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Disappointing 227.0 this morning. That means -3 for January, which is ok I guess, but it's +0.4 from a little over a week ago. Last night dinner's was Mexican food, with a lot of salt, so I am hopeful that's just a water retention kind of gain, but still...
(And to put that in perspective...I ran three miles yesterday, and had a grand total of 227 calories prior to dinner last night. Last week wasn't the best for me eating-wise, though.)
4 weeks in, I'm down 13 pounds (2 last week). Hit my treadmill goal of 35 minutes X 4, increasing to 40 X 4 this week.
I’m just now at 15 minutes five days/week. I’m up to 1.22 mi. Trying to get to 1.5 mi in 15 minutes. In about a week I’ll be at 20 minutes.
-3 lbs in three weeks. Start diet watching in two weeks...
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...everyone is against me. Neighbor just brought over a 50 LB slab of lasagna with two hunks of cheesy garlic bread...
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1.24 mi 15 min.
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226.2 this morning.
5 weeks in, I'm down 16 pounds, almost 3 this past week. Mrs. BEvans and I are going on a short getaway to Florida Wed-Mon, and I usually stay close to even when I'm on vacation. I won't be watching my calories but not going crazy, either, and not sitting at my desk helps get my steps in.
I'm down about 14 lbs in the past month by going back to my weight watchers food that i recall i could eat. I didnt do real well last night during the super bowl, had a bourbon or two and lost control of my eating as usual. I've been working out several days a week, probably burning about 500 calories. Just anything to get me out of the house and moving is good, this Rona has me moving so much less during the day. As usual, my motivation for losing weight was being on the last belt loop and only having two pair of pants that fit. I think i'm down an inch or two in the waist and have more clothes now, need to lose about ten more before summer.
That's great stuff, Padukacat. I've heard the weight gain by people during quarantine is being called the "Covid 19." You're well on you way to getting that off.
224.8 this morning.
Jealous of that weight drop (and BEvan's too), but I'm working on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Padukacat
Me too. I got sidelined from my machine yesterday due to a minor surgery removing a basal cell from chest area. It was right in the middle of my chest on that bone where there isn’t hardly any skin. So now I’m supposed to limit my upper body movement so I don’t rip out the stitches. I guess I can go half speed and just do the lower body part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
Lent starts Wednesday, and so does the dieting.... goodbye to sweets.
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So here we go, it’s Ash Wednesday. The diet started last night at 11:59:59 pm, including not eating any sweets.
I’ve still got a little over a week before I get my stitches removed and I can get back to exercising.
This morning I weighed in at 231.4.
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Got the old bicycle out yesterday. Rode 9 miles and visited 3 breweries. Thank God I didn’t give up beer for Lent.
I spent 2 weeks offline--vacationing, recovering from vacationing, getting ready to start walking the line again. Starting back tomorrow--exactly 12 weeks until we take another trip in late May, hope to lose 25 pounds by then.
Mrs. BEvans and I took a long walk (about 3 miles) while we were on vacation and it was nice to do that and not be sore the next day. Treadmill time paying off. Looking forward to the warmer weather and doing some work outside.
Hear we go... got the stitches out my chest yesterday. Dr. says take it easy for a few weeks as far as lifting, pushing, pulling, so I figure back on glider and using arms will be okay.
After being off for two weeks went 3/4 mi in 10 minutes. I’ll work on picking up the pace the next few days, then add some time and distance...maybe 2mi by end of next week.
128.4
It’s ridiculous how far out of shape I got in just two weeks without exercise. I hadn’t reached where I wanted to get before I had to take off, but jeez, 10min 3/4mi was tough
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If you notice, I have not posted a weight in a while. I usually do that when I have regressed. I'm not weighing right now while I get back on the straight and narrow.
I did set a "record" today for my recovery time, according to Garmin. It said 47 hours of recovery was needed after my run today. That's not good. Should be somewhere between 20-26 hours or so. Sadly, I chose a not very difficult path, with not very many hills, and only "ran" for about 44 minutes, but my average heart rate was 149 and my maximum was 182. That tells me I was struggling. It was 80 degrees and it's been awhile since the temperature has been that warm, but I generally prefer to run in hotter weather, I'm just out of shape and not used to it.
I will weigh in at the end of this week and see how much I have gained. I don't think it's horrible, but I'm positive it's a good 5 pounds or so.
