Well this time I'm trying something new. Instead of getting my revolving door of Jenny Craig consultants or the occasional Weight Watchers scale nazi to hold me accountable at the scales once a week, I'm inviting you, the internet, to hold me accountable. Are you up to the challenge?
D-Weighted
This structure for this blog, and for the program I'm setting up for myself, is based on the Canadian reality show, X-Weighted, which airs on the Slice Network. [American friends, I am told by one of my spies that you can't view their official site online which is totally effin lame and against the whole POINT of the internet, can I get a witness? Anyway, I put the link in anyway in case the Slice Network decides to open up their internet market. ]
So, the structure:
- The show follows a person over a six-month period
- At the outset, the participant is assessed by means of measurements, weight and a couple of brief fitness tests.
- Six months later, they're assessed by the same standards and you get to see how far they've come.
- The participant also sets a fitness goal to achieve in six months' time, plus a weight loss goal.
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 165.5
Here's the inglorious proof:
I'll be writing about my fitness tests in an upcoming blog. For now I want to go hide under the covers and hope nobody actually read that.
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You link t x-weighted worked for me, and I'm in the US of A.
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Hi Carrie. Thanks for checking this out. I don't know - the Qat said it didn't work for him, but maybe it's just the video clips that were embargoed? Anyway, glad you can see it. And that you came to see me here!
ReplyDeleteYo! I think this is a courageous and fun and great idea. I'm following you, and joining you sans videos...but I'm on the same struggle to have my weight and eating habits not be a struggle. (First time I went to WW with my mom I was 16...)
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm 184, 5'5", and size 14-16 depending on the brand (mostly 16 in jeans and XL or XXL in tops).
I feel my best at 160...so my goal is ultimately 25lbs. But I have no idea of how long that will take. In the short term, my goals is to do at least 20 min of cardio DAILY and get back into yoga and/or strength training eventually, and eating less sugar and fat and more whole foods, veggies and fruits.
I totally support this idea!!
(And I won't steal your thunder...so if you're not cool with my jumping on your coattails here, let me know!)
Goddamnit! I just left a big huge confessional message and the stupid internet hates me! Anyway, I'm with you and behind you and you are a great inspiration.
ReplyDeleteDylan, wow, you have just summarized my so-called program to a T. (It's real groundbreaking stuff - eat right and exercise. Maybe we could get a book deal out of this.)
ReplyDeleteProbably my next blog, or in the next couple days, will be something to do with the nutrition aspect of my program. But I just came back from a wheeze-inducing 13 minute mile, followed by brisk walking, then zombie walking, to 20 minutes. My plan is to do 20 mins a day six days a week, and start doing a 20 minute routine with my balance ball 3 days a week. More on that later.
Of course, darling, OF COURSE I want you doing this with me! Are you kidding? Strength in numbers sister.
taar, why does the Internet hate you? It must be jealous of your awesomeness. I know I am. Thanks so much for the massive comment. I know it would have changed my life if I'd gotten to read it.
the link worked for me as soon as i realized that i had actually pasted dubdubdub...ayuh...doh.
ReplyDeleteno confessions...well, maybe...IF i could get to the gym right now, i'd use most of the time to tan. yeah. snow shoveling is not the same as 'exercise' and leaves me too tired and too sore to gym it.
here's to you!!!
lorri z
Hey linnyqat,
ReplyDeleteThe 3rd video wasn't up the first time I viewed the blog but it is now and it's great. HOw did you lose 4 lbs in 1 week? Very cool! My first weight loss goal of 2009 was to lose 10 lbs by March 10 when I see the gynecologist/oncologist again. I know that sounds totally ridiculous but my thought was that since he'd be ogling my nether reaches I'd feel a personal (though unspoken) victory if what he were looking at was a wee-bit smaller. So I guess I'll have to get cracking if that's gonna happen. (Heh, I said cracking)
I was 5'2 but have shrunk to 5'1 and weigh 168~ugh. I'll have to find a tape measure to take my measurements but will let you know the results when I do.
The internet blew up my comment from before when I tried to conect it to my livejournal acct. so you would know who I was. Jealous of my awesomeness? Ahahahaha! I heart you.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so back to my confessional...
