Today was a scheduled day off work for me. Our puppy was spayed yesterday, so I thought I'd stay home and make sure she didn't have any issues. I left to take kids to school and my mom to the store this morning. Then I left to pick them up from school and to get me some groceries for dinner. I made baked jerk chicken breasts, island brown rice with mango, pineapple and green onion and some mango salsa with onion and cucumber. To go with it we had some light flatbread type wrap and some avocado. It was my first time eating or cooking with avocado and mango. It was the first time I have ate that much produce in one meal and I loved it. It was such a nice and light dinner for a change.
I am going to weigh at work tomorrow just to get an idea of where I am and if I need to do any calorie tweaking. The myfitnesspal.com tools have been a huge help. It is my calorie tracker, exercise tracker and just logging in helps with my motivation. I am also trying to figure out how to use my twitter and am tweating my weight loss related entries. I'm going to post more tomorrow regarding my weight and such. Til then, have a good evening friends!
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Mike's progress
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday..need I say more?
Mondays are usually my worst day to get back in the groove. A Monday after a weekend getaway was worse. I am having belly issues (I'll save you the crappy details) since last night. I blame the 2000 calories of pizza I consumed yesterday. Thankfully I was back to my normal routine today. My water intake was 42 ounces, so could have been better. Today our team at work went to lunch with the boss man. This particular restaurant is known for the steaks and big dinner rolls. I opted for the skinless grilled chicken breast and steamed veggies. This was less than 300 calories. For dinner I had a foot long Subway club sub with no cheese. Total calories for that was 640. The only other thing I ate was a grapefruit. My total calories so far are under 1100. I may have a snack after bit to raise my calories a little...but if I'm not hungry I won't. I am off work tomorrow so it will be a little different routine. Friday is the day I weigh in for the last time at work for our contest. They say we have to weigh between today and Friday. Obviously if I can have 4 more days to lose more, I'm taking it! More to come later friends, take care.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Back home in KY
I had a great time this weekend back in my hometown of Indianapolis. Not enough time to see everyone or do all the things we wanted to do, but still a good weekend. Today we stopped off in Cincinnati on the way home and did a little shopping at the mall and Jungle Jim's International Market (really cool place, google it!). Let me give a quick recap of the trip. Friday night was crappy food night. Saturday was 4 hours at the mall walking, visit family, eat healthy all day (except for eating my dinner calories in the form of snacks since I didn't want to leave the hotel) and had no water at all. Today was healthy breakfast, walked 3 hours between the mall and Jungle Jim's, just over 2000 calories consumed at a pizza buffet and Subway healthy eating for dinner. So basically I only screwed up today since this is the only day I was over my calories. I did a lot of walking this weekend though, so at least I have been active. My feet are sore and I have a pain in my right calf similar to the pain you get after a bad charlie horse cramp. That just shows my legs got a workout. Well, I'm tired and have to get things done before bed so goodnight friends!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Back home again in Indiana!
Well, we made it to Indy and I have had such a rough eating night that I wanted to make sure to post. First things first, we made it here no problem. Cold, but no bad weather. Now for the eating stuff.
I skipped breakfast due to going so many places this morning. At around noon me and Crystal went to a mexican restaurant. I was tempted by fajitas, chimis and burritos. I ate a mound of lettuce, 4 bell pepper slices, a handfull of chicken breast pieces, 1 slice of tomato and a pinch of cheese instead. They call it a fiesta salad, I call it scraps of what would partially make a salad. I didn't have dressing and opted for the salsa on top instead. Total calories I am positive were less than 400. I was satisfied after I ate it though. Don't get me wrong, old Mike was pissing and moaning about it, but it really was enough. By 3pm I was hungry again. Mainly due to all the running around different places and packing we were doing. We went thru McD's to get Austin a happy meal for the trip up here and get Chloe a couple plain grilled chicken snack wraps (only 210 calories each). I got me a couple of the grilled chicken wraps too. So far, so good. Total calories at this point still only totalled about 800.
At 3:40 we hit the freeway in London, KY and headed north. Not long after my eating headed south.
