For some reason I am having trouble getting rolling on this email today. I don't know why because I still have nothing to report except good news. I lost 4 pounds over the last week which brings me down to 271.6 pounds and puts my total loss at 48.4 pounds since I started this thing in February.
Since I am a big nerd I went ahead and did the hated maths to figure out the following (by "did the hated maths" I mean wrote the simple Excel formulas to figures this stuff out):
1. This is an average loss of 4.15 pounds per week. This ignores the first two weeks I posted losses. I believe the 9.2 pounds and 6 pounds I lost those weeks were statistical anomalies and would throw the number off.
2. The 48.4 pounds I have lost represents 15.13% of my starting weight of 320 pounds.
3. As of this week I have lost 69.14% (insert air guitar here) of the 70 pounds I want to initially loose.
Looking at all this information does two things. First it makes me really happy with where I am. Second it makes me think that I can actually hit my goal within a reasonable amount of time. When I got started on this I was expecting to have to fight this all year, and I will continue the good habits I have developed once I hit 250, however if my weight loss stays at 4 pounds per week I should be seeing 250 a week or two before Flipside. (No, I am not going, just thought that date would make more sense to people.) Not bad for what will have been just about four months worth of work.
Then I can start exploring the territory below 250 to see where I can end up. Suddenly 220 is not looking like an unattainable goal.
While I was writing this missive Gmail decided to throw the following links at me in the Sponsored Links area. They make me giggle so I thought I would share them with you:
http://www.how-to-get-rid-of-man-boobs.com
http://www.truthaboutabs.com
God I love Google ads some days.
Shall we delve into the "Holy shit, you ate THAT?!?!?!" list for the week? And fair warning, Friday is pretty grim.
Friday - 4-4-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
Chicken Teriyaki
Tazo Giant Peach Tea
Boiled cabbage with bacon bits
Fried rice
2 egg rolls
Bowtie pasta with mushroom stroganoff sauce
Spaghetti with a olive oil, pepper and parsley sauce
Chocolate and caramel tart with Bailey's ice cream
More snacks than you can shake a baby at
45 minutes on the elliptical
Saturday - 4-5-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
2 serv. Kefir
1 serv. Whey protein
1 Yoplait yogurt
Medium salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey and Ranch
Walked 5+ miles.
Sunday - 4-6-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
2 serv. Kefir
1 serv. Whey protein
Iced tea (no sugar)
Philly cheese steak
Fries
1 pint Guinness
Medium salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey and Ranch
11.5 oz. Spicy Hot V8
Walked 4+ miles
Monday - 4-7-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
1 Yoplait yogurt
2 Tuna salad sandwiches
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
11.5 oz. Spicy Hot V8
45 minutes on the elliptical
Walked 4 miles.
Tuesday - 4-8-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
11.5 oz. V8
Medium salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey and Ranch
1 Apple
Bowl of egg drop soup
General Tso's Chicken*
Rice
Iced tea (no sugar)
45 minutes on the elliptical
Wednesday - 4-9-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
Asparagus
1/4 box Jambalaya Chicken Helper
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
11.5 oz. Spicy Hot V8
45 minutes on the elliptical
Walked 6+ miles
Thursday - 4-10-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
Medium salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
11.5 oz. V8
Beef and vegetable soup (Korean style, awwww yeah)
45 minutes on the elliptical
* There is a joke about General Tso and The Colonel in here but I can't quite get to it right now. I will have to ruminate on this.
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