Back in January 2006 when I was sitting very uncomfortably at 263 pounds, I signed up for a free account on Fitday.com and began monitoring and controlling the calories I put in and put out (by way of visual reference, the picture at right was taken in 2000 when I was closer to 270 at …
Two-Oh-Eight! Yep, 24 hours after busting below my previous low-low (and needing almost a month to do so), I achieved my third-stage goal of 208 pounds — and did it 24 hours ahead of schedule. This is the first time since starting this diet in March that I’ve actually hit my target on or before …
Well, I’ve finally come through a static period that truly tried this dieter’s patience. I hit my lowest low — 210.4 pounds — back on July 11, only to yo-yo above that mark until this morning when I stepped on the scale to finally! break through that barrier and achieve a new low weight of …
I’m well past halfway through the first (and briefest) of the three modules of instruction at Rio Hondo College, and because the focus has been decidedly towards the academic side, I’ve frankly gotten off REALLY lucky in terms of the physical aspect of the program. For the second and third modules I clearly understand I …
Allow me to qualify ahead of time: the numbers the scale read off to me this morning are by no means static or definitive. I could go step up on it right now, an hour later, and be shown that I gained a pound. That’s exactly why I step on the thing once each day …
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The first two-month phase of my weight loss ended May 1 on a disappointing note. Back at the beginning n March 1 at 234.8 pounds, I’d set a goal to drop 14.8 to 220, and though on April 27 I landed at 221.4 and seemed on track to achieve it, I then boomeranged the following …
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Given this weekend, my uneducated guess is sometimes you just gotta over-eat to get your metabolism to lighten up. How else can you explain the scale showing me a new low-low of 220.0 pounds this morning following a weekend of ultra-indulgence that began Friday night with ribs and papaya salad and larb and green tea …