Moved to FinalFifty.blogspot.com

FinalFifty is moving

2008-11-24T09:33:00.000-08:00

FinalFifty.com is the new Home for Captain!!!!

286.4

2008-11-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

Up to 2 lbs. Need to step it up!!!

289.5

2008-11-07T13:41:00.000-08:00

I guess the E message meant enormous. I am almost as fat as Spidey. I will post my new weight on Monday. The fake Captain is back. I guess rehab isn't working to well for him. Have a great weekend!!!!

Buying a scale today and meet the Captain's official weight loss team!!!!

2008-10-27T09:33:00.001-07:00

The Captain is a little strapped for cash so hopefully I can avoid buying a truck or fishscale. I am following Dave Ramsey's financial advice and not using credit cards anymore. Shout out to halftheman for reaching his goal of a 29bmi. Good job.Now, my team is in place so 230 by new years is in the Bag!!!

Scale Said E

2008-10-25T01:31:00.001-07:00

The Captain got on the scale and it said E in big letters. Now this either means error and I need to buy a new one or just enormous or perhaps just Extra Large. Either way I am back on track!!!!!

FINALFIFTY.COM back in action

2008-10-24T01:42:00.000-07:00

My bid on godaddy was successful.

270.5 for labor day challenge

2008-09-03T07:46:00.001-07:00

The captain ended up with a gain. Good job halftheman I wanted to send you another shout out!!!!
Jeff

269.9

2008-08-27T22:13:00.000-07:00

I am up a little bit from my last post. I wanted to send a shout out to Half the Man for getting down to 238. Great Job!!!!
The Captain

268.1

2008-08-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

The Captain shed a few this week due to an illness. I am thinking of changing the blog's name due to a spammer grabbing finalfifty.com. Maybe the Gang has a few ideas for the old Cap?

FINALFIFTY.COM RIP

2008-08-05T10:56:00.000-07:00

Well, the captain forgot to renew finalfifty.com and a spammer got it. It is probably indicative of a carelessness that I have had about my weight lately!!!
Jeff

273.5

2008-08-01T16:14:00.000-07:00

The Captain is behind for the Labor day challenge. Good luck Yeldarb,Halfman, and Spidey

266.4

2008-07-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

Down a fraction. I am now down 3.1 lbs for the Labor Day Challenge.
The Captain

266.6

2008-07-11T21:04:00.000-07:00

I weighed in 2 days ago at 266.6. Seven more pounds I get to the break even point for the final fifty. Have a great weekend.
Jeff

268.0

2008-07-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

I am Down 1.5 pounds since the 4th of July. Now, I have Gotta to get it into gear for the Labor Day Challenge and beat Spidey, Yeldarb and Halfman. Finally, for some additional inspiration here is link with even more videos of manuel Uribe "the world's fattest man"http://www.zonediet.com/OurFaithfulZonerManuelUribe/tabid/181/Default.aspx
He has lost over 400 lbs on the zone diet. Let's give him a finalfifty.com high five!!!!
The Captain

269.5

2008-07-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

Small loss. I ended up coming in last place for the fourth of july challenge.
Jeff

270.0

2008-06-24T03:36:00.000-07:00

The first good news I have received in a few weeks. A loss is a loss and I will take it. Back to the 260's tomorrow.
jeff

271.0

2008-06-22T18:17:00.000-07:00

Joe Handicaps the 4th of July Challenge

My college buddy Joe handicaps the Captain's chances of winning the 4th of July Challenge.

Audio Moblog

2008-06-20T11:38:00.001-07:00

Audio Moblog

2008-06-20T11:37:00.001-07:00

259.2

2008-06-12T12:26:00.001-07:00

It looks like I have gained weight for the 4th of July challenge. Spidey might take all the glory!!!
Jeff

Final tips on dieting and drinking

2008-05-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

The Captain weighed in at 257.2 lbs. I have to kick it start or I am going to lose the 4th of July challenge.
Jeff

More on the Beer Diet

2008-05-19T17:53:00.000-07:00

It looks our friend Spidey is dead wrong on the evils of drinking beer. Our favorite bug needs to learn some simple math!!!
Miracle Beer Diet - The best video clips are right here

Drink Beer and lose Weight!!!!?????

2008-05-17T19:25:00.000-07:00

update 5/19 weight 257.6

Spidey brought up an interesting point. That you can't drink endless amounts of beer and lose weight. Maybe our favorite bug is wrong? Why not put it in your calorie count for the day? I will do an interview with squirt on Monday and ask him the tough questions. In the meantime here is a pretty cool article addressing the issue

is the "six-pack abs" of your youth now look more like a half-barrel of beer hanging over your belt?

