Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Mark Twain
Weight 280.6 Calories ?
The weight is starting to come off again after a few days of stagnation. That is the time I would get frustrated and give up. This year that won’t happen. If I get a long period of stagnation I will increase my exercise and lower my calories. I’m in this for the long haul.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
Dr. Robert Schuller
Weight 281.4 Calories 1877
No real changes although I am feeling thinner.
You only live once — but if you work it right, once is enough.
Joe E. Lewis
Weight 282.8 Calories 1804
Keeping on.
What was hard to endure is sweet to recall.
French Proverb
Weight 282 Calories ?
Weight is staying exactly the same. I will not get frustrated. I’m not gaining so that is a good thing. The only way I’m going to react to this is to exercise more and try to limit carbohydrates.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
Thomas Fuller
Weight 282 Calories 1890 out of 1930
Roughly the same weight. This is where I would get a little discouraged. I’m not. If I stick with The Plan it Will Work!
As a side note, I noticed someone came to this site via google by typing. “Chubby Fat Man”. That’s what I’m talking about.
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
e.e. cummings
Weight 281.6 Calories 1680 our of 1930
Weight seems to have stabilized. Now, in an ideal world I would lose .3 pounds a day. That will easily achieve my goal. We will see how that goes.
Yesterday on the Diane Rehm show on NPR Robert Lustig was on talking about his new book,
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease. He talked about the toxicity of sugar and it was enlightening. You can listen to the show here.
The author also has a video on YouTube that has over three million hits. It is worth the time to watch it.
Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.
Nido Qubein
Weight 282.4 Calories ?
The first week I’ve lost ten pounds. I’m sure much of it is water but I’ll take that. If it is water that means it could come back just as fast so I have to be careful. I’ve avoided the triggers and actually counted every calorie that I’ve eaten for a week. It’s getting easier.
With this jump-start I still plan to lose 8 pounds a month. Since I’ve dropped this I expect to lose six more by the end of January. This is fantastic. Now I plan to start hitting the gym. Once the weather breaks I’ll be on the bicycle every day. I have complete confidence that I will drop this weight.
So far I’ve been focusing on calories instead of quality and starting today I’m going to start working on eating better quality of foods. Plus I’ll be going to the gym and starting exercise. Probably the treadmill and a light round on the machines.
To the right is a pic of my screen from Weightbot. It’s a great app for the iPhone. I use that and Fatwatch to keep track of the weight. Fatwatch has better graphing capabilities plus it uses
From Fatwatch’s website, “You cannot control your weight if you aren’t aware of how it is changing. Beyond recording the readings from your scale, FatWatch computes a moving average so that you can see the real trends behind the day-to-day shifts in your body weight.”
Because you are in control of your life. Don’t ever forget that. You are what you are because of the conscious and subconscious choices you have made.
Barbara Hall
Weight 281.2 Calories 1200 out of 1930
The weight is still coming off although it is slowing down. MyFitnesspal makes it so easy to keep track of calories.
Last night I played poker in one of my leagues and many of the guys there are seriously obese. A bunch are in between 300 and 500 pounds. Last night I had three at my table and they were talking about their blood pressure and diabetes medications. Wow. I’m glad I’m nipping this in the bud before I have to worry about any of that.
Also I got my first comment on this blog. I’m not alone. That is a good thing.
I’m still excited. I can do this.
He who knows others is wise;He who know himself is enlightened.
Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu
Weight 282 Calories 1910 our of 1930
Yesterday was the first day that I was ravenous. Early afternoon I was starving. I made myself a small meal and then drank water. After an hour the feeling passed. It felt great finding self control.
Later I went to a poker tournament which distracted me. While there every couple hours I’d have a fiber bar (120 calories) and forgot about food. This works. I can’t wait until the weather warms and I can get on the bike.
Chubby For Life? 