Tinboats 2015 BIGGEST LOSER Challange

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08/21/2015 - 210.1 Really....it could't give me that .1 on the other side? #-o

Now I'm glad mine only reads in 1/2 pound increments.. :lol:

I gained a few pounds back (4 to be exact) due to a few weekends of beer drinking and a week in Arkansas for work that resulted in a few too many carbs.. Back in the swing of things and I was down 1.5 this morning over yesterday.. Amazing what a day of less than 20 grams of carbs will do.. I also hit the farmer's market on Saturday and stocked up on a bunch of veggies and have been consuming tomatoes, cucumbers, and radishes.. This will will be more of the same.. I also made refrigerator pickles with cukes, onion and a mess of radishes (yes, pickled radishes) and am enjoying those. I love radishes and also vinegar, so mixing the two works well for me.. For some reason they smell very "pungent" but like limburger, you don't eat it with your nose.. :wink:

 

[Kismet]

I gained a few pounds back (4 to be exact)

Persevere!!!!

 

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I gained a few pounds back (4 to be exact)

Persevere!!!!

Kis
Enjoy every sandwich

There lies the problem.. I ate a couple sandwiches.. :lol:

 

[one100grand]

Hey everybody. I sort of fell off in terms of posting. My routine has changed significantly and I've not been posting much at all (on any of my forums). I've been keeping up in terms of exercise, I've toned up and slimmed down, but my weight has increased about 10 pounds as muscle has been built. I didn't weigh myself this morning, but I'll start posting weights again next week.

 

[fender66]

Hey everybody. I sort of fell off in terms of posting. My routine has changed significantly and I've not been posting much at all (on any of my forums). I've been keeping up in terms of exercise, I've toned up and slimmed down, but my weight has increased about 10 pounds as muscle has been built. I didn't weigh myself this morning, but I'll start posting weights again next week.

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4
08/07/2015 - 210 even
08/21/2015 - 210.1 Really....it could't give me that .1 on the other side? #-o
08/28/2015 - 212.3 It's my wife's fault...she made cookies that I found late last night. :mrgreen:

 

[Jim]

Hey everybody. I sort of fell off in terms of posting. My routine has changed significantly and I've not been posting much at all (on any of my forums). I've been keeping up in terms of exercise, I've toned up and slimmed down, but my weight has increased about 10 pounds as muscle has been built. I didn't weigh myself this morning, but I'll start posting weights again next week.

:beer:

 

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Down a couple more for a new low.. Now down 43 pounds since starting.. I've set my goal for the year of 55 pounds of weight loss.. That would work out to exactly 1 pound per week since my start in the second week of last December. I feel it's a completely reachable goal, and if I go beyond it, so be it.

 

[Kismet]

No...see, "Enjoy every sandwich," doesn't mean eat ALL AVAILABLE sandwiches. It comes from a statement Warren Zevon made after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and was a guest on the Letterman TV show. Letterman asked if Zevon's condition gave him any particular insight into how life should be lived. Zevon replied, "Enjoy every sandwich," meaning to take pleasure in even the smallest things in life, because it goes by pretty quickly.

So, not Zevon's or my fault, but you are doing great and I know it's a tedious road.

 

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I thought Warren said "Thanks for all the fish!"

On a more somber note, I have a hunch that a certain window cat on the East side of the Monroe Square isn't long for this earth. Kidney issues.. You may want to consider stopping in and quietly saying goodbye without mentioning it to Don.

 

[one100grand]

9/4 - 230.1 - My goal when I started losing weight was to hit 200, but now I'm more focused on body composition.

 

[one100grand]

9/4 - 230.1 - My goal when I started losing weight was to hit 200, but now I'm more focused on body composition.

9/11 - 230.5 - I got in 4 very tough workouts this week. I want to start getting in a little bit more cardio and I want to start running pretty soon.

 

[one100grand]

9/4 - 230.1 - My goal when I started losing weight was to hit 200, but now I'm more focused on body composition.
9/11 - 230.5 - I got in 4 very tough workouts this week. I want to start getting in a little bit more cardio and I want to start running pretty soon.

9/18 - 230.4 - Pretty much just living in this weight neighborhood right now. Eating healthy and exercising a lot - I do probably need to get more sleep.

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4
08/07/2015 - 210 even
08/21/2015 - 210.1 Really....it could't give me that .1 on the other side? #-o
08/28/2015 - 212.3 It's my wife's fault...she made cookies that I found late last night. :mrgreen:
09/18/2015 - 215.4 Been working out very hard for the past couple of weeks. My weight just keeps going up even though diet hasn't changed. No change in pants size either. Sigh.

 

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Since everyone's updating.. I'm down 2 more pounds as of this morning. That was even after spending a week in Macon.. Smokin' Pig!!!

The okra was excellent.. The brisket was pretty good, but I like wet brisket better.. I didn't eat the bread..

 

[Jim]

Well, I have not participated in this in awhile, but after refocusing and a good verbal thrashing/coaching from....BassAddict, yes I said BassAddict I have gone from 238.7 to 221.4 losing roughly 1 to 2.5 lbs per week, consistently. My short term goal is 220, my ultimate goal is 200. I am focused.

