290lbs - 5' 8" - 44 years old
Showing posts with label heavy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heavy. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018
Science-Based Six Pack
I got pulled in by an ad on Youtube before a video I was trying to watch.
It was by Thomas DeLauer and it was about his program Science Based Six Pack.
It appealed to me because it lets me eat the same things I eat, while just moderating my schedule of eating, and adding some core exercises.
I don't have anywhere near the $100 he wants for his program, so I'm just winging it based on the basics: 16 hours of fasting with 8 hours of feeding between. For my schedule, this works out to eating between 2pm and 10pm and fasting from 10pm until 2pm the next day.
I already do much of this, between sleeping and eating late lunches at work, so all I have to do is cut out snacks.
I don't really care about a six pack, I've never had that even when I only weighed 150 lbs in my 20s. I just want to get below 200lbs again.
So, this is day 1, January 8th, 2018.
It was by Thomas DeLauer and it was about his program Science Based Six Pack.
It appealed to me because it lets me eat the same things I eat, while just moderating my schedule of eating, and adding some core exercises.
I don't have anywhere near the $100 he wants for his program, so I'm just winging it based on the basics: 16 hours of fasting with 8 hours of feeding between. For my schedule, this works out to eating between 2pm and 10pm and fasting from 10pm until 2pm the next day.
I already do much of this, between sleeping and eating late lunches at work, so all I have to do is cut out snacks.
I don't really care about a six pack, I've never had that even when I only weighed 150 lbs in my 20s. I just want to get below 200lbs again.
So, this is day 1, January 8th, 2018.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Week 1, Day 4, Minor Scale Victory
I was going to wait until Sunday to weigh, giving the new #keto regimen time to do its work.
I couldn't resist, though, and weighed this morning.
I started at 292 lbs on Monday.
This morning I was 281 lbs.
It's water weight, but it's weight I was carrying around with me, making me feel like a balloon ready to pop. I can already feel the difference.
Keto On.
I couldn't resist, though, and weighed this morning.
I started at 292 lbs on Monday.
This morning I was 281 lbs.
It's water weight, but it's weight I was carrying around with me, making me feel like a balloon ready to pop. I can already feel the difference.
Keto On.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Kickstarting a New Ketogenic Phase
Hello.
I'm a husband, a dad, and addicted to carbs.
A few years ago, I tried the ketogenic diet. In 4 months I lost almost 40 lbs.
Then, autumn hit, and my mom started baking, and my resolve was dissolved in a flurry of butter cookies. I told myself "We'll just do a modified keto diet, just a few carbs added back in for fun." That was 60 lbs ago.
Since then, I've had some drastic events happen in my life. I contracted meningeoencephalitis which hospitalized me for 9 days. It left me with PTSD and some other harder to define mental deficits. I also, in the course of figuring out how my brain had changed due to that sickness, learned that I am bipolar. Looking back into my past, I can see the peaks and valleys of my manic-depressive cycle, and my illness triggered the disorder to get an order of magnitude worse.
I'm medicated now, using Seroquel each day, so the effects of my bipolar disorder are less drastic, but it's also not been helpful for my willpower, for whatever reason. I tried just dropping candy from my life, and made it 21 days before I had cake. Then I made it a further 20 days - I didn't lose any weight while off sugar, so I became very disillusioned with the process - before I just quit and went back to my old habits.
I'm currently on the upwards side of 285 lbs. This is the heaviest I've been in my life. I feel it, physically, every minute of the day.
I get winded just tying my shoes.
I can't play physical games with my kids because I get too tired, or my lumbar goes out of whack.
If the zombie apocalypse happens, I'm bait.
So, I'm researching, and I'm planning, two things I barely did last time. Lack of variety was my undoing last time, so I won't make that same mistake.
Something else I didn't do last time was secure the support of my family. I started a diet that wasn't suitable for my wife or kids. This time, I want to have family-friendly menu choices that only require minor adjustments for me, and are still yummy and nutritious for my kids.
