Shucks. I didn't lose an ounce of weight between yesterday and today. I didn't get on the treadmill yesterday, in fact, the only workout I did was 20 minutes of weight lifting. However, I stayed in motion the entire 20 minutes. Unfortunately, I worked out so hard that I later lost my dinner in the toilet. (Yuck!) I was hoping that would count for something. But I got on the scales and they said 241.8 every time I got off and got back on. I knew this day was coming, it always does. You can drop those first 10 pounds pretty quickly, but after that you have to grind it out. In fact a healthy loss of weight is about a pound a week, not a pound or even half a pound a day. Further, it is possible, when adding resistance training to the exercise regiment, to gain muscle mass while losing fat, which is fine.
I've been told not to weigh myself every day, and I know I shouldn't, but when the pounds are falling precipitously it can be very motivating. At this point, however, a weekly weigh-in would probably be better. More important than weight loss is the change in my body. I need to note the shrinking neck and waist sizes and receive positive reinforcement from that as well as, or even more than sheer weight loss.
When I was 44 I weighed 220 lbs with a 34 inch waist. That was great, however, my goal this time is not as much muscle mass as I carried then. My problem is that anytime I pick up a dumbbell I have tendency for my arms and chest to get bigger. As I reach the age of 50 I expect that this rapid increase in muscle mass will not be as significant as it has been. I've been told that muscle has memory and that when a person starts working out the muscles will tend to grow back to their largest (or at least larger) state.
Anyhow, I've hit the wall and I hate it. I want to keep losing weight at a rapid rate, but it is what it is and this is the very point at which many people trying to lose weight get discouraged and quit.
Verse of the Day: Josh 6:20
20 So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. NKJV
This wall too shall fall!
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A blog about losing weight. Mark Hardgrove is trying to lose 50 pounds by the time he turns 50. He'll be 49 on October 31, 2009. If you want to watch his progress and read his posts, you may find it inspiring and helpful for you in your own weight-loss program.
About Me
- Mark E. Hardgrove
- Conyers, Georgia, United States
- I'm married, a pastor, with a PhD in Organizational Leadership. A published author of two books and several articles. A Lead Pastor and a Dean at Beulah Heights University in Atlanta.
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This is Life and Death
I heard about a man who is 114 years old. He said the key is to skip dinner and only eat two meals a day. He is spry and healthy and sharp. I'm only 48 but I know I need to make a lifestyle change or I'll be lucky to make it to 78. My cholesterol is way too high, though medication helps keep it down, and my blood pressure is creeping up. I get winded too easily, and I am way too stressed. This is my manifesto that I will lose 50 pounds by the age of 50, which will be October 31, 1010.
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