Wednesday Weigh-In April 15, 2009
My son motivates me
I got in some walking with my son this week, which was nice. He enjoys the outdoors a lot, and is always up for a ride in his stroller. He’ll be two this weekend is already super active! Way more active than his dad.
He LOVES playing outside and especially loves playing basketball. He is a great shot for a two year old. He’s also good at throwing a football, though nobody showed him how.
We watched football on TV from time to time, he likes watching or playing any activity involving balls. Soon, he started mimicking the quarterback’s forward arm motion. My son wasn’t even holding a ball, he just made that forward motion. My parents got him a little football and he picked it up and instantly threw it exactly like a quarterback! An awesome throw right to his mommy!
I look forward to being fit enough to play sports with him as he gets older.
Catching our breaths
Web-wise it’s been a hectic week for Tara and I.
We’ve both been busy trying to get separate web projects off the ground, so we’ve been a bit absent from the comments section here and at your blogs. For that, we apologize. We’re still keeping at this blog, though, with our weekly weigh-ins and reading your updates.
Now that my new site is up, I can step back and comment a bit more at my various stops along the web.
Now, for the weekly Wednesday Weigh-In
David Wright
This week, I was so busy I barely had time to eat. While that is usually a detriment to my eating, I also didn’t have time to shop, so there wasn’t much food to snack on. That, plus the walking seemed to do the trick. Result: Loss of two pounds.
The stats: David Wright
- Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
- Goal weight: 250 lbs.
- Weight 2 weeks ago: 328 lbs.
- Weight today: 326 lbs.
- Amount lost this week: 2 lbs.
- Total lost since Nov. 19: 24 pounds
Tara Cain
I’ve gone through Easter with two young children – need I say more?
Chocolate has been swishing through my veins and has made me feel, well, pretty crap actually.
On the plus side, I have taken time off this week and am spending it with my family. We’ve been for days out, visited friends, played in the garden, played wrestling – it has been a blast.
All that playing and going out has meant I’ve snacked quite heavily on stuff I would never normally entertain, but when someone puts a chocolate chip muffin under my nose and we’re sat in the middle of a field with no where to run, I just can’t say no.
Plus we’ve resorted to take aways a lot too, as when you’ve been playing cricket in the garden, doing star jumps on the trampoline and showing everyone how fab I am at British Bulldog, there is no way I have the energy to come in and cook!
The stats:
- Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
- Goal weight: 140 lbs.
- Weight last week: 164 lbs.
- Weight today: 164lbs
- 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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Made it to the gym every day except Sunday — and I needed the break!
We saw our daughter and son-in-law in North Little Rock last week. We hadn’t seen them in a couple of months. Last summer they moved out of an apartment into a very nice little rental house in a nice older — and hilly– area of town. They’ve been taking a lot of walks and have been eating sensibly. Both of them have slimmed down a lot, which has been part of what has inspired my efforts.
Mel noticed that I had slimmed down a bit — though she said it to her mom and not to me. I know our girls have been concerned about my weight and I should have done more about it a long time ago. Like most people, though, my attempts usually met with minimal success.
Now, though, I just need to figure out how to stay motivated.
In that department, this weekly sharing has been a very BIG help.
Once more — Thanks, Tara, David and David for putting this up and keeping it going!
Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 265.4 lbs.
This week = 263.4 lbs.
Difference = -2 lbs.; -22.2 lbs since starting
Initial goal: 210 lbs.; 54.4 lbs. to go!
Mike Goad’s last blog post..Wednesday Weigh-In for April 15, 2009
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@Everyone – Good job NOT gaining over Easter!
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It’s the OMG report for me. Gained 6.6 lbs in the last 3 weeks. (Most of it over vacation as I weighed myself before going.) But I’m back on track and am determined to get those pounds back off. Details in the link in the Link Luv.
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Great job on the two pounds Dave! I’m with you Tara, Easter meant I ate a lot of crap and am feeling the results. I’m doing one of those “starting Monday” rants while I shake my fist at the sky. I am serious though, starting next Monday I am going to be both more mindful of what I eat and more diligent about getting in my daily exercise. I have excuses, sure, but they are all pretty thin. At least thinner than I am these days.
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I gained two pounds this week, but my body fat keeps dropping. That’s a GOOD sign! Means I’m gaining lean body mass.
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As per the title of my Wednesday Weigh-in post, I was a total slug this week. No running! No push ups! I am blaming it on horribly cold , so NOT Spring weather.
Urban Panther’s last blog post..Feeling a bit sluggish
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Congrats, David, on your loss of 2 lbs.
I continue my turtle-like progression in losing weight. Dropped 1 pound, and my clothes are starting to feel a bit looser, which is nice.
I did snitch a couple of small pieces of Easter chocolate from my son’s basket. Had to take it from his because my 10-year-old daughter is on to me. She actually wrote an inventory list of every single chocolate/candy she received and warned me that she’d be checking her basket for any missing sweets each day when she came home from school. Sheesh! Guess the concept of sharing goes out the window when it comes to chocolate.
I stepped up my workouts a bit more this week. I think I am approaching a level of obsession in that regard. On 4 days I worked out for 1 hour, and on 3 of the days I worked out for 2 hours (1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening). See? I earned that Easter chocolate, right?!?
I don’t know how long I can keep that workout routine going. I have to admit I have sore muscles in places I didn’t even know I had muscles.
Starting weight – 132
Lost this week – 1 lb.
Current weight – 128
Loss so far – 4 lbs.
Goal weight – 120 (but 125 is more realistic)
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FatLossChronicles Reply:
April 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
That is TOTALLY hilarious that she took inventory of her candy.
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