Hey it's another 3 day post. Why, mostly because I continue to be distracted by books to read and video games to play. Not really good excuses at all for skipping posts but, eh at least I'm being honest (though I did consider a story about being kidnapped and held for ransom).
Pretty good set of three days. Not necessarily great points-wise, but a fun enough weekend anyway. Friday was another work day which meant a little too much snacking. But the rest of the meals on the day kept things close enough to 1000 points for the day. Saturday featured a 9 mile run, so really whatever I ate that day wasn't going to be bad. I finished the day with about 2000 points after eating the usual peanut butter sandwich and egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast and lunch, plus a medium sized pizza for dinner. Sunday wasn't a great day as I had a craving for 5 Guys and so ate a bit too much on the day.
All in all the weekend was a lot of fun. I'm going to be trying to schedule a doctor's appointment though to look at my knee. While it hasn't been a major problem, if I'm going to train for another half-marathon I want to make sure the knee is healthy.
Three day Results:
Points Earned: 3650
Total Points Earned: 76867
Points to go: 123133
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Day 62
I think the thing that I most miss about being the kind of person I was before the diet started is not having to think about food. Yes I ate complete junk, and didn't exercise nearly enough, but I also really wasn't that aware of it. Sure I knew that if I went to Pizza Hut or 5 Guys that I'd end up eating way more than I should, but I didn't really need to think about what that meant. Unfortunately now I do think about that. When I grab candy at work, or eat chips when hanging with friends, or otherwise "cheat" on the diet I know what I'm doing and it bums me out a bit.
It's not really a major problem, and I definitely like the positives of my current lifestyle. On the other hand I miss the guy who didn't need to think about this kind of stuff. He was fat and lazy, but he knew how to enjoy destroying an all-you-can-eat buffet. Not sure I could really do that any more (destroy the buffet: yes, enjoy it afterwards: probably no).
It's another melancholy post, but I've been cheating a lot more in the last few weeks with increased access to junk and a decreased amount of exercise. Honestly, if you read these you'd probably think I was depressed. I'm honestly not, but I do miss some aspects of my old life.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (really tasty for 300 calories, hence why I eat it every day), turkey sandwich (500 calories), candy (250 calories), salmon, rice and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was an hour of kickboxing (500 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1950
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1550
Total Points Earned: 73217
Points to go: 126783
It's not really a major problem, and I definitely like the positives of my current lifestyle. On the other hand I miss the guy who didn't need to think about this kind of stuff. He was fat and lazy, but he knew how to enjoy destroying an all-you-can-eat buffet. Not sure I could really do that any more (destroy the buffet: yes, enjoy it afterwards: probably no).
It's another melancholy post, but I've been cheating a lot more in the last few weeks with increased access to junk and a decreased amount of exercise. Honestly, if you read these you'd probably think I was depressed. I'm honestly not, but I do miss some aspects of my old life.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (really tasty for 300 calories, hence why I eat it every day), turkey sandwich (500 calories), candy (250 calories), salmon, rice and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was an hour of kickboxing (500 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1950
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1550
Total Points Earned: 73217
Points to go: 126783
Day 61
I wish I had a good excuse for why I haven't gotten back to the gym this week. Sadly I don't. I mean I have excuses: resting my knee, going to run 9 miles on Saturday, just relaxing a bit before training for the next half-marathon, etc. Unfortunately the real reason is that I've just gotten a ridiculously addictive computer game and exercise time is time I could be trying to conquer the world instead.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks included some candy and granola bars (250 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No exercise again.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 950
Total Points Earned: 71667
Points to go: 128333
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks included some candy and granola bars (250 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No exercise again.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 950
Total Points Earned: 71667
Points to go: 128333
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Day 58 through 60
I continue to have no good reason for missing posts. I did so well on the first challenge that I'm surprised at how many breaks I've been having. This week I've been partially distracted with a new, highly addictive, video game but even so it shouldn't keep me from writing something up.
The last three days have been relatively straightforward. Sunday I had friends over and grilled a few burgers. Monday I had a normal lunch, and a burger for dinner. Yesterday's dinner was homemade fish and chips (had seen the perfect sized piece of fish while at the market). There was a bit too much snacking, between chips on Sunday and the candy bowl at work on Monday and Tuesday but otherwise everything seems routine. No exercise though as I've continued to rest up my knee. Planning to go to kickboxing tomorrow, and running on Saturday to see how it's feeling.
