The DIS Dad's Club Group W.I.S.H. Journal

[AJRitz]

OK Guys - the longer we wait to get started, the less likely we are to take advantage of the push that our revered founder The Disney Fanatic gave us. So here it is - a group W.I.S.H. Journal for the DIS Dads. If you're wondering what to post here, here are some suggestions originally made by DDC member that's nice:

Current weight
Body fat (don't know if anyone has easy access to this info)
Desired weight
Exercise routine?
Eating habbits?
What we want to accomplish?
Daily updates... if you fell off the wagon?
Weekly weigh ins
ETC......

So post away - here's to there being substantially less of us all in the not-too-distant future!

[AJRitz]

Participants
AJRitz
DisneyDadC
afwdwfan
that's nice
Captain_Oblivious
tutter99
Rental01
stopher1
FreezinRafiki
GoHerd1028

[AJRitz]

I'll get us kicked off:

Height: 5' 11"
Current weight: 260
Body fat: Not sure, but we've got a scale that should give me a rough estimate tomorrow
Desired weight: 200 (but I'm not in a rush to get there)
Exercise routine: I'm shooting for using the treadmill 5x/week, for at least 40 minutes each time. I'll also be mixing in some work with free weights. The important thing for me right now is consistency and making it a real routine.
Eating habbits: Poor. My biggest issues are with managing portion sizes. I have a particular weakness of ice cream, especially super-premium ice cream. It's dangerous for Ben & Jerry's pints to find their way to our freezer, because I'll start and finish the entire pint in one sitting.

Tonight, I started my exercise program. After getting the kids to bed, I headed down to the basement and got the treadmill set back up. I did 40 minutes of the treadmill's "Weight Loss" program, which varied my incline and rate of speed. Speed varied between 1.8 mph and 4.5 mph. To keep it from getting boring, I watched an episode from Season Two of Mad Men on my iPad while I exercised.

[DisneyDadC]

ok let me give this a shot

I am 6' 1"
Weigh 225
no idea on my body fat
I would like to get to 200ish
My work out will be probably be just treadmill couple nights a week
Basically I will try to cut my meal portions.Believe me this will
be hard as I love to eat.So now instead of eating 8 slices of pizza I will cut back to 6.Instead of 3 dozen hot wings I Will cut back to 1 or 2 doz.My point is I will still eat poorly but hopefully better.lol
believe it or not this worked for me last yr doing just what i said above,the key for me will be the timing of my eating.I do allot of physical work so I burn allot of cals.So I need to eat and burn cals ,not eat then go to bed no food after 8 pm !.
Maybe with a push from the DDC I will get a better routine!!!

[afwdwfan]

Just read DisneyDadC's post and it is so close to my situation that I considered just quoting it and saving myself from having to type this.

Ht: 6'2"
Wt: 232
Body Fat: 20.86% based on Rental01's website (21.5% on the scales at home)
My goal is 200, but honestly I would like to build more muscle so I'm going to shoot for about 210 and worry more about burning off the body fat.
My workout routine will be 3-5 days/week of 45-60 min on an elliptical and weight training on a bowflex. In a few weeks I will begin playing basketball 2 nights a week as well.
Like DisneyDadC... need to cut my portions back... way back. The pizza thing struck a cord with me. My wife brings home a pizza and she'll eat 2 slices... I clean out the box and then look for a snack. When I commit to doing it, I'm pretty good about watching what I eat, it is just hard to keep that commitment. It is especially hard at work when my lunch options are typically fast food or more fast food and we have all the popcorn I can eat all day long and it doesn't cost me a thing. popcorn::
What I want to accomplish is putting on jeans that fit more comfortably (without buying bigger jeans). I really don't like the gut hanging out over the belt either. I just want to burn some of the fat down and build some of the muscle back up. Like I said earlier, it isn't about losing weight to me so much as burning fat/building muscle and just making myself feel better. I know that right now I don't have any real problems to fix, but I also know my family and I know that if I go on eating like I do and don't work out the health issues will come.

[that's nice]

Name: Tim

HT: 6'1''

Current weight: 207

Desired weight: 195

Body fat: not sure

Exercise routine? I haven't been to the gym since May. But am hoping to start 3 days a week next week. I will do a combination of walking/jogging and weights.

Eating habits? I don't think I eat all too bad but my wife would beg to differ. I drink primarily water but I do have about 1 soda a week. I used to eat chips everyday and we rarely buy them anymore. I love french fries and anything potatoes. I've also cut most fast food out of my diet, although I still eat it from time to time.

What we want to accomplish? My father had to have 5 vessel bypass at age 51. The doctor suggested that everyone in the family get checked. When I went my cholesterol was high. I was supposed to go back after 6 months and have it checked again but I didn't go. I was too scared that it would still be high and I would have to start on medication. I hate meds! LOL I hope that after getting into a solid routine again and eating smaller portions I will gain the confidence to get back to the doctor. I just need to get more active and when I was exercising I had more energy throughout the day.

[AJRitz]

I weighed myself properly this morning just before taking my shower. My wife's fancy-schmancy scale said I weighed 255 (apparently, I walked off several pounds, probably of water weight, last night + the clothing I was wearing last night). The scale also reported 35.3% body fat :scared1:

This morning, for breakfast, I had a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal with skim milk. Right now, I'm sitting in a coffee shop enjoying a large cup of black coffee - no cream or sugar, and I passed on the really tasty-looking scone in the case next to the register. :)

[Captain_Oblivious]

Ok, here's my stats. I'll probably wreck these numbers after doing a week of free dining at Disney all next week:

Height: 5' 11"

Current weight: 175

Body fat: unsure

Desired weight: 160-165 (I have a thin build, but right now I have a little bit of a belly and no muscle tone. I also have high cholesterol)

Exercise routine: I would love to at least use my Wii Fit for a half-hour 5 times a week. I usually try to balance some cardio/running with simple strenght exercises like sit-ups and push-ups. On nice days, I would like to try and get out and run (although I really hate running).

Eating habits: Poor. I love meat, potatoes, deep-fried foods, pizza, meat covered with cheese, desserts, and drink way too much soda (even though I do more diet sodas). I hate vegetables and don't eat much fruit. I'm basically a nutrionist's worst nightmare, and my cholesterol tests way over 200 as a result.

[tutter99]

OK guys, here goes. I'll throw this out there so no one feels self conscious about posting their weight.
Current weight 335:scared1:
Body fat There is a bunch of it
Desired weight 280
Exercise routine? walking (5k), hopefully getting up to 6x a week

Yes that is not a typo I'm around the 335 mark (I think, have to get back on the scale tomorrow morning), the only saving grace of that is that I'm 6'8".
I did the Expedition Everest Challenge at Animal Kingdom last June and managed to beat out a good portion of the field.

I've had type 2 diabetes for about 10 years now so I definitely am limited as far as what I can do for dieting so I don't mess up my blood sugar too much.
I know of at least one other Disdad with type 2 and if anyone needs to talk about it I'm more than happy to share what I know (I know quite a bit, just suck at actually applying it!).

So tonight I charge up the Ipod and set the alarm for 5:00am to hit the road in my neighborhood. It begins............................

[tutter99]

Exercise routine: I would love to at least use my Wii Fit for a half-hour 5 times a week. I usually try to balance some cardio/running with simple strenght exercises like sit-ups and push-ups. On nice days, I would like to try and get out and run (although I really hate running).


If you can, try to get a copy of Active by EA Sports for the Wii. It basically sets up circuit training for you using cardio, strength (through resistance bands), and stretching. You can edit the workouts however you want. It has a 30 day challenge that is way tougher than you would expect from a Wii "game".

[Rental01]

Name: Ian

Height: 5'9"

Current weight: 248

Body fat: 24% (according to the Body Fat Calculator (http://www.fitwatch.com/qkcalc/body-fat-percentage-calculator.php))

Desired weight: 145-160

Exercise routine: We have a treadmill but we have weird power in our house so it's hard to use sometimes. I plan on using the treadmill when it's working well and Wii Fit daily. I try not to run as much as my calves tighten up really fast. I also have a step counter that I used to try to keep above 10,000 steps a day. In the summer that's kind of hard because I really hate walking in the humidity and heat. Let's see if I can boost that a bit more.

Eating habbits: Not bad but I tend to order EXTRA things that I don't need. I also have a penchant for cookies. And ice cream. Oh! And CHEESE! Oh! And PIE! mmm... delicious pie.... Oh, wait. I, uh, probably should stop fantasizing... sorry

What I want to accomplish? I want to be able to run and play with my kids like I used to without running out of steam. I'd also like to burn my current clothes.

[AJRitz]

OK guys, here goes. I'll throw this out there so no one feels self conscious about posting their weight.
Current weight 335:scared1:
Body fat There is a bunch of it
Desired weight 280
Exercise routine? walking (5k), hopefully getting up to 6x a week

Yes that is not a typo I'm around the 335 mark (I think, have to get back on the scale tomorrow morning), the only saving grace of that is that I'm 6'8".
I did the Expedition Everest Challenge at Animal Kingdom last June and managed to beat out a good portion of the field.

This post reminded me of a story that might add a touch of levity to our challenge. A few years ago, DW befriended the then-8-year-old son of a co-worker. The boy was a big kid - tall for his age, but also a bit chubby, and kids at school were teasing him. DW told him not to worry, that he was eating healthy and exercising, so he'd likely have another growth spurt soon and he wouldn't be chubby anymore. He contemplated that explanation for a bit and then said, "[AJRitz] isn't going to get any taller, is he?"

[Captain_Oblivious]

If you can, try to get a copy of Active by EA Sports for the Wii. It basically sets up circuit training for you using cardio, strength (through resistance bands), and stretching. You can edit the workouts however you want. It has a 30 day challenge that is way tougher than you would expect from a Wii "game".

Thanks! I'll check that out.

[Rental01]

If you can, try to get a copy of Active by EA Sports for the Wii. It basically sets up circuit training for you using cardio, strength (through resistance bands), and stretching. You can edit the workouts however you want. It has a 30 day challenge that is way tougher than you would expect from a Wii "game".

My wife and I have seen that one but I think the Wii Fit is enough for us for now. Maybe next month.

[afwdwfan]

I've had type 2 diabetes for about 10 years now so I definitely am limited as far as what I can do for dieting so I don't mess up my blood sugar too much.
I know of at least one other Disdad with type 2 and if anyone needs to talk about it I'm more than happy to share what I know (I know quite a bit, just suck at actually applying it!).


I just found out a few days ago that a neighbor of ours has type 2 diabetes... 16 year old high school student, probably 1% body fat (I exaggerate only slightly). This kid is the picture of fitness... runs cross country and plays basketball.

Don't know much about it myself, but from what I'm hearing from his family sounds like a lot for a kid that age to have to go through for the rest of his life...

[stopher1]

Ok, so here I am too. I've been battling this stupidity for 12 years now. Hopefully I can finally get the motivation I need. We just signed up for a High Adventure Trip with the Scout Troop last night for next summer, with miles of backpacking - so combined, I'm praying that the motivation will be there.

Height: 5'11"

Current weight: 245

Body fat: Too much, 27.7%

Desired weight: 190-200 (but the BSA tells me that the recommened weight range for my height is 136-193)

Exercise routine? We have a treadmill that broke 2 years ago. I've been walking around the neighborhood, probably 1 mile or 1.5 miles 3x per week, but need to up it to daily. Ideally I need to start running again too (used to be on the Cross Country and track team in Jr & Sr HS). I've been looking at doing the Couch to 5K routine. I have a desk job, that involves little movement all day, except for hitting the head, getting up to make lunch, going over to the scanner/copier, etc. Any exercise is going to come at home or away from work.

Eating habits? Bad, BAd, BAD I love pizza, junk food & fast food too much. I do like many fruits, but just don't get enough of them. I eat veggies when my wife cooks, but if I'm cooking, I usually don't incorporate them into the meal. I really do love some of the dark greens such as spinach, broccoli, zucchini and asparagus, but more often we'll have the light greens or yellows (salad, corn, summer squash) or the oranges (carrots, etc).