After making some lists, some menu plans, and purchasing the right foods for our kitchen, it'll be off again, seeking ketosis.
I'm a husband, a dad, and addicted to carbs.
A few years ago, I tried the ketogenic diet. In 4 months I lost almost 40 lbs.
Then, autumn hit, and my mom started baking, and my resolve was dissolved in a flurry of butter cookies. I told myself "We'll just do a modified keto diet, just a few carbs added back in for fun." That was 60 lbs ago.
Since then, I've had some drastic events happen in my life. I contracted meningeoencephalitis which hospitalized me for 9 days. It left me with PTSD and some other harder to define mental deficits. I also, in the course of figuring out how my brain had changed due to that sickness, learned that I am bipolar. Looking back into my past, I can see the peaks and valleys of my manic-depressive cycle, and my illness triggered the disorder to get an order of magnitude worse.
I'm medicated now, using Seroquel each day, so the effects of my bipolar disorder are less drastic, but it's also not been helpful for my willpower, for whatever reason. I tried just dropping candy from my life, and made it 21 days before I had cake. Then I made it a further 20 days - I didn't lose any weight while off sugar, so I became very disillusioned with the process - before I just quit and went back to my old habits.
I'm currently on the upwards side of 285 lbs. This is the heaviest I've been in my life. I feel it, physically, every minute of the day.
I get winded just tying my shoes.
I can't play physical games with my kids because I get too tired, or my lumbar goes out of whack.
If the zombie apocalypse happens, I'm bait.
So, I'm researching, and I'm planning, two things I barely did last time. Lack of variety was my undoing last time, so I won't make that same mistake.
Something else I didn't do last time was secure the support of my family. I started a diet that wasn't suitable for my wife or kids. This time, I want to have family-friendly menu choices that only require minor adjustments for me, and are still yummy and nutritious for my kids.
After making some lists, some menu plans, and purchasing the right foods for our kitchen, it'll be off again, seeking ketosis.
Friday, June 19, 2015
Tale Of The Tape
Potential for embarrassment: high.
These are my measurements. I'm not proud, I'm not happy. The only silver lining is that my arms are symmetrical, so at least I have that going for me.
Measurements & Body Composition
Girth & Circumference Measurements as of 6/15/15
· Upper Arm – Bicep (left): 16.25”
· Upper Arm – Bicep (right): 16.25”
· Chest: 47.75”
· Waist (arms at sides, feet together): 46.25”
· Abdomen (across belly button): 51.5”
· Hips/Buttocks (feet together): 48”
· Thigh (left): 26”
· Thigh (right): 25.75”
Body Mass/Composition Numbers as of 6/15/15 at 12:00 pm – no fasting
· Weight: 268.4 lbs
· Body Fat %: 39.7 (healthy range for your gender & age 11 – 22%)
· Body Water %: 46.1 (Normal Range 50 – 65%)
· Muscle Mass: 153.8 lbs
· Physique Rating: 3 (High Fat % w/ High Muscle Mass Index)
· Metabolic Age: 50
· Bone Mass: 8.0 (Normal Range 8.1)
· Visceral Fat: 22 (Healthy Range 1-12)
Basically, the most important numbers here are the body fat percentage and visceral fat rating. Visceral fat is the fat deep inside your body surrounding your organs (viscera, obvs). I've often wondered how I can have a large belly, but still feel strong abs just below a relatively shallow sub-dermal fat layer, and now I know.
The treatment is the same as it is for anyone who is obese: reduced calories; reduced refined starches; reduced saturated and poly fats and increased unsaturated; increased physical activity (cardio mostly, but also strength training).
The main difference is that I don't have to do a bunch of crunches and be disappointed that my belly isn't going away because tighter abs over the top of a bunch of visceral fat is still going to be a big belly.
As much as I hate cardio, it's going to have to become - almost literally - my bread and butter.
