Wednesday Weigh-In Aug. 5/ Dave’s Update

Day Two

Day Two went better than Day One.

I walked for a half hour and will do so again tomorrow. Actually, I hope to walk longer tomorrow. Thanks to everybody who is cheering and/or working out alongside me!

Food Diary:

Breakfast: Cheerios and 2% milk – 350 calories

Lunch: 2 turkey hot dogs, bread mustard – 225 calories

Dinner: Elbow macaroni and marinara sauce with grated cheese – (est. 500 calories)

Snack: banana – 105 calories, 3 granola bars (100 calories each) – 405 calories

Total calories 1,475

The weekly weigh-in stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 329 lbs.
• Weight today: 329 lbs.
• Amount gained this week: 0 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 21 pounds

Tara’s Weekly Update:

I have no idea why, but I suffered a big ole set back last week. I just lost it – lost the motivation, lost the drive, lost the will to put one foot in front of the other and actually MOVE.

Thankfully it seems to have only been a blip as I’m back on track now. In fact, I ate 3 biscuits after last night’s dinner (tuna steak and salad) and I felt uncomfortable and queasy. Which just goes to show, if you keep off the crap for a couple of days your body simply doesn’t want it any more – and it tells you so.

PS: Sorry for the delay in this post. DW updated the site and I couldn’t get back in! I was there on the front door banging my fists, shouting: “Lemmi in, lemmi in.”

The stats: Tara Cain

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 161 lbs.
• Weight today: 162 lbs
• Amount lost this week: -2lb

 

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

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See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.

Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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Wednesday Weigh-In July 15, 2009

Out of control

I am out of control. The past week has been a food tornado. As stresses in my life mount, I find myself eating way too much junk.

MM will be pleased to know that I ate even more ice cream sandwiches and drank even more diet soda this week. And here I am writing about what? Losing weight?

I’ve got to tell you, I sometimes wonder why the few who come here keep doing so. I am not leading by a good example and I’m feeling like a fraud half the time. How’s that for motivational content?

I keep searching for whatever motivation pushed me to lose a good chunk of weight when we started this blog. I know Mike Goad will suggest I not search for motivation but simply get my butt out there and do what I need to do. So, thanks Mike, for your past advice. I intend to do just that.

And thank you to the rest who continue plugging away and stopping by.

The stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 327 lbs.
• Weight today: 329 lbs.
• Amount gained this week: 2 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 21 pounds

Tara Cain

I have been feeling the same way DW. I think the beauty of this site, however, is that it’s real. We are real people with the real problems of life and show that even though we are intelligent people who know how to lose weight and that the crap we are shovelling in to our bodies is bad for us, we still find it hard to stop.

I have a major major holiday coming up with a whole bunch of swimwear to get into – failure is not an option!

The stats: Tara Cain

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 162 lbs.
• Weight today: 162lbs
• Amount lost this week:0lb

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

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See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.

Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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Wednesday Weigh In, July 8 2009

I’m talking about boobage again

I’ve been out pounding the beat with my mother in law at least three nights a week.
I’ve incurred the wrath of a local farmer when we turn a wrong turn and ended up in his wheat field.

I’ve incurred the wrath of hubby when MIL took me on an ‘ooo I’ve found a new walk for us to try out’ only for it to take an hour longer than normal and he’s sat there waiting for his tea (I know! You’d think the fool would at least learn where the fridge is for such occasions).

I’ve also incurred the wrath of my children who moan ‘don’t go walking again mummy, we miiiiiiiss you’.

But I haven’t given up. I’ve pulled on those training shoes and gone walking – rain or shine.And I think it’s starting to work. I can feel myself changing shape (even if the numbers aren’t dropping).

So why by all the things that are holy, won’t my bust size reduce?

Seriously, if I could just shift a handful of pounds from there I’d probably look like I’m succeeding.
Is life going to be so cruel as to make that the last place I lose inches from?

Other than that, I’m very happy!

Tara Cain

Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.

• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 162 lbs.
• Weight today: 162lbs
• Amount lost this week:0lb

David Wright

Leave it Tara to post such a titillating topic without photos! Again.

At any rate, no changes this week for me. Which is actually a good thing because I ate like a monkey on a rampage, downing ice cream sandwiches like water. Well, if I drank water, that is. Okay, more like Diet Soda. At any rate, I was bad, and I felt like crap. I righted the ship yesterday and hope to steer clear of the foods I can’t control myself with.

The stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 327 lbs.
• Weight today: 327 lbs.
• Amount lost this week: 0 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 23 pounds

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

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Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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Wednesday Weigh-In July 1,2009

We CRAVE activity

Watching my two year old son has given me a new lens to look at my own life through.

Quite simply, he has SO MUCH ENERGY.

Of course he does, he’s two! He doesn’t have the years of bad eating and lack of exercise weighing him down figuratively and literally. He is in essence, a blank slate – a prime example of what the human body yearns to be before we destroy it.

ACTIVE!

I am trying my best to shake off my lethargy and do more active things with him to quench his thirst for movement. There is only so much you can do in the house, after all. I don’t want him to ever have the sorts of problems I’ve had with weight and the best thing I can do now is to make sure he eats normal foods and stays active.

And I need to be his example.

David Wright

The stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 327 lbs.
• Weight today: 327 lbs.
• Amount lost this week: 0 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 23 pounds

Tara Cain

I hear you loud and clear with the active children thing DW. My 6 year old is active with a capital A.
He plays cricket and football at afterschool clubs, he has swimming lessons and he plays rugby with his dad every Saturday morning.
I think children are an inspiration to us all. The greatest joy to him is if we come home from school and play tig in the backgarden together.

And you are right, that is something we as parents should embrace and join in.
What better way to keep fit and bring a little sunshine to our children’s lives?

Today has been his school’s sports day and it’s hot and sticky and he’s all sweaty and dishevelled. Boy he looks SO happy.
So much so, I’m not even going to fret over the lollipop sweet they will all be bringing home in their bookbags as a treat!

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 162 lbs.
• Weight today: 162lbs
• Amount lost this week:0lb

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

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Update

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Thank you!

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Wednesday Weigh-In June 24, 2009

A trip to the doctor’s

I got a letter from my doctor Friday which read, “we need to discuss your test results, please call us for an appointment.”

Since my doctor is closed on Friday, I spent the week pondering the ominous wording. What the hell does that mean?!

It couldn’t be too bad, right, or they wouldn’t send a letter. They would call. Right?

I spent the weekend considering my health sins, the crap I’ve eaten, the exercise I’ve avoided and I worked myself into the certainty that I was going to get horrible news. I hoped the news wouldn’t be too horrible. I began making mental promises to do better, to get back on track, etc… I felt like a drunk suffering a hangover praying to the porcelain Gods to grant them the strength to make it through the day, vowing “never again.”

So I was able to get in to see the doctor today. The big news? That my blood work showed that my blood sugar had gone from 116 to 121 or so.

All my other blood work was great.

I was a bit ticked off that they couldn’t have made it clear in the letter so as not to add to my stress. However, I was relieved that my lack of commitment hadn’t done irreversible damage.

On the downside, I gained three pounds last week, which I think is my biggest week-to-week gain in a long time. It’s been a rough few weeks diet-wise and I need to get back on that elusive track. Because if I don’t, it’s only a matter of time before my doctor has worse news to deliver.

David Wright

The stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 324 lbs.
• Weight today: 327 lbs.
• Amount gained this week: 3 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 23 pounds

Tara Cain

I’d like to first off welcome all the newcomers here – welcome one and all, it’s great to have you here.

I’ve had a great week exercise wise, so why the diggery devil haven’t I shifted any weight again?
My mother in law keeps telling me she can tell I am losing weight, but then I don’t know if she’s just trying to make me feel better.
I’m off to eat a packet of HobNobs to make myself feel better . . . (kidding).

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 162 lbs.
• Weight today: 162lbs
• Amount lost this week:0lb

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

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See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.

Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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