fat man challenge

6:30- Aldi protein bar, banana
8:00-apple,orange,string cheese
9:40-hard boiled egg
11:00-3 cups spinach leaves, 1 1/2 chicken breast grilled, 1/4 cup Balasamic dressing
12:30-apple, orange, string cheese
2:00-hard boiled egg
3:30-protein bar
4,30-off work,straight to gym till 6:00
6:00 - protein bar, hard boiled egg
8:00 - 6" subway sand
8 bottles water thru day

Had a pretty small lunch (banana) cuz I knew I was going to a chilli/tamale dinner last night, and wanted to save my calories... plus I had 4 whiskeys....

Here's an interesting article about running on treadmills.

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201211/how-treadmill-killing-your-workout

I wonder where Cody's post is today?....

I feel like there will be information on my diet stored in the National Archive or something.

Not a good day yesterday. Work was stressful with that night being Powerball night. Many strides from the register to the lottery terminal in sync.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Peanut Butter sandwich, 2 tsps on two pieces of white bread (500)
Lunch: I don't think I had lunch, but had a 30 oz. cup of Pepsi at work (375)
Dinner: Leftover Ham between white and some cherry-like pie dessert (caloric intake unknown, but can't be any more than 1000)
TOTAL: < 1875 + one 5-calorie glass of the Fit-N'-Active fruit punch
Workout: None, too tired from work

Today:
Breakfast: Nutty Bar (310)
Lunch: Leftover turkey put into a sandwich with one slice of cheese, glass of Crystal Lite (~500?)
Dinner: Arthur's Garden Deli "Work of Art" Sandwich (1000?), can of Pepsi (150)
TOTAL: 1960?
Workout: Later on, planning on 20 minutes of treadmill (w/ 3% incline) and 10 minutes bike


While I seem to be meeting my overall calorie goal, these aren't really the right eats. Today I finally had the gumption to buy some milk at the store (otherwise I'd be drinking expired milk), so that should bring back cereal to the breakfast slate. Plus, I'm trying to put together a caloric balance for the future.

I feel like donating half my pantry to a pregnant woman.

Weighed in at 325 this morning. Possibly 326 by night's end.

#35 wrote:
Weighed in at 325 this morning. Possibly 326 by night's end.

Weigh yourself at the same time every day, if possible. Under the same conditions, too (pre-workout, post-workout, post-piss, whatever).

I only weigh in the mornings, and after a workout if possible. I know that is "dry" weight or me being dehydrated, but that's the "state" I was in when I started my weigh-in, it's the state I'll be in when I final weigh-in. I believe in removing all variables (like water retention) from the equation. Gives a smoother trend.

190.5, after a 6 mile trail run.

Same ol', same ol' oatmeal/coffee breakfast
Same ol', same ol' salad lunch

Cody? Knock, knock... c'mon, time to check in....

I'm here. Had a couple of days to think about something emotional: an old school-day girl of mine. I had to let go of her, if you know what I mean, and we were able to do that together. That really cleared my head a lot, as I was struggling to move on in this regard because she has been in my life, in such a way, for a long time. I feel much better now because of it.

Enough with the mushy stuff.

I actually just woke up From last week, I am down 13 pounds to 324 (according to my questionable needle scale). Off to eat breakfast ....

#35 wrote:From last week, I am down 13 pounds to 324

13 pounds, in one week. Impressive.....

... but we're just gettin' started... it takes 30+ days for humans to form habits. Let's work on getting some better stability in our food choices (plan ahead) and off the high octane soda altogether.

When I started losing weight I went from 360 to 340 in a week. When you're morbidly obese such as I was, it's amazing what not eating a large pizza every night and actually exercising will do for you.

Head Purple wrote:When I started losing weight I went from 360 to 340 in a week. When you're morbidly obese such as I was, it's amazing what not eating a large pizza every night and actually exercising will do for you.

ditto. substitute vodka and mike's hard lemonade for pizza for me.

192 after a run... last nights French Dip & margaritas didn't help. But my Short Term Goal is 185 by Christmas. MidTerm goal is 180 by the time we head to Mexico in January and back to 175 before the NOLA trip in March. My trend line at the Hacker's Diet site says I'm on track...

Cody, what are your short, medium and long term goals?

Haven't been posting much because of a combination of busyness, and some minor personal matters. Found myself +1 to 325 this morning (still down 12 from a week ago) before the Cheerios breakfast/glass of skim milk.

I had a short-term goal of 300 by January 1, however I stated that before knowing that the most healthy way of going about this is to take it 2-3 pounds at a time, which will put me into March. I'd like to put my short-term goals at 315 by Christmas Eve, and 310 by the new year.

Going at the flat rate of 10#/month of 6 months (250 by July 1, 2013), and 5#/month after that (200 by May 1, 2014). I didn't do any research when setting my goals, and initally thought it was realistic but I have seen where losing too much have backfired on people in the long run. The more I'm learning how to do this has made me look at this even closer.

Still struggling with breakfast options. I'm broke right now until Thursday's paycheck, so the 220-calorie breakfast seems to be setting the tone for somewhat bigger lunches and dinners than the usual 600-calorie target. Do I put a peanut butter sandwich on top of my breakfast? That's roughly 350 calories on top of cereal, but it just doesn't seem right.

#35 wrote:Do I put a peanut butter sandwich on top of my breakfast?

Nah, another glass of OJ will do. Did it this morning.

#35 wrote:

#35 wrote:Do I put a peanut butter sandwich on top of my breakfast?

Nah, another glass of OJ will do. Did it this morning.

good Idea, also a lot of dietitians say to drink a glass of water when feeling hungry. They also state that most people don't drink enough water. Try substituting cold water for the pop during the day a little at time if cold turkey makes you miserable.

I'm back under 260 as I weighed in at 258 this morning. Probably won't post a weight again until New Year's Eve morning to give a final report on the year. I just received a long-term sub assignment that will employ me for at least the last two weeks of the semester and possibly the whole month of January. That may cut into my workout time a bit, but the new school I coach for was calling me to sub almost every day anyway so this shouldn't throw off my workout schedule too much!

Water. water. and more water.

Sucks I know, so mix in a Crystal Lite to break the monotony...

189.2, 13.3% BF after a 5 mile run... Should hit the Xmas goal (185) no problem.

I wonder what #35 is up to?..... it's been about a week. Need a report....

191.8, after an afternoon run...

I think the homemade Ham & Bean soup I've been eating for lunches has alot of salt...

Difficult week. Just finished (literally) a three-day stretch of working nights, which doesn't happen often and thus throws a wrench on diet concentration. The rest of the days have been spent alone and in a dull mood, which isn't good for me. I have tonight off of work, and I really feel like going to a bar to watch some sports - just to see how I feel in the social atmosphere. I do not drink, so I'm hoping I can get some diet soda or something. Went down to walking an hour every other day.

Despite all of this depressing stuff, I am holding steady at 324. Looking for the other kick in the gonads to get me going again. There's this girl who's been real nice to me as of late, and she is one of those fitness-types. She likes to throw darts around at bars.

I have no idea where I'm going with this post.

#35 wrote:Looking for the other kick in the gonads to get me going again.

Here's a kick in the 'nads for ya: Post here EVERY DAY, and PLAN your meals out ahead so that working three days in a row doesn't 'throw any wrenches' into your diet.

Work can affect your workout schedule (time), but you can always watch what you eat if you plan ahead.

190.2, 14.3% BF, after a 5 miler

Cutting out the salty soups... need to be 187 by next Tuesday. Will help to be in Peoria... my 5 Points membership is good til the end of December, I can swim and run indoors.