It's Sunday again and time for my weekly weigh-in.
Going to be a short post this week as I have work coming up in a little while.
In terms of eating I think I've been doing really well recently, making more food at home, eating a whole lot more fruit. I'm feeling really great both physically and mentally. This week will be the first full week of Lara's job waking me up early in the morning. Some would say that's an annoying thing and a problem, I see it as an opportunity to be up early to go for a good run, so tomorrow I'm going out for a run. I'll be sure to let you all know how that goes.
So, what does the scale have to say about me this week? 227.6, same as last week. Down 55.5 pounds so far since January, and only about 20 pounds from my current goal. I'm hoping the running can help me keep going on the push toward that goal, but only time will tell.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 37)
It's Sunday again and time for the weekly weigh-in.
Feeling really good this week. Work has settled down into a slightly more predictable schedule, Lara looks like she's found not one but two jobs, and it's almost starting to cool off in Phoenix. My fruit intake has been on the rise, and I made food for dinner on Monday and Thursday. All in all, things are looking up.
So, where do I still need to go? I'd like to be cooking more and so far am making good progress on that but could always do better. For reasons both of finance and of health I'm going to start trying to take my lunches with me to work more, though we'll see how well that works out in practice. And hopefully with the weather becoming more cooperative some running will be able to take place in the next few weeks as well.
So, what does the scale have to say about my recent progress? 227.6, down 3 pounds from last week. Keeping up a much better pace than I expected I'd be able to at this point. Hoping it holds but only time will tell. For now, I'm well on my way to the best shape of my life and doing what I can to keep myself there, and that's not bad.
Feeling really good this week. Work has settled down into a slightly more predictable schedule, Lara looks like she's found not one but two jobs, and it's almost starting to cool off in Phoenix. My fruit intake has been on the rise, and I made food for dinner on Monday and Thursday. All in all, things are looking up.
So, where do I still need to go? I'd like to be cooking more and so far am making good progress on that but could always do better. For reasons both of finance and of health I'm going to start trying to take my lunches with me to work more, though we'll see how well that works out in practice. And hopefully with the weather becoming more cooperative some running will be able to take place in the next few weeks as well.
So, what does the scale have to say about my recent progress? 227.6, down 3 pounds from last week. Keeping up a much better pace than I expected I'd be able to at this point. Hoping it holds but only time will tell. For now, I'm well on my way to the best shape of my life and doing what I can to keep myself there, and that's not bad.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 36)
Sunday again and time for another installment of the weekly weigh-in.
I feel like I did pretty well with the fruits and veggies this week, in addition to my regular eating for work I went out of my way a bit and got a salad from Paradise Cafe once or twice this week. One good thing I can say about work, it keeps me from eating too much for most of my meals as I don't have the time to eat more than a fairly healthy portion of anything.
But what am I doing other than just eating more fruits and veggies and managing my portions? Working of course. At first I didn't really think that what I'm doing for work was going to be doing that much to help my weight loss, but recently I've been reevaluating that assessment.
Since sometime early this summer I've been carrying a cheap pedometer with me on a daily basis. It's not calibrated properly as I've never found the time and initiative to line up together, and it's not very accurate either, but it at least gives me a rough estimate of how my days compare to one another. My average day at work is averaging about 4-5 times what my days at work this summer were running. Lots of moving around and being on my feet means more calorie burn, and it's apparently a lot more than I realized.
That said, I can always do more. In addition to the running I've still not managed to start doing due to a combination of weather and scheduling, I'm looking around for a place to study martial arts again. I did some martial arts training when I was younger and liked it a lot, and I'd like to get back into it for the health and fitness benefits and a number of other reasons besides. So that's where I am with that for now, looking around and trying to see what I can find and afford.
Well, now the big ending, what does the scale have to say this week? 230.6, down 3.8 pounds from last week. This puts my overall weight loss since I started tracking my weight regularly at 52.5 pounds, around the weight of a 7 year old child. Keeping a good pace so far, hoping I can keep it up.
