Your current weight | 280.0 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | +2.0 lbs
Total weight change to date | -139.2 lbs
Bleargh.
Not the most encouraging thing after the “Obesity” diagnosis from earlier today, that’s for sure.
Thank you for all the lovely comments, though. Was a nice pick me up.
So I went to the doctor today for a semi-annual checkup and to talk to him about the stomach blahs I had earlier this week. On a general note, most of what went between us was the same old, same old. Smoking is bad, Doxycycline (for my Roseacea) can make your acid reflux worse. Do you exercise? Blah, blah, blah. I have to get some blood work done and he wants to shove a tube down my throat again some time soon to see how my esophagus is doing (preventative measure to keep me from dying the way my Father did).
I get my receipt afterward, and at the very top is a list of things I am diagnosed with.
One of them is “Obesity, Unspecified.”
You know…
Battling with my weight has been a long and grueling process. I’ve had my failures and my successes, and I’m currently in the “win” column. I do my best every day to try and stay on program, to get my exercise in when I’m supposed to, all that fun stuff.
And yet, despite the fact that I’ve lost 141.2 pounds, I’m still considered “obese.”
I still have to lose nearly 100 pounds to be considered “healthy.”
Sigh.
It’s disheartening, really. Between that, and the times when my Roseacea acts up and I get huge white pustules on my face, I really feel disfigured sometimes. Yes, I realize I’m far from that compared to some folks, but this is my personal perception here. I see pictures of myself, or I look in the mirror, and I hate it.
Blah, blah bitchycakes.
Your current weight | 278.0 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | +2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date | -141.2 lbs
No shockers here. Ate like crap this week, and still am not getting a lot done in the way of workouts. Put on exactly what I took off last week, and the loss last week wasn’t really one I felt I deserved.
It’s all good, mang.
Pictures to follow.
Your current weight | 275.6 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -2.4 lbs
Total weight change to date | -143.6 lbs
Aww yeah!
Despite the fact that I have to eat a relative shitload of deviled ham for We Won’t Pay (comeseeitcomeseeitcomeseeit) and haven’t been working out as much, I still managed to take off some weight this week. Very, very happy about this. Close to being back under 275 again, and as such am only 50 pounds away from my personal goal weight. I’d like to think that my metabolism is finally back on track again and as long as I stay on program the weight loss will be slow but steady. Not that I’d argue too much with 2 pound losses every week, mind you.
Anyway, just wanted to put it out here. Should be taking new pictures tonight or this weekend for those on my photo filter.
Your current weight | 279.4 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -3.0 lbs
Total weight change to date | -139.8 lbs
FINALLY. Something positive at the scale.
Quite positive, really.
I had a feeling I was going to see something good this week. I got comfortably into a pair of size 40 slacks this morning that were darned near impossible to put on the last time I wore them (about 3 or 4 weeks ago, if I recall correctly). I’m starting to see a bit of a change in the mirror, too, but I’ll really be able to compare later tonight as it is picture night (going to take the pictures when I get home from rehearsal).
Whoo hoo!
Now…if I can just survive the next week (house guests who have promised to take us out to dinner no less than twice)
Oh..heh..Maya (Yourself Fitness trainer) told me today that my consistency in my workouts has been “outstanding.” I realize there was no truly “personal” motivation behind that comment, but it was nice to hear anyway.
(Small gripe, though – STILL 1.4 pounds away from my pre-Goth Cruise weight. Damn, man. I’m gonna eat more fruit next time.)
419.2 / 279.4 / 225
I can do this.
Man oh man, I was NOT in the mood to do my workout today. Much less take a physical challenge.
Did it anyway.
Glad I did, and I feel pretty good now…but boy, that was rough. Pictures this week after weigh-in. Krys is convinced I’m going to be happy with the results, and I hope she’s right. This needs to start paying off! I have missed a total of two days working out since January 27th. When I first started, it was just walking, but I moved up to Yourself Fitness at the beginning of February and haven’t stopped since. I know there have been improvements, but with the scale refusing to play nice It’s hard sometimes to keep going.
I mean, for Fuck’s sake, I still haven’t dropped all the weight I put on during Goth Cruise.
Blah, blah, bitchycakes.
This week won’t be as hectic as last week, but it’s still going to be a pretty fun filled one. We’ve got house guests coming into town next weekend, so we’ve gotta get the place cleaned up and ready for them. I don’t have as many rehearsals this week, but I’ve got to devote some of that time to memorizing my lines. Molten Core on Monday and Wednesday night. Gotta take Advanced Drivers Instruction class at some point this week (as I have to have the certificate turned in on Friday). Yeah…gonna be a fun one!
Oh, hey..speaking of our house guests – For those of you who play WoW with us, it’s Banick and Tawa (March). They’ll be here Saturday night or Sunday afternoon, and will be staying until the following weekend. Tawa is heading down to Key West for a few days, leaving Banick here to chill with us. We’re going to head out to The Castle on Friday night, and I believe that Elizium, Chaverta and Zharajenu are going to be out as well. If you have ANY idea what I’m talking about, you might wanna show.
Hell, you might wanna show anyway. Not like we make it out to The Castle all that often anymore.
Off to skin the flesh off a chicken, then I’m gonna chill out for the rest of the night!
