Jables' Flabalanche Reduction Thread

[Jables]

http://chaplinscomedyclub.com/hans_franz.jpg

Hear us now and believe us later... we're going to get this girly man in shape and reduce his flabby fanny, ya!


Ok, still sitting at 298... the diet and exercise begins today!

The goal is to get down to 250, and see where it goes from there...

[Minnesota Fats]

I'm here to pump... your stomach!

[Foamy]

I'm here to guard this thread from parodification.

[Jables]

40 minutes of treadmilling last night, down a pound from yesterday when I weighed this morning...

You gonna see a lot of that (treadmilling), it's the only piece of exercise equipment I have at the house. Since my concern is to drop the flab and not necessarily to build muscle, does it matter that my exercising will be almost entirely on the treadmill?

[Titania]

40 minutes of treadmilling last night, down a pound from yesterday when I weighed this morning...
Just a suggestion...don't weigh yourself everyday.

Your weight fluctuates a pound or two throughout the week, so, you may be a pound heavier tomorrow and get frustrated.

You really can't tell anything from frequent weigh-ins...once a week is generally recommended. Enough time has passed that the results you're seeing are meaningful (not just a loss because you are retaining less water), but often enough that you're aware of your progress.

[Minnesota Fats]

No problemo whatsoever!

The toughest part will be keeping it up. Do what you did yesterday the next four days in a row, and bam, you're golden and on your way! Do everything in your power to make sure you keep going.

And remember, if it turns things clear, it's your window to weight gain!

[Gretchen]

40 minutes of treadmilling last night, down a pound from yesterday when I weighed this morning...

You gonna see a lot of that (treadmilling), it's the only piece of exercise equipment I have at the house. Since my concern is to drop the flab and not necessarily to build muscle, does it matter that my exercising will be almost entirely on the treadmill?
While it might not be completely ideal, I managed to lose over 50 pounds using the same type of exercise equipment for 5+ months. (And I've been looking for the same effect as you - not necessarily build muscle, just get moving and work on the weight)

Don't worry about the ideal, especially initially - worry about what you can/will do. If it's all treadmill, so be it - it's far better than nothing!

[Maine-iac]

Yep. I'm in the same boat. The gym is not a realistic option for me, and there is a limit to how much exercise equipment can fit in the house. So I pretty much alternate between the recumbent, aerobics tapes, and occasional recreational exercise like snowshoeing.

Not the optimal routine that a trainer would design, but way better than the slacking off I would do if I tried to fit a gym trip into my current situation. (Rotating shifts are a killer for the person involved, and they're no picnic either for the spouse who ends up shifting their own personal schedule continually in order to actually be able to see the rotating spouse from time to time!)

[Jables]

Down another couple of pounds... first weigh-in is 295

Starting to do a better job about brining lunch rather than buying it, and eating healthier in the process too!

[Jables]

Just a suggestion...don't weigh yourself everyday.

Despite the temptation, no weighing until Wednesday morning :tfh:

[Cannonball]

Despite the temptation, no weighing until Wednesday morning :tfh:

Isn't it weird how the scale becomes a temptation during periods of targeted weight loss? I feel your temptation, bro.

[Jables]

Stepped it up a notch and did an hour on the treadmill tonight... had to make up sooner or later from drowning my sorrows of the Patriots loss in pizza... no snacks at all night, for the weekly weigh-in looms!

[Gummy Venus de Milo]

Stepped it up a notch and did an hour on the treadmill tonight...

Way to step it up! :rock1:

[Jables]

Way to step it up! :rock1:
I got sucked in watching "King of Vegas" on Spike TV and the hour was over before I knew it...

I went from 295 on 1/11 to 289.8 today... down 5.2 pounds! :party:

[Happy Professional]

:rock1: :rock1: Bring it strong or don't bring it at all.

[Uncle Larry]

Nice work, keep it up brother!

[Kaia]

Amazing progress Jables!

And 289.8? What kind of scale do you have? I've never seen anything but .5, lol

[ShakeNBakes]

I got sucked in watching "King of Vegas" on Spike TV and the hour was over before I knew it...

I went from 295 on 1/11 to 289.8 today... down 5.2 pounds! :party:nice... but don't forget to add some http://www.gototem.com/Webgifs/ClipArt/DomAnimals/Rooster.GIF pushups to your routine.... you want to keep balanced :tup:

[Frenchie]

I got sucked in watching "King of Vegas" on Spike TV and the hour was over before I knew it...

