Today is a good day to LoseIt!

 

I decided to jump back in to the game with the LoseIt app. Poking around at the updated interface and features and looked at the Social section saw my old buddies who used the app in the past. The only one of us listed still in the game is Will Pringle! Going at it hard core non stop from the beginning (as far as I know). 

Concept2 Indoor Rowing Machine

In the past I was tracking what I ate using the app, counting calories and running from time to time. So a couple years back they installed a gym here at work. They have a bunch of elliptical machines, free weights, yoga classes and these sweet rowing machines. I feel like with a lot of exercise either my whole body hurts or it takes me a long time to get my heart rate up to the point where I feel like I am doing anything. I'm telling you right now if you jump on one of these things you can go as hard or easy as you want and no matter what you do you are going to feel it. So this is going to be my go to daily exercise focus. 

I weighed in today at 215 and set a goal for myself to get down to 190 in 3 months or so. I heard a great story on NPR a couple weeks ago where this weight loss expert said that really weight loss comes down to three things: 1. reduce the amount of food you eat; 2. make good choices on what you put in your body; 3. Increase your physical activity. So there is nothing magical about any of this and that is the approach I am going to take. 

Feel free to join if you like!

-Jim

Foul - Unsanctioned Weight-loss Challenge

Call it either my OCD, or an eight year blog named "Ten Percent Challenge", but an 8% challenge is not working for me.  IDK - there have been at least 3-4 ten percent challenges (over an eight year period).  Maybe I follow this quote too close to heart:

"Once is happenstance, Twice is coincidence, Three times is tradition." 

Good luck to the 8%'s.  I'm out.

Did you weigh in?

Honestly, Jimmy irritates me.  I can't figure him out, if he does it accidental or on purpose (I suspect both).  He just asked me if I weighed in.....

Before I answer that, lets look at the record.  Seven years ago JS started at (192.5lbs) EXHIBIT A, now in 2018 he is starting at (207.8lbs) EXHIBIT B.  Whoa!!!

He has to lose 15lbs just to get to his 2011 weight!!!  Then to (178-132lb) range.  WOW!

Did I weigh in???  Yes, JS, I did weigh in.  I used something more accurate than "Tanita".  I used a Publix Scale (the Gold Standard for weighing in) - see below.

EXHIBIT A

Am I reading this right, JS started at 192.5lbs. (cir. 2011)

EXHIBIT B

Now JS is 207.8lbs, starting....... (cir. 2018)

And did I weigh in???

(Publix Scale)

Yes. Looks like 208.65lbs according to Publix.  "Did I weigh in?".  Can you believe he asked me that?

2018 - New Challenge?

I don't know whats going on.  WP has offered some weight loss challenge that is 8%, bla, bla, bla.

He lost me at the 8% part.....

It's 10% (and usually for 100 days).  Not some liberal Massachusetts (where everyone who participates is a "winner") eight percent (8%).  Maybe that's his state income tax (mine's 0%) - but this is not the 8% challenge.

WP has to get with the program, before I'm on board.  8% an't it.

Mowing the lawn makes me thirsty

Watching the lawn get mowed by my 9yr son sure makes me thirsty. How many calories do you burn sitting on a swing set watching? I need to log it into Loseit.

Robbie at the Fair.....

Robbie told me salt water taffy was made from kelp, seaweed and soybean protein, is that true fellows?





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(I need to teach Mike how to Blog, he is starting to fire back)

"I don't know why I'm not losing weight"

Mike has not been losing much weight. He keeps saying he doesn't know what he is doing wrong.

Below is a pict. of Mike at the fair double fisting a plate of fries, and a plate of fresh fried potato chips.

High gas prices.....

Mike is worried about high gas prices and is trying to figure how to save on mileage. I think him losing 50lbs would help.....

Around the world???

There has been an official Jimmy Short sighting.... I told him that we were worried that he got lost at Disney World (Tracey said something more like eating around the world).

Everyone wants to see an updated "ticket", Jimmy mumbled something (I couldn't understand, cause of double chin?).

Anyway I was able to get a picture of the elusive Jimmy Short. I call this a money shot (if you know what I mean).

Come on Rob, Mike is VERY upset by the earlier accident and would really appreciate it if you could keep the comments to yourself. That, and all his fries are gone. Is it me or does Mike remind you a bit of Bryan Jones during last year's event?

Mike was in a car accident.....

Today during lunch Mike backed into a sign. He has reported that he is ok. They had to cut the car with the jaws of life. The longest part was waiting for the crane to arrive to hoist him from the wreck.

Mike said on the bright side he didn't spill his diet coke, however his two number ones and number fours got totally smushed.....


We are all glad that you are ok Mike. Keep fighting the good fight.

Um? Good job Mike?

For some strange reason Mike is gaining weight (shocker). Not.

Does Mike know there is a $25/lb payout for losing the challange???

