TromboneAl said:A lot of my gigs involve very little pay, but all the food/beer/wine that I want. For example, last night I could have had $3 slices of cheese cake, mocha shakes, whatever. So, my frugal side (get something for free) is in direct conflict with my don't eat too much side.
simple girl said:Down 2# this week, to 132#. Yippee! That's down a total of 3# in 2 weeks. Still sticking to my diet, but haven't worked out since Saturday. gotta get back on the bike today.
HaHa said:Lots of big people on this board. I wonder if the ability to get high salaries and save a lot of money is correlated with mass?
SecondCor521 said:Any suggestions for how to get motivated? Public humiliation doesn't seem to be working for me.
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MooreBonds said:How do you find yourself saving the most in your financial budget? By daydreaming of what life is like when you're FIREd? (if you're not already) Or are you a fellow naturally cheapskate thrifty guy?
Have you tried applying the same motivation to your diet? Even though I've always been financially frugal, my younger years weren't lean by any means when it came to my diet. I realized later on that it's much healthier to stay in shape and watch what I eat. As a result, at age 30, even though I weigh more (191 lbs) than in high school/early college, my waist (33) is smaller, and my chest (43) is larger.
Sometimes I allow myself to splurge, but I try and keep a rough track of my total caloric 'expenditures' each day, so I don't go overboard and wolf down 3,000+ calories (too often ).
Another motivator is getting on a treadmill where you can enter your weight to get an accurate tally of the calories you burn. Sure, your actual calories you burn can be different based on your metabolism, etc....but there is a physical absolute minimum number of calories you burn based on simple physics. When you're chugging along at the incline setting of 15 and walking at 3.8 miles per hour, and see that all of that work only burns a measly 280 calories, it helps you think twice about eating that donut or dessert. That, and I usually save my heavy/big meals/desserts for breakfast, where they will burn more efficiently during the day (instead of while I sleep).
SecondCor521 said:You know, I read this post several times and didn't understand what your point is. Sometimes I am just dense despite being edumacated. Can you reexplain in simpler terms?
SecondCor521 said:OK, I'm checking in here, even though it's not Wednesday.
I've probably gained a few pounds since I started the thread. I think last time I checked I was at 197.5 or something.
I've traced my weight gain down to a lack of willingness to defer gratification. If I eat the pizza now, it tastes good now; if I don't eat the pizza now, I'll be 20 pounds lighter in 20 weeks.
Any suggestions for how to get motivated? Public humiliation doesn't seem to be working for me.
The same issue is affecting my work. Posting now is more fun than my job now; working harder might result in a raise or better job in who knows how long.
2Cor521
HaHa said:Lots of big people on this board. I wonder if the ability to get high salaries and save a lot of money is correlated with mass?
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TargaDave said:Joining late but better late than never
48, 6', 200.5# after the holiday splurge and way too much business travel. My start date is 1/14/07. I live in a house with 3 skinny females that keep the cupboards full of fat and sugar. Nothing like a challenge. I'll weigh in next week.
TargaDave said:1/24/07 194.5#. Yeah
TargaDave said:1/31/07 191.5#
TargaDave said:2/07/07 189# (3 day splurge in the Yucatan but worth it; next 10# are the tough ones for me)
mclesters said:Today at 174, down 5 lbs (WOW!) from last week's 179.
FinanceDude said:228!!
Lowest I've weighted since 1998..........
Aiming for 199 by 12/31/07.