By Lexington an 80 calorie fruit snack pack was consumed. By Louisville I had ate a 70 calorie beef stick. By Bloomington, IN a 90 calorie granola bar bit the dust. At 8pm in a quaint hotel room on the southwest side of Indianapolis, I violated a bag of food from Culver's totaling 1030 calories (thanks to myfitnesspal.com's calorie lookup info for that grim reality check). What was in that 1030 calories? 1/3 of my fries, 1/3 of Crystals onion rings, 1/3 of an order of fried cheese, 1/2 of Chloe's burger and 2 spicy fried chicken tenders. But I drank a diet soda...and didn't have any frozen custard. Obviously, I passed on driving 3 miles past the hotel to get to Subway and opted for the restaurant in front of the hotel instead. Stupid is as stupid does (yes, I say that a lot...but only when I do stupid things). I hate how I feel right now. I feel embarrassed, ashamed, mad, depressed and generally like crap. The fat and carbs in my body have already got me feeling sluggish and feeling blah.
But I have to snap out of it. This is when a person on a diet would fall off the wagon and binge eat the rest of the weekend, swearing they would start back on Monday. I'm not on a diet. I have simply changed my lifestyle. This was one bad meal...granted a REALLY BAD MEAL, but still just one bad meal. The one saving grace is that for the entire day I did miraculously stay under my daily calorie limit. I consumed just under 2100 calories for the whole day. I won't let tonight get me down for long. Tomorrow is a new day with a new set of choices to make. Hopefully, tonights crappy choice of food and subsequent mood will steer me to the right food the rest of the trip. I will also be there to help Chloe do the same.
Not sure if I will be online tomorrow since we will be enjoying "home" and visiting family. You can be sure though that I will update again asap. After all, this blog is not only to show others in my situation they're not alone, but is also to keep me accountable to stay on course in my adventure. Take care friends, talk to you soon.
I skipped breakfast due to going so many places this morning. At around noon me and Crystal went to a mexican restaurant. I was tempted by fajitas, chimis and burritos. I ate a mound of lettuce, 4 bell pepper slices, a handfull of chicken breast pieces, 1 slice of tomato and a pinch of cheese instead. They call it a fiesta salad, I call it scraps of what would partially make a salad. I didn't have dressing and opted for the salsa on top instead. Total calories I am positive were less than 400. I was satisfied after I ate it though. Don't get me wrong, old Mike was pissing and moaning about it, but it really was enough. By 3pm I was hungry again. Mainly due to all the running around different places and packing we were doing. We went thru McD's to get Austin a happy meal for the trip up here and get Chloe a couple plain grilled chicken snack wraps (only 210 calories each). I got me a couple of the grilled chicken wraps too. So far, so good. Total calories at this point still only totalled about 800.
At 3:40 we hit the freeway in London, KY and headed north. Not long after my eating headed south.
By Lexington an 80 calorie fruit snack pack was consumed. By Louisville I had ate a 70 calorie beef stick. By Bloomington, IN a 90 calorie granola bar bit the dust. At 8pm in a quaint hotel room on the southwest side of Indianapolis, I violated a bag of food from Culver's totaling 1030 calories (thanks to myfitnesspal.com's calorie lookup info for that grim reality check). What was in that 1030 calories? 1/3 of my fries, 1/3 of Crystals onion rings, 1/3 of an order of fried cheese, 1/2 of Chloe's burger and 2 spicy fried chicken tenders. But I drank a diet soda...and didn't have any frozen custard. Obviously, I passed on driving 3 miles past the hotel to get to Subway and opted for the restaurant in front of the hotel instead. Stupid is as stupid does (yes, I say that a lot...but only when I do stupid things). I hate how I feel right now. I feel embarrassed, ashamed, mad, depressed and generally like crap. The fat and carbs in my body have already got me feeling sluggish and feeling blah.
But I have to snap out of it. This is when a person on a diet would fall off the wagon and binge eat the rest of the weekend, swearing they would start back on Monday. I'm not on a diet. I have simply changed my lifestyle. This was one bad meal...granted a REALLY BAD MEAL, but still just one bad meal. The one saving grace is that for the entire day I did miraculously stay under my daily calorie limit. I consumed just under 2100 calories for the whole day. I won't let tonight get me down for long. Tomorrow is a new day with a new set of choices to make. Hopefully, tonights crappy choice of food and subsequent mood will steer me to the right food the rest of the trip. I will also be there to help Chloe do the same.
Not sure if I will be online tomorrow since we will be enjoying "home" and visiting family. You can be sure though that I will update again asap. After all, this blog is not only to show others in my situation they're not alone, but is also to keep me accountable to stay on course in my adventure. Take care friends, talk to you soon.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
37 pounds lost!
