100 Pounds Down!
Commit to Fit | Week 46
Author: Commit to Fit 2011 Winner, Dave Mckew
On January 13th, my weigh-in at Eating Free revealed that I had lost 100.1 pounds in just under ten and a half months. My initial long-term goal was to lose 100 pounds by March 1, 2012, and I managed to get there 7 weeks ahead of that goal.
Commit to Fit | Dave McKew: Week 4
‘Needs Vs. Wants’
I made a comment in my blog entry last week that maybe I ate a little too “free” last weekend. Well, apparently I didn’t fly off the handle as much as it might have felt at the time, because at my weigh-in this week I was down another 3 lbs. So that’s 10lbs in three weeks. As someone on my Facebook pointed out, that’s about half a pound per day. I know I won’t keep this pace up forever, but for now, it feels nice to have so much success so early in the program. Read more
Commit to Fit | Dave McKew: Week 2
‘Enjoying the Challenge’
Week 2 at DIAKADI was all about the muscles. Apparently, I have them, they’ve just been hiding under some “padding.” Who knew? Not I, until my stretches and exercises made them sore. But “good” sore! I went to see “9 to 5: The Musical” in Sacramento on Saturday, and while at lunch with my friends, I blurted out, “Wow, my butt muscles are sore.” It may have seemed like TMI, but boy, was I proud.
Commit to Fit | Dave McKew: Week 3
‘FAQ: Aren’t You Starving?’
The highlight of the week was learning that I’d lost 7 lbs during my first two weeks of Commit To Fit! Such a strong, positive first result definitely left me feeling empowered. Though I’m not exactly holding my breath waiting for this week’s weigh-in result; I think maybe I ate a little too “free” this weekend if you know what I mean.
Commit to Fit | Dave McKew: Week 1
‘Assembling Team Dave’
My name is Dave McKew and I’m the 2011 Commit To Fit winner, sponsored by DIAKADI Body, MV Nutrition, and Subject To Change. To tell you just a bit about myself: I’m 37, work as an operations manager for a software company, and am one-half of a locally and nationally performing sketch comedy duo. And while I will undoubtedly talk about that stuff in later entries, right now I want to talk about my first week in the Commit To Fit program.
Commit to Fit: Kelley Clements Week 32 (01/26/2011)
Today I had another pulmonology appointment. I have asthma, have had it since I was a kid. And on top of that, I was so heavy that my overnight oxygen levels were dipping to 80% quite a bit. So I was put on overnight oxygen over a year ago.
When I saw the doctor last time he ordered an oximetry test to see how my percentage was since I had lost 40 some odd pounds. I was significantly improved but was still down in the 80′s for about 3 minutes a night total so he wanted to wait to pull me off oxygen till I had another test after losing 50 lbs. So now that I’ve lost 61 I’ll have another test and we’ll see how I do. He was super excited to see how much I’d lost.
Commit to Fit: Kelley Clements Week 29 (01/05/2011)
I waited a week and then weighed myself. I gained 4 pounds over the holidays. Mike, my trainer, could see it when I saw him the first time back. He looked a bit shocked when he saw me. I can tell you that I felt very differently about this weight gain than others in the past. This time it felt like something that was kind of foreign, and definitely temporary. I got on track that week and by the time I saw Manuel on Friday I had lost 3 of the 4 pounds. It came off very easily. But the weeks after have been SO INCREDIBLY HARD! For whatever reason, I have had insane cravings for everything I shouldn’t be eating. I’ve wanted donuts, chocolate, cake, pancakes, peanut butter cups, etc, etc, etc. The cravings have been overwhelming, to the point of going out of my way to seek out the things I’m craving. I can’t remember ever feeling cravings this strong.
Commit to Fit 2011
Commit to Fit 2011
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Commit to Fit 2010 winners, Kevin and Kelly were! Together, they have lost a total of 234 pounds. Applications for 2011 participants are now being accepted.
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Commit to Fit: Kelley Clements Week 24 ( 12/01/2010)
Ok, yes, probably wheat and nuts. maybe dairy.
So I’ve been really careful for the last few weeks. I took wheat out first. That was SO hard. I was definitely craving everything wheat that I could get my hands on. But I have to say, within a couple days the dark circles under my eyes were mostly gone. I also noticed that I felt calmer. I wasn’t getting that anxious clench in my stomach that I get a lot. But I was definitely trying to eat anything that I could, looking for something that would give me that wheat taste/flavor/whatever. Never found it. After a couple weeks that need went away. But I still had some darkness around my eyes. So Mike told me to try taking out dairy. I took it out and I don’t think that made a difference. I didn’t notice any change in the eyes, the way I felt, anything.
Commit to Fit: Kelley Clements Week 21 (11/08/2010)
It’s been a while…
The last few weeks have been SO busy. I’ve had classes 4 days a week and work in the lab 3 days a week. I feel like I’ve hardly had time to breathe. Our apartment is a mess, I haven’t had a hot meal in weeks. I have been eating the basics- turkey, bell peppers, tomatoes, avocado, crackers, fruit. My exercise has been the basics as well- biking back and forth around town, workouts with Mike. I’ve been running on autopilot. I’m down to 209.4 pounds, which puts me at 52.2 pounds down. Read more