The Bet - Tracking the weight loss

1 APR:329   10 APR:331   13 APR:328   14 APR:323   17 APR:322   19 APR:320  20 APR:319  21 APR:317  22 APR:316  23 APR:315  25 APR:314  4 MAY: 313 11 May: 312  12 MAY: 311  15 JUN: 309  16 JUN: 307  23 JUN :305  29 JUN: 303  1 JUL: 300.0 7 JUL: 299 13 JUL: 298 2 AUG: 295   17 AUG:293 18 AUG; 292 19 AUG: 291 1 SEP: 289 2 SEP: 288 3 SEP: 287 20 SEP: 286 29 SEP ; 283 13 OCT: 282  19 OCT: 281 

1NOV 23 272.7 !!!!


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NOV 1st.  That's the date.  The critical date.   My focus.

Few weeks ago I'd made a bet.  One to force my own hand.  Recently I was down to 308, in the gym.  Hitting 299 was in my sights.  Then .. my weight went up a lil. Okay .. a lot.   My doc' has mentioned I should drop my weight down.   My Humana nurse has concerns about my weight.  My wife has for years.  My daughter busts my balls about it. I joke about it.  Look past it. I mean, I hit 300 back in '06 and it's become my norm.  But... it shouldn't be.

So .. I made the bet. Get to 275 (or lower) by 1 NOV.  Problem is... something else is going on here.   I know it.  Maybe ... have known it for awhile. For a few years now, I sometimes swell up ...   bloat up with fluids.  Thought it was weird the first few times.  Attributed it to sodium and sitting in a certain tall chair at the beach.  But recently .. happens a lil more often. Few weeks ago, it happened when I traveled out to NC and I could barely get my jeans on.  Then .. my weight stayed up there. Went to Mexico on 3APR and it stayed there the whole week. Took some prescription diuretics to try and get it under control.  Pissed all night, no change.   Few nights ago shit got weird....   okay .. maybe I'm a lil' concerned now. So, I put things in motion.  Cutting out the alcohol for the most part.  MAJOR reduction in calories and not eating in the evenings.   Trying to figure this out before I get the doc's involved.

I was up to 331 a few days ago and feeling like shit.  Yesterday .... 328, felt like shit.  Today, 323 feeling a lil better.   Still holding some water, but it's not obvious like it was (feet were swelled pretty bad).   Still, I can't help but think I'm holding almost 20 lbs of fluids still.   My stomach is 'solid' .. has been for years.  It's never been a pile of jelly.... always solid.. but ...   ummm... lets say .. large.   Something aint' right here.  I know I should go to the Doc but for now... I'm going to stay this path.  Low calories, intermittent fasting, minimal alcohol and .. gym.   If I don't get under 300 this month.... I may give the doc a visit and ask a few questions.  If I swell up again... I see them sooner.

For now...    focused on getting under 300..... then 290 .. then ...  275 ... by 1 NOV

Failure is not an option.  I think I'll use this post with updates to track my weight.... got to put them somewhere.


Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 14, 2023 at 10:44 AM

    I like what I hear so far. I’m hoping you can make it to the gym today even if it’s for a short period just to get started. Just remember your grandbabies are going to see the pictures of their grandpa walking your mom down the aisle, let’s make it a good one.

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  2. RickkciRApril 21, 2023 at 8:24 AM

    Down down down!

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  3. RickkciRApril 24, 2023 at 9:34 AM

    Stalled today .... but.. ahead of schedule

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  4. RickkciRMay 4, 2023 at 6:51 AM

    Stalled for a week. Finally dropping again

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  5. RickkciRJune 14, 2023 at 2:40 PM

    At a stand still ..... but .. been 'playing' the last 3 weeks... now, time to kick it back in gear. At least I haven't gone 'up'

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  6. RickkciRJune 29, 2023 at 9:17 AM

    1/2 way, 4 months to go!

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  7. RickkciRJuly 7, 2023 at 8:12 AM

    Under 300!

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  8. RickkciRSeptember 1, 2023 at 8:01 AM

    Under 290!

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  9. RickkciROctober 30, 2023 at 7:10 AM

    Down to the wire ... 279 this morning

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