I went from 295 on 1/11 to 289.8 today... down 5.2 pounds! :party:

:bighug:

good going!

[Jables]

Amazing progress Jables!

And 289.8? What kind of scale do you have? I've never seen anything but .5, lol

It's my wife's scale... not sure if this (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AHSA8/qid=1137601241) is exactly it, but it's close enough... it reads out to the nearest .1 of a pound. The fact that my first two weigh-ins were a round even number of pounds was just a coincidence

[Jables]

nice... but don't forget to add some http://www.gototem.com/Webgifs/ClipArt/DomAnimals/Rooster.GIF pushups to your routine.... you want to keep balanced :tup:

Tough to make it a long workout though... I mean one is all you need

[Alto Reed on a Tenor Sax]

We have a scale like this here at work, but the number after the decimal always appears to be divisible by 2. I think the scale rounds to the nearest EVEN tenth of a pound.

Could that be what yours does?

[Jables]

We have a scale like this here at work, but the number after the decimal always appears to be divisible by 2. I think the scale rounds to the nearest EVEN tenth of a pound.

Could that be what yours does?

I'll investigate later :)

I just read the product reviews on Amazon and most of them are pretty negative actually, but I haven't found any consistency issues with the scale we have at home (again, I'm not sure if it's this exact scale, but if not, it's pretty darn close)

[Jables]

I'll investigate later :)

I just read the product reviews on Amazon and most of them are pretty negative actually, but I haven't found any consistency issues with the scale we have at home (again, I'm not sure if it's this exact scale, but if not, it's pretty darn close)

I gave the scale a whirl today and it's definitely accurate to the nearest .1 of a pound.... I had an odd number in the tenths spot

[Jables]

Can I count shoveling snow as my exercise for the day? ;)

[Asura]

Yes

[Jables]

:party:

Oh wait, there's still snow waiting at home to be shoveled...

:swear:

[1695814]

http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/Flabalanche

Suggestions for flabalanche:
1. flabbinesses (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=flabbinesses)
2. valuableness (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=valuableness)
3. violableness (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=violableness)
4. phenylalanine (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=phenylalanine)
5. flabbergast (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=flabbergast)
6. furbelowing (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=furbelowing)
7. fireballing (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=fireballing)
8. Philadelphian (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=Philadelphian)
9. philatelically (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=philatelically)
10. free-electron (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=free-electron)

[Jables]

http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/Flabalanche

Suggestions for flabalanche:
1. flabbinesses (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=flabbinesses)
2. valuableness (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=valuableness)
3. violableness (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=violableness)
4. phenylalanine (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=phenylalanine)
5. flabbergast (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=flabbergast)
6. furbelowing (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=furbelowing)
7. fireballing (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=fireballing)
8. Philadelphian (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=Philadelphian)
9. philatelically (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=philatelically)
10. free-electron (http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=free-electron)

I've got a furbelowing...



































.

:-?

[Jables]

I expected to have a bad week, because I didn't exercise as much since I started studying again... but lo and behold

1/25: 285.4

Weekly weight loss = 4.4 pounds
Total weight loss = 12.6 pounds

:D

[Uncle Larry]

Atta boy! Good work man!

[Wesley_Willis]

Can I count shoveling snow as my exercise for the day? ;)

how about shoveling fistfuls of candy into one's insatiable maw?

[Jables]

how about shoveling fistfuls of candy into one's insatiable maw?

Found on New York, New York

In 1990, I used to weigh 397 pounds
I didn't feel good about being fat
I was too fat for my height
Suddenly, I started cutting down on fatty foods

I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down

I used to eat McDonalds hamburgers
I used to eat three Big Macs a night
In 1992, I gained 23 more pounds
Suddenly, I weighed 360 pounds heavier

I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down

From now on, I'm staying away from fatty foods
I'm only eating healthy foods
I'm going to watch my weight
I will make sure not to eat too much

I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down
I'm slimming down

Allstate, you're in good hands

[Happy Professional]

Keep it up big guy (soon to be little guy)

[Jables]

As I mentioned in the weekly weigh in thread, I tripped and twisted my ankle this weekend... I was hoping it'd be back to normal by now, but of course it isn't, and now you all know why I haven't posted anything in my thread for a whole week. Hopefully I'll be back up and running on the treadmill in a few more days!