Unfortunately I love ice cream. Some times I will pass on it when the kids have some, other times I have it - and then have more after they've gone to bed.

I also love to snack. Having snacks at the office doesn't help.

And nearly worst of all, I love Coke. The real stuff, not that diet stuff. I have at least one per day, which I do know is very bad for me. I have cut back from 2 -4 per day, and need to reduce to only one or 2 per week, if not eliminate them altogether. I've tried going cold turkey and have failed miserably each time. I do NOT have any soft drinks while on campouts with the Scouts , but each time come home and see them and "have to" have one, jumping right back on the bad trail.

[stopher1]

Here's the table that the BSA looks at for weight allowances that I refer to in my initial post. It's on all of the health (physical) forms that must be submitted annually. It's pretty fascinating to see how each person fits in according to the US Dept of Health & Human Services guidelines. By this table, I'm obese, and sadly I know it, but haven't done much about it. Sigh.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm34/stopher1_photos/WeightTable_Page_2.jpg

[Rental01]

By this table, I'm obese, and sadly I know it, but haven't done much about it.
We weighed in on our Wii Fit two days ago (right after we got it) and my whole family was in lower end of the the "normal" range. Me? I topped it out on the very top of obese. I threw my hands up and said "I win!". My wife wasn't pleased.

*sigh*

[tutter99]

This post reminded me of a story that might add a touch of levity to our challenge. A few years ago, DW befriended the then-8-year-old son of a co-worker. The boy was a big kid - tall for his age, but also a bit chubby, and kids at school were teasing him. DW told him not to worry, that he was eating healthy and exercising, so he'd likely have another growth spurt soon and he wouldn't be chubby anymore. He contemplated that explanation for a bit and then said, "[AJRitz] isn't going to get any taller, is he?"

:lmao:

I just found out a few days ago that a neighbor of ours has type 2 diabetes... 16 year old high school student, probably 1% body fat (I exaggerate only slightly). This kid is the picture of fitness... runs cross country and plays basketball.

Don't know much about it myself, but from what I'm hearing from his family sounds like a lot for a kid that age to have to go through for the rest of his life...

It is definitely a strange thing, but really no different than people who need medication because they don't produce enough of certain chemicals in the brain who need antidepressants. The cool thing is that I have no doubt this will be cured in the next 20 years or so. There was some really cool research presented by a pair of doctors from New Zealand and Canada, basically there are these things called islets in the body that produce insulin, they harvested these isolets from pigs and injected them into test subjects who had Type 1 diabetes that was so uncontrollable they had to use an insulin pump to monitor their blood sugar and constantly adjust the dosage of insulin. Within a few days of the transplant they were off the pump and their blood sugar remained normal for over 26 months.

The worst thing that happened to me after I found out that I had Type 2 was talking to older people who had it and those people talking to my parents. It sounds like that is what he might be hearing, that he can't ever have cake again, he'll have to monitor exactly what he eats for the rest of his life, an a bunch of other things that will make his life hell. There is so much new information that is out there that completely goes against what the previous generation was told. Just like anything else it is moderation, I can eat anything I want, I just need to know what the portion size I can handle. When I'm at Disney I can eat pretty much whatever I want because I'm walking all day so my body is taking care of the extra carbs. I scuba dive, I just know I have to test my blood before I dive and I normally down a candy bar before I go in to make sure my numbers don't drop too low while I'm down.

If you see him tell him it's no different than asthma or any other thing. It is actually kind of amazing to be able to monitor your blood sugar and get explanations for stuff that has happened. I've been in a crappy mood for apparently no reason before, tested my sugar, found it was low, ate something and after 30 minutes felt "normal".

OK, I'll stop rambling..........for now.

[tutter99]

By this table, I'm obese, and sadly I know it, but haven't done much about it. Sigh.


When I was about 295 my doctor told me he would like to see me weigh 210. I told him "I would like a pony. Do you really think either of us will get our wish?"

[DisneyDadC]

Here's the table that the BSA looks at for weight allowances that I refer to in my initial post. It's on all of the health (physical) forms that must be submitted annually. It's pretty fascinating to see how each person fits in according to the US Dept of Health & Human Services guidelines. By this table, I'm obese, and sadly I know it, but haven't done much about it. Sigh.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm34/stopher1_photos/WeightTable_Page_2.jpg

hey how is this chart supposed to motivate me?????? according to this chart I have a few pounds I can still gain to hit my max acceptence...Time to go eat lol.



just kiddin will try to clean off the treadmill tonight.

[FreezinRafiki]

I'm in too. About 2 years ago, I lost about 40 pounds and have kept most of it off. However, I only made it about 2/3 of the way to my goal and I have plateaued. I'm hoping a little extra accountability and motivation will help.

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 205

Body Fat: Umm..somewhere between squishy and jiggly

Desired Goal: 180. I was thrilled when I went from a size 38 jeans to size 34. I could see dropping to a 32, but most of what I need to get rid of is hanging off my belly

Exercise: Two dogs and an iPod. I used to take them for 3 mile walks 4-6 times a week. Things get busy and I've been slacking on that. We also belong to a gym with a lap pool and ice rink. Now that the weather is turning colder I hope to get back there. They also have an "over 30" men's hockey league. I've never played hockey before, but it looks like a lot of fun...

Diet: This is where my strong suit is (or at least, was). When I started my new way of life a few years ago, I went totally crazy with searching for information. I printed out the nutritional menus of just about every restaurant in town off of their web pages. Talk about an eye opener - Some of those burgers were over 1200 calories! I tried to cut out everything fried. I've fallen off that bandwagon a bit too.

Motivation: The kids. I'm OK to play with them now, but what about when they're teenagers and want to play some pickup basketball with their dad? I can't be winded after 5 minutes of playtime. I've got to put in the work now to have a better future.

[stopher1]

Motivation: The kids. I'm OK to play with them now, but what about when they're teenagers and want to play some pickup basketball with their dad? I can't be winded after 5 minutes of playtime. I've got to put in the work now to have a better future.

Oh yeah baby! Tell me about it. Just wait til they are teenagers and want dad to do stuff with them... if I had thought this way 10 years ago I would surely be out there playing dodgeball, basketball, and all of those other things my sons like to do with their friends too... instead, I'm the winded after 5 minutes guy who makes an appearance, jokes around and then leaves. *SIGH*

[DisneyDadC]

I think what we all need is a good snow fall so we can get outside and shovel,and play in the snow to get our hearts pumping!!!!

[stopher1]

I think what we all need is a good snow fall so we can get outside and shovel,and play in the snow to get our hearts pumping!!!!

Bite your tongue there Carl! Snow will fly soon enough. Let the leaves fall first - all the raking I have to do will do some good first (Since we bought the house new, we've put in 21 trees (19 of which are deciduous). We did remove 3 that didn't make it. Many have them been around 6 of the 8 years we've lived in this house now, so many are as tall as or taller than the house now, producing lots of leaves! Last year I put some 32 bags of leaves by the street for pick-up. This year I know will be more. The lot was barren when the house was built, since it was former farmland. We definitely have some shade now. I can only imagine what it will be like in another 10, 20, 30 years.

[Rental01]

Diet: This is where my strong suit is (or at least, was). When I started my new way of life a few years ago, I went totally crazy with searching for information. I printed out the nutritional menus of just about every restaurant in town off of their web pages. Talk about an eye opener - Some of those burgers were over 1200 calories! I tried to cut out everything fried. I've fallen off that bandwagon a bit too.

See, for me, that's the stickler. It sounds like way too much work figuring out what's in what and determining what I can or can't eat. How do I know what's a good place for me to start and what I should aim for. Blue Cross (my insurance) offers incentives for people who have 5 servings of fruit and veggies every day, but that would be hard for me to follow as well.

[afwdwfan]

When I was about 295 my doctor told me he would like to see me weigh 210. I told him "I would like a pony. Do you really think either of us will get our wish?"

Funniest thing I've seen all day. Made me laugh out loud at work.:lmao:

hey how is this chart supposed to motivate me?????? according to this chart I have a few pounds I can still gain to hit my max acceptence...Time to go eat lol.

just kiddin will try to clean off the treadmill tonight.

I was thinking the same thing... then I noticed the lump hanging over my belt....:rolleyes1

[AJRitz]

See, for me, that's the stickler. It sounds like way too much work figuring out what's in what and determining what I can or can't eat. How do I know what's a good place for me to start and what I should aim for. Blue Cross (my insurance) offers incentives for people who have 5 servings of fruit and veggies every day, but that would be hard for me to follow as well.

A few suggestions:
1) Don't worry about being perfect, having perfect information, etc. Focus on improvement.
2) The Internet is an amazing thing. Do you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? There's a great app called Fat Secret that has a database of foods and their nutritional content right at your fingertips.
3) Focus on a few basic things - a) Prefer nutritionally dense foods to "empty" calories. Vegetables (especially) and fruits give you lots of nutritional bang for your calorie buck. Note: Fruit juice doesn't count. It's almost as bad for you as fully sugared soda. To get the real nutritional benefits of fruit, you need to be eating skin and pulp and water that gets left out of juice. b) When you eat grains, prefer whole grains. The fiber in whole grains helps clean your arteries, makes you feel full, and reduces to simple sugars in your blood at a slower rate than more refined grains. c) Control portion sizes. An appropriate "portion" of protein is about the size of your palm. d) When you eat dairy, focus on low or no fat versions. Unless you're an infant, you don't need milk fat. You do need calcium. e) Finally, don't eat until you are full. If you do, you're overfull. It can take as much as 20 minutes for your brain to register your stomach's message that it is "full" - everything you eat in those twenty minutes is beyond your body feeling full.

[Rental01]

A few suggestions:
1) Don't worry about being perfect, having perfect information, etc. Focus on improvement.
My mom was always into the Weight Watchers thing and she had her numbers memorized. My problem is that I always saw her working out her meals with a calculator or a notebook. For me, that's just not any fun at all.
2) The Internet is an amazing thing. Do you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad? There's a great app called Fat Secret that has a database of foods and their nutritional content right at your fingertips.
Just downloaded it! I like free apps and this looks REALLY cool. I like the barcode scanner and food diary. Now to keep up with it...
3) Focus on a few basic things - a) Prefer nutritionally dense foods to "empty" calories. Vegetables (especially) and fruits give you lots of nutritional bang for your calorie buck. Note: Fruit juice doesn't count. It's almost as bad for you as fully sugared soda. To get the real nutritional benefits of fruit, you need to be eating skin and pulp and water that gets left out of juice. b) When you eat grains, prefer whole grains. The fiber in whole grains helps clean your arteries, makes you feel full, and reduces to simple sugars in your blood at a slower rate than more refined grains. c) Control portion sizes. An appropriate "portion" of protein is about the size of your palm. d) When you eat dairy, focus on low or no fat versions. Unless you're an infant, you don't need milk fat. You do need calcium. e) Finally, don't eat until you are full. If you do, you're overfull. It can take as much as 20 minutes for your brain to register your stomach's message that it is "full" - everything you eat in those twenty minutes is beyond your body feeling full.
I'm a huge fan of veggies but I often forget to buy them. As a family we're big into fruit as well. Portion control has always been a problem for me. I like to eat and I don't often know when to stop. Esp if I'm still hungry. Re: Milk - we're big fans of soy milk (3 of the 4 of us have mild to severe lactose intolerance). Will that help as well?

I really appreciate your help. These are all things that have hindered my approach to this in the past. Oh, and I did sign up for the Blue Cross "Blue Points" program. If I log all of my activity daily and keep up with eating 5 servings of fruit and veggies per day I can earn over $100 a year in Amazon gift cards. That's a lot of money toward equipment for my camera!

[DisneyDadC]

ok guys wish me luck,on my way in to find that thing called a treadmill. No more of :happytv: or popcorn::and lots more of:banana:. I have a:wishthirty goal to make and would like to do it by Spring time.

