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CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2014 06:50 AM

Continues this thread: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest, which will eventually be archived among the threads started in July 2011.

Fman99 Feb 01 2014 09:33 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

From 156.8 lbs on January 1 to 153.4 lbs on February 1. I like it. Going to bed an hour earlier on weeknights has helped, as has not drinking alcohol on those nights. I also upped my running and ran 155 miles last month.

themetfairy Feb 01 2014 10:30 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124.8 this month. Up from last month, but within two pounds of goal for the 59th consecutive month.

metirish Feb 21 2014 06:42 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Joined the gym second week of January, was at a high of 225....I never ate bad, rarely eat fast food and mostly cook at home , but I had not exercised in twenty years......anyway, I have been working hard at the gym since and this morning I am 213.....and I feel great, and people are mentioning it to me...feels good and helps keep me going.

themetfairy Feb 21 2014 10:26 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Great work Irish - keep it up!

Fman99 Feb 22 2014 10:02 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metirish wrote: Joined the gym second week of January, was at a high of 225....I never ate bad, rarely eat fast food and mostly cook at home , but I had not exercised in twenty years......anyway, I have been working hard at the gym since and this morning I am 213.....and I feel great, and people are mentioning it to me...feels good and helps keep me going. That's awesome. Keep up the good work.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 22 2014 03:01 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Keep pushing. Re: the added energy, there are... other benefits as well. /Waggles eyebrows /Drops trousers Down to 192 here, with a lot more tone, even over last month at the same time.

metirish Feb 22 2014 04:08 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Wow, congrats LWFS, that's absolutely great going...

themetfairy Feb 22 2014 05:01 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Nice work LWFS!

Fman99 Mar 01 2014 09:52 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Clocked in at 150.4 lbs this morning. Hear more about my revolutionary diet plan, "Run five miles a day and don't drink alcohol every night," appearing in 30 minute informercial format and available at both Walgreen's and K-Tel.

themetfairy Mar 01 2014 10:46 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

125. One pound above goal weight. Ideally I'd like to be 3-4 pounds trimmer. OTOH, I'm celebrating the fact that this was my 60th consecutive monthly weigh-in within two pounds of goal. Five years of not being fat anymore - it still doesn't feel possible.

metsmarathon Mar 01 2014 10:54 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

208. ugh. i'm clearly compensating for being tired all the time by eating more. the math doesn't work out so well for me here. darned kids...

Ceetar Mar 01 2014 01:03 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

250. bleh. But I've sorta started back on the working out/running horse so I'm gonna call this a muscle-mass increase that'll help me burn more in March. yeah, that's it.

cooby Mar 02 2014 03:00 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: 125. One pound above goal weight. Ideally I'd like to be 3-4 pounds trimmer. OTOH, I'm celebrating the fact that this was my 60th consecutive monthly weigh-in within two pounds of goal. Five years of not being fat anymore - it still doesn't feel possible. 60 months!

themetfairy Mar 02 2014 03:01 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Yes - I'm really pleased about that :)

Frayed Knot Mar 02 2014 05:10 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: Hear more about my revolutionary diet plan, "Run five miles a day and don't drink alcohol every night," appearing in 30 minute informercial format and available at both Walgreen's and K-Tel. This'll never be successful on the infomercial circuit. Diet and fitness plans that sell have to involve a minimum of effort, take no more than 5 minutes per day, and not bring any deprivation, will power, or sweat into the mix.

cooby Mar 07 2014 05:53 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

I will get back in this. I gave up alcohol for Lent and am hoping that helps (like it has Fman). I weighed 155 over the weekend and hope to get down into the mid 140s by the end of the year. And 140 or less eventually. Total weirdness for someone who weighed 105 for most of her adult life

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 07 2014 10:55 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

As long as you don't replace it with other fitness-killing habits, dropping booze intake should help a LOT. (It's worked over here.)

cooby Mar 07 2014 12:43 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

So far I switched to chocolate milk. Calories but also calcium!

