The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 15

I'm not going to lie to you. I will not mince words in your presence. I am not a happy man today. I am hopeful that these feelings will not blend into tomorrow. Today, I feel a sense of inadequacy and the pain in knowing that some of my life's goals have been placed at, or what at least for now seems like, an almost unreachable distance away from me. I don't feel it necessary to expound upon the nature of these feeling beyond what I have mentioned, nor the reasons behind which they manifested themselves. Suffice to say, it's been a sh*tty afternoon/evening.

On to better things. I had a meeting this evening about a wonderful new charity initiative that a friend is contemplating and has consulted me about. Before our meeting we got under way, one buddy of mine sat down next to me and mentioned out load in a very pleased way,

I love your blog! I read it every day. I've never done this before, but I love seeing what Dave has done today.

Thanks! I'm still astonished at all the replies and virtual pats on the back. Some have even gone so far as to offer real world solutions and options to help me along in the process.

Day 15 Stats

Weight: 306.8 Lbs. (I forgot to do this in the morning, so this number is not so reliable).

Loss Actions: 28oz of water, and 4 cookies by way of a snack. I spent 25 solid minutes "sweating to the new-ies" playing Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). After my meeting (see above) I chose to walk my buddy up 2 flights of stairs to his apartment on the 10th floor then down the 7 flights to my own on 3.

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 14

Over the weekend, we ate dinner with our friends who live on the 12th floor of our apartment building. After Friday night services, I walked up from the 3rd floor to the 12th (125 steps). Once there, I was informed by my wonderful wife that I had forgotten the salad. 250 more steps down then up again. Then, after a delightful and scrumptious dinner, we went back down to our apartment for a total of 500 steps! Although I was tired and cranky (after getting the salad) I was excited to mention this enormous feat on this blog.

I think I am getting more motivated. Thanks everyone for the continued support. I know many of you keep sending notes to me via facebook and twitter, but don't be afraid to comment. The more you can join in on our conversation, the more everyone benefits out of the whole experiment.

I received this email from my sister in Toronto,

We all watched your video together. We wanted me to let you know that we now all have...wet pants!!! thanks for the laugh and the inspiration!!!

keep us posted!!

Seems that the video was a success! I'll try to keep new onces coming. DO you have an idea for me to film myself doing? Examples: Biking (still need a bike), preparing some recipes with the wife, Walking up stairs in the Warwick (our apartment complex), food shopping trips (we called them "making an order" in Canada), etc.

Day 14 Stats
Weight: 301.8 Lbs.
Loss Actions: 52oz of water, and no snacking today.

Last night, my wife got a flat tire while traveling on I95 north from DC to Baltimore. Thank God, she and her passengers were fine, frazzled, but fine. Both husbands (+1 expert tire changing friend) rushed to the scene and worked together to secure everyone and get on our merry way. This led to a celebratory pizza dinner for all (and one that got us out of making something from scratch after the terrible ordeal). Pizza lunch left-overs was the obvious lunch for today...

I also helped said expert friend unload the pieces for his new shed from a rented truck to his backyard earlier in the day. That was a great workout!

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 11

My wife surprised me with a present on Monday. She was so excited to give it to me. Months ago I had discovered Snorg Tees, I great independent online t-shirt shop, and told her about a specific shirt, "I'm Huge in Japan." I thought it was hilarious. Months went by and I, of course, forgot all about my find. That was until Monday, when a package arrived in our mail and my wife had a huge smirk on.

I tore open the bag to find to my great delight the I'm huge in Japan t-shirt in an extra large. Unfortunately, I am no longer a slender extra large, I am now a more voluptuous double-wide, super fat, tres-tres-grande, extra extra large.

However, I am even more excited now.... I already have a prize awaiting my soon to be smaller figure.

Day 11 Stats
Weight: 301.2 Lbs.
Loss Actions: 36oz of water, a salad and tuna sandwich for lunch, and 2 bananas to mix up the snacking a little. ALso, I'm very happy t note that while I took a stroll to the local Starbucks with my boss, I did not make a sugar and fat withdrawal, I only enjoyed his lively conversation.