[GoHerd1028]

Here Goes......



Height: 5'10"

Current weight: 230...man that hurt to type!!!

Body fat (don't know if anyone has easy access to this info): I need to get on the wii fit and find out what it is for sure but I know it is bad!

Desired weight: 175-180...my lowest was 135 about 10 years ago and I was 165 when Shari and I got married...those are not even realistic goals now!!
Exercise routine? Before Lauren came along I used to go to the gym at the hospital 3 or 4 times a week and did a combonation of cardio and weights. I even used to walk 6 miles a day. Since she came I have not entered the gym or anything..that was nearly 4 years ago.
Eating habbits?I have horrile eating habits...We are so busy at work that I hav to eat on the run and eat it fast...the reps that come in will a lot of time order pizza or chinese or some other bad thing and I am right there eating it. uuugh!

What we want to accomplish? I am probaby the other DisDad that Randy was refering to with Type 2 Diabetes...I have talked to him about different things they were doing for me. I had to go to the doc yesterday for an update and the A1C has continued to rise even on the Byetta shots (make me sicker than a dog). He took me off them and put me back on an oral time release med to see if that helps....The thing that I am scared about now is that I have a pressure wound on the back of my left heel that he found and I have to see a podiatrist about tomorrow. He said more than likely I will need some sort of antibiotic before it gets infected and become osteomylitis. :eek: I just want to feel like I am not turning into my grandparents and be able to be a normal 43 going on 44.
I have in the last few months nearly totally eliminated soda and drink water with sugar free koolaid packets in it over crushed ice and that helps with wanting to snack and also the craving for something sweet. I have started to take my lunch to work also when I can remember to pack it.
Shari and I should both be in better shape than we are. She is a Nurse Practitioner and director of a program called HEART (Helping Educators Attack cardiovascular Risk factors Together). She screens kids in the 3-5 grades for early heart disease risk factors and you would be shocked at what she has found. The bring the high risk kids and families in for what is called Healthy Heart U and teach them and guide them in the right directions. Entire families have been changed by this. They just got approval from congress to build a pediatric wellness center on campus so the kids could have gym equipment that was sized just for them. I am very proud of her...just wish I had headed the advice she teaches in my own life before now.

[AJRitz]

Wednesday, September 15 Exercise Update:
One hour on the treadmill, 3.05 miles.

I also ate unusually healthy/low cal today. I don't expect to keep this up, but I was home today because of a stupid bomb threat at my office. I managed to keep my total calorie consumption under 2000 for the day, including a post-exercise snack (baby carrots).

[that's nice]

Wednesday, September 15 Exercise Update:
One hour on the treadmill, 3.05 miles.

I also ate unusually healthy/low cal today. I don't expect to keep this up, but I was home today because of a stupid bomb threat at my office. I managed to keep my total calorie consumption under 2000 for the day, including a post-exercise snack (baby carrots).
Great job!!!!!!

I think you would see a vast improvement if you were able to cut your portion size and eat like this 2 days a week.

I moved furniture this morning then primed DD walls in her bedroom and painted the ceiling. Tomorrow I have to apply 2 coats of paint. I'm still hoping to get to the gym starting Tuesday next week.

[Rental01]

Wednesday, September 15 Exercise Update:

Played Wii Fit for a total of 1 hour and seven minutes of "activity time". My balance needs a lot of work. Ran 2 miles today and walked for a total of 8,000 steps. I need to walk more during lunch.

Eating Update:

I did alright. I figured out what I should be eating based on my size, age, and activity level, then adjusted for my current weight loss plan. It looks to be good so far. This software on my phone seems like it will be a big help.

Now to get my 87 hours of beauty sleep in the next six and a half. :rolleyes:

[DisneyDadC]

I just got off the scale and I was 229( slightly up from last wk).However today is the day I start my quest for the 200 hundred mark.Last night i got the clothes,and everything else that was stored on the treadmill off.
I have the worst eating habits I could think of.I don't eat breakfast or lunch then I come home and eat the whole frig for dinner and snack all night.So today my goal is to eat something for breakfast ( to give me the energy to burn).Something like fruit bars or granola bars for lunch,then just a normal portion for dinner.Oh and no snacks tonight.The portion part will be hard cause I love my food,the snack part I am going cold turkey and just cutting them out!!!
Well time to get my day going and here some :thumbsup2:thumbsup2 for all the other dads that are jumping on the healthy wagon.We can do it!!!!:thumbsup2

[tutter99]

Note to self: if you are planning on getting up to walk 5k at 5:30 in the morning, do not stay up till midnight watching TV. It definitely hurt this morning but I managed to hit the road by 6:00 and finished 3 miles in just over 45 minutes (this is the minimum pace for most Disney races).

Other good news this morning is that I weigh 326, not 335. See, I'm already in better shape than I thought:cool1:

Here Goes......


Steve, definitely take care of those feet! Glad to see you over here.:thumbsup2

[afwdwfan]

Nothing earth shattering here from yesterday, I had to work until 9pm, but the extra time at work I was up on my feet the whole time. I did better on portion control and instead of hitting up fast food for lunch, I had some leftover chicken alfredo (small portion). By the time I got home from work I hadn't had a chance to eat anything since lunch... hate to eat at 9:30 or 10 but had to have something before I could sleep. Kept it light and went with some grapes and strawberries just to get something in my stomach. Working at a grain elevator and farming will make it difficult to start my workout regimen at the present time as I've worked until 11pm and 9pm the past 2 nights, but I am definitely focusing on my intake.

[FreezinRafiki]

For all you guys that need some help tracking your food - sign up at www.livestrong.com. They have a "Daily Plate" feature where you can tell it what you ate and how much. It calculates calories, fat, sodium, etc etc for you. You set daily goals (such as lose 2 lbs a week) and it tells you how many calories you can consume. It also has entries for exercise too, which subtracts from the calories that you've eaten that day.


My update - its hard to stay on any type of routine (food or exercise) with what I'm going through with my mom. I had a decent breakfast (Jif "natural" Peanut Butter, Smucker's low sugar strawberry preserves, and turkey on Village Hearth Light Italian toast. Lunch was two cookies (shame on me...) dinner was a Ruben Sandwich. But I did substitute potato salad for the fries.

[AJRitz]

For all you guys that need some help tracking your food - sign up at www.livestrong.com. They have a "Daily Plate" feature where you can tell it what you ate and how much. It calculates calories, fat, sodium, etc etc for you. You set daily goals (such as lose 2 lbs a week) and it tells you how many calories you can consume. It also has entries for exercise too, which subtracts from the calories that you've eaten that day.


My update - its hard to stay on any type of routine (food or exercise) with what I'm going through with my mom. I had a decent breakfast (Jif "natural" Peanut Butter, Smucker's low sugar strawberry preserves, and turkey on Village Hearth Light Italian toast. Lunch was two cookies (shame on me...) dinner was a Ruben Sandwich. But I did substitute potato salad for the fries.

Barry, I think in your situation I'd be mostly concerned with making sure I found time to get some exercise in and just not going overboard in the food department. I'm finding already that I'm feeling more mentally alert when I'm exercising.

On the other hand, breakfast this morning was not one of my better moments. DW had an early court appearance, so I had to get both kids fed, ready for school and dropped off. I ended up not having time for breakfast myself, and when I had to stop at QuickTrip for gas I also got two blueberry fritters and a large coffee. The coffee is nothing - I didn't add anything, so it's essentially zero calories. But those fritters are about 40% of my daily calories and over 50% of my daily fat intake! :scared1:

[Rental01]

For all you guys that need some help tracking your food - sign up at www.livestrong.com. They have a "Daily Plate" feature where you can tell it what you ate and how much. It calculates calories, fat, sodium, etc etc for you. You set daily goals (such as lose 2 lbs a week) and it tells you how many calories you can consume. It also has entries for exercise too, which subtracts from the calories that you've eaten that day.

I'm really enjoying that FatSecret App AJRitz told me about yesterday. It tracks (and has in it) just about everything. You can also set your Recommended Daily Intake, adjusted for your body type and activity level, and you can adjust it for how much you want to lose. It sounds a lot like the livestrong "Daily Plate" feature but you can take it with you on your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad. Oh yeah, and it's free. :)

[AJRitz]

I'm really enjoying that FatSecret App AJRitz told me about yesterday. It tracks (and has in it) just about everything. You can also set your Recommended Daily Intake, adjusted for your body type and activity level, and you can adjust it for how much you want to lose. It sounds a lot like the livestrong "Daily Plate" feature but you can take it with you on your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad. Oh yeah, and it's free. :)

Hey - thanks for the head's up on the ability to edit your Recommended Daily Intake, based on age, activity level, etc. I had totally missed that feature. I thought that 2000 calories seemed rather severe for someone my size with my goals. A ran the RDI calculator and I'm now working with a much more reasonable 2800 calorie/day ceiling.

[stopher1]

Ok, so I have yet to start upping my exercise, but once DW gets home on Saturday evening I fully intend to do so. Since we homeschool our two younger kids, I've basically been filling in as teacher, in addtion to doing my own work. I've been up late, getting my work done since I'm spending a good part of my mornings and afternoons making sure the work is getting done, answering questions, yada yada yada. But I have started cutting back my portions, and skipped the ice cream last night.

[Rental01]

Hey - thanks for the head's up on the ability to edit your Recommended Daily Intake, based on age, activity level, etc. I had totally missed that feature. I thought that 2000 calories seemed rather severe for someone my size with my goals. A ran the RDI calculator and I'm now working with a much more reasonable 2800 calorie/day ceiling.

Welcome to the 2,800 calorie club!

*air five*

[AJRitz]

Woo hoo! Three pieces of Papa Murphy's Cheese pizza and I've still got a couple hundred calories I could use for a snack after working out tonight if I want.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I’d like to join in this little reindeer game. I need some type of motivation to get started on this nasty weight loss business and having to fess up to my extravagances here might just be a viable method. So… Here goes:

Current weight: 230ish (And standing only about 5’7”ish in my stocking feet, that catapults me into the ranks of the seriously pudgy).

Body fat: Way, way too much (Didn’t I already admit that?)

Desired weight: Desired, or obtainable? Hummmm… I’ll start with something realistic and say I’m shooting for anything under 200. If I get there, then I might consider discussing the absurd numbers listed as “acceptable weight” for my build.

Exercise routine: At the moment, nothing regular. Obviously that’s the first thing that has to change. Our neighborhood has a fine walking trail and I need to get out there and us it. After I build up a bit of stamina, I'll start adding more aggressive tactics. Obviously without serious physical exertion, I’ll get nowhere.

Eating habits: This is (as many of you have already noted) my greatest downfall. I know what needs to be done, but I also know I’m not going to like it. Portion control will be paramount and has already begun. On the up side, I long ago licked the soda problem by switching to tea (imagine that, a southerner liking iced tea), but unlike most folks down this way, I drink it without any type of sweetener. (I am however partial to a rather strong type of ginger-ale unique to these parts as a reward, but that will have to stop). The real trick will be, adding more filling (vegetarian) things and cutting out as much of the sweets as possible (did I mention that my DW is a baker and a damn good one at that… Sigh…).

What I want to accomplish: I knew at some point, I’d have to get control of the weight and as I’m approaching 50 very quickly, I need to get started before I begin to have related health problems that I will not have the monetary resources to deal with. Surprisingly, I have always had a below average B/P and my cholesterol levels are also oddly low for someone my size and age. That said, most of the extra “Me-nesss” is sitting squarely about my waist line, and I know that I’m adding unneeded stress to all my organs. I think that mostly, it’s just time to get up off my creaky old butt and get busy. So I’m counting on y’all to help crack the whip. (Ouch! Not so hard!! ;))

[Rental01]

Activity report for 9/16/10:

Ow... my body really hurts. Wii Fit said I only burned off 349 calories in the last hour but I know it has to be more. Then again, it's only counting the things I complete in a single run. It doesn't count the five times it thinks I "jumped off" the skateboard or accidentally was bounced to my death on the obstacle course.