The results below are for the three days:
Today's Results:
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 70717
Points to go: 129283
The last three days have been relatively straightforward. Sunday I had friends over and grilled a few burgers. Monday I had a normal lunch, and a burger for dinner. Yesterday's dinner was homemade fish and chips (had seen the perfect sized piece of fish while at the market). There was a bit too much snacking, between chips on Sunday and the candy bowl at work on Monday and Tuesday but otherwise everything seems routine. No exercise though as I've continued to rest up my knee. Planning to go to kickboxing tomorrow, and running on Saturday to see how it's feeling.
The results below are for the three days:
Today's Results:
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 70717
Points to go: 129283
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Day 57
There's definitely a connection between sitting at my desk at work and snacking. When I'm home on an average weekday I tend to eat incidental snacks significantly less. Now some of that is just a matter of what's at work versus at home. On those occasions when I've bought a bag of chips, I have managed to destroy those in a day without noticing. Still, when I'm at home there's just a little bit more variation in the day and I don't go looking for short-term distractions like a piece of candy.
Today was fun though, had a fundraising cookout to go to for people from kickboxing. They're doing the MS 150 bike ride. I ran 13 miles last week, I'm kind of glad I'm not biking 150 kilometers though. Cookouts are always fun, though they tend to be a bit more calorie intensive. I had four small burgers, and some chips, but justified it by calling it a combination of lunch and dinner. Otherwise I mostly hung out around the house.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), the aforementioned burgers and chips (1500 calories probably), some later snacks on the day included some cheese slices and some peanut butter (200 calories). No real exercise again as I was taking the day off. Still debating whether I'm going to do the Rock and Roll Half in Providence in August. If I am though I'm going to have to get back into training next week.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 67717
Points to go: 132283
Today was fun though, had a fundraising cookout to go to for people from kickboxing. They're doing the MS 150 bike ride. I ran 13 miles last week, I'm kind of glad I'm not biking 150 kilometers though. Cookouts are always fun, though they tend to be a bit more calorie intensive. I had four small burgers, and some chips, but justified it by calling it a combination of lunch and dinner. Otherwise I mostly hung out around the house.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), the aforementioned burgers and chips (1500 calories probably), some later snacks on the day included some cheese slices and some peanut butter (200 calories). No real exercise again as I was taking the day off. Still debating whether I'm going to do the Rock and Roll Half in Providence in August. If I am though I'm going to have to get back into training next week.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 67717
Points to go: 132283
Day 56
I was finally able to get to the supermarket again on Thursday, which opened up some options other than buying lunch at Subway. Admittedly it's still the same old options that I always eat, but still tasty and not something I have to go out for. Wasn't perfect on the day for avoiding snacking though, snacks crept up a bit again, though more of that was at home than at work.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich on sourdough (500 calories), pork loin, rice and green beans for dinner (900 calories), snacks included a couple granola bars, some cheese and some candy at various points of the day (300 calories). No exercise on the day however.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 66717
Points to go: 133283
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich on sourdough (500 calories), pork loin, rice and green beans for dinner (900 calories), snacks included a couple granola bars, some cheese and some candy at various points of the day (300 calories). No exercise on the day however.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 66717
Points to go: 133283
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Day 55
Getting back into the routine is very important, not just because it will hopefully get my weight loss and the Challenge in general back on track. It will also help me get back the fitness I've lost over the last couple months as I've been on vacation, half-marathon trips and nursing my knee. Kickboxing tonight was exhausting! As I've been discovering over the last week, being able to run does not really contribute much at all to upper-body strength. Add in most of a month and a half without kickboxing, and I was wiped out by the end of class. Clearly I need to start working on a plan to build some muscle in the upper body.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), a meatball sub for lunch (500 calories), some candy and a granola bar as snacks during the day (300 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Exercise was an hour of kickboxing (500 calories)
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1400
Total Points Earned: 65717
Points to go: 134283
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), a meatball sub for lunch (500 calories), some candy and a granola bar as snacks during the day (300 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Exercise was an hour of kickboxing (500 calories)
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1400
Total Points Earned: 65717
Points to go: 134283
Day 54
Not much happened on Wednesday, which combined with having people over meant the post got kind of delayed. Despite saying that I wanted to start refocusing on the diet, I haven't quite been able to do it yet. I'm expecting things to start picking up slowly over the next week as I slip back into a routine again.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub with chips for lunch (700 calories), a cheeseburger on a fresh sourdough roll (700 calories) for dinner, snacks included some candy and a small sourdough roll (400 calories). Exercise included a lunchtime walk (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 64317
Points to go: 135683
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub with chips for lunch (700 calories), a cheeseburger on a fresh sourdough roll (700 calories) for dinner, snacks included some candy and a small sourdough roll (400 calories). Exercise included a lunchtime walk (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1000
Total Points Earned: 64317
Points to go: 135683
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Day 53
Over the weekend I crossed the threshold for a weigh-in, but didn't notice it as I was away. So instead I did the weigh-in this morning instead.
