I got tired of how I looked and felt...

Reporting in. I had my official PT test today. Weighed in at 169, 35 inch waist. (10 months ago in January, I was at 189 and 37.5).

I then proceeded to rock the test with the highest score I've ever got, a 97.70 (out of 100). I ran the best 1.5 mile run since I was probably 20 years old with an 11:12. (If not for the recent allergies exploding in Georgia with my lungs nearly wheezing lately and my old knee flaring up the last few weeks, I would have been able to do a much better run prep and trim that time down a lot more).

Since I scored over 90, I get to go a year until I'm due again... But I retire from Active Duty next September, so THIS WAS IT! My last PT test!!!! (Had I scored under 90, I would have had one more test in 6 months).

So, I celebrated with some of my birthday cake from yesterday (I turned 43). I savored the cake, and promptly said, well, back to the diet. I'm not going back to my old ways. I love being slimmer, feeling better, and having energy. Besides, I have to live long enough to be a pain in the arse to my grandkids with all my old stories to bore them
 
On article I read in one of the "muscle" magazines said that instead of denying yourself some foods, ration them. If you have ice cream and cake once a month it becomes something special to look forward too and you will savor it more.
 
Just what WW preaches ... moderation , not a diet, but portion control and better choices.
Depriving during a diet is one of the main reasons people fall off the wagon and yo-yo diet.
 
Trust me, I'm not depriving myself at all. In fact, I eat more than I did before my diet. I just eat the "right" things in small portions all day long. I'm following my dietitian's and my doctor's advice exactly. I cut my sugar intake way down, thus the reason I don't eat cake, cookies, etc. unless it's a special occasion. I do allow myself a sensible portion at those times.

I'm not hungry, I feel great, and I'm definitely not deprived and yo-yo'ing. I learned that skipping breakfast and lunch, then eating what I thought was a reasonable dinner is no way to go through life. It caused me to gain weight to the point that I was ready to buy some size 40 jeans. That's when I talked to the dietitian and got an education.
 
yup. I now eat breakfast every day.... Seems the more fiber in what I eat, the more satisfied I feel and the longer is sticks to my ribs....

I went from a 50 size jeans down to 36.
 
I came from a family where we ate a hearty breakfast and as a bicyclist
I KNOW breakfast is THE most important meal of the day. I like to have what I call a "bellybuster".
I might have mention that when I go for a walk I like to have a backpack for added resistance to burn off a few more calories. Several runners have told me they use weight belts and weight vests, you can adjust the weight as needed, again, adds resistance. Also there are ankle weights, same idea.
 
A little update.
In the past few months my job assignments have altered, and I was back to flying constantly... living out of a suitcase,, eating whatever I could grab fast.
And of course, the weight came hurtling back.
I got back up to a little over 290.
MAN the weight comes back with a vengeance.
However Caryn and I moved to Pa a couple of months ago so I would have a somewhat local area to work and have more home time.
In those 2 months I have started shedding the weight again, this morning it was back to 273.
With more home cooked meals I have no doubts I will be back to 260, and possibly lower.

Remember... Its not how many times you fall, its how many times you get back up.

Here is me and a buddy last night in Times Square.
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Jim
 
great job! im 6'4" and 260# i realy need to loose a few i too have high blood pressure my knees are taking a beating i lost abot 60# a few years ago and fealt great, but got lazy and put it back on.
 
Jim,
You are looking great! Keep up the great work....
I too took some pounds of last summer & fall....put a fair amount back on...
Got back at it and I've dropped about 20....more to shed. I gotta be ready for Colorado in September!! Blackpowder Elk Hunt!

Good luck buddy!

Bob
 
I'm 62, 5'10" and ballooned up to 238 lbs. I went on a motorcycle trip in March with my best friend. He took pictures of me while we were riding and it looked like I had picked up my stomach and laid it over the gas tank!

A couple of weeks later, I was putting on my 38 waist pants and I had to lay on the bed and pull with all my might to get them buttoned.

Right there I said; "enough is enough!"

My wife and I went on the Atkins diet, (low carbs and no sugar), in April. Since then I've lost 24 lbs. and my 38 pants button up easily.

I've done this without exercise as I'm not a exercise sort of guy and you couldn't get me into a gym if you held a gun to my head! :)

I am going to start walking but I have been thrilled with my loss so far. The Atkins diet is easy for me and though I do miss bread, potatoes and rice, I'm going to stick with it the rest of my life.

Oh yeah, good for all you others who have lost weight!
 
Evil One, You have my admiration and envy. Being a person of size along with diabetes type 2, high blood pressure and cholestrol, I can relate. With a house full of exercise equipment, I still make excuses not to use the stuff.

Keep the numbers going in the right direction.
 
That deserves a reward! Go buy yourself a new to you S&W or some other brand you want. Then a year from now, if the weight is still off, buy another one. Do this every year as long as you don't revert to old habits and gain weight.

I quit smokin again last Sept. first and looked at the money I had saved already in just 10 months. Went a bought myself another .222 Remington caliber bolt action rifle! My favorite rifle caliber. Next Sept. I'm gonna get another 44 Special of some sort.

The real bonus, for us brother, is gonna be a longer, better quality life!!!
 
Ladder, since moving to Pa I have been in NYC a bit... usually the telecom buildings at 60 Hudson st and 111 8th ave.
This was my first trip to Times Square.
I have never been to NYC for pleasure, always work.
However I do plan on taking the kids, 14 and 15, there this summer.


Jim
 
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