Biggest Loser
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maybe it's different for girls as they say ... always aware of how one looks growing up it becomes ingrained to be self-conscious almost ... so now i have always run and kept fit and kept up martial arts work-outs and eaten very healthy food so i can't imagine being 100lbs over-weight ... i don't think i weigh much more than 140 - 150lbs i think it's totally fantastic to see people getting back to caring about themselves ... it's easy to almost forget our physical actuality being so digital all day long :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
Mine was related to a massive injury to my back. It took me about 5 years to recover. Just in time to watch one of my children be born with a massive injury to her small bowel. Took her about 4 years to recover. Once all that was stable I looked in the mirror and thought, "Dude you are fat." so I started from there. It's been a long fun road. Not at all disappointing. Yeah people really need to realize that they shouldn't eat what they cannot grow or kill. The latter sounds morbid but what I mean is if it takes a factory and a chemist to make it... do you really want to eat it? That's where I am at now. Whole grains, veggies, organic everything. It's not a bad life at all. In fact I feel great. :-D
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We started a biggest loser contest a few weeks ago for a few people in IT. We now have a hi-tech means of keeping progress via the IT whiteboard: progress report[^] The first to lose 20lbs will be deemed the winner. Making it into a competition resulted in a nice positive effect on the motivation factor. OK back to my regularly scheduled cursing at legacy ASP code.
Todd Smith
We started one this week with our linemen; we're a bit worried about their health, as diabetes is rampant among the Indian population. One of them weighed in Wednesday at 399.9 lbs! The deal is, a half hour off early if you spend an hour at the gym that evening. It's open to anyone in the comapany, except me*, and no one has told me yet what the prize will be. *I already lost 32 lbs this past year, and started out so thin that when I stood sideways and stuck out my tongue I was frequently mistaken for a zipper. I do go to the gym, but my goal is to gain some weight back, not lose more. Although I've gained back 24 lbs so far, I've discovered that abdominal surgery is a great way to develop belly fat... I never had any before. :sigh:
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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maybe it's different for girls as they say ... always aware of how one looks growing up it becomes ingrained to be self-conscious almost ... so now i have always run and kept fit and kept up martial arts work-outs and eaten very healthy food so i can't imagine being 100lbs over-weight ... i don't think i weigh much more than 140 - 150lbs i think it's totally fantastic to see people getting back to caring about themselves ... it's easy to almost forget our physical actuality being so digital all day long :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
l a u r e n wrote:
it's easy to almost forget our physical actuality being so digital all day long
I dunno... I've pushed a pencil for so long I've come to resemble one. :-D I have to admit, tho, last time I saw you the positive effects of your fitness program were quite apparent. ;)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Mine was related to a massive injury to my back. It took me about 5 years to recover. Just in time to watch one of my children be born with a massive injury to her small bowel. Took her about 4 years to recover. Once all that was stable I looked in the mirror and thought, "Dude you are fat." so I started from there. It's been a long fun road. Not at all disappointing. Yeah people really need to realize that they shouldn't eat what they cannot grow or kill. The latter sounds morbid but what I mean is if it takes a factory and a chemist to make it... do you really want to eat it? That's where I am at now. Whole grains, veggies, organic everything. It's not a bad life at all. In fact I feel great. :-D
code-frog wrote:
In fact I feel great
That's terrific news, Rex. Having been exercise averse all my life, I was fortunate to have a metabolism that seems to reject fat. Starting martial arts 8 years ago was a result of loving a little girl who's mom told me she wanted to start karate, and a determination to check it out before letting her try it. It was the smartest thing I ever did in my life, and may in fact have saved my life. But that's another story... After 7 years and two 2nd degree black belts I was feeling the best, physically and mentally, I'd ever felt in my life - that at the age of 52! (34 for you hex heads). Possibly the worst thing that ever happenned to me is the school closing in December 2007. Nothing is available to take its place in the area, and I'm gradually slipping back into feeling tired and stiff all the time. I try to keep up the exercises, but running a treadmill and lifting weights is no substitute for jump, spinning hook kicks above one's head and sparring with kids weekly. Eating habits have taken a turn for the worse, too. It's just too much effort anymore to prepare a proper meal, and too easy to just slip out for a few thousand calories of Mexican food or pizza. A year ago there weren't too many things I couldn't kill barehanded, so variety was never a problem. But along with the sedentary life I've been living comes a lack of desire to eat anything interesting - food is food, and it's all boring. Maybe your fine example will be what it takes to motivate me in some way. I dunno... It's so damned hard to do without the discipline of a group such as the karate classes gave me. But just typing a response has stirred something up within me. Cathartic, I guess. I now realize that I've felt lost without it, and martial arts are not well suited to online training. Keep up the good work - I know you'll be glad you did. It's time for me to walk the talk and follow your excellent example. And my apologies if I'm taking this out of context - I just drove in from Phoenix and stumbled onto this post, dead tired. It led me back to past posts about weight and fitness, the threads came together in my near-comatose mind, and I had to respond... Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drillow - time for zis one to hit the pillow.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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I did it before the biggest loser was on (I think) or at least before it was popular and mainstream. http://www.code-frog.com/milestone.htm[^] I'll never ever regret the hard work and discipline it took. I am quite positive I saved my own life and I know I have motivated about a dozen other people to follow in my footsteps and drop extra weight. The first 30 days are the hardest after that you become a "man on a mission" and you won't be stopped. It's challenging and rewarding. You won't regret this at all. A huge GOOD FOR YOU!!!:cool::rose::cool::rose::cool::rose::cool:
Just a PS to my earlier post - you look great! :-D Your wife's quite the hottie, too, and I'll bet she's very proud of you.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
a stone off since Christmas
Isn't that a little quick? Are you doing this under medical supervision? Do be careful.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
Isn't that a little quick?
It's the early weight loss. That's always the quick part - the fun is going to kick in soon when it goes down to a pound every two to three weeks. Part of it has been as the result of cutting out junk foods (and eating out regularly) and the rest is the result of taking regular exercise. Thanks for the concern though.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
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maybe it's different for girls as they say ... always aware of how one looks growing up it becomes ingrained to be self-conscious almost ... so now i have always run and kept fit and kept up martial arts work-outs and eaten very healthy food so i can't imagine being 100lbs over-weight ... i don't think i weigh much more than 140 - 150lbs i think it's totally fantastic to see people getting back to caring about themselves ... it's easy to almost forget our physical actuality being so digital all day long :)
"mostly watching the human race is like watching dogs watch tv ... they see the pictures move but the meaning escapes them"
l a u r e n wrote:
maybe it's different for girls as they say ... always aware of how one looks growing up it becomes ingrained to be self-conscious almost
The difference between boys and girls - no matter how much a bloke is bald, ugly and overweight, he can still look in the mirror and say to himself "looking good".
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
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We started a biggest loser contest a few weeks ago for a few people in IT. We now have a hi-tech means of keeping progress via the IT whiteboard: progress report[^] The first to lose 20lbs will be deemed the winner. Making it into a competition resulted in a nice positive effect on the motivation factor. OK back to my regularly scheduled cursing at legacy ASP code.
Todd Smith
We had a program here for employees climbing the stairwells. We drew up a diagram of a mountain, and colored it in as they met milestones. I've "climbed" Mt Everest, Kilimanjaro, and Vinson Massif.:cool: (I also lost 20 lbs) Several of us were presented certificates by Council for the achievements.
Cheetah. Ferret. Gonads. What more can I say? - Pete O'Hanlon
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Um... I pretty much hate you now. People like you make me ill. Although I have to admit it's much easier for me to add strength and power and such so there are certainly trade offs. Now that I'm older I'd way rather be in your shoes. When I was 18 and had BUDS on my mind I loved being the machine I was. If I wanted bulk and strength I could look at a hex-weight and add strength. Now that part of my life is dead I'd way rather have your issues. ;P
code-frog wrote:
I'd way rather have your issues.
Only those ones though if you knew some of the others. ;) Still dude, what you did is sweet and it's a lot more than just about the weight. Make sure you always recognize your accomplishments of determination and self discipline. These are metals of humans that are rapidly vanishing from our species. You have proven yourself a rare person in today's world.
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code-frog wrote:
I'd way rather have your issues.
Only those ones though if you knew some of the others. ;) Still dude, what you did is sweet and it's a lot more than just about the weight. Make sure you always recognize your accomplishments of determination and self discipline. These are metals of humans that are rapidly vanishing from our species. You have proven yourself a rare person in today's world.
Did it all while raising a family and never working less than a 60 hour work week. Ugh! But it was so worth it and how sweet it is.
