1 Week down, Lost 3.6 pounds!
By Dan | June 11, 2007
First off, I lost track over the weekend. I did relatively okay. Had McD’s one time. Pizza for a couple of meals. Did lots of yard work and was on my feet for a long period on Saturday. My week end weigh in though – I lost 3.6 pounds. Yee-haw!
Today’s exercise. Another day, another 25 minute walk. Started the week and day off right.
Today’s food intake:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with craisins. Diet Pepsi.
- Lunch: Spoiled myself and gave myself my one bad lunch. Had a chicken shwarma pita and fries. So good. So damn indulgent. Diet Pepsi (my 4th of the day!)
- Work snack: Diet Pepsi.
- Dinner: Burger, Brat and an ear of corn. Diet Pepsi.
- Late night snack: Nothing thus far. But I’m still thinking about some ice cream.
Not great. But I’m still walking. Have really slashed my between meal snacking. McDonald’s needs to quit advertising that new Southern Chicken Breakfast sandwich. That thing looks good.
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Day 4 in which our hero avoids French Fries.
By Dan | June 7, 2007
I ended up having some ice cream last night. A smidge. So sue me. Also had a skim vanilla latte in the morning. I’m hoping the skim kept the calories reasonable on that. Here’s where I’m at today.
Today’s exercise. I’m repeating myself but I did the up and out walk. Woke up at 5:35 and went for a really solid 25 minute walk. The fact that I’m repeating myself means I’m establishing good habits!
Today’s food intake:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with some craisins and a nanner. Diet Pepsi.
- Lunch: Packed a lunch, but ended up going out. I had a chicken shwarma pita. Given the choice between fries and rice, I chose the rice! Boo-yah! That’s what I’m talking about. Good choices baby! Couple of Diet Pepsis.
- Work snack: Diet Pepsi.
- Dinner: 1.5 hot dogs and half a cup of mac and cheese from my son. 5 Hershey kisses.
- Late night snack: A bud light. But I’m thinking about some ice cream. I knew I should’ve thrown that out.
Not bad. Lunch was heroic. Dinner wasn’t the healthiest stuff, but I had relatively small portions. The late night cravings are bad right now. I tell you, I need a sponsor to talk me down.
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Still at it. Of course only day 3.
By Dan | June 6, 2007
I avoided that other beer last night, so I’m not doing that bad. Here’s how today shook out.
Today’s exercise. Did the up and out walk. Woke up at 5:35 and went for a really solid 25 minute walk.
Today’s food intake:
- Breakfast: Exaxtly 150 calories of cereal and a Diet Pepsi.
- Lunch: Turkey and swiss on rye. A paltry sandwich, but that’s what changing habits is all about. 100 calories of pretzel sticks and a Diet Pepsi.
- Work snack:0 Calorie Diet Grape Faygo. And 10 calorie Diet Orange Cream soda.
- Dinner: 2 chicken breasts (with some cheese and salsa) with mashed taters. Diet Pepsi. Oh yeah and half a cup of mac and cheese from my son. And half a pickled tomato. I was hungry.
- Late night snack: Other than a diet pepsi, nothing. Am thinking about that ice cream.
Not half bad. Dinner was a bit sloppy, but still not so bad. At lunch today I was really missing the taste of food, but it made me realize that I use food as entertainment sometimes. Which is bad. It was an interesting realization.
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Day two: misbehavin’
By Dan | June 5, 2007
Today’s exercise. Another good morning. Did the up and out walk. Woke up at 5:35 and went for a 25 minute walk. I was a bit sweaty, which is a good thing.
Today’s food intake:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal and a Diet Pepsi.
- Lunch: SUPERBAD: A falafel chicken pita with fries. So damn good, so damn bad for me. BUT . . . I’m done with fries for the week. Decided I’ll give myself one fry day a week, day two was that day. Diet Pepsi.
- Work snack: avoided the 250 calorie fruit juice in favor of a Diet Pepsi. This is the exact kind of food choice that makes me a bit crazy. Cool, I avoided calories, but I also avoided a ton of vitamins and a couple of servings of fruit.
- Dinner: 1.5 Pork Chops with mashed taters. Diet Pepsi.
- Late night snack: Now, I’m tempted to blow it, but I’m thinking, I should’ve had that fruit juice and called that my sweet. Instead, I’ll have that recommended daily allowance of one Bud Light, and avoid any ice cream smidge.
A so-so day. That lunch was a bit over the top, but I dialed it back down for dinner, and stayed away from the ice cream. Although, right about now, that second beer is looking pretty good. I think I’m on the low calorie/low nutrition diet today.
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Monday June 4th: The early morning power walk
By Dan | June 4, 2007
Today’s exercise. Got off to a good start today. Woke up at 5:30 and went for a 25 minute walk. I’m trying to condition myself just to get up and do something before I crank up the intensity. Some tips for executing an early morning walk:
- Just get up and go. Treat it like a hostage situation. Don’t mess around with getting awake. Just get dressed and go. Don’t waste time arguing with your wife about why you folded a load of dirty laundry the night before. You’re probably wrong anyway.
- Listen to something walk worthy. I like the NPR Science Friday podcast. Tends to be around 20 minutes or so in length, which is helpful.
- Walk like you’re in a hurry.Helps you swing your arms, which is good for cardio. Also makes you look a bit crazy which is good for keeping the early morning crazies at bay.
Today’s food intake:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal, a banana, and a Diet Pepsi.
- Lunch: Turkey on rye, one slice of swiss, one serving of pita chips. Diet Pepsi.
- Dinner: Two hamburgers (on the grill, so good) one ear of corn. Diet Pepsi.
- Drive Home: Diet Orange soda (10 calories)
- Snack: Here’s where I’m about to blow it. With a smidge of ice cream (super smidge) and another Diet Pepsi.
Not too terrible of a day. I avoided several snacks during the day which helped. It’s a series of small steps, and I started with the first batch today.
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I need to drop my baby
By Dan | June 3, 2007
My best adult weight ever was 183. Not a triathlete, but not bad. Now I’m 230. I’m not saying I’m huge, but I need to be healthier. The weight is the result of a lot of bad habits. Bad eating, inconsistent exercise, eating late, too much salt. The weight is like an external measure of a lot of bad (or not so great) decisions. If the weight goes down, that means the bad habits are getting replaced with good ones. I’m applying the theory of “what gets measured gets improved.” I’m going to document every bit of exercise I do, and every bit of food that enters my mouth. If nothing else, the administrative headache of it all might just motivate me.
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