Weigh-In: Week 93

As I mentioned on my blog, I had some positive feedback about my weight-loss and that was a boost I needed. I didn’t lose as much this week as I had hoped, but maybe it is because I am gaining muscle. I notice it more and more each week and so I know I’m still doing pretty good when I can gain muscle and still lose 0.6 pounds.

I also missed a day of exercise last week and I really missed it (though the feeling is quite different for the next couple of hours after a session). I’m really enjoying the exercise sessions and the results I’m seeing in the mirror and on the scale mean a lot to me.

I’ve got a ways to go, but I’m almost halfway to my personal goal and that is pretty cool.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 280.4 lb
Current weight: 279.8 lb
Current loss/gain: -0.6 lb
Total loss/gain: -39.2 lb
Distance to 50: 10.8 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 29.8 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

Wednesday

• Breakfast (8:00am):  chocolate cream of wheat.
• Exercise (11:30am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6 (10min @ high intensity); figure 4 crunches: 50; leg lifts: 50; situps: 35; shrugs : 2 sets of 15 reps @ 50lb; arm lifts: 2 sets of 10 reps @ 30lb; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 134lb, 10 reps @ 150lb, 5 reps @ 165lb; curl machine:  5 reps @ 58lb, 5 reps @ 65lb, 8 reps @52lb.
• Lunch (12:45pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar, banana
• Afternoon snack (2:00pm):  medium apple, WW Dark Chocolate Raspberry snack bar (1pt).
• Dinner (6:00pm):  carne asada, brown rice, two tortillas w/ fat-free sour cream, small side salad, 1 can caffeine-free coke, handful of chips, 1 pecan muffin, fat-free brownie (1.5pt).

Thursday

• Breakfast (6:30am):   raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, whole-wheat biscuit toasted w/ peanut butter
• Midmorning snack (9:30am):  banana
• Lunch (1:30pm):  McDonald’s grilled chicken sandwich, large fries, unsweet tea.
• Afternoon snack (5:00pm):  baked potato chips, carrots, celery, fat-free fiesta dip, pecan muffin
• Dinner (7:00pm):  Italian meatloaf, white grape green tea, medium apple.

Friday

• Breakfast (8:00am):  Chick-Fil-A chicken burrito, hash browns, unsweet tea.
• Midmorning snack (11:00am):  1pt WW snack bar
• Exercise (11:45am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6 (10min @ high intensity); situps: 50; leg lifts: 50; figure 4 crunches: 50; rotator cuff: 15 reps @ 10lb; bench press: 10 reps @ 95lb, 10 reps @ 115lb, 10 reps @ 115lb; tricep pulldowns: 10 reps @ 52lb,10 reps @ 58lb; butterfly curls: 10 reps @ 30lb, 9 reps @ 30lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 50lb, 9 reps @ 61lb.
• Lunch (1:10pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar.
• Dinner (6:30pm):  Turkey ham salad sandwich w/ cheese, baked potato chips, water, 1pt WW snack bar, apple.

Saturday

• Breakfast (9:30am):  1 1/2 whole wheat biscuits w/ butter and jelly, scrambled eggs w/ onion and potato, 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks, 24oz fat free milk.
• Lunch (4:00pm):  1 cup chicken cacciatore, 1/2 cup spinach ravioli, 2 breaded chicken tenders, frito pie, water, 2 cookies, 1 slice butter cake w/ choc icing, 1 very small cinnamon roll.
• Dinner (7:00pm):  tuna salad w/ tomato, pickle spear, peaches & cottage cheese, water.

Sunday

• Lunch (11:00am):  Turkey ham salad sandwich w/ light mayo, baked potato chips, 1 small brownie, water.
• Afternoon snack (2:00pm):  1pt WW snack bar.
• Dinner (7:00pm):  grilled chicken w/ queso over rice, refried beans (made w/ vegetable oil), guacamole and pico de gallo, a few spoonfuls of tortilla soup, chips w/ queso and salsa, unsweet tea.

Monday

• Breakfast (6:15am):  raisin bran w/ fat-free milk.
• Midmorning snack (9:45am):  apple.
• Exercise (11:45am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl6 (13min @ high intensity); situps: 40; leg lifts: 50; figure 4 crunches: 60; rotator cuff: 10 reps @ 10lb; bench press: 10 reps @ 105lb, 10 reps @ 125lb, 10 reps @ 135lb; tricep pulldowns: 10 reps @ 58lb,5 reps @ 65lb; butterfly curls: 10 reps @ 30lb, 10 reps @ 30lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 50lb, 10 reps @ 61lb.
• Lunch (12:40pm): spinach enchilada with fajita chicken, 1/4 cup rice, 1/4 refried beans (my wife’s leftovers from last night), banana.
• Afternoon snack (2:00pm):  orange, 1pt WW snack bar.
• Dinner (6:00pm): chips & salsa, 1/4 cup nuts, carne asada w/ rice, salad, two whole wheat tortillas w/ fat-free sour cream, 1/2 cup of orange jello w/ fruit.

Tuesday

• Breakfast (7:45am): 1/2 turkey pita, 1 cup of Funyuns.
• Midmorning snack (10:30am):  banana
• Exercise (11:30am):  Elliptical: 20 min @ Lvl7 (5min high intensity); situps: 50; leg lifts: 50; figure 4 crunches: 60; curls: 10 reps @ 30lb, 10 @ 35lb; shrugs : 2 sets of 20 reps @ 50lb; arm lifts: 10 reps @ 30lb, 10 reps @ 25lb; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 150lb, 10 reps @ 164lb, 5 reps @ 150lb.
• Lunch (12:40pm): Snickers Marathon protein bar.
• Afternoon snack (2:05pm):  1/2 turkey pita, 1/2 cup of Funyuns, apple.
• Dinner (6:00pm): smoked salmon w/ fettucine & asiago sauce (1/2 portion, saved other half for a future meal), 1 slice of garlic bread, water.

By the way, if you made it this far in this post, please feel free to take me to task on what I’ve eaten or done in my workouts.  I have good weeks and bad weeks, but sometimes I need to be scolded for my choices.  After all, I’m accountable to every one of you who read this.