I lost 60+ lbs in 2005 and kept it off for almost a year but it ALL crept back on as I continued to feel 'heavy' about my last relationship. As soon as I got rid of him (or him me, whichever) I almost instantly lost 20 lbs! Then I lost another 10! Then I met the minion and gained 5-10 of it back and I have been yo-yoing between 195 and 200 lbs for the last six months!!!!! I can't believe I'm writing that number down. Gives me the heebie jeebies.
So, my relative stats are as follows (they are relative because I don't have any measurements of torture available to me here in Minnesota)
5'5"
197 lbs
Size 16 jeans/pants
Size Large/XL tops
Big ASS (heh)
35" waist
AND I'm terrified of how I will get exercise in in this tundraland. Need to figure it out.
Starfish, (cute!), snow shovelling is fantastic exercise! Why do you think so many people get heart attacks from it!!! I do not miss it though, now that I'm downtown condo living. Anyway, no confessions needed here. I'm sure most people can relate at some level or another. Thanks for stopping by sweetie.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (hey, do I know you?), thank you for commenting. I pretty much always lose a good chunk in the first week of a new diet. I don't know, water weight or something, I suppose. The following week I didn't lose anything, although the night before my weigh-in, I went decidedly off program and had four beers for dinner, so I may have been dehydrated. Or... something.
We're about the same size, so let's go be victorious together! Cheers, friend.
taar, you're back! With bonus, confessional! Hey, I have a 35" waist too! We could be sisters!!! Awesome, I love that you and Dylan are putting your numbers here. As for exercise in the tundra... well, for now I am using a treadmill in my building's cheesy little exercise room, with supplemental videos in my wee apartment. I have been thinking about joining a gym again, for the classes. When I did Booty Camp, I loved the variety (cardio, strength training, and a lot of punching and kicking air). I will definitely blog about exercise, though, and we can trade ideas. Rock on, thunder goddess. (Hey, did you dig that AC/DC sampling in the measurements viddie? That was my favourite part. Well, that and the Homer Simpson scream when I revealed my start weight.)
Hey lq that was me, southbaycookie. I realized after posting that my name wouldn't appear then thought you may have seen my cancer scare post and connected it but nevermind. I just don't know how to log on properly yet so my name shows. Today is such a wonderful day that I don't want to even think about weighing or measuring.
ReplyDeleteManana chica,
Cookie
I don't have a google account so I'm posting anonymous. Heh. Not really. This is fucking awesome! Many kudos to you on your fearless bravery. I think a lot of us gals are wishing we could be so courageous. Brava! Wishing you many lost pounds. Er, grams. No, um, liters. No that's not it. What the f is the metric equivalent to pounds?
ReplyDeleteMany smooches. No. Smooches galore!
Bad Patti
Hi, it's Eustice from FC - I just want to lend you my support - I think, along with others, that you are awesomely brave and super courageous to be posting your experiences here for all to see and share.
ReplyDeleteI can share my stats, but I'm super skinny, and when I went vegan I lost even more weight. I'm not unhappy with my body, but if I shared it with someone I might start lifting weights again, or at least get back into stretching. I'd like to have some tone, maybe, but mostly I accept me how I am.
The worst thing I deal with is quite the opposite of anything you do, and it's the public humiliation of thin people, the constant name calling, i.e anorexic. Nope, I do not puke up my food, nor do I starve myself, I have a high metabolism and a genetic predisposition to be thin. Sorry.
That said... have you considered trying a vegan diet? Or maybe giving up meat and cheese and dairy? At least partially? Many lose weight when they do. But exercise is key for a healthy heart as well.
I blather on. Again, I admire your putting yourself out here and I wish you the best in finding a you to love. :)))
Ok. I'm gearing up for a Sunday start...Alex is here till Saturday and I am not going to begin to pull myself out of bed in the wee hours of the dark when I could be laying in bed with him till the very last minute.
ReplyDeleteSo. Sunday, I will do some coolio cardio and commit to a goal and a healthy eating menu.
