Re: Re: (Mitch) So how was your 4th?

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Well, - I've had a rocky road of late.... I started following the

WW plan on

my own in November of 2002 at 281 pounds (my all-time high had been 300

pounds,

and I'd lost a lot of weight previously on at least 3 occasions, but

always regained). After 3 months,

I was at 271 pounds. then I got serious. When I signed up with WW

(again, not my first time) in

Mid March 2003, I was at 255. I got all the way down to 180.2 by the

end of January - not

yet at goal - but getting close - then, with 100 pounds lost - I fell

" off the wagon " . I've continued

to exercise (although not as religiously) and I've been

On-Program-Off-Program-On-Program-

Off-Program over-and -over here these last 5 months (to the tune of a

20+ pound gain. Amazing

how much more easily those pounds come on then go off.). The

last couple of weeks, I've finally screwed my head back on straight and

gotten 100% back on

plan and exercise routine - and the weight is creeping back down. I'm

definitely not going

to give up the investment in all the new clothes I've purchased :-).

Athletic? That's definitely not a term I ever think of when describing

myself. I think of athletes

as those with sculpted bodies who are good at all the athletic endeavors

they persue. Me? Yes,

a lot thinner then I used to be, but definitely not sculpted. That's OK.

I'm not out there to compete,

just to have fun. I've always enjoyed cycling - even when I was heavier.

But now it's a lot

easier - at 280 pounds, I could do maybe a 15 mile ride and then another

one later in the week

To do back-to-back-to-back 20 mile rides and then a long treadmill

session the next day and

then a 30 mile ride the next day would have been impossible. I've

recently taken up running

(a little bit) - and finished 2 5K's - slow, but I finished. I'll

continue to run - because it's less

of a time committment then cycling (it takes me an hour + on the bicycle

to get the same benefit

as 20-25 minutes of running), and the treadmill is my best alternative

in the winter, and its' easier

then transporting my bicycle on business trips, and its' good as a

cross-training activty - but it's

not my first love. I just love the feeling of being out there on 2 wheels.

.... and yes, that's really my name, but its' the first time I've ever

been described as a Rescue

Ranger :-)

Hope that answers your question.

wrote:

>OK Mitch, now I'll live vicariously through you AND Tory.

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>:-)

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>What are your stats? (if you don't mind me asking?) How much did you

>lose with Weight Watchers? (I'm assuming you are at goal weight)

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>Were you always athletic? Or is this adult-onset athletics? :-)

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>Inquiring minds want to know.

> in CO

>(and is your name REALLY Mitch Javelin? It sounds like the name of a

>Rescue Ranger!) <grin>

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> Re: RE: So how was your 4th? (Pat

>from KC)

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>My 4th of July Report: We didn't really have any formal plans this

>weekend, so I didn't have

>the BBQ challenges a lot of you all faced. We had our 7/4 celebration on

>Wednesday night the

>30th with the township fireworks - which were great!!!!. I booked out

>early from work

>on Friday and did a 20+ mile bicycle ride - 1st time on the bicycle

>since mid-June, so it

>felt great. Felt, so great that I got up early Saturday and did another

>20+ miles!!!! I was done

>by 8 AM and we did some errands at the Mall, finishing up with lunch at

>Subway. In the afternoon,

>my friend Tom stopped by and we wound up watching the Mets defeat the

>Yankees (yeah!!!!). Tom

>and his wife live a couple of towns over and he was in town looking at a

>house they're considering

>buying. We're really hopeful that this happens. Saturday night, I BBQ'd

>up some chicken and

>some small swiss steaks. Yum!!!!

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>Sunday morning, with a quiet 4th of July upon us, I set out for yet

>another bike ride. This time,

>I went just over 21 miles. In the afternoon, we went over to my Mom's

>condo complex (next

>town over) and took advantage of her pool, We had lots of fun swimming

>and frolicking with

>the kids. I had a steak sandwich (left over steak from last nights BBQ)

>for lunch and BBQ'd

>up some Swordfish for dinner, which my wife served with couscous and

>steamed Broccili

>and Zucchini.

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>Monday, my wife was having her mother and a few of her mother's friends

>over for a

>visit --- so I was able to go do my own thing. Weather was horrible -

>very hot, humid,

>heavy air. In the morning, I decided to hit the treadmill. Did 2 minute

>run/walk intervals

>for 1 Hour and 20 minutes. In the afternoon, I went off to see

> " Spiderman 2 " (which I

>thought was great!) and run some additional errands. I had some left

>over BBQ chicken

>for lunch and the Morningstar Farms Veggie Imitation Buffalo Chicken

>Wings for

>dinner (boy, were these delicious & point -friendly). My wife keeps a

>vegetarian

>style, so we have lots of this sort of stuff in the house.

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>My company is closed all this week. We're forced to use vacation days

>today-Friday,

>so I'm taking advantage. I did another 30+ miles on the bicycle this

>morning. It was

>beautiful. The weather was terrific - all the humiidity is gone and

>there was a cooling

>breeze. I rode down the canal way on into and beyond Princeton.

>Everything felt

> " in sync " - I felt so strong on this ride. In the last 5 days, I've

>cycled 92.1 miles and

>run/walked another 6 miles. Imagine me doing that pre-WW??? Never.

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>Tomorrow is our last day home for the week - I'm going to get some more

>cycling

>in. On Thursday, we leave (along with Tom and his family) for a little

>family vacation

>to Lake , NY. Really, looking forward to this. I'm totally psyched

>and motivated

>to keep this a healthy, active vacation - plan to do some running and

>lots of walking - and

>lots of running after the kids :-).

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>Best,

>Mitch

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