These are my measurements. I'm not proud, I'm not happy. The only silver lining is that my arms are symmetrical, so at least I have that going for me.
Measurements & Body Composition
Girth & Circumference Measurements as of 6/15/15
· Upper Arm – Bicep (left): 16.25”
· Upper Arm – Bicep (right): 16.25”
· Chest: 47.75”
· Waist (arms at sides, feet together): 46.25”
· Abdomen (across belly button): 51.5”
· Hips/Buttocks (feet together): 48”
· Thigh (left): 26”
· Thigh (right): 25.75”
Body Mass/Composition Numbers as of 6/15/15 at 12:00 pm – no fasting
· Weight: 268.4 lbs
· Body Fat %: 39.7 (healthy range for your gender & age 11 – 22%)
· Body Water %: 46.1 (Normal Range 50 – 65%)
· Muscle Mass: 153.8 lbs
· Physique Rating: 3 (High Fat % w/ High Muscle Mass Index)
· Metabolic Age: 50
· Bone Mass: 8.0 (Normal Range 8.1)
· Visceral Fat: 22 (Healthy Range 1-12)
Basically, the most important numbers here are the body fat percentage and visceral fat rating. Visceral fat is the fat deep inside your body surrounding your organs (viscera, obvs). I've often wondered how I can have a large belly, but still feel strong abs just below a relatively shallow sub-dermal fat layer, and now I know.
The treatment is the same as it is for anyone who is obese: reduced calories; reduced refined starches; reduced saturated and poly fats and increased unsaturated; increased physical activity (cardio mostly, but also strength training).
The main difference is that I don't have to do a bunch of crunches and be disappointed that my belly isn't going away because tighter abs over the top of a bunch of visceral fat is still going to be a big belly.
As much as I hate cardio, it's going to have to become - almost literally - my bread and butter.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
New Fitness Plan
For my new gym, I've taken a new path to fitness.
I plan to alternate cardio and strength training, with cardio taking the fore. Previously, I've been content to just strength train - mainly because I get so bored with cardio, and also because I've yet to find a form of cardio that doesn't cause me pain.
My current plan is to do cardio on Mon-Wed-Fri and strength on Tue-Thu, taking the weekends off.
Sundays are my new "Scale day" and I won't weigh myself during the week anymore.
Yesterday was my first cardio day, and I rode a regular upright exercise bike. The first thing I noticed was that it hurt my butt - like, a lot. I figured that this was because I'm not used to supporting all 260 pounds of me on a small portion of my inner ass cheeks. For the record, the discomfort never faded, I just got accustomed to it.
The next thing was that my feet started to hurt, which surprised me. The outer edge of both my feet started to ache, and I think this is because my form is bad. I have to ride somewhat bowlegged in order to get around my gut, which means that I'm putting uneven pressure on my feet, knees, ankles, and hips. Which lead to the 3rd thing I noticed, which happened around the 15-minute mark, my left hip started to ache like it needed to pop or something.
Overall, though, I did manage to ride for 25 minutes and hit my cardio range. I rode something like 4.5 miles, and the machine at one point said "Congrats! You just rode the equivalent of a 5K race" so, there's that. I broke a good sweat, though, so I felt like I accomplished my goal, and I pushed through the pain.
After cardio, I did some core strength work on my abs - my degenerative disc disease, ruptured and bulging discs can only be helped by making my core stronger. Years of being overweight (and an 8-year career pushing around hundreds of tons of cargo per year) have been stressful on my back, and my body shape causes me to carry all of my weight in my lumbar, which is bad. I'm trying to get real strength in my abs, while also strengthening the muscles that line my spine in order to carry that weight with muscle instead of bone and cartilage.
That's it for the time being. I'll post another update with my body measurements as soon as my gym manager sends them to me, in case anyone is curious.
I plan to alternate cardio and strength training, with cardio taking the fore. Previously, I've been content to just strength train - mainly because I get so bored with cardio, and also because I've yet to find a form of cardio that doesn't cause me pain.
