317 lbs
52 down
48 to go
32 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$780 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
GMA seems like the worst place to try and lose weight. As mentioned last week, every meeting seems to revolve around food, not only that, but many of these meetings happen at night. For instance, Monday night around 9:30 I was sitting with Krystal Myers and Dawn from Fireflight (yeah, I'm not above a bit of name droppin') dipping Rice Krispy Treats and Cheesecake into melted chocolate and marshmallow at a Fondue party. This is not a recipe for dropping pounds. However somehow, when I stepped on the scale this morning I was down four pounds from last week.
How is this possible?
My guess is that I burned a lot of calories walking around Nashville and running 4 miles every morning, still I can't tell you how pleased I was to know that despite some splurging I not only hit my halfway point this week, I surpassed it by 2 pounds. I'm now just 7 pounds away from my birthday goal with one month left, and 17 pounds away from the elusive 200s. I've lost weight before but I am entering rare territory here in the next few weeks. The lightest I've been since my Freshman year of college is around 285-290, and that only lasted a few weeks. I'm excited to see exactly how far I can take this and it feels more and more real every week.
Thanks for checking in with me this week and if you haven't signed up to pledge do so now.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Week 19 update, Almost There (1 lbs. lost)...
321 lbs
48 down, 52 to go
33 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$720
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
Sorry for the brevity of the post, but I'm down in Nashville tonight and on a borrowed laptop. I lost another pound this week and the slow down would be more depressing if it weren't for the fact that I caught some sort of stomach flu earlier this week that dropped 4 pounds off me. On Wednesday I was at 318, so I knew when I got better that my body would want to put some weight back on (including all the water weight I dropped). The real test will be this week as I'm at this conference where every meeting seems to center around food. I will still make it my goal to hit my halfway point this week (2 more pounds!) but it will be a struggle for sure.
Click the links to help support the cause and I'll check in again next week!
48 down, 52 to go
33 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$720
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
Sorry for the brevity of the post, but I'm down in Nashville tonight and on a borrowed laptop. I lost another pound this week and the slow down would be more depressing if it weren't for the fact that I caught some sort of stomach flu earlier this week that dropped 4 pounds off me. On Wednesday I was at 318, so I knew when I got better that my body would want to put some weight back on (including all the water weight I dropped). The real test will be this week as I'm at this conference where every meeting seems to center around food. I will still make it my goal to hit my halfway point this week (2 more pounds!) but it will be a struggle for sure.
Click the links to help support the cause and I'll check in again next week!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Week 18 update, The Roller Coaster Week Ends Well (3 lbs. lost)...
322 lbs
47 down, 53 to go
34 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$705 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
What an insane week. If you haven't been following the Fuse Fundrive this week, just know it's one of those weeks that takes all of your focus and energy to get through. Every year around this time we go on the air and specifically ask new supporters of the station to come on board. We had a great time and raised some money for the Fuse and owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of people who helped make it possible, including those who brought in meals over the Monday to Thursday time frame. Though I must admit, "Thank You" wasn't exactly on my mind when all that delicious food was hanging out begging to be eaten and I'm trying to stick to my eating plan.
Here's how the week went down.
Weekend -3
Monday +2
Tuesday +2
Wednesday -2
Thursday -2
Those weigh ins direct relate to how focused I was on my eating. It's not that I did any binging or anything, but on Monday and Tuesday, I would have Pizza for my snack instead of an apple and so on. After weighing on Wednesday I knew I need to buckle down and get back to business and thankfully my body responded. It's also a testament to how much the body can fluctuate over the week and a good reason to only really measure progress by weekly tally.
Thanks again for your support and be ready for next week, I'm hoping to be able to use the word "halfway".
47 down, 53 to go
34 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$705 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
What an insane week. If you haven't been following the Fuse Fundrive this week, just know it's one of those weeks that takes all of your focus and energy to get through. Every year around this time we go on the air and specifically ask new supporters of the station to come on board. We had a great time and raised some money for the Fuse and owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of people who helped make it possible, including those who brought in meals over the Monday to Thursday time frame. Though I must admit, "Thank You" wasn't exactly on my mind when all that delicious food was hanging out begging to be eaten and I'm trying to stick to my eating plan.
Here's how the week went down.
