The Beginning: Where I Started From
My goal is to reach the weight of 160 lbs. by October 1, 2013.
The name of the blog is "Body by Payne" and it is a bit of a play on words, i.e. "Body by Pain" as we don't succeed in weight management without some changes and sacrifice, i.e. "pain"
Where I am now is a statement, not a question and it means where I am to begin with and where I plan to go. My weight this morning was 193.6 lbs, which is where I am. A few weeks ago, I hit a weight of 207 lbs. although I was there only briefly. Here is short table to detail my weight in lbs.
The name of the blog is "Body by Payne" and it is a bit of a play on words, i.e. "Body by Pain" as we don't succeed in weight management without some changes and sacrifice, i.e. "pain"
Where I am now is a statement, not a question and it means where I am to begin with and where I plan to go. My weight this morning was 193.6 lbs, which is where I am. A few weeks ago, I hit a weight of 207 lbs. although I was there only briefly. Here is short table to detail my weight in lbs.
| Date | Weight, lbs. |
| 1/26/2013 | 204.00 |
| 1/27/2013 | 204.60 |
| 1/28/2013 | 204.60 |
| 1/29/2013 | 207.00 |
| 1/30/2013 | 205.20 |
| 1/31/2013 | 204.80 |
| 2/1/2013 | 205.20 |
| 2/2/2013 | 203.80 |
| 2/3/2013 | 202.80 |
| 2/4/2013 | 201.80 |
| 2/5/2013 | 200.20 |
| 2/6/2013 | 200.40 |
| 2/7/2013 | 199.00 |
| 2/8/2013 | 200.40 |
| 2/9/2013 | 200.20 |
| 2/10/2013 | 198.40 |
| 2/11/2013 | 197.60 |
| 2/12/2013 | 197.00 |
| 2/13/2013 | 196.20 |
| 2/14/2013 | 195.20 |
| 2/15/2013 | 194.80 |
| 2/16/2013 | 194.80 |
| 2/17/2013 | 194.60 |
2/18/2013 193.60
I am a 69 year old male, just turned 69 on February 12th and the fact is that the longer we live, for most of us, the more difficult weight management is. I have learned what works for me but I still have to plan and work my plan, to follow what I know.
I have been a runner since 1978 and in that time of 35 years, I have run more than 35,000 miles. I used to keep a carefully detailed log of each run but I got out of that habit due to a lot of things happening in my life and with friends and family. My principle tool is knowledge and in about 1998 I became aware of the Doctors Eades with their program called "Protein P:ower". Following it and exercising, I lost weight. After that I also learned about Dr. Atkins, who had been around for some time, but he was new to me. The two programs are very similar. In 2007, Gary Taubes published his book, "Good Calories, Bad Calories" which, I feel, has the most complete story of why we gain weight. From what I have learned, I have designed my own plan. I do not like to call it a diet plan but that is the stupidity of calling a janitor (the word I grew up with) a "sanitary engineer" to raise his self esteem. I can't find a better word than diet. I can say "control, fast, therapy, regime, regimen, etc," and the worst, "starvation", which I certainly don't want to do. So, all said, I have designed my own diet plan and I'll post it later.
I set my goal in this fashion. I have known my ideal weight for some time and it is around 155-160 lbs. so I set that number as my goal. I subtracted my goal weight of 160 from my starting weight of 204 resulting in a 44 lbs. net change and multiplied the 44 by 16 oz. per pound for 704. I set my daily goal at a net loss of 4 oz. per day, which is about 1.75 lbs. per week of change and reasonable to do.
I weigh each day, first thing in the morning after I wake and empty the bladder and I weigh naked for consistency. Cowboy boots add to my weight, and my doctor usually has them weigh me with my boots on; go figure. On the other hand, they won't let me weigh naked at the medical office. I calculated the number of days it would take me to reach 160 and set my goal as October 1, 2013. My weight loss will show down as I move along and I can make meaningful adjustments.
The first step of any plan is to begin.
Stephen Joe "Red Boots" Payne
I am a 69 year old male, just turned 69 on February 12th and the fact is that the longer we live, for most of us, the more difficult weight management is. I have learned what works for me but I still have to plan and work my plan, to follow what I know.
I have been a runner since 1978 and in that time of 35 years, I have run more than 35,000 miles. I used to keep a carefully detailed log of each run but I got out of that habit due to a lot of things happening in my life and with friends and family. My principle tool is knowledge and in about 1998 I became aware of the Doctors Eades with their program called "Protein P:ower". Following it and exercising, I lost weight. After that I also learned about Dr. Atkins, who had been around for some time, but he was new to me. The two programs are very similar. In 2007, Gary Taubes published his book, "Good Calories, Bad Calories" which, I feel, has the most complete story of why we gain weight. From what I have learned, I have designed my own plan. I do not like to call it a diet plan but that is the stupidity of calling a janitor (the word I grew up with) a "sanitary engineer" to raise his self esteem. I can't find a better word than diet. I can say "control, fast, therapy, regime, regimen, etc," and the worst, "starvation", which I certainly don't want to do. So, all said, I have designed my own diet plan and I'll post it later.
I set my goal in this fashion. I have known my ideal weight for some time and it is around 155-160 lbs. so I set that number as my goal. I subtracted my goal weight of 160 from my starting weight of 204 resulting in a 44 lbs. net change and multiplied the 44 by 16 oz. per pound for 704. I set my daily goal at a net loss of 4 oz. per day, which is about 1.75 lbs. per week of change and reasonable to do.
I weigh each day, first thing in the morning after I wake and empty the bladder and I weigh naked for consistency. Cowboy boots add to my weight, and my doctor usually has them weigh me with my boots on; go figure. On the other hand, they won't let me weigh naked at the medical office. I calculated the number of days it would take me to reach 160 and set my goal as October 1, 2013. My weight loss will show down as I move along and I can make meaningful adjustments.
The first step of any plan is to begin.
Stephen Joe "Red Boots" Payne
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