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You heard it here first. Bacon is nearing the end of its trendy run and chili is poised to step in a run with things for a while.
Just like bacon, chili is pretty damn good in its own right, but really shines when slapped on top of other foods to make them even better.
Been a while since I updated y’all on my wieght loss situation.
I’ve been in a holding pattern for about 2 months now.
I peaked at 34 pounds lost (X+25) the day before we went on our big coaster trip in June. During that entire trip I ate what I wanted and never weighed myself. When we got back I was only up 2 pounds. We kinda kept our eyes on the prize but had a lot going on (which for us, makes it harder to eat right) and a few instances of getting together with family (which usually means food).
As of today my mother-in-law is gone and school starts next week. Perfect time to come back down and get focused again. I’m currently sitting at 30 pounds lost (X+29). Not all that awful if you knew how little I put into my eating habits the past two months. A hopeful sign that the change is sticking.
The other effect that I’m not happy with is that while not gaining weight, I have gained back a little size from that low point. Nothing major, but it shows the difference between eating whatever and maintaining and eating right and maintaining. I think at the peak I was right around 7 inches off my waist and right now it’s just shy of 6.
So yeah, if you remember, the short term goal was my Allentown weight (X+27). I had passed that prior to vacation and in my current range of natural fluctuations I’m still right about there on the low end. So I’m right there.
The long term goal was my 90′s weight (X+17), give or take one or two pounds in either direction. So that’s where I need to set my sights and get this train back on track. That’s only 10-to-15 pounds away. I’m already down 32. What’s another dozen? I’d like to be there before the holidays really hit. Halloween would be nice, but Thanksgiving works to. Somewhere in there. Totally possible if I start actively pursuing it again.
Check back with me in a few months.
After 37 years of not caring for them, I’m suddenly finding myself eating and thoroughly enjoying Corn Flakes.
I’m not going to use actual numbers here, but rather relative measurements. If that’s a problem, too bad.
I never really had any issue with my weight until very recently – as in the past 5 years…and even then, well…
When I graduated back in 1991 I was on the lower end of things for my height. Not underweight, but if you buy into the BMI thing, it was on the low/mid end. My graduation weight was X. That’s the baseline. For the record, I have no desire to ever weigh X again. I don’t think I need to.
I generally held that weight for a few years until it started creeping up towards the mid 90′s. When I wrestled (1996/1997) I was up to X+14 pounds give or take. It was a good weight for me. I think I looked best right around there even if it put me right at the edge of what a ‘healthy’ BMI is.
I kept at that weight until we moved to Florida (1999) and I settled a little and let the pounds slowly creep on. By the time we left Florida and went to Allentown (2002) I had put on another 13. At this point I was X+27. This is the first time I noticed my weight in a really negative way, but I still didn’t do anything. During our time in Allentown I put on roughly another 10.
When we moved back to Western PA (2004) I was now at X+37. We hit what I call a “comfortable phase” there where things got pretty cozy in life. We were doing well and I got a bit lazy and indulgent. By spring 2006 I had tacked on another 16 pounds. It was at this point (X+53) that I made a conscious effort to change things.
I got motivated, changed some habits and had dropped 12 pounds by BeastBuzz 2006 in June. I kept it up through the summer and by fall 2006 was down another 10. At this point I was at X+31. Pretty close to my Allentown weight. The holidays hit and I slacked and never really kept up after that. Over the course of 2007 I put about 10 back on. (X+41)
Then we decided to quit smoking in January 2008. At that point I was weighing X+41.
Needless to say, stopping smoking turned into starting eating. Couple that with another “comfortable phase” and it was the perfect storm. I was even heavier than the first peak. I put on almost 25 pounds in a little over a year. By winter 2009 I was X+63. Right!? 63 pounds heavier at the end of my second 18 years than I was at the end of my first 18.
I hovered around that weight (give or take a few pounds) for all of 2009. In fact, I think I’m right around X+60 in this video.
So after a year of generally feeling like shit, I finally said, “Time to do it right” and on February 22, 2010 I started making the effort again. On that day I weighed X+59. My first goal was to lose the smoking weight.
As of yesterday, I’ve lost 20 pounds and currently sit at X+39 – my pre-quitting weight. I’ve dropped 4 1/2 inches from my waist in that time.
My next goal to shoot for is another dozen pounds which would put me at my Allentown weight from almost a decade ago. That would be X+27 and would be a couple of pounds lower than when I lost the weight the first time in 2006. (it was actually my goal back then, but I missed it by a few before I slipped)
Assuming I keep motivated, my ultimate goal is to drop another 10 or 12 after that and close in on that wrestling weight from the mid/late 90′s. I’d be prefectly content with something in the X+17 range give or take a few pounds. I see no reason to go lower than that. Who knows, ask me again if/when I get there.
So yeah, I’m feeling pretty good about heading in the right direction again.
And as for the more hair thing – It’s been almost 6 months since I’ve had a haircut. Not really sure where that’s headed, but…
If you’re curious, go back to that video and subtract 20 pounds and add 6 months of hair growth and that’s what I look like now…
…like a thinner, hairier cock.
