Weigh-In: Week 97

During this week (Sunday-Saturday), our congregation is observing the Days of Unleavens (yeah, old testament torah stuff; we observed Passover back on Friday night). During this time, we do not consume anything made with leavening products, primarily yeast, baking soda and baking powder.

The reason this concerns me is that most unleavened breads (which we are required to consume daily as the Israelites did as they left Egypt) are higher in fat and calories (especially since they’re not fluffy, they just take up space the amount of the dough). So naturally I expect the scale to show a significant increase during this time period.

I couldn’t be further from the truth. Though I missed a workout yesterday, I still got in three since the last weigh-in. I also changed it up today and replaced the 20 minutes of Elliptical machine with 20 minutes of 5 laps around our Call Center building (about 1.25 miles total) running one full lap and then about 70% of the rest running.

Though we had a Passover dinner Friday night (not a Jewish Seder, but roasted lamb, bitter herb salad, and unleavened bread), normal after-church small meal on Saturday and then a potluck on Sunday (the first Day of Unleavens), I still tried to limit my sweets intake, increase my veggie intake, and just have unsweet tea and water to drink.

All of this still resulted in me losing 3.2 pounds this week! This put me at a new record low since I started and only about 7.4 pounds away from my goal of 50 pounds lost. I just hope I can keep this up for next week’s weigh-in after these days are over.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 279.6 lb
Current weight: 276.4 lb
Current loss/gain: -3.2 lb
Total loss/gain: -42.6 lb
Distance to 50: 7.2 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 26.4 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

• Breakfast (7:30am):  Chick-Fil-A chicken/egg/cheese bagel sandwich, hash browns, 12oz Dr Pepper.
• Midmorning snack:  medium apple
• Exercise (11:30am):  Elliptical: 10 min @ Lvl8, 15 min @ Lvl9 ; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; bench press: 10 reps @ 165lb, 3 reps @ 175lb, 4 reps @ 165lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 71lb,10 reps @ 71lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 90lb; butterfly curls:  10 reps @ 40lb; reverse tricep: 10 reps @ 20lb.
• Lunch (1:00pm):  leftover cajun pasta (1.5 cups), banana.
• Afternoon snack:  medium orange, 100cal pkg Girl Scout cookies, small Baby Ruth candy bar.
• Dinner (8:00pm):  leftover chicken enchiladas (1 1/2), 1/4 cup rice, handful of fritos, 20oz fat-free milk, 1 cup fat-free chocolate pudding, 1pt WW snack bar.

• Breakfast (6:15am):  1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, 1 cup fat free milk.
• Midmorning snack:  large apple, 100cal pkg Girl Scout cookies (last one finally), medium banana.
• Exercise (11:30am): Elliptical: 7min @ Lvl8, 13min @ Lvl9; incline situps: 75; leg lifts: 75; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 150lb, 5 reps @ 150lb; arm lifts: 10 reps @ 40lb; shrugs : 10 reps @ 150lb, 10 reps @ 220lb, 10 reps @ 220lb; curls: 10 reps @ 40lb, 10 reps @ 40lb; mid-row: 10 reps @ 131, 10 reps @ 131.
• Lunch (12:45pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar
• Dinner (6:30pm):  Italian Meatloaf, green beans, salad, 2 reduced fat biscuits, 20oz fat-free milk, light ice cream sundae w/ multigrain waffles.

• Breakfast (8:00am):  blueberry yogurt, 1 cup granola.
• Midmorning snack:  medium apple, sour cream donut.
• Lunch (11:45am):  Sushi Tokyo – spicy yellowtail roll, wasabi crusted salmon roll, miso soup, unsweet tea.
• Afternoon snack:  glazed donut, medium apple.
• Dinner (6:00pm):  Beef Enchiladas, brown rice, tortilla chips, salsa.

• Breakfast (9:00am):  French toast w/ peanut butter & syrup, two turkey sausage patties, 20oz fat-free milk.
• Lunch (4:00pm):  Mexican beef & rice casserole,
• Evening snack:  one banana muffin, one unleavened biscuit.

• Breakfast (9:00am):  swedish pancakes, 3 slices of turkey bacon, 20oz fat-free milk.
• Lunch (4:00pm):  church potluck meaning lots of little things.

• Breakfast (8:00am): banana nut muffin, blueberry yogurt, nutri-bar (from a diabetic’s bakery run by the father of one of my coworkers).
• Midmorning snack:  medium apple
• Lunch (12:00pm):  tuna salad, wheat crackers, one unleavened biscuit, banana, orange.
• Dinner (6:00pm):  Chipotle burrito bowl (I ate the whole thing this time), chips and guacamole.
• Evening snack:  1 banana nut muffin, 1 unleavened biscuit

• Breakfast (6:30am):  scrambled eggs w/ onions & bell peppers, two turkey sausage patties, 1 unleavened biscuit, 20oz fat-free milk
• Exercise (11:30am):  Elliptical: 5 laps around building in 20 min, about 1.25 miles (about 70% running) ; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 40; bench press: 2 reps @ 175lb, 3 reps @ 165lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 58lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 90lb; butterfly curls:  10 reps @ 40lb.
• Lunch (12:45pm): Snickers Marathon protein bar
• Dinner (6:15pm):  Chinese buffet – jalapeno chicken, sesame green beans, teriyaki chicken, salmon, fried rice, carrot sticks, celery sticks, unsweet tea, 2 bites of swirl ice cream.