My shins are KILLING ME!

But I've lost 3 lbs in the last 3 days. And I have 20 calories left for the day!

Eating report: See above. I've kept it in the limits for the day. Woohoo!

[FreezinRafiki]

Desired weight: Desired, or obtainable? Hummmm… I’ll start with something realistic and say I’m shooting for anything under 200. If I get there, then I might consider discussing the absurd numbers listed as “acceptable weight” for my build.

You'd be surprised at what your body can actually do. When I was pushing 250, I looked at some of those BMI tables that said I should be 170 for my ideal weight and laughed. I thought I would be nothing but skin and bones even at 210. At about 230, I realized that I was feeling better and, yeah, I can see where an extra 40 or so pounds could come off. Now that I'm 210(ish), I totally see that its reachable. (I never said easy, I said reachable.)

[tutter99]

Ok, so I have yet to start upping my exercise, but once DW gets home on Saturday evening I fully intend to do so. Since we homeschool our two younger kids, I've basically been filling in as teacher, in addtion to doing my own work. I've been up late, getting my work done since I'm spending a good part of my mornings and afternoons making sure the work is getting done, answering questions, yada yada yada. But I have started cutting back my portions, and skipped the ice cream last night.

:thumbsup2 Check out Blue Bunny ice cream if you have it in your area. They have a no sugar added /reduced fat version in quite a few flavors that are really good. They are only about 120 calories in a 1/2 cup and 5 grams of fat. The banana split one is amazing. It's still not an everyday thing but its good for a reward without totally wiping out hard work.

[FreezinRafiki]

Activity report for 9/16/10:

Ow... my body really hurts. Wii Fit said I only burned off 349 calories in the last hour but I know it has to be more. Then again, it's only counting the things I complete in a single run. It doesn't count the five times it thinks I "jumped off" the skateboard or accidentally was bounced to my death on the obstacle course.

My shins are KILLING ME!

But I've lost 3 lbs in the last 3 days. And I have 20 calories left for the day!

Eating report: See above. I've kept it in the limits for the day. Woohoo!

Nice job. :thumbsup2

Just remember everyone - losing the first 10% or so of your body weight is fairly easy. After that, you body will go into preservation mode and it gets a lot harder to keep losing (unless you're Lions Fan, then losing just comes naturally. But I digress...) This is when it's easiest to get discouraged and quit your routines. Stick to it! It may take a week or two or three, but you will start losing weight again.
Most experts agree that to have the best chance of success at loosing weight and keeping it off, try to lose no more than 2 pounds per week.

[FreezinRafiki]

:thumbsup2 Check out Blue Bunny ice cream if you have it in your area. They have a no sugar added /reduced fat version in quite a few flavors that are really good. They are only about 120 calories in a 1/2 cup and 5 grams of fat. The banana split one is amazing. It's still not an everyday thing but its good for a reward without totally wiping out hard work.

I believe Edy's has some nice low fat/low cal ice cream. Also check out frozen yogurt. A scoop of that with some skim milk and fresh strawberries (or bananas, blueberries, whatever) in the blender makes a nice treat without breaking the calorie bank.

[stopher1]

I believe Edy's has some nice low fat/low cal ice cream. Also check out frozen yogurt. A scoop of that with some skim milk and fresh strawberries (or bananas, blueberries, whatever) in the blender makes a nice treat without breaking the calorie bank.

All of those things are worth a look. I don't want to give it up entirely, but perhaps that's just the selfish side of me coming out, the same selfish side that's said all along that it's okay to enjoy such things, practically daily. And 2nd helpings are okay too.

Tonight as I dished some for the kids, I wanted some, but passed. My DD looked at only 3 bowls and said, "aren't you having some daddy?" And I just smiled and said, "not tonight sweetpea". Now if I can just keep up the "not tonight" for the next 2.5 weeks, it will make it so much easier on my birthday. I turn 40 this year, and I've been thinking about that day for many months now... not so much for anything but, I really want to be thinner in my 40's than I've been throughout my 30's.

[tutter99]

Thought I'd share this with you guys, my lifelong best friend was in the same situation as a lot of us. Two years ago his wife got hurt while training for a charity 10k run. He decided to take her place and got hooked, 18 months later he ran his first marathon (26.2 miles) in just over 5 hours. He has lost about 50 pounds along the way and is at a point where he can eat just about anything because he knows he can run it off. He has one of the most inspiring quotes I've read on his Facebook page:

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham, running speaker and writer

To all the dads starting this journey.........:thumbsup2

[stopher1]

Thought I'd share this with you guys, my lifelong best friend was in the same situation as a lot of us. Two years ago his wife got hurt while training for a charity 10k run. He decided to take her place and got hooked, 18 months later he ran his first marathon (26.2 miles) in just over 5 hours. He has lost about 50 pounds along the way and is at a point where he can eat just about anything because he knows he can run it off. He has one of the most inspiring quotes I've read on his Facebook page:

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start."
-John Bingham, running speaker and writer

To all the dads starting this journey.........:thumbsup2

This is something very similar to a story our Scoutmaster shared with me not too long ago. Not about him personally, but rather about his wife. He's never struggled with his weight, but she has. He shared with me all about the Couch to 5K program, which she started up and has so far lost 22 pounds. Her goal is to run in the Mini here in Indy next spring. He has asked me to start running with him, not for his sake, but mine. So far our schedules haven't meshed, but I do intend to do it myself, and if the time works out, to go along with him as a buddy. That's been my biggest de-motivator though... not having a companion to do it with. I remember those days way back when in HS, and how much easier the Cross Country and track workouts were when I did it WITH someone else.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

You'd be surprised at what your body can actually do. When I was pushing 250, I looked at some of those BMI tables that said I should be 170 for my ideal weight and laughed. I thought I would be nothing but skin and bones even at 210. At about 230, I realized that I was feeling better and, yeah, I can see where an extra 40 or so pounds could come off. Now that I'm 210(ish), I totally see that its reachable. (I never said easy, I said reachable.)

Good observation. Oh, and thanks for sharing your experiences. I think that’s exactly the kind of encouragement that some of us are really going to need (especially a few weeks from now).

Well I said I’d do it and at least I’ve gotten started. I survived the day without any sweets or extra snacks and stuck to sensible portions for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and without going back for seconds, which given what we were having for dinner, was really tough). I also got my rump up and out of the computer chair long enough to check out the neighborhood walking trail. According to the pedometer built into my cell phone, one lap from the house up to the front pond and back is 1.8 miles across rolling terrain. I covered this at a fairly brisk pace in about twenty minutes (I’ll add a bit more to the hike each day as my stamina starts building up, or at least that’s the plan). None of this is particularly amazing, but you got to start somewhere (and not over do right out of the box). Now lets see if I can keep it up longer then a week or two.

[Rental01]

Nice job. :thumbsup2

Just remember everyone - losing the first 10% or so of your body weight is fairly easy. After that, you body will go into preservation mode and it gets a lot harder to keep losing (unless you're Lions Fan, then losing just comes naturally. But I digress...) This is when it's easiest to get discouraged and quit your routines. Stick to it! It may take a week or two or three, but you will start losing weight again.
Most experts agree that to have the best chance of success at losing weight and keeping it off, try to lose no more than 2 pounds per week.

Yeah - I know. I was just pleased that it kept going down for 3 days. We've done this before - I was down to 220 or so for a while. :)

[Coach81]

Wow! What a wonderful IDEA!!! I'll be checking back when I have more time..

Thanks FrezinRafiki for getting me here!!!

[AJRitz]

Another 3.22 miles on the treadmill last night in an hour.

Back on the wagon with a healthier breakfast - oatmeal with raisins and nuts.

I'll be taking a break from the treadmill for the next couple of days. The important part is getting back on it on Sunday night.

[tutter99]

This is something very similar to a story our Scoutmaster shared with me not too long ago. Not about him personally, but rather about his wife. He's never struggled with his weight, but she has. He shared with me all about the Couch to 5K program, which she started up and has so far lost 22 pounds. Her goal is to run in the Mini here in Indy next spring. He has asked me to start running with him, not for his sake, but mine. So far our schedules haven't meshed, but I do intend to do it myself, and if the time works out, to go along with him as a buddy. That's been my biggest de-motivator though... not having a companion to do it with. I remember those days way back when in HS, and how much easier the Cross Country and track workouts were when I did it WITH someone else.

I started the C25K thing last December to start to get ready for the Disney race in June, then royally messed up my back in January so that kind of killed it. The only thing about it I found was it is a fairly natural progression from week to week but don't get too hung up on it. I went by the mindset that I am going to keep repeating the same week until I can complete the session and am not gasping for breath, then move onto the next week.

Since we're all dads, so therefore gadgets are a must for anything we do, there is a product that I have to plug. If your doing any walking or running look into a Nike+ (not the shoes just the sensor) It is a cool little sensor that fits inside a holder you strap to the laces of one of your shoes, the other device clips into your Ipod and it records your workouts and keeps track of your time/distance. The next time you sync your Ipod or phone it downloads the data to the Nike site where you can compare it against previous sessions or even challenge other friends to beat your time. There are also a bunch of free coaching programs you can download to help you train. It's only about $30.

[afwdwfan]

Wow! What a wonderful IDEA!!! I'll be checking back when I have more time..

Thanks FrezinRafiki for getting me here!!!

Alright, our trainer is here!


Pretty reasonable day again yesterday. Kept the food intake in check... had a snack that wasn't the best choice to make yesterday afternoon, but still managed to keep overall calories within check.
Last night I was working on the farm until 10pm, so still haven't done a workout per se, but I did jog about a half mile instead of walking from my pickup truck to get in a semi.

[FreezinRafiki]

Wow! What a wonderful IDEA!!! I'll be checking back when I have more time..

Thanks FrezinRafiki for getting me here!!!

I figured that with out a professional in here, we're just a bunch of fat guys talking about food. And we all know how that would work :rotfl2::rotfl2:

We leave in 3 hours for a wedding this weekend, but I was able to get the dogs to the dog park this morning - it ended up being about a mile hike though the woods. Now I just have to keep the food in check this weekend. Hopefully, I have all of your voices ringing in my head "One helping is enough." "Take the small piece of cake - that one with very little frosting." "And for the love of God, don't blow every thing you've worked for by finishing the kids' plates!"

[Captain_Oblivious]

After that, you body will go into preservation mode and it gets a lot harder to keep losing (unless you're Lions Fan, then losing just comes naturally. But I digress...)

:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl:

Now lets see if I can keep it up longer then a week or two.

That's definitely the hardest part!


I figured that with out a professional in here, we're just a bunch of fat guys talking about food. And we all know how that would work :rotfl2::rotfl2:

We leave in 3 hours for a wedding this weekend, but I was able to get the dogs to the dog park this morning - it ended up being about a mile hike though the woods. Now I just have to keep the food in check this weekend. Hopefully, I have all of your voices ringing in my head "One helping is enough." "Take the small piece of cake - that one with very little frosting." "And for the love of God, don't blow every thing you've worked for by finishing the kids' plates!"

Hmmm...you do that too, huh?

Well, I'm off to a slow start here, but that's mostly because I've been running around doing chores, packing, and getting ready for vacation. By the way, the Disney Dining plan is tailor-made for dieting and exercise, right? Well, at least I'll be walking a lot during the day.

[afwdwfan]

:lmao::rotfl2::rotfl:



That's definitely the hardest part!




Hmmm...you do that too, huh?

Well, I'm off to a slow start here, but that's mostly because I've been running around doing chores, packing, and getting ready for vacation. By the way, the Disney Dining plan is tailor-made for dieting and exercise, right? Well, at least I'll be walking a lot during the day.

