Day 64 - Vacation Is Over

We had a nice week and are back home now.  I gained just a little over a pound, which really isn't too bad.  I just need to get back into the weight loss spirit and get caught back up.  I've got so much going on now it's going to be a challenge but hopefully I can do it.  We'll see how this week goes...

Day 56 - Fell on my face

Things didn't go so well this week, I was up 4 lbs.  I will do my best while on vacation but this will also be a rough week.

It's been an interesting exercise to face all of my demons and write about them.  I'm going to have to do much better to reach my ultimate goal and hopefully I will in the weeks ahead.

Please check in with me next week... I will not be posting much, if at all, this week and will do my weigh in next Sunday.

Day 55 - Doing It Again

I'm down to the last day and again I'm going to have to do a lean day to try to make weight.  This week has been especially bad so I think I'm going to be short of my goal again...  I can blame it on anything but I should have been better and was not.  I hurt my foot but that's really no excuse.

I will weigh myself but may not post until later tomorrow.  We are on vacation for the next week (our house is being house sat) and will not be back until late Saturday the 27th.  So I will be a day late with my weight.  And, btw, I will not be posting on vacation.  But I'll try to eat good and exercise any way I can.  Thank you for understanding.

Day 52 - Up A Bit, Not Feeling Blue

I am up a bit since my weigh-in last Saturday but I'm doing ok.  I'm mostly controlling my eating but need to control my drinking, alcohol at least.  I think that would make a big difference right now.  I ate normally and drank lots of water in the afternoon, had a good dinner, and didn't have anything after dinner.  I did drink two beers though.

I guess I didn't exercise much yesterday and I probably won't today either because I kicked my living room chair last night and hurt myself pretty good.  I now have a limp and a bruise.  I may have broken my toe, not sure, but it does hurt.  It kept waking me up last night.

Day 49 - Lost One Pound For The Week

I made a good effort yesterday to keep it lean, but folded at the end of the day and had a few drinks.  I still ended up down 1 lb this week overall, although all of it was lost yesterday.  In fact, I weighed 213 or so Friday morning and 209.4 Saturday morning so that was nearly a 4 lb swing.  I need to do better all week long instead of trying to do it all in one day.  I think I said that last week... but I'll try again.  And I'll try on a daily basis rather than on a weekly basis.  I can do better.

Yesterday to get my big loss I had coffee for breakfast, a banana for lunch along with a lot of water, a cup of cereal and another banana during the afternoon, and eggs and pancakes for dinner.  I didn't have anything after dinner except for a few drinks.  I don't recommend this kind of diet for more than a day... in fact, you probably shouldn't drink alcohol at all if you do a lean day.

My major problem during the week was all of the work stress... good stress this week but stress none the less.  I still need to keep to my diet even when things are tough.  How are you doing?

Day 48 - I Haven't Given Up Yet

My weight this morning is not what it should be for weigh in tomorrow, in fact I'm up right now.  I am going to have a real lean day and see if I can make my weight.  I really doubt it but I don't want to give up yet.  I really don't want to go through the entire menu of what I ate and drank yesterday, but I will say that I am trying to stay away from the empty calories.  I had a couple of drinks last night, and that would be my only exception.

On the plus side, I was down today from yesterday so maybe I'm doing something right.

Day 47 - Only Two Days To Go This Week

Um... I don't think I'm doing so well with weight this week.  I'm up quite a bit.  My eating and drinking must not be where I really want it to be... I'm going to have to really cut back over the next two days to make my goal for the week.  I think my main problem yesterday was that I had a couple of drinks... that's 320 calories right there. I did also have a handful of pretzels.  I am going to have to have a lean day or two to make it...

Day 45 - Ice Cream Did It

My weight was not too bad this morning.  I did have a pretty good day yesterday, avoided the alcohol, sweets, pop, etc.  I did have some pretzels as snacks that I wish I hadn't.  And I did have some ice cream in the evening... haven't done that in a while.  Otherwise a pretty good day.  I still need to go down a bit to get to my desired weight this week but I do have 4 days left...

Day 43 - Taken Down By A Party

Ok, I had a few drinks, cake, and ice cream yesterday.  Otherwise not a bad day.  On the first day of the week I do tend to let myself go anyway, so this is not too unusual.  I have the rest of the week to make up for it.

I have avoided soda pop for the entire time of my diet, which is amazing to me.  I have been substituting with water which works much better.

Today, Sunday, which should be a rest day right?, I have a busy day ahead for work and business so I'll try to keep it under control but I'm not sure that I will.  I guess we'll see how it goes.  I know I won't eat out today at least.

Day 42 - Weigh In Day, Not Bad

With one lean day, I lost about 2 lbs so that I beat my target this week.  I ate, don't get me wrong, and I was never very hungry.  I drank coffee in the morning and a comfortable amount of water in the afternoon.  I ate breakfast, but had mostly almonds, fruit, yogurt, and dry cereal in the afternoon and evening.  I did have one beer... My weigh in this week brings my average back up to where it should be at 1.53 lbs per week.

This next week I need to work daily at my weight loss and not put all of my loss into one day.  I need to cut back on the alcohol and eating out, and get more exercise.  I do have  a busy week next week so this may be a challenge.

Day 41 - I'm Under The Gun

I have one more day to go this week and I've lost weight, just not a whole lot.  This week has been stressful with work and other stuff going on and I just have not been able to keep my eating and drinking in check like I want to.  The good thing is that I can lose what I need to today, I believe, if I have a really lean day.  I am going to eat breakfast but see if I can keep it to fruits and vegies the rest of the day.  Wish me luck!

Day 38 - I Have My Weaknesses

I am still having a rough time getting back into my rhythm.  I ate out yesterday for lunch, although I ate Japanese... so not too bad.  My evening was a couple beers and chocolate... I really need to get it together at night.  My weight is going ok I guess, down a couple of pounds from my weigh in last weekend.  I would still like to do better and hopefully will make improvements today.

On the plus side, I am avoiding soda and drinking lots of water.  I just need to avoid the other junk and alcohol.  Sounds easy, doesn't it?  I also need to exercise more, no doubt.