Weigh-in result: 205.6 pounds
So for the first time on the diet I've seen my weight climb in between weigh-ins. Technically the 40k weigh in was 206.8, but I intentionally weighed myself following my vacation and was significantly below the current mark at 202.4.
So what does this climb of 3.2 pounds mean? Part of it is certainly due to eating too much over the past couple weeks, with a corresponding reduction in exercise. While I did run a half-marathon on Saturday I also ended up eating a lot of higher-calorie foods over the weekend. Part of the weight gain may also be a sign that I'm finally hitting a weight-loss plateau, and so I can't be as careless with my eating habits.
The simplest remedy is to simply re-concentrate on the diet. Avoid unnecessary snacks, recalculate exactly what I'm eating with meals, and start back with a more focused exercise plan. Some of it won't be easy to immediately implement, my knee is still a little sore, I've got to go grocery shopping again, and I've gotten into bad habits with snacking. In the end though, those are just excuses and I know I can get the weight loss restarted. After all, I've already lost 60 pounds.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub for lunch (no bread in the house, 500 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Snacks included some candy and bread (200 calories). Exercise was a lunch time walk and sit-ups, push-ups and leg raises (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1100
Total Points Earned: 63317
Points to go: 136683
Weigh-in result: 205.6 pounds
So for the first time on the diet I've seen my weight climb in between weigh-ins. Technically the 40k weigh in was 206.8, but I intentionally weighed myself following my vacation and was significantly below the current mark at 202.4.
So what does this climb of 3.2 pounds mean? Part of it is certainly due to eating too much over the past couple weeks, with a corresponding reduction in exercise. While I did run a half-marathon on Saturday I also ended up eating a lot of higher-calorie foods over the weekend. Part of the weight gain may also be a sign that I'm finally hitting a weight-loss plateau, and so I can't be as careless with my eating habits.
The simplest remedy is to simply re-concentrate on the diet. Avoid unnecessary snacks, recalculate exactly what I'm eating with meals, and start back with a more focused exercise plan. Some of it won't be easy to immediately implement, my knee is still a little sore, I've got to go grocery shopping again, and I've gotten into bad habits with snacking. In the end though, those are just excuses and I know I can get the weight loss restarted. After all, I've already lost 60 pounds.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub for lunch (no bread in the house, 500 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories). Snacks included some candy and bread (200 calories). Exercise was a lunch time walk and sit-ups, push-ups and leg raises (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1100
Total Points Earned: 63317
Points to go: 136683
Monday, June 4, 2012
Day 52
So the first day back from race weekend was supposed to be the start of my full-scale re-commitment to the diet and exercise plan. Unfortunately it didn't work out precisely as intended. Food was pretty much on target. Unfortunately the plan was to hit the gym after work and run on the treadmill. When I got to the gym they were having their monthly pizza party so I grabbed a small slice before working out (which boosted the day's snacks up a little). Unfortunately it took about two minutes to realize that both my knee and ankle hadn't fully recovered from Saturday's run. I was sore!
It shouldn't be a long term problem of course, but it was a little disappointing nonetheless. I don't have any major complaints on the day, but I do wish it had gone slightly better. Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub for lunch (500 calories), snacks included a few chocolates and the slice of pizza (300 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No actual exercise on the day.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 900
Total Points Earned: 62217
Points to go: 137783
note: edited to correct the total points earned number
It shouldn't be a long term problem of course, but it was a little disappointing nonetheless. I don't have any major complaints on the day, but I do wish it had gone slightly better. Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), meatball sub for lunch (500 calories), snacks included a few chocolates and the slice of pizza (300 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No actual exercise on the day.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2100
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 900
Total Points Earned: 62217
Points to go: 137783
note: edited to correct the total points earned number
Day 47 through Day 51 - Race Weekend!!!
So this past weekend was race weekend. After six months of prep for a half-marathon I was pretty excited to finally get to race day itself. We lucked out on the weather, instead of the 90-100 degrees I was worried about the temperature was only in the 70's. The course this year was a lot more consistently hilly, with no real flat stretches of any length. On the other hand there also weren't any really big or steep hills either. I finished with a time of 2:26:20, which is about 44 minutes faster than my time last year.
