Reducing The Load http://mrforklift.net Ramblings of a loser....of weight Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:09:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weigh-in for Month of April http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/9_MO0WzxOrg/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/04/weigh-in-for-month-of-april/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:09:43 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/04/weigh-in-for-month-of-april/ Continue reading →]]> Wow – I can’t believe that it has been a whole month since I last updated everyone.  For those that had not heard, I landed a new job at the beginning of the month and it has kept me slightly distracted.  Of course, with the fluctuation in schedule, I hit a plateau in weight-loss.  The nice thing is that I did not gain any over the course of the month.

So on with the totals….

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result for Week Net Result Overall
4/4 395 393 Minus 2 Minus 2
4/11 393 393 Zero Minus 2
4/18 393 393 Zero Minus 2
4/25 393 392 Minus 1 Minus 3

 

 

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result
February 414 404 Minus 10
March 404 395 Minus 9
April 395 392 Minus 3
Overall Total     Minus 22
]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/04/weigh-in-for-month-of-april/feed/ 2 http://mrforklift.net/2011/04/weigh-in-for-month-of-april/ Weigh-in for Week of 3/28 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/UpINO9HLoD4/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-328/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:33:05 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-328/ Continue reading →]]> It’s hard to believe that two months have passed since starting this challenge.  It has been great seeing the progress and finding that clothes are fitting better.  That said, I knew going in I would have weeks like this last one.  I spent the weekend at a conference.  While I still watched the amount I ate, I still indulged slightly.  The end result is that I maintained from the previous week, and did not make forward progress.

Table to follow, but the quick info is 395, no change.

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result for Week Net Result Overall
3/7 404 400 Minus 4 Minus 4
3/14 400 398 Minus 2 Minus 6
3/21 398 395 Minus 3 Minus 9
3/28 395 395 Zero Minus 9

 

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result
February 414 404 Minus 10
March 404 395 Minus 9
Overall Total     Minus 19
]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-328/feed/ 3 http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-328/ Weigh-in for Week of 3/21 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/Pf6sKLNh7_A/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-321/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:26:14 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-321/ Continue reading →]]> Finally, a weigh-in update on the actual day of weigh-in.  It has actually been great seeing the progress over the past few weeks, and today’s weigh-in is no different as I close in on 40% of the way to the challenge mark…

Starting weight: 414

Last week’s weight: 398

Current weight: 395

Net result from last week: Minus 3

Net result overall: Minus 19

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-321/feed/ 3 http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-321/ Weigh-in for Week of 3/14 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/9FvESazGxSk/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weekly-weigh-in-for-314/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:37:52 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weekly-weigh-in-for-314/ Continue reading →]]> The week of St. Patrick’s Day always throws one schedule for a loop.  I did the weigh-in on Monday, but leprechauns kept me form posting an update until now.  It was fun to visit with out-of-town folk on a couple of different days, but now back to normal programming.

Starting weight: 414

Last week’s weight: 400

Current weight: 398

Net result from last week: Minus 2

Net result overall: Minus 16

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weekly-weigh-in-for-314/feed/ 0 http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weekly-weigh-in-for-314/ Weigh-in for Week of 3/7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/d3PRJK2EqaQ/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-37/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:09:35 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-37/ Continue reading →]]> I have go to get better at posting this on Mondays like promised.  Particularly when the result was a good one.  If I continue to do well, then next weigh-in will have me sitting in the 300s again.

Starting weight: 414

Last week’s weight: 404

Current weight: 400

Net result from last week: Minus 4

Net result overall: Minus 14

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-37/feed/ 1 http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-37/ Weigh-in for Week of 2/28 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/mVfaTFPWO0I/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-228/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:49:02 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-228/ Continue reading →]]> The final day of February was a cause for celebration for me.  It means the close of the shortest month of the challenge.  Given the weight-loss in February, I am on-track to exceed the weight-loss goal well before Nov. 15.  Of course the trick is not in just reaching the goal, but keeping it off if I hit the goal early.

While I am making a pretty table below, the quick info is that I am at 404, down 2 from last week.

For the stat geeks, here is the data:

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result for Week Net Result Overall
2/7 414 410 Minus 4 Minus 4
2/14 410 408 Minus 2 Minus 6
2/21 408 406 Minus 2 Minus 8
2/28 406 404 Minus 2 Minus 10

 

  Starting Weight Current Weight Net Result
February 414 404 Minus 10
]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-228/feed/ 1 http://mrforklift.net/2011/03/weigh-in-for-week-of-228/ Weigh-in for Week of 2/21 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/m2-wBRaL74M/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-221/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:04:11 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/?p=36 Continue reading →]]> Forgetting to post an update does not mean I had a bad week — just means I was distracted by other challenges…

Starting weight: 414

Last week’s weight: 408

Current weight: 406

Net result from last week: Minus 2

Net result overall: Minus 8

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-221/feed/ 0 http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-221/ Weigh-in for Week of 2/14 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/wBDIwQtpBek/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-214/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:22:53 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-214/ Continue reading →]]> The favorite day of the year for florists and fancy restaurants finds me doing another weigh-in.  While the weight-loss is not as big as last week’s, there is still loss.  I am actually glad that it was not as much because it helps keep me mindful that this is a marathon, not a sprint.

Starting weight: 414

Last week’s weight: 410

Current weight: 408

Net result from last week: Minus 2

Net result overall: Minus 6

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-214/feed/ 0 http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-214/ Weigh-in for Week of 2/7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/MzeT7vRhnTw/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-27/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:23:09 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-27/ Continue reading →]]> Well, I hopped on the scale before running off to jury duty and found that I had lost 4 pounds.  While this is good, my enthusiasm is tempered in the fact that I may not see the full effects of the Super Bowl Party for a couple of days.  The saving grace may be that I was extremely careful all weekend so that “indulging” would not be too much of a problem.  I did get good marks from Lisa C. for focusing on the fruit and veggie platters more than the evil snack platters.

Starting weight: 414

Current weight: 410

Net Result: Minus 4

]]> http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-27/feed/ 0 http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/weigh-in-for-week-of-27/ The Official Weigh-In http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReducingTheLoad/~3/JrQtc2gtmJw/ http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/the-official-weigh-in/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:21:40 +0000 Matt http://mrforklift.net/2011/02/the-official-weigh-in/ Continue reading →]]> The official weigh-in occurred this morning without much fanfare.  I was hoping that I was possibly wrong with my guesstimate of being between 400 and 450 pounds.  Sadly, the scale confirmed what I feared – I am a hefty 414 pounds.

This means that to win the challenge, I must get my weight down to 364 or lighter.  Yet I can not be satisfied with that.  Ultimately I need to be between 200 and 250 if I want to avoid any serious health issues.

But, as they say, one pound at a time…

Next weigh-in will be 2/7…

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