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Bleah.

I gained 1.8 pounds and I was disappointed. In the last few days, I had made some choices I would not have made the prior week. My war on sugar had a small cease-fire declared allowing for a relaxation of the sugar embargo.

However, my wife pointed out that it may also be affected by my workout routine. I had missed yesterday (choosing to go to Texadelphia cheesesteaks for lunch instead). However, I had also been keeping a rigorous pace otherwise. This will be the first week I won’t be getting in four workouts at the gym at work.

The other affect I’m seeing in the mirror. For the first time, I can flex in the mirror and see muscles instead of a shifting of body fat. In fact, I’ve had muscles popping up in unexpected places on my arms. So she mentioned that part of my weight gain may be muscle mass too.

It was still disappointing, but not as disappointing as it was before she reminded me. I love her.

So I’m renewing military conflict with sugar in the hopes to force it to accept a much smaller territory of occupation in the country called “Onmymenu”.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 278.6 lb
Current weight: 280.4 lb
Current loss/gain: +1.8 lb
Total loss/gain: -38.6 lb
Distance to 50: 11.4 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 30.4 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

Wednesday

• Breakfast (6:30am):  raisin bran cereal w/ fat free milk, two slices of banana bread w/ peanut butter.\
• Midmorning snack (9:30am):  1/2 sugar cookie.
• Exercise (11:20am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6; figure 4 crunches: 40; leg lifts: 40; situps: 40; chest press: 10 reps @ 101lb, 10 reps @ 110lb; tricep pulldowns: 10 reps @ 52lb,10 reps @ 58lb; butterfly curls: 2 sets of 10 reps @ 30lb; rotator cuff: 15 reps @ 10lb; rear deltoid fly:  10 reps @ 35lb.
• Lunch (12:30pm):  4oz Italian turkey meatloaf, cooked green beans & carrots, apple.
• Afternoon snack (2:00pm):  1 sugar cookie, 1/2 slice of banana bread, banana.
• Dinner (6:45pm):  2 fat free hotdogs w/ wheat buns and spicy brown mustard, 1 cup of corn chips, 3 chocolate chip cookies

Thursday

• Breakfast (6:30am):  turkey sausage, egg and fat free cheese on english muffin, 16oz fat free milk.
• Midmorning snack (8:30am):  1 slice of banana bread, 1/2 bag of Ritz Bits cheese crackers
• Exercise (11:30am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6; figure 4 crunches: 40; leg lifts: 45; situps: 35; curls: 2 sets of 10 reps @ 35lb; shrugs : 2 sets of 15 reps @ 50lb; arm lifts: 2 sets of 10 reps @ 30lb; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 134lb, 10 reps @ 150lb; curl machine:  10 reps @ 58lb, 10 reps @ 46lb.
• Lunch (12:45pm): Snickers Marathon protein bar
• Afternoon snack (2:30pm): 1/2 bag of Ritz Bits cheese crackers
• Dinner (6:30pm):  Bennigan’s - 4 fried cheese sticks w/ marinara, half of a plate of [corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots], vanilla soft serve cone
• Evening snack (8:30pm):  medium apple

Friday

• Breakfast (7:15am): Braum’s egg/cheese biscuit, hash browns, 16oz orange juice
• Midmorning snack (10:00am):  medium apple
• Lunch (11:45am):  Subway Tuna sub on wheat w/ all veggies and light mayo, kettle potato chips, lightly sweetened tea (1/4 sweet and 3/4 unsweet)
• Afternoon snack (1:30pm):  bananaDinner (6:30pm):  other half of plate of corned beef with vegetables, 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese crackers.
• Evening snack (8:00pm):  medium apple, 1 small fat-free brownie

Saturday

• Breakfast (9:30am):  Scrambled eggs w/ turkey sausage, pan-roasted potatoes w/ onions, 1 1/2 whole wheat can biscuits w/ peanut butter and strawberry jam, 1/2 cup of pineapples, 1/2 cup of strawberries, 16oz 100% fruit juice.
• Lunch (4:00pm):   1 1/2 turkey ham salad sandwiches, 1/2 cup of chips, salad w/ italian dressing, 1 cup of raw veggies with ranch dip, 2 cookies, 1/2 cup of fruit gelatin.
• Evening snack (7:00pm):  medium apple, sweet n salty snack bar

Sunday

• Breakfast (9:30am):  raisin bran cereal w/ fat-free milk, 1 whole wheat biscuit w/ peanut butter.
• Lunch (3:30pm):  3 chicken tacos w/ rice and black beans, 12 chips w/ salsa.
• Afternoon snack (5:00pm):  1 cup of carrot sticks, 1/2 cup of pretzel sticks, 3 small pecan muffins, 1 wine cooler.

Monday

• Breakfast (8:00am):  chocolate cream of wheat, 1 pecan muffin.
• Midmorning snack (10:00am):  1 medium apple
• Lunch (11:30am):  Texadelphia cheesesteak sandwich w/ jalapenos, seasoned waffle fries, unsweet tea.
• Afternoon snack (2:30pm):  banana, medium apple.
• Dinner (6:30pm):  1 cup of cabbage soup, 1 slice of cornbread, 12 crackers, 1 pecan muffin, 1/2 cup of light ice cream.

Tuesday

• Breakfast (8:00am): 2 monterey jack chicken taquitos, ½ bag of pretzels, 16oz 100% black cherry juice.
• Exercise (11:00am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6 (8min @ faster speed); figure 4 crunches: 40; leg lifts: 50; situps: 30; chest press: 3 sets of 10 reps @ 110lb; tricep pulldowns: 10 reps @ 52lb,10 reps @ 58lb,10 reps @ 65lb; butterfly curls: 3 sets of 10 reps @ 30lb; rotator cuff: 15 reps @ 20lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 41lb, 10 reps @ 50lb, 10 reps @ 61lb.
• Lunch (12:20am): 1/2 monterey jack & turkey sandwich.
• Afternoon snack (2:00pm): large banana, 100cal pkg of Chips Ahoy thin crisps, chocolate cupcake w/ cream cheese icing
• Dinner (6:15pm):  chicken kabobs, pita bread, rice pilaf, fresh tomatoes & cucumbers, side salad, unsweet tea.
• Personal Success:  I had increased the weights used for a few of my workouts and completed three sets of reps for all of my exercises.