Francis Tapon the summit of Mount Aneto Photo by Francis Tapon
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Ultralight backpackers love to have endless and tedious discussions about how to shave off an ounce here and a gram there. They’ll blow an extra $50 just to get the pants that weigh a few feathers less than another pair of pants. These idiots are so obsessed with their pack-weight that they forget the whole point of backpacking: enjoying the wilderness.
I can describe ultralight backpackers accurately, because, sadly, I am one.
Indeed, I’m cursed with this ridiculous compulsion to chop every useless gram off my gear list. Read more »
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 »
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…
Getting back on track after vacation is hard. I had a loss but I have been bad about tracking. I need to get back in the habit of tracking… Weight Watchers works because we track!
Week 39
Start Weight: 298 lbs
Current Weight: 290.4 lbs
Weeks Change: -1.5 lbs
Last Weight: 292 lbs
Total Change: -7.6 lbs
I re-joined weight watchers on June 10th. I did weight watchers on line program a few years ago and lost about 70lbs, but started thinking that I could track on my own and didn’t need to “waste” my money on paying for the program. Yeah, doing it on my own didn’t work out so well I gained all the weight I lost back plus some. So here I am to give it another go…
This time around I am going to the meetings, I find them cheesy but Miss HuskyHiker enjoies them and we are on this adventure together so I am going for her… I have lost 6.4lbs so far and Miss HuskyHiker is not far behind.
Weight Watchers is a way of calorie counting that gives food a “point” value based on calories, fat, and fiber. You get les points as you loose weight and you can earn extra points if you exercise. They keep saying at the meetings that it is not a diet, just a training program to get you eating right. I guess that is true and a good way to look at it… So Weigh-in Wednesdays will be back with a vengeance…
Week 32
Start Weight: 298 lbs
Current Weight: 297.4
Last Weight: 299.6
Total Change: -0.6
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 290.5lbs
Last weight – 291lbs
Weight change – .5lbs
Total lost – 7.5lbs
I was sick for week 22 weigh in so I didn’t bother weighing in… I believe that when you are sick you need to focus on getting better, not counting what you are eating. Heck I bet I enough cough drops some days to fill my recommended calorie intake. The gym was out of the question last week too… This week I am getting back on the gym routine and this weekend is going to be 80 and sunny so I can’t want to get out…
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 291lbs
Last weight – 291.5lbs
Weight change – .5lbs
Total lost – 7lbs
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 291.5lbs
Last weight – 291lbs
Weight change – 0lbs
Total lost – 6.5lbs
Getting back on track is not easy…
Start weight – 298lbs
Current weight – 291.5lbs
Last weight – 291lbs
Weight change – +.5lbs
Total lost – 6.5lbs
gear, hiking, weight loss | Husky Hiker - Jim Bradley | 
1/29/2011 8:10 AM | 
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