Healthy Eating Nightmare
Eating out is a part of life and when you are trying to loose weight it is a huge challenge to stay on track. Here are some tips to help keep that meal out a little better on the belly…
1. Split your meal! Portions are HUGE, big enough for 2 in most cases. Miss HuskyHiker and I have starting doing this a lot. Not only are you saving calories your saving money too. Heck, even the grilled chicken at chilli’s has 850 calories and 45 grams of fat! That is without fries! Even if you are not with someone who is willing to split order your meal with a to go box and split it right when you get it. Enjoy the rest the next day for lunch…
2. Avoid sugary soda. Get water instead, you should drink more water anyway… One regular soda packs Read more »
Starting Weight: 302.6
Last Weight: 298.6
Current Weight: 294.6
This Weeks Loss: 4lbs
Total Loss: 8lbs
1.5 hours cardio last week
0 miles hiked
This is the first weigh-in of the 2010 redo… so here we go.
Starting Weight: 298.6 – let the fun begin
Yeah, I’m back… After reading all the #10yearsago posts on twitter the other day, I was thinking what I was doing 10 years ago. I could not remember what I was doing 10 years ago… Was I in Florida? After thinking about it for a minute or a day, I realized that 10 years ago was Y2K. Who could forget that? Waiting for every computer to fail, wide spread power outages, total chaos… I spent that night at a friends house in Western, MA waiting for nothing to happen…
Then I was thinking about what I was like back then… I had just lost about 70lbs and was full of confidence. I lost a good deal of weight in a little over a year, and ten years later it is all back plus some. It is time to get serious about this. I am starting all over Wednesday Weigh-in Week 1 this week! Its time to get fit and meet the goals I have had for years!!!
The first time I opened a geocache and saw a wooden nickel I really wanted to have my own made up. That night when I got home I searched google high and low for wooden nickel printers, geocaching wooden nickels, and any other search string that might help find someone to print wooden nickels of good quality at a great price. Everything I found just seemed like a lot of money for a piece of wood that I plan on dropping in some rubbermaid container in the woods. (is it really worth it) I toyed with the idea of making them myself, and I still plan to make some on my own. The idea went on the back burner for a while and it resurfaced a couple weeks ago when I saw one of these great wooden coins staring up at me inside a cache. I went back on the hunt.
At first I found all the same companies that I found on my last search with some new ones that just didn’t seem to have the quality or look I wanted. So I turned to twitter, geoseaeye said I should check out www.adstuit.com. I checked out Fred’s site and was not sure what I thought, it was hard to tell the quality from the pictures on his site, but the prices are great… (100 for $30, 250 for $50 0r even 1000 for $100) Prices are for double sided with custom graphics. I emailed Fred and asked about better pictures and he had none to offer. Still unsure I sat on it for a while… One night I sent Fred my design and asked how he though it would print, he said that it looked like it would come out great and asked if I wanted to see a proof. Well 20 minutes later saw my proof and placed my order and I am glad I did. Fred was awesome to work with and they got the wooden nickles to my door in under a week! They came out great!!! Thanks Fred! If you are in the market for wooden nickels (they are so neat) without a doubt see Fred at Ads-Tuit and tell him Husky Hiker sent you!!!
So here are the nickels
My Nickel
P.S. Any geocachers want to trade wooden nickels please contact me…
Week 42
Start Weight: 298 lbs
Current Weight: 291.2 lbs
Weeks Change: -2.2 lbs
Last Weight: 293.4 lbs
Total Change: -6.8lbs
Goal Summery for week 42:
I almost met all my goals, I didn’t get a chance to go for a hike… I did track my Weight Watchers Points 4 days last week and rode my bike to work 3 days, and one day after work Miss HuskyHiker met me and we rode the bike trail about 12 or so miles. So I think I did ok this week…
Goals for Week 43:
Ride my bike to work twice (I have a 4 day weekend)
Day 1
Day 2
Hike one time
Kayak one time
Go to the casino and come home with more money than I leave home with. wohoo!
I have decided that I am going to set mini goals for myself weekly. They might seem small but they are focused to keep me on track. When I look and see that I have only lost 4.6 lbs in 41 weeks it makes me kinda sad. (that figure of 4.6 might not be completely accurate, when I started weight watchers I started weighting in on a new scale with clothing on. I have lost 10.2 since starting weight watchers.) At least the scale is moving in the right direction… I will update goals listed in this post as I complete them.
