Starting weight: 264.2
Weight last week: 254.1
Current weight: 254.1
Lost this week: 0 (but on the plus side, no “upsies” either)
Total lost: 10.1 pounds
Goal for this week: 2 pounds (I’m shooting more realistically)
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 74.1
Yeah, minor delay in the weigh in, as noted yesterday due to me being a dork and forgetting what day of the week it was.
Der.
What are you gonna do, though, really?
Like I noted above, at least there’s no upswing in the tubbulence department. There’s a little to be said for holding steady (which I am sometimes thinking is: “Way to stay fat, fatso!”) and I’m planning a not healthy at all dinner tonight, as it is my birthday.
Yippee!
Really, I’m kind of “meh” about my birthday this time out. It does however, signal the true 2 year countdown. As of today I have a mere 730 days to accomplish my goal. Holy crap, that doesn’t seem that long does it? Quite frankly 40 (THE BIG FOUR-OH!) really isn’t that far off. Confidentially, it’s wigging me out, just a little. Thirty didn’t wig me out so much, maybe because I got married a week before I turned 30 and I didn’t have a lot of time to dwell on it. It could be that it legitimately didn’t bother me.
40, on the other hand, is a tougher nut to crack. Or maybe it’s 38 being a tough nut to crack. I’m talking nonsense I think. I think I may buy myself Ultraman The Next on DVD off EBAY today. Ultraman always make you smile!
Hey on the plus side I have already lost over 10% of my goal so that’s awesome.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Weigh-In: Postponed! or I am a colossal Jackass!
I am a dope and forgot it was Tuesday today. So what’s the big deal about that, you ask? Well, I woke up FAMISHED and thought, well, I’m up earlier than I thought, so I’ll have some breakfast. So I did. Before I weighed myself obviously…
So, we’ll do this again tomorrow?
Great! See you then!
So, we’ll do this again tomorrow?
Great! See you then!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, Monday...
So a friend of mine, who shall remain nameless*, sort of read me the riot act the other day about having too many excuses in regards to my weight loss, or rather, general lack thereof. Then she basically told me that she knew I could do better, get off my duff and get moving again.
She’s right, I’m totally slacking off when I should have the pedal to the metal now, while it’s still nice out and I won’t have to struggle to even leave the house in the cold and dark of winter.
Back on the horse, that creaky old nag.**
I also started playing guitar again. I am using my Guitar for Dummies book so I can actually do it properly this time out! Having pretty much faked it with bar chords and power chords (and very few single note runs) in my musical “career,” maybe I’ll actually be able to make the music that I hear in my head come out of my guitar, without my fellow bandmates having to act as my ciphers. That’s a ways off though for now. Right now I have to rebuild my calluses!
*Janet!
** the nag in this sense is my battle with weight loss, not my nameless friend*
She’s right, I’m totally slacking off when I should have the pedal to the metal now, while it’s still nice out and I won’t have to struggle to even leave the house in the cold and dark of winter.
Back on the horse, that creaky old nag.**
I also started playing guitar again. I am using my Guitar for Dummies book so I can actually do it properly this time out! Having pretty much faked it with bar chords and power chords (and very few single note runs) in my musical “career,” maybe I’ll actually be able to make the music that I hear in my head come out of my guitar, without my fellow bandmates having to act as my ciphers. That’s a ways off though for now. Right now I have to rebuild my calluses!
*Janet!
** the nag in this sense is my battle with weight loss, not my nameless friend*
Thursday, August 21, 2008
IT'S A PLUG! Brandy new EBAY auctions now up! or: Gentlemen, Start your Spendin’!
Hey folks,
Help me pay off my bills by purchasing some high quality collectibles and assorted sundries and ephemera* from me.
Lots of stuff to go up as fast as humanly possible before new changes take place and ruin it for everyone.
The link is to your right------------>
a little lower (or higher depending on where the arrow is) under the Stuff i Think youse Oughta be lookin at ... heading
*That’s right, I said ephemera! See Mom and Dad, that college edja-muh-ca-shun paid off at least a little!
Help me pay off my bills by purchasing some high quality collectibles and assorted sundries and ephemera* from me.
Lots of stuff to go up as fast as humanly possible before new changes take place and ruin it for everyone.
The link is to your right------------>
a little lower (or higher depending on where the arrow is) under the Stuff i Think youse Oughta be lookin at ... heading
*That’s right, I said ephemera! See Mom and Dad, that college edja-muh-ca-shun paid off at least a little!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Week 10: 254.1
Starting weight: 264.2
Weight last week: 253.1
Current weight: 254.1
Lost this week: 0 (up 1, dang it!)
Total lost: 10.1 pounds
Goal for this week: 4 pounds
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 74.1
This is what happens when you go off the wagon, but try and remain somewhat active I guess. They had the bathroom at work closed for half the day so I had to go downstairs. This is a minor pain but, it did get me some extra exercise via the stairs and the fact that I pee like a nervous squirrel once I hit a certain amount of water. I believe I may have the tiniest bladder known to man.
So, the toe is much better now, thanks. It's a little discolored, but not as nasty looking as before, and I can bend it fine.
So, 8 pounds in a week. Can it be done? Well, yes, but can it be done by a doughy man with a full time job, a wife, a 2 year old? Who knows? I know if I really hammered myself I could probably get it done, but will it stick? Better to be slow and steady and actually keep it off, right?