The GPS data for the race can be found here: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185368916
The rest of race weekend was a lot of fun as well. I didn't have a real computer on the trip so I wasn't able to post daily. I decided to do one big post for the weekend. Wednesday I crashed at my sister's before leaving the next morning. Unfortunately on Wednesday I also ate a bit too much and didn't exercise. Thursday we flew down to DC, and then hung out by the hotel pool before eventually going out to dinner. Friday morning we had a team run (only 1.7 miles), and then went into the city for a few hours of museums and monuments. That night we had the Team Challenge pasta party and bed. Saturday was the race, followed by a cook-out, wine-tasting then a dinner concert at a vineyard. Sunday we had brunch, then flew home.
The only real defining factor of the weekend was eating a little too much. No single meal was all that bad, but I had more "full" meals than I normally would in the same situation. Kept active the whole weekend obviously, but wouldn't be surprised to net very little in the way of weight.
Points for each day:
Wednesday: 400 points (too much food, without much exercise)
Thursday: 1350 points (balancing the day before, light on food with a little bit of exercise)
Friday: 650 points (too much food, decent amount of exercise)
Saturday: 1500 points (too much food, but a ton of exercise)
Sunday: 400 points (minimal exercise, with high calorie foods)
Weekend's Results:
Points Earned: 4300
Total Points Earned: 61317
Points to go: 138683
The GPS data for the race can be found here: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/185368916
The rest of race weekend was a lot of fun as well. I didn't have a real computer on the trip so I wasn't able to post daily. I decided to do one big post for the weekend. Wednesday I crashed at my sister's before leaving the next morning. Unfortunately on Wednesday I also ate a bit too much and didn't exercise. Thursday we flew down to DC, and then hung out by the hotel pool before eventually going out to dinner. Friday morning we had a team run (only 1.7 miles), and then went into the city for a few hours of museums and monuments. That night we had the Team Challenge pasta party and bed. Saturday was the race, followed by a cook-out, wine-tasting then a dinner concert at a vineyard. Sunday we had brunch, then flew home.
The only real defining factor of the weekend was eating a little too much. No single meal was all that bad, but I had more "full" meals than I normally would in the same situation. Kept active the whole weekend obviously, but wouldn't be surprised to net very little in the way of weight.
Points for each day:
Wednesday: 400 points (too much food, without much exercise)
Thursday: 1350 points (balancing the day before, light on food with a little bit of exercise)
Friday: 650 points (too much food, decent amount of exercise)
Saturday: 1500 points (too much food, but a ton of exercise)
Sunday: 400 points (minimal exercise, with high calorie foods)
Weekend's Results:
Points Earned: 4300
Total Points Earned: 61317
Points to go: 138683
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Day 46
Nothing particularly significant happened on Tuesday. Had some friends over which made it difficult to get a post up on time. No major challenges during the day though, and I had a bit of success avoiding snacks on the day.
Food: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks included a granola bar and a few jelly beans (150 calories), dinner was salmon, noodles and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was a lunch time walk (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1850
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1250
Total Points Earned: 57017
Points to go: 142983
Food: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks included a granola bar and a few jelly beans (150 calories), dinner was salmon, noodles and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was a lunch time walk (100 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1850
Exercise: 100
Points Earned: 1250
Total Points Earned: 57017
Points to go: 142983
Monday, May 28, 2012
Day 45
With all the exercise from this weekend, I decided to give myself a bit of a rest today. I didn't just crap out on the couch or anything, but I also didn't try to get out to exercise at any point either. My plan for the day was to hang out with friends and go to a Red Sox game. On the positive side, it was a fun day and the Sox won! On the negative side, I probably ate a bit too much. Today at least, I'm not really concerned with scoring a little low thanks to snacking. Going forward, that's going to be an issue, but today was something of a special case.
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), lunch was a hot dog at the game (400 calories and $5), snacks included a cookie from a bakery and part of a bag of popcorn (500 calories), dinner was pasta, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No actual exercise on the day, though I walked around Boston a bit.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 800
Total Points Earned: 55767
Points to go: 144233
Food today: egg and cheese for breakfast (300 calories), lunch was a hot dog at the game (400 calories and $5), snacks included a cookie from a bakery and part of a bag of popcorn (500 calories), dinner was pasta, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). No actual exercise on the day, though I walked around Boston a bit.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 800
Total Points Earned: 55767
Points to go: 144233
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Day 44
Two years ago a three day weekend would have been spent with a mixture of reading, playing video games, going to the movies, and of course going out to eat unhealthy food on all three days. What wouldn't have been included in those plans...exercise of any sort. In reality I might have ended up taking some sort of exercise (20 minutes at the gym, maybe a short bike ride) and using it as an excuse to eat even more unhealthy food.