Taar - dude. Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are good snowy activities. But otherwise, join a nice warm gym that has a sauna and hot tub as soon as you can manage it! Dancing is good too, can be done in the living room.
I got a wii this year, for precisly this conundrum - feeling snowbound and stir crazy. So a wii is good too. Much fun and elevated heart rate!
I'm excited Linnyqat! Woot!!
cookie, I wondered if it was you, but we're out here in The World now, so I didn't want to assume. What a wonderful day, indeed. Mañana!
ReplyDeletepatti, you found me! Out here in the post dubya world of just plain "dub"! Glad you figured it out, lover. Thanks for all the cheers and stuff.
We don't use metric for height and weight measurements in Canada. Well, maybe in official circles they do, but nobody I know could tell you their height in metres/centimetres or their weight in kilograms. For some reason, it just never took. Maybe because it's 2.2 times harder to lose a kilo than a pound?
Thanks for the galority of smooches!
hey Eustice! Is Curry your real name or just another avatar? Anyway. Thanks so much for sharing your own body issues. Too fat, too thin, what difference does it make; the effect is still a minimized regard for oneself. I'm sorry you've suffered the same.
Vegan... I don't know. I've toyed with giving up meat. I have certainly cut back a lot from what I ate growing up. It's something I will continue to mull. In the past I would have resisted it on the grounds of feeling deprived, but nowadays I'm toying with the notion that eating stuff that's good for you may end up helping to reduce the cravings for stuff that's bad for you (see today's blog for more on this...)
Anyway, drop by and blather any time! I appreciate the support.
dylan, hey, that's so great Alex is coming for a visit! Have a great time. I love that you are laying out your plans here. Sunday is my weigh in day. I will be here for you!
Umm, I thought you looked hot in your video. But good luck.
ReplyDeletexo, Karen
Noisy Grrrrrllll! Frecky heeeereee!!! Just read your blog and came runnin' oer fast as I could - damnit you've got me exercising! I love you, you beautiful lady!
ReplyDeleteHi linnyqat,
ReplyDeleteI think I had my first laugh today hitting on your blog (I am a little bit depressed I think - must be the winter days), and it is pretty late here (past midnight). You are fearlessly awesome! I just came back from the gym and was horrified to find out there that I weight 65.5 kilos! I think I was less when I signed up with them... Might follow your example. It is very inspiring!
(ckitty in case I don't manage to establish my identity w blogger)
aw, Karen! If I hadn't already accused you of lying and you hadn't already assured me of your sincerity, I would say YOU ARE SUCH A LIAR! But instead I'll just gulp and say "thank you" as graciously as I can. xo back.
ReplyDeleteFrecky! Awesome! And, how prescient; tonight's blog is all about exercise. Thanks for dropping by. Stay awhile!
hey, citykitty! Awesome! It will be a glorious day when I return to 65.5 kilos, not that I plan to stay there long. And by the time I get there, I expect you'll be long gone cuz we will encourage each other. I'll be chasing you so you can't slow down!
Noisy,
ReplyDeleteI'm 5' 7" tall, with a frame on the cusp between small and medium. My best determination is that my ideal weight is 128 pounds. On December 31, 2003 I was 308 pounds, in the tradition of my mother, and following on to being a 6X when I entered kindergarten. As of December 31. 2008 I was 132 pounds. I shot up to 132 pounds on January 31, 2009.
It's a tough road, and npbody knows that better than me. My secret is to keep my eyes on the step in front of my, and to realize that a pound a week AVERAGE is all I can ask for sustainable weight loss.
Good luck, lovie,
G_a_t_o_s
Hello, dear Ed, and thank you for your words of encouragement. Ah size 6X, I remember it well. Why do they give names like "X" to kids clothes? Why don't they just make a size 8? I don't know, maybe it makes no difference; maybe I'm just being sensitive.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, congrats on your continued success. I know you've been toiling away at this for quite some time. You're an inspiration to me and others too, I'm sure.
It's true, a pound a week is probably a pretty decent rate, if I can maintain that. I just know that if this were 10 or 15 years ago and I was exercising this much and eating this well, my weight would be dropping much faster.
But that's what I get for aging!