BOOM!
And just like that....it's time again for my weekly weight assessment.
I actually have no witty, random comments going into my weigh in. Actually, I totally FORGOT to hop on the scale this morning. Ha! I was guzzling my o.j. and fixing a spinach salad, ready to head out the door when it just HIT ME...whoops.
Sooooooooo....without further ado....
BAM!
189.7 lbs.
I've DESTROYED the 190 pound threshold...just like I promised!! Another HUGE wall has been kicked down.
Yeah, yeah, I know...barely, right?
I'm down .5 pounds this week, bringing my 20+ week total to 30.3 TOTAL POUNDS EXPUNGED!!! Hoooooraaaay!
Not the mammoth weight loss I was hoping for....but every bit counts, especially in the summer! These happy hours, travels, BBQ's, and other sunshine driven plans are KILLING me! I just need to get to my 185 lb. goal already so I can just cut loose a bit.
My goal for this upcoming week again hovers in that "maintaining" category. Now that I've gotten below 190....it would be an absolute shame to climb above it.
I'm expecting another decent week from myself, and plan on doing WHATEVER IT TAKES* to succeed.
* - Aaaaand it all starts with Taco Tuesday at the Lincoln Park Pub after my Kickball League beings tonight!! eating greasy, sloppy, yummy $1.25 tacos should really "kick" off the week properly!
Until Thursday...enjoy your week and keep striving toward your goals!
BK out!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Boy v. Scale - Weekly Weigh In #20
Have you ever had the feeling that you did reeeeally well at something, like a test, or some project at work....and it ends up blowing up right in your face??
That's exactly how I feel right now! I was TOTALLY convinced I killed it this week. totally. convinced.
Outside of the Tribe game last Wednesday, and the debauchery that was my yearly Wine Run, I stuck to it. In theory, I was READY for the scale.
No more drama. Here we go. Weigh-In numero veinte:
190.2
No. You're not seeing things, and this blog is not set on repeat. I weighed in at the same level....TO THE TENTH OF A POUND. I mean, essentially to the OUNCE!
Weird, huh? (maybe i don't understand my new scale, haha? hmmmmm)
Sooooo, no huge deal. It's rare in this world that you can do NOTHING and still be a success.
I'm still down a total of 29.8 pounds, and my goal STILL REMAINS firmly rooted at 185. I'll get there, no worries. I'm a well oiled machine.
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I've been a good boy this week. Healthy salads and fruit for lunch, mixing up varying versions of both. I purchased a stalk of celery over the weekend, so BK's had some veggie dipper action this week as well.
Nothing is going to trip me up this week. This is the week I FINALLY break into the 180's....aren't you excited for me loyal readers?? Haha, I'm fishing....
I do have another Tribe game to attend Thursday night. The M-E-T-S are in town, and I had a Tribe team shop voucher to redeem. Oh well, if the weather holds out, my date and I should have a blast....(and sneak down real close!)
Oh, oh, I almost forgot. I'm running my 2nd 5K this Saturday evening in Ohio City!! I'm nervous! My hammy has been acting up on me at the gym, so I'm resting it the rest of the week. I slipped in a great run on Monday....and then Tuesday...not so much. I'm scared, hold me.
Does anyone have any advice for this hammy cramp I've been getting?? Also, what the hell am I supposed to eat on race day?? I've been doing a little research...I dunno, should I just put my face in a plate of lasagna or something??
Help me out...and WISH me luck!!
Until the weekend, yours truly,
BK out
That's exactly how I feel right now! I was TOTALLY convinced I killed it this week. totally. convinced.
Outside of the Tribe game last Wednesday, and the debauchery that was my yearly Wine Run, I stuck to it. In theory, I was READY for the scale.
No more drama. Here we go. Weigh-In numero veinte:
190.2
No. You're not seeing things, and this blog is not set on repeat. I weighed in at the same level....TO THE TENTH OF A POUND. I mean, essentially to the OUNCE!
Weird, huh? (maybe i don't understand my new scale, haha? hmmmmm)
Sooooo, no huge deal. It's rare in this world that you can do NOTHING and still be a success.
I'm still down a total of 29.8 pounds, and my goal STILL REMAINS firmly rooted at 185. I'll get there, no worries. I'm a well oiled machine.
