No pictures this week. Not because I’m embarrassed. We just had a crazy morning and finding the camera ending up last on the priority list. Besides we all know what what 219 looks like.

If you really miss the white t-shirt head here for your weekly fix.

I officially started tracking calories again . So far it’s not as bad as I remember. I am hoping that going back to tracking will be the thing that jumps starts the third phase of my journey.

Could have done better on yesterdays eating.
You can find all the details here.

Here’s the short story.
Calories Eaten: 2411
Calories Burned: 3851

Follow along with today’s eating here.

Have a great weekend everybody.

Tony
05/09: 219.8 lbs
NEW GOAL: 208
11.8 lbs. to go

At this point I am just plain pissed off at myself. I have managed to compound bad eating decision on top of bad eating decision this week and it is showing up on the scale in a big way. The last three weeks were supposed to be about getting back on track, instead they have become a total derailment.

The sad part is, none of my bad food decisions were actually that bad… but when you start adding them all up , well you know the story.

Here is the deal. There is a lot of crappy stuff going on in the world right now. No one needs to hear me whine about being unable to get my eating under control. So instead of whining lets do something constructive.

Starting tomorrow I am going back to hard core calorie counting. It is something my wife suggested a few weeks ago and I am finally at the end of my rope enough to be ready to resort to desperate measures.

Did I mention I hate counting calories.

But I am taking the calorie counting one step further. I will post daily calorie reports over at my regular site. This scares me. This will be the most open I have been since this whole journey started, but I think it’s what I need.

So seven days a week I will be updating what I am eating…

I will count calories until I can maintain a consistent new low. Lets say three weeks of my weight being at or below 213. Once I can reach that goal, I will allow myself to stop counting calories again.

It’s time to get serious. Grrrrrr!

Tony
05/07: 215.4 lbs
NEW GOAL: 208
7.4 lbs. to go

Cross-published on I Reject Your Reality…

The weather gets warmer and you know what happens? I totally neglect my blogging responsibilities. I was just noticing that I haven posted here since last Friday.

I would say that I was sorry to have neglected my legions of readers… but I’m not. I’ve been at track meets, softball games and getting some yard work done. The lawn looks great; of course it always does this early in the season. Its when the temperature got north of 90 that the lawn starts looking a bit ragged. I also replaced a faucet in the yard. Which included digging a hole 3+ feet deep and multiple trips to D&B for various parts. But now I have a beautiful new faucet that isn’t hidden by the grass (not fun to hit with the mower).

After a quick shower, I made it to WeightWatchers tonight.

But, before I get to the Tale of the Scale. I saw my Doctor today. He is very pleased at the progress I am making. The nurse was very flattering when the scale registered UNDER 300 lbs. for the first time. I asked him about setting my OFFICIAL WeightWatchers goal weight. When I was on the Weight Warriors challenge, I had my body composition taken twice. It told me that my lean body mass was 205 lbs. So I ask you, how can I make Weight Watchers BMI influenced goal range of between 165-180 lbs? The Doc didn’t think it was intelligent either. He walked me through a bunch of formulas and determined that an appropriate goal weight for me would be… 225 lbs.

My Traineo widget has been updated to reflect this change.

Anton, A drum roll please…

Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.7
Weight Last Week (April 29, 2008): 299.2 lbs.
Weight Today (May 6, 2008): 294.8 lbs.
Current BMI: 38.9

Weight Change This Week: -4.4 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: -97.2 lbs.
NEXT GOAL (see Goals tab above): 100 LBS LOST! (2.8 lbs. to go)

Do… or Do Not… there is no TRY. –Master Yoda

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.

WEIGH- IN WEEK 45: 216.2! A loss of 4 pounds.

WEIGH-IN WEEK 46: 215.4. A loss of .8 pounds.

This was week two of my goal to lose at least one pound a week for three weeks.

Missed it by that much!

I am a little disappointed that I didn’t make the extra .2 pounds to keep the goal, but in the spirit of the goal this was still a decent loss for the week. Especially considering I started out the week with a massive gain from bad eating over the weekend.

The intention of setting a goal of losing 1 pound a week for three weeks was to stop the cycle of loss and gain that I have been in lately. I feel like I am still on track to stick with that goal. If I can post a loss three weeks in a row, I’ll be feeling pretty good.

I’d also really like to get to a new low by my birthday at the end of this month. Which means I have to continue to lose or maintain for the next four weeks.

