Weekly Weigh-In #27
2008/09/23 at 7:26 am | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Health, Life, lifestyle change, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit | 2 CommentsTags: diets don't work, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit
Originally posted on September 23, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
A week fighting off an illness definitely kept me from where I’d rather be right now, which is…
- Weekly Weigh-In #27: 203.5 lbs.
- Last week’s Weigh-In: 202.5 lbs.
- Gain/loss of: +1.0 lbs.
- Weekly average lost: 1.8 lbs.
- Weight loss to date: 93.6 lbs.
As stated yesterday, it was a bad week on just about every level: sick, not exercising, eating to gain some of my energy back. In short, it was not a lot of fun and concentrating on my weight loss was the furthest thing from my mind.
Here’s a breakdown of activities from last week:
- Monday: Worked half-day; no walk
- Tuesday: Called in sick, no walk
- Wednesday: Worked but only walked 1 mile since I was still sick
- Thursday: See Wednesday
- Friday: Went to lunch with co-workers; no walk
- Only did one night of Wii Fit during that week
So as you can see, gaining only one pound this week might have been a good thing as I could have probably gained more. But unlike Weekly Weigh-In #12 when I asked for a do-over because of a battle with gastroenteritis, I’m going to take this one and run with it.
Moving on. Even with those results, my current weight of 203.5 lbs. might as well be 235 lbs. I’ve been stuck in the 200s for about six weeks now and it’s getting difficult to shake them, even when not ill, so I’ve decided to make a change.
See Traineo my ticker on the right? In case you hadn’t noticed I changed my goal weight, therefore my “To Go” numbers got bumped up a little. I have altered my goal weight to be 190 lbs. instead of 200 lbs. for a reason: those last few pounds were taunting me to hell! No seriously, they were! Now that I’m so close to my goal, I find myself slipping a little bit now and then, making it seem absolutely unachievable. That says nothing of the weight I’ve lost since starting because, well, losing that much seemed easy compared to these last 2 or 3 pounds.
I decided that they were going to be the death of me so rather than carefully try to meet them, I decided to aggressively rip right through them. It’s kind of like that theory I’ve heard about breaking boards in karate: imagine yourself trying to hit through the board behind the board.
I’m no karate expert, so who knows if I’m even right on that, but it seems like a logical way to get past these few pounds: work beyond them.
Gotta go. See you later!
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Slowly Returning
2008/09/18 at 11:41 am | Posted in Exercise, Health, Life, lifestyle change, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit | 2 CommentsTags: diets don't work, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit
With my cold kind of disappearing, I’m slowly getting back into the groove of things.
Yesterday I returned to walking during lunch but only a portion of the distance. I just don’t feel well enough to go all the way and my pace is considerably slower than usual. Additionally, save for my daily Body Test, my Wii Fit has gone unused since I came down with this cold or whatever it is.
But I am hungry beyond belief and responding to that call, so I wouldn’t be surprised if next week’s Weigh-In shows some gain. Then again, it could completely fool me and show a significant loss.
Either way, I should stay focused on getting better and not reaching my goal right now.
Here’s to getting better–and soon.
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Update to Yesterday’s Post
2008/09/17 at 7:34 am | Posted in Exercise, Health, Life, lifestyle change, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit | 2 CommentsTags: diets don't work, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit, yellow basket carson california
Originally posted on September 17, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
Rather than add to what I wrote yesterday, I thought I’d go ahead and write a new post.
I went home early on Monday because there was very little to do at work. As a result, I did not go for my daily 1.5 mile walk around the area. Then yesterday I stayed home with Ann so that we can tend to our son who was running a very high fever on Monday night. By Tuesday morning he was doing better but still pretty sick. And again, I did no walking.
Now it seems his illness has rubbed off on me as I have had a runny nose, cough, and sore throat for the last few days. This also means that I am not very up-to-the-task on the exercise front by not partaking in my nightly 30 minutes of Wii Fit for the last two nights. But I was willing to eat more liberally than usual yesterday.
The results have not very pleasing to say the least, but that’s what happens when you are at home and don’t keep yourself occupied—you tend to eat. I was pretty much a snack demon all day yesterday, simply not paying attention to what I was eating, how much I was eating, or the frequency in which I was stuffing my face.
But now that I’m back at work I find myself in a more controlled environment in terms of food intake. I am only going to eat what I have brought to eat and since I have no money for the food machine, I will thumb my nose at all those goodies inside of it.
These past few days have just been a small roadblock in my quest to lose those last few pounds. We all have them, and how we face and overcome them is purely at our discretion.
Simply put: this hasn’t stopped me. I will get better and I will reach my goal in a few weeks.
And a head’s up to the folks at Yellow Basket in Carson: you’ve won. I have decided that I will have my first really good hamburger at your restaurant once I reach my goal. So please, have my double cheeseburger and onion rings ready for me.
Oh, and a diet Coke 
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Weekly Weigh-In #25
2008/09/09 at 6:48 am | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Health, Life, lifestyle change, Milestone, Motivation, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit, wii fit progress | 2 CommentsTags: diets don't work, Weekly Weigh-In, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit, wii fit progress
Originally posted on September 9, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
I’ve got a little time before I have to get to work so here are the numbers. More stats and stuff later!