If you’re serious about losing weight, why not consider the low carbohydrate approach? Following the philosophy of today’s most popular low carbohydrate books, dieters initially restrict their daily carbohydrate intake but incrementally move away from the early restrictions of the diet and increase their carb intake while excess weight continues to come off. Successful dieters can eventually resume enjoying starchy foods like potatoes, rice and even pasta…in moderation, of course.

The publication of a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reported that a comparison between a low carbohydrate diet versus a low calorie diet showed that the "...low-carbohydrate diet produced a greater weight loss (absolute difference, approximately 4 percent) than did the conventional diet for the first six months, but the differences were not significant at one year. The low-carbohydrate diet was associated with a greater improvement in some risk factors for coronary heart disease."

Although both types of diet seemed to achieve similar results after one year, the choice of a thick steak with a green vegetable and a side salad laden with bleu cheese dressing for dinner versus the blandness of a low calorie diet has made the low carbohydrate approach an appealing one for many.

But what about beer? Is it possible to include moderate amounts of regular brewed beer in a low carbohydrate diet? For years, after all, it’s been called "the drink of moderation."

One problem that some real beer drinkers find when trying to shed weight on a low carbohydrate diet is the seeming reliance on light beer with its minimal carbohydrate content. Is it possible to move beyond the early restrictions of a low carb diet and the blandness of light beer and on to one of your full bodied favorites? Not one of the many popular low carbohydrate diet books on store shelves today addresses the possibility of switching from light beers to regular brewed beers while you gradually increase your carbohydrate intake, a normal step in the mid to later stages of a typical low carbohydrate diet.

Why not? If you’re a beer drinker, the answer might be obvious. There are no carbohydrate listings on the cans or bottles of regular brewed beer because a 1993 ruling by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco [and] Firearms states that "…nutrition information on labels [of regular beers] is unnecessary and unwarranted."

As one who has struggled to drop unwanted pounds, and more importantly as a concerned consumer, I question whether it’s right to simply know the carbohydrate and calorie content of what’s in my kid’s sugar-coated breakfast cereal but not know nutritionally what’s in a bottle of Goose Island I.P.A. or a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Bert Grant, better known by some as the man who founded the Yakima Brewing Company, the first microbrewery in the U.S., decided back in the 1990s that he was going to subject his popular Scottish Ale to a nutritional analysis. This decision was reached by Grant because many of his customers had asked him to do. The brewer put this information on the beer’s label. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco [and] Firearms stepped in, however, after Grant began adding this information to the labels of his beer and ruled that Grant’s action was a violation of an old Repeal-era ruling that prohibited beer makers from suggesting that their products were food-like or curative. After a long legal battle and many dollars spent trying to do the right thing, Grant backed down from the Feds but the suits did eventually throw him a bone; ATF said that the brewer could continue to place the carbohydrate and fat content of his beer on the labels of his ale. It was a victory, of sorts, but one that no other brewer has thus far tried to continue.

In March of 2003, however, the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) adopted regulations that, for the first time, will allow alcohol beverage manufacturers to include on their product labels information regarding possible health benefits from the consumption of alcohol. (The TTB has succeeded the ATF as part of the Homeland Security Act). It’s a small step but might eventually lead to a statement of nutritional analysis of all containers of beer, wine and spirits.

For the benefit of anyone who’s considering using the low carbohydrate approach to shedding unwanted pounds, and doesn’t want to wait for some politicians in Washington, D.C. to make up their minds as to whether all beers should have a nutritional analysis statement on them or not, here’s a list of some popular regular brewed beers with their carbohydrate contents. All carbohydrate values are for twelve-ounce servings.

Anchor Steam 16.00
Bitburger Pils 9.05

Boston Beer Summer Ale 15.85

Budejovicky Budwar (Chechvar) 13.49
Corona Extra 12.99
Cooper’s Genuine Draught 7.02

Coors Blue Moon Belgian White 12.87
Grant’s Scottish Ale 12.70
Harpoon IPA 12.00
Leinenkugel Original 13.90
New Belgium Fat Tire 13.66

Pete’s Strawberry Blonde 13.70
Pilsner Urquell 14.70
Redhook Hefeweissen 10.58

Warsteiner Premium Fresh 12.78
Spoetzl’s Shiner Summer Stock 10.50

For more information on The Drink Beer, Get Thin Diet: A Low Carbohydrate Approach and the carbohydrate counts of over 350 worldwide brands of beer, go to http://www.drinkbeergetthindiet.com.

squirt fires back at Spidey

2008-05-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

Squirt fires back at Spidey

Squirt takes issue at the beer gut comment and compares Spidey to a Movie Star!!!
update 5/13
254.4

Dancing to lose over 100 lbs.?

