178

ouch!

and it is not just the number.

when my weight goes over 175, i experience lower backpain and discomfort while sleeping.

i don't like it.

workout, eat less... 2 walks and weights today, for sure

today

176.5

breakfast
2 sausage biscuits at mcdonald's and a medium coffee

today

I weigh 176

not bad.

I hit 175 yesterday morning, but had a big dinner with pasta/bread and not much working out

i'm back on track.

today's weight!

176

again

3 days in a row!

today's weight:

176

back to where i need to be

though i want chocolate... BAD

176

today's weight: 176

getting closer to my "max limit" 175 -- which is supposed to be my "warning weight" ...

the high fiber seems to be helping -- i feel full and i consume less calories -- plus, i'm getting protein that is very lean ... :)

51 grams

i had about 51 grams of protein today... wow.

and i believe a healthy adult male should have 65 a day - how do you get to 65? eat more meat, i guess?

i don't know -- had yogurt and a latte for breakfast, 2 eggs and 2 slices of whole wheat toast for lunch, handfuls of cashews and then kashi golean crunch and yogurt for dinner... about 51 grams of protein... hmm.

high fiber/high protein

means lots of gas...but also seems to mean a lower body weight.

my weigh-in this morning: 177 -- not bad for an after weekend weigh-in that included not much exercise.

i'm really hitting the high fiber, whole grain foods... and while my body is adjusting, i can almost bet it will pay off in terms of a lower total body weight by week's end

today, i've had:

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice
1 cup of yoplait light fat free yogurt
1 homemade caramel latte (fat free)

2 pounds this week...

that's what i've lost. From 179 to 177. Still, a setback. I entered last weekend at around 177 and came up at 179 by Monday. Before that, i was in the 175 range consistently, and realistically getting close to 173. Not far from my ultimate goal, 170.

So, today, here's what I've eaten:

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice
1 grande caramel macchiato
1 slice of starbucks pumpkin loaf

and...i've walked 1.5 miles and done light weight lifting (1 set of chest presses and hammer curls)

and i'm making a cake but taking it somewhere and will NOT eat it...

lunch

baked potato covered in grilled chicken, salt and pepper, honey mustard, three cookies

snack: 1 snickers bar and 1 diet mt. dew

dinner: to be determined....

I lost some weight

1.5 pounds, to be exact. Weighing-in this morning at 177.5

let me tell you -- when i weigh over 175, i feel horrible... i have lower back pain in the mornings, my clothes are tighter, yuck.

i don't know what happened, except i lost control for a bit and got excited about a few days below 175 and then i skyrocketed...a lesson there: discipline. focus. don't lose it.

so far today, i've eaten: 1 8oz glass of cranberry juice, 1 homemade caramel latte (fat free)

can't walk today b/c of the rain ... at least not yet.. but we'll see.

no running today...

...no walking, either. not unless this rain stops?

am I a wimp for not wanting to run/walk in the rain?

and by the way, i'm freezing.

lunch is at chili's...

179 AGAIN

i'm fat

i care ... but not too much

damn.

i'm fat again. 4 pounds above the 175 where i was hovering -- where on good days, 172 was in sight.

now, i'm scrambling to get back to 175

it's the fried chicken

so this morning, it's 1 caramel latte (homemade, low fat, 4 grams of protein)

ok...

fried chicken for lunch, but 6 inch sub for dinner... and 5.5 miles of walking again today

there are NO shortcuts...NONE

1 pound down!

of course, i walked over 5 miles yesterday...

but I'm 1 pound down this morning, weighing-in at 178

breakfast: 1 grande caramel macchiato, 1 donut

tonight

dinner
1 6 inch cold cut combo from subway with lettuce, pickles, onions, salt & pepper, oil and vinegar, and mustard

4 apple slices

handful of marshmallows

then, a 1.5 mile walk with the family

then lifting weights -- chest press, hammer curls, and lunge w/shoulder press then a 3 mile walk

i walked 5.5 miles today - but i can tell i'm fat... yuck!

afternoon snack

3 handfuls of cashews and a 12 oz can of diet coke

lunch today

1 cup of Kashi GoLean crunch -- 190 calories, 9 grams of protein, 8 grams of fiber (3 soluble) and 1 yoplait light fat free yogurt -- 100 calories, 5 grams of protein.

lighter lunch, more exercise = smaller me (i hope)

a short walk

preparing to venture out on a short walk, and also some weight lifting -- chest presses with 30 pounds on each arm and then some hammer curls at 10 reps, 35 lbs.

unacceptable

this morning's weigh-in: 179

179!
CRAZY

and not ok!

i was up to 177 before the weekend, then football, french toast, etc... plus, not much working out

179. too big. I was moving in the right direction.

means it is time to get moving...period.

dinner

Fortune House, the local and delicious Chinese restaurant -- sweet and sour chicken, rice, an egg roll, plenty of hot mustard sauce and a diet coke.

hmm.

oh, and i mowed the lawn!

lunch/snack

popcorn...1/2 bag

early lunch/snack

of go lean by Kashi (cereal) 13 g of protein, 10 g of fiber and a yoplait light yogurt (5 more grams of protein, plus calcium...)

we'll see how the day goes...