I feel like I did pretty well with the fruits and veggies this week, in addition to my regular eating for work I went out of my way a bit and got a salad from Paradise Cafe once or twice this week. One good thing I can say about work, it keeps me from eating too much for most of my meals as I don't have the time to eat more than a fairly healthy portion of anything.
But what am I doing other than just eating more fruits and veggies and managing my portions? Working of course. At first I didn't really think that what I'm doing for work was going to be doing that much to help my weight loss, but recently I've been reevaluating that assessment.
Since sometime early this summer I've been carrying a cheap pedometer with me on a daily basis. It's not calibrated properly as I've never found the time and initiative to line up together, and it's not very accurate either, but it at least gives me a rough estimate of how my days compare to one another. My average day at work is averaging about 4-5 times what my days at work this summer were running. Lots of moving around and being on my feet means more calorie burn, and it's apparently a lot more than I realized.
That said, I can always do more. In addition to the running I've still not managed to start doing due to a combination of weather and scheduling, I'm looking around for a place to study martial arts again. I did some martial arts training when I was younger and liked it a lot, and I'd like to get back into it for the health and fitness benefits and a number of other reasons besides. So that's where I am with that for now, looking around and trying to see what I can find and afford.
Well, now the big ending, what does the scale have to say this week? 230.6, down 3.8 pounds from last week. This puts my overall weight loss since I started tracking my weight regularly at 52.5 pounds, around the weight of a 7 year old child. Keeping a good pace so far, hoping I can keep it up.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 35)
It's Sunday yet again, and time for another weigh-in.
This week was a lot better in terms of over eating than last week. I was a lot better about keeping on top of my portions, which was helped by work since it's hard to overeat when you only have enough time to go to Subway and back. The Subway also helped me with my veggie intake. Bell peppers, onions, and black olives may not be much variety, or really enough in a single sandwich to do much, but it feels better having at least some token amount of veggies on a regular basis.
The other big thing that changed this week is the amount and frequency with which I got fruit. At least every day or two I got at some fresh fruit, be it an apple, a plum, or a peach. Much like the veggies, it may not have been enough to really be useful in realistic terms, but at the least it was enough that I feel better about how much fruit I've been getting in my diet. My diet in general has been looking up of late, and that's something I very much am glad for.
I'm looking forwards very much to when it starts being cool enough around Phoenix for me to go out and get to running. I'm hoping to work on getting some more physical activity into my life outside of just work once the weather works more in my favor. I'm hoping to get to a point where I can successfully run 3 miles. Plotting a route is going to be the hard part, but I'll get that done by the time the weather cools. The other thing I've been looking into is the possibility of getting back into doing some martial arts. I feel like they were a good thing for me both physically and mentally, and something I'd like to get back to doing. So that's where I've been recently in terms of my diet and my exercise.
So now we're down to the numbers again. I feel like I did alright this week, so let's see what the scale says: 234.4 this week, down 5.4 pounds from last week. Big progress this week, here's hoping I can carry that momentum into next week. Until next time readers, eat well and work your way to the you you want to be.
This week was a lot better in terms of over eating than last week. I was a lot better about keeping on top of my portions, which was helped by work since it's hard to overeat when you only have enough time to go to Subway and back. The Subway also helped me with my veggie intake. Bell peppers, onions, and black olives may not be much variety, or really enough in a single sandwich to do much, but it feels better having at least some token amount of veggies on a regular basis.
The other big thing that changed this week is the amount and frequency with which I got fruit. At least every day or two I got at some fresh fruit, be it an apple, a plum, or a peach. Much like the veggies, it may not have been enough to really be useful in realistic terms, but at the least it was enough that I feel better about how much fruit I've been getting in my diet. My diet in general has been looking up of late, and that's something I very much am glad for.
I'm looking forwards very much to when it starts being cool enough around Phoenix for me to go out and get to running. I'm hoping to work on getting some more physical activity into my life outside of just work once the weather works more in my favor. I'm hoping to get to a point where I can successfully run 3 miles. Plotting a route is going to be the hard part, but I'll get that done by the time the weather cools. The other thing I've been looking into is the possibility of getting back into doing some martial arts. I feel like they were a good thing for me both physically and mentally, and something I'd like to get back to doing. So that's where I've been recently in terms of my diet and my exercise.