2008-05-10T20:41:00.000-07:00

Pretty inspiring video of a guy who lost over 100 lbs in a year.

Squirt handicapps Spidey's Chances of beating the Captain

2008-05-08T14:22:00.000-07:00

Squirt handicapps Spidey's chances against the captain

The Captain weighed in at 255.9 which is a little less than yesterday. Half the man,yelp, and Spidey are going to be left in the dust.
update may 9th
254.8
update may 10th
255.0

255.2 Down a bit

2008-05-07T06:51:00.000-07:00

Only 1.6 pounds for the week. I need to amp it up for the 4th of July challenge. Hopefully, Titus can get out and put the Captain on a new training regime.

256.8 Sticking with the program

2008-04-30T07:56:00.000-07:00

I am back on my 2200 calorie a day plan through the zone macronutrients percentages. Starting over ia a little fun. I should be able to lose this 50 pounds quicker than I did last time(15 months). My goal is to have it all wrapped up before the 4th of July. If the biggest Loser's can do it in a month, I can do it 2 1/2 months.
Just a side note. I am happy that AA works for people. However, just because a person drinks some extra beers for a few months doesnt mean he has to go to meetings. This Captain flies solo!!!!
C-YA on the flipside

259.0, but just a blip

2008-04-29T07:32:00.000-07:00

Up .2 this morning, but it is just a blip. No bugs or trolls are going to stop this cyborg.
The Captain

finalfifty.com asks for a mulligan

2008-04-28T09:14:00.000-07:00

258.8 this morning. More bad news!!! I was out of town for a week and ate to much fast food. Next time I go out of town I am going to bring a scale with me and try to blog with my cell phone. I will be posting daily and resume working out. Congratulations to halftheman for weighing less than captain.
Jeff

254.3 up up and away

2008-04-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

Well enough talk it is time to step up to the plate and get to 239 by May 1st. Everything is going well financially, but I have been ignoring what I have been eating. Back to the drawing board.
The Captain

Going out of town

2008-03-27T21:27:00.001-07:00

I will be back next Saturday. I enabled comment moderation so I will post all your comments when I get back. I apologize if anyone had their feelings hurt by "Trolls gone wild"
Jeff

250.6 and the Captain gets a new guru!!!!

2008-03-23T20:51:00.000-07:00

It is a little difficult admitting you hit over 250 after experiencing so much success last year. However, I am facing it head on while having peace on the journey. I am currently listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer's "It's never crowded on the extra mile" It is a very thought provoking CD set. Any comments from the group?
The Captain

Time to buy a microphone and a good camera

2008-03-21T06:57:00.000-07:00

CMAE correctly pointed out the audio quality is a bit poor for the podcasts. I think it is time for me to empty my piggy bank and pony up for some new equipment. On a positive note I hit 185 lbs 7 times on the bench press 2 days ago!!!
The Captain

Goblers on the menu

2008-03-18T19:55:00.001-07:00

The Captain discusses the exciting new weight loss theories he gleaned from Dr. Wayne Dyer.

One more on the bench press and shout outs!!!

2008-03-17T20:44:00.001-07:00

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185 six times and shouts out to Spidey,Cmae,airlie, and half the man. The Captain is going to start back on the cardio.
Jeff

Bench Press Bust and weight up to 242.3

2008-03-13T05:50:00.000-07:00

Although I did get the 185's up 5 times, I hoping for 10 times since I did 155 17times last week. After the failure of the 185's I do 5 sets of 10 at 135. Weight is up a big, but I am trying to stay positive. I did have a great back and bicep workout yesterday.
The Captain

Bench Press

2008-03-09T19:43:00.001-07:00

Going for a personal best for the bench press tomorrow. I am not going to let the Gobblers get me down!!!
The Captain

Audio Moblog

2008-03-08T07:45:00.001-08:00

Spidey and The Captain disagree on Mike Mentzer

2008-03-03T12:56:00.001-08:00

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The Captain is at 241.4. Although my strength is up I am going to start posting my calorie count every day. Today would be off the chart because I had all you can eat pizza hut buffet. Looking forward to the accountability.
Jeff

Audio Moblog

2008-02-25T12:48:00.001-08:00

Success magazine and the Captain Organize a Relaunch

2008-02-23T12:49:00.000-08:00

The Captain skidded to 239 this morning. I fooled myself into think that I was in the low 230's, but facts along with scales are funny things. I ran across this in my email about the relaunch of success magazine. It inspired me to get into gear or face being the next feature for Spidey's blog section for failed weight loss wimps. However, the weight training has never been better with 20 reps of 135 for the bench press. C-YA on the flip side.
Jeff

