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Yesterday is Gone

March 5, 2010 | How to Lose Pounds

That title is so deep.

The choices you made yesterday have no impact or influence on the choices you will make today.  Yesterday is gone and today all you’re left with are the results of the choices you made in the past.

That doesn’t mean you have to live with them.

  • It doesn’t matter that you’re 5, 25, or even 125 pounds overweight.
  • It doesn’t matter what you ate yesterday.
  • It doesn’t matter that you didn’t go to the gym yesterday.
  • It doesn’t matter that you’ve been gaining weight for the past 25 years.
  • It doesn’t matter that you’ve failed countless diets in the past.

All that matters are the choices you make today.  Your previous choices and experiences have no affect on how today starts and ends.  You might be discouraged and look back at previous weight loss attempts and think, “I’ve never lost weight before, why would anything change now?”

I had never lost any weight on countless attempts before either until last January.  Since that time, as I’m sure you know, I’ve lost over 125 pounds.

I’m so glad I didn’t let yesterday get in the way.

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Week 58: Weigh-in Results

March 3, 2010 | Weigh-in Results

While the scale is still moving back down, it’s not as quickly as I’d like.

March 3 weight: 214.8
February 24 weight: 215.8
February 17 weight: 218.8
February 10 weight: 208.2
February 3 weight: 210

I’ve lost 1 pound in the last week and 129.6 pounds in 58 weeks. Want previous stats? Check out my entire 58 week weight loss progress.

My efforts during the week (you know, with a routine) are extremely focused — I’m watching my calories, drinking plenty of water (100 ounces) and getting plenty of exercise.  It’s the period from Friday  night until Monday morning that is and always has been a problem for me.

I have a solution:  counting calories.

From now until next Wednesday I’m going to count calories on my twitter account I setup exclusively for doing so:  twitter.com/344food.  Every time I consume a calorie, regardless how little, I’ll record it for you all to see through tweets.  You’ll be able to see exactly what I’m eating.

I have no doubt I would get near 210 pounds next week if I had a strong showing over the weekend — hopefully counting calories will shame help me do just that.  It’s just another way I’m going to keep myself accountable.

How are you staying accountable this week?

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50 More Random Facts About Me

February 28, 2010 | News & Updates

We need some more quality time together.

  1. Favorite vacation spot is Myrtle Beach.  Specifically, Water’s Edge Resort.  My wife and I have a trip planned for my birthday this summer
  2. Thinks more I share about myself, the more I like blogging
  3. It’s more personal
  4. Extremely competitive
  5. Accepts losing, just means I need to practice more
  6. Can’t stand whiners
  7. Tyler is actually my middle name, Shawn is my first
  8. Close family and friends call me by my first
  9. Thinks names don’t matter, “hey man” normally works fine
  10. Need to still register for the Cooper River Bridge Run
  11. Wants to meet with readers after the run for food
  12. Drives a clunker, saving to pay cash for a Mustang
  13. Eats 5-6 meals a day
  14. Sister-in-law joined my softball team tonight
  15. Used to have high blood pressure, now I’m close to perfection
  16. Loves South Carolina
  17. Loves the South Carolina Gamecocks
  18. PapayaHead and HabitChanger support me financially making it so I don’t actually lose money running the blog
  19. One, maybe two more sponsors within the next couple of days
  20. Getting tired of Lady Gaga
  21. Misses 96 Wave
  22. Favorite cars are Fords and Hyundais
  23. Probably the only time you’ll ever read that sentence
  24. Doesn’t watch much (reality) television, but Undercover Boss rocks
  25. So does Deadliest Catch
  26. Only television show I’ve ever “followed” is the masterpiece The Shield
  27. RIP Lem
  28. Doesn’t want to do my taxes
  29. Even though they’re sent off to my accountant
  30. Related to Chris O’Donnell or so I’m told
  31. Proven to be related to Oliver Wendell Holmes
  32. Wants to live in an old plantation home on a lake
  33. River will do just fine
  34. Mom works with Wesley Snipe’s dad
  35. Met him several times, nice guy
  36. Prefers Hampton Hill Athletic Club to Gold’s Gym
  37. Reads EVERY single comment and e-mail
  38. Doesn’t have much time to respond much anymore, but will continue to as time permits
  39. Loves staying in motels/hotels
  40. Realizes building muscle is harder than losing weight
  41. Found new $100 Under Armour softball cleats for $24
  42. Thinks this winter has never been so cold or so long
  43. Wants to pass down a business to my children
  44. Wants to have several children
  45. Prefers french toast over pancakes
  46. Eats a lot of peanut butter
  47. Still on the front page of CNN’s Fit Nation
  48. Incredibly humbled by all the feedback (comments to posts)
  49. Wish YOU (yes, you) would comment too
  50. Loves Facebook

Now, it’s your turn.  If you’ve never commented, here’s your chance to introduce yourself.  This blog isn’t about me anymore, it’s all about you.

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