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.