History of Success Unlimited Magazine

We trace our beginnings to 1890, when a fire destroyed 5,500 pages of the writing of Orison Swett Marden, the founder of the first version of the magazine. Marden, orphaned at 7, worked as a "bound-out" servant for most of his early years, until he discovered a book by Scotsman Samuel Smiles called Self-Help. The book made him understand that circumstances could not hold back a person who exercised unshakable persistence and a positive mental attitude. He ran away at 17, and with little preparation and poor reading skills he set out to get an education.

As one of his classmates recalled, "No one ever entered school with less or left with more." He worked his way through New London Academy, Boston University, Harvard Medical School, and Boston University Law School--earning his last two degrees simultaneously in 1882. He did it all while working to feed himself and running boarding clubs for his fellow students.

Marden determined that he would help others after he achieved financial success--and that happened with a chain of hotels by the time he was 32. For the next decade he collected notes of "inspiration and help to strugglers trying to be somebody and do something in the world."

That was when the fire struck, burning down one of Marden's hotels and taking all his work with it. In rapid succession, other parts of his business failed, and he was left with almost nothing. Instead of bemoaning the loss, he decided to reconstruct his favorite manuscript, Pushing to the Front, a collection of the life stories of great men. Sold to Houghton Mifflin, the book was a hit, and the enthusiastic letters he got convinced him to start a magazine.

By 1893, the magazine was going strong. In its pages it celebrated leaders from every profession who had innovated in their fields and had achieved success through persistent effort.

From the first, SUCCESS itself was innovative. It championed the cause of women in business. It pioneered the use of large photographs to illustrate its essays. It commissioned superb artwork for its covers.

On the cover of the earliest magazines, Marden printed the words that defined success: "Education, enterprise, enthusiasm, energy, economy, self-respect, self-reliance, self-help, self-culture." It was "an up-to-date journal of inspiration, encouragement, progress, and self-help."

Marden's work made him the acknowledged founder of the self-help movement in the United States, and his books have been in print continuously since. At one point, it was estimated that every fourth home in the U.S. had a Marden book in its parlor.

Marden's editorship lasted until his death in 1924, leaving the magazine rudderless. It survived by reprinting Marden's writing until it ran into trouble during the Depression.

Napoleon Hill, a disciple of Marden's, took up the self-help mantle with Think and Grow Rich, based on interviews with the most prominent industrialists, scholars, statesmen, and inventors of the time. In his turn, he became an inspiration to entrepreneurs.

Meanwhile, W. Clement Stone was building the insurance company--Combined Insurance Corporation--he had started with $100. Like Marden, Stone was left fatherless at an early age, and like Marden, he was inspired by self-help books--the Horatio Alger stories.

Stone says his success and great fortune are due to optimism and a positive mental attitude. In 1952, Stone persuaded Hill to join him in developing seminars, tapes, and self-help books. The most famous was the bestseller, Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude.

In 1954, the two relaunched SUCCESS, as Success Unlimited, for the employees and stockholders of Combined Insurance. In 1960, Stone turned to one of his sales associates, Og Mandino, to edit the magazine. Mandino, whose mother died when he was in high school, had wanted to be a writer, but his ambitions were thwarted--first by World War II (he was a decorated combat pilot) and later by not being able to break into the business in New York.

Success will be back on newsstands beginning march 2008 under the new leadership team of Darren Hardy and Deborah Heisz.

Audio Moblog

2008-02-12T11:10:00.001-08:00

Audio Moblog

2008-02-09T10:43:00.001-08:00

229.9

2008-02-03T22:03:00.000-08:00

I hit back and bicepts 2 days ago. I am trying to go 14 reps on the 135 tommorrow. My highspeed internet is down so I won't be able to add video for awhile.
Jeff

Back to the Gym!!!!

2008-01-29T17:03:00.001-08:00

3 sets of 12 benchpress 135 lbs
2 sets of 40 dumbell press 20lbs each
3 sets of 10 shoudler press 30 lbs each
3 sets of front and side laterals 5 lbs
Rope pulldown on triceps to failure

I have set a goal of benching 300 pounds by the end of the year. I am
keeping the weights light because I have touched a weight in over 5
months.
Jeff

Great show on Dr. Phil this coming Tuesday!!!Captain is back at 229.2 ugghhhh.

