December 2011
37 posts
Day 244
233.0 Didn’t really lose much this week. But, for the year, I have lost 46 pounds. Yesterday, I went out and bought pants with a waist of…. 36! I’ve gone from a 42 to a 36. That’s nuts.
Today is my last cheat day of 2011, so I’m off to McDonalds. Thank you for reading this. Thanks for the reblogs and the replies and the likes and the facebook and twitter messages....
Day 243
233.6 Little to no change. I’m trying to stay positive!
Day 242
234.0 Kind of a bummer. I don’t like that I’m gaining so much. But I’m gonna keep working hard, and get as close to 229 as I can by Sunday.
Day 241
233.6 Pretty much no change. Fine with that.
Day 240
233.4 Finally, I know my weight. And it’s not bad at all! Can I drop down to 229 by the end of the week? Probably not, but I can get close. 240 days is a long time to be doing anything. I’m excited to see where I end up in 2012.
Day 239
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I’m heading back to New York today, so I’ll be able to weigh myself tomorrow. I’m curious to see what’s happened with two cheat days. I’ve been good otherwise. I didn’t get to lift at all, but I did split some logs with a sledgehammer and wedge on Friday. That certainly worked up a sweat.
Day 238
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I have no idea what I weigh right now. That’s an odd feeling for sure. My parents and I spend Christmas Eve with their friends and have a buffet style meal. I tried to not overdue it, but I certainly had alot of cheeses and breads and bit of pasta. As I’ve said before, I’m taking today off. I would be pretty miserable otherwise. I’d be missing out on waffles for...
Day 237
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I still don’t know what I weight. It’s a strange feeling. I’m having orange juice right now, waiting for some stuffed clams to heat up for lunch. And I can finally have a gingerbread cookie I’ve eying since Thursday.
Yesterday, I went out to the backyard and chopped some wood. My dad’s shoulder has been bothering him, so I offered to help out. Swinging a...
Day 236
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My Mom’s scale needs a new battery, so I don’t know what I weigh. I do know that it’s hard to stay on my diet surrounded by all the cookies and candies and all the treats my parents have for the holidays. I had one piece of chocolate last night. Man, that tasted good.
I’m staying on diet today, and taking Sunday off.
Day 235
232.6 That’s the right direction. I cheated yesterday. My friend Chris was in town with his fiance, and I said I’d go to eat where they wanted. I figured I could get something on my diet wherever…. they chose S’MAC. So I got macaroni and cheese…. and it was good.
I’m off to my parents’ house for Christmas right now. The next few days I’ll weigh in...
Day 234
233.0 Nothing to report. Busy day. Gotta go lose more weight by exercise and eating right.
halphillips asked: Hey Pat. When you walk, how long do you walk for, and how fast? I just quit the gym and I'm trying to figure out a gymless workout routine, so I'm curious about what you do.
Day 233
233.2 I would like to weigh less than this. But I have to remind myself that this isn’t a race, and I was 279.8 pounds in May of this year. So 233.2 is pretty great.
sussybuckets asked: Hello Patches! I'm curious about the parameters of your diet and what you're "allowed" to eat during the week, how frequently, etc. Can you give us a rundown of what you eat in an average (non-cheat) day? Also, do you find that the diet has changed the way you view food or what you want to eat? I find that the healthier I eat, the more I crave healthy foods. Have you found this...
Day 232
232.8 Another gain. Not thrilled, but not bummed out. Just gotta work harder at the beginning of the week to make up for the second (Christmas Day) cheat day I’m taking on Sunday.
Day 231
231.6 Am I surprised to gain after my very low cheat day? No. Also, I ate alot of food yesterday. Still, 231.6 is low! And I’m 231 on day 231, which is pretty cool.
Day 230
229.0 How did this happen? I think part of the reason is that I didn’t drink alot of water yesterday, and I went for a long walk. I have to imagine at least SOME of the weight I lost was water weight. I would not be surprised to see that I gain 2 pounds tomorrow. No matter what, though, I hit my target before 2012. I will have some chinese food to celebrate. Cheat day!
Anonymous asked: Pat: love the blog. What tunes do you recommend for a good workout/walk?
Day 229
233.0 I feel good about where I’m at. Next week, I’ll be taking Sunday off as well. I’ll be at home for 4 days, and do my best to stay on diet on Thursday and Friday. I might use my Mom’s guest pass at her gym. We shall see.
Day 228
233.6 Weird, hard swings lately. Not sure what that’s about. Anyway, I’m feeling good today and while I know I’m probably not going to hit my goal of 229 by the end of the year, I’ve accomplished a lot since May 2nd.
Day 227
232.8 Ohhhhhhhh yeah!
Day 226
234.4 So… this might be where I’m at for a while. We’ll see. Thanks for all the nice comments about yesterday’s photos!
Day 225
234.2 Tiny little drop. Going in the right direction at least. Following this post, I will put up 3 photos that may help illustrate the weight I have lost. Fun!
Anonymous asked: Hi Pat, Congrats on all of your progress. It is really something to be proud of. For those of you who read this but don't see you, could you post a current picture of yourself? I'm sure you look very different that you did a year ago. :) Keep it up!!
Day 224
234.4 Not bad after my cheat day. Not bad at all.
Day 223
234.0 Hooray! Today is my cheat day, and I’m off to McDonalds. I’ll have pizza for dinner (probably Two Boots since I’ll be at UCB East for a little while). Keep those questions coming!
Anonymous asked: Pat, do you feel that your current diet and exercise regiment are sustainable? I think it is really fantastic what you have achieved so far and wish you continued success.
Day 222
234.6 I ate half a bagel at 7:45am this morning. I regret nothing.
Also, I’ve enabled the ask function on this blog. So if you wanna head over to http://slowcarbcrazy.tumblr.com/ask you can ask me questions or whatever.
Day 221
234.8- Nice little drop. Excited about my progress this week. I have no idea how tomorrow is going to go because I’m getting up at 6:30 in the morning for a shoot that will be done by 10:30 (for me)…. and then I’ll come home and have my first meal of the day.
I’ll be honest: I’ll probably have a bagel tomorrow.
Day 220
235.0 I’ll take that tiny drop, no problem. Nothing to really report. Yesterday on twitter I noted that I will need to stuff my Santa Suit this year if I want to have a belly. That’s kinda awesome.
Day 219
235.6 A drop! Hooray! I am working hard to lose more weight and keep it off. Even if I can’t get down to 230 by the end of the year, I’ll get close.
Day 218
236.4 Tiny gain. Gotta drop that back down!
Day 217
236 A gain after a cheat day is totally fine in my book. Need to lift some more today before I got to work, so I’m going to get to it right now. Right… now. Right now.
Day 216
235.2 Tiny drop. While I am typing this, my mac and cheese is cooking on the stove top! Hooray! I can’t wait to eat it and feel like a kid again. Also, pizza. I will have pizza later.
Day 215
235.6 So, a gain. Not terrible. Not great. Tomorrow I’m back to my Saturday cheat day. I am excited for that! In other news, the jeans I bought a while back are kinda feeling loose. So, I might actually be a 36 instead of a 38. And that is awesome.
214
234.8 Tiny drop, but it’s below 235 so I am happy. I think I’m going to not join a gym and just continue to lift at home and do push ups for the time being. We’ll see how that goes. Right now it’s working for me and free.