Too bad 'cause they're just going to keep on coming! Particularly as long as the news remains good news and this week's news? Oh yeah, it DEFINITELY qualifies as good news. This morning I weighed in at a svelte 278.8 pounds which brings my total loss to 41.2 pounds. For you science-types out there who love their percentages, and who doesn't, this means that 12.875% of pre-February 1st James has gone missing. Clearly things are going well despite me not necessarily eating like I am on any sort of diet (See Friday's and Wednesday's menus below if you doubt this assessment.)
Beginning on Wednesday of this week I went ahead and pushed my morning workout to 40 minutes on the elliptical as well as bumping the level up two difficulty levels on the machine. I found that after 30 minutes on the previous level I was not very tired after my workout let alone ragged out an barely able to walk. Clearly it was time to take things to the next level, or in this case the next next level. I feel pretty ragged out after the 40 minutes and getting through the 40 minutes is challenging, but I fell pretty good for the rest of the day so I think the decision was the right one.
The biggest motivator I encountered this week was a shirt I had bought back before my first trip to Korea. Shortly before heading to Korea for my brother's wedding my suit pants decided it was time to give out and thus a trip to Men's Wearhouse was required to quickly replace said suit. While there I got suckered in to buying this shirt that I REALLY liked, an almost French blue button-up, which fit my neck and arm measurements however I suspected it was not as long as I like my shirts. I was right and thus I was not able to wear the shirt. I wear my pants a little low, beneath my gut, therefore I prefer my shirts to be very long otherwise they tend to pull out of my pants at the sides, something which I find tacky and personally very distracting when it happens to me. Regardless of the fact it was ill-fitting I wore the shirt a couple of times because I REALLY like the color and I think it, the color, looks VERY good on me. Due to the fit issues I was very self-conscious when I wore the shirt and therefore it has been relegated to the Some Day side of the closet. Well, last night as I was trying to decide what I wanted to wear to the office today and packing for College Station I went ahead and pulled the shirt out on a lark and decided to try it on. The fucker actually fit pretty well and while I still cannot really wear it tucked in, it looks just fine being un-tucked as my once prodigious gut is not quite as prominent these days and thus the shirt hangs a bit better. I know this is somewhat silly in light of the larger positive outcomes I am seeing from this process however it provided a HUGE boost last night which has carried over to today.
One thought that has haunted me from the beginning of this process is when am I going to fail? I have HUGE amount of self-doubt and have failed at these sorts of initiatives before therefore part of me thinks it is only a matter of time before I fuck up pretty badly. Once that happens I have real trouble getting back on the horse. In the past this has been the downfall of the diet program. So far things are going far better than I expected, both physically and mentally, and I find myself eager to hop on the scale Friday morning to see where I am at in the process. With all of the success I have been having and quite frankly how easy the success has been, I find myself wondering WTF has taken me so long to get going with this process. The other thing I found myself wondering this week is whether 250 pounds might have been too conservative of a goal? I know I am tempting the Fates by thinking this way and therefore I am banishing the thoughts from my head. I have to HIT 250 before I can start lowering the bar.
Anyhoo, thanks for sticking with me through this process. I think a lot of my success here has to do with the fact that I feel accountable to my friends and loyal readers whom I have drafted in to this process.
Friday - 3-21-08
The Drink
2 scrambled eggs
Corned beef hash
4 pcs. of bacon
English Muffin (1/2 with jam)
Sm. Orange juice
Hash browns
Black Currant Tea (No sugar)
Lg. salad with grilled chicken, bacon bits and creamy Parmesan dressing
Cup of chili
Moules Gratin (Mussels gratin with Parmesan cheese)
Carbonade Flammande (Belgian beef stew prepared with Maredsous beer, onions and carrots)
Mashed potatoes
Saturday - 3-22-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
12 oz. bowl of Creamy New Potato soup
1 serv. Oatmeal with skim milk
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
11.5 oz. Spicy Hot V8
2 Nature Valley Oats-n-Honey Granola Bars
Walked 4+ miles
Sunday - 3-23-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
2 serv. Kefir
1 serv. Whey protein
1/4 box of Potatoes Stroganoff Hamburger Helper made with turkey
1/4 bag of Broccoli & Carrots with Garlic and Herbs
1 lg. cup apple juice
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
Walked 6+ miles.
Monday - 3-24-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
1/3 box Chili Cheese Hamburger Helper
1/3 can green beans
30 minutes on elliptical
Tuesday - 3-25-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey and Ranch
2 Nature Valley Apple Crisp Granola Bars
1/3 box Chili Cheese Hamburger Helper
1/3 can green beans
1 pint Guinness
30 minutes on elliptical
Wednesday - 3-26-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
Iced tea (no sugar)
Cup of seafood gumbo
Crab and cornbread stuffed jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon
Horseradish mashed potatoes
Med. salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey and Ranch
11.5 oz. V8
40 minutes on the elliptical
Thursday - 3-27-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
Largish salad with avocado, bacon bits, chicken breast strips and Ranch
Iced tea (no sugar)
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
40 minutes on the elliptical
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