I was able to drop a few pounds just by eating better...

2/1: 283

Weekly weight loss = 2.4 pounds
Total weight loss = 15 pounds

[Happy Professional]

Keep it up clumsy

[Loner]

I think I need to make my new goal to stay lighter than Jables.

[Jables]

I think I need to make my new goal to stay lighter than Jables.

How can I compete with that, Mr. X-1? :)

[thing]

If you vowed to stay lighter than Loner, we'd have a weight-loss paradox!

[Jables]

The ankle is feeling better, but I'm still not able to exercise the same way I was at the beginning (at least I'm using the extra time to study). The Superbowl was a setback, as I imagine it was for just about everyone, but I ate very light for the rest of the week...

2/8: 280.4

Weekly weight loss = 2.6 pounds
Total weight loss = 17.6 pounds

:D

[Happy Spiaggia]

:guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

[Jables]

<fanfare>

Being the stylish young man that I am, I have but one belt I use for nearly every normal day outfit, and today... I moved down a belt hole!

:tup:

[Allie]

<fanfare>

Being the stylish young man that I am, I have but one belt I use for nearly every normal day outfit, and today... I moved down a belt hole!

:tup:

Congratulations!!

[Happy Entrails]

:rock:

[Maine-iac]

Well, wah-hoo!

:tup:

[Jables]

Could I be having a plateau week? Not going away to visit anybody this weekend for a change so I'll be able to make up for lost time on the treadmill. It might be less than a pound of weight loss this week, but I'll take the extra belt loop for a moral victory!

2/15: 279.5

Weekly weight loss = 0.9 pounds
Total weight loss = 18.5 pounds

:D

[Happy Entrails]

Keep doing your thing dog!

[Jables]

Gotta get below Loner.

NTTAWWT.

:-?

[tommie frazier]

if he had a nickel for everyone who made that statement...

[Loner]

if he had a nickel for everyone who made that statement...

Usually it's a bill, not a coin, and I'm the one handing it over...

[Jables]

2/22: 277.8

Weekly weight loss = 1.7 pounds
Total weight loss = 20.2 pounds

:D

[Bamafan]

You win! You win!! One to nothin'


You know what you get. F+. Click.

;-)

[Jables]

I have no explanation why, but I found much more success this week than the last few...

3/1: 274.0

Weekly weight loss = 3.8 pounds :-o
Total weight loss = 24.0 pounds (halfway to my goal of 250)

:D

[ShakeNBakes]

I have no explanation why, but I found much more success this week than the last few...

3/1: 274.0

Weekly weight loss = 3.8 pounds :-o
Total weight loss = 24.0 pounds (halfway to my goal of 250)

:DNICE... I give your progress 4 jb's (not to be confused with bj's. 'cuz man, this one time....)


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[Jables]

Rough week in the fact that we spent a long weekend out of town baby sitting a 7 year old... you'd think I'd be fairly active with a 7 year old, but I must've been pretty lazy (or it was just that I did a lot of studying)... Combine that with not eating all that well and with weighing myself on someone else's not so accurate scale, I'm happy that I didn't gain weight this week...

3/8: 273.8

Weekly weight loss = 0.2 pounds
Total weight loss = 24.2 pounds

:D

[Maxprime]

Rough week in the fact that we spent a long weekend out of town baby sitting a 7 year old... you'd think I'd be fairly active with a 7 year old, but I must've been pretty lazy (or it was just that I did a lot of studying)... Combine that with not eating all that well and with weighing myself on someone else's not so accurate scale, I'm happy that I didn't gain weight this week...

3/8: 273.8

Weekly weight loss = 0.2 pounds
Total weight loss = 24.2 pounds

:D
Remember that water weight, waste weight, and many other factors apply to single weigh-ins. Being technically dehydrated (happens all the time) is losing 1.5% of body weight in water - which for you is just over 4 lbs.

[Jables]

Yeah, I lost more than expected last week, so this more or less evens things out. I was weighing myself at another house, thinking my weight was pretty stable, but found I was around 277 when I got home, so I basically starved myself to get back down for the weekly weigh in :oops:

[Jables]

My exam is 6 weeks away and I've officially given up on trying to exercise as well as study. In fact, I might stay out of the weight loss threads altogether for the next month and a half... my goal is to keep it under 280 during these next 6 weeks and then try and work on getting those other 30 pounds off.. :oops:

3/15: 275.4

Weekly weight loss = +1.6 pounds
Total weight loss = 22.6 pounds

:D

[LoneGirl]

You might want to rethink that plan - I find that exercising helps me study. I think staying physically fit helps you mentally and helps keep you from getting too stressed out. If I've been sitting and studying for a long period, a good workout helps clear my mind and burn off any frustrations. I find that I'm able to concentrate better when I'm eating healthy and keeping up with my normal workouts.

