I walked about 7km yesterday and I am heading out now for a walk to the waterfront even though it is only 8C brrr...

Have a great walk!

So far we have Ol' Pookers noticing weight loss at:

Less than one pound - CeltTooth
5 lbs - Chris S.
10 lbs - Time Lord
35 lbs (...or in other words, NEVER!!!) - Monday

I walked about 7km yesterday and I am heading out now for a walk to the waterfront even though it is only 8C brrr...

Have a great walk!

So far we have Ol' Pookers noticing weight loss at:

Less than one pound - CeltTooth
5 lbs - Chris S.
10 lbs - Time Lord
35 lbs (...or in other words, NEVER!!!) - Monday

I'm going to put it more in the 14 lbs range, but I suspect Monday might be closer.

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Or it might be,

You look different lately dear, have you changed your hair style?

Cheers.

Thank you all for your kind words of encouragement. Vic, congratulations on your continuing weight loss!!!

Substitute Light Mayonnaise for Regular Mayonnaise, that will help, stop using sugar in your coffee, use Sweet'n'Low, etc, etc...

Bleh!!! While such substitutions may work for some people, I can say with 100% certainty that these ideas are not for me. I love food too much to eat fake-foods. Sometimes I even make my own mayonnaise, so I certainly cannot imagine eating light mayonnaise. I happen to take my tea black and I don't drink coffee. My dad was a dentist, so I never developed a soda habit. My REAL sugar and fat intake comes in the form of the desserts that I bake. There is a whole lot more sugar and fat in a serving of homemade pie than I could ever possibly put in a hot beverage like coffee or tea. And once there is pie in the house, well... we all know it is eventually going to get consumed. I think I have to channel my cooking enthusiasm into learning how to poach fish perfectly or in finding new and creative ways to make me and Ol' Pookers want to eat salad for dinner.

Well lite Mayo isn't fake, it just uses less fat, but then I know how to lose weight, I take in less of whats bad for Me, at least I'm not eating Fat Free Mayo, too much vinegar...

Oh and thank you in regards to the 4lbs, it takes time and some fat free veggies in one heaping ladle full to help do that, but then I don't use anything beyond pepper on the veggies, no margarine or such, only My eggs get salt.

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So far we have Ol' Pookers noticing weight loss at:

Less than one pound - CeltTooth
5 lbs - Chris S.
10 lbs - Time Lord
14 lbs - Esme
35 lbs (...or in other words, NEVER!!!) - Monday
And Wiggo's hilarious guess that Eric will think that SOMETHING has changed, but that he will not know exactly what...

I experienced a strange force acting on me on my walk. It was like gravity turned sideways and the French Bakery 4 blocks up the road was trying to pull me off my course and get me to eat a tasty hotdog. I was cold, I was tired and I was hungry but I resisted and another 7km walk bites the dust. But seeing as I woke up at the ungodly hour of 5am I'm going to have lunch a bit earlier than midday. On the menue today one hamburger patty , one fried egg and two slices of bread.

0 lbs... Pookers loves you no matter what...

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0 lbs... Pookers loves you no matter what...

Zero pounds is a guess already sewn up by Celttooth, Vic. Care to hazard another guess?

I experienced a strange force acting on me on my walk. It was like gravity turned sideways and the French Bakery 4 blocks up the road was trying to pull me off my course and get me to eat a tasty hotdog.

Monday, I have experienced that same bizarre pull of gravity. In this hemisphere it seems to pull from within establishments where ice cream is sold.

Keep fighting, friend.

0 lbs... Pookers loves you no matter what...

Zero pounds is a guess already sewn up by Celttooth, Vic. Care to hazard another guess?

I experienced a strange force acting on me on my walk. It was like gravity turned sideways and the French Bakery 4 blocks up the road was trying to pull me off my course and get me to eat a tasty hotdog.

Monday, I have experienced that same bizarre pull of gravity. In this hemisphere it seems to pull from within establishments where ice cream is sold.

Keep fighting, friend.

Ok I'll split the difference, say 2.5lbs, right between Celt and Chris S. How's zat?

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:) You lot are funny! Well done Angela and Vic on your weigh-ins!

Okay, I'm going to guess 7 lbs, whilst suspecting Wiggo could be right. :)

finding new and creative ways to make me and Ol' Pookers want to eat salad for dinner.

This might get him thinking... :) particularly if there's nothing to go with it, except it's not salad...


so perhaps a rose sandwich to go alongside :)


Strange forces occur near doughnuts too... particularly cream ones... :/ Good luck avoiding such anomalies this week everyone! :)

So far we have Ol' Pookers noticing weight loss at:

Less than one pound - CeltTooth
2.5 lbs - Vic
5 lbs - Chris S.
7 lbs - Anniet
10 lbs - Time Lord
14 lbs - Esme
35 lbs (...or in other words, NEVER!!!) - Monday
And Wiggo's hilarious guess that Eric will think that SOMETHING has changed, but that he will not know exactly what...


@Anniet, wow!!! Way to fancy-up crudites and toast!!!

On the menue today one hamburger patty , one fried egg and two slices of bread.

Dude... you forgot vegetation!!!

On the menue today one hamburger patty , one fried egg and two slices of bread.

Dude... you forgot vegetation!!!

