Cooker's Throwdown Friday ... 10-19-12

[Cooker]

TheChimp has managed to shed two pounds this week and I’m trying very hard to stick with counting my WW points ... Not much to yack about today ... I am getting ready to start my prep for Monday’s colonoscopy ... oh the joys of aging:rolleyes2: ...

How has your week gone? ... any advice for the Yo-Yo King (me)? ... If I could put together all my weight losses over Throwdown history I would probably weigh -155 :tongue2:

Keeping on keeping on:thumbup:

Thanksgiving Day Marathon Starting Weight: 217
Last Week .... 226
This Week .... 224
Marathon Stats .... +7

 

[ski girl]

It's 80% diet, 20% exercise. This week make a goal to cut out one bad thing you're eating/drinking. So if you drink four sodas a day, cut back to two.

 

[Superbob]

Ski Girl -- Yes, great advice! Slow and steady wins the race. Make small, sustainable changes, not huge ones that you will go back on.

Cooker, way to go -- 2 pounds in a week.

As for Superbob:

Starting weight for the Marathon to Thanksgiving: 270.9

This morning's weight: 264.3

Loss so far: 6.6 pounds

As the Redbirds continue to advance in exciting fashion in the postseason, Superbob is doing a lot of extra jumping up and down, and also exercising the lungs. GO REDBIRDS!!!

 

[Duffey]

Ski Girl has offered great advice. I need to take it to heart and concentrate on small increments.

Speaking of small increments . . . I weigh exactly what I weighed the day we started this latest race. I'm hoping to lose five pounds in three weeks, but I am dubious about the odds of it happening.

Good job this week, Cooker and Superbob.

Week's weight: 149
Starting weight: 149

 

[Wise]

Okay, so Cindy and I both dared to weigh this morning. I was expecting a worse outcome, but I'm up for the race.

I weighed 190.3. That's up 1.8 for the gobble gobble race. Cindy weighed 155.1, which is down 1.7 for race.

I hope St. Louis makes it to the world series. I would love to see them win the whole thing. Who needed Albert? Apparently not the redbirds.

 

[Cooker]

Sound like everyone is doing pretty good with losing a few or maintaining ... maybe TheChimp can find the key to open the door and escape from being a bad influence on myself (which is what I do best) :biggrin2:

 

[Superbob]

In the process of seeking a new family doctor. Not a fun thing to do, but yesterday's appointment for my wife was the final straw. I made a list beforehand of questions to ask but he said upfront could ask him about only 2 problems. What?! Last visit, he told her to answer all questions with a yes or a no. I think he disrespects women in particular but I have no desire to go to him anymore either.

 

[Wise]

In the process of seeking a new family doctor. Not a fun thing to do, but yesterday's appointment for my wife was the final straw. I made a list beforehand of questions to ask but he said upfront could ask him about only 2 problems. What?! Last visit, he told her to answer all questions with a yes or a no. I think he disrespects women in particular but I have no desire to go to him anymore either.

Wow! I don't blame you for wanting another doctor! What a jerk that guy is being. I hope he isn't reflective of a trend!

 

[Cooker]

In the process of seeking a new family doctor. Not a fun thing to do, but yesterday's appointment for my wife was the final straw. I made a list beforehand of questions to ask but he said upfront could ask him about only 2 problems. What?! Last visit, he told her to answer all questions with a yes or a no. I think he disrespects women in particular but I have no desire to go to him anymore either.

He sounds like an ass ... keep searching:thumbup:

 

[Cooker]

Prep today for the look up the old c ..."O"... lon tomorrow.... maybe this will give me a good jump on shedding a few pounds ....:biggrin2:

 

[Superbob]

Prep today for the look up the old c ..."O"... lon tomorrow.... maybe this will give me a good jump on shedding a few pounds ....:biggrin2:

Oh man, I've done that a few times myself, and hopefully not again for a few years. No way to depict it as pleasant, but it is kind of a challenge -- finding something you can ingest that won't ruin the program. At one point, I was allowed the instant mashed potatoes (maybe though you are past that stage) and they tasted like gourmet food at that point. Look for all the angles -- wish you well on the results.

And thanks to you and Wise for thoughts on the doc. Have gotten some doc recommendations from fellow members of local Mended Hearts and will check those out. Just can't abide the current one any longer -- my poor DW started to cry and stood up and almost walked out in mid-exam. I calmed her enough to get through, but I get madder about this the more I think about it. She can't help it that she has multiple med problems -- a real doctor would want to hear about everything, because they could all be related. A real doctor would not lecture her about just giving "yes" or "no" answers to everything he asks. What an uncaring, insensitive jerk!

 

[Duffey]

Oh man, I've done that a few times myself, and hopefully not again for a few years. No way to depict it as pleasant, but it is kind of a challenge -- finding something you can ingest that won't ruin the program. At one point, I was allowed the instant mashed potatoes (maybe though you are past that stage) and they tasted like gourmet food at that point. Look for all the angles -- wish you well on the results.

And thanks to you and Wise for thoughts on the doc. Have gotten some doc recommendations from fellow members of local Mended Hearts and will check those out. Just can't abide the current one any longer -- my poor DW started to cry and stood up and almost walked out in mid-exam. I calmed her enough to get through, but I get madder about this the more I think about it. She can't help it that she has multiple med problems -- a real doctor would want to hear about everything, because they could all be related. A real doctor would not lecture her about just giving "yes" or "no" answers to everything he asks. What an uncaring, insensitive jerk!

The doc's an ass. I'd put finding a new one on my priority list before something comes up that you need another appointment.

Cooker, I don't envy you today. Yuck!

 

[AgilityDog]

Poor Cooker. Hope all goes well and you get a "clean" report.

Good news for me - I finally broke 140, going the right way! 139.5 this morning. I dunno if it will last. I just didn't eat much this weekend.

 

[Cooker]

All systems go!!! Mr Colon clean as a whistle:thumbup:

 

[Superbob]

All systems go!!! Mr Colon clean as a whistle:thumbup:

YAY!!! Proceed to chow down, Mr. Chimp!

 

[Duffey]

All systems go!!! Mr Colon clean as a whistle:thumbup:

Congrats to Mr. Colon.:thumbup::rolleyes2:

 

[Cooker]

I saw the cardiologist yesterday when I went in for STAT INR before the colonoscopy. He says all is go heart wise and now the gastro guy has pronounced me good to go and better than most for my age ... I will not lie and say I was not concerned, I was ... But now I feel like maybe just maybe I need to take a hard look at how I treat the body God has given me ... I have dodged more than a few bullets in my life ... time to show my gratitude by taking better care of me .... peace out :thumbup:

 

[Wise]

Congrats on the good news Cooker!

Yeah I'm with you; I need to take care of my body better. I get so frustrated with myself. I guess it comes down to choices.

 

[Cooker]

Congrats on the good news Cooker!

Yeah I'm with you; I need to take care of my body better. I get so frustrated with myself. I guess it comes down to choices.

Yep ...choices that are not easy for me ... I had a pretty good day yesterday but I did have some sweets, not as much as I might have wanted so I feel good about stopping short of really over doing it ....

Started today with a good breakfast off apples, bananas and peanut butter:thumbup:

 

[Wise]

Yep ...choices that are not easy for me ... I had a pretty good day yesterday but I did have some sweets, not as much as I might have wanted so I feel good about stopping short of really over doing it ....

Started today with a good breakfast off apples, bananas and peanut butter:thumbup:

Apples, bananas and peanut butter. I could handle that!