Fman99 Mar 28 2014 07:57 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Weighing in early for April as I am on vacation and away from my home scale. As of Wednesday I was weighing in at 148.8 lbs. Lightest I've been since 2006 or so and I am feeling great.

themetfairy Mar 28 2014 09:06 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

WTG Fman!

cooby Apr 01 2014 06:16 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

149.6

metirish Apr 01 2014 06:50 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

202.6.....not sure how many years it has been since I saw that weight, and guees what?, my knee is fine running, perhaps losing 23 lbs has helped.

themetfairy Apr 01 2014 08:37 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Great to hear Irish - yes, dropping weight definitely helps with running! And nice work coobster! 125 today. One pound above goal, and that gives me 61 consecutive months of weighing in within two pounds of goal weight. As always I'd like to shed another three pounds or so, but considering the fact that I was away this past weekend and that yesterday was Opening Day, I'm very happy to have been able to keep the streak alive.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 01 2014 12:45 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metirish wrote: 202.6.....not sure how many years it has been since I saw that weight, and guees what?, my knee is fine running, perhaps losing 23 lbs has helped. Crazy how that works, right? 188-189ish here, last time I checked (a week or two ago, at my aunt's).

metirish Apr 01 2014 01:15 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: 202.6.....not sure how many years it has been since I saw that weight, and guees what?, my knee is fine running, perhaps losing 23 lbs has helped. Crazy how that works, right? 188-189ish here, last time I checked (a week or two ago, at my aunt's). wow, a shadow of your former self......congrats

A Boy Named Seo Apr 01 2014 03:34 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Damn. Incredible job, both of ya's (all of ya). Back from Germany (the Chicago of Europe!) and spending 3 1/2 weeks drinking beer and eating bratwursts (and wine & cheese in Paris and Guinness and kebobs in London!), I hereby declare myself the Biggest Victorino! Need, like, a month of cleansing. Great vacay and all but feel like absolute shit!

themetfairy May 01 2014 09:08 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124.8 This wasn't my greatest month, but I was able to shave off .2 of a pound from last month. Ideally I would still like to drop a couple of pounds, but for the most part I'm happy to be successfully maintaining my loss.

Ceetar May 01 2014 09:15 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

still crap. I'm blaming couvade syndrome.

Fman99 May 01 2014 09:54 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

149.4. Lean and mean. Right where I want to be, weight wise.

metsmarathon May 01 2014 09:54 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

still hovering around 208. blergh.

themetfairy May 01 2014 10:18 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Great work Fman!

Fman99 May 01 2014 10:27 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Thanks friend.

metirish May 01 2014 11:35 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

198ish....still hitting the gym hard, sorry for all the stupid FB postings.....using the weights a lot now then running......my Dr. wants me no less that 195...had complete blood work done, results were excellent, I am possibly in the best health of my life.

themetfairy May 01 2014 11:41 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

No need for apologies irish. And great job!

cooby May 01 2014 03:25 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

149.6. Managing to stay under 150, depending, of course, on what shoes I am wearing when I weigh in. Mom and I went shopping today. Unfortunately with the nice weather, people start shedding their coats etc, and my mind involuntarily formed the word "heifer" upon seeing many Clinton County-ites today. Fortunately my mind is not a famous person and will not be drug through the mud for those thoughts, however true.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 01 2014 05:26 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metirish wrote: 198ish....still hitting the gym hard, sorry for all the stupid FB postings.....using the weights a lot now then running......my Dr. wants me no less that 195...had complete blood work done, results were excellent, I am possibly in the best health of my life. It's kinda cool realizing you could wipe the floor with an 18-year-old you physically, ain't it?

d'Kong76 May 01 2014 06:45 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

I just weighed myself for the halibut. 204 lbs, not bad for a tall old man.

metirish May 01 2014 07:38 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

198ish....still hitting the gym hard, sorry for all the stupid FB postings.....using the weights a lot now then running......my Dr. wants me no less that 195...had complete blood work done, results were excellent, I am possibly in the best health of my life. It's kinda cool realizing you could wipe the floor with an 18-year-old you physically, ain't it? it is , plus the ladies are taking notice :)

Fman99 Jun 01 2014 05:16 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Lean and mean once again. Tipping in at 148.0 lbs this morning.

themetfairy Jun 01 2014 08:20 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124 even today. Back to goal weight. Still hoping for that elusive 2-3 pounds of wiggle room. But for now I'm happy to have made it to 63 months within two pounds of goal. And great job Fman - that's excellent work!

Fman99 Jun 01 2014 07:23 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Thanks friend.

metirish Jun 24 2014 06:29 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

195, that's 30 pounds, and I've been a few under that.....so, I've been working the weights hard the past two months, not feeling the results I want the past few weeks though....need to work smarter nor harder.

themetfairy Jun 24 2014 08:29 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

WTG Irish - that's great work!

