Weigh-in: Week 99

I fought back this week and succeeded.  I ate less on the weekend than I normally would and did more yardwork.  I wasn’t perfect, but I was better.  Amy and I have decided to really push hard to do more “core” foods instead of the breads and sugars.  I’ve had a few sodas more than usual, but I can count on one hand the number I’ve had in the last month.  That alone is quite an accomplishment.

I had to switch back to the elliptical this week.  My knees were giving me too many problems from doing the running.  Well, at least I think that’s the cause, though I really would not be surprised to find out that it was another gout attack (they can affect more than just the feet).  So today I took some gout medication and if I start seeing immediate results, then I know what else I need to do to get the gout out of the way.  If not, then it was the running and I need to slow down on that.

In spite of my knees, I still did a workout (I had not had one in about 6 days so it was rough getting back into the routine).  I gotta keep this up.  I lost this week, but I had lost two weeks ago too and had a gain in between.  I want to make 50 by summer and I’m running out of time.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 279.0 lb
Current weight: 276.4 lb
Current loss/gain: -2.6 lb
Total loss/gain: -42.6 lb
Distance to 50: 7.4 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 26.4 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

Update

I woke up this morning and for the first time in almost two weeks, my knees and wrists are not hurting.  Unfortunately, that means it was almost definitely a gout attack I’ve been enduring.  I didn’t pay attention to the signs because I was rather skeptical about it being new joints (instead of the usual big toe or ankle joints).  I’ll take one more dose of my medication to be sure it is on its way out, but I also now know what I can’t eat for a while to be sure it goes away completely (hello, it was stupid to have the margarita this past Sunday).

• Breakfast (7:00am):  Chick-Fil-A chicken/egg/cheese bagel, hash browns, unsweet tea.
• Midmorning snack:  a few bites of homemade cheese ball w/ wheat crackers, large banana.
• Exercise (11:45am):  Running: 6 laps in 23:38min (100%) for 1.50mi; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; bench press: 10 reps @ 145lb, 10 reps @ 150lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 65lb,10 reps @ 65lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 101lb, 6 reps @ 101lb; butterfly curls:  10 reps @ 40lb,10 reps @ 40lb; reverse tricep extension: 10 reps @ 25lb, 10 reps @ 25lb.
• Lunch (1:00pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar, orange.
• Afternoon snack:  dozen baked whole wheat crackers, 1 shortbread cookie w/ date filling (an Arab Maamoul cookie), medium apple.
• Dinner (8:00pm):  two burritos w/ beef/bean/brown rice/light cheese/fat-free sour cream, chips & salsa, unsweet tea.

• Breakfast (9:00am):  large bowl of raisin bran w/ fat-free milk.
• Lunch (2:00pm):  turkey wrap w/ shredded cheese/lettuce/light ranch, fritos, peanut butter/jelly sandwich.
• Afternoon snack: 1 small lemon tea cookie, 1/2 can of Dr. Pepper.
• Evening snack:  1 cup fresh pineapple.

• Breakfast (8:00am):  2 monterrey jack & chicken taquitos, combos salsa snacks, chocolate milk, 2 chocolate chip cookies.
• Lunch (12:00pm):  Taj Chaat indian restaurant, all vegetarian, but not fat-free.
• Afternoon snack:  1/2 Mint Milky Way.
• Dinner (6:00pm):  one burrito w/ beef/bean/brown rice/light cheese/fat-free sour cream, small salad w/ spritzer dressing, chips & salsa, unsweet tea.

• Breakfast (9:00am):  1 whole-wheat biscuit w/ peanut-butter & cherry jam, scrambled eggs w/ tomatoes, 1 slice of turkey ham grilled, 20oz fat-free milk.
• Lunch (4:00pm):  spaghetti & meatball, two hot dogs w/ mustard, chips & dip, three cookies.
• Dinner (7:00pm):  peanut butter sandwich.

• Breakfast (9:30am):  large bowl of raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, 1 whole-wheat biscuit toasted w/ peanut butter.
• Dinner (6:30pm):  On-The-Border jalapeno&bbq salmon w/ black beans & grilled veggies, chips & queso, 1 margarita, 1 slice german chocolate cake.
• Personal success:  Though I ate too many chips w/ queso and a margarita, I still withheld myself from getting my OLD standby of a chimichanga.  We spent most of the day in the backyard doing yardwork, giving the dog a haircut and then a bath.

• Afternoon snack:  M&M cookie ice cream sandwich (from vending machine at hospital).
• Dinner (5:00pm):  Arby’s fajita flatbread sandwich, curly fries, Sierra Mist soda, 2pt WW cookie.
• Evening snack:  1 cup light ice cream, apple.
• Personal Success:  since Amy was having out-patient surgery today and had to fast, I chose to support her and fast as well.  The ice cream was my only indiscretion and we enjoyed our dinner together at home.

• Breakfast (6:30am):  large bowl of raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, 1 whole-wheat biscuit toasted w/ peanut butter.
• Exercise (11:00am):  Elliptical:  20min (7@lvl7, 13@lvl8); incline sit-ups: 75; leg-lifts: 75; bench-press: 10 reps @ 150lb, 6 reps @ 155lb; shoulder press: 10 reps @ 101lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 65lb; butterfly curls: 10 reps @ 40lb.
• Lunch (12:15pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar, large banana.
• Dinner (6:00pm):  Chipotle burrito bowl w/ chips & guacamole.
• Evening snack:  2pt WW cookie, two Krispy Kreme glazed donut holes.