You could always use that dessert to treat someone less fortunate at the next table and share some of the magic.;)

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

OK… Two days down and I’m still in the game. My DW even joined me for the walk this evening (two more miles in about 30 minutes… hay it’s a start). Between you guys and her, maybe I can stay with this. I actually climbed on the scales this morning (something I purposely don’t do under normal conditions). The one up stares said 217.5’ (which seemed low to me), but the one at the office said 227’ (which is closer to what the last physical came up with, so we’ll be going with that one). Well that’s the actual starting point. Lets see “if” and then just how long it takes me to get it below the 200’ line. :rolleyes1

On a side note: Is it just my “imaginary nation” or does the banner add at the top of this forum keep switching between the “Free Dinning Program” and the “Food & Wine Festival” for y’all to…
It’s a conspiracy, I tell you, it’s a conspiracy!!! :rotfl2::rotfl2:

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

We’ll…
I’m still here, and I survived the weekend without doing any real damage or veering too far off course. I was able to keep up with the walking (even went out twice on Saturday) and kept the portions well under control (which is way down form my normal preference). The only snacks I got into were a fresh pear and half a grilled cheese sandwich (we needed the comfort food at that moment). According to the scales at work (which are harsher the ones at home), I’m actually down a couple of pounds to 225. A decent start, but I know very well that those are just the first of the easy pounds. It gets tougher in a couple of weeks. Well, I guess I’ll just have to keep slogging along. It’s odd but I honestly think that this silly little thread might just make a major difference in my attitude toward this whole thing. I’m certainly in a better frame of mind right from the get go. Thanks for starting this mess up and for letting me join in on all the “fun”. :rolleyes1

[Rental01]

Weekend update!

I had a hot dog on Saturday, some fruit, gatorade, and LOTS of water. Then again, I was in the sun for 10 hours working outside. The 3 hamburgers I had when I got home didn't help but my 2,800 calrorie budget only had just shy of 1,000 calories used so I figured the burgers and fries (all homemade) were fine. That was on top of 18,250 steps all day.

Yesterday I finished the day at 2000 calories but I didn't do a whole lot. We had a coupon for 12 bagels for $6 at the Bruegger's across the street (just opened!) so that was our dinner. No cream cheese, just the bagels. Mmm... Barely broke 3,300 steps though - maybe it was the searing pain in my legs from Saturday. lol

Today looks better as I have nothing to eat at work outside of peanuts, cup of noodles and one packet of oatmeal. This is going to be a long 2 weeks until I get paid... Young Marines tonight so I know I'll be busy. I took some lean pork out so as long as my daughter doesn't fry it in oreo cookies I should be alright. I think we're doing stir fry before we go. Mmm... stir fry.

How'd y'all do?

[afwdwfan]

Doing pretty well here myself. Portion control has been my focus and so far today and Sunday I did very well with that. We had a homemade lunch for a family gathering yesterday and I stopped at 1 plate and passed on dessert.

Now for the bad... my sister got married on Saturday, and my dad wanted to make sure we ate his money's worth at the reception, and I felt compelled to do my part. It didn't help that she had to have cake AND ice cream too. I was good though and stuck to one plate of food and one piece of cake. The plate of food was piled up a bit though :rolleyes1. I limited my beverages to 1 glass of wine (just for the toast) and then later in the evening, I had 1 beer. So while not perfect, I kept an evening that would normally be an epic disaster for a diet plan somewhat in check and didn't completely derail the train.

[Rental01]

Now for the bad...
Apparently, the trick is not just about portion size, but not filling your plate with perfect portion sized parts. Dangit!

Oh, in other news, I had a beer on Saturday and while adding it into my calorie counter (because it didn't have a listing for Fat Tire) it blew a gasket because it couldn't figure out how to take the nutrition info. I had to manually enter it because the bar code pulled up a banana and, being a thinking man, I could tell that what I held in my hand was not a banana. :confused3 Maybe I'll figure it out later.

EDIT: I just signed onto Fatsecret.com (my calorie counter) and added it manually. I guess that means that other people can use it now. :)

[DisneyDadC]

sorry guys I had a bit of a setback.It was called the weekend!!!!!! We had a picnic for our Little League so sat didnt go to well,and yest was football so my eating didnt fair any better.
So my goal is to get something going today and caryy it out through the week and hopefully through the weekend

[AJRitz]

sorry guys I had a bit of a setback.It was called the weekend!!!!!! We had a picnic for our Little League so sat didnt go to well,and yest was football so my eating didnt fair any better.
So my goal is to get something going today and caryy it out through the week and hopefully through the weekend

Right there with you.
My weekend was rough - big family gathering Saturday night, then welcome home brunch for my brother/sister-in-law & early birthday party for The Bug on Sunday. And my scheduled return to the treadmill last night was delayed by sick kid issues last night. Bah. One thing after another getting in the way.

But I was back with a vengeance today. I ate well - even resisted the donuts that someone brought in to the office today - had a salad for lunch, and kept my portions under control at dinner. I even saved up a good chunk of calories for a snack tonight.

And I hit the treadmill hard tonight - 3.45 miles in my allotted hour. The next question is whether I increase the pace or the time.

[AJRitz]

Good day today. Ate well within my calorie limit (though I was pretty hungry for a while this afternoon). And I got my hour walk up to 3.56 miles.

[Rental01]

I need to increase my activity. Only 2500 steps today.

I'm eating in parameters, it's the activity I'm having trouble with. Grr

[that's nice]

I plan on starting back up at the gym tomorrow.:woohoo::woohoo:

Today would of been ideal except I had to bring my DWs car in for service. I finally made it home 3 1/2 hours later, so my window of opportunity was closed since I had to pick up my DD from school.

[Coach81]

So any of you guys watching the biggest loser???

[afwdwfan]

So any of you guys watching the biggest loser???

No, I've tried watching it in seasons past... just never really could get into it. :confused3
That said, I do have the Jillian Michaels workout iFit cards for my elliptical... good workouts, just wish I could mute the thing so I can listen to my TV and not her :rotfl2::lmao:.

Back on topic, I've lost a couple of pounds just by limiting my food intake and being more careful of what I put into my body. I haven't gotten back into a workout routine yet, but plan to do so after harvest ends.

[AJRitz]

Another good day today.
I'm well-within my calorie limit for the day, even though DW and I went out for dinner tonight. (It helped that I went with the side-salad, instead of sweet potato fries). And tonight, I did 3.62 miles during treadmill hour.

[tutter99]

Another good day today.
I'm well-within my calorie limit for the day, even though DW and I went out for dinner tonight. (It helped that I went with the side-salad, instead of sweet potato fries). And tonight, I did 3.62 miles during treadmill hour.

Man, you are putting us to shame.

I managed to head out for a little over 3 miles tonight. Got something weird going on in the ball of my foot. I did back to back 3 mile days last Thursday/Friday and tonight was the first night it felt good enough to head out again. Checked my shoes and there isn't anything in them or under the insoles. I'm thinking it was because I was going out in the morning and then being on my feet all day. I decided to mix it up tonight and try going out after DS went to bed so that way I'm off them until the morning.

[Coach81]

One of the biggest challenges for beginning weight-loss...is just committing to it..

Remember this... "Tomorrow" never comes!!!!

[AJRitz]

Man, you are putting us to shame.

I managed to head out for a little over 3 miles tonight. Got something weird going on in the ball of my foot. I did back to back 3 mile days last Thursday/Friday and tonight was the first night it felt good enough to head out again. Checked my shoes and there isn't anything in them or under the insoles. I'm thinking it was because I was going out in the morning and then being on my feet all day. I decided to mix it up tonight and try going out after DS went to bed so that way I'm off them until the morning.

I REALLY didn't want to get up on that treadmill last night. But then I remembered that I'll be taking Friday and Saturday evenings off. So if I skipped last night, it would be three out of four nights with no real exercise. Once I hit the start button on the treadmill and got moving, the hour went fast. I'm finding that watching TV while I walk really helps me to keep my mind off of watching the minutes wind down on the treadmill display.

I also know that I'll be taking a full week off of the whole diet/treadmill thing just over a week from now while at Universal/Disney - though the walking may help make up for it some.

[Rental01]

When we go to Disney I'm going to bring my step counter with me. I can't wait to see what that looks like.

[afwdwfan]

When we go to Disney I'm going to bring my step counter with me. I can't wait to see what that looks like.

Been thinking about buying one... I've had a couple in the past, but they were kind of a pain to carry around and didn't seem to count right half the time (I could walk for a while counting my steps and the count on it would be off). Does anyone have any experience with them or know where I could find a good quality one that works well and is convenient to carry around?

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Scales are frustrating things!!! I think I’ll just stay off of ‘em, ‘cause what they say makes no sense, and adds to the confusion. :headache: OK, end of rant, now here’s what going on. I’m actually doing well (for me). I’ve made it through the first full week of this change in direction without any major breakdowns. The food intake is down by well over half and I’ve been out on the walking trails everyday. After a couple of days I got over the nausea and now I’m almost used to the contentious stomach ach, so I think I can honestly stay with this (so long as I stay off the scales).

Now back to my rant (‘cause I need to get it out of my system)… I started off on this expedition weighing in at 227 and surprisingly found myself down a couple of pounds to 225 by Tuesday (no great shakes, but a decent start). Now only two days later and I’m up to 228, :eek: despite having actually stayed on the wagon through out the whole process? I think I’ll just skip the bloody scales and simply keep at it until my pants don’t fit any more. :sad2: Then I might get back on a scale.

Nuf’said… How y’all doing?

[tutter99]

Been thinking about buying one... I've had a couple in the past, but they were kind of a pain to carry around and didn't seem to count right half the time (I could walk for a while counting my steps and the count on it would be off). Does anyone have any experience with them or know where I could find a good quality one that works well and is convenient to carry around?

If you have a Nintendo DS laying around the house there is a program for it called Personal Trainer walking that comes with two "Activity Monitors" that track your movements through the day and then report it through the DS. I have seen it but not had a chance to play with it but it seems kinda cool, since it comes with two they say you can compete against a friend or even clip it to a pet.

[Rental01]

Been thinking about buying one... I've had a couple in the past, but they were kind of a pain to carry around and didn't seem to count right half the time (I could walk for a while counting my steps and the count on it would be off). Does anyone have any experience with them or know where I could find a good quality one that works well and is convenient to carry around?

I got mine from blue cross. Apparently they weren't happy with my weight. :)

This is the one I have (http://www.accusplit.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=2022) - I've used it for two years now and not had to replace the battery.

[Rental01]

If you have a Nintendo DS laying around the house there is a program for it called Personal Trainer walking that comes with two "Activity Monitors" that track your movements through the day and then report it through the DS. I have seen it but not had a chance to play with it but it seems kinda cool, since it comes with two they say you can compete against a friend or even clip it to a pet.

If someone has done this I'd like to know how it works. It would be great if they were compatible with Wii Fit

[Coach81]

Scales are frustrating things!!! I think I’ll just stay off of ‘em, ‘cause what they say makes no sense, and adds to the confusion. :headache: OK, end of rant, now here’s what going on. I’m actually doing well (for me). I’ve made it through the first full week of this change in direction without any major breakdowns. The food intake is down by well over half and I’ve been out on the walking trails everyday. After a couple of days I got over the nausea and now I’m almost used to the contentious stomach ach, so I think I can honestly stay with this (so long as I stay off the scales).

Now back to my rant (‘cause I need to get it out of my system)… I started off on this expedition weighing in at 227 and surprisingly found myself down a couple of pounds to 225 by Tuesday (no great shakes, but a decent start). Now only two days later and I’m up to 228, :eek: despite having actually stayed on the wagon through out the whole process? I think I’ll just skip the bloody scales and simply keep at it until my pants don’t fit any more. :sad2: Then I might get back on a scale.

Nuf’said… How y’all doing?


Here is what I recommend as far as scales:

Give yourself a "weigh-in" day.. Friday or Saturday mornings are usually good.. but only weigh-in once a week.. not any more.. remember scales don't always tell the entire truth.. you can convert fat to lean muscle, and not notice the scale move at all..

Sounds like you are off to a good start.. I like the idea of staying off the scale.. especially if it frustrates you... keep working.. and eating well.. and see what happens in a few weeks..