Fman99 Jul 01 2014 03:05 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Tipped in at 150.2 lbs this morning. Was in the 148-9 range for most of June but still playing catch up after a weekend of restaurants and adult beverages while visiting family.

themetfairy Jul 01 2014 08:16 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

123.6. Considering the Father's Day and graduation celebrations and the weekend trip to Pittsburgh, I'm very happy to be slightly below my Weight Watchers goal weight.

cooby Jul 04 2014 08:40 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

148.6....it occurs to me that Fman and I are on the same weight chart :) Since school is out and I'm home more, I hardly eat a thing all day and get a lot of work in my garden and swimming. Hopefully this will help.

Fman99 Jul 05 2014 05:35 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

cooby wrote: 148.6....it occurs to me that Fman and I are on the same weight chart :) Since school is out and I'm home more, I hardly eat a thing all day and get a lot of work in my garden and swimming. Hopefully this will help. We're "pound pals." :) I tend to do better during the week, which could be due to the fact that I only drink alcohol on weekends and I drink late in the evening. The snacks and alcohol weight seem to hang around from one day to the next on Saturdays and Sundays.

themetfairy Aug 01 2014 07:02 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124.8. A rougher month than I anticipated, but I was able to get things back under control for the home stretch.

Fman99 Aug 02 2014 08:14 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

No idea. Need a new scale battery.

Fman99 Aug 03 2014 01:44 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

150.0 on the nose this morning after my long run. Happy with that, considering it comes off a four day weekend of camping, smores and restaurant/water park dining.

cooby Aug 03 2014 03:19 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

I know what you mean...I weighed myself thinking I had to weigh at least 155 and it was 149.6. Never thought that weight would make me happy

d'Kong76 Aug 03 2014 06:31 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

I weighed 150 back in 1975. Does that count?

Fman99 Aug 03 2014 07:25 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

d'Kong76 wrote: I weighed 150 back in 1975. Does that count? I think you're in luck, we forgot to add the "no time machine" rule.

Ashie62 Aug 03 2014 07:47 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

128 at my peak...180 now lol...

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 03 2014 10:13 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Plateauing at 175-176, but gaining even more lean muscle. If slow cooked, my shoulders would feed a family of 4 for, like, a week in really terrible fashion.

themetfairy Aug 04 2014 07:08 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Cannibalism imagery aside, that's terrific!

Fman99 Sep 01 2014 07:38 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Tipped in this morning at 148.4 lbs. Feel great.

themetfairy Sep 01 2014 07:56 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Awesome work Fman! I couldn't weigh in today because Weight Watchers was closed for the holiday. I'll get there in the next couple of days.

themetfairy Sep 02 2014 08:23 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124.6. Another month that was rougher than I anticipated, but in the end I was able to get things back under control. This gives me 66 consecutive weigh-ins within two pounds of my goal weight. Now that the kids have flown the coop, D-Dad and I plan on trying to eat more sensibly and hopefully dropping a couple of pounds in the process. Fingers crossed that I'll finally get back to the point of having a little more wiggle room on the scale.

cooby Sep 02 2014 08:37 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

My scale broke :( I put new batteries in it but it's still acting up. Put even newer batteries in. 147.6

themetfairy Sep 21 2014 04:29 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Six years ago today I attended a neighborhood block party. I ate like a pig, was disgusted by what the scale said when I got home, and decided then and there to sign up for Weight Watchers Online. That was one of the best decisions of my life. Today I am at a healthy weight, and I feel great. Because of that I was able to run the New York City Marathon, go off of Lipitor, and generally change my life for the better in many ways large and small. Losing the weight and maintaining the loss require constant work, but the work is worth it. I feel better today than I did in my early 40's, and for that I am immensely grateful. Thank you Weight Watchers for helping me achieve a much better life.