This should be a good weekend for maintaining the healthy lifestyle. I have my 2nd 5K race tomorrow and then I am hoping to get some yard work done. Sunday, if everything works out, I might even get in some softball practice. So it should be a good active weekend.

Wish me luck for the race tomorrow, I feel like I am going to need it. I am not to confidant about living up to my time from the first 5k. I plan to let my Dad set the pace tomorrow and then I’ll do my best to keep up

Have a great weekend everybody.

Tony
05/02: 215.4 lbs
NEW GOAL: 208
7.4 lbs. to go

P.S.
Anybody have any idea when Spring is going to arrive? Stop with the snow already!

Fatbloggers is #1204

You’re Hereby Sentenced to Lose Weight

Please read the entire article, but this is what caught my eye…

Broderick Lloyd Laswell, an inmate, is suing the Arkansas jail he’s been held in for 8 months–because he’s lost 105 pounds since being booked. Laswell, who’s gone from 413 pounds to 308, says he’s being starved.

Starvation at 3,000 calories a day? If we were the jury, we wouldn’t be convinced. The average guy needs about 2,500 calories a day. Sure, this is an average, so it varies, but still, 3,000 calories isn’t lettuce leaves and tea.

Anton, A drum roll please…

Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs.
Starting BMI: 51.7
Weight Last Week (April 15, 2008): 302 lbs.
Weight Today (April 29, 2008): 299.2 lbs.
Current BMI: 39.5

Weight Change This Week: -2.8 lbs.
Total Weight Lost: -92.8 lbs.
NEXT GOAL: 100 LBS LOST! (7.2 lbs. to go)

Do… or Do Not… there is no TRY. –Master Yoda

Well, I had expected a gain last week and was surprised… however, my gain this week was a surprise too, but I should have seen it coming. After all, as I said before, this past week requires consumption of foods that are higher in fats sometimes. Now I can refocus since the week is over.

I still had several personal successes including doing a workout without having transportation to the weight-room (I work about a 1/2 mile from the building where I do my workouts). When I was off work Friday, I still did a shortened workout including 1.59 miles running (mostly). Today’s workout included a total of 1.34 miles (in two parts) where I was running the entire time.

I’ve really stepped up my workouts, but I need to get in some variations. I’m glad I took up the running. Maybe some day I’ll being joining in some 5K runs (of course, they’re almost always on Saturdays and I do believe Saturday to be the sabbath, a day of rest). It’ll be a while, but I do want to have some small goals in mind.

As for the gain, if you look at the graph, there seems to be a definite pattern emerging… Big loss, big gain, small loss, repeat.

Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 276.4 lb
Current weight: 279.0 lb
Current loss/gain: +2.6 lb
Total loss/gain: -40.0 lb
Distance to 50: 10.0 lb
Distance to WW Goal: 29.0 lb

Cross-posted to WebCudgel.com

• Breakfast (6:15am): Honey Bunches of Oats cereal w/ fat-free milk, 1 banana nut muffin.
• Midmorning snack:  banana.
• Exercise (11:30am): Running: 5 laps in 19min (80%) for 1.20mi; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 162lb; arm lifts: 10 reps @ 40lb; shrugs : 10 reps @ 205lb, 10 reps @ 225lb; curls: 10 reps @ 35lb; mid-row: 10 reps @ 158lb; rear deltoid fly: 10 reps @ 40lb.
• Lunch (12:45pm): Tuna salad, 1 unleavened biscuit, triscuit crackers, blueberry fat-free yogurt.
• Afternoon snack:  apple, orange.
• Dinner (6:00pm): beef enchiladas, fat-free refried beans, tortilla chips w/ salsa, 20oz fat-free milk.
• Personal Success:  When we gathered at work to have a cake for the admins, I brought my apple and just before the cutting started, I started eating it.  This gave me a perfectly good reason not to get a slice of cake (though, based on last week’s posting, I couldn’t have the cake this week anyway, but it was nice to have “block” to their offers).

