What is in your cup?

[poohbear_nc]

Originally Posted by CRussel

It's those small downsides that make one's day. Think how much better that wet suit will look on you too.

Enough. It's been a day.

Ardbeg 10yr. I've earned it.

perhaps several glasses?

[Stitchawl]

Another day... another 7 kilometers... another 350+ images... and now a cup of Ceylon Uva as I sit and throw away most of them. There really, really, really is a good reason for NOT taking pictures in the middle of the day... especially without graduated neutral density filters and multiple reflectors...


Stitchawl

[orlok]

Just coffee in my cup. Sigh.

Well done on reaching your initial loss target Stitchawl. The second stage sounds very ambitious - good luck. Despite a week away with lots of indulgence and wine drinking, I am now two pounds lighter than I was when I went away, so I'm still on track. About 10 pounds to go...

[ProfCrash]

Nice work on the weight loss!

Water in my cup. Lucas is breast feeding. He made it clear that he did not want the bottle right now but he wanted my left breast. Not the right breast, I had started him there but he was fussy and would not suck, but the left breast.

[Quake1028]

Iced coffee from Mc D's.

[ProfCrash]

OJ for me, formula for Lucas. Well, if he decides he wants it. We switched to higher flow nipples and it takes a couple of tries before he settles down and eats.

[VydorScope]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I set a goal for myself to drop 10 kilos before our next paragliding session. I was 103K in the middle of August. This morning I weighed in at 93.7 kilo. I have another 35 days to lose that 0.7 kilo. I'm gonna make it. In fact, I just set a new goal for myself to reach 85 kilo before we go! It's amazing what a difference can be had by eating 200-300 calorie meals instead of 2000 calorie meals, and not eating at all between meals. On the weekends I treat myself to one 'fat' dinner, and have a big bowl of popcorn while watching TV Saturday and Sunday night. I'm not real strong on self-denial, but I do have a strong desire to reach any goals that I set for myself.

I'm walking at least 5 kilometers a day carrying heavy camera gear too, but I'm walking slow. I've discovered that if I walk fast my knees won't last 200 meters, but if I just 'stroll along' slowly I can keep on truckin'!

There is a 'downside' to this though. I'm going to have to buy a new wet suit and BCD....

Stitchawl

Congrats!!!

As someone that has dropped 50 pounds and has had to do more then one cycle of "gain back and loose again" I would say this... be careful. Weight loss can be come addicting.

[CRussel]

Morning, all. Fresh squeezed OJ and a pot of Peet's Anniversary Breakfast Blend here.

[Quake1028]

Water after 1 1/2 Diet Coke's at lunch with my wife.

[ProfCrash]

Oolong tea in my cup. Just got back from a walk with Lucas. I am enjoying the nicer weather.

[badgoodDeb]

Oooo - another baby pic!! Can we have a shot with your hand on his chest, perhaps -- to see the relative size of him? I'm sure he has grown rapidly, but he may still be smaller than I'm picturing him. Squeeee!

[ProfCrash]

He is close to 17 pounds now and 25 inches long. At 2 1/2 months. He is a big boy.

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

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Oolong tea in my cup. Just got back from a walk with Lucas. I am enjoying the nicer weather.

He is just perfect! What a lovely picture. I'm glad to see that you are both well.

[ProfCrash]

Thanks. He is great.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Congrats!!!

As someone that has dropped 50 pounds and has had to do more then one cycle of "gain back and loose again" I would say this... be careful. Weight loss can be come addicting.

You're right, it IS addicting! As much as I miss my mega-meals, I'm really getting a kick out of the biofeedback from the scale! I used to be in perfect physical condition... right up until I started grad school in my late 30's. That was three years of doing absolutely nothing but study; I went out on 0 dates (I had a live-in girlfriend who was also a grad student,) took no trips, not even Sunday afternoon rides, no fencing, no Kung Fu, no rock climbing... nothing but study for three years. And grew some fat and lost muscle tone. 10 years later I quite smoking. THAT really put on the weight. Scuba diving requires little more than stamina, not strength, so for years I haven't bothered with physical conditioning. Then my knees went South and I really couldn't even take long walks... More fat, less muscle tone... Riding motorcycles... More fat, less muscle tone.

But now... now I am motivated. Now I have a new sport to pursue that requires getting back into condition. I've put that photo taken lakeside when I was 32 right in front of me so I see it every day. THAT motivates me. And every day I walk for several hours, never using the escalators that are available all over Japan. Up and down long flights of stairs. Walking kilometer after kilometer. I know I won't be 32 again, but at least my body can be fat-free again and I can actually run up six flights of stairs without worrying about a heart attack. And next month I'll be able to run across the take-off hill, fill my chute, and fly! Because I'll be 50 pounds lighter too!


Stitchawl