Will is asking if Mike knows there is a $25.00/lb payout for losing the challenge?  He might not have read the Willy-Wonka-Fine-Contract-Print, (but I did  :-P  )


Here are some pictures from the archive (since Mike started the Challenge)......

Mike wanted to go to lunch.  He somehow feels that the "all-you-can-eat" buffet bar at KFC is the pinnacle of his weight lose strategy.  I suggested the "Pita-Pit" because it was new, maybe low-cal, and just maybe I could get a Gyro (not low-cal).  Mike made fun of me saying that was were sissys ate, he wanted to go to KFC.  Well, that was too far, so we  compromised on the Shrimp Shack (Mike had coupons). Here Mike is eating Fried Shrimp, French Fries, and Fried Onion Rings.......



Another lunch with Mike.  He had never been to Skyline Chili (I felt obligated to fix that).  He had an extra-large Skyline Chili and finished it off with two Skyline Hotdogs (way to go Mike!!!).

Yep, Mike loves him some Skyline........



A day in the life of Mike Hodges.....

Mike Hodges - LoseIt

So I was out of town this week (snowed-in N.C.) and noticed that my buddy Mike's LoseIt was not being updated.  I did call worried, however he was not in a hospital or incapacitated  (he was at Taco Bell).  So I don't know if Mike has fallen off the band wagon, had a bad week, but I smell money in the air (and it smells like tacos).....


I have decided to document a "Day in the Life of Mike Hodges".  This was yesterday (Sunday).

Mike at church, bellied-up to a donut...... (I need an extra-wide lens for my cell phone)

Caught in the act, and shamed, Mike ditches the donut......

Mike's lunch, pizza......

Dinner, cheeseburger, fries, and a dessert at Dairy Queen.........



So for those keeping score:  Mike's Meal Plan
Breakfast - Donuts
Lunch - Pizza
Dinner - Cheeseburger

Breakfast of champions.....

I had a morning flight out of D.C. and was at the airport at 5am. Most shops/restaurants had not opened for the morning or were just starting to prep food.

However Five Guys Burger and Fries were open! They were making breakfast items (and burgers/fries). Who could resist a 5am burger? Not Rob Williams, make it a double, thank you very much.

I am however watching my weight, so you will notice no fries. I skipped those........ (I'm gonna to win this thing).

Location:IAD

Snowed In......

I visited my work in NC and was totally snowed in at my hotel.

I entered my snow activities into LoseIt. Snow Brushing = 1 min = 10 cal.

Location:Cary, NC

Freeze My Way To Skinny

Whether you're running, doing sit ups or walking around the Piggly Wiggly (to date the most effective way to lose weight for this group) there are many way to lose weight. This year, I've chosen to freeze my way to skinny!

First, I live in Boston. Case in point, my front yard...

... and to put things into perspective, I have so many icicles hanging off my house I can barely see outside (see below)...

So, with all the shoveling (better than Piggly?) I needed a break. So where does a guy go in a situation like this? Canada, of course! Where else?

So, two weeks ago I headed north to Quebec Canada and experienced the frosty temperature of 26 below zero. The wind chill brought it to almost 50 below. That's almost 60 degrees below the freezing point. Now, I don't know what kind of cold you've felt in your life... but damn.

It was so cold that I ice formed in my eyelashes!

On a beautiful day like today there's nothing like a snow mobile ride to help a guy lose weight...

With a little bit of video to complete the picture...

And after a long day of riding, there's nothing like a nice thick hand-cut steak to complete the day (that's mine in the front)...

OK, so I didn't really lose weight on the trip. I actually gained a pound. Oh well, there's always the Piggly!

Damn you evil KKK.....

Well its that time again. Winter family snow hunting trips, me trying to lose weight, and the evil Krispy Kreame Korporation (KKK) HOT Doughnuts NOW sign calling my name.....

Same as last year. The hats, the smells, the hot doughnuts running down the conveyor belt.....

It's just too much to resist. However there was "almost" a tragedy. The belt stopped, there was glitch in the system, raw doughnuts were stacking up and crashing into each other. MJ came to the rescue and alerted the staff who fixed the problem (thanks MJ, she knows her Poppa loves Hot Doghnuts (Now)).....

Even the dog can't resist a Krispy Kreame hat......

Skinny Marv, now thats just bragging.......

Marv sent me a picture of his "snow storm". Yes, we see the snow....... But prominently displayed is Skinny Marv (one year after starting the Challenge), looking skinny. He even has an hour glass figure. And just to make me even more (mad) he is looking skinny standing in puffy winter clothes!

Now that's just bragging......

This is not a picture of a snow storm. It's Skinny Marv bragging.....

BTW - I asked Marv how much he was weighing....... 204lbs

Bragging I tell you, just plain bragging......

Is Jimmy Short in or not?????

Is Jimmy in the Challenge or not?  Last he was smack talking, then at Disney, and now nothing, nada.  Is the PhD of technology having technical difficulties?

(the offer of Jimmy attending our homeschool computer class still holds).....