2010 Weight Loss

[CTDon]

Good luck Moviedad....stick with it and keep reminding yourself why you're doing it.

My progress is going well. My transitioning back into running consistantly went well, with a minor hiccup, but all is well. 'official' training started last week, although I've been running consistantly again since nov/dec.

I have already received several compliments about how it looks like I'm losing weight and getting back in shape. So as long as I stick to my training program, I'm golden.

[moviedad]

Thanks CTDon.

I was a runner, a looooong time ago. I enjoyed running BEFORE I was in the ARMY then they made it un-fun. I am trying to get to that point again, just have to wait until my weight will not cause damage to my knees.

Good luck and keep up the fine work.

[Electriclime]

Originally Posted by BenSr

..., but I need some advice on building forearms, as mine look like toothpicks. .

Apparently popping open cans of spinach helps a lot!

[North Country Dad]

Stomach bug the last two days. Great way to lose five pounds.

[57plymouth]

So contrary to what you would think, you don't actually lose any weight by eating whatever you want on a cruise.

Who'd have thunk it?

[moviedad]

I always thought the saying went- What is eaten on the ocean stays on the ocean.

[Electriclime]

Originally Posted by moviedad

I always thought the saying went- What is eaten on the ocean stays on the ocean.

The Sea Sick Diet

[BenSr]

Originally Posted by Electriclime

Apparently popping open cans of spinach helps a lot!

Should I walk around mumbling things in a sailor suit with one eye closed as well?

[ministermatt]

5K today. 1st one in several months. 30:52. Slow, but I did run the entire time. Everytime I get into a good groove at the gym, one of the little kids gets sick and by the time it goes through the whole family I am starting from scratch... Oh Well. On the bright side, I am still under 200 lbs, not by much, but I am under...

[Electriclime]

Experiencing a bit of diet backlash from the wife. I finally am getting serious about eating better to go along with exercise and the wife is giving me some attitude. I think it's definitely a motivation issue with her since, honestly, she needs to lose more weight than I do. In the past two weeks since I've been summoning up massive amounts of willpower to not each a lot of junk and quit my Dew habit, she has made a pie, bought ingredients to make a cheesecake, and just bought 24 (yes, 24) boxes of Girl Scout cookies. She normally only buys 2-4 a year.

To go with the increase of crap food in the house, she's been giving me some attitude. This morning she said she was surprised I didn't dig into the thin mint cookies. I said it took a lot of willpower to walk past them all day and she rolls her eyes at me like I'm being a jerk for that and for not eating more than 1 piece of the pie she made Sunday.

Have any of you experienced this backlash? I'm hoping that if I can keep cooking decent meals and eating better that she will follow suit after a while. I haven't said a word about her weight/health or tried to get her to exercise more, etc. I know women have a lot more psychological baggage with weight issues, so I've been keeping my mouth shut. At the same time it pisses me off because I'm trying to do something good.