Let the banners fly and the champagne flow: we actually went to see a movie today! Gasp wheeze snort! Yup, a real live honest-to-Hollywood movie, our first in a theatre since seeing 300 in way back in March. We saw Knocked Up (imdb | rotten tomatoes), which was pretty good.
It just feels good to be back in the game.
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The least surprising thing I’ve heard this week: George Bush has commuted Scooter Libby’s jail term.
US President George W Bush has intervened to prevent Lewis Libby, a convicted former vice-presidential aide, from serving a prison term. President Bush described as “excessive” the 30-month sentence Libby was facing for obstructing an inquiry into the leaking of a CIA agent’s name.
Do you ever wonder if Bush does this stuff just to fuck with Tony Snow?
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I have decided to join the fatblogging club. I’m no good at self-motivation so I figure telling the world that I’m about 40 pounds overweight and then living in fear of the mockery will help things along.
See, the last time I was a normal weight — about 190 pounds — was back in 2001. Back then I was single and didn’t eat regular meals (as I do now that I’m married), didn’t eat as a social occasion (as I do now that I have a foodie friend or two), exercised a lot more, didn’t work nearly as much and didn’t have an MBA on my plate. I figure I have to reverse/correct at least a few of those trends, and soon — I’d like to buy a new suit in a couple of months. So, to recap:
- I’m currently about 233 (which puts me just below “obese” on the BMI scale)
- I should be about 194 (to get my BMI back into the “normal” range)
Clearly I won’t cover 39 pounds in two months short of some creative surgery, so I’ll aim for 214 (the halfway mark) by Sep 1. I’ll give weekly updates. I await your praise/scorn.
[tags]knocked up, scooter libby, fatblogging[/tags]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
Nice to have that target to shoot for and the praise/scorn doesn’t hurt either as a motivator.
The motivators for me last year when I finally got my ass in gear was: 1) a Doctor telling me I needed to lose weight and more importantly 2) the fear of me not being around to watch my kids grow up.
I would like to get down to the 185-190 range so about another ten pounds (lost around 30 now).
Sign up for some Martial Arts my Brother. We can put on a sparring demo when we get to Europe. 🙂
I can’t imagine anything less likely than taking part in a sparring demo in a foreign country. But feel free to do a solo exhibition.
Having a target is a great start, but that’s pretty aggressive. You’ve given yourself just shy of 9 weeks to lose almost 20lbs. When I’m in serious fat-burn mode the best I hope for is about 3lbs a week, and that’s being very careful with calorie intake and doing at least one workout a day, sometimes two or three-a-days. And I certainly couldn’t keep that up for 9 weeks.
In order to burn 2lbs of fat a week, you’ll need to expend 1000 calories more than you intake, every day. If you’re just starting into a regime, it’ll be difficult to keep that up without burning out.
Hmmm…fair enough. That said, I think I’ve got more disposable calories lying around on me than you do.
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