This weekend, it was running on Saturday followed by biking on Sunday. Monday may include a trip to the gym or kickboxing depending on when I get back in the evening. I've said it before, I'll say it again, it's weird to have a whole series of healthy hobbies. Still managed to get sunburned today, which is at least a little unhealthy.
For my bike ride I rode the Blackstone River Bike Path for about 17 miles:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182672733
Beautiful ride along a great path, but it did start to wear me out. I've got no idea on how many calories I actually burned on the ride. The Garmin projection seems really high, but a search online gave me some estimates that seem more realistic (about 600 calories per hour).
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), no lunch but I did have some cheese, a small sourdough roll and a granola bar as snacks during the day (300 calories), dinner was salmon, rice and green beans (1000 calories). Exercise ended up being about 900 calories worth.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1600
Exercise: 900
Points Earned: 2300
Total Points Earned: 54967
Points to go: 145033
This weekend, it was running on Saturday followed by biking on Sunday. Monday may include a trip to the gym or kickboxing depending on when I get back in the evening. I've said it before, I'll say it again, it's weird to have a whole series of healthy hobbies. Still managed to get sunburned today, which is at least a little unhealthy.
For my bike ride I rode the Blackstone River Bike Path for about 17 miles:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/182672733
Beautiful ride along a great path, but it did start to wear me out. I've got no idea on how many calories I actually burned on the ride. The Garmin projection seems really high, but a search online gave me some estimates that seem more realistic (about 600 calories per hour).
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), no lunch but I did have some cheese, a small sourdough roll and a granola bar as snacks during the day (300 calories), dinner was salmon, rice and green beans (1000 calories). Exercise ended up being about 900 calories worth.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1600
Exercise: 900
Points Earned: 2300
Total Points Earned: 54967
Points to go: 145033
Day 43
So Saturday was the final training session before next weekend's half-marathon. It also presented a bit more of a challenge than most of our training sessions, as it was hot and humid. We've been training for a June race in Virginia, but most of our training has been in the cool winter and spring weather of New England. Needless to say, everybody's a little concerned about what the weather's going to be like next weekend. I haven't decided when my next half-marathon is going to be after this one. In the short term I know I want to run some 5K and 10K's and focus on getting those times down. A half-marathon is a long term commitment for me, whereas a shorter race can be run on the spur of the moment if necessary. I've said it before, but who would've imagined that I'd be running 6+ miles at a stretch at all, let alone planning to run the entire 13.1 next week.
Food: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), lunch was some scrambled eggs and toast (650 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast again (1000 calories). No real snacks on the day however, was a little too busy. Exercise was approximately 700 calories, for 6.1 miles of running.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1950
Exercise: 700
Points Earned: 1750
Total Points Earned: 52667
Points to go: 147333
Food: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), lunch was some scrambled eggs and toast (650 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast again (1000 calories). No real snacks on the day however, was a little too busy. Exercise was approximately 700 calories, for 6.1 miles of running.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1950
Exercise: 700
Points Earned: 1750
Total Points Earned: 52667
Points to go: 147333
Friday, May 25, 2012
Day 42
Erin's challenged me to find some new types of snacks, and she's right that I need to do so. Planning to hit the grocery store this weekend and part of the process will be to find some of the alternatives to what I've had at work. Today was both bad and good in terms of snacking. My snack calories are still pretty high for the day but most of those came from a small piece of cake someone brought in that I tried (a chocolate chip cookie cake). Random snacking during the day was way down however, and the rest of my snacks largely count towards a couple little chocolates before going running and some small sourdough rolls after dinner.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), pizza for lunch (800 calories), a turkey sandwich for dinner (500 calories), and the aforementioned snacks (600 calories total). Exercise was an hour on the treadmill (894 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 894
Points Earned: 1694
Total Points Earned: 50917
Points to go: 149083
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), pizza for lunch (800 calories), a turkey sandwich for dinner (500 calories), and the aforementioned snacks (600 calories total). Exercise was an hour on the treadmill (894 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2200
Exercise: 894
Points Earned: 1694
Total Points Earned: 50917
Points to go: 149083
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Day 41
So over the last week or so, as my diet's restarted I've run into one challenge that I've been failing at. Namely avoiding overly-snacking, particularly on junk food. Unfortunately one of my co-workers brought in a bunch of really good candy, including Reese's cups. I haven't been able to effectively resist the temptation. Today got even worse as I was baking bread tonight, which ended up with even more unexpected snacking. I have got some exercise over the past few days, but this is not a recipe for continued weight loss. In the end I'm going to need to refocus my diet, but I'm still a bit uncertain on how effectively I can do that.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich (500 calories), penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories), snacks included candy and some freshly baked bread (600 calories). Exercise was an hour at kickboxing (500 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2400
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1100
Total Points Earned: 49223
Points to go: 150777
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich (500 calories), penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories), snacks included candy and some freshly baked bread (600 calories). Exercise was an hour at kickboxing (500 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2400
Exercise: 500
Points Earned: 1100
Total Points Earned: 49223
Points to go: 150777
Day 40
Just a quick post for yesterday, since I didn't have a chance to post it then. No major events happened, though we did have a big office-wide walk with the boss. Got me a bit more exercise than I would have had otherwise. Unfortunately I ruined that by having a bit too much in the way of snacks for the day.