My current plan is to do cardio on Mon-Wed-Fri and strength on Tue-Thu, taking the weekends off.
Sundays are my new "Scale day" and I won't weigh myself during the week anymore.
Yesterday was my first cardio day, and I rode a regular upright exercise bike. The first thing I noticed was that it hurt my butt - like, a lot. I figured that this was because I'm not used to supporting all 260 pounds of me on a small portion of my inner ass cheeks. For the record, the discomfort never faded, I just got accustomed to it.
The next thing was that my feet started to hurt, which surprised me. The outer edge of both my feet started to ache, and I think this is because my form is bad. I have to ride somewhat bowlegged in order to get around my gut, which means that I'm putting uneven pressure on my feet, knees, ankles, and hips. Which lead to the 3rd thing I noticed, which happened around the 15-minute mark, my left hip started to ache like it needed to pop or something.
Overall, though, I did manage to ride for 25 minutes and hit my cardio range. I rode something like 4.5 miles, and the machine at one point said "Congrats! You just rode the equivalent of a 5K race" so, there's that. I broke a good sweat, though, so I felt like I accomplished my goal, and I pushed through the pain.
After cardio, I did some core strength work on my abs - my degenerative disc disease, ruptured and bulging discs can only be helped by making my core stronger. Years of being overweight (and an 8-year career pushing around hundreds of tons of cargo per year) have been stressful on my back, and my body shape causes me to carry all of my weight in my lumbar, which is bad. I'm trying to get real strength in my abs, while also strengthening the muscles that line my spine in order to carry that weight with muscle instead of bone and cartilage.
That's it for the time being. I'll post another update with my body measurements as soon as my gym manager sends them to me, in case anyone is curious.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
New Era
A brand new Anytime Fitness has opened up shop in the adjoining parking lot to my work building.
I've been venturing over there and watching the construction all winter/spring, and chatting with the owners when I could. I really like their philosophy and the gym itself.
In case you're not familiar, Anytime Fitness gives you a personal key fob that lets you in the doors of the gym any time, day or night. They are staffed during daytime business hours, usually, they have fixed and flexible scheduled classes like TRX and Yoga. They have a meditation room. They have individual shower/dressing rooms (5 at this location, I think).
Pretty much anything I could want as a self-conscious wannabe gym rat with social anxiety.
They worked out a deal with my company where my company subsidizes part of our membership fee, and I pay a greatly reduced fee for access, get free fitness and body evaluations monthly, and 5 free classes per month. On top of that, I really like the owners and staff that I've met so far. It couldn't be a better scenario.
Yesterday I got my body evaluation. Tomorrow I'm having my fitness evaluation.
Body evaluation - no surprises: Obese BMI; high visceral fat; high body fat %; low hydration %. What was surprising was that I have symmetrical biceps, and my quads are only 1/4 inch different (favoring the left because my right knee is giving me lots of pain, I assume).
268.4 lbs. Still 10 pounds under my heaviest 2 years ago, but I want 69 pounds gone, I want to be below 200 lbs. At a reasonable-but-difficult 2 pounds per week average, giving me 8 lbs per month, it will take me 9 months to get to my goal weight.
July is month 1.
I've been venturing over there and watching the construction all winter/spring, and chatting with the owners when I could. I really like their philosophy and the gym itself.
In case you're not familiar, Anytime Fitness gives you a personal key fob that lets you in the doors of the gym any time, day or night. They are staffed during daytime business hours, usually, they have fixed and flexible scheduled classes like TRX and Yoga. They have a meditation room. They have individual shower/dressing rooms (5 at this location, I think).
Pretty much anything I could want as a self-conscious wannabe gym rat with social anxiety.
They worked out a deal with my company where my company subsidizes part of our membership fee, and I pay a greatly reduced fee for access, get free fitness and body evaluations monthly, and 5 free classes per month. On top of that, I really like the owners and staff that I've met so far. It couldn't be a better scenario.
