Rustycruiser's fat busting efforts
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[quote name='rustycruiser']6ft tall. I topped out at 245 late March/early April 2008. Down to 222 as of this morning. My goal is 200. Once I hit that, I will recenter my goal again. I didn't want to make it too difficult so that I would give up.[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='rustycruiser']Just checking in. Two weeks later, and I weighed 215 this morning. 7 pounds in 2 weeks isn't to bad. I did cut all potato chips from my diet, which has certainly helped. Not missing them too too much.[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='rustycruiser']Six month check in and update. Been floating around at 205 since August. Time to get back on the horse.[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='rustycruiser']One year check in since the original post. 15 months ago I weighed 245. I am now a healthy, but still overweight 196. My new goal is 180 pounds. Still pretty chuffed. Down 50 pounds and keeping it off since April 08.[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='rustycruiser']Seven month since last check in. Still hovering at 195 pounds or so. Haven't really worked out since late November, ate badly over Christmas. Put on 5 lbs or so and went to 200 over the holidays. But back down to 195 again. Almost two years on since I first started losing weight in April 2008.[/QUOTE]<br />
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[quote name='rustycruiser']Two year check in since the first post. Still at 195. I am at a good point where I can pretty much eat normally (healthy enough most of the time, with some junk food once a week or so), and exercising 3 times a week keeps me at the 195 level. Two years of keeping the 50 pounds I lost off. Happy enough, but have started swimming laps and will see where that goes, as I was a little bored with running.[/QUOTE]<br />
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Four year check in since the first post. I now weigh in at 188. Not quite 60 pounds shy of the 245 I was in 2008. I actually had a little bit of a lapse last year when I crept back up from 195 to 206/207. But I nipped it in the bud the day after Thanksgiving, and started running 3 miles, everyday. Lost 20 since then, and would have lost more but I indulge in my bad foods (chips/fries/chocolate) a little too much. Altogether, quite happy to be be four years in, and still maintaining the initial loss. Amazing what a little will power, combines with some guilt will do for you.<br />
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Screenshot of my garmin GPS log from April 28th when I hit a milestone. Have added another 25 plus miles to it since then. Stats are from Nov 26 2011 until April 28 2012<br />
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[quote name='Hooroo' timestamp='1336508254' post='284967']<br />
Nice work mate! Did you have to blow the dust off this thread? Long time.<br />
[/quote]Forget about dust, it was dead and buried! I happened to be updating on the other site, and thought what the hell. -
Update time. 3 more months. And still running every day (missed three days due to terrible toothache)<br />
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Aldo down another 6 pounds to 182.<br />
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My current Garmin log -
Yep, I think it's worth saying twice! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /><br />
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Down from 250 to 182 is fantastic progress. You've blasted through your short term targets! What's your next target? And can you maintain it-hope so?<br />
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I always think getting a cold or toothache is a great chance to lose some weight, and try to add in some extra light-cardio workout while on a restricted diet... -
Bringing this one back from the dead for my latest update.<br />
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Just finished a year of running every day. I started last November 26th, when after the US Thanksgiving my jeans belt etc were all a little tight.<br />
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Fast forward a year. 366 days. 366 runs. Actually, I missed 11 days due to weather and illness, but made I them up on weekends. 1232 or so miles. Killed 3 pairs of shoes, am working on killing 3 other pairs. Some stupid stats from my Garmin GPS. Best ever average pace (with a 3 mile minimum) was a 6.31 for a total of 19.35 for 3.01 miles. Slowest average pace was a 9.33, on the first day I started last Nov 26th.<br />
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Well done!
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Awesome stuff bro - that is very, very impressive! Keep it up!
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[quote name='Kirwan' timestamp='1354058162' post='328545']<br />
And that is some dedication, well done.<br />
[/quote]The dedication was partly the result of not wanting to break the streak. If you look at my Garmin log, a fair number of the runs started after 11PM. I procrastinated as much as I could, before finally sucking it up and going for a run to keep the streak intact. Hell, you should see how many started after 11:55PM.