So now we're down to the numbers again. I feel like I did alright this week, so let's see what the scale says: 234.4 this week, down 5.4 pounds from last week. Big progress this week, here's hoping I can carry that momentum into next week. Until next time readers, eat well and work your way to the you you want to be.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 34)
Sunday morning again and time for my weigh-in.
Well, this week wasn't too bad in terms of how busy I was. That's a bit surprising, but sometimes it happens. Finally got all the wedding pictures uploaded to Facebook, so that's something. Sadly, I didn't get to as many fruits and veggies this week as I had hoped, though I did get some veggies on my lunches I suppose. Will have to try harder on that next week.
What I wasn't quite so good about this week was eating within my calorie goals. My track record with eating too much has historically been abysmal. Since January when I started actively trying to manage my weight I've been working very hard to force myself to watch my portion sizes. Sometimes I do much better than others with it. This week I've not done quite so well, and I recognize that. I even knew I was doing it when it happened and should have done better policing myself but I just didn't. I guess I just figured "it won't hurt as long as I only do it once or twice", but we'll have to see how that turns out. Either way, I know I shouldn't be doing that and I'm going to need to work that much harder in the future to make sure I don't do that again.
So now, let's see what the scale has to say about my portion control issues. 239.8 this week. Up a pound from last week. So it looks like the scale is in agreement that my portion control was probably not in my favor this week. Just have to stick to it and do better next week. So until then, eat smart and put in the work it takes to get what you need.
Well, this week wasn't too bad in terms of how busy I was. That's a bit surprising, but sometimes it happens. Finally got all the wedding pictures uploaded to Facebook, so that's something. Sadly, I didn't get to as many fruits and veggies this week as I had hoped, though I did get some veggies on my lunches I suppose. Will have to try harder on that next week.
What I wasn't quite so good about this week was eating within my calorie goals. My track record with eating too much has historically been abysmal. Since January when I started actively trying to manage my weight I've been working very hard to force myself to watch my portion sizes. Sometimes I do much better than others with it. This week I've not done quite so well, and I recognize that. I even knew I was doing it when it happened and should have done better policing myself but I just didn't. I guess I just figured "it won't hurt as long as I only do it once or twice", but we'll have to see how that turns out. Either way, I know I shouldn't be doing that and I'm going to need to work that much harder in the future to make sure I don't do that again.
So now, let's see what the scale has to say about my portion control issues. 239.8 this week. Up a pound from last week. So it looks like the scale is in agreement that my portion control was probably not in my favor this week. Just have to stick to it and do better next week. So until then, eat smart and put in the work it takes to get what you need.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 33)
Well, it's Sunday yet again and that makes it time for my weekly weigh-in.
This week I feel like I did alright. At least partly that was due to the fact that most of my days went about the same. Get up, have a granola bar, go to work, have a 6" sandwich at Subway (either oven roasted chicken breast or buffalo chicken), finish my shift, come home and then have a small, simple, and delicious dinner. Sometimes the shift is in the evening so the dinner at the end becomes lunch in the middle, but for the most part, that's been how things have gone. Fairly consistent and low calorie intake, fairly consistent and relatively high compared to what I had been doing calorie output.
For all that, I feel good. I've got lots of energy, despite the fact that I've had almost no soda or other caffeine that wasn't part of a mixed drink in almost literally months. I'm sleeping well, for once in my life, and that's helping me to be less tired. I want to try and force myself to eat more fruits and veggies I think. My diet has long been lacking that and since the move I've been doing rather well with that. Still not where I'd like to be but making progress. I also want to be cooking more, both for my diet and because I just love cooking. With my work schedule the way it is that may be difficult for now, but I'm hopeful that things will settle down a bit and I can get to the cooking I'd love to be doing.