[Hummer]

You might want to rethink that plan - I find that exercising helps me study. I think staying physically fit helps you mentally and helps keep you from getting too stressed out. If I've been sitting and studying for a long period, a good workout helps clear my mind and burn off any frustrations. I find that I'm able to concentrate better when I'm eating healthy and keeping up with my normal workouts.
I couldn't agree with this more. Don't give up exercise for the sake of studying. There are plenty of hours in the day, you just need to prioritize your schedule. For example, less posting on the AO. :-D

[LoneGirl]

I couldn't agree with this more. Don't give up exercise for the sake of studying. There are plenty of hours in the day, you just need to prioritize your schedule. For example, less posting on the AO. :-D

Exactly. For the past two years, I've done a half marathon in May, which is usually about 2 weeks before the May exams. I was worried I wouldn't have time to train and study, but realized that I have plenty of time if I just prioritize. My biggest time-waster was watching TV - I didn't realize how much I actually watched until I started trying to organize my time. Even if you're not training for an event, surely you can find just 30 minutes a few times a week to workout. That will keep up your fitness level enough so that when your exam is over, it'll be easier to get back into it. If you quit for 6 weeks, trust me, it'll be 10 times harder to start back up again!

[Jables]

http://chaplinscomedyclub.com/hans_franz.jpg

Hear us now and believe us later... we've had enough of this girly man "studying" excuse! Now that the exam is over, it's back to exercising! There's still a flabalanche advisory warning in effect!

[Jables]

So, I basically stopped exercising completely in order to study for my exam, and in turn I put back on a few pounds... weighed in this morning at 279. Not great, but if you saw the way I ate for the last month and a half, I'm pleased that the number isn't higher... back to business now!

5/3: 279

Total weight loss = 19 pounds

[thing]

And your new resolve goal is... (weight and date!)

[Jables]

No set date, but I still want to get down to 250 and see what happens from there...

[Jables]

If you follow the Red Sox thread, you'll know that yesterday I had a surprise trip to Fenway for the game... 2 times in a week? Not looking forward to Wednesday... :spnner:

[Jables]

Making progress in the right direction once again...

5/10: 277.8

Weekly weight loss = 1.2 pounds
Total weight loss = 20.2 pounds

:D

[Cannonball]

Making progress in the right direction once again...

5/10: 277.8

Weekly weight loss = 1.2 pounds
Total weight loss = 20.2 pounds

:D

Not too shabby, flabby! Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

[Maine-iac]

:tup:

Not bad considering the Fenway jaunts!

[Jables]

:tup:

Not bad considering the Fenway jaunts!

Seriously, I've got one more game (against the MFY) later this month and then I'm away from Fenway until September, barring any other "surprise" trips...

[Listeria]

S for Set a target weight for the house-warming party!

[Jables]

:lol:

Slow and steady...

5/17: 276.5

Weekly weight loss = 1.3 pounds
Total weight loss = 21.5 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Gah, another Fenway trip (my last one until September, I promise!) and sitting around watching other games on my butt from home isn't helping...

5/24: 276.1

Weekly weight loss = 0.4 pounds
Total weight loss = 21.9 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Exercise, schmexercise... I think the bulk of my weight came from sweating my ass off opening up the pool this weekend!

5/31: 273.8

Weekly weight loss = 2.3 pounds
Total weight loss = 24.2 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

6/7: 272.0

Weekly weight loss = 1.8 pounds
Total weight loss = 26.0 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

6/14: 270.4

Weekly weight loss = 1.6 pounds
Total weight loss = 27.6 pounds

:D

[Maine-iac]

Very nice! :tup:

[Frenchie]

Slow and steady...

6/14: 270.4

Weekly weight loss = 1.6 pounds
Total weight loss = 27.6 pounds

:D

So what are people saying now that you're melting away?

[Jables]

Nothing actually... I got a couple of comments months ago when I had lost about 15 pounds or so but nothing as of late...