I got on the scale and weighed 365.5 pounds, down 37.5 from the 403 where I started! I know the last few days I had too few calories to be healthy. Tonight I was at 1000 calories, so I am adding a blueberry bagel with cream cheese and a pack of fruit snacks. This pushes my total to just under 1600 calories. It's gonna be a late night packing for the trip this weekend, so I may have another snack before it's over. I have put a limit of 2500 calories for myself.
Too busy to hang out here any longer. More to post probably Monday since I will be out of town. At 350 pounds I am going to post the first wave of before and after pics. I know I have a lot to lose after that, but 50 pounds won't be nothing to sneeze at. Well, have a good one friends!
Too busy to hang out here any longer. More to post probably Monday since I will be out of town. At 350 pounds I am going to post the first wave of before and after pics. I know I have a lot to lose after that, but 50 pounds won't be nothing to sneeze at. Well, have a good one friends!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
I made it
Glad I was able to get a post in here tonight. I'm gonna try to do this daily. Today is mine and Crystal's 15th anniversary. No celebration though, just work and grocery. We will do the celebrating while back home in Indy this weekend. Let me get on with it...it's late.
Today I drank 128 ounces of water and only ate about 775 calories. Oatmeal for breakfast, soup for lunch, apple and banana for snacks and just a banana for dinner. I know it's too few, but it was late by the time I got home and I didn't feel like cooking or eating much. I will eat more tomorrow.
I think that covers it for today.
Today I drank 128 ounces of water and only ate about 775 calories. Oatmeal for breakfast, soup for lunch, apple and banana for snacks and just a banana for dinner. I know it's too few, but it was late by the time I got home and I didn't feel like cooking or eating much. I will eat more tomorrow.
I think that covers it for today.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
New website found
I was floating around the internet last night looking for a weight loss tracker to put on my blog. I finally found a decent one that kinda goes with the whole weight loss adventure theme. While searching I came across a website that I'm sure many people already know and use. Myfitnesspal.com is an awesome website tool. I entered in my weight, height, amount I want to lose and how active I am to set up my profile. It gave me a daily caloric limit of about 2500 calories a day and that would let me lose 2 pounds a week. It has a section each day to put in the foods and/or calories you eat and will keep track of how many you have left for the day. You can also put in your water intake and exercise completed. It will calculate how many calories you burn based on the exercise and your weight. At the end of the day's entry, it will tell you that if you ate that many calories everyday what you will weigh in a certain time frame. For me, I only ate 1900 calories and it told me I would weigh 356 pounds in 5 weeks (keep in mind I am 370 pounds now). It is also available as a Iphone/Ipod touch app. Highly recommend it!
Let me get to the food stuff. As I mentioned, yesterday I only had 1900 calories and did not feel at all hungry or deprived! I also drank 96 ounces of water, so was proud of that. Today I only drank 48 ounces of water. I was doing a new task at work that I never did. I was too busy to eat snacks and fill my water bottle. I had two packs of oatmeal for breakfast. Then for lunch I had some homemade chicken salad with light miracle whip, chopped celery and broccoli along with a bag of baked chips. Dinner was alfredo sauce pasta, which was homemade so I could keep my serving and sauce to a reasonable amount. Apples and oranges for my snacks. Total calories for the day was about 1200. I know that is super low, but I honestly am not hungry. I don't see the need to eat just to raise my calories. If my body was starving and I needed to eat, I would...but I feel good!
Tomorrow is grocery night and I usually take my mom to the store. So I may not be posting tomorrow night since I will be getting home later than usual. Until next time, take care friends!
Let me get to the food stuff. As I mentioned, yesterday I only had 1900 calories and did not feel at all hungry or deprived! I also drank 96 ounces of water, so was proud of that. Today I only drank 48 ounces of water. I was doing a new task at work that I never did. I was too busy to eat snacks and fill my water bottle. I had two packs of oatmeal for breakfast. Then for lunch I had some homemade chicken salad with light miracle whip, chopped celery and broccoli along with a bag of baked chips. Dinner was alfredo sauce pasta, which was homemade so I could keep my serving and sauce to a reasonable amount. Apples and oranges for my snacks. Total calories for the day was about 1200. I know that is super low, but I honestly am not hungry. I don't see the need to eat just to raise my calories. If my body was starving and I needed to eat, I would...but I feel good!
Tomorrow is grocery night and I usually take my mom to the store. So I may not be posting tomorrow night since I will be getting home later than usual. Until next time, take care friends!
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