Endnotes:
* I listen to a lot of Old Time Radio. While it is in the public domain, it's not easy to find places to download shows for free. So, I Googled like a madman one day and while trying different combinations, I found out that the Library of Congress at www.archive.org has a nice collection of shows. I haven't investigated too deeply, but it seems some shows are even organized by year, which is really awesome. I even managed to get two Nero Wolfe shows I was missing (The lost Heir and The Case of the Malevolent Medic) so that was pretty cool.
Archive.org has a boatload of public domain films and also a lot of live music. Most of it is crap like the Grateful Dead and Phish, but there's some gems too. Check it out.
* man, I hate when you're eating a great banana and you look down before the very last bit and there's an enormous black spot! URGH!
Weight last week: 253.1
Current weight: 254.1
Lost this week: 0 (up 1, dang it!)
Total lost: 10.1 pounds
Goal for this week: 4 pounds
Goal Weight: 180
Weight remaining to lose: 74.1
This is what happens when you go off the wagon, but try and remain somewhat active I guess. They had the bathroom at work closed for half the day so I had to go downstairs. This is a minor pain but, it did get me some extra exercise via the stairs and the fact that I pee like a nervous squirrel once I hit a certain amount of water. I believe I may have the tiniest bladder known to man.
So, the toe is much better now, thanks. It's a little discolored, but not as nasty looking as before, and I can bend it fine.
So, 8 pounds in a week. Can it be done? Well, yes, but can it be done by a doughy man with a full time job, a wife, a 2 year old? Who knows? I know if I really hammered myself I could probably get it done, but will it stick? Better to be slow and steady and actually keep it off, right?
Endnotes:
* I listen to a lot of Old Time Radio. While it is in the public domain, it's not easy to find places to download shows for free. So, I Googled like a madman one day and while trying different combinations, I found out that the Library of Congress at www.archive.org has a nice collection of shows. I haven't investigated too deeply, but it seems some shows are even organized by year, which is really awesome. I even managed to get two Nero Wolfe shows I was missing (The lost Heir and The Case of the Malevolent Medic) so that was pretty cool.
Archive.org has a boatload of public domain films and also a lot of live music. Most of it is crap like the Grateful Dead and Phish, but there's some gems too. Check it out.
* man, I hate when you're eating a great banana and you look down before the very last bit and there's an enormous black spot! URGH!
Monday, August 18, 2008
I am a crappy blogger...
…and it’s not because I do not update every day. It is because I broke my toe, it was super gnarly looking, and I didn’t take a picture. What the hell, America?* It may also be because I use too many exclamation points in my titles. Today, I used an elipsis. Go, me! I am, however, really sore today from carting my son around over my head in the pool for 2 days. It’s a great workout, as he’s like thirty pounds. The heck with getting a Kettlebell, I simply chuck my kid around!** That's all. Prepare for a remarkably blah weigh in tomorrow, methinks.
I saw this today and thought it was cute :)
* Rest in Peace, Bernie Mac. Since this blog is "world wide" I probably should have said “What the hell, Internet?”
** Safely, of course. After swimming we play with pit bulls or a mason jar full of rusty thumbtacks.
I saw this today and thought it was cute :)
* Rest in Peace, Bernie Mac. Since this blog is "world wide" I probably should have said “What the hell, Internet?”
** Safely, of course. After swimming we play with pit bulls or a mason jar full of rusty thumbtacks.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The rest of the results are in, whoop-de-frickin-do...
Miles to go kids.
Triglycerides- 381 (should be under 150(!) but getting lower
HDL- 32 (should be 40 or higher, but it’s going up)
LDL- 83 which from what I am reading is good, but the size of the particles in my blood is bad.
So, they are upping my dose of Cholesterol meds. Damn it. More weight to lose, and things should improve further.
Here’s the kicker, though. I broke my pinky toe today on my right foot.* I caught it on the footboard of the bed and heard it crack. There was a bright white light and then I thought I was ok. Come 1 PM I was in agony at my desk, so I drove to CVS, got some tape and I’m good to go. God, that’s an awful sound, I’ll tell you that, wow.
My wife asked me, “do you want to go to the hospital?” and I said no. I mean, really, I’m gonna pay some pill jockey a hundred clams to tape my toe to the other one? Boo-schwa!
Today has kind of sucked all around. Let’s take a look:
1) Broke my toe. This may severly impact my goal of losing 18 pounds by my birthday!
2) Numbers came back kinda crummier than I wanted them to
3) My Kashi Lemon Rosemary Chicken was just VILE. The meat was like liquid. Could I have cooked it too long?
4) More meds
Ah well, there’s always tomorrow!
Triglycerides- 381 (should be under 150(!) but getting lower
HDL- 32 (should be 40 or higher, but it’s going up)
LDL- 83 which from what I am reading is good, but the size of the particles in my blood is bad.
So, they are upping my dose of Cholesterol meds. Damn it. More weight to lose, and things should improve further.
Here’s the kicker, though. I broke my pinky toe today on my right foot.* I caught it on the footboard of the bed and heard it crack. There was a bright white light and then I thought I was ok. Come 1 PM I was in agony at my desk, so I drove to CVS, got some tape and I’m good to go. God, that’s an awful sound, I’ll tell you that, wow.
My wife asked me, “do you want to go to the hospital?” and I said no. I mean, really, I’m gonna pay some pill jockey a hundred clams to tape my toe to the other one? Boo-schwa!
Today has kind of sucked all around. Let’s take a look:
1) Broke my toe. This may severly impact my goal of losing 18 pounds by my birthday!
2) Numbers came back kinda crummier than I wanted them to
3) My Kashi Lemon Rosemary Chicken was just VILE. The meat was like liquid. Could I have cooked it too long?
4) More meds
Ah well, there’s always tomorrow!
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