Posts by wheredego

Name:    Jeff
Age:       48
Height:   6' 0"
Start Weight in October 1, 2009:  216
Goal Weight (by October 29):       208

Week 1; 08-Oct-09:  213
Week 2; 15-Oct-09:
Week 3; 22-Oct-09:
Week 4; 29-Oct-09:

Total monthly weight loss: 3 so far

I've been posting one pound losses the last few weeks, so this is a pleasant surprise.  Congrats to everyone and keep up the good work.

Everyone off to a good start?  I've had 2 good days.

My focus this month is on being positive and feeling good about what i do.  I read an article about how everyone hits what they focus on.  Whether it's throwing a baseball, shooting an arrow, or getting healthy.  If you spend most of your time thinking about failures and disappointments, you increase those events.  If you think about successes and positive experiences, more of those will occur.

http://caloriecount.about.com/accepting-yours elf-b346212

Name:   Jeff
Age:      48
Height:  6' 0"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  225
Goal Weight (by September 30):       214

Sep 04:   223
Sep 11:   221
Sep 18:   218
Sep 25:   217
Sep 30:   216

Total monthly weight loss:  9

A good month overall.  I got stressed out and had a few high calorie days toward the end.  Congratulations to everyone for a good effort this month and I hope you are all back for the next round!

Name:   Jeff
Age:      48
Height:  6' 0"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  225
Goal Weight (by September 30):       214

Sep 04:   223
Sep 11:   221
Sep 18:   218
Sep 25:
Sep 30:

Total monthly weight loss:  7 so far

Hurray, this is the week I went from obese to overweight.  Celebrated by getting some running shoes and jogging 2 miles.  I love jogging and I've finally lost enough weight so I can train safely.  Signed up to run a half marathon in Memphis with my 23 year old daughter on December 5.  Time to start training!

Yes it is possible to lose weight with a walking program.  I've been successful in losing weight and my only regular exercise is walking.

Name:   Jeff
Age:      48
Height:  6' 0"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  225
Goal Weight (by September 30):       214

Sep 04:
Sep 11:
Sep 18:
Sep 25:
Sep 30:

Total monthly weight loss:

Name:    Jeff
Age:       48
Height:   6' 0"
Start Weight in August 1, 2009: 236
Goal Weight (by August 28):      223

Aug 07:  233
Aug 14:  231
Aug 21:  229
Aug 28:  226

Total weight loss:  10

YEAH 10 pounds lost.   7 more pounds and I'm no longer obese.  Congratulations to everyone and a big thanks to mischiefdm for hosting this month and next.

Name:    Jeff
Age:        ;48
Height: 6' 0"
Start Weight in August 1, 2009: 236
Goal Weight (by August 28):      223

Aug 07:  233
Aug 14:  231
Aug 21:
Aug 28:

Total weight loss:  5 so far.

I had a great week - ate well and worked out.  Looking forward to getting into the 220's.

Name:     Jeff
Age:        ; 48
Height:    6' 0"
Start Weight on August 1, 2009:   236

Goal Weight (by August 28)          223

Aug 07:
Aug 14:
Aug 21:
Aug 28:

Total weight loss:

I set my goal at 3 pounds a week plus one for good measure.  Thanks mischiefdm for running with this.  Good luck everybody.  My motto for this month: When you don't know how many calories you've had,  stop eating!!

Original Post by soupcanx:

Original Post by erinbonilla:

The first paragraph of your statement makes no sense at all to me. People from different cities, great families, and something about college??? What the heck are you talking about???

Erin

Yeah, I reread it four times and I still am trying to figure out what s/he meant.

I think they are  pointing out that the advertisement can tell where you are located (from your computer's IP address).  From that, you get a sales pitch about a person in the same area.  The pitch is the same but the location of the person and other specifics are changed to match your location.

It doesn't necessarily make the seller dishonest.  However, someone selling weight loss solutions that involve anything other than healthy food in appropriate quantities and a regular exercise routine should be suspect.

I have the same problem with cashews.  I can't keep a pound of salted cashews around for more than 2 days.  I solved the problem by buying unsalted almonds.  I weigh one ounce servings and put each serving in a seperate zip bag.  I can then take out one or two bags each day, depending on what's on the day's menu plan.

The unsalted almonds are a great replacement for chips at lunch time and have allowed me to replace unhealthy fat in my diet.  However, I don't like them enough that they are a binging threat!

Switching to an unsalted nut that is okay but not irresistable might be a solution for you.

Congratulations on your new life.  I started at around 290 pounds and I was eating around 2300 calories a day back then.  I was losing weight steadily and I wasn't haven't much trouble with getting hungry.  I'm not suggesting you eat 2300 calories, I'm just saying you should figure out what a 500 calorie deficit is, and then develop a routine that works for you, based on that goal.

If your going to go any higher (and there is no reason you should), at least wait until you've got a routine established.  As your weight drops, you want to go back to edit your settings, look at the calorie section, push the "advice" button and recompute your daily calorie numbers to match your new weight.

Don't be afraid to try different ways of eating to figure out what works for you.  I never believed in the importance of protein, but after a couple months I tried adding some protein to my all carb breakfast and wow what a difference in how long it took before I got hungry again.

Also, don't be afraid to post questions and spend time searching the archives for things you're wondering about.  This site is full of ideas and information and people that want to help you.

How's my diet?  It's great.  I'm down 47 pounds and I'm eating healthy and getting lots of exercise.  I get compliments almost everyday.  You will too.

Best of Luck!

Name:   Jeff
Age:      47
Height:  6' 0"
Start Weight in July:   249
Goal Weight  (by July 31):  235

July 3:      246
July 10:    244
July 17:
July 24:
Final Weigh In – July 31:

Total weight loss:  5 so far

I needed to increase my dietary fat so I replaced my 140 calorie bag of chips for lunch with 1 ounce (170 calories) of unsalted almonds.  They are delicious and for some reason I go ALOT longer without getting hungry now that I'm eating those nuts every day for lunch.

oatmeal and cream of wheat.  Also, you can get creative with throwing things in a blender (smoothies)