weight loss contest/support

[doc henderson]

sounds like your wife needs to take you shopping.  I think I speak for everyone, that wearing pants is "essential"!  8) 8) 8).  I am maintaining but not moving much.  My wife plans on getting started with her air fryer.  she may need some instruction.  great job!  you have lost over 15% of your body weight.  with all the work you are doing, you have prob. added some muscle weight.  getting healthy.

[Nebraska]

Good job Jeff!!

[stanwelch]

You're doing great Jeff. I'll post Friday so we'll see if you can catch me. I figured by May first you might 

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Doc Henderson, you will love that air fryer. I cook all my fish in it and comes out great. Wife loves those blooming onions and it is great for reheating the left over blooming onion to keep them from getting soggy.

Jeff - keep up the good work. I went from a 58 inch waist to 42 and was ever so happy to be shopping for smaller size pants. My goal is to get down to 38. Lot more pants selection and much lower cost when you dont need to shop at the Husky size stores

[doc henderson]

thanks BBL.  she is excited to do fish for fish tacos.  she did some potaoes last night, for her and my son.  I am doing lowish carb.



 

[doc henderson]

@Jeff actually I used 50 pounds, and you are at 60 as you said.  you are approaching 20% weight loss.     8)

[barbender]

Alright guys, I was on the fringes of this when you all got started. A crazy spring and poor motivation on my part got in the way, but it's time to get started- I'm really blown away by the weight loss of some of you, and I'd love to match it. So, last night 4-21, I weighed in at 302 pounds. That's a lot of beef😁 250 would be great, 240 better yet. We'll see how I do😊

[doc henderson]

welcome BB.  we are all here for you.  Lot of ideas to help you find what is right for you.  some early posts spoke about different diet and metabolic types.  feel to ask questions, or chime in with ideas.

[Jeff]

Getting thin is going to cost me. I bet the mustang will roast the tires far quicker without the added traction.

[Walnut Beast]

Getting thin is going to cost me. I bet the mustang will roast the tires far quicker without the added traction.

When I read that it made me 😂😂😂😂

[thecfarm]

Roast, good word. But roasting does cost money, but it's fun. 
You all are doing a great job!!! 

[Sedgehammer]

Getting thin is going to cost me. I bet the mustang will roast the tires far quicker without the added traction.

I dunno. Less weight, so better fuel economy..... ;D

[doc henderson]

faster 0 to 60 mph

[Sedgehammer]

easier on brake pads.....

[Jeff]

All good points!

[doc henderson]

Maybe you are working from the top down, ... and therefore still have a heavy right foot! :D

[stanwelch]

Week 8. 243.6  17.8#.  Well I hit the dreaded plateau. Lost less than a pound this week. 

 Jeff here is your chance. I think you can catch me this week!!

[Jeff]

277- 30 lbs lost
271- we have a 1971 mustang!
269- A new decade the 60s!
267- 40 lbs lost!
261.4- Stanwelch day! 
261 I was born in 61
259 HAPPY DAYS DECADE!
257 50 lbs lost!
249 A new decade! Now in an era that @doc henderson will not see unless he goes the wrong way!
247 60 lbs lost!
246  Mr. Truck is a 1946 dodge
239  Another new decade! I'll get to experience the 30s in 2020!
237 70 lbs lost
234 its a nice orderly number to shoot for.
229  This is the decade! This is close to the goal
227 80 lbs lost
220  This is the goal to weigh 220 before the end of 2020

246.7 lbs. 61lbs lost.

2 more short term goals met.
Come on Stan! Don't  let me catch you, lets say we meet somewhere in the low 20s!

Ive had a lot of exercise this week. Over 10,000 steps a day just working on projects. It started with digging a big deep hole to remove a leaky frost hydrant, then yesterday we had to pull the well pump and 100ft of drop pipe to replace a check valve that was also making our pump cycle. Today I am trenching to the new area where our iutdoor water supply will be. It will get shut diwn and blowed out with the sprinklers in the fall. Im not having another hydrant fail because Im not digging another hole like that again. At least not for that reason!


 

 

[stanwelch]

Keep digging. By the time you get to 220 you'll have another swimming pool.   8)

[doc henderson]

WOW!!! 8) 8) 8)

[Jeff]

No wonder Im sore tonight. 16585 steps and it was all trenching and sawmilling and fence building and gravel raking. We piped our outdoor water source over to the new part of the fence, which meant some gravel had to be raked back to trench, then reverse. We built 25' of new fence today and spread about a 1/3 yard of stine we hauled home in a poly sled and buckets.



 

 

 
 

 

[Walnut Beast]

Hard work is paying off! Looking really good 👍👍👍

[Old Greenhorn]

Wow, the place is looking great Jeff! I spread 5 yards of topsoil today trying to fill in some low spots and prevent puddling and ice spots. I am pooped. Didn't get any milling done at all.
 That fence looks great and given the  dump/landfill my neighbor is creating I am contemplating building one myself. Care to share some of your technique? I have two impediments, one is shooting the exact property line to get it right and the bigger issue is drill post holes. We have SO much rock and shelf here that putting holes where you want them is almost laughable. Last guy I knew that put in a straight and true fence hired a well drilling rig to come in and drill holes in the rock for 2-1/2 pipe. :D
 I would need a lot of logs to make the fence too, but that is something I could do over time.
 Nice work, you should feel right good about all that.

[doc henderson]

it is nice to have been at your place, so I can place the lay of the land and understand what you are up to.  great job.

[Jeff]

I thouroghly enjoyed our supper tonight. It was my version of Jambalaya and  rice, but I used...yes. Riced cauliflower. As near as I can calculate,  this is a 439 calorie serving, and our big meal.