------------------------------------------------------------------
I've been a good boy this week. Healthy salads and fruit for lunch, mixing up varying versions of both. I purchased a stalk of celery over the weekend, so BK's had some veggie dipper action this week as well.
Nothing is going to trip me up this week. This is the week I FINALLY break into the 180's....aren't you excited for me loyal readers?? Haha, I'm fishing....
I do have another Tribe game to attend Thursday night. The M-E-T-S are in town, and I had a Tribe team shop voucher to redeem. Oh well, if the weather holds out, my date and I should have a blast....(and sneak down real close!)
Oh, oh, I almost forgot. I'm running my 2nd 5K this Saturday evening in Ohio City!! I'm nervous! My hammy has been acting up on me at the gym, so I'm resting it the rest of the week. I slipped in a great run on Monday....and then Tuesday...not so much. I'm scared, hold me.
Does anyone have any advice for this hammy cramp I've been getting?? Also, what the hell am I supposed to eat on race day?? I've been doing a little research...I dunno, should I just put my face in a plate of lasagna or something??
Help me out...and WISH me luck!!
Until the weekend, yours truly,
BK out
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Man v. Scale - weigh in # 19
If you could define ITCHING to write a blog, the letters B and K would probably be involved.
I wanted to get this post out SOOOOOO much earlier, but alas, here it is. I started this at 9:00 am, and I'm wrapping it up at 9:00 pm (that's eastern standard time people).
So, like I commented last night, I felt CONFIDENT coming into my meeting with the scale this week. Oh, ooooh, I have a new scale too!! (damn thing took me 10 minutes to figure out....and I'm an I.T. guy).
So anyway, once I figured this contraption out, the fun ensued. And on to my new Taylor Lithium's inaugural reading:
In case you didn't just hear my second wind of elation, that reading says 190.2!! Beautiful first reading, sir!
So 190.2. That brings my TOTAL weight loss up to a mind blowing 29.8 pounds....just a shade under 30 TOTAL American pounds lost!!
Let me provide you a few examples of things that weigh 30 pounds...just for perspective:
A flat tire. Cue the spare tire jokes. Haha, I'm a proficient comedian.
How about this: roughly $500,000 worth of GOLD (46 of these bad boys). Yes, I'll take 1, thank you.
And finally, another example of 30 pounds:
Weeeeee!! So yes. I'm horsing around a bit. I'm having a little fun with this post today. But you know what?? I kinda deserve a little levity, right? Despite my flippant attitude today, these past 6 months have been QUITE the challenge. My unorthodox weight loss methods really seem to be working.
5.2 pounds to go friends!!
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In other news, I treated myself to a solid, semi-healthy quesadilla this evening. I grated up garlic cheese and pepper jack cheese that were purchased at the Tremont Farmer's Market last Tuesday.
There I go again, supporting the fine locals of Cleveland.
This week should be fairly tame, so I look forward to continued success!! Woo woo!!
The only thing that stands in my way, which I am gladly looking forward to, is the 2010 Second Annual Northeast Ohio Wine Run. My 4 friends and I are getting together to celebrate my buddy B.A.'s securing of an MBA. We're heading out to 8 Ohio wineries on Saturday....driving up the coast and ending at Mon Ami in Port Clinton!! haha.
And, no. I won't be drinking any Merlot.
Cheers.
I wanted to get this post out SOOOOOO much earlier, but alas, here it is. I started this at 9:00 am, and I'm wrapping it up at 9:00 pm (that's eastern standard time people).
So, like I commented last night, I felt CONFIDENT coming into my meeting with the scale this week. Oh, ooooh, I have a new scale too!! (damn thing took me 10 minutes to figure out....and I'm an I.T. guy).
So anyway, once I figured this contraption out, the fun ensued. And on to my new Taylor Lithium's inaugural reading:
In case you didn't just hear my second wind of elation, that reading says 190.2!! Beautiful first reading, sir!
So 190.2. That brings my TOTAL weight loss up to a mind blowing 29.8 pounds....just a shade under 30 TOTAL American pounds lost!!
Let me provide you a few examples of things that weigh 30 pounds...just for perspective:
A flat tire. Cue the spare tire jokes. Haha, I'm a proficient comedian.
How about this: roughly $500,000 worth of GOLD (46 of these bad boys). Yes, I'll take 1, thank you.
