Also swam 10 laps. I think I started out much faster than normal as I gassed much more rapidly than before. Either that or it's because I'm still a bit run down from the sinus infection/cat thing, but by time I think I was faster, especially at the start. Anyway, will go at least once more and possibly twice this week.
I hope you get more motivated RJ and start feeling a little better. The good thing is you are still posting here and logging your food even whilst feeling low
That's the idea. 1400, took a short walk today. Not really remarkable exercise wise but I put on pants before I absolutely needed to so that's not bad right now.
And I know what I said yesterday, but given I walked 10 miles today in DC I was pretty hungry before work, had a burrito bowl. I don't factor calories burned from exercise into my allowance but as my maintenance is somewhere in the 1500-1600 ballpark I think being in that range on a day where I'm far more active than usual is appropriate without effecting my extraordinarily slow cut.
Weighing daily does seem to be helping mentally. Seeing the scale stay even or trend down helps resist the urge to snack when I'm bored. Working all my hours to pay off the kitty MRI doesn't hurt either.
While that's certainly not good, I'm very slightly optimistic for a few reasons. One, I think this is slightly inflated - I've been in the high 144s the last few days, and I've noticed that when I go to DC and walk around a lot playing Pokémon, I "gain" the next day or two, I assume due to some mild swelling/fluid retention. Either way, it is at least a small loss for the month (I was 148 to start) and at the very least I seem to be trending in the correct direction even while highly unmotivated.
Two, I am starting to feel more energetic (which is a bit funny as I'm also sick for like the third straight week - sinus infection, cold, cold) and less apathetic. I feel like a bit of a mental corner has been turned. We'll see if that persists, but it is usually sometime in March I stop feeling so completely apathetic.
I'm going to try to do a hard cut this month and get down to 135. I don't have a good chance of winning this bet regardless, but still needing to lose 20 in 3 months is doable, if difficult at my current weight. If I could lose half or close this month, it would make my odds slightly less terrible.
188.4 this morning, though my picture isn't handy right now. Bad month due to a lot of outside the US travel which makes the gym difficult, to say nothing of diet compliance while jet lagged.
I'm sure it comes as no shock that I made zero progress once again. Forgot and ate but weighed anyway, 148.6 but I'm sure that's more around 145 since, you know, I ate before hand.
I don't see how it's possible to lose 20 lbs in two months without a hell of a lot more motivation and willpower than I currently possess.
It's completely my fault, but in hindsight taking this bet was a stupid idea. I wasn't motivated or excited like for my other one. I was more like, well, it's gotta happen eventually so whatever let's do it. But I was mentally a bit worn down from my previous four month cut, to say nothing of my typical winter suckage.
At least I've been hanging around 145 for a while now. While that's still too much for my height, it's worlds better than the 220-230 I was at a few years ago.
I hope you succeed Monte I really do, and I've got no problem paying you off if you do.
I think I'm going to set a more modest goal just for my own self benefit, as I don't think aiming to drop 10 lbs in a month for two months would be good or really feasible without basically going hungry for two months. However, I can get down below 140, which I'd like to be my new ceiling - meaning weighing 140 should prompt immediate action, as it's just into overweight BMI for my height and gender.
I hit 180 a week or so ago, but worrying about maintaining it for two months with my schedule seems like a bit much. Let's just call it a day; I think sub-140 by June 1 is for sure realistic and achievable if you start logging again!
I am actually very afraid we going to lose you. That a life of 150-170 is going to be good enough for you.
I kinda want to check out the new MGM casino, so maybe I come say hi. Definetly don't want to go back just for MD live. What a facking sweatshop. My brother was doing nothing illegal and cops in conjunction with casino frisked him and forced him to produce ID even though not for age. Shady, shady employers and corrupt police. Do not want.
I mean you're not wrong. I go through these low periods but ultimately I know what I need to do, I sometimes don't care enough to do it.
Other than not getting enough protein for satiety purposes, I don't think my diet is bad. Lot of fruit, some veggies, mostly stuff like sandwiches as a main. I rarely eat fast food and when I avoid the cookies at the store, I don't have anything in my apartment that you'd consider junk food. Maybe not optimal, and my variety certainly sucks, but no chips or candy or stuff like that.
If that's your definition of "lose me", I don't think that's going to happen. I just need to kick my own ass back into gear and get the remaining 15-20 off. My intent originally after the last prop was always to do that slow and steady, but I took this prop for reasons and wasn't in the right mind frame to actually succeed.
I mean you can be as pessimistic about me as you want. We'll see what happens.
Personally I think you have done well to not gain weight if you have been in a bit of a winter slump. Hopefully your mood and motivation improves as the weather warms up.
