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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2006The Historian's Adventures in Cleveland - 65 pounds lost!
I barely exercised, I ate all the wrong foods, and ate them at odd times. Vacation can be tough on a dieter. Despite that I lost an additional 4 and a fraction pounds the past week, bringing me to a total of 65 pounds lost. Everyone I know was commenting on my weight loss. What a wounderful feeling! I arrived back today, about 4:00 PM. after a five hour train ride and . By 6:30 I was at the gym, trying to get back into my routine. Boy am I sore! Amazing how quickly the muscles forget what they knew! The posting below appeared on humanities.literature.author.shakespeare; it's an amusing account of my falling off the diet wagon: ************************ Neil "The Historian" Brennen is visiting Cleveland this week to do some chess research. We had dinner last night, and I'm pleased to report that we think you're all fine, except the ones who are crazy. Neil has lost 60 pounds, and looks great. He used to be what we call a BIG man. He's now what we call a big man. And getting littler. Playing Mephistopheles to his Faustus I led him to a theater district deli, and he wisely had the Fanny Brice ham sandwich (with fries!). As he pointed out, Faustus wasn't led anyplace he didn't want to go. ************** Neil 385/320/230 > I barely exercised, I ate all the wrong foods, and ate them at odd > times. Vacation can be tough on a dieter. Despite that I lost an [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > By 6:30 I was at the gym, trying to get back into my routine. Boy am I > sore! Amazing how quickly the muscles forget what they knew! A few days off your plan didn't cause any harm and you certainly didn't waste any time getting back into exercise. Congratulations on losing while traveling. It's an area where many of us have problems. Beverly > > I barely exercised, I ate all the wrong foods, and ate them at odd > > times. Vacation can be tough on a dieter. Despite that I lost an [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > A few days off your plan didn't cause any harm and you certainly didn't > waste any time getting back into exercise. Perhaps I should have waited for a day, but I really missed the exercise, and my friends at the gym. And I had a fear that the longer I put off resuming my routine, the less likely I would be to resume it. Anyone else feel this way? I did try to exercise. I got in a half-hour on the bike one day at the hotel's pathetic exercise room, and I managed a 45 minute walk to the lake and back another day. Unfortunately the only lifting I did last week was carrying my suitcases and briefcase - it was a 'working' vacation at the John G. White Collection in the Cleveland Public Library, so no physical activity was required. Congratulations on losing while > traveling. It's an area where many of us have problems. I think some of the weight loss was partial dehydration. I drank much less water than I normally do, partly because I was not exercising, and partly because I didn't want to have to stop copying microfilm every couple of hours. Now that I am back to drinking more than 64 oz of water daily, I've added back a couple of pounds. Of course, that could just be a normal day to day swing. Neil 385/322/230 >> A few days off your plan didn't cause any harm and you certainly didn't >> waste any time getting back into exercise. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >put off resuming my routine, the less likely I would be to resume it. >Anyone else feel this way? I don't know if I exactly feel like I wouldn't resume it, but after a few days of slacking off and eating more, it always makes me feel happier with myself to get back to exercising. Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 > >> A few days off your plan didn't cause any harm and you certainly didn't > >> waste any time getting back into exercise. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > 262/130s/130s > started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 Fortunately for you, Chris, you have been maintaining for two years. Even though I've been working out for five months, I still don't feel that I couldn't revert to my old ways. I feel guilty on days I don't go to the gym, and wonder if this is the start of the slippery slope. Perhaps this is a needless fear, but it's still a real one to me. It's very hard to stop acting like a fat person when you are still a fat person. But I do agree with you that I feel better now that I've returned to my exercise routine. Or I will, once the rust comes off. :-) Neil 385/322/230 > Fortunately for you, Chris, you have been maintaining for two years. > Even though I've been working out for five months, I still don't feel [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > very hard to stop acting like a fat person when you are still a fat > person. I hear ya. I have the same issue. I've been working out steadily since October and have nearly made my goal, but I still feel guilty when I don't go to the gym (which is rare). I can totally see slipping back into old ways so I know what you mean about this. take the gym with you...a pair of 3 pound dumbells foe working out in your room and walking shoes is all you need...downtown cleveland is safe and an interesting urban hike > > > I barely exercised, I ate all the wrong foods, and ate them at odd > > > times. Vacation can be tough on a dieter. Despite that I lost an [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > Neil > 385/322/230 >take the gym with you...a pair of 3 pound dumbells foe working out in >your room and walking shoes is all you need...downtown cleveland is >safe and an interesting urban hike I prefer resistance bands to dumbbells. They're a lot more practical in your luggage, and can give you a lot more resistance -- and hence a better strength workout -- than such light dumbbells. Three pound dumbbells aren't a whole lot better than nothing, unless one is very weak to start with. Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 > take the gym with you...a pair of 3 pound dumbells foe working out in > your room and walking shoes is all you need...downtown cleveland is > safe and an interesting urban hike By the end of the trip, my briefcase was holding nearly 1200 pieces of paper. That was my lifting. Neil 385/322/230 you can leave the dumbells in the room and the maid can have them...two three pounders are cheap enough to buy new ones on each trip > > take the gym with you...a pair of 3 pound dumbells foe working out in > > your room and walking shoes is all you need...downtown cleveland is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Neil > 385/322/230 > you can leave the dumbells in the room and the maid can have them...two > three pounders are cheap enough to buy new ones on each trip Yeah, that's not stupid at all. > > you can leave the dumbells in the room and the maid can have them...two > > three pounders are cheap enough to buy new ones on each trip > > Yeah, that's not stupid at all. Maybe hotel rooms should have dumbells left in them instead of Bibles..... Down another pound - 66 lost as of today. Neil 385/319/230 >> > you can leave the dumbells in the room and the maid can have them...two >> > three pounders are cheap enough to buy new ones on each trip [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Neil >385/319/230 I like this idea :-). They could have bibles too, of course, but dumbbells would be great! Chris 262/130s/130s started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004 |
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