WGOM Fitness

WGOM Fitness: November 2, 2012, 100 Days, 50 Pounds

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Today is day 101 of the weight reduction portion of this program. I started on Day 1 by weighing in, so 100 days have passed since then. This morning, I stepped on the scale and for the first time, the number staring back at me was more than 50 pounds lower than the number I saw on Day 1. I still have a ways to go, but my body has changed dramatically. I have in seven notches on my belt. My wedding ring moves freely between the base of my finger and the knuckle. The large paunch is drastically reduced. There's still extra weight in the middle, but I don't look like Santa Claus any more. I went ten years without being able to buy jeans in a store and a couple of weeks ago (apparently there are no other fat guys out there with long legs), I bought a pair of Wrangler jeans (they're cheap and I'm only going to fit in them temporarily, plus Brett Favre wears them) and they are already feeling a little roomy. The aches and pains that I feel have gone down dramatically.

This weight loss has inspired me to action. I have hopes of taking this newly found feeling of inspiration and expanding it into other parts of my life. I have to work hard at my job, yes, but I have other time to spend more wisely than I have. Hopefully, this feeling translates into action and when it does, I will let you know where I'm going with it.

One more thing: 50 pounds, AW HELL YES!

Day 101
Weight: 234.2
Total Loss 50.3

21 thoughts on “WGOM Fitness: November 2, 2012, 100 Days, 50 Pounds”

  1. Congrats! Nothing like putting hard work and energy into something and knowing that it was completely worth it.

  3. Some of you saw this on the book of face but I wanted to post it here too:

    2012 Bike Riding Report

    Now that it is November I am putting the bike on a trainer into the basement. Here’s how I did in 2012:

    Miles: 2,010. New personal record! (Includes 117 miles on the Tandem, 1,893 miles on bike)

    Mountain Biking: 2 times

    Accidents: None! (first time in 2 years)

    Flat Tires: 1, on the way to work of course.

    Road Kill: 1, I ran over a squirrel/cat/rabbit just the other day. It ran out in front of my bike and I had no chance to avoid it. It went back into the woods but since I hit it with both tires, pretty sure it’s dead.

    Days rode to work on my bike: 81 (Saved 38 gallons of gasoline and reduced my Co2 by 730 lbs by not driving those 81 days)

    Longest single day trip: 73 miles to Stillwater and back on a hot and muggy Sunday in July.

    Highlights:

    Three day, 165 mile trip on the Paul Bunyan Trail in June. That was a blast.

    Coming in 14th overall (9th for men) in the Urban Assault Ride bike race with a friend. Thing is we left some minutes on the road and could have easily cracked the top 10.

    Getting a tandem bike and being able to ride with my wife and show her the many beautiful trails I have ridden in the City.

    Disappointments: I wish had gotten out Mountain Biking more. I really like going out but just couldn’t fit it in. If there is a real nice weekend (60s) in November I might try to get out to Theodore Wirth. Also I still would like to combine a camping/biking trip up to Duluth or along the North Shore. The Paul Bunyan trail trip kinda took place of that but I would still like to do it.

      1. Also saved $400 on my health insurance premiums. UMN has a wellness program where you earn enough points and they knock $400 off your health insurance. Riding to work over 40 times in 2012 gained me enough points to put me over the top.

    3. Impressive number of miles, 'Zo.

      I just added up my 2012 miles (so far): 1219.

      Flat tires: 1.

      Roadkill: 1 frenetic squirrel.

      Accidents: 1 fall-over because a dog on a long leash (Dachshund) ran in front of my bike - had to lock the brakes up/no time to clip out.

      Highlights: Prospect Park (Brooklyn) Duathlon, Trooper Duathlon (West Hurley, NY), Lake Waramaug Sprint Triathlon, Lake Terramuggus Sprint Triathlon, Ellington Sprint Triathlon, Niantic Bay Sprint Triathlon, Half-century ride by Essex, CT.

      Disappointments: Had to walk the bike up Miner Hill road (18% grade) during the Ellington Tri - I need to get granny gear or man up!

      1. Good job!

        I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person who has killed and animal with their bike.

  4. I tested my standing long jump (which is one of the 9 tests for the bobsled combine) today at the gym. My average jump went up 3 inches, which moved me from 0 ponts (I was .02m off the minimum) to 54 points. That's the good news. The bad not-bad-but-not-good-either news is I need to put a whole nother foot on my standing long jump. As I continue to increase my squats, my long jump should increase too. That'll get me to the 67 point range, which is what I need to average across all 9 events to get to 600 points.

    1. Conventional wisdom seems to be that it is really hard to make someone better at jumping (though usually they are referring to vertical jump), so I will be curious to see how your broad jump progresses. I have been meaning to test my vertical jump just to see where it's at.

      1. I know one problem I've had, and this is especially true in my vertical and less so in my broad jumps, is that I jump from my calves too much and not enough from the butt. Watching some YouTube tutorials right now, I think better technique will net me another inch or two. One thing I noticed for sure is I'm not getting my torso low enough at launch, which means energy is being expended in the y-direction instead of x.

        1. given that gravity works in the y, I think you probably want some energy in that direction too. Just not more than a 45 deg launch angle 😉

  5. The plan for this weekend is a 4 mile run and some flexibility stuff one of these days, and rest on the other. It will all depend on the weather. It's supposed to be 40F both days, but forecast calls for showers tomorrow and partly sunny Sunday, so probably tomorrow off.

  6. Bum Wheel Report:

    I went out this morning to run w/ a buddy at the MDC Reservoir #6 on Avon Mountain. It was still dark when we went out - halfway into the run I stumbled on a rock and thought that I had just twisted my ankle - was able to walk it off and finish the run. But when I got back home the foot was swelling up pretty good - and I can see where the rock bruised the side of my foot.

    So now I'm walking around the house using a cricket bat for a cane - (Yuvraj Singh meets House).

  7. Great work, Stick! NBBW and I were just talking over your progress. You must be going thru clothes/belts at a rapid rate.

    1. I haven't bought many clothes. I have dress pants from when I weighed less. I have drilled holes in my belt, it now goes through two loops in my pants. I will buy a new belt when I am done.

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