June 2010

Lazy Saturday, Update, and Next Weekend

by Stephen Vinson June 19, 2010

Ah, it has been a hot, lazy Saturday, and that’s just fine with me. Well it’s hot outside, but my butt is inside. Sometimes it good to take a rest. Food Food wise, today has been fine. I even had some no sugar added strawberry yogurt from Yogurt Mountain, a local yogurt place. Legs My [...]

Good News

by Stephen Vinson June 18, 2010

I just got good news from the Doctor’s office. My thyroid is normal. They recommended that I alternate swimming and walking. For example, swim Mon/Wed/Fri and walk on Tues/Thur. I might be overdoing it a little. As much as I hate to do this, I’m also thinking of swimming in the evenings because I am [...]

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Tired, Tired, Tired

by Stephen Vinson June 18, 2010

I believe I know what has caused me to lose my weigh-loss mojo this week. I’ve got all the symptoms that I usually have for an under active thyroid. (Hypothyroidism) I am chronically fatigued and have no energy to do anything. Which is not how I normally behave. I’ve had this problem going on two [...]

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Have I lost my weight-loss mojo??? (my mind maybe)

by Stephen Vinson June 17, 2010

Warning, I am blunt in this post: Sometimes this weight loss shit sucks! I’m just a little frustrated right now because I don’t know what to think about what I should be eating. I always get this way when I have a gain, although the gain is completely my fault. I’ve been eating too many [...]

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Guest Post: Swimming it Off with MidLifeSwimmer

by Stephen Vinson June 16, 2010

The post below was written by Stacia from http://midlifeswimmer.blogspot.com/ Thank you Stacia!!! I sent Stacia a few questions about swimming, and these questions were created from a small poll that I took on the WhoAteMyBlog Facebook Fan Page. What are the benefits for using the pool to lose weight? The swimming pool suspends your body [...]

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Weigh-In Wednesday: 4lb gain

by Stephen Vinson June 16, 2010

This morning I weighed in at 468lbs, which is a 4 lb increase from last week. This weekend I ate a lot of sodium filled foods (shame on me). Also, with the increase in calories and strength training, it might be a couple of weeks before I lose again, which is good for Aaron, now [...]

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40-40-20

by Stephen Vinson June 15, 2010

Kenny’s putting me on a 40-40-20 plan and my daily calorie target is 3500 calories. Also he want me to continue eating what I’m eating, but add 2 more meals. Here’s the schedule: 6am…Breakfast 9am…Snack 12pm…Lunch 4pm…Supper 9pm…Snack (pure protein source: chicken breast, tuna, etc.) Honestly, I’m hesitant to follow his plan because the daily [...]

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Personal Trainer Kenny

by Stephen Vinson June 14, 2010

This morning I met with Kenny for the first time, and he’s a cool guy. I started my workout in the pool as usual, and then about an hour later Kenny came down and showed me a few things. The pool workout started with 300 yards of swimming with paddles on my hands, then 200 [...]

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Personal Trainer Tomorrow, Milestone, New Pants

by Stephen Vinson June 13, 2010

I’m pretty stoked about tomorrow. I’m meeting Kenny, a personal trainer, at the Y. He’s going to come down to the pool and give me a quick stress test to find out what my capabilities are, and to find out what needs work (everything). Then we’ll proceed from there. – I’ve got some ambitious goals, [...]

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Friday Foto: The Pool

by Stephen Vinson June 11, 2010

The pool. It’s where I spend 10 hours of my week!!! When I go there I forget about everything: work, home, bills, etc. and focus on getting a good workout.