I’m keeping the name the same, but this is actually the second Fat Guy page. For the first three months of scary statistics, you can find it here.

Here’s a recap of the story so far:

I started trying to lose weight at the beginning of May, 2006. After decades of desk jobs, kids, Ben & Jerry’s, depression, you name it, I had become quite large – 290. I was getting worried about fitting into 44 inch jeans. So it was time to do something.

I joined Ediets, I read some books, I started eating right. I started walking my dogs and kids, and quit eating Ben and Jerry’s and fast food in general (although I’ve since found that some of the salads offered by the likes of Wendy’s and McDonalds are quite tasty, as long as you only use a little of the dressing; and Subway makes some mostly healthy sandwiches too)

So the latest stats for me:
Total weight loss: 32 pounds in twelve weeks
Since I began running: 13 pounds
Last week: 4 pounds
Miles tracked since June 1: total 70 miles, this month: 27 miles. Or see the whole log (with latest stuff) here.

08/02 – Weigh in Wednesday; 253.4. That seems way low, but I had just finished a walk/run of three miles, so I probably sweated off an extra pound.
08/03 – 255.8. That’s more like it. Yesterday was a fluke. I run tomorrow morning (2+ miles)
08/09 – after a week of ups and downs, I’m at 253.0 this morning. So officially last week wasn’t a fluke, if I’ve managed to keep it off and then a little bit. Right?
08/25 – crap, I’m getting bad about updating here. Oh well.
I’ve added a page for the “one hour runner” program. This is my next set of goals now that I’ve actually finished a real-live 5K run. And, speaking of running, I’ve slowed my pace a little so I can actually build some endurance. As it was, I was totally burnt at the end of a thirty minute run. At a slower pace, I still get a fantastic workout but recover much faster, I think that’s important. We’ll see what happens. So I’m at the end of my first week of One Hour Runner. And I’ve already fiddled with the program, I ran 30-30-39 this week. Next week I’ll probably do week 5, which is 30-32-38, and do that for a couple of weeks, then progress with week #6. I do not want any injuries, thank you very much.
On the weight side, I’m at 254, and seem to be stuck in the mid-250’s. I’m thinking of finding a reward for dropping the next ten pounds (to 245) but haven’t thought of anything yet. Any ideas?

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09/01 – New month. Here are my running goals (I posted elsewhere too):

Pretty simple, but it’s good to have goals

1. Continue my schedule (one hour runner)
2. Run stronger, hopefully a little faster
3. Don’t get hurt
4. Think about new shoes by the end of the month

This is plenty for me for now. Our office moves mid-month and crunch time at work hits at the same time. Running, as others have said, will help me relieve stress.

I’m at 253.8 as of today; I’ve been running three days a week, doing ab-crunchy type things three days a week, and trying to do other stuff like walking / mowing the lawn (“cross training”), swimming, etc.

9/12: Um. Still at 253.5 or so. It goes up a pound every now and then and back down. But usually not much lower. Guess I need to start weighing my food or something.

9/24: I’m getting really bad about updating. I hit 248.2 on Friday morning. This is a huge deal for me, the lowest I’ve been in a while. I know I fluctuate a bit over the weekend, but hope to continue my slow downward movement next week.

10/11: It’s all on the blog, but since my last post I lost a family member and spent almost two weeks either in hotel rooms or driving back and forth. And eating like crap. I’m at 253.6 this morning; still running well and trying to eat better.

Apparently, I need some order, I’ve created a new running schedule (keeping in the 10 week format that seems to work well for me). Lemme know what you think.

Well, it took about two days to change my mind again. The latest and greatest running plan. yeah. I’m on week 3 now (October 23) and so far, so good. I like that this one doesn’t change as much, so less to worry about, and it pushes the long run to Saturday (which is good) and spreads the rest days through the week (which is also good).

11/17: Well, it’s been almost a month since I updated. Lessee: still running, up to about fifteen miles a week. Hurt my left foot the other day, so I’ve taken a few days off, but back at it this weekend with a 5K saturday and hopefully a long easy run of six miles on Sunday.

Weight is steady, I’m 254 now. It isn’t dropping like I want, but then I’m not eating the best right now. The good thing is I haven’t gained anything back that I already lost. Need to watch things now that winter is coming, too much indoor time and too many tempting snacks in the office and elsewhere. Shtarting after thanksgiving I’ll switch to five days a week running, with about every third week or so dropping back to three or four for a rest week. Should be interesting.

12/01: In November, I ran 60 miles. Dang.

1/09: I don’t know if this log is useful, but I’m sure someday I’ll look back and laugh. Or something.

I’m stuck around 262, I was 5 pounds heavier right after Christmas (damn eggnog). Running is going okay, after hurting my shins after November (yeah, too much too soon) I took about half of December off and went pretty easy the rest of the time. Ran 13 last week and I’m on track to do the same this week, the weather next week is iffy at best but we’ll see.

I’m going to add some weights or something to try and get my upper body a bit more toned, but don’t want to over do it.

1/24: Started lifting some weights two weeks ago. Seems to help a little in the running dept., but I think that’s placebo – I haven’t been doing it long enough to truly see any results. But it helps that I’m now doing something semi-healthy almost every day of the week. Right now it’s:

That’s about it. I’m sitting at 261 pounds and have been for three days, I went up to around 267 over Christmas, still trying to get back to the 255 – 250 range to get out of this weight rut. Cutting out as much sugar (in anything) as I can right now to see if that helps.

04/03/07: my weight is still hovering between 250 and 255. I ran 73 miles in March, with my long runs around 8 or 9 miles; running four days a week.

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Update for the first time in nine months:

I’m running, again, after a crappy fall/winter. Only ten miles a week right now, trying to avoid injury as I build up miles again. By the end of March I should be getting in the ballpark of 60 miles a month again. My weight is 267 right now.