[Aeyyyyyy]

I assume we're talking about the office... perhaps if you removed your shirt? Aeyyyyyy!

[Jables]

I'll give it a try on casual Friday.

[Jables]

(Sorry I haven't checked in in a while... I got a temporary suspension from work for indecent exposure...)

Very slow and very steady...

7/5: 269.7

"Weekly" weight loss = 0.7 pounds
Total weight loss = 28.3 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Still slow and still steady...

7/19: 266.9

"Weekly" weight loss = 2.9 pounds
Total weight loss = 31.2 pounds

:D

[Katie.]

Great job!

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

7/26: 265.1

Weekly weight loss = 1.8 pounds
Total weight loss = 33.0 pounds

:D

[Maine-iac]

Very nice! :tup:

[Jables]

I was sick during the last week... I thought with all the :exams: and :moon2:, I'd have an easier time losing weight. Not so... :shake:

8/2: 266.6

Weekly weight loss = +1.5 pounds
Total weight loss = 31.5 pounds

:swear:

[Jables]

Reversing last week's trend...

8/9: 265.4

Weekly weight loss = 1.2 pounds
Total weight loss = 32.7 pounds

:grin:

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

8/16: 264.0

Weekly weight loss = 1.4 pounds
Total weight loss = 34.0 pounds

:D

(oh yeah, and I screwed up the math some time ago and was off by a tenth of a pound somewhere in the total calculation)

[Maine-iac]

Nicely done! (The weight loss, not the arithmetic. ;) )

[Kaia]

Excellent work Jables! You go boy!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

8/23: 263.3

Weekly weight loss = 0.7 pounds
Total weight loss = 34.7 pounds

:D

[Jables]

Slow and steady...

8/30: 262.9

Weekly weight loss = 0.4 pounds
Total weight loss = 35.1 pounds

:D

[Jables]

:bump: for Biggest Loser 2.0

I got down as low as 240 (I stopped updating this thread to preventing outing myself any further than I might already be)... got a bit lazy at times and have crept back up to 251.4 as of this morning. Time to reverse the trend! :tup:

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)

Good healthy week overall capped by a marathon session on the treadmill Sunday :)

[wat?]

RAWK!!

[Qisoneminusp]

Jables is going to be baby-sass in no time!

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1) :shake:

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)

No longer obese, merely overwight! :guitarwo:

[Maine-iac]

A milestone!
:tup:

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)

[Jables]

Flabalanchaaaaa!!!

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)
9/22/08: 243.6 lbs (+2.3)

Blech.

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)
9/22/08: 243.6 lbs (+2.3)
9/29/08: 242.0 lbs (-1.6)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)
9/22/08: 243.6 lbs (+2.3)
9/29/08: 242.0 lbs (-1.6)
10/6/08: 243.2 lbs (+1.2)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)
9/22/08: 243.6 lbs (+2.3)
9/29/08: 242.0 lbs (-1.6)
10/6/08: 243.2 lbs (+1.2)
10/13/08: 241.7 lbs (-1.5)

[Jables]

7/7/08: 251.4 lbs
7/14/08: 249.7 lbs (-1.7)
7/21/08: 246.2 lbs (-3.5)
7/28/08: 248.3 lbs (+2.1)
8/4/08: 245.5 lbs (-2.8)
8/11/08: 244.9 lbs (-0.6)
8/18/08: 243.8 lbs (-1.1)
8/25/08: 242.9 lbs (-0.9)
9/2/08: 243.5 lbs (+0.6)
9/8/08: 242.1 lbs (-1.4)
9/15/08: 241.3 lbs (-0.8)
9/22/08: 243.6 lbs (+2.3)
9/29/08: 242.0 lbs (-1.6)
10/6/08: 243.2 lbs (+1.2)
10/13/08: 241.7 lbs (-1.5)
10/20/08: 242.4 lbs (+0.7)

Two months of going nowhere...

[Jables]

Wow, was I really down in the 240's? I don't even remember buying new clothes! (cheap actuary)

I guess I really was, based on an old pic from around 2008 I found... I like that guy a lot better. I've unfortunately gone back to my couch potato ways and ballooned back up to 290 since then.

In an unfortunate set of circumstances, what with the timing of resolutions and all, a family friend of my wife's passed away on New Years Day of a heart attack. He was only 51 (20 years older than yours truly) when he died, and it kind of gave everyone the shock we needed to form a weight loss group and get our fitness goals back in priority. We're weighing in every two weeks for starters, and despite not getting in a ton of exercise, I have had some early success largely through changing my eating habits.

