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Fact for 403
Today’s Weight 335.3
Really? One tenth of a pound lower AGAIN? Oh well. It isn’t up. Maybe I’m more stressed about the wedding than I realized and its showing up on the scale? Or maybe I just need to bust my butt more in the gym tonight?
Oh well, on to Fact for 403!
If you’re just joining me, what does Fact for 403 mean? I’ve recently decided to share one fun/quirky/interesting/powerful fact about myself for every pound that I have lost, all the way to goal weight. I’m not at goal weight yet, but I’ve still lost almost seventy pounds, so that’s seventy facts I need to come up with before I’ve even caught up to where I am now. And I plan to lose more, so we’ll just see how long it will take me to catch up. At most, I’ll post one fact a day, so it’s going to take over two months.
I have a serious post about my eating disorder to share in coming posts, but I want my first post to be VERY light hearted. That’s what this is about, too. Sharing my weird, fun facts. So the first fact is going to be light hearted and fun.
Fact for 403
I DESPISE ketchup.
The only way I'd like it - spilled and inedible on the ground
I don’t dislike it. I don’t just think it tastes gross. I utterly, truly, with-a-passion DESPISE it.
I love tomatoes. I love marinara sauce. I like raw tomatoes. I like cooked tomatoes.
But not ketchup. Even as a little kid, I thought the stuff was disgusting.
I’ve never been much of a condiment person. In fact, I was probably an adult before I really started eating mustard or mayonnaise. Now, I like both of those, but I still hate ketchup.
I’ve heard some people say, “Oh, I don’t care for ketchup on my burgers,” but they still like it on fries.
I don’t even like the way the stuff smells.
If I hit the drive-thru (I know I shouldn’t, but still…), and even though I am ALWAYS adamant about there not being ketchup on my cheeseburger, if they mess up, I have to either have it corrected or give it to someone else. Can’t do it.
In fact, I always order my burger with no ketchup, even if the menu says nothing about ketchup, because I’m just not willing to take the chance. Some people slather ketchup on everything like it’s the nectar of the Gods. I would honestly rather eat a cheeseburger with spoiled mayo on it than ketchup. The spoiled mayo MIGHT NOT gag me. The ketchup definitely would.
So for me, a good diet would probably be the ketchup diet. I can only eat food if I eat it covered in ketchup.
Basically, I would never get to eat. I would definitely lose weight that way.
Any other ketchup haters out there? I can’t be the only one! (Even though I’ve never met another ketchup hater in person. The closest I’ve ever found is people who are indifferent to it.)
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My About Me’s and C25K or Not C25K?
My weight for September 28th was 335.4, one tenth of a pound less than yesterday.
I had a thought about my blog this weekend that started off as a small bubble of a thought but has grown into something that I’m pretty excited to do.
One of my favorite things that bloggers occasionally do is share random facts about themselves. They often come with blogger awards or various other “fun” things. I enjoy learning that some people have weird little quirks that match up with my own. And given that a lot of people do these, I have come to two conclusions. One, either we all really like talking about ourselves (probably true), and/or two, we like reading about others’ weird quirks, too (probably also true).
For every pound that I lose, I am going to write an “About Me” post. I’m going to start with my 403 post. That was my highest weight. So for the first few months, I’m going to write LOTS of posts, (roughly seventy-ish), to cover those pounds I have already lost.
First About Me Post is coming tomorrow, along with my Wednesday weight.
In other news, I’m just not sure I’ve got the Couch to 5K in me any longer. I’m sure it will come back up, but I think I’m going to take a few days off. I found myself REALLY dreading doing it tonight. I decided not to. I wasn’t dreading exercise; I just wasn’t looking forward to running. Is it possible that I, who so desperately WANT to be a runner, am just not cut out to be a runner? Will I always be more at home in the weight room than doing a 5K? I’m going to see how I feel tomorrow, but I’m just not up for it.
Please note – I am NOT giving up exercise or the gym. I’m not giving up the plan to keep working out in Antigua when we are on the honeymoon. I’m just not sure C25K is for me right now. I realized after taking two days off that my feet aren’t as tired, even though I worked out REALLY hard yesterday with my personal trainer in the weight room. Is running too high impact for my obese joints right now? What do you think?
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Day by Day 001
Wasn’t this supposed to be a separate blog? Yeah, it was, but I ultimately decided to put ALL of my fitness, fatness, and other food stuff here. I won’t post more than once a day, so some days, this Day by Day section may just be a foot note at the bottom of a different post, but today, I’m only talking about food and exercise.
September 12, 2010
Sunday
Starting Weight 402.8
Today’s Weight 337.9
Total Lost 64.9 pounds
Yes, I haven’t weighed 402.8 pounds in over four years and a LOT less muscle mass ago, but I like seeing 64.9 pounds up there more than seeing… well, nothing. After all, this is a life long journey, and even if I am “restarting” on a new web host and a new focus and all that blah blah blah, 402.8 was still my biggest and I’m not going to forget that.
337.9 is a lot higher than I’d like it to be, but I honestly expect to see a significantly smaller number tomorrow. I truly expect to lose two pounds or so, at least. There are a few factors in why my weight is so high – a very high salt diet yesterday, and uhm… well… I haven’t pooped in like two days. TMI? Probably.
This is what I ate today. I made a few great food choices, a few bad food choices, and a few okay food choices. You know what? I definitely could have done without the Pop Tart, and I won’t lie… it was VERY tempting to not list it here, but really… who am I cheating? It doesn’t affect anyone but me. Chili dog probably wasn’t a very good choice, either… I’m suddenly feeling very self-conscious about my food choices today. I can at least point out that all of my bread choices were whole wheat with no HFCs.
Bacon, cheese, and green onion two egg omelet
Banana
Steak & cheese sub with mayo
Chili dog
Grapes
Pop tart
BBQ sandwich
Roast beef and veggies
Turkey and cheese on wheat
Pineapple sherbet
Approximately total calories = 2,600
Today’s food picture is of the omelet I made for breakfast. I love making omelets, and since I am good at this, I am the designate omelet cook of our household.
All in all, not a terrible day for someone of my weight and activity level. On my current “plan” of eating, I eat more on the weekends and less during the week. You’ll probably see my calories around 2,000 or so tomorrow. But I will make this promise: No matter what it is I eat, I’ll share it truthfully, even if I just end up going momentarily insane and binging at the Chinese buffet.
Exercise was a much better story. It was such a pretty fall morning today that Tina and I both felt motivated to do some exercise outdoors. I remembered a short experiment back in the summer with running in the Couch to 5K sense outdoors, and we both enjoyed it. It didn’t hurt my feet or joints, unlike the treadmill which is always excruciating (and boring), so we decided to restart Couch to 5K. If we do it as the program states, it will take us two months, which will be right smack in the middle of fall. Our honeymoon also falls in this two month period, and I REALLY like the idea of actually doing C25K in Antigua.
Anyway, before Tina strapped on her Vibrams and I put on my regular, non-toed sneakers, I had the bright idea to take a picture every day I do C25K. Maybe I’ll see a big difference by the time I’m holding up a sign that says “First Official 5K!”
The run went great. A little warm, but there was a nice cool breeze, and as with the last outdoor “run,” there was no pain! I mentioned that Tina went with me, but I had another running partner.
My buddy Malcolm. He’s still a puppy and as dumb as a sack of doorknobs, but we love him, and he helped pull me along when I was starting to get a little tired.
That wasn’t our only exercise, either. We went to the gym this afternoon and did forty-five minutes on the elliptical and about fifteen minutes in the pool. I feel very confident that I’ll post a loss tomorrow.
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