Fman99 Sep 21 2014 07:12 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Six years ago today I attended a neighborhood block party. I ate like a pig, was disgusted by what the scale said when I got home, and decided then and there to sign up for Weight Watchers Online. That was one of the best decisions of my life. Today I am at a healthy weight, and I feel great. Because of that I was able to run the New York City Marathon, go off of Lipitor, and generally change my life for the better in many ways large and small. Losing the weight and maintaining the loss require constant work, but the work is worth it. I feel better today than I did in my early 40's, and for that I am immensely grateful. Thank you Weight Watchers for helping me achieve a much better life. I am happy for you.

themetfairy Sep 21 2014 07:36 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Thank you, my friend :)

metirish Sep 21 2014 07:50 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Congrats for sticking with it too Sharon. I to have stuck with it and am holding at 198, I did lose more but have added back quite a bit of muscle . I love going to the gym and missit when I can't go . I have also been working out smarter thanks to sage advice from the gym trainer.

themetfairy Sep 21 2014 08:17 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Thank you Irish. And kudos to you and Fman on the great job you have done in getting into shape. Keep up the great work guys!

Vic Sage Sep 22 2014 01:56 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

i've lost 35 lbs in 3 months, from 230 to 195. Dieting is a cinch when everything you eat causes pain.

Ceetar Sep 22 2014 02:03 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metirish wrote: I love going to the gym and missit when I can't go . . I need to find this before I'll really ever make progress. (not that I've been in months now) but the closest I got was when I went to the gym Monday and Tuesday and could not go Wednesday without feeling guilty about it.

themetfairy Sep 22 2014 06:00 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Great work Vic! Is this helping the reflux?

metirish Sep 22 2014 06:27 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Vic Sage wrote: i've lost 35 lbs in 3 months, from 230 to 195. Dieting is a cinch when everything you eat causes pain. congrats, really great, I hope this was achieved through diet etc. and not sickness.

Fman99 Sep 22 2014 08:20 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Ceetar wrote: metirish wrote: I love going to the gym and missit when I can't go . . I need to find this before I'll really ever make progress. I tell people this all the time. The key is finding something active to do that you enjoy, that you love, that you look forward to doing. If it's a chore, it'll be the first thing you blow off. The love of the activity is what creates the habit.

themetfairy Sep 22 2014 08:23 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: Ceetar wrote: metirish wrote: I love going to the gym and missit when I can't go . . I need to find this before I'll really ever make progress. I tell people this all the time. The key is finding something active to do that you enjoy, that you love, that you look forward to doing. If it's a chore, it'll be the first thing you blow off. The love of the activity is what creates the habit. Agreed. Exercise is not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. Try a variety of things and do what you like best. Does your gym offer any exercise classes?

metirish Sep 22 2014 08:31 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Yeah, I have not been to the gym since Thursday as I have Lorcan , but I have been working out at home , simple as using a chair for triceps work, squats etc. one of those pull up bars that attaches to the door frame .

themetfairy Sep 22 2014 08:35 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

I do a little core work almost every day. There is almost never a day when I can't fit in something like this - [youtube:234rral3]nBFdBnIbZRo[/youtube:234rral3]

cooby Sep 23 2014 07:47 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Six years ago today I attended a neighborhood block party. I ate like a pig, was disgusted by what the scale said when I got home, and decided then and there to sign up for Weight Watchers Online. That was one of the best decisions of my life. Today I am at a healthy weight, and I feel great. Because of that I was able to run the New York City Marathon, go off of Lipitor, and generally change my life for the better in many ways large and small. Losing the weight and maintaining the loss require constant work, but the work is worth it. I feel better today than I did in my early 40's, and for that I am immensely grateful. Thank you Weight Watchers for helping me achieve a much better life. Congrats :)

Ceetar Sep 23 2014 08:40 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Agreed. Exercise is not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. Try a variety of things and do what you like best. Does your gym offer any exercise classes? Exercise classes are okay I guess, but not really my thing. ideally it'd have to be sports, racquetball, even basketball or tennis or something, I don't really have anyone to play with regularly for that though.

themetfairy Sep 23 2014 09:00 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

cooby - thanks :) Ceetar - sign yourself up for some kind of league!

Ceetar Sep 23 2014 09:07 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Ceetar - sign yourself up for some kind of league! every year I say I should join a baseball league. I dislike strangers though. Time/effort. dislike of strangers. I dunno. Either way, gotta get into this childcare routine first before I find any free time.

