Sunday, June 10th weigh-in

Here are my beginning stats as of my weigh-in (on Sunday, June 10th)



Current weight: 295
Previous weight: 296
My current short-term goal is to loose 7 pounds and get below 290 by the end of June which will give me two weeks to do so.




Update: I was out of town last weekend for my graduation!!! I did not weigh in last week because I did not have a scale available. I was actually able to do a pretty good job and stick to a fairly healthy diet. I did make a few exceptions but I was able to lay off the sweets (other than in small moderations). There were two problems I faced and plan to do a better job of the next time I have to go out of time for any length of time: 1)Thursday (travel day 1) I ate only fruit the entire day!!! Not a good thing for the body. Our flight did not leave until 5:35 p.m. and I should have made a bigger attempt to eat a real meal besides a huge fruit salad. Once we got into our destination around 1 a.m. (eastern time) I ate a few more pieces of fruit. The next day I did better. I was able to get in some fruit, protein, vegetables, and grains. 2) Saturday I started the day off with a hand full of nuts (cashews) before rushing off to the convention center for graduation. I wanted more to eat, but I had finished the fruit I carried with me the day before and we were pressed for time. I made sure I downed plenty of water each day as Arizona is an extremely hot state in June (it felt like we were in a giant oven all the time), which of course goes without saying... Refreshments were provided after the graduation ceremony and it included greasier than normal finger foods which I could have done without. I made a point to eat some because we had close to a two hour drive (back to Phoenix) and I wanted to get on the road. We also visited See's candy shop and I sampled a few treats but I displayed real restraint because the samples at the shop were the only sweets I ate until after I returned home (four months ago I would have devoured the sample there and would have then returned to the hotel room to begin devouring some of the treats. Hell I would have bought more candies solely for the purpose of eating them pre return flight home).


This week's Goals: Get back on track and try to loose at least two to three pounds this week. This past week (June 11 through 16) I felt sluggish a bit more than normal but I attribute it to jet lag, aging, and being overweight (which means it simply takes longer to recover).  Today is Saturday, June 16th and I am finally starting to feel better. 

June 2nd weigh-in

Here are my beginning stats as of my weigh-in (on Saturday, May 12th)



Current weight: 296
Previous weight: 295
My current short-term goal is to loose 15 to 20 pounds over the next month.


Reflection: Yes, I gained another pound. And yes, I can admit what I did right and wrong over this past week. Will I continue a slow and down hill spiral? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!! So below is a breakdown of what I did right and wrong over the week.


Right: Continued to eat lots of fruits and veggies. 


Wrong: My body appears to be okay with some animal by-products like milk, small trace amounts of butter, and a little half-and half for my coffee. What my body does not seem to like is when I added lean protein (skinless chicken, turkey, and fish) to the mix. We grilled out last weekend (for Memorial Day) and we had more meat throughout the week as a result. Most weeks, we may consume two to three meals a week with lean protein (not counting our two to three dine-out meals). 


*****To give you a better understanding of our meal system (or habits): We try to eat anywhere from 5 to 6 times a day. For us that normally consists of a fresh fruit salad for breakfast, a snack, a balanced lunch, a snack, dinner, and an evening snack. So out of six meals a day times seven days a week, we eat about 42 times. We keep fast food consumption to a percentage just like processed foods. We try and eat 70 to 80 percent of our diet from fruits and vegetables, legumes of course, and grains. We try and limit fast food meals to 10% of meals and processed food items to 15 to 20 percent. I will explain our system in greater detail soon enough. *******


I also only exercised 5 times over 7 days. I have had some knee issues (my left knee) and on both mornings (of the days I chose to opt-out of exercise for the day) I was awakened to throbbing knee pains. Could I have taken an Advil and toughed it out? Most likely. I figured my knee really needed the time to rest and felt like I was heeding my body's warning. 

Memorial Day Weekend Stats

Here are my beginning stats as of my weigh-in (on Saturday, May 25th)



Current weight: 295
Previous weight: 294.4
My current short-term goal is to loose 15 to 20 pounds over the next month.


Conclusion: This week was a good week. Even though I gained half a pound, I am still optimistic. We went out to eat a few times this weekend which is normal because we stay on our healthier eating habits throughout the week. However the restaurant selections where a bit hardier than our normal fair. What we did to try to and limit some of the damage is the following (we have pretty much made this part of our eating out routine): We eat half the meal in the restaurant (normally I draw a line and separate the plate visually before I begin to eat). If we are still hungry, then we eat the remainder when we arrive home. This allows for: A) Another small meal at a later time or B) Allows our body the chance to begin processing the first half of the meal before we eat the second half. 


I have noticed that for example when you down all 1,200 calories at one time, your body has a lot of work to do: just to try and digest the amount of food and calories. When we give our body a break (even if it is only an hour or so until we get home) we have a better chance of digesting the food and calories better. 


Can I do better: Yes
Will I do better: Yes

Stats based on May 19th

Here are my beginning stats as of my weigh-in (on Saturday, May 19th)



Current weight: 294.4
Previous weight: 300
My current short-term goal is to loose 15 to 20 pounds over the next month. I did loose roughly 5 and a half pounds. 


I plan to continue doing what I am doing which involves plenty of exercise. Right now I am still on my Zumba crave so I make a point to do at least one Zumba DVD workout daily or roughly six times a week.