2008-01-27T21:02:00.001-08:00

Tuesday

Extreme Weight with the Doctors

The Doctors are in the house! Dr. Phil's team of medical experts, including OB-GYN Lisa Masterson, family therapist Dr. Tara Fields, pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears, plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon, and E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork, come together to address some weighty topics. How many times have you tried to shed pounds but failed? Obesity in America is one of the fastest-growing epidemics. First, meet Kevin, a father and husband who weighs over 700 pounds and spends 95 percent of his day in bed. Cameras follow him on his first-ever plane trip, and you won't believe what it takes to get a man of his size to the Dr. Phil studios. Will the journey pay off, or is this self-proclaimed food addict beyond help? Then, Alfreda was considered obese at 350 pounds, but after bariatric surgery, she now weighs 175. Instead of feeling overjoyed at her dramatic weight loss, Alfreda struggles with rolls and rolls of extra skin. Can she get the body she wants by going under the knife? The Doctors speak candidly on these stories and the top health news of the day. Get in on the discussion!

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228.1 a small victory

2008-01-20T13:12:00.000-08:00

The captain had a small loss. I started a new program of capping my calories at 2000 for the day. It goes with the formula of taking your body weight and times it by 10. Then take 300 calories off that amount for your total calories for the day. I have a goal of 220 by Feb. 2008
Jeff

Back To Blogging!!!!

2008-01-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

The Captain weighed in at 228.9 It shows you what neglect and lack of accountability will get you. I will be weighing in every 2 days and staying focussed on losing the 15 pounds I regained and hitting 199!!! Thanks for all the upbeat posts.
Jeff

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas. Also, should Santa go on a diet

2007-12-24T13:17:00.001-08:00

Here is an article about an association of Santa's trying to shed a few pounds.http://www.edmontonsun.com/Lifestyle/Columnists/Castagna_Cary/2007/12/24/4739093-sun.html

Personally I think the surgeon general is taking to much ephedra and a little overly concerned about the nations health. It reminded me when C. Everett Koop wanted to ban happy hours. What does the gang think?
The Captain

Zig Ziglar and FinalFifty.com endorse Mike Huckabee

2007-12-06T21:04:00.000-08:00

Although Huckabee probably won't endorse my site, I want to give a finalfifty endorsement for the former "fattie" governor who both dropped over 100 pounds and wants to help everyone in america get lean!!!Go Mike

Morton Downey Jr. gets some Cardio and the Captain gains a pound!!!

2007-11-29T20:13:00.000-08:00

The Captain gained a pound and is back to 220. For the record Spidey Morton Downey passed away in March of 2001. I love the new Ironside avatar.
Jeff

Ron Paul doesn't like fat people

2007-11-26T12:27:00.000-08:00

I guess presidential hopeful Ron Paul doesn't like us overweight folks. Is losing weight as easy as telling somebody go on a diet?
The Captain

219 up one pound

2007-11-16T11:50:00.000-08:00

Honestly work is my number one priority right now. I have been trying to keep my energy level up while at the same time keeping my weight under control. I just thought I would check in with everyone.
Jeff

HerbalT interview part 2

2007-11-07T20:52:00.001-08:00

HerbalT interview part 1

2007-11-07T20:48:00.001-08:00

Back to 218

2007-11-02T12:16:00.000-07:00

I quit weighing myself for over a week and gained back five pounds.
The Captain

Dr. Bill's weight gaining solution

2007-10-22T12:45:00.000-07:00

The Captain needs to put on some muscle. Luckily he has found a new guru.

Stuck at 213

2007-10-20T20:30:00.000-07:00

The captain is going nowhere!!!213 with not even a single pound leeway. 195 by Jan. 1st may be a pipe dream. C-YA on the flipside.

JEff

Success tips from Mr. Kunkel

2007-10-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

The Captain met up with an old college buddy to find the secrets of sustained weight loss. Maybe it will help me get out of the 213 rut!!!

213.0 with 3 more pounds to go.

2007-10-08T17:08:00.000-07:00

Well the finalfifty.com journey is almost over. Although I set a more challenging goal of 195 by Jan.1 2008, there is a certain sadness that the original quest is about finished.
Shout Outs.
Lyn won Spidey's weight loss contest. Good job!!!!

Weigh in Wednesday!!!

2007-10-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

I am going back to once a week weigh in. However, I am keeping my calories below 2000.I need to lose 7 pounds per month. C-YA on the flipside
update 10/3/2007
Stuck at 214. Better luck next time

Noah's Journey

2007-09-29T10:10:00.001-07:00

The Captain is stuck at 214.6, but I did find this great video of a gentleman who once weighed over 400 lbs. Good job Noah!!!

