01/27/2009 01:07
Virgin Healthmiles Kiosk
Well I made it back to the gym today, first time since December.
We bought a new scale at home. It is pretty acurate.
I weighed in at the gym and it said I was 7 lbs lighter than my scale at home. I wish it were true.
I've had a cold for the last few weeks so that helped me lose a few pounds. Now I am just struggling to keep them off.
Our office manager isn't helping. She keeps bringing in cookies. I haven't eaten any but man they are the kind I love: LU's (it's not a cookie it's a LU).
That is all. Sorry for rambling. I will try to say something more profound next time.
12/03/2008 15:22
I was doing so good too...
I started the South Beach Diet on Nov 17. I did really good by Thanksgiving morning (the 26th) I had lost 8 lbs.
We went to Disneyland for Thanksgiving. We had a character breakfast buffet and I did really good with that too.
Then about halfway through the day everyone wanted ice cream and I caved.
From that point on I was a "mindless eating machine".
On Monday morning Dec 1st I was right back where I had started two weeks prior.
Darn it.
11/18/2008 15:57
I LOVE the South Beach Diet
I have been going to Spectrum Health Club for a couple of years now and throughout that time I have just not lost any weight to speak of. I know it's mostly diet and not exercise that makes you lose weight but still...
So when my wife, daughter and I started this weight loss contest to see who could reach there goal of losing 20 lbs first I decided to use the Virgin Health Miles kiosk to monitor my progress because being digital and all I knew it was more accurate. I have been using it for months anyway but like I said, I never really lost much. My weight fluctuates between 203 and 197. I can never seem to get below 197.
Yesterday morning after my workout I did my first official weigh-in... 197.5, as expected. My Body Fat has never dropped below 29 and yesterday morning it was 29.8 as expected. My blood pressure was 103/76. It's always been good.
This morning I was anxious to see after only one day on the SBD if I would finally get below the dreaded 197.5 ... 7.5... 7.5 it seems I can never get below that.
As I stepped on the scale and pushed the button on the screen I was just focusing on those digits....
....
5.8
Ha. How cool is that?
I couldn't believe it but I didn't question it.
Next I thought to myself "Okay but the body fat couldn't have gone below 29, it never has".... 26.8 Cool.
"Yeah, but the blood pressure couldn't be any lower... 102/75."
Incredible.
I was so jazzed I couldn't wait to get home and tell my wife.
You know how when you look at something sometimes you don't really see it but later you realize what it was you saw?
As I was driving home it came to me. "Hey, wait a minute, did that scale say 175.8? One SEVENTY-FIVE?
I rushed home to log in and double check (even though in my mind I knew what I saw).
Sure enough, it said 175.8. Damn computers.
However, I have decided that I will react the way my daughter did 20 years ago when I explained to her that there really was no Easter Bunny... "I don't care what you say, I'm still gonna believe!"
So, as the title of the post states "I LOVE the South Beach Diet." I reached my weight loss goal in a single day. In fact, I beat it!
(I sure hope they don't calibrate that kiosk any time soon)
;;
J
11/17/2008 10:24
Starting again
My daughter, wife and I all want to lose about 20 lbs. We started a contest to see who gets there first. We started the South Beach Diet today.
08/22/2007 15:34
Not the sharpest tool in the shed
I went to Quiznos for lunch and ordered a Caesar's salad. They asked me what kind of dressing I wanted.
06/02/2007 09:12
Whatever works for you
We are each here for the same reason.
We each are trying to acheive the same goal.
We do this in a public forum but it is a private process.
Each of us has to do what works for them.
I've lost weight before. I used a diet someone at work gave me. I went from 215 to 175. It worked.
That was then, this is now. Maybe it didn't work so well.
I haven't weighed in this morning but I suspect I am somewhere between 200 and 202.
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. One of the things I thought about is self image. Is it really good for me to have a blog called Fatboy? I decided to abandon this blog and it's name and start a new blog on SparkPeople.com with a name that is more postive.
I thought long and hard about what I could call a blog that would be representative who I aspire to be or who I truly am at the core.
I thought about things like "The new me", "Healthy and Fit", Fat No More and other things like that but none of them really represent who I am at the core.
I came up with "Cheryl's Guy".
That's who I am. That is all I aspire to be.
I set up that blog.
I haven't actually used it yet.
This morning I thought about why I picked Yo Fatboy in the first place. The reason is because I thought it was funny. The idea was inspired by a line in one of the Rocky movies when he is fighing a 7 foot wrestler and the guy picks Rocky up and holds him over his head and just before Rocky goes flying he yells "Yo Adrian, catch me!". That was pretty funny.
So I picked the name to be funny. That's part of who I am too. That's probably one of the reasons Cheryl loves me.
So I decided I won't abandon this blog (well, I'm not much of a regular blogger anyway but whatever).
I've decided I can have a blog called Yo Fatboy and still have a positive self image. Although that does go against the philosophy of positive thinking, I believe I can handle it.
So, back to my subject heading of "Whatever works for you" (which btw isn't about you at all but about me). What works for me today is Dr. Oz' book "You On a Diet".
We bought it some time ago and never cracked the cover (just like the South Beach diet book that I still haven't opened). But this morning when I couldn't sleep I came out here and read the introduction.
I like it. I like it alot. I'm going to give it a shot. I think I'll use this blog space to track my results. I say "I think" I will do that because let's face it, we never really know what I am going to do until I do it.
Oh, speaking of me doing things, some of you may remember when I went to New York to study for my exam... I got my results the other day. I am now a Certified Kitchen Designer.
But, I digress. Back to Dr. Oz. I really like the book and I think it will work for me.
We'll see.
If you've read this far down, thank you and I'm sorry you have no life.
Fatboy
05/24/2007 12:14
The camera subtracts 10 pounds
My feet are not really as small as they look in that photo... not that you would need to know that but I'm just sayin'
We have been in Fredericksburg, TX all week celebrating out wedding anniversaries with our daughter and her husband. it is ther second (last Tuesday) and our 33rd (tomorrow).
We have had a great time. A week long party. Tomorrow Cheryl and I are going to have spa day. We started that tradition a several years ago in New Orleans. It makes for a very memorable anniversary.
I have been keeping up with your blogs lately. I hope you are all doing well.
Take care.
05/14/2007 09:57
It didn't mean anything, honest
I suspose you've noticed I've been a little distant lately. I'm sure you are wondering what I've been up to.
Well, I'm back. I just needed some time to clear my head.
What did I do?
Nothing. Honest. It was nothing.
It didn't mean anything. It took less than 3 minutes tops. It felt good and I don't feel guilty about it. In fact, I think I'll don't it again.
If you're in the mood for a quickie maybe you'd like to join me.
Check out:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=596
Enjoy.
05/09/2007 10:27
It's simple really.
Burn more calories than you consume.
What's so hard about that?
You may have noticed I haven't been posting my weigh ins lately.
My momma always told me if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. She needs to have a talk with my bathroom scale.
I knew my scale was moody but lately that bitch has gone psycho. Crazy psycho bitch scale. That's what I'll call her from now on.
I hope I haven't offended anyone by that comment. However, if you are a crazy psycho bitch and are offended please send my a private email and I'll personally apologize to you.
Take care,
Fatboy (no really, I am)
