today

back to 181

lasagna last night...so tasty, but apparently also super-filling

down by a 1/2 pound!

down to 180 today.

Back to a more normal diet -- some exercise (although no workout last night b/c I have a cold).

After Christmas Weigh-in

Today, I weighed myself.

I last weighed on 12/23 -- and I was at 178.5.

Today, after Christmas indulgence, I weigh 180.5.

The last time I weighed 180 was 11/8.

On a positive, my Christmas weight gain was only 2 pounds.

And though New Year's eve is approaching, I'm optimistic that I will see lower numbers soon.

I've already begun circuit training. I will resume running on Sunday. And the house will soon be empty of sweets.

Maybe next year I'll be typing about weighing-in at 176 or so after Christmas -- with a goal of returning to 172 in the new year. I'm trying to be realistic.

Today

I weigh 178.5

179

so, I finally got out of the 177.5-178.5 zone. In the WRONG direction.

But, I've been lifting... new muscle mass? I hope so!

178.5

not bad.

I seem to be holding around the 178 range with little fluctuation.

I go from a low of 177.5 to a high of 178.5.

I'd like to hit 177 or lower...but for now, maintenance in this range is fine -- especially considering it is the Holiday eating season.

today's weight

177

running

weight lifting

much more sensible eating

and no desserts at night

2 more pounds and I hit my goal!

well

180 hit this morning.

but i ate pizza on Saturday.

At least I ran last night - 3 miles. I'll keep it up and the pounds will drop off. But 175 may still be a ways away

176.5

6 pounds less than I weighed on October 13th, 2010.

running. better eating. lifting weights.

2 Days!

Below 180. Today's weight: 178.5.

I've been walking -- did 2 miles last night.

you have to go back to Sept. 20th to find a day when I weighed less than 180.

Or, Sept. 20th is the day that I hit the "warning" weight of 180 and it has taken nearly a month for me to do something about it. Changing diet, exercising, etc.

Ideally, my warning weight will get lower -- like 177 or ultimately, 175. I'd like to weigh 170. And know that when I hit 175, I need to take action.

But I'll work now with 180. And when I hit 175, I'll make it 178. And keep working.

Finally!

I weigh-in at 179.5 this morning. First time under 180 in a long time. Probably not once in October yet have I weighed below 180.

181

today

better... slightly better!

182

today

but i'm working on it, ok?!

today's weigh-in

181

again

today

181 pounds

and today

i'm comfortably at 180

not bad

so far, I've eaten:

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice, 1 yoplait light fat free yogurt, and 1 grande caramel macchiato at starbucks. That's a bit over 500 calories and 17 grams of protein

OVER

weight

ouch

it hurts my knees

i'm going to have to walk. and slowly. to get down below 180 before I run.

why is it like this?

If

i stop logging my weight here, will i suddenly meet my goal?

181

wow

not good

181

depression can make you eat

and not exercise

need to snap out of it

179.5

that's two days in a row below 180

let's keep it going...

today

181

but down from Monday's 182

back to back

days of 180

i've hit the max

ouch

179.5

ok...so, after a couple days of struggle, i'm back...below...180

barely

but i'm there

i don't even know

because yesterday i weighed 180 in the morning and then i ate cookie pie last night for dessert so I didn't weigh this morning but I'm betting I'm at 180+ again which would be the first back-to-back 180+ days I've had since January.

and my knees hurt.

today

179

fried chicken for lunch... tasty, but probably not the best choice

today's weight

179

coffee this morning with NO donuts

a big victory

weigh-in

179.5

That's 2 days in a row. But still below 180

Right Size Smoothies

Right Size smoothies? Are people using these?

I keep hearing this very unappealing commercial for them.

Some woman who lost 30 pounds in 30 days -- VERY unhealthy.

And ultimately lost 143 pounds. Either she was incredibly overweight OR she lost too much weight or both.

But either way, I don't want to buy right size smoothies. Maybe these ads are hitting the target demographic? Not sure.

Today's Weight

179.5

Food so far:

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice
1 yoplait light fat free yogurt
1 grande caramel macchiato at Starbucks
5 chocolate donut holes


approximately 16g of protein

today's weight

178

today

175.5

today

i weigh 178

up another pound

but I'll be walking miles today, I'm sure!

today

177

today

I weigh 179

not bad considering a Father's Day weekend of indulgence

food so far:

1 8oz glass of cranberry juice
1 yoplait light fat free yogurt
1 grande caramel macchiato at starbucks

lunch

1 package of peanut butter/nekot cookies
1 snickers bar
1 12 oz bottle of water

179

actually, 179.5

food so far:

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice
1 grande caramel macchiato
2 glazed donuts

also, I walked 1.75 miles this morning

lunch

vending machine peanut butter crackers
red velvet cake
water

and a walk around my building

181

wow. back at 181.

shows what happens when i go from the walking part of my job (January through June) to normal office work.

