tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post1401197925242943536..comments2024-02-16T23:48:54.987-06:00Comments on The Daily Diary of a Winning Loser: Day 734-737 Sailing Into Positive Reflection and The Stressful Triggers of Day 8--The Two Year-Old ExcerptSean Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973189725254566966noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-40168224959186385082010-09-24T20:26:58.322-05:002010-09-24T20:26:58.322-05:00Love the tux pics and the lake picture. What a bea...Love the tux pics and the lake picture. What a beautiful place to clear your mind! All your meals look good. Sean I had tho Joseph pita egg white omelettes 4 times this week. Weighed in this morning at 203 pounds lost!! I hope you enjoy your weekend!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906184490587749493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-45525647301055185262010-09-24T06:04:29.882-05:002010-09-24T06:04:29.882-05:00Loved this post. Congrats on your blood work. I...Loved this post. Congrats on your blood work. I've lost 82 pounds (so far) and a few months ago I took a blood test. EVERY aspect of my blood work fell into the normal range. This has not been the case in YEARS. Those of us on a weight loss path often focus on the external ("do these jeans make my butt look fat?") but there are other indicators, such as blood work, that are so much more important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-73350268543079137062010-09-23T14:27:01.271-05:002010-09-23T14:27:01.271-05:00On my own non-weight-related quests, that whole at...On my own non-weight-related quests, that whole attitude of "if you wait until your life is perfect, you'll never get started" has been tremendously helpful, and I've needed to hear it for different reason lately, so thanks for saying it.<br /><br />Also ... um, okay there's no way to say this that isn't blunt: if people were staring at you on the bike, I can guarantee they weren't staring because "there's a fat guy on a bike" nor because of the tuxedo. I grasp how much of a mental shift you have to make, but dude! You're hot, okay? Jeez. :-) You're a great-looking guy who's comfortable with public speaking and has an inspirational story to tell. You WILL be a millionaire at some point because of all this, you know that?Janisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-45207039815050422652010-09-23T12:54:44.469-05:002010-09-23T12:54:44.469-05:00HOT! I just noticed you grew the goatee back. Good...HOT! I just noticed you grew the goatee back. Good move. :)PrettyWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258917188192550094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-65085384672548886152010-09-23T10:07:55.340-05:002010-09-23T10:07:55.340-05:00I love the new pix! It is always so much more per...I love the new pix! It is always so much more personal to see pictures of your befores and afters - and to see what you're eating. Thank you for sharing those! You have also contributed to my new love of guacamole. I have always been embarrassed that as a Greek, I didn't think I like avocado. I was wrong! Especially since I found Margaritaville guac - about 50 calories for 2 Tbls. That's a great calorie value!<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing. I'll get around to adding pix to my blog eventually. ;-)Annaleahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592830651444307273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-23739243326392573312010-09-23T08:32:34.870-05:002010-09-23T08:32:34.870-05:00What awesome pictures.....I love the water, so tha...What awesome pictures.....I love the water, so that lake view is just perfect. The food looks great as usual....and how awesome of you to ride around town on your bike wearing a tux!! Awesome post babe...very cool. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903038555489140718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-75641789397667954642010-09-23T08:19:09.820-05:002010-09-23T08:19:09.820-05:00Chris,
That was deep. I would imagine anyone wou...Chris, <br /><br />That was deep. I would imagine anyone would continue losing, as long as they are burning off more than they are taking in, calories that is. When you reach your goal weight, and maintain it, your intake and output are on an even keel.<br /><br />LisaLisa Lovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-7648326413368300132010-09-23T07:34:09.776-05:002010-09-23T07:34:09.776-05:00You look so handsome in your tuxedo! I've bee...You look so handsome in your tuxedo! I've been enjoying reading your blog -- so much inspiration and words of wisdom and experience. Thanks for the food pics, too. Gives me some good ideas for new things to try.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09358911891580318495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-44723978114090755582010-09-23T07:32:20.896-05:002010-09-23T07:32:20.896-05:00I agree with Chris Collins. Years ago in a hospita...I agree with Chris Collins. Years ago in a hospital weight loss program -- the kind where you fast and your body thinks you are starving and you gain it all back in about a minute after you go off of it -- I did get a course in the "math" of weight loss. The reason that the weight loss slows down is simple math. It takes<br />fewer calories to maintain weight -- so the lower you go, the more you have to exercise, or the more you have to reduce your calories. So just take your current weight and multiply it by 11 -- that's your maintenance number -- if you stay below that number, you will loss a pound when you accumulate 3500 calories of deficit. So<br />currently you are losing a steady 1 lb a week which is fabulously healthy. If you stay at 1500 calories (which is my magic number) and stop losing, then you have to increase the exercise to create the deficit. Those math-facts are why<br />people have so much trouble with the last few pounds. And the idea of finding your level makes sense to me -- staying on 1500 and doing what you are doing will eventually lead to a level<br />which at which you won't lose more until you exercise more or drop your calorie allowance. It's nothing more than that.Veemshttp://www.waitingtolose.