214 Breaking through the comfort zone

2007-09-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

Well the Captain didn't hit his goal of 210 by his birthday.But he is breaking through his comfort zone with an ambitious goal to hit 195 by Jan.1,2008. A new thin,fit,ripped, and awesome life awaits me. Get on the finalfifty.com program. We are setting sail!!!C-YA on the flipside.
Jeff

215 ,but it looks like the longshot might not come in

2007-09-23T20:32:00.000-07:00

Longshot 216.0

2007-09-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

The Captain weighed in at 216.0 5.1 pounds to go in 3 days!!!Bumping up the walking to biggest loser levels(10 miles a day)C-YA on the flipside.
Jeff

217.0

2007-09-19T19:10:00.000-07:00

I have 7 days to lose 6.1 pounds. I have eaten 1400 calories today and have walked 1 mile, and lifted weights for one hour at the gym. I am going to walk another 4 miles tonight. There is no stopping the Captain. Thanks for all the support.
Jeff
update 9/20/2007
weighed in at 216.4

Double 18

2007-09-15T09:44:00.001-07:00

The Captain hit 218.5 today. I have to lose 7.6 pounds by September 25th. I have 10 days left to hit this goal.
Now, I am throwing down a challenge to the fake captain. Post your real picture online. Stop being a coward!!!Maybe pops can up your allowance so you can buy a digital camera. C-YA on the flipside
Jeff

Four Fingers Down Deja Vu

2007-09-05T20:27:00.001-07:00

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The Captain hit 220.9 this morning. I hit this weight on July 31st,felt I had all the answers and had arrived, and quickly shot up to almost 230 overnight. One friend called me and said that he was buy futures in Producers, and ruiz chimichangas. He joked that if it was public knowledge that Jeff was off his diet, he could be arrested for insider trading. Now,I am going to hit 210 by my birthday and I will see you guys on the flipside.
Jeff

222.6

2007-09-02T14:44:00.001-07:00

I guess deuces are wild. It was great see all those twos this morning. I hope you are having good luck on your weight journey this week.
Jeff
update 9/3/2007
Can't stop the Captain 221.7

The Captain is back in the 224's

2007-08-31T17:54:00.000-07:00

?Time Efficiency?

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I actually put this principle of time management to work in weight loss the past two weeks. Everytime on the job that it is possible I stand instead of sit. Standing versus sitting burns an extra one hundred calories per hour. Think about it.
Jeff

Bizarro Shrek

2007-08-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

The fake captain is up to his mischief again. He has succeeded in ruining my blog which is about the only thing in his life he has succeeded at. This bizarro shrek's fiona left him for a different race of ogre, and the older fiona replacement is about ready to give him the puss N boot as well. Over 40 and living in a cabin using all of pop's cell phone minutes. How Sad!!!!No little shrek's for this Bizarro. Fiona said he was to irresponsible for kids.

Dizzy Dean meets the Dizzy Diet

2007-08-28T21:32:00.001-07:00

C-YA ON THE FLIPSIDE!!!

2007-08-27T09:58:00.001-07:00

Whack-A-Mole and Walking Willie

2007-08-26T22:20:00.000-07:00

The fake captain changes blogging id's like a whack a mole. The quick and dirty way to tell the difference is that my blogger id ends with 2259. It would take him 10,000 tries to match that code. Although since he doesn't have a job he might have time to do it!
I have to concede this cabin troll has been effectively shut my site down and has made blogging more of a chore instead of a fun way to interact with my fellow weigh loss winners. Less and less normal people post here anymore. A big final fifty thank you for those who have stuck it out.However, I may be shutting the entire site down in a few weeks. Maybe over40andlivingathome beat me? Who would think that this would be the villain that took the captain and his site down? On a postive note I have been a walking willie and have kept up the 5 miles a day. C-YA on the flipside.
The Captain

The Fake Captain is back. Look for 6007

2007-08-25T21:11:00.000-07:00

The troll who likes to impersonate me is back. His blogger profile is
http://www.blogger.com/profile/08192764322120976007
Just hit on the icon and if you see 6007 at the end just delete his nonsense. I guess his parents must have shut off his cell phone(too many texts and he used too many of pops anytime minutes) .I guess feels the need to desecrate finalfifty.com all over the web. It sad that the over 40 troll crowd can't move out of the cabin. Maybe he can catch some bass in the local lake. C-YA on the flipside
Jeff