Last night just under :15 min/1.16 mi peak BPM 174/avg 143
Tonight right :15 min/1.2 mi peak BPM 157/avg 143
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While it would be an understatement to say 2020 was a bit tumultuous, there’s been a surprising silver lining to months and months of quarantine: People around the world are finding the time to reconnect with fitness and healthy eating.
For 40-year-old Mike Fettes of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the correlation between COVID risk and obesity was all it took to realize it was time to make a serious change in his life. After years of poor diet choices and inconsistent fitness routines, Fettes tipped the scales at 440 pounds in March 2020, just as the pandemic was escalating. After a Zoom “happy hour” with friends full of drinks and pizza, Fettes woke up with sudden clarity that something needed to change for the better — and it couldn’t wait.
“I look at the pandemic as a bittersweet blessing — I don’t know if I could have or would have had the free time if it wasn’t for this,” he says. “Every time I’d hear the word ‘obesity’ and ‘COVID’ linked on the news, that fear took over, and I was like ‘I gotta do something.’”
And he did. After setting an initial goal of breaking 400 pounds, Fettes took the first step by completely revamping his diet. Sodas, snacks with artificial sugars, hamburgers and steaks were replaced with water, lean proteins, like white fish and organic chicken breast, and vegetables.
“I started eating lots of organic vegetables and fruits in lots of salads, and I’d make my own salad dressings to go with them to control my calories,” he says. “For me, that was the biggest change diet-wise because I’ve never been a vegetable eater. Now I love them, and I’ve found different ways to make them tasty and healthy.”
At the same time, he started working out. Using the lap pool in his backyard, Fettes’ first swim wasn’t spectacular. Even though he was completely exhausted after five laps and felt frustrated that he was so out of shape, he got out of the pool motivated and in good spirits.
“I made it my goal to come back every day and go one step further,” he says. “If I swam 10 minutes today, I’d do 15 tomorrow, and before I knew it, I was swimming for 45 minutes to an hour continuously. I’d swim through rainstorms, after midnight, anything. I felt very motivated and believed I would make this work.”
Beyond swimming, Fettes started to include walking, jogging and aerobic workouts with a stair stepper. He formulated his own cardio workouts that would last an hour to an hour and a half each day. But the biggest breakthrough came when his long-awaited Peloton bike arrived earlier than expected. He started on the low-impact setting to get used to the feel of riding a stationary bike and gradually worked his way into the “climb” rides for more effective and powerful workouts.
“I’ve ridden every day since I got it, and I don’t even think about not riding it, I’m so into it,” Fettes says. “I remember feeling the sweat and the burn and thinking ‘there’s something here.’ I feel mentally and spiritually well when on the bike, and it’s such a transformative experience for me. You get on the bike and have these intense workouts, and after I’m done, I have this ‘bikers high’ where I just feel incredible.”
By this point, the number on the scale was dropping as fast as his mileage was increasing. He’d already blown past his goal of reaching 320 pounds before his October birthday, and he didn’t stop there.
“I realize I’m at this dangerous point where I’ve done all this work and lost all this weight, and the last thing I want to do is get complacent and start being lazy again or having bad habits,” he says. “I work out harder today than I did at the beginning, and I’m working out with an intention. I have full control over my efforts, and I give it my all and not just go through the motions.”
To hold himself accountable, and by his wife’s recommendation, Fettes started using MyFitnessPal to not just log what he ate during the day, but also track his workouts and even plan his meals in advance. Seeing the complete nutritional picture of carbs, vitamins, sugars and more became an educational tool for him — it helped him make diet choices that benefited his overall health.
“The best thing about the tool is that at the end of the day, it gives you the ‘in five weeks, you’ll weigh this’ number,” he says. “I used it as a motivational tool to beat what the weight projection was, and at the end of the day, I couldn’t wait to put my exercises combined with my meals and hit that ‘complete diary’ button to see what I was going to try to beat weight-wise in five weeks.”
Because of his dedication to eating right, exercising daily, and making smart choices, Fettes didn’t face any serious setbacks along the way. Luckily, his wife, Liz, was joining him on this health and fitness journey, they were able to tackle challenges together.
“Navigating special events like family birthdays and holidays was probably the toughest for me,” he says. “And even though we’re taking quarantine very seriously, we’d want to have a nice meal, so we just made a point to research and do a healthy take on a Thanksgiving or birthday meal, so it didn’t derail our nutritional plan.”
