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By NCN, on December 31st, 2009%
There are 286 days between December 28, 2009 and October 10, 2010.
My goal is to lose 100 pounds by October 10.
I have 283 more days to reach my goal.
As of this morning, I have lost a total of 2.8 pounds.
If I am to reach my goal, I need to lose an average of .35 pounds per day.
After three full days, my average weight loss, per day, is .93 pounds.
For the past two days, I did a great job of staying on plan. My goal is to eat “real foods” in reasonable portions. I did eat some popcorn last night, and I didn’t like how it made me feel, so I’ll probably avoid it from now on. I’ve been eating lean meats, vegetables, and fruits.
On Tuesday, I managed to drink my full 14 cups of water, and on Wednesday I drank (at least) 14 cups. Replacing soda with water feels like a very smart decision.
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By NCN, on December 29th, 2009%
There are 286 days between December 28, 2009 and October 10, 2010.
My goal is to lose 100 pounds by October 10.
I have 285 more days to reach my goal.
As of this morning, I have lost a total of 1.8 pounds.
If I am to reach my goal, I need to lose an average of .35 pounds per day.
After one full day, my average weight loss, per day, is 1.8 pounds.
Yesterday, I did a great job of staying with my meal plan. At present, I am simply eating “real foods” in small portions. I will begin a full-on weigh / measure / calculate “diet” on January 1, but right now, I am simply focusing on lean meats, lots of vegetables, and fresh fruit.
I managed to drink 15 cups of water yesterday and I avoided sodas and caffeine.
By NCN, on September 23rd, 2009%
It’s time. After almost fifteen years of worrying about my weight – the actual number on the scale – I’m done.
I’m not going to weigh myself, anymore.
I was watching a commercial today. I’m not sure, but I think it was for some weight loss product. Anyway, I noticed that the folks in the commercial were throwing their scales out. It struck me – that’s what I should do.
Even when I’m losing weight, the scale always depresses me. Seriously, I’ve weighed myself, several times a month, since I was 12 years old. And I’m tired. I’m tired of worrying about “the number”. Heck, I’m tired of seeing “the number” go down, feeling elated – and them immediately thinking, “Oh, now I have to be even LOWER tomorrow”.
I’ve starved myself because of the “the number”.
I’ve eaten like a fool because of “the number”.
I’ve been frustrated by “the number”.
I’ve been appalled by “the number”.
Now, I’m down with “the number”.
Instead of worrying about how much I weigh, I’m going to enjoy my life – and work very, very hard to just be healthy.
I’ll know if I’m losing weight. I’ll know if I’m gaining muscles. I’ll know how I’m doing – and I will no longer be bound to that square foot of self-image determiner.
As a concession to the No. Calories Needed site, I will weigh myself, once a year, on December 31st. Other than that, I’m done.
Seriously, I’m done.
Whew. I legit feel better.
By the way, I haven’t eaten a single piece of junk food this week – and I’ve spent several hours playing football with my son and working outside. See. I don’t need no stinking scale. Rock on!
By NCN, on May 5th, 2009%
I’m down 2 pounds from last week’s weigh in!
I’m back to 235.6.
When I started in September, I was at 252.2.
I’ve lost a total of 16.7 pounds.
It feels good to lose weight, even if I am still several pounds above my “low” of a few months ago. I had some great workouts last week, and I did much better with my eating.
Sunday, I started feeling a little sick, and I think I may have had a “mild” virus. I’m not sure what was going on, but I just didn’t feel like working out Monday. I feel much better today, and I’m really ready to get back into the gym.
By NCN, on April 27th, 2009%
We’re all about dealing with reality, right?!?
I now weigh 237.5 pounds.
When I started in September, I was at 252.2 pounds.
So, now I’m down 14.7 pounds, which would be awesome, except for the fact that I was down 28.2 pounds in February.
Here are the details.
I started to stall, didn’t lose any weight during March, and then just “threw my hands up” in April.
Foolishly, I went back to some old eating habits, and I stopped really trying in April. I continued to go to the gym, and I did think about my eating, but I wasn’t REALLY focused.
I have a couple of ways to look at my situation. I choose to look on the positive side, focus on the 14.7 pounds, and get excited about going to the gym today.
Now that it’s warm outside, I’m planning on going to the gym, working out, and then heading to the track for some running. Let’s see if that kick-starts the old weight loss.
Thanks for hanging in there with me. (I wouldn’t NEED this blog if I was GOOD at this stuff!!!) Rock on.
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