Vic Sage Sep 23 2014 02:44 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metirish wrote: Vic Sage wrote: i've lost 35 lbs in 3 months, from 230 to 195. Dieting is a cinch when everything you eat causes pain. congrats, really great, I hope this was achieved through diet etc. and not sickness. It was achieved through a diet that is REQUIRED by sickness, so i'm not sure how to answer that. Frankly, i'd take the weight back tomorrow if i could eat a burger and fries again. or chocolate. or ice cream. or fried chicken. or pizza. or chow fun. or a steak from Peter Luger. or anything they show on DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES. I watch the Food Channel now like its fetish porn. Great work Vic! Is this helping the reflux? Not as much as i'd hoped; its ever present and ignites if i eat anything outside very rigid parameters, or eat in the evenings. Or step on a crack. or if its a day with a "Y" in it. I'm beginning to think i was a Nazi in a former life.

Fman99 Sep 23 2014 07:54 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: Ceetar - sign yourself up for some kind of league! every year I say I should join a baseball league. I dislike strangers though. Time/effort. dislike of strangers. I dunno. Either way, gotta get into this childcare routine first before I find any free time. You make a lot of excuses, man. Not to be a jerk, but, just noticing, you've always got some reason to not exercise. Yet you're also repeatedly holding out hope that you'd be able to create some kind of routine for yourself. If you didn't care I don't think you'd bother posting your intention or hope. Said with all due respect. You're a parent now. Might be time to fix it.

metsmarathon Sep 24 2014 07:33 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

i make a lot of excuses, too. right now, i'm calling my excuses µmmL and µmmR, with an assist from minimm. its bullshit though, and i need to own it.

Ceetar Sep 25 2014 07:58 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: Ceetar - sign yourself up for some kind of league! every year I say I should join a baseball league. I dislike strangers though. Time/effort. dislike of strangers. I dunno. Either way, gotta get into this childcare routine first before I find any free time. You make a lot of excuses, man. Not to be a jerk, but, just noticing, you've always got some reason to not exercise. Yet you're also repeatedly holding out hope that you'd be able to create some kind of routine for yourself. If you didn't care I don't think you'd bother posting your intention or hope. Said with all due respect. You're a parent now. Might be time to fix it. no, be a 'jerk' that's fine. probably what I need. I apologize if I come off as whiny. To be fair, I have the same problem with not getting to other things I want to do, mostly writing. So it's not just a "ugh, exercise" thing and more of a mental thing. It's becoming clear to me that I'm not going to succeed until I reach that breaking point (that metfairy mentions above for her) that makes it more of a priority than the myriad of other things I want to spend my time doing. On the other hand, I might be using that as an excuse itself. It's certainly a slippery slope. While obviously getting healthier and slimmer and such is important, and valid, it's also not something that's really causing me issues. Life's short, and I'm gonna blow off say going to a beer festival with my friends and having a good time for something that's not even really bothering me? Obviously there are all sorts of mental olympics going on here (hey, why doesn't my brain burn calories at the same rate as my heart? haha). I'm working on it.

themetfairy Sep 25 2014 09:31 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

There's time you can find. You can do 5-10 minutes of core work 3-4 times a week. You can have hand weights around to use while watching TV. You can go for walks with the baby. Carve out the time - you'll be glad that you did.

Fman99 Sep 25 2014 10:06 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Ceetar wrote: no, be a 'jerk' that's fine. probably what I need. I apologize if I come off as whiny. To be fair, I have the same problem with not getting to other things I want to do, mostly writing. So it's not just a "ugh, exercise" thing and more of a mental thing. It's becoming clear to me that I'm not going to succeed until I reach that breaking point (that metfairy mentions above for her) that makes it more of a priority than the myriad of other things I want to spend my time doing. On the other hand, I might be using that as an excuse itself. It's certainly a slippery slope. While obviously getting healthier and slimmer and such is important, and valid, it's also not something that's really causing me issues. Life's short, and I'm gonna blow off say going to a beer festival with my friends and having a good time for something that's not even really bothering me? Obviously there are all sorts of mental olympics going on here (hey, why doesn't my brain burn calories at the same rate as my heart? haha). I'm working on it. A person's priorities are based on what they do, not what they intend on doing or what they mean to do. Your actions define what is important to you. It's hard for me to believe you when you say it's important, but don't make any consistent effort to embody it. It's clearly not important to you, or you'd be acting upon it. What you mean when you say it's important is, "I know it's important to other people, just not to me, not right now." And if it's not bothering you, why the repeated need to make people think it's on your list of things you hope to do? Clearly there's a discrepancy there. Having said that, it should be noted that I spend PLENTY of time indulging myself in terms of the foods I eat, the alcohol I imbibe, and the leisure pursuits in which I engage. While I don't dine out for lunch 4-5 days a week like some of my (heavier) coworkers do, I do also join them from time to time. No one who knows me would accuse me of not living my life to the fullest. Not everyone has to deprave themselves of all joys in order to get healthy. I wonder, also, how much enabling happens in your home if there's no support system or there's the temptation of foods that the people you live with also want to have around them. I'm lucky, in that sense, in that the "treats" I keep on hand for my wife are not those that really appeal to me, and I do all of the grocery shopping in my home as well as the cooking, so I'm in control of these things in my environment. Also, why wait until something "bothers" you -- you'd prefer to get healthy after you get diabetes? Or start to suffer from joint pain? Or respiratory problems?