Your current weight | 282.4 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | +1.6 lbs
Total weight change to date | -136.8 lbs
Grrrrrr
This is getting really frustrating. I had a bad day on Easter. I fully own that. But I’m still getting my workouts in. I still tracked everything I ate every other day this week. I’m still drinking my water…and I’m still putting on weight.
Logically, I suspect I know what’s happening. Maya has been working me really hard recently. I even increased my workout time a few days this week to 45 minutes. I can FEEL the muscles in my chest getting larger and tighter. Krystalle is constantly commenting on how, physically, I’m changing for the better.
But the scale isn’t showing it, and as much as I know I shouldn’t be, I’m still beholden to those numbers. I want to see them go DOWN, not fucking UP.
I need to buy a measuring tape. I need to see some kind of concrete progress, or I’m going to derail myself again.
Sigh.
Oh well. Off to squeeze in a workout before rehearsal.
419.2 / 282.4 / 225
Yeah, yeah.
Your current weight | 279.2 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -0.4 lbs
Total weight change to date | -140.0 lbs
Well, so far the new POINTS plan seems to be working out. I added 63 POINTS to my diet over the course of the last week, and I’m still down 0.4 pounds. I’d have liked to see a bigger loss, but as I said previously I think if I were to be honest I probably haven’t really changed my eating all that much – It’s just official now. I am still progressing well with Yourself Fitness (although I haven’t upped any of my workouts to 45 minutes yet), and generally very satisfied with where I’m at and going.
Still 1.2 pounds away from my pre-Goth Cruise weight, though. Amazing how hard it is to fix two weeks of utterly undisciplined eating.
Pictures later for those on the filter.
So today was my fourth Physical Challenge since I started using Yourself Fitness again. The Physical Challenge is where you do a series of tests to determine how your progress is coming with the program. You do 2 minutes worth of jumping jacks to test your cardio fitness, squats to test your lower body strength, push ups to test your upper body strength, crunches to test your core strength, and a stretch to test your flexibility.
For the first time I’ve noticed some significant improvements.
For starters, my resting heart rate has gone from being about 40% of my working heart rate to over 50% of it, meaning that where two minutes of jumping jacks used to be a “moderate” level of intensity for me, it’s now considered “light.” I’m doing 10 more squats now then I was when I started, and about 7 more crunches. Unfortunately, my push up number hasn’t moved since day one (1 whopping push up, and barely one at that) and neither has my flexibility (although I attribute some of that to still having a bit much excess flesh on me to get into the full stretch). I’ve recently increased the size of the hand weights I’ve been using for my upper body workouts, though, so I hope to start seeing some improvements in that area soon.
All in all, I’m really pleased with myself and the progress I’m making. I’m starting to really see a difference both in my workouts and in my muscle definition. My arms are getting larger and more “cut” looking, and my legs (which were pretty spiffy to start with) are getting even more toned. It’s easier every day to find the motivation to do my workouts, and I’m actually on the verge of increasing some of them to 45 minutes a day (I’m doing 30 every day now).
I’m proud of myself, and I’m determined to keep this up. It’s going to be hard next month when rehearsals start for We Won’t Pay, but I’ll find a way. I’ll also have the added benefit of being physically prepared for the challenge that is going to be the rehearsal process. From everything maladr1n has indicated, this is going to be a taxing one.
Go me!
Your current weight | 279.6 lbs
Weight change since your last recorded weight | -4.0 lbs
Total weight change to date | -139.6 lbs
1.6 pounds away from my last known weight before Goth Cruise. Whoo hoo! Still sticking with the daily Yourself Fitness routine (haven’t missed a day yet), and seeing some very positive results in the muscle/tone department.
Now…Weight Watchers is beta testing a new program in our market (and, as xanyboi said, I didn’t sign an NDA with them). Basically, if you’re a guy, you’re getting more daily points. In my case, it’s a lot more. Nine a day. This may seem like an inordinate amount (and it may turn out to be so), but…
Well, I’ll just paste what I wrote to Xany in response to his displeasure about the new plan –
I think the change makes sense. I did the math again after we left the meeting. I didn’t get another 5 points a day. I got another 9. 63 more points a week than I’m currently supposed to be eating. Truth is, though, supposed to be eating is the key there. Even when I was having nothing but success on program I quite frequently went over my weekly allotment of points. For the longest time, Friday night was my “fuck it” night. I was going out with my friends to eat every Friday, and pretty much ordering whatever I wanted. I would journal all that day, and every other day in the week, but Friday nights I ate whatever the hell I wanted – and I consistently lost weight. I’d be willing to bet that during that time period I was eating in points about what I’ll be eating on this new program.
Here’s the thing, though – It means I’m going to have to be MORE diligent than I was before. Because if I’m eating these extra 63 points every week and still going over…I’ll have issues.
You’re right, though. I think we owe it to WW and anyone who joins after us to be REALLY diligent about this new plan to make sure it’s solid.
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I’m kinda jazzed about the new changes. Even when eating well, I would often deal with late night hunger (not just munchies), and have a few reasonable snacks before going to bed. This would make me feel like I cheated, and I’d get discouraged by the end of the week. So…we’ll see.
419.2 / 279.6 / 225
I’m going to do this.