Getting on the bandwagon
Since everyone else seems to be doing it (and following my own suggestion to BARGErs to lose some damn weight), I’m starting my program today.
Current Statistics:
I’ve been thinking about galunga_galunga’s suggestion to pick a future activity and commit to participating in it. The El Tour De Tucson, a 109 mile charity bike ride, is November 21. I’m not sure if I’ll be ready for 109 miles by then (my past riding has been a max of about 35 miles), but the ride also has options for 80, 67 or 35 miles. The 67 might be a reasonable goal.
I took the “before” picture this morning. I’m not going to post it because it might cause you to rip your eyes out like Ray Milland in “X:The Man with X-ray Eyes,” but I may post it at the end when I have a good “after” picture to put next to it.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention what my program is. Pretty simple: Oatmeal or high-fiber cereal plus fruit for breakfast, salad plus fruit for lunch, slightly reduced portions of normal dinners. No alcohol or other liquid calories. Aiming for about 1600-1800 calories per day. Tracking intake with Fit-day software. Exercise: walking 45 min every day. Bike ride 3-4 x per week. Weight training at least 2x per week.
Current Statistics:
- Weight=240.0
- BMI=31.7
- Body Fat% (Tanita scale) = 36.5%
- Weight=190
- BMI=25.0
- Body Fat%=20%
I’ve been thinking about galunga_galunga’s suggestion to pick a future activity and commit to participating in it. The El Tour De Tucson, a 109 mile charity bike ride, is November 21. I’m not sure if I’ll be ready for 109 miles by then (my past riding has been a max of about 35 miles), but the ride also has options for 80, 67 or 35 miles. The 67 might be a reasonable goal.
I took the “before” picture this morning. I’m not going to post it because it might cause you to rip your eyes out like Ray Milland in “X:The Man with X-ray Eyes,” but I may post it at the end when I have a good “after” picture to put next to it.
Edit: Oh, I forgot to mention what my program is. Pretty simple: Oatmeal or high-fiber cereal plus fruit for breakfast, salad plus fruit for lunch, slightly reduced portions of normal dinners. No alcohol or other liquid calories. Aiming for about 1600-1800 calories per day. Tracking intake with Fit-day software. Exercise: walking 45 min every day. Bike ride 3-4 x per week. Weight training at least 2x per week.