8) October Update (Part 2)

I was going to attach the following pictures to my last blog but then I figured I would keep them separate so if someone just wanted to see them they could do it without reading through the whole post.

Last week I found some pictures that I had taken in our kitchen at the beginning of this project in early June and was really surprised by how much I had changed. So on Saturday morning (October 18th) I had Mary take some new pictures of me, trying to replicate the same location and position of the earlier pictures and was going to post them side by side. I did that and I thought the change was pretty interesting, but it really didn't have the impact I was looking for. I closed the files with a promise to come back and work on them later.

The following day (Sunday) I was scheduled to run my first 5K (~3.1 miles) race and was so anxious that I woke up around 6 AM and needed something to do. I looked at the pictures again and decided to make a gif file so that the pictures would switch back and forth. The results are below.

BTW, it should be noted that these pictures are only FOUR months apart and have not been altered with the exception of resizing them so that the pictures and dimensions were equal. Also contrary to some accusations from some friends that have seen them, I did not bleach my hair in order to join a "boy band", but assume that the chlorine in the pool is the likely culprit! lol.

Roger
www.RFME.org

7) October Update

I know, I know...

As usual I have been very late with any type of update. I suppose it's one of those things that go on the "I'll do it tomorrow" list that keeps on getting pushed back to the next day and the next day and so on. Hopefully you have the ability to forgive my procrastination a little better than the IRS does, and without inflicting a penalty against me as well.

First, let me refresh your memory. When I last weighed in on September 7th, I tipped the scale at a hefty 224.8, a loss of 51.9 pounds from the start of this "experiment" and 12.4 pounds from the previous month (August for the calendar challenged). Not bad as anything over 10 pounds per month is just gravy (mmmm, gravy!) for me. That said, I have come to the realization that in the very near future, losing even 10 pounds per month will become a tougher goal to meet, especially with the "muscle weighs more than fat" rationale that I seem to hear quite often.

In addition, obstacles are constantly getting in the path of a regular schedule so those must be taken into account. October presented a pretty big obstacle when we went to San Francisco from October 3-7th for a quick anniversary weekend and to catch the Patriots-49ers game. I realized that being out of my normal environment can cause problems, especially since you pretty much eat out for every meal. Fortunately the hotel had a decent fitness center and I put 4-5 miles on it everyday. After comparing my Pre-Trip weight to my Post-Trip weight I was somewhat relieved to see that I only gained 1.9 pounds, especially considering the food and drinks that I consumed! I didn't go crazy but I have come to the conclusion that you can take a couple of days off from a "diet" and enjoy yourself. The bottom line is that I now think about everything that I eat and try to make intelligent choices.

BTW, if any is interested in viewing pictures of our trip to San Francisco, I created a separate page on the website for them and you view them HERE. The pictures are reduced so please click on any picture that interest you to expand it for better viewing.

OK so without further delay, here is the October 7th picture. Thanks for viewing and have a nice day.

Roger
www.RFME.org

DATE: October 7th WEIGHT: 211.6
LOSS FOR MONTH: 13.2 TOTAL LOSS: 65.1