Weekend -3
Monday +2
Tuesday +2
Wednesday -2
Thursday -2
Those weigh ins direct relate to how focused I was on my eating. It's not that I did any binging or anything, but on Monday and Tuesday, I would have Pizza for my snack instead of an apple and so on. After weighing on Wednesday I knew I need to buckle down and get back to business and thankfully my body responded. It's also a testament to how much the body can fluctuate over the week and a good reason to only really measure progress by weekly tally.
Thanks again for your support and be ready for next week, I'm hoping to be able to use the word "halfway".
Friday, April 4, 2008
Week 17 update, 4 MORE POUNDS! 4 MORE POUNDS! (4 lbs. lost)...
325 lbs
44 down, 56 to go
35 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$660 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
I honestly don't know how long this will continue, but I'm gonna enjoy it while I can. Another four pounds this week is pretty amazing and if the pace does keep up I'll be on the verge of crossing 300 in about a month.
Monday marks my fourth month complete in this journey, and I can't be anything but exuberant about where I am. If this continues for one more week, I will have basically hit the halfway point at the 4 month mark. Of course, from what I understand this is probably a good thing, considering the last 20 pounds will probably take me a few months. Whatever the case, I'm committed to seeing this through and weeks like this make it that much easier.
Another thing that makes it easier is when people encourage me by pledging. Click the above link and do a dollar a pound or whatever works best for your budget. All money goes to keep The Fuse on the air and it's a great opportunity to both support a great station and keep me motivated. I owe a huge THANK YOU to Rachael this week for coming on board and telling others about what's going on as well. It means so much to me.
Thanks again for continuing to check in, and hopefully the chant will continue next week.
4 MORE POUNDS! 4 MORE POUNDS! 4 MORE POUNDS!
44 down, 56 to go
35 weeks left
$15 per lb pledged
$660 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
I honestly don't know how long this will continue, but I'm gonna enjoy it while I can. Another four pounds this week is pretty amazing and if the pace does keep up I'll be on the verge of crossing 300 in about a month.
Monday marks my fourth month complete in this journey, and I can't be anything but exuberant about where I am. If this continues for one more week, I will have basically hit the halfway point at the 4 month mark. Of course, from what I understand this is probably a good thing, considering the last 20 pounds will probably take me a few months. Whatever the case, I'm committed to seeing this through and weeks like this make it that much easier.
Another thing that makes it easier is when people encourage me by pledging. Click the above link and do a dollar a pound or whatever works best for your budget. All money goes to keep The Fuse on the air and it's a great opportunity to both support a great station and keep me motivated. I owe a huge THANK YOU to Rachael this week for coming on board and telling others about what's going on as well. It means so much to me.
Thanks again for continuing to check in, and hopefully the chant will continue next week.
4 MORE POUNDS! 4 MORE POUNDS! 4 MORE POUNDS!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Week 16 update, Milestones Galore (4 lbs. lost)...
329 lbs
40 down, 60 to go
36 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$560 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
WOW! What an encouraging week. Three major milestones for me as we head into April.
- 40 lbs total
- over 10% weight lost
- In the 320s
It's that last one that gets me the most for some reason. There is something psychological that happens in the 320s that makes everything seem more realistic and possible. It just feels like this is really happening now, that 269 is possible, and that all the work is paying off. The only part that I still wish would go better is the money raising part, so if you haven't donated, and would consider doing so that would be awesome.
You may not know this, but I weigh every weekday when I workout, just as a way to keep track of my progress and see the little fluctuations here and there. Since starting my morning work outs I have consistently lost my weight on the weekend for some reason. Without exception, whatever I weighed in on Monday would be my weight on Friday within a pound (usually I would gain a pound through the week) until this week. This week, when I weighed in on Monday I weighed 336, a full 3 pounds more than the proceeding Friday, meaning if the pattern held I would have gained 3. This refocused me pretty hardcore and snapped my eating back into shape quickly (not that I had been horrible, just a bit lazy) . Yes, your math is correct, that means I lost 7 pounds since Monday and I feel great. I don't expect this to be the case every week, but it was nice to see in a week when I really needed the encouragement.
Stay tuned campers, this could get interesting.
40 down, 60 to go
36 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$560 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
WOW! What an encouraging week. Three major milestones for me as we head into April.