Yesterday I got my body evaluation. Tomorrow I'm having my fitness evaluation.
Body evaluation - no surprises: Obese BMI; high visceral fat; high body fat %; low hydration %. What was surprising was that I have symmetrical biceps, and my quads are only 1/4 inch different (favoring the left because my right knee is giving me lots of pain, I assume).
268.4 lbs. Still 10 pounds under my heaviest 2 years ago, but I want 69 pounds gone, I want to be below 200 lbs. At a reasonable-but-difficult 2 pounds per week average, giving me 8 lbs per month, it will take me 9 months to get to my goal weight.
July is month 1.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
050 Breaking it Down
It's been a week since my last post.
I've been hovering at 269 for a while now, and it's pretty depressing, but I'm not doing enough to change it, which is also depressing.
Two nights ago I really started to be annoyed at the fact that I can't just get up and jog, trot, or do anything much more than walk, on the spur of the moment. I used to be able to break into a light run, or even sprint, at will, now I feel like my spine would fall out of my butt and my shins would immediately degrade into splints. I really miss the ease of being able to jog across the street when the crossing signal starts to flash. I find myself having jealous pangs every time I watch an actor break into an easy run.
So, yesterday I took the kids and wife to a running shoe store to get fitted properly for some good shoes. We went to Sole Sports Running Zone, a Phoenix-specific store, and were really pleased with Micaela's attentiveness and knowledge. I'm not putting up this information as an ad, by the way, just informational in case you decide to try them out.
They did video analysis of our running (ok, brisk walk) to see how our pronation was. I had self-diagnosed with over-pronating a couple of years ago, and the video confirmed it. My wife is actually almost perfectly neutral. We each tried on several pair of shoes, different brands and stability levels, I settled on a Mizuno Inspire 8, my wife got something unpronouncable in Nike. We also got some non-cotton socks to go with our new shoes.
My intention is to go out and run/jog/trot/speedwalk around the block at night after the kids are in bed. I failed to try last night, for which I have several excuses, none very valid.
This morning, my weight on the scale is 267.0. Time to get back to business of getting that number down again.
I've been hovering at 269 for a while now, and it's pretty depressing, but I'm not doing enough to change it, which is also depressing.
Two nights ago I really started to be annoyed at the fact that I can't just get up and jog, trot, or do anything much more than walk, on the spur of the moment. I used to be able to break into a light run, or even sprint, at will, now I feel like my spine would fall out of my butt and my shins would immediately degrade into splints. I really miss the ease of being able to jog across the street when the crossing signal starts to flash. I find myself having jealous pangs every time I watch an actor break into an easy run.
So, yesterday I took the kids and wife to a running shoe store to get fitted properly for some good shoes. We went to Sole Sports Running Zone, a Phoenix-specific store, and were really pleased with Micaela's attentiveness and knowledge. I'm not putting up this information as an ad, by the way, just informational in case you decide to try them out.
They did video analysis of our running (ok, brisk walk) to see how our pronation was. I had self-diagnosed with over-pronating a couple of years ago, and the video confirmed it. My wife is actually almost perfectly neutral. We each tried on several pair of shoes, different brands and stability levels, I settled on a Mizuno Inspire 8, my wife got something unpronouncable in Nike. We also got some non-cotton socks to go with our new shoes.
My intention is to go out and run/jog/trot/speedwalk around the block at night after the kids are in bed. I failed to try last night, for which I have several excuses, none very valid.
This morning, my weight on the scale is 267.0. Time to get back to business of getting that number down again.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
037 267.0
Still paying the price of slacking off for the last week and a half. 267 is a disappointing number, even though it's still 11 pounds lower than I started. I had hoped to be down 16 pounds by now at 2 pounds per week average.
Still, down is better than up.
...or something.
Still, down is better than up.