Week 40
Start Weight: 298 lbs
Current Weight: 294.8 lbs
Weeks Change: +4.4 lbs
Last Weight: 290.4 lbs
Total Change: -3.2 lbs
Week 41
Start Weight: 298 lbs
Current Weight: 293.4 lbs
Weeks Change: -1.4 lbs
Last Weight: 294.8 lbs
Total Change: -4.6 lbs
Goals for week 42:
Track my points for at least 3 FULL days
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Hike one time this week
Ride my bike to work 2 days
Day 1
Day 2
I have been in a bit of a slump, I gained 4.4 lbs last week and have been having a hard time getting back on track with Weight Watchers. I am hoping that reading about other peoples weight loss journeys can bring some inspiration to get back on track. Here are some inspirational weight loss bloggers that I have found…
A Merry Life – http://amerrylife.com/
Mary’s history sounded a lot like mine, she too last weight after high school only to gain it back later in life. Her blog focuses on weight loss, nutrition, fitness, and other health related topics, usually with a positive spin…
Andrew is Getting Fit – http://www.andrewisgettingfit.com
Andrew is on a journey to get fit, he has lost 97lbs so far. He did the Couch 2-5K program and has ran a 5, 10K race and a half marathon. Andrew should be an inspiration to all of us…
Fat Girl To Fit Girl – http://fatgirltofitgirl.wordpress.com
When Diane turned 49 she wanted to trade in her sedentary lifestyle for an active one. She is on Weight Watchers and doing great having lost 61lbs. she also has completed a duathlon & triathlon.
Fat Lazy Guy – http://thefatlazyguyslog.blogspot.com
The Fat Lazy Guy is from New Zealand, He is making great progress to meeting all his goals. He has lost 216.7 lbs to date (that is not a typo!) All I can say is WOW!
The Token Fat Girl - http://www.myallnaturalweightloss.com
Lorrie was 320lbs at her highest weight, she is doing her own thing, combining things she liked from the diffrent programs she has tried… Will that work? Seems like it is, she is doing great!
Losing a Hundredweight – http://losingcwt.blogspot.com/
“When I was a teenager I used to fantasize about having my own pair of breasts to play with. Now, as an overweight, middle-aged man, I seem to have them – and it’s not as much fun as I thought it would be.” – Kim Ayres. Kim has lost 81lbs after realizing in a “midlife crisis” what he had been doing for the last 25 years…
Headed out early with my brother Cory and his buddy Dave in hopes to beat the rain. This summer in New England has
Hut and Herrin
proven to be a challenge, it seems to be raining almost every day. We put in at the boat ramp off Quaboag St. in Brookfield, MA. This paved parking lot has plenty of parking and a concrete boat ramp for launching. The lake was
Quaboag River
calm but the wind was picking up and Quaboag Pond gets choppy when the wind is blowing, so we headed for the river. The mouth of the Quaboag River is on the west side of the lake or head to the rear, right corner of the lake as you leave the ramp. Read more »
The Massachuetts Outdoor Expo (or Big MOE) is an opportunity for families to learn about fishing, shooting, kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing, and a whole bunch more outdoor activities. This will be the 13th year for the Big MOE, and best of all it’s FREE… Free parking and admission!
From the Big MOE website:
A Brief History:
The Massachusetts Outdoor Expo, fondly referred to as The Big M.O.E., started out with a group of sportsmen and women who wanted to create an opportunity for kids of all ages to learn more about outdoor skills, wildlife and conservation. They approached the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club in Sturbridge to host the Mass. Outdoor Expo, due to its central location, facilities and the connections the group had to the club. An annual event was born!
A couple years later, members of the Mass. Outdoor Expo group approached FAWNS, (Facts About Wildlife & Nature Society) a non-profit group founded in 1998 to promote the connection of people to the outdoors. FAWNS was interested in promoting educational experiences focusing on the outdoors. A “natural” connection between the Expo group and FAWNS was obvious. A partnership was formed and FAWNS became the organizing entity supporting the Big MOE.
Hope to see you there!
The Mass. Outdoor Expo is September 27, 2009 from 9am to 4pm at the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club in Sturbridge, MA (directions)
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