Ibgroovy

I know it's not a weekend, but d*** it, I'm getting tired of hovering in the same place! Counting calories just doesn't do it without the aerobic exercise, I guess. I've been under on my calories every single day, and I'm not going ANYWHERE. all are lbs: Starting Weight (2 Jan 2011) (SW): 306 Goal Weight (GW): 230 Current…

Richard Sullivan's book, "Reclaim Your Youth: Growing Younger After 40" was a huge help for me in a lot of ways. One of them was the importance of looking at yourself, and taking pictures of yourself, so you can feel good about the progress you've made. (He also talked about watching yourself when you can to make sure your…

I finally broke the 20 lb barrier! I know it isn't much compared to how far I have to go, but it's territory I haven't seen in more than ten years. I've been good, but still hovering just above that 20 lb mark for the last two weeks. I still have about 70 lb to go.

How much variation do you see from day to day? I see something around 1.5% to 2% of my total body weight in daily variation, and that's weighing in at the same time every day (the moment I get up.) As I am over 280, that means I can have as much as a 5-pound fluctuation. It's really a pain when I do five hours of exercise,…

The brushing teeth really helps for me. I looked up all of my snacks to put them in MFP, and hoo, boy, are they fattening (like nachos at 45 calories per chip.) The past couple of days, I've eaten an orange for late night cravings.

Sunday weight: 289.5 aargh! I've been good, too, but I think I need more exercise.

It's pretty loud at my gym, with the music coming over the speakers. It isn't so loud that you have to shout to talk, but it's definitely a presence. That should put this in perspective. Today, at the gym (fortunately after my wife and daughter left) I was doing a warmup set on one of the machines, when my player started a…

For breakfast, I usually have a yogurt, a big glass of skim milk, and three eggs, fried in about a teaspoon of light olive oil with spices and 1/4 cup of mozzarella. It's filling enough that I don't need to eat lunch until early afternoon, which helps me last until dinner. (I find, if I skip breakfast, I tend to each lunch…

Here are my numbers on Sundays only: SW: 300 lbs (1/16/2011) GW: 230 lbs CW (1/23/2011): 290.6 Mid-week, I've gained a couple back -- ack! Must do cardio today.

First post on here. I don't suppose there is any definite starting or ending to this, but I'm in. I started in September at 290 by strength training and trying to eat less carbs. It worked, in that I'm a lot stronger now in January than I was in September, but I found I was eating more to compensate. On 1/1/2011, I weighed…