226.2 recashing the check

2007-08-23T07:01:00.000-07:00

The old school methods are working like a charm. I want to be at 220 by next monday. Although my legs are a little sore from all the walking. Here is a great link to an hour long interview of donna krench by Bob Burg.
http://www.byoaudio.com/play/WPYq2hps
It was pretty motivating. The 5 miles a day is old wrinkle I have added to my lineup.
jeff
update 4/24
Weighed in at 226.8

The captain is back on track

2007-08-21T19:27:00.001-07:00

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I walked 5 miles today. I feel I am really have really grabbed back hold of the winning edge. Although the calories today were close to 5000 today I am definately back on the track literally and figuratively.
Jeff

Audio Moblog

2007-08-21T19:17:00.001-07:00

229.6 Out of control

2007-08-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

The Captain is speeding over a cliff!!! Time to turn things around before it is back to obeseville.
Jeff

227.6

2007-08-19T22:00:00.000-07:00

The Captain slammed on the brakes to avoid crashing into skid row. Being roughed up by the villains is not my idea of fun. Chips and Salsa will become a banned food and this weeks real life rogues. Back to the drawing boards.
But, On a positive note let's give Halftheman a hearty final fifty congrats for losing over 7 pounds this week.
Jeff

2 more pounds

2007-08-15T21:21:00.000-07:00

The Captain gained 2 more pounds. 225 is my new weight. At this rate I will be at 300 this time next year!!!!!
Jeff

Who's can it be now?

2007-08-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

Work has been great and the Captain has been working hard, but I need to focus on the scale and ignore the villains. I will be weighing in on Tuesday and I hope to drop a few pounds.

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2007-08-11T23:38:00.001-07:00

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2007-08-11T23:30:00.001-07:00

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2007-08-11T23:24:00.001-07:00

We are family!!!! And the Captain gained 3 pounds!!!

2007-08-08T21:49:00.001-07:00

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The weight loss bloggers are sticking together which helps our fat molecules come uglued. I think by Chrismas we are all going to be looking great. Congrats to Halftheman,Spidey,kb, and last weeks champion Farley. Let's throw the trolls under the bridges. If you get a message from the fake captain copy and paste it on my site. It should be good for some laughs. I hope this guys parents don't get mad at him using to much bandwith and exhausting all their cell minutes. Maybe he should get a hobby like knitting?
I am going to weigh in tommorrow. Hopefully, I can squeak a goose egg. Thanks again guys.
Jeff
Update. I weighed in at 223.9. Back to the drawing boards.

Four Fingers Down

2007-07-30T18:39:00.000-07:00

I weighed in at 220.8 which is 80 percent of my goal. Focus,focus, and focus some more and I will be in the teens next week. Back to the Gym

Villain Voice issue 7

2007-07-30T18:37:00.000-07:00

The trolls are back in town. Have fun reading their rants.
The Captain

Geeked out at comic-con and updated weight

2007-07-29T21:42:00.000-07:00

The Captain went to Comic-Con in San Diego last week. It was a real past meets the future blast. I never thought the event for us nerds could be this huge. Movie premires,video games,expo's for current artist and writers,the old timers, and free comics everywhere. It was a regular geek-o-rama. I am still reading all the comics I bought, and catching up with the Marvel Ultimate universe. "What if" all of us weight loss bloggers traded places with the Avengers. Would it be easier for us to drop weight if we had superpowers? Would Steve Rogers,Tony Stark, and Peter Parker pack on the pounds if they "walked" in our shoes?
Well, I will post my weight tommorrow. Hopefully, I dropped a pound. Sometimes after a big loss I get either a get a goose egg or a paltry loss. Either way there is no stopping this cyborg. Hasta la Vista Villains. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel.
Jeff
update 7/30/2007
Although not a goose egg I lost .4 pounds and now weigh in at 220.8. I am going to put myself on double secret probation to buckle down to break into the teens.

Shake Rattle and Roll

2007-07-24T22:29:00.000-07:00

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Add to My Profile | More VideosIf sodas are so bad for us why do we go to such extraordinary lengths go buy them? Personally I am never going to stop drinking them. Although I do now drink a lot of tea, but nothing and I repeat nothing beats a coke zero in the morning. Forget Coffee, give me a cold drink in the winter.
Well, I am off to the comic book convention to geek out. Hopefully, I can get some great interviews there. Have a great week.
jeff