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-80422455571369555502010-09-23T07:26:35.191-05:002010-09-23T07:26:35.191-05:00Sean: YOU are very inspiring. YOU have done some...Sean: YOU are very inspiring. YOU have done something quite incredible. I don't know you and have never commented on a blog before but I've been reading and keeping up with you sharing your life with us, I feel like I know you. I love hearing how you are now reaping the rewards from all your hard work. You deserve it, my friend. Connie in CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-22625148218602159712010-09-23T07:02:17.955-05:002010-09-23T07:02:17.955-05:00I love the image of you on your bike in a tux!I love the image of you on your bike in a tux!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660226121368987312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-48391397184054917382010-09-23T05:24:42.199-05:002010-09-23T05:24:42.199-05:00I love the bike/tuxedo pic Sean!!! Awesome!I love the bike/tuxedo pic Sean!!! Awesome!Shane G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16220002629075223076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-74659623725689456512010-09-23T00:58:32.008-05:002010-09-23T00:58:32.008-05:00I have a question Sean. I've been thinking abo...I have a question Sean. I've been thinking about it for a couple of weeks, then you sort of bring it up today. First I'm really not sure how vigorously you exercise each week. Let's assume it is just what is a normal recommended amount, :30 mins or so 4 or 5 times a week.<br />If you keep up 4 or 5 times a week, and you stay at 1500 cal/day for two more years. Do you suppose at some weight your body would just find its balance? <br /><br />Let's say you did this and in three months you were down to 215 then you continued on just living and working out as recommended and staying at 1500/day. Can you image your body just finding its place at 215 and staying there, healthy and stable? (or where ever your body stopped dropping)<br /><br />Or, do you think at some point your going to have to "quit" what you've been doing and change it so you stabilize at some place of your choosing (like 230)<br /><br />Will your mind choose where to stop, or will your body tell you where it wants to be at 1500/day?ccollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786578503302872079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-14908782490565044192010-09-23T00:57:22.457-05:002010-09-23T00:57:22.457-05:00Love where you found your moments of peace :)Love where you found your moments of peace :)Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981934760603648169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-54729096432867278962010-09-23T00:37:27.000-05:002010-09-23T00:37:27.000-05:00and u've started smiling too, whilst wearing s...and u've started smiling too, whilst wearing shades ... great going Sean!!<br />cheers!pratikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508763946231592667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-31141053795561995522010-09-23T00:10:51.174-05:002010-09-23T00:10:51.174-05:00I love the picture of you on your bike. You look s...I love the picture of you on your bike. You look so happy. I love the fact that you aren't as self conscious as you were before. I rememberyou saying you thought everyone was staring at you and saying "why is that fat guy on a bike' even though you knew you weren't fat.<br />Congratulations. do with your calories what you feel comfortable doing.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-42707984596985190002010-09-22T23:54:24.768-05:002010-09-22T23:54:24.768-05:00Sean,
First off, I want to say that "Never B...Sean,<br /><br />First off, I want to say that "Never Be the Same" is the BEST song ever by Christopher Cross:) I owned the 8 track...how sad is that?<br /><br />I love Lake Ponca, or any lake for that matter. Don't get me wrong. But when I saw the picture you posted, on the lake with your Subway sandwhich, the sandwhich caught my eye. That was all she wrote, minus the top bun:)<br /><br />I entered the "Carter's Run" and thinking I shouldn't have. I may just donate the $25.00:) Autism is such a wonderful charity to donate to.<br /><br />Keep on keepin' on.<br /><br />Take Care and God Bless,<br /><br />LisaLisa Lovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126474537687051974.post-49427814720544972182010-09-22T23:28:14.628-05:002010-09-22T23:28:14.628-05:00Dare I say that you look quite "dapper" ...Dare I say that you look quite "dapper" on the bike in your tux? You need a top hat and cane and you'll be set!<br /><br />I have enjoyed scrolling through your blog this evening. Your story and amazing success has been very inspirational. I rarely follow a blog on the first visit but yours was an exception.<br /><br />Your daughters are gorgeous! Your pride comes through loud and clear.<br /><br />All the best to you!only a numberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842900608218531379noreply@blogger.com