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Weight
01738 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
I am still wanting to lose weight but have not been that disciplined. Since the goal of reaching 200 lbs, I have managed to lose only 2 more pounds in two weeks. I managed to get the scale to weight me in at 198 lbs this week. I have switched scales. I was using a medical scale, but at work there is the digital scale at work (whole pounds only) that is for legal tender. I believe it is very accurate.
Wellness Challenge – 38 miles for the week
01755 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
This week I had my 30 year High School reunion and I was unable to do any activity on Saturday my biggest mileage day. I was able to get in 38 miles of walking for the Wellness Challenge during the rest of the week. I did not hike or bike, so this is a lot of miles walking around town. On Thursday alone, I did 10.5 miles (trying to hit my weight target), I am encouraged by reaching my weight target and looking forward to the next. It is only about four pounds away.
First Goal Obtained! – Under 200 lbs!
01758 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
My first resolution (goal) was to be under 200lbs. Remember, I started at 230.
Back in late March, I received an email about my upcoming 30 year High School reunion for July. I set a goal (April 2nd) to be under 200lbs for the reunion. As of today, I weigh 199.5lb the actual day of the reunion. I have lost 30lbs or 13.26% in 112 days (16 weeks).
Wellness Challenge – 48 miles for the week
01762 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
I mentioned in an earlier post that my work is having Wellness Challenge. It is a 50 miles in 10 weeks to qualify for a patch. The top ten milers from each team are summed up and the team with the most miles in 10 weeks wins. Last week I was part of the top ten (coming in at 7th place) with 32 miles and our team was ahead. The miles are walking/hiking/biking (3/1) and other forms of walking, like treadmill and elliptical trainer. I did 51 miles on the bike on Saturday which counts as 17 (each bike mile is 1/3 a walking mile) and 31 normal walking miles during the week.
Walking and walking
01830 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
Tracy stated that I need to walk five miles a day, but not all at once. All my steps in the day count, I just had to make sure I walked the steps. At work we have a large hanger where we build DoD aircraft, it is 1100 long, 220 feet wide (twice) and there is a mark path for walking. In the first half of the day, I do two laps. Each lap is 1100 +1100 + 220 + 220 = 2,640 (half mile). the 220 feet wide twice is an additional 220 wider so each lap is actually 3080 feet. I do two laps. In the afternoon is another two laps. When I get home my dog and wife are excited to walk three miles, so each day I get five miles. It is longer than five, because I walk from area to area at work and 1/4 mile to and from the parking lot.
Meetings and accountable
11830 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
I met with Tracy on the first week to become accountable. I needed to lost weight for my 30 year reunion and she is going to help. Healthwaves is her organization and it is new at our site at work. She did not have any of the forms so, she journaled on writing tablets. I stated my goal, and being 229 lbs at start and now 226, (yes I gained back 3 pounds, the effect of stopping low-carb diets). We calculated that I could lose from 1-2 pounds a week, if I walked 5 miles a day, at least 3 times a week. Set my meals to be between 1100-1500 calories a day.
Dieting and …
11830 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
After the first week, I met Tracy who is our Healthwaves rep at work. Her job is help middle aged aerospace workers get/be fit. I work for NG and they have a gym, nurse, and health educators. I decided to have some personal coaching and be accountable to her. I meet with Tracy each Monday to define my goals and progress. Interesting that she is a niece to Pat and Jill Tanner on Jill’s side. The Tanner’s have been my home-school leaders for DCHEP for many years as we raise and educate our kids. They both now work for our church where Pat is our counseling and men’s pastor.
From goal to work
01830 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
From the first day of March, I decided to stop snacking and wanted to do a low-carb diet. I would do it for one week possible two. I have had the most success but get bored with the diet. The first week, I lost almost five pounds.
Being accoutable
01830 days
by douglaspaulwade
in Fitness
I am 47 years old and feeling old. I recently returned from Oklahoma, at the end of March (for work) and got on the scale to weight myself. OMG, I was 229 lbs., I I am only 5-8. The heaviest in my like. I believed that one day, I would become fit, but it seemed that any day was not the right day to start. All of that was about to change. I got letter from my high school class reunion of 30 years that it was scheduled for the end of July. I had time to lose some weight. I wanted to lose 30 lbs. (to be under 200) for the reunion.