Good job!

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Give yourself a "weigh-in" day.. Friday or Saturday mornings are usually good.. but only weigh-in once a week.. not any more.. remember scales don't always tell the entire truth..

Done! :thumbsup2 That’s a more reasonable (and rational) plan then avoiding them all together anyway.

Thanks for the encouragement. I’m glad this little thread exists. I honestly think that just knowing I can come here and hangout helps a great deal. :goodvibes Well… I guess I better get back to the tough business of not eating. :rolleyes1

Y’all take care…

[FreezinRafiki]

Give yourself a "weigh-in" day.. Friday or Saturday mornings are usually good.. but only weigh-in once a week.. not any more.. remember scales don't always tell the entire truth.. you can convert fat to lean muscle, and not notice the scale move at all..

I do Friday mornings. I also have a chart in the bathroom by the scale where I record my weight every Friday. It works either as a "look how far I've come!" encourager or a "shame on you, look what you are doing to yourself!" motivator.

This morning was not good, but I'm pretty sure I can blame every one of those 4 pounds gained on stress eating. But, now with the funeral behind me and some nice cool walking weather on the horizon, I should be able to shed the excuses and extra weight I put on.

[tutter99]

I do Friday mornings. I also have a chart in the bathroom by the scale where I record my weight every Friday. It works either as a "look how far I've come!" encourager or a "shame on you, look what you are doing to yourself!" motivator.

This morning was not good, but I'm pretty sure I can blame every one of those 4 pounds gained on stress eating. But, now with the funeral behind me and some nice cool walking weather on the horizon, I should be able to shed the excuses and extra weight I put on.

But now you'll be all buff from tossing around hay bales on the farm. Or do you only have to toss around 1/5th of a hay bale? In that case results may vary:confused3

[AJRitz]

Yesterday was an OK day for me. I ate decently (not great - too much cheese, which means too much fat - but decently). But I took The Bug to a roller skating party right after school, and when I sat down at a table to hang out while she skated, I banged my knee on the table leg HARD. I decided that taking an evening off of treadmill work was smarter than taking a little bruise and turning it into an injury.

[AJRitz]

I didn't do a very good job of tracking what I was eating this weekend, but all things considered I think I did OK.

I did get back up on the treadmill tonight, and got 3.28 miles done in my hour.

That's probably the last workout I'll get in at home before we leave for the trip. I might get one more in, if my hotel in Omaha has a decent workout room and I have time while I'm there. But I've still got too much to get done to have treadmill time.

Wish me luck - hopefully vacation eating doesn't completely undo the work that I've been doing over the last couple of weeks.

[afwdwfan]

Wish me luck - hopefully vacation eating doesn't completely undo the work that I've been doing over the last couple of weeks.

Good luck. Sure, you're going to have some big meals, probably not eat at a regular schedule and go over your normal calorie levels, but just think of all the exercise you're going to be getting. :thumbsup2 Seriously though, if you're walking 3+ miles on the treadmill now, just think of how that is helping you prepare for this trip. It should have you ready to do a lot of walking in the parks, and you know you can pass 3 mi/day easily on vacation. Even if you don't eat the perfect diet this trip, you should come home ready to resume your workout routine, and maybe even with a little more endurance.

[Rental01]

I'm hitting the treadmill during lunch today. I like it when I can work from home.

[FreezinRafiki]

Just wondering what everyone else (especially those poor shlubs like me that have desk job) has for an eating routine during the day? One of my biggest problems is getting hungry while at work. I've gotten pretty good at staying away from the candy machine and the guy down the hall at always brings in doughnuts, but it's not easy. As soon as hunger sets in, I start getting easily distracted until I eat something.
My typical day is usually:
5:00am breakfast. Typically one of the following: a bowl of Cheerios, a bowl of oatmeal, a pb&j sandwich with some ham or turkey for extra protein, or a couple of scrambled eggs.
Around 10am I make a Thomas Betterstart English muffin (100 calories) topped with either Smuckers Low Sugar Strawberry Preserves or Naturally More Peanut Butter with Flax seeds.
Noon. Lunch is typically leftovers from whatever was for dinner the night before.
2 pm Afternoon snack. Triscuit Thin Crisps with a 35 calorie Laughing Cow cheese wedge.
4 pm. If I'm not focusing hard on something, I typically get hungry and have a Quaker 90 calorie granola bar.
5:30pm I get home with the kids and start cooking dinner. We usually eat around 6. I'm lucky that I very rarely need a snack between dinner and going to be at 10.

Does anyone else have good ideas for snacks that will sit well at work? (We have a fridge not far away that I have access too) Any other tips for fighting the work day munchies?

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Monday morning check in: current weight 222 (and I won’t get on another scale until next Monday). So far that’s about 4 to 5 pounds since I started about 2 weeks ago (decent, but I know it will get harder). I’m at least staying with the program.

My only real slipup since Thursday was splitting a piece of cake with my DW yesterday. Actually, considering that we were up at her momma’s house Sunday (where there is always w-a-y too much very good food) I’m surprised that I was able to keep the caloric intake under any kind of control at all. The rest of the weekend went well in the areas of portion control and snack avoidance and I also got my rump out on the walking trails every day this past week except Friday & Saturday. However I believe that I more then compensated for those two days by working as part of the “Pit Crew” for my son’s high school band (no small task I assure you). We had a ballgame Friday and their first of five competitions for the year on Saturday. As the physical requirements of those too activities included about fifteen hours on my feet (most of it moving) combined with copious amounts of heavy lifting (including loading and unloading the 40’ trailer twice in the Carolina heat), I think I made up for it.

Well, back to the grind…

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Does anyone else have good ideas for snacks that will sit well at work? (We have a fridge not far away that I have access too) Any other tips for fighting the work day munchies?

Hummmm… How about pieces fresh fruit (oranges, apples, pears and the like), which are generally far tastier and more satisfying then celery and carrot sticks. I actually have the same problem, but my usual solution has been just to grit my teeth and stick it out (which I’m sure is wrong, but at two weeks into this business, I’ve just about gotten used to the reduced intake).

[AJRitz]

Just wondering what everyone else (especially those poor shlubs like me that have desk job) has for an eating routine during the day? One of my biggest problems is getting hungry while at work. I've gotten pretty good at staying away from the candy machine and the guy down the hall at always brings in doughnuts, but it's not easy. As soon as hunger sets in, I start getting easily distracted until I eat something.
My typical day is usually:
5:00am breakfast. Typically one of the following: a bowl of Cheerios, a bowl of oatmeal, a pb&j sandwich with some ham or turkey for extra protein, or a couple of scrambled eggs.
Around 10am I make a Thomas Betterstart English muffin (100 calories) topped with either Smuckers Low Sugar Strawberry Preserves or Naturally More Peanut Butter with Flax seeds.
Noon. Lunch is typically leftovers from whatever was for dinner the night before.
2 pm Afternoon snack. Triscuit Thin Crisps with a 35 calorie Laughing Cow cheese wedge.
4 pm. If I'm not focusing hard on something, I typically get hungry and have a Quaker 90 calorie granola bar.
5:30pm I get home with the kids and start cooking dinner. We usually eat around 6. I'm lucky that I very rarely need a snack between dinner and going to be at 10.

Does anyone else have good ideas for snacks that will sit well at work? (We have a fridge not far away that I have access too) Any other tips for fighting the work day munchies?
At a glance, I'd say your snacks are almost purely simple carbs. That means they may quench your hunger in the moment, but the satisfaction isn't going to last long. You'll digest them quickly, and they won't take up much space in your digestive system, so you won't feel full. I'd try and snack more on veggies or at least on more complex (whole grain) carbs.

[FreezinRafiki]

I was taking the dogs for a nice long walk last night, going along, having a good old time burnin' calories. Then I turned the corner, the wind shifted and I got a nice long smell of McDonalds. I toughed it out though, finished my walk without taking two dogs through the drive through. :rotfl2::rotfl2:

Weigh in is tomorrow morning...

[Rental01]

I've not been doing well on the exercising (chest hurts right now), but I've been doing alright with portioning. I just need to remember to stop eating anything after 8pm.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Sometimes you just got’a make yourself do the right thing. Staying with the program was a bit harder then usual last night. I really didn’t want to go out on the walking trail, but sucked it up and started out anyway. No sooner do I get out the door, then the rain starts up again. Arg… However, I need to do the exercise part of the equation to pull this off, so I was good and kept going. A couple of miles latter I was soaked to the bone, but I did the work. Of course it’s also true that I’d have been soaked in sweat otherwise, so what’s the difference. The second problem was not having any meetings, or rehearsals, or school functions that required my attendance last night. That led to too having much time sitting in the house (with the added rain and oddly cool temperatures) where I could notice all the “tummy rumbelin”. Along about 10:00, I really wanted some cake n’ coffee, but on the up side I only had the coffee. Maybe tomorrow will be a bit less frustrating.

[FreezinRafiki]

Weigh in was productive, but unspectacular - down 2 pounds. Progress is being made, now I just need to keep it up!

[DNSYFRK]

I'll join as I really need some support. My wife is doing great and has lost 35 pounds now it is my turn.

Current weight-270

Body fat- Way too much

Desired weight- 200

Exercise routine? What is exercise? I walk about 10-20 k steps a day at work but that is nullified by my food intake at work, see eating habits. Need to walk the dog more and faster and Using exercise bands. i would like to ramp up to running.

Eating habbits?- I manage a McDonalds. I am going to refocus on the Diet i used when i got diagnosed with Type II diabeties. Watch the portion sizes and amount of carbs taken in. I have since dropped down to pre-diabeties and stopped meds now i just need refocus to get rid of it and my sleep apnea.

What we want to accomplish? I would love to work out with my kids as they do any sports in the future as well as have a long life with my family.

James

[FreezinRafiki]

I'll join as I really need some support. My wife is doing great and has lost 35 pounds now it is my turn.

Welcome and glad to have you aboard!
Ouch...Managing a McDonalds? That's like a bartender trying to join AA...:eek:


But no matter. Just have to ramp up that will power and lean on us for support!

[afwdwfan]

A little too quiet around here... I've been slacking a bit myself, but that's why we have this thread. How is everyone doing this week???? Any new news, ideas, exercises, new good healthy meals that anyone has tried????

As far as my situation is concerned, I've been working a TON the past few weeks, but things are slowing down now, so I'm hoping to have time to get into a consistent exercise routine and hopefully eat dinner at a reasonable time each evening.

On the positive side, I'm big on the seasonal fruits... In the summer I eat watermelon and in the fall I eat apples. I've been training myself to grab an apple anytime I start craving junk food. So far, it seems to be working.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I’m still here and still with the program (amazingly enough). I’m doing well on the portion control issue although this past Sunday we were at a party where there was way too much food (and I mean r-e-a-l-l-y good food), so I wasn’t quite as good as I should have been. I wasn’t as bad as I wanted to be either, so I guess it all evens out in the long run.

As for exercise, I’m still hitting the walking trails at least six days out of seven and have my distance up to a little over three miles in about a half and hour. I’ll keep adding to this gradually as I go and keep trying to increase the speed as well. Stamina wise, I’m considerably better then when I started.

That leaves only the scale issue. According to the “official” scale at work, I’m down another couple of pounds across the last two weeks to 220. That’s a total of seven since starting out on this process. Still nothing amazing, but it took me over 48 years to put ‘em on, so it will obviously take some time to ware ‘em off. I guess I’ll just keep plugging away. I’ve got a lot of work scheduled for the next four weekends; maybe all that activity will help things along.

[FreezinRafiki]

I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

OK, I will not eat more than one of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the conference room.

[Rental01]

I have a huge bucket behind me that's full of salted peanuts in the shell. I keep myself at 1 cup or less a day. Of course, that's like 890 calories, but if I keep that in my "breakfast/lunch" category I'm fine. It's still finding ways to stop from eating at night that's my problem. At least I have some low calorie popcorn at home - that helps a lot.