Well, that's enough about my life for now, and plenty of musing about what to do in the future. So, what does the scale have to say today? 238.8 which is down 1.2 pounds from last week. Continuing in a good direction. So far I'm down 44.3 pounds, which is the approximate weight of a five and a half year old child. That's a good place to be I feel. So for now, I'm just gonna mostly keep what I've been doing, try and work on the fruits, veggies, and cooking, and watch where it takes me. So far, it's been going in the right direction.
This week I feel like I did alright. At least partly that was due to the fact that most of my days went about the same. Get up, have a granola bar, go to work, have a 6" sandwich at Subway (either oven roasted chicken breast or buffalo chicken), finish my shift, come home and then have a small, simple, and delicious dinner. Sometimes the shift is in the evening so the dinner at the end becomes lunch in the middle, but for the most part, that's been how things have gone. Fairly consistent and low calorie intake, fairly consistent and relatively high compared to what I had been doing calorie output.
For all that, I feel good. I've got lots of energy, despite the fact that I've had almost no soda or other caffeine that wasn't part of a mixed drink in almost literally months. I'm sleeping well, for once in my life, and that's helping me to be less tired. I want to try and force myself to eat more fruits and veggies I think. My diet has long been lacking that and since the move I've been doing rather well with that. Still not where I'd like to be but making progress. I also want to be cooking more, both for my diet and because I just love cooking. With my work schedule the way it is that may be difficult for now, but I'm hopeful that things will settle down a bit and I can get to the cooking I'd love to be doing.
Well, that's enough about my life for now, and plenty of musing about what to do in the future. So, what does the scale have to say today? 238.8 which is down 1.2 pounds from last week. Continuing in a good direction. So far I'm down 44.3 pounds, which is the approximate weight of a five and a half year old child. That's a good place to be I feel. So for now, I'm just gonna mostly keep what I've been doing, try and work on the fruits, veggies, and cooking, and watch where it takes me. So far, it's been going in the right direction.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 32)
It's Sunday yet again and time for my weekly weigh-in.
Late this week due to work all morning. Hectic week this week with the new job starting and all. Things seem to be settling down a bit in that regard. Lots of time spent on my feet working, with a lot of running around as a result, to help me burn off calories. The only thing I've found in the food court so far that I'm willing to eat is Subway, so that should help with my weight as well.
With work changing how my schedule is going to fall out for the foreseeable future, I'm going to just have to put up with it and do the best I can. Thankfully I have the self-control, and lack of desire, built up to keep me from taking advantage of the free soda I'm allowed when on break so that shouldn't be a problem for me. My only real concern when it comes to my calorie intake is that I may get into a cycle of healthy breakfast and lunch and then gorging on dinner when I have opening shifts like I have been having. That's just something I'm going to have to keep on top of, hopefully by putting together meals in advance for dinner so that I can eat something that's tasty, good for me, and quick. That's something to work on for the future though I suppose. For now I'm just going to have to do the best I can with what I've got and hopefully squeeze some fresh fruit into my diet when I have the chance.
Now, time for the numbers. This week the scale tells me I'm 240 even. That's down 1.2 pounds from last week. Seems as though what I'm doing is continuing to work, if slowly. Slow isn't a problem though. I'd much rather slow progress that I can keep up than sporadicly high progress with nothing in between. Just going to keep at it and one of these days I'll find myself at my goal and having to figure out how to maintain my weight instead of keep dropping it. That's a problem I look forward too.
Late this week due to work all morning. Hectic week this week with the new job starting and all. Things seem to be settling down a bit in that regard. Lots of time spent on my feet working, with a lot of running around as a result, to help me burn off calories. The only thing I've found in the food court so far that I'm willing to eat is Subway, so that should help with my weight as well.
With work changing how my schedule is going to fall out for the foreseeable future, I'm going to just have to put up with it and do the best I can. Thankfully I have the self-control, and lack of desire, built up to keep me from taking advantage of the free soda I'm allowed when on break so that shouldn't be a problem for me. My only real concern when it comes to my calorie intake is that I may get into a cycle of healthy breakfast and lunch and then gorging on dinner when I have opening shifts like I have been having. That's just something I'm going to have to keep on top of, hopefully by putting together meals in advance for dinner so that I can eat something that's tasty, good for me, and quick. That's something to work on for the future though I suppose. For now I'm just going to have to do the best I can with what I've got and hopefully squeeze some fresh fruit into my diet when I have the chance.
