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.