Weekly Weigh In

Florida did a lot of damage, my official weigh in is 221.6. Monday was particularly bad so I'm hoping that some of that comes off quick (late night eating). I did absolutely nothing to mitigate damages while away and it looks like I'll pay for it this week.

This weekend will be another tough one so I better be good!

Weekly Weigh in

I weighed in at 217.6 today. I'm a teen again! I haven't been below 220 since... I can't remember when! It must have been college.

It has been exactly one month since my first weigh in on this diet, I've dropped 11.2 pounds!

My goal is still 210 and while I'm not looking past it, it will not be the end of the diet by any means.

This weekend in FL will be the hardest yet. Maybe next week I'll actually get back to the elliptical...

Weekly Weigh In

I came in at 221.6 this morning. That is a great success for what was a crappy few days of eating. After last Tuesday's dismal results I hit it hard, real hard. The weekend came apart and I'm worried my weight will "coast" a little higher over the next day or so but I'm back at it, hitting it hard.

I'm starting to feel it. Kristen says she can see it in my face. I tried on the next smaller size pants last week. I have a long way to go before they fit but the pants I own are getting looser.

I'm still lacking exercise but for the first time in my life I can say it is because I've been very busy. That excuse looks like it will only last through the weekend.

Another bad weekend

Quick post... this weekend was bad! Restaurant week on Friday, wedding tasting Saturday, rehearsal dinner menu investigation Sat. night and Sunday for lunch. What will the scale say tomorrow? We'll see!

The weekend is turning out to be my greatest adversary, as I anticipated. I'm hoping that as the weather improves my social life will move towards outdoor activity and away from beer tasting, bar hoping and sedentary afternoons.

Update

Well, I have dropped a couple of pounds in the last week or two. I don't have an exact number, but it's about 3 pounds I think. Stress is a great weight loss tool - just wait until I start chemo.  Between that and all the blood they've been taking, it adds up quick.

I have noticed an improvement in my food choices though.  Much less eating out at lunch, better with snacking, and I have not had any soda or coffee since my surgery.  I am pretty happy about that, considering how much coffee I drank previously (normally a 20oz cup in the AM, then maybe two 12oz cups throughout the day).  I have been drinking a lot more green tea - it's nice and soothing, and has a LOT less caffeine than even black tea.

Anyway, I am psyching myself up for chemo, and it's been difficult to think about dieting.  I need to get mobile and get my heart rate up... chemo is supposedly much easier if you can stay active.  I just put together Rachel's wagon (thanks Adam and Kristen!) and the weather is starting to get nicer, so neighborhood walks should be commencing this afternoon.  I will take pictures.

My mid-week weight was 218 and change this morning. It isn't realistic to think that will carry over to my weekly, official weigh in next Tuesday but it shows good promise!

Max, how much have you lost? It's been about three weeks since we started this...

I still need to get active!

Weigh in - WTF

I am up 0.6 pounds this week (225.6). As you all know I'm doing weight watchers; I only exceeded my daily point limit on one day. Was it enough to burn through my weekly points? I guess so (it was a pub crawl, there were nachos involved). The rest of the weekend was also pretty indulgent but I counted points and stayed within my limits (I think, maybe not?). Could late night eating be the culprit? Should I cut my daily point allowance?

I am extremely disappointed. If I had been exercising this wouldn't have happened. I must get back to the gym or get active.

Where are the other fat guys?

Max, Alex, where are you?

The next couple days will be challenging for me. Tomorrow is a night out in Boston and Saturday is a pub crawl. I've been doing well throughout the week. I still need to get exercise back in my routine.

My biggest rationalization for not exercising is that I'm dieting as hard as I ever have. I'm not trying to get ahead of myself but I want to be healthier in addition to being thinner.

These answers are for yesterday...

- Did I exercise today? No

- How did I do on portion control? Good, I had a salad at the 99 which took up HALF of my daily caloric intake. For dinner I had baby carrots and a few stuffed shells (light recipe)

- Was my food today healthy? I ate an apple, a ton of baby carrots and two bananas but other than that, not exactly

- How was my hunger level today? In control, I wasn't ever really hungry

- Did I control my alcohol consumption? Yes, I had a 22oz. home brew and a bud light

- What was my favorite rationalization today? I can eat a huge salad because I'll be busy brewing and be distracted from hunger. It worked. When I'm busy I seldom get hungry.

- Am I closer to my goal today than I was yesterday? Yes, I don't want to share my mid week weight as it doesn't count but the scale indicates I've been doing a good job.

I weighed in at 225 even today. That is a 3.8 pound drop in a week, not bad! This week and weekend will be tough. I'm going to dinner with a group of Kristen's friends Friday night and doing a pub crawl on Saturday. Not sure how I will manage all that but I must be excellent the rest of the week to make up for it.

How is everyone else doing? Do I need to email the link to the blog to everyone? Anyone want recipes?