[tutter99]

I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
I WILL NOT EAT THE KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

OK, I will not eat more than one of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the conference room.

I will stop using my ID badge to scrape leftover glaze off the box.

[FreezinRafiki]

I have a huge bucket behind me that's full of salted peanuts in the shell. I keep myself at 1 cup or less a day. Of course, that's like 890 calories, but if I keep that in my "breakfast/lunch" category I'm fine. It's still finding ways to stop from eating at night that's my problem. At least I have some low calorie popcorn at home - that helps a lot.

If you find yourself munching on a bag of chips in the evening, try slicing up a cucumber and putting a bit of salt on them. Salty and crunchy, just like chips, but much better for you.

[Rental01]

If you find yourself munching on a bag of chips in the evening, try slicing up a cucumber and putting a bit of salt on them. Salty and crunchy, just like chips, but much better for you.

That's a great idea. I love cucumber.

[DisneyDadC]

CRUD

OK guys I have to be honest here I started off trying to lose some weight but then just dropped it( nice job of keeping me motivated guys).
Now after packing on four pounds and eating like a pig i am jumping back on this wagon.Hopefully I can stick with it this time.I have never been a runner,however I would like to run a Disney marathon.So I am now officially in training to run the 2011 marathon.This will give me just over a year to train,and hopefully this will be my motivation to kick it up a notch and get in shape.

[afwdwfan]

CRUD

OK guys I have to be honest here I started off trying to lose some weight but then just dropped it( nice job of keeping me motivated guys).
Now after packing on four pounds and eating like a pig i am jumping back on this wagon.Hopefully I can stick with it this time.I have never been a runner,however I would like to run a Disney marathon.So I am now officially in training to run the 2011 marathon.This will give me just over a year to train,and hopefully this will be my motivation to kick it up a notch and get in shape.

Sounds like the perfect motivation! I've never been a runner myself, but I do envy anyone who has the courage to stick it out and run a marathon. Good luck!

[DisneyDadC]

ok dusted off the old treadmill and did 3 miles did it in 50 mins ( roughly 18 min mile,not quite up to marathon pace). After the treadmill I decided to do a 3/4 mile walk around the block to cool down.So in all I guess my first walk session was 3 3/4 miles.I like the treadmill the outside cool down felt good.!!!! I am working my way for the marathon.I can Do it I can do it, thats all I need to keep telling myself.

[afwdwfan]

Almost forgot about this tidbit... I might have to take up running (or at least try it once next summer). My wife coaches volleyball at a small high school. The cross country team there is very good and historically has had a lot of success. The coach has complained that they are hurt by the fact that the only place they have to run is on flat ground around the school property. We live out in the country on a road that is seldom traveled. To the south of our house is a hill that covers probably 60 acres and juts up a couple hundred feet above the flat ground that surrounds it (there are actually 3 hills like this in about a 3 sq mi area, very uncharicteristic for the area). Anyway, they practiced for a meet in southern Indiana this year by running on the normally empty country roads and then going up and down the hill a couple of times. The coach has decided that in order to give his team a distinct advantage, they have gotten permission from us and our neighbor on the other side of the hill and will be practicing and hosting meets next year literally in my backyard. They will start on my property back in the woods and wind up and around through the woods and up and down the hill ending on the neighbor's property.

He's coming out sometime this fall to map out and measure for the course so that I can clear some brush and have it ready for them to run on when the weather clears next year. I've never enjoyed running (I played football so I always saw it as conditioning or a punishment), but I am kind of excited to get this cross country course mapped out and give it a shot.

[DisneyDadC]

I found a nice training page on here.its called "couch to 5k" it is a six week training ,that takes a couch potato like myself and gets them running 3 miles. I think I am going to start off with this. The site also has training for 1/2 and full marathons.:yay:
I think this motivation of running in a Disney race is going to work at the start f it I am on board,hopefully I keep it up.:yay:
Anyone else interested in running a race? maybe we can train together and share our progress.Then we can run a race together:yay:

[GoHerd1028]

I found a nice training page on here.its called "couch to 5k" it is a six week training ,that takes a couch potato like myself and gets them running 3 miles. I think I am going to start off with this. The site also has training for 1/2 and full marathons.:yay:
I think this motivation of running in a Disney race is going to work at the start f it I am on board,hopefully I keep it up.:yay:
Anyone else interested in running a race? maybe we can train together and share our progress.Then we can run a race together:yay:

I have been looking at the couch to 5K thing also....just got to find the time to do it...just like everything else!!

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I found a nice training page on here.its called "couch to 5k" it is a six week training ,that takes a couch potato like myself and gets them running 3 miles. I think I am going to start off with this. The site also has training for 1/2 and full marathons.:yay:
I think this motivation of running in a Disney race is going to work at the start f it I am on board,hopefully I keep it up.:yay:
Anyone else interested in running a race? maybe we can train together and share our progress.Then we can run a race together:yay:

I think you’ve found a good goal to work toward. When do they run that marathon at Disney and how long a of a run is it? I don’t think I could ever pull off a twenty-six mile run, but I have a long term goal (very long term) of being able to run a 5K.

OK, my turn for a status update. Currently I’ve been on board for about five weeks and I’m actually down about ten pounds from a starting point of 227-ish to today’s weigh in at 217-ish. :thumbsup2 I’ve got to be honest. For me, sticking with the program has generally been about as much fun as having my fingernails ripped out while simultaneously being beaten in the groin with a spiked mace, but for some unexplainable reason (probably this goofy thread), I’ve managed to stay with it. I still don’t know of any trick or method to make it enjoyable so I’m just treating it the same way I do any other wretched job that we’re stuck with. Just do it and get it over with (and the sooner the better). I’m not doing anything amazing. For portion control I just cut out all the snacks, 90% of the sweets, limit myself to three meals a day (no exceptions :rolleyes1) with a little bit less then I really want on the plate and never go back for seconds (the hard part is ignoring the continuous nausea and stomach ache :headache:). As for exercise, I’m on the neighborhood walking trail at least five times a week and have built up to a three mile hike in about 40 minutes. I intend to keep adding a little bit of distance each trip and start alternating between walking and running until I can run the whole thing (at least that’s the plan).

[FreezinRafiki]

Peanut Butter.

Weekly Weight In:212. I haven't been keeping a very close eye on it for the last few weeks with all of the stuff going on in my life, but I'm pretty sure I'm up about 6 or 7 pounds since we started this thread.
I know the reasons, too: stress eating and lack of exercise. Hopefully, the stress will start to back off now that DW parents have left and things settle back to normal.
I leave for WDW in 44 days. I'm going to be nice round 200 by then. Even with Halloween candy and Thanksgiving Turkey doing their best to derail me.

[DisneyDadC]

Peanut butter is a understatement!!!!!

Up to 234.
I tried to do the couch to 5k but my knee did not like the jogging part.So I went back to just walking.Just got in from my 3 1/2 mile walk did it in 55 mins so just at the 16 min/mile mark. I will continue to do some walking and am thinking of adding some sit ups.

[FreezinRafiki]

Peanut butter is a understatement!!!!!

Up to 234.
I tried to do the couch to 5k but my knee did not like the jogging part.So I went back to just walking.Just got in from my 3 1/2 mile walk did it in 55 mins so just at the 16 min/mile mark. I will continue to do some walking and am thinking of adding some sit ups.

Jumping right into jogging can be pretty hard on the knees. I'd suggest getting a nice pair of walking shoes. Your joints will thank you.
Sit ups, push ups, etc are all good. You don't need any equipment, just a few square feet of floor space and a few minutes.

[FreezinRafiki]

Weekly weigh in this morning and....back on track! Lost 2 1/2 pounds this week, and I'm down to 210. Finally got time to exercise. I didn't work on Thursday, so I took the kids down to the health club we belong to. Except I didn't "work out" as one would expect. They have an indoor waterpark, so we swam for about 45 minutes. We then played racquetball for almost 30 minutes (and if you've ever play racquetball with a 4 and 6 year old at the same time: there is a lot of running, ducking, jumping and just plain old survival skills needed:rotfl2:). Finally, about 40 minutes of ice skating. Yeah, I could have dropped the kids off at the child care area and spent and hour and a half on the treadmill, but where's the fun in that?

[afwdwfan]

Weekly weigh in this morning and....back on track! Lost 2 1/2 pounds this week, and I'm down to 210. Finally got time to exercise. I didn't work on Thursday, so I took the kids down to the health club we belong to. Except I didn't "work out" as one would expect. They have an indoor waterpark, so we swam for about 45 minutes. We then played racquetball for almost 30 minutes (and if you've ever play racquetball with a 4 and 6 year old at the same time: there is a lot of running, ducking, jumping and just plain old survival skills needed:rotfl2:). Finally, about 40 minutes of ice skating. Yeah, I could have dropped the kids off at the child care area and spent and hour and a half on the treadmill, but where's the fun in that?

Sounds great. I'm sure the workout you got was just as good if not better than the treadmill would provide. Spending some quality time playing with the kids probably made it much more enjoyable and made it seem less like a workout.

From the sounds of things from the raquetball game, I just have to say, I hope you were smart enough to wear a cup! :rotfl2::lmao:

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

It’s about time I checked back in here. I was a little concerned because my schedule last week was so fractured by ball games, travel time and competitions, that I wasn’t able to keep up a consistent schedule on the walking trail (but I did keep my intake pretty much under control). However, I was actually surprised by the weigh in this morning as I'm down two more pounds to 215. :cool1:

That makes 12 of those peanut-butter pounds I’ve lost since starting on this endeavor. :thumbsup2 At this rate, I may just make the original goal of dropping below the 200 mark by early next year. I just have to mind my manners during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays (not to mention the December trip to WDW with the dinning plan :eek:).

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

It’s getting lonely over here folks. :rolleyes1 I’m starting to think that I’m just talking to myself (but then again, it still seems to be helping, so I suppose I’ll just keep it up for a while :upsidedow). I suspect that between all the fall trips down to The World and the onset of the holiday season, that trimming down (and finding the time to talk about it) has been getting tougher for all of us. I know that it has for me, but I’ve gotten settled into a fairly consistent routine and that has helped a great deal.

Well, enough of that noise. It’s time to hit the scales. :eek: I’m actually still on a good pace and have been loosing about 2 pounds across each 7ish to 10ish day time frame. As of this morning, I’m ringing 213 bells on the ole work scales, which is down a total of about 14 pounds from where I started. If I can get through the holidays & our family visit to WDW without breaking the bank too much, then I might just be able to hit he original goal of getting under 200 by late January or early February. Let’s see if I can stick to the plan. :rolleyes:

[FreezinRafiki]

It’s getting lonely over here folks. :rolleyes1 I’m starting to think that I’m just talking to myself (but then again, it still seems to be helping, so I suppose I’ll just keep it up for a while :upsidedow). I suspect that between all the fall trips down to The World and the onset of the holiday season, that trimming down (and finding the time to talk about it) has been getting tougher for all of us. I know that it has for me, but I’ve gotten settled into a fairly consistent routine and that has helped a great deal.

Well, enough of that noise. It’s time to hit the scales. :eek: I’m actually still on a good pace and have been loosing about 2 pounds across each 7ish to 10ish day time frame. As of this morning, I’m ringing 213 bells on the ole work scales, which is down a total of about 14 pounds from where I started. If I can get through the holidays & our family visit to WDW without breaking the bank too much, then I might just be able to hit he original goal of getting under 200 by late January or early February. Let’s see if I can stick to the plan. :rolleyes:

Nice job, Rob! Slow and consistent is the way to do it - you'll have a much better chance of keeping it off!

As of Friday's weight-in, I was down to about 209. I had hopes of being an even 200 by the time we leave in 25 days, but that's not going to be easy with as hectic as things tend to get with Thanksgiving and packing, etc.

[afwdwfan]

Thanks for posting here, I forgot about it. I meant to post here yesterday. I haven't been weighing myself, but have been doing a good job of watching what I eat and trying to get into a consistent workout routine. I've been good about getting in some sit-ups and push-ups while watching TV as well as spending some time on the Bowflex.

