Before I began using the blog to discuss water board issues, I had intended it to post reports on my progress, or lack of it. Since on 10 December, 2009 I weighed 178.4 (80.9KG) and today, after hiking well more than 1,000 miles with a 20KG backpack, I weigh 169.6!
Not much progress if I look only at weight, which has fluctuated over a 12 pound range for the past 18 months. There are other fitness related issues to discuss, however.
December, 2007 252.2 Lbs (114.5KG)
You can't tell from my expression, but I was rather pleased with myself as I had already lost at least 60 pounds from a high somewhere around (I wasn't weighing then) of 310 - 325 pounds (140.6KG). I had decided that I was going to backpack in the Australian outback and that I had to get into shape for the trip.
May, 2008 240.4 Lbs (109 KG)
Here, I was still 85 Lbs. over my ideal weight, morbidly obese, yet feeling pretty good at being at least 75 Lbs. below my worst.
August, 2008 235.6 Lbs. (106.8 KG)
While the ground was still smoking, the terrible forest fire which passed just across the river from Tobin led to a great deal of work attempting to reestablish water. I was to hike down the mountain from the Jackass Creek dam, some 450 feet of smoking ash, brambles and burned logs with a variety of officialdom six times. Pretty good means to take off a few pounds, 18 actually.
August, 2008 235.6 Lbs. (106.8 KG)
I am now a mere one year before my foray down under and was still way above what I was shooting for before heading into the bush.
April, 2009 217.2 Lbs. (98.5 KG)
I decided that I did not want to embarrass myself and by extension all Americans by falling off my horse when on a cattle station. I was concerned about being too heavy for the horse, though.
May, 2009 202.6 Lbs. (91.8 KG)
A mere 3 months before my flight, I'm beginning to feel progress is being made.
August, 2009 201.8 Lbs. (91.5 KG)
This is about as good as it would get but I managed to be below 90 KG before we jumped from the plane.
August, 2010 168.2 Lbs. (76.3 KG)
As a born again nudist I am extremely opposed to the notion that some parts of the body are capable of "indecent exposure" and with the Blog warning that this blog might be unacceptable to some, nonetheless the fig leaf is easier than complaints.
They and others are posted uncensored on the Tribe website called Fit & Nude:
http://tribes.tribe.net/fitnessnudism?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B33015ebb-4d50-48ba-835a-ad9192c10ddc%5D
August, 2010 168.2 Lbs. (76.3 KG)
Now, four months later in December most of the loose skin has reabsorbed.
August, 2010 168.2 Lbs. (76.3 KG)
I actually like this picture which was taken on the "clothing optional" territory shared by myself and my immediate neighbors in lower Tobin Hts.
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