Imaginary word. Real weight loss.
Bring on those heavy circles! Weightlifting isn’t just for super-serious athletes–it’s a great form of exercise for those looking to get healthier for multiple reasons: Let’s break those reasons down… Weightlifting isn’t as scary (or confusing) as you fear. Lifting weights is straightforward–you pick up objects and battle with them against Earth’s gravity. However, the … Read more
I may have a breakthrough with building up an exercise habit. I’ve gotten on our Horizon 7.4 AT Treadmill ten out the past eleven days and put in at least five minutes on those days: Date Time (min) Distance (mi) 2023-11-11 10 2023-11-12 15 2023-11-13 15 2023-11-14 16 0.75 2023-11-15 16 0.72 2023-11-16 16 2023-11-17 … Read more
A pack of forty 16-ounce bottles of water weighs about 40 pounds. I just carried this case of water up two flights of stairs. I managed to do it without stopping, but I’m still catching my breath a few minutes later. About 20 years ago I weighed about 205 pounds. I thought that was heavy … Read more
Noom told me that this would happen. Every day isn’t going to be down. Sometimes you’ll get stuck. Trying to break 250, but not yet I hit 251 pounds on September 3rd. That’s down 30 pounds. As of today September 30th, I’m still at 251 pounds. I spent all of September oscillating between 250 and … Read more
As of my last weigh in (which I do every day with Noom) I dipped below 260 pounds for the first time in years. Since I started my (latest) weight loss journey at over 280 pounds, that means I’ve shed over 20 pounds. Here are six things that have happened since losing 20 pounds: I … Read more
I’ve been using Noom for two weeks now. I’m down about nine pounds, which is good. Down anything is good, but nine pounds in the first two weeks is a lot, and it’s not sustainable. (I understand that this rate isn’t sustainable. But it is part of the initial boost that I’ll talk about later.) … Read more
As I’m starting up a weight loss journey (again) I had had a false understanding of how my body would handle a lot of vegetables. I’ve had GI tract issues in the past, and though it’s under control now, I had attributed the occasional bouts of “angry gut” (a euphemism for explosive diarrhea) to consuming … Read more
I looked back to the first post on this blog, which is now exactly twelve years ago. I’ve gained 45 pounds since then. About four pounds per year, up. I’m now 48 and weigh 286 pounds. At five-six, that’s awfully fat. I have my past three driver’s licenses: 2000, 2012, and 2020. The progression looks … Read more
Fitocracy is a great community for spurring each other onto great fitness things. Here’s what you need to level up … Fitocracy: Because Internet Points Fitocracy gamifies fitness and exercise. Do exercises, get internet points. It’s amazing what people will do for (fake) internet points. I’m at Level 12 in Fitocracy, and as of today need 1269 … Read more
I’m now Level 4 on Fitocracy. It’s mostly been walking/jogging on the treadmill and doing elliptical trainer at the Y. I’ve walked a half-marathon on the treadmill since starting up with Fitocracy. Here’s to the next half-marathon!