I gain three pounds!

ouch!

today

weight: 180.5

breakfast: 1 8oz glass of cranberry juice
1 yoplait light fat free yogurt
1 starbucks grande caramel macchiato

mid-morning snack: small piece of red velvet cake

lunch: 1 chocolate chip hamburger on a multi-grain ciabatta roll
1 20 oz diet coke

Today's food:

1 English muffin with whipped butter
1 lowfat Caramel Latte
1 chicken burrito with black beans
1 big coke from a gas station
1 serving of cheese ravioli with tomato sauce
1 Red Velvet Fresh Escape from Maggie Moos

Since March

I haven't blogged here much...but:

I have weighed 180 a total of 6 times since the beginning of March.

I log my weight every day, and the most common weight is 178.

I've been running or lifting weights.

And I've not been over 180 a single day in that timeframe.

Now: to get to 175 and make that a constant.

But today: I ate 2 donuts and a Starbucks Grande Caramel Macchiato.

For most of this time period, I've given up the donuts in the morning... and replaced them with yogurt.

More...later.

179

1 full week at 179. not 178 and not 180

179

i've been running ... and lifting

and i weigh 179

177

is here!

and it feels GREAT... :)

178

i've been steadily hanging out at 178 for about 2 weeks now -- the cold has hampered my ability to run, but i have been lifting... I think my body looks different, more toned... i work out with weights 4-5 mornings a week and do light cardio in the evenings...

I want to hit 175... that's a good weight for me... and i felt the best I've felt in a long time at 172...

i think the return to running (tomorrow) will do this...

8 days

below 180.

Only 1 day at 178 -- the rest at 179

but 8 straight days

9 more pounds

10 in 2010

yep.

I'm going to lose 10 pounds this year and keep it off.

My December 31, 2009 weight was 179.

My December 31, 2010 weight should be 169.

Here's the full story.

I started 2009 weighing 181 pounds.

Before that, my starting weight in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 was 185. Every single January for 5 straight years, i started at 185.

Then, in 2008, my wife started Weight Watchers. And I ate what she ate for dinner only. Still had starbucks or mcdonald's for breakfast, cheeseburger for lunch (or roast beef) and usually salmon and broccoli for dinner. every night. I also lifted weights regularly (5 times a week).

So, I started 2009 at 181 -- my lowest starting weight in 5 years.

During those five years, my weight range was 177-185 -- so, I'd start at 185, go down a little, go up after summer, and end up at 185 again.

This year, when I went for my yearly physical, I was down five pounds from last year -- so, I was 175 in 2009, had been 180 in 2008. Good for me, I thought.

Then, my doctor tells me that my blood sugar is 101 -- 2 points above the normal range - not typically too much cause for concern except that both my Mom and Dad have Type II diabetes. My Dad was diagnosed at 34, my mom at 60. But statistically speaking, I have a very, very good chance of having diabetes -- which brings with it increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

So, I had lost weight but I'm still over weight. I'm 34 and my blood sugar is just outside of normal.

I'm told I can prevent a diabetes diagnosis by increased exercise, better diet, and losing at least another 5 pounds (meaning my goal should be 170, 9 pounds lighter than my weight today).

Diabetes is "official" when fasting blood sugar is 140 or higher on consecutive tests. So, I have a ways to go -- OR, I'm much closer to being healthy again... But, what a warning/wake-up call.

I feel good about what I did in 2009 -- moving my weight from a range of 177-185 to 172-179 -- I would say (and I wrote these numbers down) that my weight was not over 180 more than 10 days in 2009.

Here's the problem: still not good enough. I need to maintain a weight close to 170.

I need a range from 167-175 -- 175 should be the highest I ever go.

I've been eating better food -- more oatmeal, less cheeseburgers -- more sugar free -- not much regular soda at all.

exercising has been more difficult given the colder weather. But, I'm working out in the garage now.

I check in with my blood, etc. at the end of this month. Here's hoping I'm at least back to 175 and my sugar is below 100.