In Fettes’ mind, the most important thing is taking the first step, having an intention, and using that to drive you. Even though he was mentally frustrated when he wasn’t losing the weight as fast as he wanted to, once he lost the first 40 pounds, he found his weight-loss journey became an “unstoppable freight train.”
“I remember being afraid, and instead of getting off the couch and taking action, I’d kind of cower and comfort eat,” he says. “You just have to move — start with the first step, be active, and the rest will follow.”
222.8 this morning. Ran yesterday on a hilly course, slow but 3.15 miles. This morning I had a Zoom Webinar to attend and I took my dictaphone and earphones and walked 4.66 miles during the 90 minute Webinar. Had no visual to watch, just presenters talking so I I didn't have to watch it, just listen. So happy the weather is getting warmer so I can go out.
222.8 is pretty sporty. My weigh in day is on Tuesday... last Tuesday 228.8. I’ve had a couple of hiccups but dieting started two weeks ago. Slow and steady wins this race for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
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^^That’s a lot!!! What are we looking at there?
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Some sort of glitch is what we're looking at. I wish I did that today.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueboss
I walked 3.6 miles while listening to a Webinar and recording dictated notes. Should've been, oh, about 45,000 or so below that. No idea what happened.
Week 9. Been drifting since the last time I noted I've been drifting. Still down about 12 pounds from start, but have to get back on track. Exercising 30 minutes X 4 this week, walking the line on my eating.
Maybe it’s on the week mode...Quote:
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As far as I know it doesn't have a weekly option (for the watch display. I can see it in Garmin Connect app that way.). Those numbers wouldn't have been right anyway for the week.
It reset to 0 today when I put it on so we'll see what happens. It may just be the product of a 3 year old watch needing replacing.
Edit...I checked Garmin Connect app too. It showed 53k daily steps yesterday too. Just funky weird.
I think the most I’ve ever logged in a day was 20-21k, so at 53k you were non stop.
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It didn't happen. It was some sort of glitch.
I also only wear the watch (usually) as I'm going to walk or run. So getting 6000-7500 or so would be a really good day because that's just my exercise. 53k is unlikely to have even been a week's worth.
The week before I wasn’t exercising due to stitches. This past week I went :15min/5 days. This week I’m going :20min/5 days.
55,375 total steps
Avg. 7,911 steps per day.▲38,266 more than last week.
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Tried something new today. Felt fine, but they think I overdid it. Attachment 9973
My top was this at 34803. Was a day I did a 5K at Disney (as you can see started early...and it was cold, friggin cold!), then spent the days at the parksQuote:
Originally Posted by blueboss
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I hit over 31k one day at Disney as well. For my money, a long day at Disney is about as good of exercise as this old man is going to get.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc
The worst part was, toward mid-evening we rode some ride that got you wet. My shorts ended up getting wet, and rather than drying off completely, well, let's just say I earned the rest of those steps and paid for it the remainder of the time we were in Orlando.
Turns out, I'm underweight based on my height... https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ed866c2afa.jpg
Been there, done that. Make it home bowed leggedQuote:
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Had know idea you were Sarr’s size. Sarr is soft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darrell KSR
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My Tuesday weigh in had me at 228.4. Typically when I start my winter routine, I’m down 10lbs by the end of March. I’m only down 5lbs now and not sure I’ll make the other 5 by 3/31.
Whoever mentioned the thing about getting older and pounds coming off slower was right. I am dieting(counting calories), and doing cardio... I’m a bit behind on exercise and being at :40min, 5 days/wk. but jeez, it’s going slow this year.
I’m still going to shoot for 210 by 5/1
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The struggle is real... see bbq thread.
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Tuesday weigh in albeit a little later than usual came in at 227 even.
Up to :25min/2.01 mi five days a week. The distance changes slightly depending on pace but the five day average came to 2.01. Gonna hang here for another week then bump up to :30/five days/wk.
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FWIW, the Garmin has been fine this week. Of course, the weather has been bad, so I have not been able to get out and run, and I only wear it sporadically. Like yesterday was 880 steps or so. I have a treadmill and weights in the garage, but I just don't enjoy that. I guess I need to do like Andy said about Aunt Bea's pickles, "learn to love 'em."