Now, time for the numbers. This week the scale tells me I'm 240 even. That's down 1.2 pounds from last week. Seems as though what I'm doing is continuing to work, if slowly. Slow isn't a problem though. I'd much rather slow progress that I can keep up than sporadicly high progress with nothing in between. Just going to keep at it and one of these days I'll find myself at my goal and having to figure out how to maintain my weight instead of keep dropping it. That's a problem I look forward too.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 31)
After a week off I return this fine Sunday morning for another installment of my weekly weigh-in.
I return this week different a somewhat different man. I say this because a number of big things have been happening all at once in my life. The reason I didn't make a post last week was due to the fact my summer job was ending and I was having to move and finish that up all day Sunday leaving me no time to get to the scale, let alone the computer. The previous Monday, I got married to the most wonderful woman I have ever known. Now I am typing this from Phoenix where we are currently living while searching for work and trying to get by on what we've got. So far we're doing alright with that part, and hopeful about the jobs part. But enough about my personal life, that should go in another post anyway, on to some stuff about me and losing weight shall we?
The past couple weeks I've done decently I think. In the name both of saving money and saving calories Lara and I have been splitting more entrees between us when we go out to decent places, this is something that has worked out well because she doesn't eat much in general and I really shouldn't. Plus, because we are only buying one entree instead of two we can afford to get something nicer than we might otherwise which seems to have the effect of making the food seem that much more filling somehow. All in all that's been a good strategy.
The part that I think I've done less well with is that we ate out almost exclusively for most of the last two weeks, due to moving and what not we didn't have the time or a place to cook our own food until late this last week. However, by splitting as I said above I think I made out alright for myself. I had a lot of very nice dinners out with friends from Tucson we may not get to see again for a while.
Now comes the real question though, what does the scale have to say about the last couple weeks and the many changes they have brought? 241.2 is what it has to say about it. That's down 8.2 pounds from 2 weeks ago when I last weighed in here. As I said then I suspect slightly that the scale I was using then may have been slightly different from the one I normally use, so this may not be entirely accurate, but even still the numbers are good. That leaves me down 41.9 pounds from when I started in January, slightly more than the weight of an average 5 year old child. Seems like whatever I've been doing all this time is really working out fairly well.
Until next week, eat well and eat smart.
I return this week different a somewhat different man. I say this because a number of big things have been happening all at once in my life. The reason I didn't make a post last week was due to the fact my summer job was ending and I was having to move and finish that up all day Sunday leaving me no time to get to the scale, let alone the computer. The previous Monday, I got married to the most wonderful woman I have ever known. Now I am typing this from Phoenix where we are currently living while searching for work and trying to get by on what we've got. So far we're doing alright with that part, and hopeful about the jobs part. But enough about my personal life, that should go in another post anyway, on to some stuff about me and losing weight shall we?
The past couple weeks I've done decently I think. In the name both of saving money and saving calories Lara and I have been splitting more entrees between us when we go out to decent places, this is something that has worked out well because she doesn't eat much in general and I really shouldn't. Plus, because we are only buying one entree instead of two we can afford to get something nicer than we might otherwise which seems to have the effect of making the food seem that much more filling somehow. All in all that's been a good strategy.
The part that I think I've done less well with is that we ate out almost exclusively for most of the last two weeks, due to moving and what not we didn't have the time or a place to cook our own food until late this last week. However, by splitting as I said above I think I made out alright for myself. I had a lot of very nice dinners out with friends from Tucson we may not get to see again for a while.
Now comes the real question though, what does the scale have to say about the last couple weeks and the many changes they have brought? 241.2 is what it has to say about it. That's down 8.2 pounds from 2 weeks ago when I last weighed in here. As I said then I suspect slightly that the scale I was using then may have been slightly different from the one I normally use, so this may not be entirely accurate, but even still the numbers are good. That leaves me down 41.9 pounds from when I started in January, slightly more than the weight of an average 5 year old child. Seems like whatever I've been doing all this time is really working out fairly well.