And finally, another example of 30 pounds:
Weeeeee!! So yes. I'm horsing around a bit. I'm having a little fun with this post today. But you know what?? I kinda deserve a little levity, right? Despite my flippant attitude today, these past 6 months have been QUITE the challenge. My unorthodox weight loss methods really seem to be working.
5.2 pounds to go friends!!
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In other news, I treated myself to a solid, semi-healthy quesadilla this evening. I grated up garlic cheese and pepper jack cheese that were purchased at the Tremont Farmer's Market last Tuesday.
There I go again, supporting the fine locals of Cleveland.
This week should be fairly tame, so I look forward to continued success!! Woo woo!!
The only thing that stands in my way, which I am gladly looking forward to, is the 2010 Second Annual Northeast Ohio Wine Run. My 4 friends and I are getting together to celebrate my buddy B.A.'s securing of an MBA. We're heading out to 8 Ohio wineries on Saturday....driving up the coast and ending at Mon Ami in Port Clinton!! haha.
And, no. I won't be drinking any Merlot.
Cheers.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Man v. Scale - Weigh In #17
When I started this whole blogging initiative 5 months ago, I promised myself a few things. I swore that I would keep track of absolutely everything that I ate, and I promised that I would hop on the scale on a weekly basis.
From time to time, especially in recent weeks, I've neglected my food journal. I don't even have legit excuses. I mean, it's always with me. I've carried it around in my man bag religiously since day 1. Heck, I've actually run out of pages!! I've flipped it over and have started keeping track going in reverse.
DIGRESSION ALERT: Anyway, so the second promise. Weekly endeavors with the scale. Besides a single 2 week stretch for travel back in February, I've succumbed my emotional psyche to weekly weigh ins. Not all have been great, but not all have been horrible.
The point is, NO MATTER how much of a failure I act like each week, I still owe it to us to track my progress. We'll never get anywhere by cheating ourselves.
So again, as promised, a Tuesday morning date with the scale. I was prepared for ANYTHING....ANYTHING....but this:
192.6
I absolutely cannot believe it, but I am down another 1.2 pounds this week!!! My 17 week total is now up to 27.4. I'm really making progress. The grin on my face right now, even half a day later, is ear to ear.
I'm not too sure what this success can be attributed to. Everything that I've described to you in my last two posts is true. I had a challenging week, I swear!!
Our bodies are truly magnificent. It's truly amazing to watch them work. The first few weeks of a diet are KILLER. It's as if our bodies DON'T want us to lose weight. It wants to be FED!!! And now look....I've been on such a great roll lately that its almost as if my body is now working in my favor. 17 weeks in now, and I feel as if it's finally on my side....
Motivation, drive, honesty, determination....all of these things have to come from within. Weight loss doesn't magically happen. But I'll tell you what....external factors like clothes fitting better, and positive 'meet and greets' with the scale sure GO A LONG WAY!!
I really wish that I could share with all of you...how I feel...RIGHT NOW.
BK out
From time to time, especially in recent weeks, I've neglected my food journal. I don't even have legit excuses. I mean, it's always with me. I've carried it around in my man bag religiously since day 1. Heck, I've actually run out of pages!! I've flipped it over and have started keeping track going in reverse.
DIGRESSION ALERT: Anyway, so the second promise. Weekly endeavors with the scale. Besides a single 2 week stretch for travel back in February, I've succumbed my emotional psyche to weekly weigh ins. Not all have been great, but not all have been horrible.
The point is, NO MATTER how much of a failure I act like each week, I still owe it to us to track my progress. We'll never get anywhere by cheating ourselves.
So again, as promised, a Tuesday morning date with the scale. I was prepared for ANYTHING....ANYTHING....but this:
192.6
I absolutely cannot believe it, but I am down another 1.2 pounds this week!!! My 17 week total is now up to 27.4. I'm really making progress. The grin on my face right now, even half a day later, is ear to ear.
I'm not too sure what this success can be attributed to. Everything that I've described to you in my last two posts is true. I had a challenging week, I swear!!
Our bodies are truly magnificent. It's truly amazing to watch them work. The first few weeks of a diet are KILLER. It's as if our bodies DON'T want us to lose weight. It wants to be FED!!! And now look....I've been on such a great roll lately that its almost as if my body is now working in my favor. 17 weeks in now, and I feel as if it's finally on my side....
Motivation, drive, honesty, determination....all of these things have to come from within. Weight loss doesn't magically happen. But I'll tell you what....external factors like clothes fitting better, and positive 'meet and greets' with the scale sure GO A LONG WAY!!
