re: PuttaDaForkDown

Cad

I got a new offer last night from Walmart. They left a message while I was out that they would knock $25.00 off the bike. I figure I could use that to buy the bike helmet.

Wellllllll, I open my email a few minutes ago and the 3/12 date........ she isn't going to happen.

They lost my bike in transit and have no idea where it is.


Actually this is good news. Now they know they screwed up and screwed up royally. They know I was already pissed so completely losing the bike would have me volcanic.

So now they are offering 30% off and free one day shipping. Problem with the shipping is I will need to put the bike together, but my brother-in-law is a bike nut so he can probably help.

I wish I had some more coin because the 30% offer was for anything. The email even says,multiple expensive items. That will really cost them if I had the money. Heck the shipping on multiple large items would hit them hard too.

So, I have to admit they have ponied up pretty good now that they really screwed the pooch.

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Are you lifting weights at all or just riding bikes?

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i've backed off the weight lifting a bit because...

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I lift weights and it makes it harder to drop lbs.

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exactly. i added a bunch of strength training last fall and my weight loss stopped for almost 2 months. yes its a good thing to lift weight but it does slow the weight loss.

i plan to hit the weights hard when i get in the 100s again..i want to be lean first, then add bulk that i can actually see..as opposed to being hidden by a layer of fat.

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How much do you think a person can lose in a month and not just a bunch of a water?

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i have averaged for the last 14 months roughly 1lb per week. thats a healthy sustainable weight loss goal.

however, i had months where i lost nearly 3lbs a week for the whole month. i'll have to dig my spreadsheet back out.

for instance in jan 2011, i hit 220! now that was an anomalie..i was more like 216 at the time..but it scared me and i pulled out all the stops and lost 17lbs in about 1 1/2 months.

considering i have less than 20lbs to go to my final goal..i'm incredibly pumped.

i may move the goal again once i get there..but like taking one football game at a time, i'm not looking down the road too much yet. lets focus on 185 first.

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down 1 lb to 216 on 2/25/2011

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-1 215# 3/4/11

Good work Lester. You just keep on keeping on.

Houston, we have another problem. They don't offer one day shipping for the bike. :D

Back to a long wait if I take the discount since I can't use the discount at a physical location because the stores and the online department are separate entities.

Is god sending me a warning that I will kill myself if I ride a bike on the levee?

Thank ya Atkins!

323/201.9/185

Reportin in from my dad's house (has a spare computer hooked up to a 52" Bravia O_O) to report that I didn't cheat my diet

Made it through the bachelor party without drinking any alcohol, made it through the reception with only eating a few veggies. I ended up going 17 hours without eating because there was nothihng to eat there (and once I got home it was too late to eat anything heavy) so I didn't eat til I got up this morning, but I didn't cheat!

Cad

Oh, I got them to knock another $10.00 off the bike since they promised me 1 day shipping but the bike doesn't have 1 day shipping. So with the shipping costs and discounts they are giving me about $100.00 off.

But, back to waiting until the 12th-14th for the bike.

Slow and steady wins this race so congrats on the continued loss.

unneeded stress is another great weight loss tool. Is is possible they made up this bike and now have to manufacture one fro scratch.

One the diet front. on Disney hiatus till Saturday. Arrived 4 down.