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 9

Dave is out of commission today due to complications. Thus, no actions or report! See you tomorrow.

The Management...

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 8

Welcome to week two in my adventures in slimattude. So far your read my rants, commented on my posts and hopefully seen my "music video". Feel free to follow me on twitter (@weinberg81) where I talk about other stuff too.

Note: I made it possible to comment as "Anonymous" now, so you won't need a username or anything. Thanks for the nudge "Redhead Hoser".

What a beautiful day in DC! 96 degrees and counting. I left my office for a short walk (yes, to Starbucks - with a coworker) and couldn't get over the day. This has got to be one of the nicest days I had even witnessed while living here, and I spent 99% of it indoors...

Classic DC moment: As I left the GeniusRocket offices, Marine One, the President's green and white sikorsky helicopter, flew a mere 200 ft overhead. I rushed to grab a pic off my blackberry and posted it to facebook. The picture shows that its further off, due to my lack of speed. So cool!

Day 8 Stats
Weight: 302.1 Lbs.
Loss Actions: 48oz of water, zero snacks (yay) except the bowl of blueberry I am about to indulge in and a brief walk in the sweat-inducing heat. I hope to do another round of dance dance revolution later tonight too.

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 7 - Dance Dance Revolution: An Expose

Yesterday was a Jewish fast day, the Seventeenth of Tamuz (a Jewish month), therefore I did not weigh in until this morning. Of course, I did not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset either, so my numbers went down accordingly.

I was so excited to get back on the blogging train today that I though I would post a few seconds of one of my fitness moments: Dance Dance Revolution. For my birthday this year, my wife, mother and sister all chipped in to buy my a playstation with dance dance revolution an dance mat. A friend of ours lost over 40 Lbs using DDR as part of his weight loss regime! When we heard that, and tried this truly fun game we thought "Why not?"



Day 7 Stats
Weight: 301.3 Lbs.
Loss Actions:

Well, besides the video above and fasting yesterday, I drank 30oz of water today and ate a salad for lunch. I really have to push myself harder to drink more water, even with the more frequent "pauses" in my day.

The Road to a Lesser Dave: Day 4

Yesterday, signed up for Freecycle, a sort of free giveaway program online. Each community has their own, where you can offer things you no longer want or post for something you do. I posted that I was looking for an adult sized relatively new bike. I haven't heard anything back yet. My next step is our local list serve then family then friends, then if all else fails, I may buy one.

Any clue where else I can turn?

With the economy the way it is, we are really trying to curb our spending habits. I've even begun reading financial tightwad style blogs like "Get Rich Slowly" and "Zen Habits" ans sign up for Mint (really cool financial management software).

So far the best thing we have done is open in ING Direct Orange Savings Account (high yield saving account online). If you haven't done this yet... go do it now! There is only a $250 minimum to open an account and then with auto deposits and high return interest, all is smooth sailing. Our first house, here we come!

Where do you get you budget and spending motivation and advice from?

Lat night, post posting I received another email,

Maybe the way you're posting is a little bit of a downer. Each day you post your "Loss Actions", the things you do to lose weight, and none of them are fun: skipping a snack, exercising, etc. Maybe you should keep track of all the stuff you did get to eat. Say you have 2000 calories in a day, that still includes lots of good food, and at the end of the day you may feel less deprived if you have a long list of things you enjoyed instead of the things you had to forego.

[From MathWiz]

What do you think? I'll try to be more "upbeat", but I'm not sure I'm yet ready for, "Yay, 23 celery stick... hot diggity".

Day 2 Stats
Weight: 301.6 Lbs.
Loss Actions:
Today was a level 5 heat wave day in DC, even the buses were free so people wouldn't randomly collapse while walking, thus my lack of activity. I drank the requisite 40oz of water and did not snack at all. This weekend will bring real exercise with walking and dancing and more! Thanks for reading...