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Stage 2 – 4 Weeks Left and Very Motivated

StuM

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First, I want to thank you for the encouraging comments, they help a lot.

I am now 8 weeks into the 12 weeks of my “Stage 2” goal.  As in the past, my focus on golf has been taking backseat to losing weight and that shows in my golf game.  Last week I shot a 52, of which 6 shots were trying to get out of 2 bunkers, that is 4 wasted shots.  My problem with bunkers is self-inflicted, I never practice them (WOW, what an insight, the area of my game I never practice is the worst part of my game!)  The week before nothing was working and I shot a 59, which would have been magnificent had I played 18 holes instead of 9.  I do feel I’m holding my head more steady and getting better contact but I still have days like when I shot 59 that the old habits come back with a vengeance.

Luckily, I am doing better on the health goals.  When “Stage 2” started on July 31st my goal was to get to 256 before my Oct. 25th surgery.  I then revised that on Aug. 28th to be 240 by Oct. 25th.  Today I weighed in at 252 and I have 4 weeks left to the end of Stage 2.  I feel I can get down to 240 but need to keep the activity levels up and the “Cheat Days” to a minimum.

To date I’ve been able to lose by eating better foods with more appropriate portions (FYI, just because a Pizza comes with 6 slices does not mean that 6 slices = 1 serving) combined with increased physical activity.

The therapy on the knee has worked wonders and that has helped me increase activity which I think has helped keep the pace of weight loss up.  My knee was a worry since it could impact my ability to do therapy on the foot after the surgery so I am a little more confident I’ll be OK for that.

One disappointment, according to the BMI calculators I am still "Obese" and would still be "Obese" at the 240 goal.  Of course, 240 is not the final goal but to get to "Normal" I need to be at 194 which is another 58 pounds from now.  I really do not think I can get to that weight.  The lowest weight in my log is 211 from June 10, 2016.  That was over 7 years ago.  And I have no clue the last time I was at or under 200.  That may have been 30+ years ago.  I know I was 175 when I graduated high school, but that was 43 years ago.  I've been reading about using waist circumference relative to height as a potentially better indicator and I'll need to learn more about that.

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Here is a “Before & After”.  The 1st is from the Little Mountain outing in May, the 2nd from this morning.

Ok, I know I am not a photogenic person and can never seem to have a natural smile in photos 🤪

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Yeah, the downside (you'll gladly take it!) is that your belts and pants are just so awkward. And I resist buying new ones for a long time.

Congrats! Looking great!

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5 minutes ago, iacas said:

Yeah, the downside (you'll gladly take it!) is that your belts and pants are just so awkward. And I resist buying new ones for a long time.

Congrats! Looking great!

Thanks, and Yup, that is a "Good Problem".  The sad part is the pants in the above are quite new, purchased in the spring and they were a little snug then.  Never wore them until today, still had the tags on this morning.  Now they are too big.

I'm planning to go through the closet this weekend and pull out the cloths I had to put away in the past year because they were too tight.  Hopefully they fit again.

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One disappointment, according to the BMI calculators I am still "Obese" and would still be "Obese" at the 240 goal.  Of course, 240 is not the final goal but to get to "Normal" I need to be at 194 which is another 58 pounds from now. 

I wouldn't place too much emphasis on BMI, it's widely known to not be a good measure. Nearly every pro athlete or anyone who has lifted weights for any substantial duration of time is overweight or obese because it only looks at bodyweight relative to height, not factoring in things like how much muscle a person has.

Two people can be 5'8" and 200lbs and one could be shredded with visible abs and a lot of muscle and the other could have more fat and lower amounts of muscle but their BMI would be the exact same and they would both be in the "overweight" category.

Regardless, congrats on the progress! Keep up the good work!

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8 hours ago, klineka said:

I wouldn't place too much emphasis on BMI, it's widely known to not be a good measure. Nearly every pro athlete or anyone who has lifted weights for any substantial duration of time is overweight or obese because it only looks at bodyweight relative to height, not factoring in things like how much muscle a person has.

Two people can be 5'8" and 200lbs and one could be shredded with visible abs and a lot of muscle and the other could have more fat and lower amounts of muscle but their BMI would be the exact same and they would both be in the "overweight" category.

Regardless, congrats on the progress! Keep up the good work!

Yep, body fat % is better. I like the military equation where you measure the stomach and neck. It's decently accurate for men.  At this point, losing the waist line is the biggest thing. Keep it up! 

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21 hours ago, saevel25 said:

I like the military equation where you measure the stomach and neck.

I did a little research and found the attached Power Point on the Air Force's Waist to Height method.  They measure the waist at the midpoint between the top of the hip bone and the bottom of the rib cage then divide that by height in inches to get a ratio (see pages 5-7)  Ideally, they want the waist to be @ 1/2 of your height or less.  Given I am 6'2" I need the measurement to be @ 40.5" to be at the high-end of the "Moderate Risk" level and still, barely, meet the standard.  Ideally I should be closer to 36.5' to be in the "Low Risk" category.

 Let's just say that as of now I "Do not meet the standard".  So I guess enlisting in the Air Force is not an option for me.

DAF_Body_Composition_Program_Assessment_012023_508.pdf

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