Weigh-in | Week 6
Smell that? Fat fry.
Starting weight| 352 lbs
Current weight| 319.8 lbs
Week 6 change| -3.8 lbs
Total loss| 32.2 lbs
This week’s weigh-in marks a trifecta of milestones:
- 30+ lbs dropped in under 2 months.
- I officially have less than 100 lbs to lose to meet my goal. I like the way that reads.
- Not only do I have to wear belts, they’re all on the first notch.
Notes
- I’ve upped my veggie intake. I used to be salads exclusively—but I’ve been on broccoli like ….cheese on broccoli? Except without the cheese.
- I’ve worked out less this week—basically one less workout than the past two weeks. Interesting.
- Stealing a tip from Rae Rae J, I stopped drinking water at 7:30 pm last night to 1) not wake up in the night to pee so not to interrupt precious, calorie-burning sleep and 2) so that excess water isn’t showing up on the scale. But I easily had 100 oz of water yesterday.
- I keep workouts to 30 min during the week—but have been bumping them up to an hour on the weekends. Trying new things.
- Moving from machine weights to free weights is like moving from treadmill to outdoor running.
I was really wanting to drop below 320 this week but was not expecting it because of Sunday and Monday overgrub. So far I’m finding that there is a lot of mercy in my plan—it’s generous enough to allow for weekend fun without compromising results, at least to this point.
Sometimes when I hear people talk about eating “on plan”, it sounds like a chore. I’m going to drink beers this weekend. They aren’t off plan. They’re on plan.
Problem with diets: If you won’t keep doing it once you’ve reached your goal, don’t do it to reach your goal.
Right now beer and wings sound about right. Feels good to enjoy the hard work—better than sitting on the couch feeling like this.
I am one that says On Plan a lot. For me it is about doing what I say will do. So I don’t “accidentally slip and fall” (always makes me think of Sheldon on Big Bang) and make all sorts of bad choices.
It is about planning. If I plan to eat it…then eat it. If I don’t plan to…then be careful. I find that once I throw the eating plan out the window things that are helpful to my goals get lost as well.
So you are right… drinking beer is on plan…if I have PLANNED it.
As always, thanks for helping me clarify my thinking.
We all have a plan—but I guess the question I have for people who complain about the burden of it (not at times, but all the time) is “If your plan is a burden what makes you think you’ll stick with it for the rest of your life?”
I love having beer in my plan. Can’t wait to crack one open in a bit.
Like – for real – the 7:30 thing works, and I’m even surprised! It’s crazy, but I imagine that not getting up in the middle of the night to pee helps out your body and that ever-loving sleep zone restoration it needs. I myself had to add the 16 ounces right after I wake up to fit in my 85 ounces, but it is worth it.
Congrats man on the loss. I remember when I reached the – holy crap I don’t have double digits to lose anymore! – and it was awesome.
It was intriguing advice—I cant remember anything else from that post. So that was pretty sticky.
I know I’m pumped. Thanks RRJ
Congrats on the weigh in! 30 pounds in 2 months is a great accomplishment!
Trying to catch up to you man.
Nice job, man. You’re killing it. I had a rough week, didn’t make it to the gym at all. Gotta get back on the horse. Thanks for giving me an example!
Sounds like you’ve had a lot going on man. You’ll bounce back.
Hi Chris! Yes, really *awesome!!!* to all of it.
And free weights–they are the bomb! 100x better than machines. So much variety, you can never get bored. Are you reading weightlifting books? Read the thick wordy ones, and digest the weightlifting principles. Why? Because you will deeply enjoy being an *intelligent* weightlifter. The details of weightlifting are juicy–well worth your mind’s energy. Intelligence separates the best weightlifters from the meat heads.
I read some back in the day. Might have to dust them off. Thanks for the tip. Def don’t want to be a meathead.
So happy for you!!! Glad you’ve found a true lifestyle and can still enjoy your manly meat and beer.
And that you’ve been blessed with encouragement in #s so far with weigh-ins. I bet it’s helping build your resistance toward depression/discouragement on the times you may not.
I’m hoping I can start matching you in results the other direction – I’m starting to get concerned frowns from the doc! Bring on the carbs…
Love you & miss being spoiled by seeing you all so often during school.
Hey it’s like my second kid sister coming out the blue. Good to hear from you Ali. Yeah you’re eating for two right? I don’t know anything about that so I have no advice—besides trust the doc.
Congratulations on a GREAT weigh-in! And this, I love: “If you won’t keep doing it once you’ve reached your goal, don’t do it to reach your goal.” Amen.
Thanks Janice. Sometimes writing helps me sum up some ideas more clearly than others. I appreciate the encouragement.
You’re doing such a great job but we wish you wouldn’t focus so much on weigh-ins. The scale seems to be motivating for you, but try to find the motivation from within. Focus on the good feelings you have after you work out.
Thanks Rhonda + Sandrine. I appreciate the compliment but still have a long way to go.
The scale is one of multiple measures— some are empirical some are just intuitive, but I want both for balance. Plus my doctor tracks my weight so I figured I should semi-regularly. Weekly works for me—but I used to do it daily and it did more harm than good. I appreciate the feedback.
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