Keep
Calm
and
Count
Calories
...or something.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
036 A New Hope
Yesterday started a new dedication to getting back on track.
Then I went out to the bar with my wife - one of the very common things we used to do that has become extremely rare - and had 2 Guinness. We've become teetotalers since the kids were born, it's quite sad.
After the bar, I was starving since I didn't eat dinner before the kids went to bed, so I stopped at Jack-in-the-box. Sourdough Jack burgers are my cryptonite right now. And curly fries.
So, went over the calorie budget, but it was worth it.
I can't believe I have a hangover after 2 beers, though...
Then I went out to the bar with my wife - one of the very common things we used to do that has become extremely rare - and had 2 Guinness. We've become teetotalers since the kids were born, it's quite sad.
After the bar, I was starving since I didn't eat dinner before the kids went to bed, so I stopped at Jack-in-the-box. Sourdough Jack burgers are my cryptonite right now. And curly fries.
So, went over the calorie budget, but it was worth it.
I can't believe I have a hangover after 2 beers, though...
Monday, February 4, 2013
028 to 035 - Slacking Off and Giving In
Ever since I took a simple comment personally on Facebook, one that wasn't at all out of place, but just rubbed me wrong, I've lost a lot of motivation.
I talked myself out of logging food. I haven't been drinking nearly enough water. I have been more sedentary than usual. I even hid the feed for the weight loss group my sister-in-law runs on Facebook so that I wouldn't need to watch all of their successes and such.
Then, yesterday was Superbowl, and I started indulging in Bad Things even the night before: Entenmen's donuts, Pringles with sour cream ranch dip, and several pints of beer. Plus eggs and waffles and bacon and sausage, etc.
I've gained back 4 pounds since the last week in January.
Time to get back on the wagon. Fire up the LoseIt app and get to work.
I talked myself out of logging food. I haven't been drinking nearly enough water. I have been more sedentary than usual. I even hid the feed for the weight loss group my sister-in-law runs on Facebook so that I wouldn't need to watch all of their successes and such.
Then, yesterday was Superbowl, and I started indulging in Bad Things even the night before: Entenmen's donuts, Pringles with sour cream ranch dip, and several pints of beer. Plus eggs and waffles and bacon and sausage, etc.
I've gained back 4 pounds since the last week in January.
Time to get back on the wagon. Fire up the LoseIt app and get to work.
Friday, January 25, 2013
024 Maintaining
My mantra seems to be: not enough water yesterday, finished under calories, didn't do enough exercise.
Gotta change that somehow.
Errata from yesterday: Typo'd the weight. Wrote 256.6 when it should have been 265.6. I didn't suddenly lose 12 pounds.
Calories: -1054
Burned: 3065
Steps: 2281
H2O: 52 oz
Weight: 265.6
Gotta change that somehow.
Errata from yesterday: Typo'd the weight. Wrote 256.6 when it should have been 265.6. I didn't suddenly lose 12 pounds.
Calories: -1054
Burned: 3065
Steps: 2281
H2O: 52 oz
Weight: 265.6
Thursday, January 24, 2013
023 Making Progress it Seems
My sister-in-law said something the other day that made a bit of sense to me. She said that she was eating too few calories for too many days in a row, and needed to break the budget to surprise her metabolism for a minute.
Based on that, I decided to say yes to a hamburger from Jack-in-the-box last night. Just a sourdough cheeseburger with bacon, and a small curly fries, that's all. I broke my budget by less than 100 calories, but got it back in burned calories from my steps during the day.
I felt like I'd splurged and eaten an entire weeks's worth of fast food in that one sitting. How perspective changes.
Calories: -340
Burned: 3078
Steps: 2038
H2O: 72 oz
Weight: 256.6
Based on that, I decided to say yes to a hamburger from Jack-in-the-box last night. Just a sourdough cheeseburger with bacon, and a small curly fries, that's all. I broke my budget by less than 100 calories, but got it back in burned calories from my steps during the day.