177

today's weight: 177

how?

crazy!

i ran yesterday... i walked ... i ate modestly, i thought

and i'm up...

breakfast...one low-fat caramel latte

and for dinner

3 slices of digiorno pepperoni pizza, 20 oz of water, and a small bowl of fruit salad (oranges, apples, bananas, pineapples)

plus, a 3 mile walk following (with sprint intervals)

snack today

1 snickers bar and a diet coke

lunch today

yogurt, a handful of peanuts, and 8 oz glass of water

today's weight

175

and i'm minutes away from a late morning walk

last night, french toast casserole

this morning, 1 grande caramel macchiato and 1 donut

lunch and snack

yogurt and 8 oz of water for lunch

small bowl of peanuts and a diet coke for a snack.

176

i weigh 176 this morning. mostly careful day yesterday ...

today:

1 grande caramel macchiato at Starbucks
1 donut

dinner and running

so my dinner tonight was a hearty helping of french toast casserole

yum! lots of fiber (from the whole grain bread) and good protein (bread and eggs). but also lots of sugar and fat.

then, i lifted and ran...not a great run tonight, but solid.

weigh-in tomorrow.

eating today.

breakfast -- 1 low fat homemade latte and 2 cookies

lunch -- 1 cup of yoplait lowfat yogurt and 8 oz of water

snack -- small bowl of peanuts and milk duds with a diet coke

no weigh-in

i'm not weighing-in today. I know yesterday was not good.

I'm just going to be a touch more responsible and add some exercise...

so, today i've eaten:

2 cookies (responsible, ha!) and one low-fat latte

crazy food day!

was today!

i ate 2 hot dogs, a hamburger, 2 dr. peppers, a coke, a diet coke, about 10 cookies, ice cream... 2 slices of pepperoni pizza... wow..

i forced myself to take a 1.5 mile walk later...

and i'll be adding a 10 AM walk to my daily routine..

but I definitely ate too much... too much food. wow.

wow...big food sunday

First off, I woke up and weighed-in -- 175

breakfast...low-fat latte and kashi honey almond flax bar... 11 grams of protein and some caffeine -- :)

snack.. yoplait light banana creme pie yogurt -- delicious! and 6 more grams of protein with only 110 calories!

then, big lunch at cracker barrel -- sunrise sampler -- eggs, sausage, bacon, and country ham plus grits, biscuit and gravy, biscuit and strawberry jam, and then a piece of coca-cola chocolate cake with a scoop of ice cream... wow... yeah, there's a lot of protein in there, but carbs and cholesterol, too...

then, i consumed most of a bag of popcorn and a couple handfuls of milk duds with my daughter during a movie at home...

hmm

174

i weighed 174 this morning. My lowest weight since July 1, 2009. wow.

I've been really committed to the exercise and I've been eating mostly responsibly. and it is now paying off. 4 more pounds until I reach my goal of 170 -- and we'll see what happens next.

only 4 more pounds!

oh, and as for today, I've eaten:

3 wal-mart brand pancakes and a latte with skim milk

2 handfuls of peanuts

1 kashi frozen southwestern chicken meal -- 16g protein, 6g of fiber

i know i'll eat out tonight, but i'll try to be responsibly. Saturday is almost always my day to rest, not workout, and relax the body so my muscles can heal and grow.

175

my weight this morning!

down 2 pounds from yesterday!

b/c i ate sensibly and ran like hell

today, i've had a sensible breakfast (bacon, egg, cheese biscuit and coffee) and then a reasonable lunch (potato with grilled chicken and honey mustard sauce and some cookies with unsweetened iced tea)

if i'm good tonight, and lift, i'll be fine... just fine

GREAT RUN!

YES!

i had the BEST run i've had since february. tonight. WOW. Ran almost a full 2 miles. felt great. I've been walking a longer distance (3 miles) and it is paying off.

Also, lifted better - did a set of 10 hammer curls at 35 lbs on each arm...

discipline, focus, balanced eating...

totally off the wagon

so, yesterday i totally fell off the wagon. totally.

today's weight 177. a full pound over yesterday's

why?

because i had a lunch of a whopper w/cheese and fries plus a dr. pepper.

sure, i walked around after... and did a short (1.5 mile) walk at night. but i also ate a full dinner of meatballs, noodles, sauce, and fruit salad.

not good food management at all. at all. and i'm paying for it.

So far today, i've had a grande caramel macchiato and a slice of pumpkin loaf at Starbucks. I'm getting ready to eat a honey almond flax bar (and a diet mt. dew) for lunch.

hopefully, the more sensible eating and a solid workout tonight will push me back down a bit... at least to 176.5

Today's weight

176

today's breakfast

1 8 oz glass of cranberry juice
1 grande caramel macchiato
1 starbucks donut

let me tell you, i slept amazingly well last night b/c of the great workout I had. And I'm maintaining at around 175/176 -- need to amp it up to get down to 170, but definitely heading in the right direction.