metsmarathon Sep 25 2014 10:11 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: Not everyone has to deprave themselves of all joys in order to get healthy. this amuses me.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 25 2014 10:20 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

The other thing about joys/deprivation is that... well... you enjoy the good stuff more. When I drink, it's not whatever-you've-got-man, it's the good stuff, or I'll discreetly have a water. When I indulge in a burger, I'm not eating a fast food hamburger or an Applebee's Colby-slathered thing... I'm eating a great fucking natural-sourced-beef, high-fat-content, medium-rare big-b Burger. When I feel like some fucking pork, I don't molest the crappy pulled-pork at a mall restaurant; I stick my boy-parts hip-deep in some roasted pig. Enjoy the good bad-for-you... just, y'know, don't have it as your staple. Make your daily fuel just that-- fuel, with some frills. Also... I echo what tmf said about workout-lets adding up. I've been on a new job with funky, flux-y hours for two months now, with precious little time to train. But I've done isometrics for my abs and squats in the shower, arm work with my 30-40 pound bag while waiting for/walking to the subway, and raises/leg lifts while actually working; I look like a moron (it helps that I'm not traveling during rush hour, typically), but I've been able to maintain fitness without one visit to an actual workout facility.

Fman99 Sep 25 2014 10:28 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metsmarathon wrote: Fman99 wrote: Not everyone has to deprave themselves of all joys in order to get healthy. this amuses me. Yes minor Freudian slip there, my bad.

themetfairy Sep 25 2014 11:31 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: Fman99 wrote: Not everyone has to deprave themselves of all joys in order to get healthy. this amuses me. Yes minor Freudian slip there, my bad. Freud said there are no accidents ;) No need for apology - it amused me too

themetfairy Sep 25 2014 11:42 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Ceetar - here's another thing to keep in mind. It may sound really intimidating taking advice from some of us who have run long distances, etc. Just keep in mind that none of us started out running marathons. When I first started running I couldn't go more than 1/3 of the way around the block without stopping; it took me a very long time to work up to running 5K and longer distances. Some people are natural athletes. I'm not - I was always that short, fat and uncoordinated kid who came in last in all school phys ed events. Six years ago I was 38 pounds heavier, on Lipitor, and heading straight towards middle age malaise. Getting myself into shape has had all sorts of benefits, including the ability to live without cholesterol medication, and hopefully it will keep me from developing the diabetes that runs rampant in my family. Start with baby steps - a little bit here, a little bit there. Once you do, you'll find it natural to do more for yourself over time. But getting yourself into healthy shape is the best gift that you can give yourself and your daughter - you're going to need that improved endurance in order to keep up with her!

Ceetar Sep 25 2014 12:49 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Ceetar - here's another thing to keep in mind. It may sound really intimidating taking advice from some of us who have run long distances, etc. Just keep in mind that none of us started out running marathons. When I first started running I couldn't go more than 1/3 of the way around the block without stopping; it took me a very long time to work up to running 5K and longer distances. Some people are natural athletes. I'm not - I was always that short, fat and uncoordinated kid who came in last in all school phys ed events. Six years ago I was 38 pounds heavier, on Lipitor, and heading straight towards middle age malaise. Getting myself into shape has had all sorts of benefits, including the ability to live without cholesterol medication, and hopefully it will keep me from developing the diabetes that runs rampant in my family. Start with baby steps - a little bit here, a little bit there. Once you do, you'll find it natural to do more for yourself over time. But getting yourself into healthy shape is the best gift that you can give yourself and your daughter - you're going to need that improved endurance in order to keep up with her! Oh, I definitely go stretches where I'm at least doing a little bit here and there. I can't do a 5k without stopping, but It's not like I get to the end of 30minutes of run/walking on the treadmill and think "OMG I'm going to die!" more like "okay, I've 'been good' can I go home now?" I haven't really gained weight, I've been within 10 or so pounds for the last 4 years. It's just that I never keep up my progression long enough to dip below, and then something happens, whether strict laziness, or a stretch of migraines, or simply something else going on that I focus on and any semblance of routine disappears and then I struggle to get back to it. I'm the same way with food really. I'll go stretches where my only sins are really the portions and then I'll have stretches where I just don't care and eat whatever's there. Even if those stretches are shorter, they generally balance out the good ones. There are other things going on of course. My life is on it's head right now and I'm petrified about daycare costs. I don't even know what my daily schedule is going to be like as we figure all that out yet, so it's hard to figure in exercise. I know, I know, gotta force it in but so far haven't managed to do so.