221.2 Eleven more pounds to go and return of the fake captain

2007-07-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

I watched the original Ocean's 11 before I watched the original. They were both great movies, but I would vote for the Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis as clearly being the best. Sometimes in weight loss looking back to a time when a person was successful can be motivating.
It was a great week this week. The weeks you are on top really get you through those goose egg and backward weeks. After I hit 210, which is my final fifty goal, I am going to set a new marker of 199 by Sept. 25th. I feel my 39th birthday is a perfec date to start my new journey. I desire to not only be a person with a bmi of 24.9, but to evolve into a fit over forty individual who is always in the top 5 percent of the nation. Staying focussed is the key to opening this exciting door of a challenging new life.
Jeff
update 7/23/07
The evil captain is back posting. If you get one of his messages just delete it. It is sad to see self loathing obese people not getting the help they desperately need.
Jeff

Villain Voice: Issue 6

2007-07-23T10:22:00.000-07:00

Barry Bonds hit 753 a few days ago. He now needs 3 more to go to break the great Hank Aaron's record. The more boos Barry gets the more potent his bat becomes and the jeerers actually become his homerun fuel.
The villains helped the captain regroup,refocus, and rebound in order to lose over 3 pounds this week and say no to the real life rogue of fries with dinner! Fuel for the weight loss machine? Always!! Better luck next guys. Maybe there is an old lady crossing the street you can trip. Keep being mean, but never lean. maybe someday you can moe out of your parents basement.
Jeff

225.6 1 pound higher

2007-07-16T09:43:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the scales do not match your feelings. I really felt I was going to weigh 222 or 223, but facts are a funny thing sometimes. I guess it is better luck next time for me and if I am not careful the villains will run the score up.
I think my problem is that I have been eating to many tomatoes. Sometimes over 10 a day and I need to be more dilligent in my calorie counting. Looking to the weight loss winners will be my inspiration this week. Good job for everyone who discarded bodyfat this week.
Jeff

Villain Voice issue 5

2007-07-16T09:29:00.001-07:00

Overconfidence blindsided the Captain this week. A gain of 1 pound puts the poundage at 225.6. Not to cool Jeff Rhodes. Al Jolson's standing on top of the world was demolished by,"The Top" who countered the silver age flash's powers. I need to be careful and not to replace glutony with pride. Stay humble and stay focussed. It looks like the villains won this week. Good job guys!!! Back to the Batcave. Alfred, What's for dinner?

Jeff

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Standing on top of the world

2007-07-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

The Captain hit 224.6. Al Jolson was right,"I am standing on top of the world" It wasn't always this way, but it is now. Never going Back. Never never never!!!
Thanks for all the positive comments and big time props to Cactus for losing 4 lbs. and Half the Man losing a "Whopper" of 5 lbs. Good job. Thanks to the guy impersonating me. You really gave some me some motivation.
Jeff Rhodes

The Captain stuck at 226.4

2007-07-06T10:29:00.000-07:00

Although I lost .4 pounds I wasn't able to crack into 225 land. The 5's and 0's have always been milestone for me, and it would have represented 70 percent of my final fifty objectives. It makes me feel like a real punk/piker for failing to hit this goal. If I had just not eaten that Turkey club with french fries on the road last night I would have hit this homerun. Instead I struck out. I am adopting Spidey's motto,"Lose weight Now", but right now the Rogues can tell me "Better luck next time chump"
Villains 7,Captain 0 I think the trolls will score a few more touchdowns if I keep neglecting to focus on my mission I will definately throw an interception and have a regain. Thanks for all the encouragement both positive and negative and I will definately put an update tommorrow morning with my new poundage. "Lose weight Now" has nice ring to it.
Jeff
Update 7/7/2007
I weighed in at 224.6. 200 by my 39th birthday

Villain Voice issue 4: The Evil Twin

2007-07-06T10:23:00.000-07:00

Well it has an event filled couple of days with the Captain being impersonated by an evil twin posting both on my blogs and the blogs that I frequent. He/She gets an A for effort and is the featured Villain of the week. Unfortunately, I failed to hit my goal and the evil Captain kicked my ass. Good job!!!

227 lbs. 17 to go!!! and the captain is impersonated!!!

2007-07-03T17:53:00.000-07:00

The Captain is back on track. Hopefully one more week will give me 223 which will give me a bmi of 27 and put me one step closer to my goal of 200 by my 39th birthday. Thanks for all the positive feedback.
Jeff
update 7/4/2007
Weighed in at 226.8
The captain was impersonated by an evil Captain America and Bucky. I wanted to thank this troll for his creativity. Just for the record I am not going to start up a bondage and fetish site. Better luck next time guys!!!!!

Villain Voice Issue 3

2007-07-03T17:43:00.000-07:00

I wanted to thank the villains and the failed superhero for the inspiration to lose another pound. 227 is the captain's new weight. As Ben Affleck told Samuel L Jackson in the movie Changing Lanes,"Better luck next time" C-YA in the funny papers guys!!!
The Captain