.8 lbs 5/24/2010
302.6 lbs 5/31/2010
276.2 lbs 11/13/2010
That last chunk of weight loss represents time where I did not write anything down, where I in fact did not count calories or pay any attention whatsoever to what I ate, beyond ensuring that it all came from non grain sources. As an example, my breakfast today was a pound of ground beef, a half pound of bacon, 5 cups of mixed greens with vinaigrette and 1 oz of feta cheese. For dinner I had a boiled egg, 5 strips of bacon, an apple and an oz of cheddar. I have no idea how many calories are in that, and I don't care. I know come next week, I will have lost another 1-2 lbs.
My blood pressure has normalized, no chest pain, no shortness of breath, I have gone up to 36 hours between meas and felt fine on occasion(2-3 hours was my max when I started this plan), and I am healthy and strong.
The Primal Blueprint WORKS!
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Friday, October 1, 2010
Weight Loss lessons I have learned....
-There is no magic weight loss secret. You have to eat right, and you have to exercise. Details are up to you, but you must do those two things to reclaim your health.
-No one tool will take you to your goal. As you lose weight, your formula for success will change with your body.
-Tired, sick, hurt, it doesn't matter. Get off your ass and do the work! Unless you need a hospital bed, suck it up and knock out a workout, even a modified one! five minutes beats no minutes. Skipping leads to failure!
-Less cardio, more strength training. Muscle burns more calories than flab, so by gaining more muscle, you are ratcheting up your weight loss game. Cardio has its place, but it also burns muscle if you do too much of it.
-Enjoy the pain. When you put on those pants from ten years ago, it will be worth it!
-Nobody can lose this weight except you. You ate yourself near to death, you have to travel the road back, one weary, blistering step at a time.
-Change things up! If you get bored with your workout, you WILL find reasons not to do it.
-Walk away from the damn carbs! They are poisoning you, and sapping your strength! For that matter, keep walking. Do 5k, then we'll talk about some bread with your meal.
-Food is fuel. Enjoy it, but be sensible. All those processed food products are doing you more harm than good. You might as well drink drain cleaner, it would be a faster way to die. Real meat, real vegetables, real fruit, real seeds and nuts. Leave the sugar and grains on the ground for the animals you want to fatten up for winter.
-No one tool will take you to your goal. As you lose weight, your formula for success will change with your body.
-Tired, sick, hurt, it doesn't matter. Get off your ass and do the work! Unless you need a hospital bed, suck it up and knock out a workout, even a modified one! five minutes beats no minutes. Skipping leads to failure!
-Less cardio, more strength training. Muscle burns more calories than flab, so by gaining more muscle, you are ratcheting up your weight loss game. Cardio has its place, but it also burns muscle if you do too much of it.
-Enjoy the pain. When you put on those pants from ten years ago, it will be worth it!
-Nobody can lose this weight except you. You ate yourself near to death, you have to travel the road back, one weary, blistering step at a time.
-Change things up! If you get bored with your workout, you WILL find reasons not to do it.
-Walk away from the damn carbs! They are poisoning you, and sapping your strength! For that matter, keep walking. Do 5k, then we'll talk about some bread with your meal.
-Food is fuel. Enjoy it, but be sensible. All those processed food products are doing you more harm than good. You might as well drink drain cleaner, it would be a faster way to die. Real meat, real vegetables, real fruit, real seeds and nuts. Leave the sugar and grains on the ground for the animals you want to fatten up for winter.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Enter the Kettlebell...
So...
Two weeks using the kettlebell now. O. M. G. It is like magic, well, like magic you have to put some effort into, well, like magic assisting your own effort, well, really not like magic at all, because I have put serious effort into them. Anyway, they WORK. Better than anything else I have tried to date. In one week, I added ten lbs to my bicep curl max. My shoulders, abs, biceps, triceps and forearms are all showing visible improvement. My glutes are becoming strong again. My posture has improved! I have been slouching for years, a result of my stomach pulling on my spine. Lower back pain? Gone. I have virtually no fear of injury with these. What I have found is that with normal weights and machines, you can often overdo or make incorrect movements without noticing. Not so with the kettlebell. It is self-correcting, because when you do something incorrectly, the kettlebell punishes you INSTANTLY. A 35 lb kettlebell is not a thing you argue with. IT WILL WIN.
So, down under 290 lbs now, and wearing pants I last wore in 2002. My forearms feel like rock. My cheekbones have returned from their vacation in fatland. And my strong jawline is back, as well.
91 FRICKIN' POUNDS LOST, BABY!
I love my kettlebell. And I have barely started.
On a less enthusiastic note, I have found some loose skin from weight loss. backside of my elbow, just a bit. I think I can fill it out, if I focus on some tricep work.
Two weeks using the kettlebell now. O. M. G. It is like magic, well, like magic you have to put some effort into, well, like magic assisting your own effort, well, really not like magic at all, because I have put serious effort into them. Anyway, they WORK. Better than anything else I have tried to date. In one week, I added ten lbs to my bicep curl max. My shoulders, abs, biceps, triceps and forearms are all showing visible improvement. My glutes are becoming strong again. My posture has improved! I have been slouching for years, a result of my stomach pulling on my spine. Lower back pain? Gone. I have virtually no fear of injury with these. What I have found is that with normal weights and machines, you can often overdo or make incorrect movements without noticing. Not so with the kettlebell. It is self-correcting, because when you do something incorrectly, the kettlebell punishes you INSTANTLY. A 35 lb kettlebell is not a thing you argue with. IT WILL WIN.
So, down under 290 lbs now, and wearing pants I last wore in 2002. My forearms feel like rock. My cheekbones have returned from their vacation in fatland. And my strong jawline is back, as well.
91 FRICKIN' POUNDS LOST, BABY!
I love my kettlebell. And I have barely started.
On a less enthusiastic note, I have found some loose skin from weight loss. backside of my elbow, just a bit. I think I can fill it out, if I focus on some tricep work.
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