vinnyv11's Journal, 17 March 2014

So my first official weekly weigh-in is recorded after trying to get back on track. I feel good about the number but was expecting it to be honest given how bad I have been. Its always good to have that confirmation that you can get back into good habits and you won't starve. I'm assuming this is that first week big loss and not 100% based on my efforts but hey it still looks good to look down and see a substantial loss. This should help make meeting my first goal a reality. I can't believe fatherhood is staring me right in the face but setting this goal for her is making it all the more worthwhile.

As for the actual week I made pretty good choices including the ever large challenge of eating out a couple of times but keeping under composure. Sure I wanted to eat the fries that came with my wrap and sure I didn't want a side salad for dinner but hey if you do the right things now you can occasionally enjoy those things again is what I try to tell myself.

On the exercise front all I can say is holy **** am I out of shape. When I was working my way toward my goal last time I was up to an hour a session on the elliptical with a reasonable effort. This week I found myself ready to die after 10 minutes. I know cardio is one of the first to go if not kept up with but man was that depressing to struggle that much. I'm not going to give up and I know it will get better especially when I can get outside with my bike but geesh.

I'm also updating and bringing back my milestone tracker for the bottom of journal posts. I recommend everyone make there own and put with your post so you can see what milestones are ahead and give a visual to how close they are. Everyone get at it and lets get where we want and in some cases need to be.

Milestones:
16.6 lbs – 50% to goal and COLOR CHANGE!!!!
25.8 lbs - Under 200 and back where I shouldn't have left
34.3 lbs - No longer obese ever again
46.2 lbs - 75% to goal and COLOR CHANGE!!!!!

225.8 lb Lost so far: 42.7 lb.    Still to go: 75.8 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1427 kcal

Fat: 22.62g | Prot: 99.89g | Carb: 216.35g.   Breakfast: Kellogg's Special K Pastry Crisps - Brown Sugar Cinnamon. Lunch: Low Fat Smoked Ham, 2% Milk American Cheese Singles, 100% Whole Wheat Bread. Dinner: Del Monte Sweet Peas, Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin), essential everyday meatloaf seasoning pack, Wegmans Lean Ground Turkey, Egg, Mushroom Gravy. Snacks/Other: Sunshine Cheez-It Reduced Fat Crackers, Quaker Chewy 25% Less Sugar Granola Bars - Cookies & Cream, Bananas, Fiber One Fruit Snacks. more...

2495 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Resting - 16 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...