Fman99 Sep 25 2014 07:20 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Ceetar wrote: themetfairy wrote: Ceetar - here's another thing to keep in mind. It may sound really intimidating taking advice from some of us who have run long distances, etc. Just keep in mind that none of us started out running marathons. When I first started running I couldn't go more than 1/3 of the way around the block without stopping; it took me a very long time to work up to running 5K and longer distances. Some people are natural athletes. I'm not - I was always that short, fat and uncoordinated kid who came in last in all school phys ed events. Six years ago I was 38 pounds heavier, on Lipitor, and heading straight towards middle age malaise. Getting myself into shape has had all sorts of benefits, including the ability to live without cholesterol medication, and hopefully it will keep me from developing the diabetes that runs rampant in my family. Start with baby steps - a little bit here, a little bit there. Once you do, you'll find it natural to do more for yourself over time. But getting yourself into healthy shape is the best gift that you can give yourself and your daughter - you're going to need that improved endurance in order to keep up with her! Oh, I definitely go stretches where I'm at least doing a little bit here and there. I can't do a 5k without stopping, but It's not like I get to the end of 30minutes of run/walking on the treadmill and think "OMG I'm going to die!" more like "okay, I've 'been good' can I go home now?" I haven't really gained weight, I've been within 10 or so pounds for the last 4 years. It's just that I never keep up my progression long enough to dip below, and then something happens, whether strict laziness, or a stretch of migraines, or simply something else going on that I focus on and any semblance of routine disappears and then I struggle to get back to it. I'm the same way with food really. I'll go stretches where my only sins are really the portions and then I'll have stretches where I just don't care and eat whatever's there. Even if those stretches are shorter, they generally balance out the good ones. There are other things going on of course. My life is on it's head right now and I'm petrified about daycare costs. I don't even know what my daily schedule is going to be like as we figure all that out yet, so it's hard to figure in exercise. I know, I know, gotta force it in but so far haven't managed to do so. Laziness Migraines Life's hectic nature Day care costs Uncertain schedule

themetfairy Sep 25 2014 07:31 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

No matter how busy you are, there's no way that you're going to convince me that you can't find 10 minutes 3-4 days a week for core work. Start with that and see where it takes you.

Ceetar Sep 26 2014 07:57 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: No matter how busy you are, there's no way that you're going to convince me that you can't find 10 minutes 3-4 days a week for core work. Start with that and see where it takes you. yes, and how many calories is that going to burn? 12?

themetfairy Sep 26 2014 08:27 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

It's not all about calories. Muscle tone is a separate consideration.

Ceetar Sep 26 2014 08:46 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: It's not all about calories. Muscle tone is a separate consideration. sure, there are ancillary things. but 90% of it is the simple calorie in, calorie out calculation. Particularly where I'm concerned. my muscle tone is fine. It's really just the idea of the strain on my body of the extra 50+ pounds (And the corresponding cardiovascular endurance)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 26 2014 10:49 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Calorie-in/calorie-out calculation is significant, but it most assuredly is NOT 90% of it. Once you get a little bit of initial weight lost, muscle tone/lean muscle mass makes a huge difference in how your body processes food/produces energy, how your body weathers stresses, and how you lose more poundage/maintain any loss, long-run.

