Since there are a lot of new people making visits and enjoying the readers comment and encouragement. I thought it might be a good time to set up another question and answer session. Ask me anything you want. I am going to list the previous questions that have been answered. If your specific curiosity has not been satisfied, ask away. Don’t be shy either, I like to answer the questions and people love to read the answers. Who knows, your question might really help someone out. So just go for it. Here is a list of the previous questions and there answers:
- How did you start running?
- Where did you get your inspiration for running and how long did it take you to build up to your first marathon?
- How did you deal with obstacles during your weight loss journey?
- How do you stay motivated with your running?
- How long did it take you to lose 130 lbs?
- What are some of your current and past weight loss struggles?
- What is your pre-race meal and what music do you run to?
- Do you worry about long term damage from running?
- How do you deal with the day-to-day weight loss boredom?
- How do you use a heart rate monitor for running?
- How to determine exercise intensity using the exertion scale?
So those are the previous questions. What do you want to know right now? Ask about loose skin, running, WW, etc. No holds barred, no rock left unturned. Go for it. Just use the contact form below and enjoy the fun!
My angle on weight loss 
Come on. Don’t be afaid to ask 🙂
Speaking of loose skin, that’s a good point. You see sometimes these guys on the Biggest Loser and I remember seeing one guy in the finale when he took off his shirt you could see all the loose skin. It is a concern of mine as well after losing 130 lbs. I still have another 40 or 50 ponds to go. So has your body adapted to your weight loss by toning up the extra skin or do you still have access skin. Just curious to how your body adapted to the weight loss.
Not all of my skin got better. Thanks for the comment. I will do a Q&A post on this question.
Do you tell everyone you meet that you lost 130 pounds? When I lose even 2 pounds I want to tell everyone I run into that I lost 2 pounds. When I hit 20 pounds I told everyone at the gym that day. I didn’t care if I knew them or not. You said a lot of people at work didn’t know the big you. I would be telling them all. Anyway, just wondering.
I don’t tell that many people. I always tell people if the subject of them losing weight comes up or if running does. I want to inspire people so I do tell the ones who would care. i mean, everyone likes to hear it and the think it is amazing, but only some of them walk away with hope in their own hearts. I do tell people though. My wife tells me right now that she thinks I tell a “medium” amount of people that I meet. Thanks mommy for your support and comment.
I think you got my other questions, right?
I have recieved your questions for sure. I set you an email about them, I hope you got my email
Regarding the flappy skin, do you think you’ll ever have surgery to remove it? I am just so full of questions. This is fun.
I have thought about it. I will ad this aspect to the Q&A post on the loose skin question
I think I may have just posted this on the wrong page, so here goes again (I think I posted it to your previous Q &A about how long it look to lose the weight).
Basically, my question is what is your advice to someone transitioning from losing to maintaining weight? I lost weight before with WW but didn’t maintain. My WW leader failed me by not providing the book, maintenance program or any info, but I also failed myself by not seeing that I needed to educate myself about this. What is your advice, besides regular exercise?
THis is a fantastic question. I will definitely have a post on this one. I will email you with the post date and the sneak peak soon. Thanks for your contribution. This will help a lot of people and it will ease the fears of many.
My question is: How do you tell your friends or family when they think they are doing the right thing, but they aren’t really. Let me explain.
A friend of mine asked me over for dinner tomorrow night. She said she was going to make a nice big pasta dish. She is a very large girl, and we have often eaten way too much. I tried to explain to her that I would rather a nice big salad instead. She doesn’t seem to understand how important it is for me not to eat like my old ways. How do you (and other people) make your friends and family understand the new way you eat? I can’t get it through to them, and I find myself turning down invitations.
Another good question. This is a tough one, as I have people who ask me to eat things that I shouldn’t or don’t want on purpose just to see if I will fall for it. That is not good. A lot of times people who have not made it to the starting line want to see us eat the old way because it justifies the way they want to eat. They just aren’t at the place you are. I will answer this soon and email you.
As far as the friend thing goes, you could ask her if you can bring a salad. Load your plate up with mostly salad, have a little pasta, and your both happy. One thing you will learn if you attend weight watchers is that it is ok for you to be assertive, not rude, but assertive. You are always going to have those people in life and Jason is right, a lot of people will have a hard time that you are doing well and it is guilting them, so even if they don’t mean to they will offer you bad stuff. I have a friend where when I go to her house she always has the bad stuff, so now I know that I just bring my own snack. She has gotten the hint and doesn’t offer anymore. She used to bring the plate of horribleness and put it right under my nose. We used to be work out buddies, now she doesn’t workout anymore. It’s really sad. I think that another aspect is that a lot of people have heard us all say we are going to lose weight, we do, then we gain it back and more. I think my friends don’t realize that I’m for real this time. It’s like they are waiting for me to mess up and gain it all back. I’ve just hit the 20 pounds lost mark and I think my family and friends are finally getting it. Hang in there and just offer to bring stuff to dinners, bring snacks, and be assertive. Also, once you are done eating make sure that you and your friend go out to the living room to talk. Do not continue your conversation around the kitchen table or standing in the kitchen. Those are all traps for eating unconsciencely.(I know that is spelled wrong and my spellcheck is not helping me)These are all things I have learned on my journey. I hope these hints help. Your real friends will eventually come around. My best friend and I have gotten overweight together and now we are both with a personal trainer and losing weight. She is up to 12 lost so far and I am up to 14 lost since we got our different trainers. It’s great when you have friends on your side. I will be praying for that relationship because I know how hard it can be. Hang in there.
The mommy is right. So much of what she said is right. Good answer. Can I put that up with my answer on the post for this question. That would be great if i could.
Of course you can put that up with your post. I would be honored. Jason I am so glad that we found each other in cyberspace. This blog and the people on here are so helpful to me in my journey. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into your blog. Thanks so much.
Thank you meepa!:)
I have another question for you. . . just what is your angle? 🙂
The “My Anlge” thing has a very looooooooooooooooooooooooong answer to it.
thanks for your wonderful words of support.
Thank you so much for your encouragement also.