Until next week, eat well and eat smart.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 29)
Sunday again and that makes it time for another weigh-in.
This week's post is going to be short. I've got a lot going on with the wedding tomorrow and I sadly don't have the time to put together a post the way I normally do. Hopefully will be able to do better next week.
The scale, not mine this week as I forgot it in Tucson when I came up for the wedding, tells me I currently weigh 249.4 which is up 1.4 from last week. Not at all good, but I'm going to blame it on being on the run all week instead of ever having the time to relax and actually care about what I'm eating beyond it's existence as food. Really hoping next week will be better, but if not I'll just ride it out and deal with life as it happens.
This week's post is going to be short. I've got a lot going on with the wedding tomorrow and I sadly don't have the time to put together a post the way I normally do. Hopefully will be able to do better next week.
The scale, not mine this week as I forgot it in Tucson when I came up for the wedding, tells me I currently weigh 249.4 which is up 1.4 from last week. Not at all good, but I'm going to blame it on being on the run all week instead of ever having the time to relax and actually care about what I'm eating beyond it's existence as food. Really hoping next week will be better, but if not I'll just ride it out and deal with life as it happens.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Weekly Weigh-in (Week 28)
It's Sunday again and that makes it time for another weekly weigh-in.
This week has been another in a series of interesting weeks. More hours at work this week than I had been averaging means more money, but less time to eat well. While I really wish it didn't, being busy through the week causes me to not be as cautious about what I eat for some reason. On the plus side, more work means more exercise which should mean more calories offset by that to help compensate for the bad eating at least somewhat.
In addition to that work and crazy eating I managed to get in half an hour on a treadmill this week, plus some time on an Elliptical for a while as well. Monday we had the staff dessert night, and I did rather well and limited myself to a single small plate with small portions of everything to help keep me on track. Tuesday I brought home a bunch of leftovers from dinner. Thursday instead of going out I made pizza with Lara and a coworker of ours, delicious and fun to do. Saturday involved my usual low food amounts until a slightly larger than normal dinner out with friends to celebrate a birthday. All told, I feel like I didn't do too badly this week.
Now comes the tricky part though, checking if the scale agrees with my assessment or not. 248, up 1.8 from last week. It would seem the scale would like to disagree with me. I was expecting I'd probably have gained some weight, but this is a bit more than I thought. Nothing serious, just annoying. I'll just have to watch myself more closely this week and try and do better. Not sure how well I'll be able to manage that with all of the last minute wedding things going on in the later half of the week, but that's something the scale and I will have to discuss next Sunday I suppose.
This week has been another in a series of interesting weeks. More hours at work this week than I had been averaging means more money, but less time to eat well. While I really wish it didn't, being busy through the week causes me to not be as cautious about what I eat for some reason. On the plus side, more work means more exercise which should mean more calories offset by that to help compensate for the bad eating at least somewhat.
In addition to that work and crazy eating I managed to get in half an hour on a treadmill this week, plus some time on an Elliptical for a while as well. Monday we had the staff dessert night, and I did rather well and limited myself to a single small plate with small portions of everything to help keep me on track. Tuesday I brought home a bunch of leftovers from dinner. Thursday instead of going out I made pizza with Lara and a coworker of ours, delicious and fun to do. Saturday involved my usual low food amounts until a slightly larger than normal dinner out with friends to celebrate a birthday. All told, I feel like I didn't do too badly this week.
Now comes the tricky part though, checking if the scale agrees with my assessment or not. 248, up 1.8 from last week. It would seem the scale would like to disagree with me. I was expecting I'd probably have gained some weight, but this is a bit more than I thought. Nothing serious, just annoying. I'll just have to watch myself more closely this week and try and do better. Not sure how well I'll be able to manage that with all of the last minute wedding things going on in the later half of the week, but that's something the scale and I will have to discuss next Sunday I suppose.
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