- 40 lbs total
- over 10% weight lost
- In the 320s
It's that last one that gets me the most for some reason. There is something psychological that happens in the 320s that makes everything seem more realistic and possible. It just feels like this is really happening now, that 269 is possible, and that all the work is paying off. The only part that I still wish would go better is the money raising part, so if you haven't donated, and would consider doing so that would be awesome.
You may not know this, but I weigh every weekday when I workout, just as a way to keep track of my progress and see the little fluctuations here and there. Since starting my morning work outs I have consistently lost my weight on the weekend for some reason. Without exception, whatever I weighed in on Monday would be my weight on Friday within a pound (usually I would gain a pound through the week) until this week. This week, when I weighed in on Monday I weighed 336, a full 3 pounds more than the proceeding Friday, meaning if the pattern held I would have gained 3. This refocused me pretty hardcore and snapped my eating back into shape quickly (not that I had been horrible, just a bit lazy) . Yes, your math is correct, that means I lost 7 pounds since Monday and I feel great. I don't expect this to be the case every week, but it was nice to see in a week when I really needed the encouragement.
Stay tuned campers, this could get interesting.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Week 15 update, Back in the Singles Scene (1 lb. lost)...
333 lbs
36 down, 64 to go
37 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$494 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
Here we go again, back on the pound a week train. I really shouldn't complain, at least it's heading down. My body is probably just getting back at me for what I did to it yesterday. Because of events beyond my control I wasn't able to get to the gym yesterday to do my cardio (I've been running a 5k (about 3.1 miles) every Tuesday and Thursday for my cardio workout.) So I had an idea. It's at least 28 degrees out, why don't I run outside, here in town? So what if I only have shorts to run in and I've never run outside in the real world yet, it can't be that bad, today's the first day of Spring, right?
So I put on my running shorts and shoes, grabbed my Ipod and headed to the rail trail. I set my Nike plus Ipod for 45 minutes (5k takes me about 40 minutes on the mill, but I wasn't sure how the outdoors would change that.) and took off heading east. Immediately I could tell the difference between the give of the treadmill and the "I'm bigger than you are and I'm not going anywhere" attitude of the hard hard earth. However, within a few minutes, my body adjusted and I felt great. It was morning and the sun was in front of me and the temperature felt perfect and the running seemed almost easier. Everything was great, and then the Nike Ipod voice in my head informed my that I had reached my halfway point. "Great", I thought, "I'll turn around and head back." And then, as I did so, it hit me, no, seriously, it really hit me. The wind was now blowing straight in my face hard enough that if you saw me you might have thought I was doing some sort of mime performance art. All of the sudden I went from thinking I could run outside every morning, to wondering if they would find my body before or after the wild dogs got to me. The combination of the wind in my face, the sun no longer shining on me, and the nice cover of sweat I worked up on the way out, added up to one of the coldest 22 minutes in a row I can remember. By the time I got home my legs looked like I had contracted leprosy and my facial hair was encrusted with some sort of frozen mucus combo that it's probably better that we not go into further detail on.
I know there are many runners that run in much colder temperature and that my wimpiness will likely be legendary but it's safe to say that I won't be running outside again until spring is more than just a date on the calender.
Thanks for reading and be sure and pledge, if for no other reason than you feel sorry for this pitiful, pitiful man.
36 down, 64 to go
37 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$494 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
Here we go again, back on the pound a week train. I really shouldn't complain, at least it's heading down. My body is probably just getting back at me for what I did to it yesterday. Because of events beyond my control I wasn't able to get to the gym yesterday to do my cardio (I've been running a 5k (about 3.1 miles) every Tuesday and Thursday for my cardio workout.) So I had an idea. It's at least 28 degrees out, why don't I run outside, here in town? So what if I only have shorts to run in and I've never run outside in the real world yet, it can't be that bad, today's the first day of Spring, right?
