In the first half of the 90s, I started out at somewhere around the same weight I did this time and managed to get down to 204 lbs. I was maintaining it pretty well — until I got hooked on wallyball, a variation of volleyball that’s played in a racquetball court. Volleyball was one sport that I really enjoyed in Phys. Ed. and, even though I was over 40, I held my own in wallyball.
Since I didn’t go out for sports when I was in school, I never had any sports injuries. In a few short months of playing several times a week after work, I strained both rotator cuffs, strained a trap muscle and had a finger on my right hand dislocated. I never did get back to the good fitness routine and then, at home 13 years ago, I had a lumbar disk herniate. That put me on short term disability and bed rest. I never had to have surgury for it, but recovery took a bit of time and by the time I was getting around fairly well, I was plumb out of the fitness habit.
I know now that I just have to keep doing what I’m doing. I’ve tried many, many times in the past with dieting and/or exercise, but, until now, I’ve never been able to have the success like I had back then.
Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 268.4 lbs.
This week = 266.4 lbs.
Difference = -2 lbs.; -19.2 lbs since starting
Initial goal: 210 lbs.; 56.4 lbs. to go!
Made it to the gym every day except Sunday. Sunday, we took a hike that was about 4 miles.
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Wednesday Weigh-In – March 18, 2009,
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While I’ve been successful in reducing my weight by faithfully making it to the gym on a regular basis, it’s going to be difficult to keep it up when we are traveling. The good thing is that I generally don’t gain weight when we’re away from home as we stay fairly active. Taking walks at the campgrounds and going hiking on trails will not have the same intensity level as my regular workout and, when we get back home, it’s usually difficult to get back into the routine and I’ll have to start back at a lower intensity. However, part of the motivation for getting in shape is to be able to do the trails without struggling.
Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 269 lbs.
This week = 268.4 lbs.
Difference = -.6 lbs.; -17.2 lbs since starting
Made it to the gym 6 days out of 7.
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Wednesday Weigh-In – March 18, 2009,
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Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 270.8 lbs.
This week = 269 lbs.
Difference = -1.8 lbs.; -16.6 lbs since starting
Made it to the gym 5 days out of 7 instead of my usual 6; however, I compensated by getting there earlier in the morning and extending my workout.
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Wednesday Weigh-In – March 18, 2009,
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Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 272.5 lbs.
This week = 270.8 lbs.
Difference = -1.7 lbs.; -14.8 lbs since starting
Again made it to the gym 6 days out of 7. That makes three weeks in a row for 18 days out of 21.
I feel like I’ve really accomplished something if I get a 1400 to 1500 calorie workout. Unfortunately, yesterday, I stopped and talked a bit with “Skibo,” a fellow retiree from the nuclear plant who I’ve known since 1980. He’s in his late 60s and his workouts are usually longer than mine, when he makes it in. When I was talking with him, he had just finished up and had done 2200 callories! He has no extra weight and, in the 29 or so years that I’ve known him, he never has.
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Wednesday Weigh-In – March 11, 2009,
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Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 274.5 lbs.
This week = 272.5 lbs.
Difference = -2 lbs.; -13 lbs since starting
Made it to the gym 6 days out of 7.
I’m actually feeling a lot better on the days that I make it to the gym than the days that I don’t.
My heart monitor calculates calories based on heart-rate and time. If I do an hour, it generally records about 800 to 850 calories. This week, it recorded over 1400 calories on two consecutive days.
I forgot to mention that I turned 57 earlier this month.
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Started November 1, 2008 at 285.6 lbs
Last week = 273.5 lbs. — this week = 274.5 lbs.
Made it to the gym 6 days, but gained a pound.
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