• Breakfast (8:00am):  Corner Bakery Farmer’s scramble w/o bread.
• Midmorning snack:  banana, 13 Skittles.
• Exercise (12:00pm):  Running: 5 laps in 19min (80%) for 1.20mi; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; bench press: 10 reps @ 135lb, 7 reps @ 145lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 58lb,10 reps @ 58lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 101lb, 10 reps @ 101lb; butterfly curls:  10 reps @ 40lb,10 reps @ 40lb; reverse tricep: 10 reps @ 20lb, 10 reps @ 20lb.
• Lunch (1:15pm):  Snickers Marathon protein bar
• Dinner (7:00pm): beef enchiladas, ranch style beans, tortilla chips w/ salsa, 20oz Fuzzy Navel, 1 butterscotch brownie w/ lt vanilla ice cream.
• Personal Success:  I had purchased a package of the new Chocolate Skittles and, instead of opening at home and consuming the entire package, I brought it to work and a few of my friends got to try out the new Skittles as well.  So instead of about 40-50 Skittles, I only had 13 (and the Brownie Batter flavor is my favorite).

• Breakfast (9:30am):  unleavened biscuits w/ peanut butter and white grape jelly, scrambled eggs, 1oz slice of turkey ham pan grilled, 20oz orange juice.
• Lunch (3:00pm):  church potluck (too much to name offhand, but I had plenty of veggies and fruit).
• Late evening snack:  chocolate pop tarts.

• Breakfast (9:30am):  Rise N Dine - corned beef hash w/ sourdough toast (w/ strawberry jelly thinly applied) and scrambled eggs, 1/2 belgian waffle w/ syrup, 12oz chocolate milk.
• Exercise (11:00am):  1 hour yardwork
• Lunch (4:00pm):  Pizza hut thin crust pizza w/ beef, bell peppers and jalapenos (3 slices), 6 spicy boneless chicken wings, 3 cinna sticks, 32oz Dr Pepper (I know, but it was the first soda in weeks).
• Late evening (10pm):  Celtic Crossing on ice.

• Breakfast (6:30am):  Egg/Cheese/Turkey Ham on toasted whole wheat English Muffin, 16oz fat-free milk.
• Midmorning snack:  large banana.
• Exercise (12:00pm):  Running: 6 laps in 23min (90%) for 1.43mi; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; bench press: 10 reps @ 140lb, 10 reps @ 145lb; tricep extensions: 10 reps @ 58lb,10 reps @ 58lb; shoulder press:  10 reps @ 101lb, 6 reps @ 101lb; butterfly curls:  10 reps @ 40lb. Lunch (12:30pm):  8oz water w/ whey protein mix, 1 cup German Sausage bake, orange.
• Afternoon snack:  1 shortbread cookie w/ date filling.
• Dinner (7:00pm):  Cajun pasta w/ chicken andouille sausage, handful of trisket crackers w/ fat-free sour cream dip, fat-free chocolate pudding w/ cool whip.
• Personal Success:  I ran 3 laps today (0.74 mi) before slowing to a walk for breathers… and they were the shortest breathers I took since I started.  I’d never run more than a single full lap (0.24 mi) before Friday.

• Breakfast (8:00am):  cream of wheat w/ 2 tsp sugar and non-dairy creamer, 1/4 cup granola.
• Midmorning snack:  Snickers Marathon protein bar.
• Exercise (11:45am): Running: 20min (100%) 0.68 to weight-room, 0.66 from; situps (incline): 75; leg lifts: 75; lat pulldown: 10 reps @ 150lb, 10 reps @ 134lb; arm lifts: 10 reps @ 35lb, 10 reps @ 35lb; shrugs : 10 reps @ 225lb, 10 reps @ 225lb; curls: 10 reps @ 35lb, 10 reps @ 35lb; mid-row: 10 reps @ 144lb, 10 reps @ 144lb; rear deltoid fly: 10 reps @ 35lb, 10 reps @ 35lb.
• Lunch (1:00pm):  8oz water w/ whey protein mix.
• Afternoon snack:  1 small clementine orange, 1 very small chocolate.
• Dinner (6:30pm):  Taco Bell chicken grilled stuft burrito, chips w/ queso, unsweet tea, small apple.
• Personal Success:  We are down to one car today and my wife had to take it for an appointment.  Despite having no vehicle, I still did a workout by changing clothes at my office, running to the other office where the weight room is located, do my usual abdominals and weight-training, run back to the office to change clothes again.

Fat Clothes

Following the same tact that Charles did… take a look, if you see something you want send me an email sportsfanjohn@gmail.com with your list and address. I will calculate the shipping for your items, once I receive payment; I will put those babies in the mail.

John