Ceetar Sep 26 2014 12:21 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Calorie-in/calorie-out calculation is significant, but it most assuredly is NOT 90% of it. Once you get a little bit of initial weight lost, muscle tone/lean muscle mass makes a huge difference in how your body processes food/produces energy, how your body weathers stresses, and how you lose more poundage/maintain any loss, long-run. only because, get this, muscle burns more calories than fat. The weight loss aspect of it is what helps your body weather stress, at least mostly. obviously you don't want to be flabby, but strictly muscle ain't great either. it's less flexible for instance. but I have muscles. they're just covered in fat.

themetfairy Oct 01 2014 09:06 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

123.8. Back to being a little below my official goal weight. This also marks the sixth consecutive year that for at least ten months I've weighed in within two pounds of goal. Thus, I earned the sixth little key to go on my Lifetime Membership key ring -

Fman99 Oct 01 2014 09:35 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: 123.8. Back to being a little below my official goal weight. This also marks the sixth consecutive year that for at least ten months I've weighed in within two pounds of goal. Thus, I earned the sixth little key to go on my Lifetime Membership key ring - I bet you jangle a lot with all of those keys! Nice work. I am 149.6 lbs of twisted Jewish steel.

themetfairy Oct 01 2014 09:42 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

LOL And great work yourself!

d'Kong76 Oct 01 2014 07:23 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Tough crowd in this thread in spots?

themetfairy Oct 01 2014 08:04 PM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Nah - just tough love.

metsmarathon Oct 02 2014 06:41 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

209ish, and lazy. i think i need fman to yell at me.

Fman99 Oct 02 2014 06:57 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

metsmarathon wrote: 209ish, and lazy. i think i need fman to yell at me. I'll be over later with a megaphone and a motivational speech about achieving your dreams. And a stick to whack you on your big fat fanny with.

Fman99 Oct 02 2014 06:59 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

themetfairy wrote: Nah - just tough love. It's what some people need to hear. Ultimately, people's priorities are expressed in their actions. Not their verbal intentions.

Ceetar Oct 02 2014 07:41 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: themetfairy wrote: Nah - just tough love. It's what some people need to hear. Ultimately, people's priorities are expressed in their actions. Not their verbal intentions.

metsmarathon Oct 02 2014 09:02 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Fman99 wrote: metsmarathon wrote: 209ish, and lazy. i think i need fman to yell at me. I'll be over later with a megaphone and a motivational speech about achieving your dreams. And a stick to whack you on your big fat fanny with. i usually sleep dreamless sleeps. but one time, i had a dream where i was wearing a pink bunny suit. and then as i was walking around my high school, suddenly, i wasn't wearing hte bunny suit. i was naked, and ernest borgnine. well, i think i was ernest borgnine; i didn't walk past any mirrors. so i got into airwolf and followed ET to the moon. when we landed, there were trees and a lake in a crater. the swimming was good, and when i got out of the water i woke up. i don't really know how i feel about achieving that dream...

d'Kong76 Oct 02 2014 09:27 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Yes, you heard me right ... a pink bunny suit

Fman99 Nov 01 2014 05:35 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Steady Eddie, another month at 149.6 which is about where I've been hanging out the last few months.

themetfairy Nov 01 2014 09:44 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Great work Fman! I'm at 125 this month. 1.2 pounds above last month. But considering the fact that I was in New Orleans this past week, where the food and drink were plentiful, I'm very happy to weigh in within two pounds of goal weight for the 68th consecutive month.

d'Kong76 Nov 01 2014 10:21 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Last time I weighed myself (during the summer, I guess) I weighed around 220. I just weighed myself and I'm at 211. I'm melting! OE: I do drink a lot of water during the week. During Oct I averaged a dozen gallons Mon thru Fri. No idea if that's a contributing factor, but I'm sure it's healthier than muchas cervesas tal vez.

themetfairy Nov 01 2014 10:37 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

WTG Kase! Water is indeed very helpful. It helps flush out toxins from your body and promotes healthy weight loss. Plus, as you said, it's a bit less caloric than beer

themetfairy Dec 01 2014 08:25 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

124.4. Not as low as I'd like, but better than last month. Plus it's my 69th consecutive month of weighing in within two pounds of goal, and I am VERY happy about that! I'll carry over my New Year's resolution to try to drop 2-3 pounds in 2015.

Fman99 Dec 01 2014 10:23 AM Re: CPF Biggest Victorino Contest 2014

Tipped in at 152.4 lbs. Increase mostly due to holiday weekend indulgences of food and drink. I expect to be back to 150 during the week this week.