I felt like I'd splurged and eaten an entire weeks's worth of fast food in that one sitting. How perspective changes.
Calories: -340
Burned: 3078
Steps: 2038
H2O: 72 oz
Weight: 256.6
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
022 Still Going in the Right Direction
Weight still going down, even though I didn't drink enough water yesterday and had 2 sandwiches near midnight.
Calories: -26
Burned: 2528
Steps: 2868
H2O: 48 oz
Weight: 267.4
Calories: -26
Burned: 2528
Steps: 2868
H2O: 48 oz
Weight: 267.4
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
021 In the Hunt
Nothing super exciting happened. I spent the day stressing about some online assessment tests I had to take for possible job placement. Ended up exceeding their expectations, so that's good. Interview went well.
Finished the day with about 50% of my calories left, so I blew them on some whole wheat waffles around midnight - I was starving!
Calories: -753
Burned: 3080
Steps: 1634
H2O: 20 oz
Weight: 267.6
Finished the day with about 50% of my calories left, so I blew them on some whole wheat waffles around midnight - I was starving!
Calories: -753
Burned: 3080
Steps: 1634
H2O: 20 oz
Weight: 267.6
Sunday, January 20, 2013
019 H2Oh-No
Still having trouble with water intake. I just don't like the (lack of) taste of it, and powdered flavorants (made up that word) just trigger my IBS. Maybe some lemon would help...
Calories: -709
Burned: 2488
Steps: 2743
H2O: 20 oz
Weight: 269.0
Calories: -709
Burned: 2488
Steps: 2743
H2O: 20 oz
Weight: 269.0
Saturday, January 19, 2013
018 A No Care Day
Spent the afternoon with my family looking at books.
First we went to the local public library. Pretty disappointing selection of computer and technology books, and their new categorization scheme, organizing by subject, left much to be desired when looking for something as specific as web development books.
Then we went to a Cracker Barrel for lunch. I wasn't impressed by their food, but my wife has been craving fried okra, which is nearly impossible to find here in Phoenix. I was highly annoyed that you're forced to go through their retail store full of candy and breakables at toddler-height in order to get to the restaurant. Then the menu was just meh to me. Generic schlock that you would expect from any Applebee's or their ilk. I had a 1/2 pound bacon cheeseburger, and I have no idea how many calories I consumed between that and the "steak fries".
Then we hit up Barnes and Noble. I got a book on HTML5 and CSS3, and a magazine from the UK with "22 Projects" to try out using HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc. The book I was really looking for, "HTML5 for Masterminds" wasn't there, but the one I got is pretty high up on my list of books I wanted after that. The kids each got a book, but my wife didn't look at anything for herself. She's going to go spend some time there alone today.
After that, I get to take down the xmas lights. Yay.
I don't have any numbers to report from yesterday, but my weight, which is still 268.0.
First we went to the local public library. Pretty disappointing selection of computer and technology books, and their new categorization scheme, organizing by subject, left much to be desired when looking for something as specific as web development books.
Then we went to a Cracker Barrel for lunch. I wasn't impressed by their food, but my wife has been craving fried okra, which is nearly impossible to find here in Phoenix. I was highly annoyed that you're forced to go through their retail store full of candy and breakables at toddler-height in order to get to the restaurant. Then the menu was just meh to me. Generic schlock that you would expect from any Applebee's or their ilk. I had a 1/2 pound bacon cheeseburger, and I have no idea how many calories I consumed between that and the "steak fries".
Then we hit up Barnes and Noble. I got a book on HTML5 and CSS3, and a magazine from the UK with "22 Projects" to try out using HTML, CSS, Javascript, etc. The book I was really looking for, "HTML5 for Masterminds" wasn't there, but the one I got is pretty high up on my list of books I wanted after that. The kids each got a book, but my wife didn't look at anything for herself. She's going to go spend some time there alone today.