I was still a bit hungry so I had a bannana. More sweet potato soup for dinner tonight. I might go get some frozen beans to put in to green things up a bit. I think I can hear my bike calling "Monday Monday the sun is shining , come and ride me."
Consultation with the rain radar confirms "Bike riding is GO."

I know which way I would prefer to age...

Yes me too.
I walked about 7km yesterday and I am heading out now for a walk to the waterfront even though it is only 8C brrr...

Me too, and I find walking helps my mind even more.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

"Bike riding is GO."

Go Monday Go!!!


Anniet, I took your wonderful suggestion and started a food diary this morning. According to my careful calculations, I consumed 1614 calories today. (Please note, Monday, this included seven servings of fruits/vegetables.) Then I went to one of those "maintain your weight" calculators, entered my stats, and found out that I need about 1850 calories to maintain my current weight, assuming continuation of my near sedentary life style. Then I went on-line to calculate the number of calories one needs to burn in order to lose a pound of raccoon-pudge. The number is 3500. Assuming today was a typical day, and admittedly my sample size is small (N = 1), it will take me slightly more than 2 weeks to burn one pound of raccoon-pudge. At this rate I should average about two pounds a month, initially. Of course, if/when my weight drops significantly, I'll be allotted fewer calories each day to maintain my dropping weight, and so my rate of weight loss would then slow down from its previous snail pace.

Dang it!!! Not only do I need full and working command of fourth grade math to figure all this out, but it seems that I am going to be at this cursed business a looooong, loooooong, looooooong time!!! Why, it may be YEARS before I am so skinny that I can be unspeakably cruel to men!!!

Miz Esme, tell me more about this mysterious exercise business in which you indulge.

This one's for the ladies:

http://www.modelmydiet.com

CC

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was super fun, however in sweatpants my e-model looks about the same at my goal weight as she does at my current weight.

Hey! I don't need to lose weight. I just need to buy more sweat pants.

Just cut the amount you eat by about half and you might start seeing some results. All those vegetables can't be good for you. :-)

"Bike riding is GO."

Go Monday Go!!!


Anniet, I took your wonderful suggestion and started a food diary this morning. According to my careful calculations, I consumed 1614 calories today. (Please note, Monday, this included seven servings of fruits/vegetables.) Then I went to one of those "maintain your weight" calculators, entered my stats, and found out that I need about 1850 calories to maintain my current weight, assuming continuation of my near sedentary life style. Then I went on-line to calculate the number of calories one needs to burn in order to lose a pound of raccoon-pudge. The number is 3500. Assuming today was a typical day, and admittedly my sample size is small (N = 1), it will take me slightly more than 2 weeks to burn one pound of raccoon-pudge. At this rate I should average about two pounds a month, initially. Of course, if/when my weight drops significantly, I'll be allotted fewer calories each day to maintain my dropping weight, and so my rate of weight loss would then slow down from its previous snail pace.

Dang it!!! Not only do I need full and working command of fourth grade math to figure all this out, but it seems that I am going to be at this cursed business a looooong, loooooong, looooooong time!!! Why, it may be YEARS before I am so skinny that I can be unspeakably cruel to men!!!

Miz Esme, tell me more about this mysterious exercise business in which you indulge.

I'm afraid exercise is the only thing that really works for me. I love my dinners too much to suffer so.

Exercise makes you feel better, makes you look better (even if you don't lose weight) and increases your metabolism.

This morning we went to our circuit training workout. It was tough, but because we go together we are more likely to go. So if you can persuade Eric to get into this exercise thing with you then you are more likely to stick to it.

There are lots of options, I am sure you could find something that you can do on a regular basis. Three times a week is the minimum, and you only really need to do about half an hour. It just has to be enough to get your heart rate up and get you out of breath.

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That I really can't do Chris cause of damage to My leg and ankle joints from an accident and yes surgery, so a diet of foods that I like that are low in fat and calories as possible is My only means of weight loss. Though not with fat free mayo, that uses vinegar...

On the weight loss front, the scale this morning said 386lbs, down 3lbs from yesterday or 7lbs in about a week. When I started this I weighed 430lbs, so I must be doing something right.

Jurassic coastline, hmm, sounds interesting, now if only if there was a Triassic Coastline... ;)

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That I really can't do Chris cause of damage to My leg and ankle joints from an accident and yes surgery, so a diet of foods that I like that are low in fat and calories as possible is My only means of weight loss. Though not with fat free mayo, that uses vinegar...

On the weight loss front, the scale this morning said 386lbs, down 3lbs from yesterday or 7lbs in about a week. When I started this I weighed 430lbs, so I must be doing something right.

Jurassic coastline, hmm, sounds interesting, now if only if there was a Triassic Coastline... ;)

I think swimming can be a good cardiovascular exercise which doesn't put too much strain on joints, but it's not always easy for people to access facilities or feel comfortable using them either unfortunately :/ But you're doing really well Vic :)

A little west of Devon (I think) on the Dorset coast is a place called Lyme Regis. Fantastic cliffs and rock beds on the beaches full of massive (and small) ammonite fossils, belemnites etc. Wouldn't recommend swimming there, or fossil hunting on the beach unless you REALLY know the tides. Getting cut off is no laugh unless you're into climbing cliffs that might fall down on you. That's where my daughter shoved a chisel up her nose when she was two :)

Sorry - off topic again!

Glad you liked the diary idea Angela :) What with your curiosity over the mysticisms of exercise and Monday's subversiveness on the vegatables - I can't stop grinning :)