Comments on: Weekly Update – 7/6/2008

By: Carol Bardelli

Carol Bardelli — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:31:25 +0000

Hey John, you're doing just fine. Two pounds lost is great! You don't want to lose too fast, it won't be just fat you lose but water, and muscle.

You might want to check out the "Cheat To Lose" diet and other plans that allow cheat meals. There's science behind them. The occasional splurge keeps your metabolism fast while long term dieting slows it.

Keep up the good work.

By: GeorgieGirl

GeorgieGirl — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:59:15 +0000

Great to see a 2 lb loss after partying… not easy to do. Congrats on the push up challenge, that's fantastic!

Good luck with the two consecutive weeks of weight loss!

By: Paul Duncan

Paul Duncan — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:17:31 +0000

Have you tried using kettlebells for your workouts?
A friend of mine lost 8 pounds in 2 weeks using them.

I have not used any myself but by the sounds of things these things could be great workout tools.

Not too expensive
Don't require too much room
They hit all areas of your body
Apart from strength they improve cardio
You can take them anywhere

Mind I've just got this info from my friend,has anybody else used kettelebells?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:30:00 +0000

Congrats on the 2 pounds lost. Many people would kill (or at least maim) to be able to drop 2 pounds a week.

Just take it in 2 day blocks. Focus on today and tomorrow, don't worry about the previous few weeks of slips. We have all been there.

Keep it up and build on this weeks momentum.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:52:10 +0000

I wish I could party and lose 2 pounds. Haha. Congrats on the loss.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:52:36 +0000

I like how you've laid this out, showing both the good and not-so-good for the week. What's nice about this, is you can quickly get a feel for what is working, and what needs improvement. On the improvement side, it was a holiday week, so overeating hit many of us (myself included). Perfection in diet and exercise in not something easily attainable (I believe it is probably unattainable). What is attainable is consistency – consistency in improving, working out, eating quality foods, etc. And I see that here. Nice job!

By: TB--Milwaukee

TB--Milwaukee — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:11:19 +0000

Glad to see the weekly updates are back around. I'd say a 2 pound loss is pretty perfect.

I read somewhere along my walk today: A reward with no effort is meaningless.

Thanks TB. Great quote!

By: john

john — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:50:08 +0000

Congrats on the overall loss.

By: Lose weight for life

Lose weight for life — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:34:02 +0000

Not a bad start to the week. The 100 pushup challenge sounds pretty tough so well done on that.

Yep, not bad is how I would characterize it too. Every week not bad would be cool!

By: goodbyetoallfat

goodbyetoallfat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:04 +0000

You still lost 2 lbs — CONGRATS on that!

And you stuck to the 100 push up challenge, don't be so hard on yourself.

Perfection is impossible, but progress within realistic earthly limits is + you made progress this week.

Thanks, yeah I probably shouldn't have used the word perfect.

By: Will Buckley

Will Buckley — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:33 +0000

You did better than me. I went to Las Vegas and spent time with mom. I think I gained 5 lbs this last week between going out and her good cooking.

Now I gotta start running again to get it off.

Good luck and I think losing 2 lbs is pretty awesome considering. May your next few weeks be even better.

Thanks – I'm hoping so too.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:22:56 +0000

Well, John, I also lost two pounds, and I DIDN'T even get any partying in!! No fair! Great job though…glad to see things are improving. I applaud you for trying the perfect week…I've maybe had one in my entire life and I hated it…the daily approach seemed to work best for me. Hope all is well and here's to a great week for you!

Thanks Johnny, I appreciate it. So far so good on the week!

By: Steve v4.7

Steve v4.7 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:04:46 +0000

You partied and lost 2 pounds? Sounds like a good week. Here's to even better weeks to come.

By: MizFit

MizFit — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:41:13 +0000

I know I said it before but a perfect week would be too much pressure for this woman.

here's to a fab week for you and, since SUCCESS BEGETS SUCCESS , a continued one next as well.

Miz.

"SUCCESS BEGETS SUCCESS" – whew, isn't that true. It reminds me of a quote I am too tired to look up right now, which is something like "I work hard to get this lucky."

By: Andrew is getting fit

Andrew is getting fit — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:43:58 +0000

I think a day at a time is a good goal.

Congrats on the 2 pounds!