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<p>You should find a dunk tank to measure body fat. If I get under 160, I’m going to go looking for a dunk tank. Even if it’s a few states away.</p>
<p>Losing weight when stressed? That would be nice. </p>
<p>I don’t know how I feel about meeting the boyfriend. I am not stressed, but it feels weird. I would like to ask some real questions, but I guess I will have to keep my mouth shut. Hate that. Lol</p>
<p>Ask him what he thinks about AAPL and GOOG.</p>
<p>BCEagle91, I don’t think I will find a dunk tank, but if you do, I would be curious to read your results.</p>
<p>Aapl and goog? Lol</p>
<p>I might be at my 30 year weight. I do remember that 158 pounds was my skinny weight back in my 20s and the weight I always had as a target when I started to put on a few pounds. I just don’t remember when I said goodbye to that weight for good. Although, now that I think about it, it probably was in the rear view mirror right around the time I turned 30. In any case, it’s (as they say), close enough…</p>
<p>I got down to 158 at the low point of my diet. I’m at 161.4 today and might well be at lower body fat than I was at 158. Pants fit better.</p>
<p>Congrats DStark! I’m still a ways from wedding weight. Don’t even know that it’s in the cards, though I do hope to lose some more weight and am getting close to a milestone.</p>
<p>When I met my future father-in-law for the first time, I was there for an entire weekend and he never said one word to me!</p>
<p>When I met my daughter’s boyfriend, she had BOTH of her boyfriends over for dinner, at the same time! Well, alrightly then…</p>
<p>Ask you D what he’s interested in and try to find some common ground. When we met D’s boyfriend we found out he liked cars, sports cars, racing cars, fixing cars. He loved talking about something that interested him and my H found some common interests. </p>
<p>Good luck Idad! Isn’t this the fun part of having kids grow up.</p>
<p>Mathmom thanks and good luck.<br>
Deb922, thanks. I don’t like having to keep my mouth shut about certain topics. </p>
<p>“Well alrighty then”. Lol
I have to tell a story about our president. </p>
<p>A friend went to a fundraiser for Obama before he was president. My friend told Obama she had a dream and in that dream he became president . </p>
<p>Obama said that is nice. Talked a little. Walked away. Then he walked back to the friend. </p>
<p>Obama asked my friend,
“How often do your dreams come true?”
My friend said, “Always”.</p>
<p>Obama responded, “Well… Alrighty then”.</p>
<p>And how did you behave with the 2 boyfriends, interesteddad?</p>
<p>Changed my workouts because of the snow–spinning cancelled for both days. Did a KB workout using a new DVD (Steve Cotter–12 Week Kettlebell Program). I kept up. Today, I spent an hour on snowshoes. Just went outside and walked up the road before the plow came through. We had 16 inches of snow.</p>
<p>Back to the basement. Third time on this week’s workout. Warmup was good. Agility ladder was much better. Power was fantastic. Two good sets of 8 jumps up to the top of my weight bench. Two good sets of 12 kettle bell swings. I actually felt my abs on the swings. I guess that’s good…</p>
<p>Core was relaxing. This is week one of iPod nazi. Pretty basic stuff like planks and side planks, but it it’s really nice to try to do those perfectly. I’m trying to work on proper abdominal breathing while holding plank and side plank.</p>
<p>Strength exercises kicked my non-Brazilian stripper butt, but three good sets of four exercises. Rear foot elevated split squats with 60 pounds is a challenge, but I was able to go straight from 6 reps on one side to 6 reps on the second leg with no break.</p>
<p>This was on top of a pretty good snow shoveling workout this morning. I won’t be doing any midnight kettle bell swings!</p>
<p>Great news dstark. Im pretty sure I’m below wedding weight. I weighed 141 today and I want to get down to 135 by July for the big race. Will have a hard time getting down to freshman year in college. I remember because the college cc coach said I was fat at 120.</p>
<p>Hard workout today. Stretch/core/strength. 2 miles treadmill 7:30/6:00. 15 minutes hard elliptical. </p>
<p>Weights/static dynamic stretching and foam roller. </p>
<p>Wife in Boston for writers convention so I’m going to go wild at paneras and maybe do some some diet coke shooters.</p>
<p>Ohiopublic, thanks. Good luck on getting to your 135.</p>
<p>“I remember because the college cc coach said I was fat at 120.”</p>
<p>Wow!!!</p>
<p>I’m truly amazed at these weight numbers.</p>
<p>Ran 10.1 miles.</p>
<p>Running is definitely easier than playing tennis (at my levels of running and tennis). With tennis, I feel like I’ve been worked over in a boxing ring for a day.</p>
<p>For you runners cranking up the distance, I have a suggestion. Be sure to trim your toenails before long runs. I have several sore toes. It’s not a problem for shorter distances but banging the nails against the front of your shoe can make them sore after a long run.</p>
<p>10.1 miles…you are going to run a marathon…</p>
<p>Wow, BCE. Is that your longest ever? Congrats. You might need to get longer shoes.</p>
<p>I wasn’t going to the gym tonight but BCEagle91’s 10.1 miles inspired me.</p>
<p>Nice work everyone. Totally jealous of the all the great recent weight losses – congrats!
One of my favorite agility laddder drills was the icky shuffle, how do you like that one, idad?</p>
<p>20 minutes stairmaster after my kb class. Then a brisk one hour walk with my visiting friend.</p>
<p>Super low carb day, in part because of last night’s indulgences. 7 oz. sous vide sirloin steak, marinated mozzarella balls and protein shake made with coconut milk.</p>
<p>Cals 1402
Fat 104 g
Carbs 7 g
Protein 101 g
Sugars 0 g</p>
<p>Anybody ever try one of those little whirlpools for feet? What did you think?</p>
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<p>That’s the one that started to click for me today. I was able to count it off – 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 – and get a little speed, for an ol’ (fomerly) fat guy. </p>
<p>[Ladder</a> Drills: The Icky Shuffle Progressions - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrPzvK5qhTA]Ladder”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrPzvK5qhTA)</p>
<p>I was also able to do the one leg hop the full length of the ladder on each leg, which was an improvement. The Ali Shuffle was OK. And, at least I made it down the ladder on the backwards “2 in each box” drill. That one is pretty sad, but at least I didn’t fall down! Backwards is hard.</p>
<p>I’m only doing like 5 minutes of agility ladder. That’s enough to get me breathing hard.</p>
<p>First workout in my reorganized basement gym. I’ve managed to move a whole stack of boxes out and shift some stuff around to clear a spot for my new arrival next week.</p>