So I put on my running shorts and shoes, grabbed my Ipod and headed to the rail trail. I set my Nike plus Ipod for 45 minutes (5k takes me about 40 minutes on the mill, but I wasn't sure how the outdoors would change that.) and took off heading east. Immediately I could tell the difference between the give of the treadmill and the "I'm bigger than you are and I'm not going anywhere" attitude of the hard hard earth. However, within a few minutes, my body adjusted and I felt great. It was morning and the sun was in front of me and the temperature felt perfect and the running seemed almost easier. Everything was great, and then the Nike Ipod voice in my head informed my that I had reached my halfway point. "Great", I thought, "I'll turn around and head back." And then, as I did so, it hit me, no, seriously, it really hit me. The wind was now blowing straight in my face hard enough that if you saw me you might have thought I was doing some sort of mime performance art. All of the sudden I went from thinking I could run outside every morning, to wondering if they would find my body before or after the wild dogs got to me. The combination of the wind in my face, the sun no longer shining on me, and the nice cover of sweat I worked up on the way out, added up to one of the coldest 22 minutes in a row I can remember. By the time I got home my legs looked like I had contracted leprosy and my facial hair was encrusted with some sort of frozen mucus combo that it's probably better that we not go into further detail on.
I know there are many runners that run in much colder temperature and that my wimpiness will likely be legendary but it's safe to say that I won't be running outside again until spring is more than just a date on the calender.
Thanks for reading and be sure and pledge, if for no other reason than you feel sorry for this pitiful, pitiful man.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Week 14 update, The long grind (2 lbs. lost)...
334 lbs
35 down, 65 to go
38 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$480 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
There are a lot of ways to view the 2 pounds that went away this past week.
- As a let down after a nice 5 pound showing.
- As a blessing after the many weeks that 1 pd. was as much as I could muster.
- As a nice steady number that will get me to my halfway point in before my birthday.
- As another $28 raised for 101.7 The Fuse
- As something that doesn't even matter because really it's all about body fat %.
I think this week I'll go with that last option simply because I did my first body fat % test this morning since a started working out less than two months ago. The results? I have gone from 29% body fat to 27% body fat and my understanding is that 2% body fat is a fairly significant achievement for 8 weeks. It also puts me only 2% away from going from "obese" to "acceptable" and I'm not anything if not someone who craves acceptance.
In case you were wondering:
So it's another exciting week, and I think I'm gonna set a little mini-goal to be down to 23% body fat and 310 by my birthday on May 26th. I know that's more than I did the last 8 weeks, but my birthday is more like 10 weeks away and as it warms up I think it's gonna happen even faster.
Thanks for tuning in and make sure and get your pledge in. Remember my goal has been to raise $100 per pound by December, but that's not going to happen unless more people get on board.
I should also mention if you are interested in losing some of your own weight for the station that we will be starting a small group of "Fuse Losers" on April 1st. You can click on the link above for that as well.
See ya' next week!
35 down, 65 to go
38 weeks left
$14 per lb pledged
$480 raised
If you are new to loseforthefuse.com please read the first post or pledge here.
There are a lot of ways to view the 2 pounds that went away this past week.
- As a let down after a nice 5 pound showing.
- As a blessing after the many weeks that 1 pd. was as much as I could muster.
- As a nice steady number that will get me to my halfway point in before my birthday.
- As another $28 raised for 101.7 The Fuse
- As something that doesn't even matter because really it's all about body fat %.
I think this week I'll go with that last option simply because I did my first body fat % test this morning since a started working out less than two months ago. The results? I have gone from 29% body fat to 27% body fat and my understanding is that 2% body fat is a fairly significant achievement for 8 weeks. It also puts me only 2% away from going from "obese" to "acceptable" and I'm not anything if not someone who craves acceptance.
In case you were wondering:
| Classification | Women (% fat) | Men (% fat) |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Fat | 10-12% | 2-4% |
| Athletes | 14-20% | 6-13% |
| Fitness | 21-24% | 14-17% |
| Acceptable | 25-31% | 18-25% |
| Obese | 32% plus | 25% plus |
So it's another exciting week, and I think I'm gonna set a little mini-goal to be down to 23% body fat and 310 by my birthday on May 26th. I know that's more than I did the last 8 weeks, but my birthday is more like 10 weeks away and as it warms up I think it's gonna happen even faster.
Thanks for tuning in and make sure and get your pledge in. Remember my goal has been to raise $100 per pound by December, but that's not going to happen unless more people get on board.
I should also mention if you are interested in losing some of your own weight for the station that we will be starting a small group of "Fuse Losers" on April 1st. You can click on the link above for that as well.
See ya' next week!
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