Thanks for the support!

•August 14, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Thanks for the comments guys. It’s good to know that I’ve got support now. My family (mostly my dad) isn’t helping too much. KFC one night and Mac and Cheese the next. They know I’m on a diet! ARGH. At least I’m controlling my portions. Usually I’d have 2-3 bowls of mac and cheese. I only had one, and a salad later. I’ll tell you, it’s a lot harder than I thought.

Colin: I did start out slow. I started out at a casual walk for the warmup, then up to a brisk walk, then power walking before I got into the jogging. I’m not ready for endurance training yet. I’ll stick to interval training for now.

John: I did get the login, just don’t know what to do for my first post. Yeah, I’ve learned that you have to slowly go at it. If you go at it like a mad man, you’ll just get tired, and not see results and quit. I’m trying to go at a steady pace, but I’m having to control my wanting to push myself until it’s too much.

Exercise and Better Choices

•August 13, 2008 • 2 Comments

Well, I went jogging today. It was supposed to be an “Endurance run.” 35 minutes at increasing difficulties. I did 17 minutes before my legs gave out. Still, it was a start. I had to go up to the gateway mall and I had to go down 2 levels to get to where I needed to be. Instead of taking the elevator, I took the stairs. Uncommon choice for me. It’s a start, though.

Hello!

•August 11, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Hello everybody! I’m Ryan, I’m 17, and I want to lose my extra weight. Calorie Count says I’m just a few pounds away from Obese, and I’m going to try and keep that from happening. I’ll be using Calorie Count to track my weight and calorie intake.

Starting Weigh-In: 217.8 lbs
First Goal: 200 lbs
Final Goal Weight: 177 lbs
Goal Date: February 14, 2009 (Calculated by Calorie Count. Just luck it happens to be on Valentines Day!)

I’m probably going to be jogging and geocaching a lot to get this weight off.

Here’s some “Before” photos.

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