It was good to be back with my Weight Watchers groups this morning. I have a lot of fun with the great people there and even though numbers were way down because of the holiday weekend, it was an excellent day.
It's so amazing to see people changing before your very eyes, like the young woman who reached a 50lb weight loss goal today and the row of three friends who have lost 75, 55 and 90lb respectively.
It's a privilege to be able to do what I do - and I love it!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
THAT WAS TOUGH
Last night we got back from seven days in the UK, mainly for a family wedding, but also to visit with a lot more family and friends too while we were there.
I had a great time, but it was certainly a challenging week.
For one thing, it rained every single day - not necessarily all day, but on and off for varying periods throughout the whole of our stay. So running was difficult and the challenges with the weather were compounded by an irregular schedule. I only exercised three times, but each time was good.
The first was last Friday when I took a late afternoon run right through the center of historic Stratford-Upon-Avon, passing the house where William Shakespeare lived as bemused tourists looked on, wondering what this old man's problem was.
Then on Tuesday morning I ran with an old friend from college days, doing the circuit of a man-made lake, situated where there was an open cast coal mine when I lived nearby over 30 years ago. Neither of us would have entertained the though of running when we were students.
Wednesday was a nostalgic circuit of the area we lived in from 1972-76. I weighed over 320lb in those days, so I certainly didn't run anywhere at all.
To be honest, I did better with the exercise than I did facing food selections that I seldom see. I ate way too much the first half of the trip, before getting a grip of things after the weekend. So I'm up 2lb, which could be worse, but is enough to provoke me to be very disciplined over the next week or two.
I had a great time, but it was certainly a challenging week.
For one thing, it rained every single day - not necessarily all day, but on and off for varying periods throughout the whole of our stay. So running was difficult and the challenges with the weather were compounded by an irregular schedule. I only exercised three times, but each time was good.
The first was last Friday when I took a late afternoon run right through the center of historic Stratford-Upon-Avon, passing the house where William Shakespeare lived as bemused tourists looked on, wondering what this old man's problem was.
Then on Tuesday morning I ran with an old friend from college days, doing the circuit of a man-made lake, situated where there was an open cast coal mine when I lived nearby over 30 years ago. Neither of us would have entertained the though of running when we were students.
Wednesday was a nostalgic circuit of the area we lived in from 1972-76. I weighed over 320lb in those days, so I certainly didn't run anywhere at all.
To be honest, I did better with the exercise than I did facing food selections that I seldom see. I ate way too much the first half of the trip, before getting a grip of things after the weekend. So I'm up 2lb, which could be worse, but is enough to provoke me to be very disciplined over the next week or two.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
BIGGEST LOSER - THE LAST WORD
Okay, so here's the deal, given all the unusual circumstances surrounding their weight loss efforts - isolation, personal trainers, etc., etc, very few of the contestants achieved a weght loss of more than 40% (that's the magic number for me you may recall, because that is what I lost).
The good news is therefore this - you don't haveto be selected by NBC for the show and whisked off to The Ranch. You can lose all the weight you want by getting back to or contining in a Weight Watchers group. In fact you can do better than most of the people in this recent series.
Sure, it will take longer and we won't pay you $250,000 for doing it, but you can most definitely get to a healthy weight just by following this well-proved program.
See you soon!!!
The good news is therefore this - you don't haveto be selected by NBC for the show and whisked off to The Ranch. You can lose all the weight you want by getting back to or contining in a Weight Watchers group. In fact you can do better than most of the people in this recent series.
Sure, it will take longer and we won't pay you $250,000 for doing it, but you can most definitely get to a healthy weight just by following this well-proved program.
See you soon!!!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
AND THEN THERE ARE THE OTHERS
It must be tough coming back for the finale of The Biggest Loser when you haven't lost a great deal of weight in total.
It all goes to prove that weight loss isn't easy.
But it can be done!
It all goes to prove that weight loss isn't easy.
But it can be done!
THE GRAND FINALE
I'm settling in for the marathon three hour finale of The Biggest Loser this evening. I've got plenty of nachos, wings, hot dogs, popcorn, candy and of course ice cream, with enough beer to wash it down with to last well into the final segment of the Tonight Show some time after midnight.
Okay, I'm kidding about the menu, but I'm looking forward to the show.
I guess the main reason I like this competition is that I can identify with the contestants, after being morbidly obese most of my life. I also know what it's like to struggle to stay focused on the journey towards health.
Then of course, I do enjoy knowing I have some bragging rights as, having lost 40% of my starting weight, I acheieved more than many of the TV competitors. Does that sound arrogant? I don't care. It was hard work and I did it!
As a Weight Loss Consultant, my main beef with The Biggest Loser is that it tends to create unrealistic expectations in lesser mortals, who did not have the privilege of separating themselves from the rest of the human race on The Ranch. But you can't blame the show for that.
Bottom line - good entertainment and I'll be watching the whole thing tonight. Of course I'll be flicking over to the Mets' game during the endless, annoying commercial breaks!
Okay, I'm kidding about the menu, but I'm looking forward to the show.
I guess the main reason I like this competition is that I can identify with the contestants, after being morbidly obese most of my life. I also know what it's like to struggle to stay focused on the journey towards health.
Then of course, I do enjoy knowing I have some bragging rights as, having lost 40% of my starting weight, I acheieved more than many of the TV competitors. Does that sound arrogant? I don't care. It was hard work and I did it!
As a Weight Loss Consultant, my main beef with The Biggest Loser is that it tends to create unrealistic expectations in lesser mortals, who did not have the privilege of separating themselves from the rest of the human race on The Ranch. But you can't blame the show for that.
Bottom line - good entertainment and I'll be watching the whole thing tonight. Of course I'll be flicking over to the Mets' game during the endless, annoying commercial breaks!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
SUCCESS
Great morning at WW yesterday -
+ Two members reached Lifetime membership (got to goal and maintained it for six weeks).
+ One member reached goal.
+ One guy passed the 100lb weight loss milestone.
Plus, I got to hang out with some great people.
I love doing what I get to do!
+ Two members reached Lifetime membership (got to goal and maintained it for six weeks).
+ One member reached goal.
+ One guy passed the 100lb weight loss milestone.
Plus, I got to hang out with some great people.
I love doing what I get to do!
Friday, May 8, 2009
HOMEWARD BOUND
I'm getting ready to fly back to the U.S. today after three days in England for my sister-in-law's funeral. It was a bitter/ sweet kind of trip, with the joy of seeing family being counter-balanced by the sadness of the occasion.
It's far more challenging to stay on track with healthy practices when you're out of routine and it was particularly difficult to get adequate exercise this week. I brought my running gear, but it has rained most mornings I have been here, so I only got out once. That was yesterday and I ran three and a half miles in rural Lincolnshire, which was delightful.
Of course there have been all kinds of food temptations too, with so many things avaiable that I don't get back home, but overall I think I did fairly well in that area. No fish and chips, which was a good thing! - I will have to do that just once when I come back over here next week for a wedding on my wife's side of the family.
Off to the airport soon - JFK at 2.45 - back home!
It's far more challenging to stay on track with healthy practices when you're out of routine and it was particularly difficult to get adequate exercise this week. I brought my running gear, but it has rained most mornings I have been here, so I only got out once. That was yesterday and I ran three and a half miles in rural Lincolnshire, which was delightful.
Of course there have been all kinds of food temptations too, with so many things avaiable that I don't get back home, but overall I think I did fairly well in that area. No fish and chips, which was a good thing! - I will have to do that just once when I come back over here next week for a wedding on my wife's side of the family.
Off to the airport soon - JFK at 2.45 - back home!
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