Too good to be true?

Todays weigh in: 236.0 (NEW LOW!!!)

Not to doubt myself, but that's a pound and a half since yesterday. I'm not complaining, but I expect it to be a bit higher tomorrow in my last weigh in before the 3 Day. That's like two pounds in two days. If it sticks, it sticks, but we'll see.

Eating today went pretty well. I had my usual banana for breakfast, a small soup and a salad for lunch, and some spaghetti and two pieces of garlic bread for dinner. I missed my walk today, since the 3 Day is tomorrow, but I don't honestly feel bad about it. Maybe I should, but the advice they give is no walking for an entire week before, and I walked right up until yesterday. I will make up the miles (have no fear there). Other than that, it was a pretty normal day. Played with my daughter, went to work and I'm going to go home and get in bed early tonight.

So I hear that regardless of how much walking you do, you can't lose weight on the 3 Day. I'm going to do my damnedest to prove that theory wrong, since it mainly sounds like a discipline issue to me, but we'll see. Sixty miles walked is an awful lot of calories burnt, and I'm not planning on chowing. Don't get me wrong, I'll eat, but I won't be wolfing it down at every stop. This is going to be awesome though, and I've gotta work out a system, because Tuck is doing the walk with me next year. So good luck, enjoy your weekend, and EARN it. I'll see you all on Sunday (if I'm up to it) or Monday (much more likely).

Is it Friday yet?

Todays weigh in: 237.4 (NEW LOW!!!)

So other than a freaking sweet weigh in, there's not much to talk about today. I did two miles today (thank God it quit raining) and started out the day in the normal way. A banana for breakfast with no raisins because I ran out yesterday, two oatmeal sandwiches and a salad for lunch (this is standard, get used to seeing it) and a steak and a potato for dinner. It was a decent sized steak, but not obscenely large like I'd have eaten at this time last year. I also had one piece of crazy bread (OOPS!!) but all in all, not such a bad day. Hopefully, that piece of bread won't come back to bite me in the butt.

My main focus right now is the 3 Day. I'm still not sure if I decided to lose weight because I would be walking everday anyway to train, or if I decided to train for the 3 Day to lose weight, but one way or another it worked out. I've been training for this thing and raising money since Early April, and I'm really looking forward to it. I can't believe it's finally here! I just wish there was more time to get all of my schoolwork done before it gets here, but hey it could be worse. I'm really hoping that walking sixty miles in three days will get rid of some unwanted flab, but we'll see how it goes. Here's hoping anyway. If I don't get back before then, good luck to all of you weekend warriors. You get what you earn. Earn it this weekend.

Another day in paradise

Today's weigh in: 238.0

Ok, so today was not the WORST day I've ever had. I woke up this morning, had my customary banana and handful of raisins, and then went for a walk. Seeing as the three day is this week, and all of the literature they give out says not to walk the week before the 3 Day, I only did two miles. I usually do 5-6 but at least I feel like I did SOMETHING. Lunch was the standard two tuna fish sandwiches and a salad, and for dinner some left over chicken fajitas and a plum. I also had a little piece of cake, but it was a really small piece, and I had some calories left I think, so it shouldn't be bad at all. Now I'm expecting a lower number tomorrow, which means I probably won't get it, but here's hoping anyway. That's about all I've got to report for today. Thanks for reading!

Let's get it started!

So I'm the new guy in the FAT coalition, and I decided to join for a very simple reason: I'm a little worried. See, I've been losing weight all summer, and have managed to get rid of sixty pounds so far. I've been walking all over town, my eating has been stellar (sixty pounds in five a half months would seem to indicate that anyway, although I don't worry as much about calorie counting as Rob does) and I've been cruising right along. Now comes the scary part.

A big part of my walking has been my training for the Breast Cancer 3 Day, which is coming up in a few days. If you ever want motivation, try signing up to walk sixty miles in three days, and think about how dumb you're going to look if you don't train. It wouldn't be pretty. This leads to an inevitable question, which several people have asked me alreday. "How are you going to stay motivated after this is over?" That's where all of the other FAT coalition members will (hopefully) come in. Give me a kick in the pants if you see me falling down. Praise is nice, and my pops taught me to always accept a compliment, but don't be afraid to tell me I suck if I suck. The plan is to be the greatest ever when it comes to weight loss, but we all know how that goes.
Rob is helping me out with the page, and will hopefully post up all of your links soon. (Please, Tuck?), and I'll be by all of your blogs to say hi soon. Thanks in advance for your help, and let's all keep this weight loss training cruising along.