Comments on: 12 More to Lose by 40 http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/ Igniting Ideas for the Common Good Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:12:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Phil http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/comment-page-1/#comment-34827 Phil Tue, 06 May 2008 12:17:19 +0000 http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/#comment-34827 Wow Matt, going for a Marathon. That's really cool. I'll be cheering for you from this side of the pond for sure. Exercise, that's the next thing I need to get more serious about. (After I get over this stomach thing I've had the last couple of days). Long-term goals with short-term action seems to be very powerful. I am finding weight loss a bit frustrating at the moment as it goes up as quickly as it drops. Consistency is definitely the key (which is one of my biggest issues). Wow Matt, going for a Marathon. That’s really cool. I’ll be cheering for you from this side of the pond for sure.

Exercise, that’s the next thing I need to get more serious about. (After I get over this stomach thing I’ve had the last couple of days). Long-term goals with short-term action seems to be very powerful. I am finding weight loss a bit frustrating at the moment as it goes up as quickly as it drops. Consistency is definitely the key (which is one of my biggest issues).

]]> By: Girth Watching Matt http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/comment-page-1/#comment-34826 Girth Watching Matt Tue, 06 May 2008 11:31:45 +0000 http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/#comment-34826 I have found that long term planning is vital. Back in 2006 I went from just slightly bigger than the size I was in October 2007 to the size I am now and then stopped. From May 2006 to the October 2007 I managed to under all that work. This time however I have been doing as you have been saying - changing my lifestyle and measuring the success by the new size I become. I must admit that working out has been a big part of it as at 280 I have some serious inertia to overcome. If I continue as I have been (on average) I will be my target size by March 2009 or sooner. My plan is to maintain the healthy lifestyle by aiming for targets beyond size. I plan to have a go at the 2010 London Marathon as well as getting involved in some other outdoor sports. I have found that long term planning is vital. Back in 2006 I went from just slightly bigger than the size I was in October 2007 to the size I am now and then stopped. From May 2006 to the October 2007 I managed to under all that work.

This time however I have been doing as you have been saying – changing my lifestyle and measuring the success by the new size I become. I must admit that working out has been a big part of it as at 280 I have some serious inertia to overcome.

If I continue as I have been (on average) I will be my target size by March 2009 or sooner. My plan is to maintain the healthy lifestyle by aiming for targets beyond size. I plan to have a go at the 2010 London Marathon as well as getting involved in some other outdoor sports.

]]> By: Phil http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/comment-page-1/#comment-34699 Phil Fri, 02 May 2008 22:11:06 +0000 http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/#comment-34699 Mike, that's a really good tip. I do need get more serious about exercise. I know it would make a big difference. The deal w/ weight loss is consistency which I'm notorious inconsistent in personal disciplines. I used to bike and bus to work but that came to close two and a half years ago when I changed jobs. Thanks for the encouragement. I am really trying to stay tenacious. Mike, that’s a really good tip. I do need get more serious about exercise. I know it would make a big difference. The deal w/ weight loss is consistency which I’m notorious inconsistent in personal disciplines. I used to bike and bus to work but that came to close two and a half years ago when I changed jobs.

Thanks for the encouragement. I am really trying to stay tenacious.

]]> By: Mike Scott http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/comment-page-1/#comment-34688 Mike Scott Fri, 02 May 2008 20:52:10 +0000 http://www.thoughtsparks.net/2008/05/02/12-more-to-lose-by-40/#comment-34688 Chinese Proverb: Knowing is the easy part. It's the doing that's hard. It's funny because I had a great deal of trouble controlling my weight at a younger age, and now, looking back, it's because I wasn't armed with the right knowledge. I exercised a lot, but I ate all wrong. I thought it was healthy eating, but it wasn't. Lot's of drive, no information. Reading Men's health has given me a wealth of exercises, motivation, recipes, and nutritional knowledge, but I have trouble with the time needed to cook healthy and exercise. Lot's of information, no drive. Keep up the work Phil! I like exercising first thing in the morning. I find that if I arrange clothes and everything else that I need the night before, I can get out of the house before I come up with an excuse. Then afterwards, I always feel like the hardest part of the day is over. Chinese Proverb: Knowing is the easy part. It’s the doing that’s hard.

It’s funny because I had a great deal of trouble controlling my weight at a younger age, and now, looking back, it’s because I wasn’t armed with the right knowledge. I exercised a lot, but I ate all wrong. I thought it was healthy eating, but it wasn’t. Lot’s of drive, no information.

Reading Men’s health has given me a wealth of exercises, motivation, recipes, and nutritional knowledge, but I have trouble with the time needed to cook healthy and exercise. Lot’s of information, no drive.

Keep up the work Phil! I like exercising first thing in the morning. I find that if I arrange clothes and everything else that I need the night before, I can get out of the house before I come up with an excuse. Then afterwards, I always feel like the hardest part of the day is over.

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