1/1/12: 290 lbs
1/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
1/29/12: ???
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[wat?]

Wow, was I really down in the 240's? I don't even remember buying new clothes! (cheap actuary)

I guess I really was, based on an old pic from around 2008 I found... I like that guy a lot better. I've unfortunately gone back to my couch potato ways and ballooned back up to 290 since then.

In an unfortunate set of circumstances, what with the timing of resolutions and all, a family friend of my wife's passed away on New Years Day of a heart attack. He was only 51 (20 years older than yours truly) when he died, and it kind of gave everyone the shock we needed to form a weight loss group and get our fitness goals back in priority. We're weighing in every two weeks for starters, and despite not getting in a ton of exercise, I have had some early success largely through changing my eating habits.

1/1/12: 290 lbs
1/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
1/29/12: ???
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

Welcome back, Jables. Sorry to hear about the loss ...

Good luck in your endeavors!

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/12/12: ???
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[tgadd]

:tup:

Good work. So you're just changing your diet? Anything particular?

[Jables]

I've been eating better... healthier choices, more focus on portion control, etc... Drinking a lot more water and a lot less diet soda too. Also, actually using our treadmill as a treadmill, and not as a laundry drying rack! :tup:

[Jables]

Sorry I forgot to chime in here... but a few of us in our little weight loss group were out of town on Sunday, so we agreed to push the next weigh-in back by a week, helps to recover from the Super Bowl too, which is probably a good thing, since my unofficial self weigh-in on Sunday had me at the same place I was 2 weeks earlier

[wat?]

Sorry I forgot to chime in here... but a few of us in our little weight loss group were out of town on Sunday, so we agreed to push the next weigh-in back by a week, helps to recover from the Super Bowl too, which is probably a good thing, since my unofficial self weigh-in on Sunday had me at the same place I was 2 weeks earlier

It's ok to temporarily fall off the wagon, as long as you get back on.

Keep up the good work, Jables!

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[tgadd]

:tup:

Doing good.

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[tgadd]

Heyo! Keep up the good work Jables!

[Jables]

http://www.mmuharriers.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/forrest-gump.jpg

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
04/22/12: 258.8 lbs (-6.1, -31.2 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[tgadd]

You're doing awesome. Very impressive stuff. I can't wait for your to hit your goal and Profit!

[ditkaworshipper]

That is some quick progress you're making. Keep up the program, and don't worry if you slow down on the weight loss. You're doing excellent.

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
04/22/12: 258.8 lbs (-6.1, -31.2 total)
05/06/12: 256.3 lbs (-2.5, -33.7 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[Jables]

A big of a delay, but slowly and steadily making progress...

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
04/22/12: 258.8 lbs (-6.1, -31.2 total)
05/06/12: 256.3 lbs (-2.5, -33.7 total)
06/03/12: 249.4 lbs (-6.9, -40.6 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[T-roy Boy]

Wow, great job on getting another 10# milestone. Keep it up.

[Jables]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
04/22/12: 258.8 lbs (-6.1, -31.2 total)
05/06/12: 256.3 lbs (-2.5, -33.7 total)
06/03/12: 249.4 lbs (-6.9, -40.6 total)
06/24/12: 245.3 lbs (-4.1, -44.7 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!

[tgadd]

Keep up the good work. You're kicking it's ass.

[high9]

Well done Jables!

[Chief Petosky]

Great job! Keep at it.

[IMP]

01/01/12: 290 lbs
01/15/12: 281.9 lbs (-8.1)
01/29/12: 277.2 lbs (-4.7, -12.8 total)
02/19/12: 274.8 lbs (-2.4, -15.2 total)
03/04/12: 272.1 lbs (-2.7, -17.9 total)
03/18/12: 267.7 lbs (-4.4, -22.3 total)
04/01/12: 264.9 lbs (-2.8, -25.1 total)
04/22/12: 258.8 lbs (-6.1, -31.2 total)
05/06/12: 256.3 lbs (-2.5, -33.7 total)
06/03/12: 249.4 lbs (-6.9, -40.6 total)
06/24/12: 245.3 lbs (-4.1, -44.7 total)
...
...
Eventually: Profit!:clap: you're doing awesome jables!!!

[wooHoo]

Impressive stuff. keep it up.