I really wish that I could share with all of you...how I feel...RIGHT NOW.
BK out
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Scale is Always Right?? - Weigh in #16
There's really no OFF button on the Genius machine.
My brain is constantly churning with possible topics, ideas, and fun information for my blog.
Last night and into this morning, I was preparing myself mentally to either maintain, or rise slightly in critical mass. Ideas, sentences, and paragraph structure were being mulled. How should BK explain a weight gain, AND try to incorporate a positive spin?
I'll tell ya, I had some good stuff planned!! I'm talking deep, soul searching, tree hugging, 'everything's gonna be alright' type stuff. I was actually looking forward to it!
I'm going to sound like a broken record here, I know it. So I nervously stepped up onto the scale this morning, and this was the fine, fine number that was smiling back at me:
193.8
I'm down another 2.3 pounds! 26.2 total pounds lost! You HAVE GOT to be kidding me! Impossible. I swear the scale is lying to me. It can't be right. Lies!
On Monday evening (while catching up on Gossip Girl) I flipped through the pages of my food journal. Last week was a disaster, friends. I honestly feel like I've let myself down. Gloom and doom!
I didn't even record a single entry for Friday and Saturday! What a jerk!
The only logical explanation that comes to mind is that over these 4 months, my body and mind have just carved out healthy eating habits. That is the only possible explanation for this. My body is conditioned to win!
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Lots 'o stuff going on this week! Plenty of opportunities to falter. I'm really going to have to make the best of my downtime to eat well and sneak in a workout.
Wednesday I'm attending a rock and roll show at the local House of Blues, Friday is my boy DG's 30th birthday blowout extravaganza, and Saturday I have a playoff football game to participate in, as well as the Tribe v. the Reds at night!!! Whew!!
There is no way I make it out of this week alive. No chance at weight loss this week. I'm going to set all of our expectations right now. My goal is to maintain...
Ooooh, oooooh. If I haven't already mentioned it, my freakin Health Club is CLOSED ALL WEEK! What the hell am I supposed to do now? It's been gloomy in CLE since Sunday, and the outlook for the week is more of the same!! I had to run in the rain last night! Yuck.
Anyway, so this is my latest in a series of challenges. Wish me luck.
BK out
My brain is constantly churning with possible topics, ideas, and fun information for my blog.
Last night and into this morning, I was preparing myself mentally to either maintain, or rise slightly in critical mass. Ideas, sentences, and paragraph structure were being mulled. How should BK explain a weight gain, AND try to incorporate a positive spin?
I'll tell ya, I had some good stuff planned!! I'm talking deep, soul searching, tree hugging, 'everything's gonna be alright' type stuff. I was actually looking forward to it!
I'm going to sound like a broken record here, I know it. So I nervously stepped up onto the scale this morning, and this was the fine, fine number that was smiling back at me:
193.8
I'm down another 2.3 pounds! 26.2 total pounds lost! You HAVE GOT to be kidding me! Impossible. I swear the scale is lying to me. It can't be right. Lies!
On Monday evening (while catching up on Gossip Girl) I flipped through the pages of my food journal. Last week was a disaster, friends. I honestly feel like I've let myself down. Gloom and doom!
I didn't even record a single entry for Friday and Saturday! What a jerk!
The only logical explanation that comes to mind is that over these 4 months, my body and mind have just carved out healthy eating habits. That is the only possible explanation for this. My body is conditioned to win!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lots 'o stuff going on this week! Plenty of opportunities to falter. I'm really going to have to make the best of my downtime to eat well and sneak in a workout.
Wednesday I'm attending a rock and roll show at the local House of Blues, Friday is my boy DG's 30th birthday blowout extravaganza, and Saturday I have a playoff football game to participate in, as well as the Tribe v. the Reds at night!!! Whew!!
There is no way I make it out of this week alive. No chance at weight loss this week. I'm going to set all of our expectations right now. My goal is to maintain...
Ooooh, oooooh. If I haven't already mentioned it, my freakin Health Club is CLOSED ALL WEEK! What the hell am I supposed to do now? It's been gloomy in CLE since Sunday, and the outlook for the week is more of the same!! I had to run in the rain last night! Yuck.
Anyway, so this is my latest in a series of challenges. Wish me luck.
BK out
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