Today's Weight - 294
I really am losing weight! I am under 295 for the first time in a year, and today I put on pants that I haven't been able to wear in over a year.
The initial weight loss has been pretty easy, actually. Changing portions and ingredients is a major help, as is just going to the gym a few times each week. Our workouts aren't intense or painful - just... active.
I'm still wondering when the renewed energy will kick in, however.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Good Fast Food?
I just had a hamburger, fries, and soda for lunch for a total of 20g of fat, 660 calories (170 from fat), 11g of fiber, and 0 cholesterol at Evos.
Compare with me, if you dare:
If I'd had the same thing at Wendy's (Wendy's single with medium fries it would have been 40g of fat, 850 calories (360 from fat), 7g of fiber and 75mg of cholesterol.
That made me happy.
Compare with me, if you dare:
If I'd had the same thing at Wendy's (Wendy's single with medium fries it would have been 40g of fat, 850 calories (360 from fat), 7g of fiber and 75mg of cholesterol.
That made me happy.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Damn, I'm sore...
Today's Weight - 297
It seems, according to the scales we bought over the weekend, that I've lost 15 pounds since I was at the doctor. That loss has been just through portion control and smarter choices with what I eat.
Instead of a double burger, I'll get a single. Instead of mashed potatoes, I'll have steamed vegetables. Instead of blue cheese dressing, honey mustard does just fine.
We also joined a gym and have been working out regularly the past two weeks. I can't say the changes have been immediate or dramatic, but I will say that I got up early Sunday morning and went right outside to do yard work. The same yard work that winded me a few weeks ago was now, while not "easier", less strenuous.
Progress is slow but steady, and I expect to maintain my 1 pound a week loss with little difficulty (as long as I keep going).
It seems, according to the scales we bought over the weekend, that I've lost 15 pounds since I was at the doctor. That loss has been just through portion control and smarter choices with what I eat.
Instead of a double burger, I'll get a single. Instead of mashed potatoes, I'll have steamed vegetables. Instead of blue cheese dressing, honey mustard does just fine.
We also joined a gym and have been working out regularly the past two weeks. I can't say the changes have been immediate or dramatic, but I will say that I got up early Sunday morning and went right outside to do yard work. The same yard work that winded me a few weeks ago was now, while not "easier", less strenuous.
Progress is slow but steady, and I expect to maintain my 1 pound a week loss with little difficulty (as long as I keep going).
Monday, August 10, 2009
In all things moderation
Over-doing, or being "gung ho" about it tends to burn me out quickly. If I get excited about something at the beginning, my excitement wanes quickly.
So when I dove into this blog, I was afraid that I would lay off fast, too. I was right. But here's an update for you all the same.
I started with adjusting my eating habits. Not "dieting". I will never "diet", but instead of a triple bacon cheese burger, I may order a single. Or instead of a burger, I'll order some baked or grilled chicken. Talisa and I have made a concious effort to not eat out as much and cook at home instead. I have stocked the freezer with fish, chicken, lean pork and beef. In the past few weeks I've eaten more fruit than usual.
Those changes alone have contributed to a 7 pound weight loss in the past 6 weeks. I am happy, but know that I will even out on losing weight that way, and it will not get me into "shape".
A few weekends ago I was doing some yard work. Simple stuff really - rake out the old straw in a flower bed, pull the weeds and creeping grass, put down some new plants, put in a 25ft border, lay weed cloth, and add new mulch. I took me, seriously, all day to do that little bit of work. I kept getting horribly winded and feeling like I was going to pass out. I would do some work, get winded, take a break longer than I worked, and start all over again.
It was ridiculous.
I realized that all the adjustments to eating habits in the world wouldn't make me able to work in the yard without being completley destroyed. I have to combine diet with exercise {shudder}.
Walking in the neighborhood, while better exercise than what we were doing, is, frankly, boring. And the fitness gains are s l o w. Talisa wanted to join a gym - again. I was reluctant since we've thrown money down that rat hole too many times in the past.
The problem has always been that it wasn't "convenient" to go to the gym. After being at work all day and getting stuck in traffic on the way home, it was too easy to justify not going - leave the office at 5:30, tack 20-30 minutes onto the drive home to get to the gym, work out, drive home, clean up, cook supper - all of a sudden we're 9pm before we have supper.
So we quit going to the gym.
I knew all of those "excuses" would come back into play, so I had to find a place that was difficult to NOT go to. I found one. There is an LA Fitness literally on the way to and from work for me, and right around the corner from Talisa's office. I have to pass it twice a day. There is no reason for me to NOT go anymore. Stopping in and working out for an hour doesn't add any inconvenience to my day.
So, if you're at the Windward Parkway LA Fitness, look for me - and make me do just 10 more minutes of cardio!
VITAL STATS
Current weight - 300 lbs
So when I dove into this blog, I was afraid that I would lay off fast, too. I was right. But here's an update for you all the same.
I started with adjusting my eating habits. Not "dieting". I will never "diet", but instead of a triple bacon cheese burger, I may order a single. Or instead of a burger, I'll order some baked or grilled chicken. Talisa and I have made a concious effort to not eat out as much and cook at home instead. I have stocked the freezer with fish, chicken, lean pork and beef. In the past few weeks I've eaten more fruit than usual.
Those changes alone have contributed to a 7 pound weight loss in the past 6 weeks. I am happy, but know that I will even out on losing weight that way, and it will not get me into "shape".
A few weekends ago I was doing some yard work. Simple stuff really - rake out the old straw in a flower bed, pull the weeds and creeping grass, put down some new plants, put in a 25ft border, lay weed cloth, and add new mulch. I took me, seriously, all day to do that little bit of work. I kept getting horribly winded and feeling like I was going to pass out. I would do some work, get winded, take a break longer than I worked, and start all over again.
It was ridiculous.
I realized that all the adjustments to eating habits in the world wouldn't make me able to work in the yard without being completley destroyed. I have to combine diet with exercise {shudder}.
Walking in the neighborhood, while better exercise than what we were doing, is, frankly, boring. And the fitness gains are s l o w. Talisa wanted to join a gym - again. I was reluctant since we've thrown money down that rat hole too many times in the past.
The problem has always been that it wasn't "convenient" to go to the gym. After being at work all day and getting stuck in traffic on the way home, it was too easy to justify not going - leave the office at 5:30, tack 20-30 minutes onto the drive home to get to the gym, work out, drive home, clean up, cook supper - all of a sudden we're 9pm before we have supper.
So we quit going to the gym.
I knew all of those "excuses" would come back into play, so I had to find a place that was difficult to NOT go to. I found one. There is an LA Fitness literally on the way to and from work for me, and right around the corner from Talisa's office. I have to pass it twice a day. There is no reason for me to NOT go anymore. Stopping in and working out for an hour doesn't add any inconvenience to my day.
So, if you're at the Windward Parkway LA Fitness, look for me - and make me do just 10 more minutes of cardio!
VITAL STATS
Current weight - 300 lbs
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