I eat everything except, flour, sugar, dairy, and the bean family. Blood pressure is normal, non existent cholesterol and boat loads of energy. I walk between 6-8 miles per day divided into 2 sessions, My hour at lunch and an after dinner walk with my wife. With my kids taking up cross country at school, we just started the couch to 5k program. One small thing on my bucket list is to run an actual 5k. :lol:

With my bad shoulders and rotator cuffs, I do a very limited regime of kettle ball swings and bent over shoulder rows with the same 15lb kettle ball. That whole regime takes 5 minutes and I do it every night.

How bad do you want it is how much effort you put into it. Oh by the way Friday night is cheat night, any kind of food and dessert goes. I allow myself that for now.

For those that do not know, I used to weigh close to 400lbs (14 year ago). :shock:

I SWEAR TO GOD, IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN.

You will know when you are ready to change your life! Good luck with the struggle!

 

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Jim (and really all)
Excellent excellent excellent!!!!!
It's not easy, but then again it's not that hard. I too changed diet to better foods and the excess weight goes away and I feel better to boot, as I'm sure you do, too.

I haven't been doing a specific treat day, but instead I just feed cravings on occasion but remember moderation. Yesterday I really had a craving for a pizza and I picked up several while shopping only to look at carb content and put them right back down again.

So I made pizza at home instead. For the crust I fried a 1/2 pound of hamburger flattened down thin, and then put veggies, marinara sauce and cheese on top and broiled the top to cook and melt.

The result was an almost zero carb pizza with all the stuff! Extremely filling and good for me. And it killed the pizza craving!!

 

[Kismet]

Congratulations, Jim. Well done!

Although...

According to my calculations, if you keep up this regime, in another 14 years,

you will only weigh 20-some pounds.

Might be something to consider. A good wind will carry you away.

=D> :mrgreen: =D>​

justsayin'

Well, I have not participated in this in awhile, but after refocusing and a good verbal thrashing/coaching from....BassAddict, yes I said BassAddict I have gone from 238.7 to 221.4 losing roughly 1 to 2.5 lbs per week, consistently. My short term goal is 220, my ultimate goal is 200. I am focused.

I eat everything except, flour, sugar, dairy, and the bean family. Blood pressure is normal, non existent cholesterol and boat loads of energy. I walk between 6-8 miles per day divided into 2 sessions, My hour at lunch and an after dinner walk with my wife. With my kids taking up cross country at school, we just started the couch to 5k program. One small thing on my bucket list is to run an actual 5k. :lol:

With my bad shoulders and rotator cuffs, I do a very limited regime of kettle ball swings and bent over shoulder rows with the same 15lb kettle ball. That whole regime takes 5 minutes and I do it every night.

How bad do you want it is how much effort you put into it. Oh by the way Friday night is cheat night, any kind of food and dessert goes. I allow myself that for now.

For those that do not know, I used to weigh close to 400lbs (14 year ago). :shock:

I SWEAR TO GOD, IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN.

You will know when you are ready to change your life! Good luck with the struggle!

 

[fender66]

01/16/2015 - 214.6 3lbs.....I'll take it!
01/23/2015 - 212.6 WooHoo!
02/06/2015 - 213.2 I blame the superbowl food. #-o
02/20/2015 - 211.0 forgot to weigh in last week again....but making progress.
02/27/2015 - 209.6 weighed in on Friday, but was on the road all day.
03/13/2015 - 211.6 Just goes to show that I shouldn't trust my scale. Still feel good.
03/20/2015 - 210.6 :mrgreen:
06/12/2015 - 209.6
06/19/2015 - 209.4
08/07/2015 - 210 even
08/21/2015 - 210.1 Really....it could't give me that .1 on the other side? #-o
08/28/2015 - 212.3 It's my wife's fault...she made cookies that I found late last night. :mrgreen:
09/18/2015 - 215.4 Been working out very hard for the past couple of weeks. My weight just keeps going up even though diet hasn't changed. No change in pants size either. Sigh.
10/16/2015 - 209.8 Been out of town for several weekends and keep forgetting to post. My Friday weight last week was promising....at least to me.

 

[Jack's PA]

Wow, I just found this thread. It is great to see all you guys doing so well and supporting each other!

However, most of you guys are "light weights".

I started my journey on January 21, 2015, at 481#. My goal is 200#. If things go as they have been so far I should reach that sometime next summer.

My progress is posted below:

1/21/15 - 481
1/30/15 - 465
2/6/15 - 461
2/13/15 - 453
2/23/15 - 446
3/5/15 - 444
3/13/15 - 440
3/21/15 - 435
3/27/15 - 434
4/10/15 - 424
4/14/15 - 423
4/24/15 - 418
5/7/15 - 412
5/19/15 - 407
5/29/15 - 399
6/12/15 - 402
6/20/15 - 395
6/27/15 - 390
6/30/15 - 389
7/10/15 - 385
7/24/15 - 379
8/4/15 - 371
8/21/15 - 362
9/4/15 - 351
9/18/15 - 344
10/2/15 - 339 (Just Over Half Way!!)
10/16/15 - 335
11/3/15 - 331