- Weekly Weigh-In #25: 204.1 lbs.
- Last week’s Weigh-In: 205.6 lbs.
- Gain/loss of: -1.5 lbs.
- Weekly average lost: 2.0 lbs.
- Weight loss to date: 93.0 lbs.
UPDATED 12:20 p.m. or so
So alright, it looks like this week’s loss makes up for last week’s rather lame 0.9 lbs. lost. This puts me back into my doctor-recommended goal of 1.5 lbs. to 2 lbs. per week, so despite the lame sentiments of a particular commentator, I’d say I’m doing just fine.
By the way, what was the point of that comment? Was it supposed to bring me down or something? FAIL!
And I reached yet another milestone: 93 lbs. lost! WOO HOO! Yeah, it’s not exactly 95 lbs. but at this point, any round number is worthy of celebration.
Oh, and I posted a little sticky at the top of the page for Yahoo! Shine readers that visit my blog. I have noticed a steady increase in traffic from my single post there and thought I’d let them know that there probably won’t be any more posts over there as it’s just too much work. I used to do it with my personal blog and MySpace before realizing that it usually requires more than a simple cut-and-paste command. I prefer to post everything here and know it will work rather than post it elsewhere and have to tweak it umpteen times before it’s the way I want it.
So if you’re here from Yahoo! Shine, welcome and thanks for visiting. I’m glad to have you here. I’d recommend, however, that you bookmark this blog or subscribe to my RSS feed via Google Reader or reader of choice.
Finally, here are some Wii Fit progress photos. As usual, keep in mind that Wii Fit–30 minutes a night of various workouts–is only part of my plan that also includes walking nearly 2 miles a day (about 30 minutes) and proper diet. Also take note that as I’ve said in the past, Wii Fit’s scale isn’t all that accurate.
And I can’t stress this enough: visit your doctor before starting any weight loss plan. I did; you should, too.
Click on images to embiggen:
- BMI at start: 33.11
- Current BMI: 29.19
Still high, I know. But I’m getting there. Now here’s the weight chart:
Wii Fit weight:
- Start (May 25, 2008): 230.3 lbs.
- Current: 203.9 lbs.
My real weight:
- Start (May 25, 2008): 231.0 lbs.
- Current: 204.1 lbs.
So as you can see, there are slight discrepancies between the two but sometimes they are even larger than that. Please don’t put 100% reliance into the Wii Fit “scale” as it’s nothing more than a tool. Buy a nice glass bottom scale for more accurate readings.
I think that’s all for now. Thank you to all who continue to visit and leave kind words. Those keep me going when things get tough, and I hope that my progress motivates you into losing weight the right way.
The journey is almost over–thanks for being a part of it!
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Large and In Charge
2008/09/04 at 7:32 pm | Posted in Discipline, Exercise, Health, Inspiration, Life, lifestyle change, Motivation, Victory, weight loss, weight watchers, wii fit | 2 CommentsTags: clothing, diets don't work, scale, shopping, weight loss, weight loss blog, weight watchers, wii fit
Originally posted on September 4, 2008 at 200by40, Weight Loss the Right Way: No pills, no surgeries, no excuses, no regrets. Unauthorized use (blog scraping) constitutes copyright infringement and plagiarism. © 2008 David Moreno
It’s time to bid a fond farewell to yet another t-shirt size that has dominate my life over the years: XL.
Yes, like the 2XL size before it and my size 40-48 pants, the XL shirt has finally gone the way of the dinosaur. Ann picked up at least three L shirts for me the other day and I’m happy to report that all of them fit and fit well. I’m sure they might be a bit snug once they are washed but for now, I’m reveling in my victory!
On the progress front, I seem to have hit a dormant phase but that’s okay because I think I know the reason why: my quest to drop those last few pesky pounds by my vacation in October is starting to take its toll.
It seems to me that this same thing happened the last time I put a strict limit on things, back when I was still averaging 3 lbs. lost per week. By that account, I should have been at my goal by July 29th, but here I am and I’m still not there yet. Even before July 29th rolled around I noticed that things weren’t going as smoothly and I blamed that on my expedited deadline, not my original one of February 14, 2009. So I scratched it off my calendar and forgot about it.
Miraculously, I began to lose more weight. Go figure.
It’s taken me well over 2 years to drop the 90+ lbs. I have, so it seems silly to push deadlines in order to reach my goal earlier than anticipated. I’ve learned that the only thing it leads to is overeating, disappointment in your progress, and falling into old habits.
While I’d love to lose these last 6 lbs. before October 7th or so, I’m going to forget about that date and keep on doing what I’ve been doing for the last couple of years.
I’ll post what happened between now and the next Weekly Weigh-In. It should be interesting!
As far as exercising goes, last night I was just dead tired and failed to do my nightly Wii Fit. I went to bed at 10 p.m., the earliest I’ve gone to bed in what seems like an eternity.
Sometimes you just have to.
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