After that, I get to take down the xmas lights. Yay.
I don't have any numbers to report from yesterday, but my weight, which is still 268.0.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
016 Stationary Bicycles Start Your Engines
Finally added in stationary recumbent bicycle last night. 30 minutes on the "hill" setting, 135 calories burned. Not bad, and it didn't kill me, so I think I'll keep that up but raise the intensity.
I also think I need to stay away from baking treats for my wife. I made her some brownies, and I couldn't resist eating some.
Damn baked sweets are my cryptonite.
Calories: -426
Burned: 3082
Steps: 1203
H2O: 40 oz
Weight: 268.0
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
015 Just Another Day
Yesterday: root canal. Jaw aches, but otherwise I'm in less pain than I've been since I don't know when. I can drink a glass of cold water without wincing in pain when it accidentally goes into the left side of my mouth.
Calories: -493
Burned: 2512
Steps: 2501
H2O: 32 oz
Weight: 268.6
Calories: -493
Burned: 2512
Steps: 2501
H2O: 32 oz
Weight: 268.6
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
014 Root Canals and Choosing Not to be Lazy
My wife said something a few months ago. She said we should "make the choice not to be lazy." She was talking about our day-to-day lives, where we were in the habit of doing things with the least effort possible.
Because of this lifestyle, I was to the point that getting off of the couch, or worse yet, off of the floor, was not only difficult, but painful. Each time I had to get down on the floor to be with the kids, I dreaded getting back up because my body felt like a sack full of potatoes and my legs made of lead.
After she said that, it sort of triggered an epiphany in me. I realized that I was choosing to be lazy every chance I got. I resolved to reverse this behavior, and choose against laziness instead. Get off of the couch and play with the kids, clean as soon as we were done playing, and in general, move around more. To measure the success of this new plan, I got a Fitbit Zip, just to see how much more I'm moving, and it's quite dramatic.
Better than watching my step count each day, though, is how my body feels. I can still tell I'm heavy, but my legs don't feel like anchors anymore, and getting off of the couch or floor doesn't hurt and make me grunt. I was able to play at the playground with my son, climbing ladders and sliding down slides, and even lifting my body weight with my arms a few times. So, not only am I getting more healthy, but my quality of life is improving as well.
As a reward for my reduced calorie intake, and my increased activity, my scale dipped below 270 for the first time today.
Calories: -1070
Burned: 2792
Steps: 4706
H2O: 32 oz
Weight: 269.2
(If you're interested in buying a Fitbit, please visit my sister-in-law's website and purchase it through her - she is an affiliate and it helps finance her own weight loss blog and website)
Because of this lifestyle, I was to the point that getting off of the couch, or worse yet, off of the floor, was not only difficult, but painful. Each time I had to get down on the floor to be with the kids, I dreaded getting back up because my body felt like a sack full of potatoes and my legs made of lead.
After she said that, it sort of triggered an epiphany in me. I realized that I was choosing to be lazy every chance I got. I resolved to reverse this behavior, and choose against laziness instead. Get off of the couch and play with the kids, clean as soon as we were done playing, and in general, move around more. To measure the success of this new plan, I got a Fitbit Zip, just to see how much more I'm moving, and it's quite dramatic.
Better than watching my step count each day, though, is how my body feels. I can still tell I'm heavy, but my legs don't feel like anchors anymore, and getting off of the couch or floor doesn't hurt and make me grunt. I was able to play at the playground with my son, climbing ladders and sliding down slides, and even lifting my body weight with my arms a few times. So, not only am I getting more healthy, but my quality of life is improving as well.
As a reward for my reduced calorie intake, and my increased activity, my scale dipped below 270 for the first time today.
Calories: -1070
Burned: 2792
Steps: 4706
H2O: 32 oz
Weight: 269.2
(If you're interested in buying a Fitbit, please visit my sister-in-law's website and purchase it through her - she is an affiliate and it helps finance her own weight loss blog and website)
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