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Weight |
BP |
Pulse |
Notes |
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03/27/05 |
241 |
117/71 |
55 |
Cholesterol is now 143
overall. HDL is 51, LDL is 80, Triglycerides are 59. |
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04/23/05 |
239 |
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Bought regular extra
large shirts for the first time in years. No more 2XL anything. |
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5/24/05 |
236 |
114/62 |
53 |
1 hr treadmill 6
days/week at 70% of max heart rate. Weight train 3 days/wk. |
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6/10/05 |
233 |
116/65 |
54 |
Thinking about
moderating my exercise routines. I may be overdoing it. |
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6/21/05 |
230 |
114/64 |
52 |
Wonder if my metabolism
is slowing from getting fitter or are my daily calories too low considering
the amount of exercise I'm doing so as to cause my body to go into starvation
mode? I need advice on how much I should be eating for optimum health. Odd
worry for me to wonder if I'm eating enough! |
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7/20/05 |
228 |
112/64 |
49 |
Been riding my
new bicycle 10 to 20 miles every day. What fun!
Beats the hell out of working out on the treadmill. |
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8/30/05 |
228 |
118/69 |
45 |
Bike riding between 125
and 150 miles a week. Endurance increasing daily. |
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5/30/06 |
230 |
109/69 |
48 |
Still riding 10 to 20 or more miles per day, but on a
new Trek that fits me right. Have
been dealing with some physical problems for the last few months (coccydynia
and bouts of sciatica). Skin reduction surgery is being scheduled at the VA
for sometime in the next several months. |
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4/01/07 |
220 - 224 |
119/70 |
51 |
Five months post abdomonoplasty. Putting on more
muscle tissue through exercise. My body continue to change and my abilities
continue to grow. |
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5/28/07 |
217 - 222 |
114/70 |
52 |
Cardio treadmill stress test at the VA hospital
showed no problems and good aerobic conditioning. |
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12/10/07 |
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1/14/08 |
214.8 |
115/73 |
54 |
Starting to lose weight again. Being a little more
careful with my food and bumped up my walking and exercise times. |
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2/05/08 |
209.9 |
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Still losing weight. Walking at least an hour a day
plus a half hour to an hour a day on some sort of exercise machine. |
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Index | Next Chart >>
-
About Dave - Welcome
- F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked
Questions
-
Milestones
1
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
4/18/03 - 7/25/03
-
Milestones 2
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
8/02/03 - 3/21/04
-
Milestones 3
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
5/2/04 - 11/01/04
-
Milestones 4
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
11/2/04 -
3/27/05
-
Milestones 5
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
3/28/05 - 8/9/06
-
Milestones 6
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
8/10/06 -
12/10/07
- Milestones 7
- Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey.
1/14/08 -
Present
-
Chart 1 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
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Chart 2 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
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Chart 3 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
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Chart 4 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart.
current
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Cholesterol Chart
-
Doughnut Epiphany
- A powerful personal experience on the way to a binge
-
Changes - Before and After.
4/18/03 at 450 lbs.
to 8/14/04 at 291 lbs., and from 8/14/04 to 5/29/05
-
Pictures
- Dave's Food Plan
Food Plan - What works for me
-
Dave's Book List - Books I consider legitimate and personally very useful
- A Healthy Diet? - Eating to improve health and lower
risk factors for disease
- Exercise - Increasing activity levels—an
essential component of recovery.
- Fruits & Vegetables
- Why they are important to well-being and maintaining a
healthy weight
Grains
- Why Whole Grains are important to well-being and maintaining a
healthy weight
- Meat,
Fish, & Fowl - Beans Nuts and Tofu too
- Fats
& Oils - The good, the bad, and the ugly
- Omega-3, Flaxseed
& Fish Oil A healthier balance of essential
fatty acids
- Fad
diets, expensive supplements, and weight loss pills
- Snake oil or useful tools?
- Low
Carb? - Should we be counting carbs? Why all the
hype?
- Salt, Sodium, and Canned Green Beans
- Reducing sodium can
help control hypertension
- Typical Day - What
Dave eats on a typical day
- Food Products - Food
products that Dave has found to be healthy and tasty.
- Abstinence - Dave's thoughts on abstinence in
Overeaters Anonymous
- All or Nothing Thinking - A roadblock to
recovery
- Binge Eating Disorder (BED) - Description and diagnostic criterion
- Body
Mass Index - What it is and handy calculator
- Bariatric Surgery - Considering a
surgical solution to clinically severe obesity
- Food and Spirituality - Mindfully aware
eating
- Getting Started - Going from, I'll start
tomorrow to, I started today
- Intuitive Eating - Listening to the body's
hunger and satiety signals
- Killing the TV set - Is your TV set trying to sabotage you?
- Lifestyle not Diet - More on recovery. Dave
answers a friends questions
- OA Update - 2004 update on Dave's thinking about
recovery in OA as it applies to BED
- Passion & Hobbies - Finding things to get passionate about besides food
- Perfectionism - and perfectionistic thinking.
A common roadblock to recovery
- The Scale - Problems with weighing too often and
other ways to mark progress
- Yo-Yo Dieting - This vicious cycle is part of
the problem
- Letters Section -
Articles and Letters I've written over time about recovery and life.
- Key Concepts of
Recovery - 12 key concepts that helped Dave recover from Binge Eating
Disorder
- UnTwisted Thinking - Changing
the automatic thoughts we tell ourselves
- Overeaters Anonymous - This section is no longer
supported. It's still here for those who may find it useful
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