Food: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich (500 calories), snacks included some candy and snacks (300 calories), dinner was pork loin, rice and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was a lunch-time walk (200 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 200
Points Earned: 1200
Total Points Earned: 48123
Points to go: 151877
Food: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), turkey sandwich (500 calories), snacks included some candy and snacks (300 calories), dinner was pork loin, rice and green beans (900 calories). Exercise was a lunch-time walk (200 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2000
Exercise: 200
Points Earned: 1200
Total Points Earned: 48123
Points to go: 151877
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Day 39
Nothing particularly significant happened today. The only mild challenge is that one of my managers has restocked her candy jar with all of the candy that I like best. Makes for a more difficult time when it comes to avoiding temptation on the day.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), candy and a granola bar as snacks (250 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 950
Total Points Earned: 46923
Points to go: 153077
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), candy and a granola bar as snacks (250 calories), pasta, sauce and garlic toast for dinner (1000 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 950
Total Points Earned: 46923
Points to go: 153077
Monday, May 21, 2012
Day 38
And we're back from the hiatus for two days running. Honestly when I decided to put the diet on hold for my vacation I honestly thought there was a good chance the full Challenge was going to die. While I think enough of my behavior has changed to make maintaining the current diet and exercise plan in some fashion relatively simple, the daily tracking and posts are a different matter. I like sharing this stuff here, but it does require a bit of effort to come up with something to say. Also I've been a bit careless lately, letting posts slide and then doing my best to catch up later.
If the blog had died though, the success of the plan wouldn't have. With my vacation weight loss I've passed the 60 pound mark. In the next couple weeks I may finally cross that 200 pound threshold. My friends continue to be complimentary. One nice benefit of the trip was getting to see one friend who hasn't seen me since Christmas. When we met at the train station I walked right up to him, and he still didn't recognize me for a moment. All in all, while I sometimes miss going out and getting a chocolate cream pie and eating it, the rewards have definitely been worth it.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), routine here of course but I hadn't had one in a couple weeks. Lunch was a turkey sandwich (500 calories), snacks included a granola bar and a few pieces of candy (250 calories), dinner was steak, noodles and green beans (1000 calories). Exercise was a lunchtime walk (100 calories) and an hour on the treadmill (888 calories). One downside to losing weight, I burn less calories doing the same exercise. Oh well.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 988
Points Earned: 1938
Total Points Earned: 45973
Points to go: 154027
If the blog had died though, the success of the plan wouldn't have. With my vacation weight loss I've passed the 60 pound mark. In the next couple weeks I may finally cross that 200 pound threshold. My friends continue to be complimentary. One nice benefit of the trip was getting to see one friend who hasn't seen me since Christmas. When we met at the train station I walked right up to him, and he still didn't recognize me for a moment. All in all, while I sometimes miss going out and getting a chocolate cream pie and eating it, the rewards have definitely been worth it.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast (300 calories), routine here of course but I hadn't had one in a couple weeks. Lunch was a turkey sandwich (500 calories), snacks included a granola bar and a few pieces of candy (250 calories), dinner was steak, noodles and green beans (1000 calories). Exercise was a lunchtime walk (100 calories) and an hour on the treadmill (888 calories). One downside to losing weight, I burn less calories doing the same exercise. Oh well.
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 2050
Exercise: 988
Points Earned: 1938
Total Points Earned: 45973
Points to go: 154027
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