I played basketball Sunday night for the first time since last spring and let me tell you... it kicked my peanut butter. Apparently my feet have gotten fatter too, because I couldn't fit my ankle braces inside my shoes, so I had to run to the store yesterday to upgrade from size 13 to 13.5. It was an extra expense I didn't want, but I enjoy playing basketball and if it gets my butt up and moving it is worth it. After tearing an achilles and having a history of severely sprained ankles I've learned how important it is to keep good shoes on my feet and braces on my ankles. I'm playing ball every Sunday and Wednesday for the next 5 or 6 months, so if I can keep eating healthy and mix some other activity in there, I should be in good shape for a while.

[that's nice]

That makes 12 of those peanut-butter pounds I’ve lost since starting on this endeavor. :thumbsup2 At this rate, I may just make the original goal of dropping below the 200 mark by early next year. I just have to mind my manners during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays (not to mention the December trip to WDW with the dinning plan :eek:).
Nice job!!!!!

As of Friday's weight-in, I was down to about 209. I had hopes of being an even 200 by the time we leave in 25 days, but that's not going to be easy with as hectic as things tend to get with Thanksgiving and packing, etc.
I was down to 203.. now I'm up to 208. I don't think I'll ever hit 200. :confused3


Thanks for posting here, I forgot about it. I meant to post here yesterday. I haven't been weighing myself, but have been doing a good job of watching what I eat and trying to get into a consistent workout routine. I've been good about getting in some sit-ups and push-ups while watching TV as well as spending some time on the Bowflex.
Getting into a routine is the hardest part. Once the routine is established.. it does get easier. Playing ball will help get the blood flowing!







I finally made it back to the gym yesterday. I walked 2 miles in 30 minutes. I didn't want to press my luck with running because my arches just started feeling better. Then I lifted for another 40 minutes till the wife had to drag me out of there because she had to get home to get ready for work. I felt good when I got home but while I was there I kept thinking this suc.s I hope to hit the gym at least 2 days next week. I hope.

[FreezinRafiki]

No change this week- still 209. Which isn't really that bad, considering all the Halloween candy I ate this past week. Sometimes no progress is still progress.

[afwdwfan]

A couple of observations from this past week...

I was working out Tuesday night, both on the Bowflex, then on the dreaded, boring, pain in the butt elliptical machine. I had the TV on the Toledo/NIU football game (which I care very little about) and I had my Ipod playing some good workout music. My time on the elliptical came to an end and I went another 10 or 15 minutes because I was enjoying the music and just wanted to keep going.

I haven't worked out since Wednesday night though. I went and played basketball, and I was moving better, shooting better and having more fun than I did Sunday night. At least until I rolled my left ankle..... twice. Yeah, I'm the guy with bad ankles who isn't smart enough to stop when I should. Swelling never got too bad and the pain is going away, so I might give it a try on the elliptical tonight. I plan to be back on the basketball floor Sunday.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Just checking in. I may have run into my first wall. Same regiment, same intake, weight holding steady at 213. Now, that’s still considerably better then where I started, and I’m obviously not giving up. It’s just disappointing. Well, as the old punch line goes: “Alright… Break’s over… Back on your heads!” ;)

[that's nice]

Hit the gym today and didn't have a lot of time but I walked 1/2 mile, ran a mile, then walked another 1/2 mile in 25 minutes. Then lifted- did legs and biceps for another 30 minutes or so. It felt good making 1 mile running- I was up to almost 3 miles before the summer so I still have a long way to go. Let's see if I can make it back there tomorrow. :confused3 :goodvibes

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

That’s better… Just went through the dreaded weigh-in process and as it turn out, I’ve succeeded in dropping a couple more pounds. It’s been a long couple of weeks of following the rules only to make no gains, but finally I got a little bit of payoff. The master scale at work now says 211 which make a total of 16 lost so far. Now all I’ve got to do is not mess it up across the holidays this long weekend. I’ll happily settle for just not gaining if I can pull it off. (Now just where did I put that bottle of extra willpower? :rolleyes:)

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

‘Morning all… It’s been a bit quiet on this little thread, but I’ve got to tell you, I’m really finding it very helpful. It’s a good place for getting out the frustrations and the occasional good news.

Well, it’s weigh in time again. I was plesently surprised this time around. Not only did I get through Thanksgiving without gaining any extra pounds, but as of today, I’m back on the target track of loosing a couple every seven to ten days. The total came up to 209. That’s down 18 pounds from my starting point in September. Let’s see if I can stay with it through the next couple of big obstacles. (Christmas & WDW 16 more days!!!)

[FreezinRafiki]

‘Morning all… It’s been a bit quiet on this little thread, but I’ve got to tell you, I’m really finding it very helpful. It’s a good place for getting out the frustrations and the occasional good news.

Well, it’s weigh in time again. I was plesently surprised this time around. Not only did I get through Thanksgiving without gaining any extra pounds, but as of today, I’m back on the target track of loosing a couple every seven to ten days. The total came up to 209. That’s down 18 pounds from my starting point in September. Let’s see if I can stay with it through the next couple of big obstacles. (Christmas & WDW 16 more days!!!)

WDW can be a big obstacle, that's for sure. But, if you look, you can find good choices. Many of the food locations will server healthier fare such as grilled chicken instead of fried.
The hardest part is tring to limit the Dole Whips and Mickey Ice Cream bars to 4 or 5 a day. :rotfl2:
The best part is everywhere you look, they have beautifully landscaped sidewalks around the resorts. If you have the energy, take a few laps in the morning or evening. :thumbsup2

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Several trips around the grounds at POR are certainly part of the plan. The walking I’ve been doing the past few months has paid off greatly and I’ve just about turned it into a habit, so that part will get done. Laying off the sweets will be a little harder, but I’ve just about written them off as well. The trick will be simply not eating too much at lunch & dinner, but I’m pretty sure that I figure it out (and if not… well I’m on vacation, I’ll get back on the wagon once we get home :rotfl2:)

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Weigh-in time… And the result: 209ish, so no real change. But then again I haven’t gained and that is good for November/December. Our house is absolutely stuffed with really, really tasty (and very, very bad thing for you) things to nibble on, so just not gaining weight is a major accomplishment (although watching everyone else munching on all those fabulous baked goods is a bit of a bummer). Now comes the real test. We leave for WDW Friday. I’ll get plenty of walking done at the parks so it will come down to the caloric intake factor. I wonder if I can actually spend five days in the World and not gain any additional heft. Stay tuned…

[afwdwfan]

Ok, I've definitely slipped, big time. A couple of weeks ago playing basketball I rolled an ankle and strained the achilles tendon that I ruptured about 3 years ago. I've been very inactive and haven't had the will power I should with all the holiday food around me. As a result, instead of losing weight or maintaining, I've gained about 4 pounds.

I'm looking for something that will really keep my interest and keep me focused that I can start after the first of the year. I've been looking at P90X which I think would be a great program for me, but my wife wants to start working out too and if I'm going to spend the money on something like that, I want it to be something we would both use. Has anybody had any experience with this or any other workout programs?

[afwdwfan]

We bit the bullet and got P90X. I've started it and I had no idea you could get that kind of a workout without weight training. It is intense, but in a very good way. It really showed me that I'm not in the kind of physical condition I thought I was. I've never been into the concept of the video workout before, but this one really gets me motivated and seems to make the time go a little bit quicker.

My achilles has gotten better, so I decided to get back to the gym and play some basketball last night. I got a good workout there, but I learned a very important lesson... if I play basketball on the same day I do the Chest & Back portion of P90X, it is very, very hard to shoot the ball.:rolleyes1

Since I really slipped and went back to my start weight over the holidays, my weigh in weight as of 1/1/11 was 233. Next week should be better.

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Well, it’s been a couple of weeks, one trip to WDW (on the dinning plan) and an entire Christmas/New-Year feasting season, and as you might expect… I gained back some of the weight. :sad2: On the up side, I’m only up a couple of pounds to 210. All things considered, I’m pretty pleased with that performance. :rolleyes:

I’ve gotten back into a normal routine around the house and I’m hitting the walking trails on a regular basses again. All the sweets are almost gone from the house (and won’t be returning for a while) so caloric intake is much easier to manage again. I figure I should be able to get back to 207 in a couple of weeks and then start shooting for the 200 mark after that. I’d certainly like to be in the 190s by our planned summer cruise on the Disney Dream (of course, I’ll probably have to start over again after that :lmao:)

[afwdwfan]

A week into P90X I've already dropped 4 pounds, feel good and last night I played the best game of basketball I've played in a couple of years. I hate getting up at 4:45 am just so I can work out, but as long as I keep seeing the payoff, I'm pretty sure I'll be motivated to stick with it.

I also just found out this weekend that my dad has been diagnosed with diabetes. We've had a history of it in the family, but his diagnosis was kind of a wake up call to me in a way. He's by no means obese, but not skinny either, and I tend to eat the same stuff he does. He's had heart issues in the past and now diabetes, so the way I see it, now is the time for me to make a lifestyle change rather than waiting until the guy holding my medical chart tells me to.

[afwdwfan]

Well, I'm going to bring this long dead thread back to life. I don't know if any Dads are still interested in this thread, but I've got some good news that I'm Peanut Buttery proud of! At my highest weight about a year ago, I was at 242 lbs. I've done a combination of several things, including variations of P90X workouts, playing softball and basketball recreationally, lifting weights, using an elliptical and eating much, much healthier over the last several months. I had been at a plateau for a couple of months now, and this morning I finally broke through the 205 barrier at 204.5 lbs. This is the first time I've been under 205 since high school. I'm going to celebrate with some junk food!!! Or maybe some watermelon. :thumbsup2

[GoHerd1028]

Well, I'm going to bring this long dead thread back to life. I don't know if any Dads are still interested in this thread, but I've got some good news that I'm Peanut Buttery proud of! At my highest weight about a year ago, I was at 242 lbs. I've done a combination of several things, including variations of P90X workouts, playing softball and basketball recreationally, lifting weights, using an elliptical and eating much, much healthier over the last several months. I had been at a plateau for a couple of months now, and this morning I finally broke through the 205 barrier at 204.5 lbs. This is the first time I've been under 205 since high school. I'm going to celebrate with some junk food!!! Or maybe some watermelon. :thumbsup2

Great Job Andy!!

[FreezinRafiki]

Well, I'm going to bring this long dead thread back to life. I don't know if any Dads are still interested in this thread, but I've got some good news that I'm Peanut Buttery proud of! At my highest weight about a year ago, I was at 242 lbs. I've done a combination of several things, including variations of P90X workouts, playing softball and basketball recreationally, lifting weights, using an elliptical and eating much, much healthier over the last several months. I had been at a plateau for a couple of months now, and this morning I finally broke through the 205 barrier at 204.5 lbs. This is the first time I've been under 205 since high school. I'm going to celebrate with some junk food!!! Or maybe some watermelon. :thumbsup2

Congrats!!

[afwdwfan]

Great Job Andy!!

Congrats!!

Thanks guys, I really do feel pretty good right now. The hard part is just going to be staying motivated and not letting myself slip back into bad habits. Seeing the money I've been saving by not eating fast food everyday for lunch helps though.:thumbsup2

[NWDAD]

I jusy found this and could use some help. I an 51 years old and weigh 235 lbs. I am only 5'6"I know I need to drop a lot of weight. Would like to be around 175-180. I only have about 30% moblity in my right ankle do to an old injury so running and alot of arobic(SP?) exercise are out. I am in pain most days and know that loosing weight will hlep alot. I am working on eating healthy but also need to exercise. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Kevin

[afwdwfan]

I don't have any real good suggestions for what you can do with your bad ankle. I'm not sure this thread gets much attention anymore. You might want to start a new thread over in the DIS Dads sub forum. (http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=185) It will probably get a little more attention from more guys facing similar issues.