Weigh-in: Week 104

TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

I have been on Weight-Watchers for two years and celebrated today by having my 6th loss in a row. It was not a dramatic one, but every loss is big to me now. I’m only 3.2 pounds away from 50 pounds by summer (and only two weeks left to do it). My leader was ecstatic at the continued losses. However, I had also sent her a link to my post on Fatbloggers.net showing the old me and the new me and she was floored (actually, I just realized she posted a comment on that entry under “Mb”). She almost couldn’t remember the old me. She insisted I bring the old picture to the next meeting.

I have to say that I was surprised at the loss. I had not made good choices this weekend, but I guess they were tempered with the good choices I made most of the rest of the week along with getting back to working out after our trip (which reminds me that I’m still missing two days of posts on that). I did cut back on sweets, but so much that I ended up having too much on both days of the weekend when we had our normal Sabbath service and then Pentecost on Sunday (with the usual potluck).

I also hate to say that my workout buddy quit today. He said he has so much going on right now that he won’t be doing any more workouts. This saddened me and liberated me at the same time. I am no longer tied down to a specific workout time and having to coordinate workouts around meetings and conference calls between the both of us. This brings me to my next piece of news.

Starting tomorrow morning, Amy and I will be getting up an hour earlier Monday through Thursday to go workout at our respective company exercise rooms before we start our work day. This will free up our lunch time for better things (such as lunch) and it’ll keep us both sticking to a program of exercise. We’re both kinda excited and looking forward to starting tomorrow. The bonus is that we try it out for just two days this week and then we have a breather before we dive into four days a week next week.

We also got our first delivery from the farmer’s co-op we joined this past week. It made us clean out the fridge and junk some old stuff and make room for celery, two heads of lettuce, spinach, radishes, two cucumbers, four tomatoes, two bags of carrots, 4 red onions, a pound or so of yams, 6 pluots, a bag of valencia oranges, a cantaloupe, box of strawberries, and 8 bananas. It was a lot for $50 and all of it was organic and farm-raised. We didn’t have to worry about the tomatoes since we knew the source was not the same as what you got in the stores.

Which reminds me, it was interesting having Taco Bell today with no tomatoes. That was dinner after our weigh-in.

Well, it has been an exciting day and I’ve marked the day with a new photoset on my Weight-Loss Tracker page showing the latest me.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 272.6 lb
Current weight: 272.2 lb
Current loss/gain: -0.4 lb
Total loss/gain: -46.8 lb
Distance to 50: 3.2 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 22.2 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

• Breakfast (6:15am):  raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, toasted whole wheat biscuit w/ light butter & apple butter (no sugar added).
• Midmorning snack:  1 chocolate chip cookie.
• Lunch (12:15pm):  string bean chicken w/ steamed rice, water.
• Afternoon snack:  turkey sandwich on whole wheat w/ brown mustard, carrot sticks, celery sticks, chocolate chip cookie.
• Dinner (8:30pm):  pinto beans w/ jalapenos, small salad w/ salad spritzer, celery sticks, 12 Townhouse crackers, chips & salsa, 1 can of Sprite, 100cal gingerbread cookie.

• Breakfast (7:15am):  Chick-Fil-A chicken/egg/cheese bagel sandwich, hash browns, unsweet tea.
• Midmorning snack:  small apple.
• Exercise (11:15am):  Running:  18:01min, 1.23mi (1min walking), 5 laps, 4.10mph; incline sit-ups: 90; leg-lifts: 90; bench-press: 10 reps @ 160lb, 5 reps @ 165lb; shoulder press: 10 reps @ 90lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 65lb; butterfly curls: 10 reps @ 30lb; reverse tricep: 10 reps @ 30lb; push-ups: 10 reps.
• Lunch (1:30pm): turkey sandwich on whole wheat w/ brown mustard, banana.
• Afternoon snack:  1pt WW snack bar, small apple.
• Dinner (5:30pm):  Himalayan mutton w/ pickled veggies/beans/puffed rice/sauce, 1/2 assorted appetizer (all fried) w/ chutneys, water.
• Evening snack:  small frozen custard cone.

• Breakfast (6:30am): raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, toasted whole wheat biscuit w/ apple butter (no sugar added).
• Midmorning snack:  1pt WW snack bar, 10 dates.
• Lunch (12:00pm):  Subway tuna sub on whole wheat w/ light mayo, 1 bag of jalapeno potato chips, 1 slice pumpkin bread, water.
• Afternoon snack:  1pt WW snack bar, 1 small brownie.
• Dinner (7:00pm):  beef sausage w/ sauerkraut, salad, crackers, water.

• Breakfast (7:45am):  chocolate cream of wheat, large banana, water.
• Midmorning snack:  small apple, 1pt WW snack bar.
• Lunch (12:30pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar, 1 bag Chili Cheese Fritos, 1 small slice cheese pizza, salad w/o dressing.
• Afternoon snack:  navel orange, snickers bar (king size)
• Dinner (6:00pm):  Thai Chicken Curry w/ steamed rice, water.
• Exercise (8:00pm):  Mowing:  20min; Running w/ dog: 2 laps around block (1min walking), 1.06mi (17min total); Walking w/ dog: 1 more lap around the block, 0.53mi.

• Breakfast (6:15am):  raisin bran w/ fat-free milk, toasted whole wheat biscuit w/ peanut butter
• Exercise (11:15am):  Running:  19:33min, 1.33mi (no walking), to/from call center, 4.08mph; incline sit-ups: 90; leg-lifts: 90; bench-press: 10 reps @ 165lb, 10 reps @ 170lb; shoulder press: 10 reps @ 90lb, 10 reps @ 90lb; butterfly curls: 10 reps @ 30lb, 10 reps @ 30lb; reverse tricep: 10 reps @ 30lb, 10 reps @ 30lb; push-ups: 10 reps.
• Lunch (12:30pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar, large banana.
• Afternoon snack:  small apple, 1pt WW snack bar.
• Dinner (6:00pm):  Taco Bell grilled stuffed chicken burrito, triple-layer nachos, 1/2 chicken chalupa, water.
• Evening snack:  banana.