Usually I am so excited about my progress that sending the email is one of the first things I do in the morning however today I was not feeling the excitement AND I had to do some work. We'll have to see about that second one. A man does have his limits after all. As for the first one it is because I was a little disappointed when I stepped on the scale this morning. I only have myself to blame but between going a little off the eating plan this week and, lets face it, unrealistic expectations on my part, I was disappointed when I tipped the scale at a ballerina-esque 275.6 pounds. I REALLY wanted to be down to 275 this week because that weight represents 45 pounds lost and for some reason that became important in my head this week.
I am not discouraged by the result by any stretch of the imagination, after all this still represents a loss of 3.2 pounds over the last week which puts it right around my average weekly weight loss. What I am trying to do is come up with a reasonable weight loss goal for April. I blew my March goal out of the water, having told my boss that I was aiming for 280 but would be satisfied with being at 285. I think my goal for April will be to get below 265, which would be a total loss of 13.8 pounds for the month, however I will be satisfied with being at 267.5 pounds. You might be asking yourself why such an odd number? Well at 267.5 pounds I will have lost 52.5 pounds or, in other terms, three-quarters of the 70 pounds I am trying to loose. On top of that I am expecting my weight loss to stall a bit around 264 as this represents a 20% reduction in body weight since I started my program. I have heard apocryphal evidence to support that weight-loss will stall at the 20% mark however I have not seen, nor gone looking for, any science to back this up. Though lets face it, I have NEVER let lack of actual evidence slow me down when forming dumb opinion on something so why should this be any different?
Last week I went on about a shirt I was able to wear again for the first time, which got me thinking about the shirt I am currently wearing. Just to give you an idea of how large the shirt is, it is one of my Cubavera shirts which I bought at Casual Male XXL. The shirt is a 3XLT (that triple-extra-large tall for those of you who wear things like M or GrrANIMALS.) When I started this whole process I would wear the shirt to work but would have to unbutton it before I sat because my gut was pushing the buttons to the ragged edge of their gut-retention limit. Now I am sitting in my chair, slouching down and I cannot get the front of the shirt to pull even a little bit when I pooch my gut out. This is really cool. And my posture as I attempt this must be doing WONDERS for my back. Stop now? Okay, I think I might.
On a final note, in the wake of last week's update a TON of people both reassured me that these emails were not unwelcome AND told me that my process has provided some inspiration to them to deal with some of the same issues I struggle with throughout this process of getting healthier. After reading some of the responses to last week's update I went through and actually re-read the email. As I was reading it what was funny to me when I wrote it just came off as passive-aggressive emo-whine which was not my intent at all. I went in search of teh funny and wound up at teh emo. I think I'll go listen to some Fallout Boy now thank you very much. I mean sorry 'bout that. Also to everyone who noted I have inspired them in some way? You have NO idea how awesome that makes me feel. Thanks for letting me know.
Friday - 3-28-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 Banana
Tazo Organic Iced Green tea
Bacon cheeseburger
Fries
2 egg rolls
Iced tea (no sugar)
Bacon cheeseburger
Fries
40 minutes on the elliptical
Saturday - 3-29-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
2 hot dogs
Chicken and green chilis
Rice
Refried beans
Peach cobbler with whipped cream
Lemonade
Sunday - 3-30-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
Chicken fried steak
Broccoli and rice casserole
Fries
1/2 order of bacon cheese fries
Iced tea (no sugar)
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with ham, turkey, Ranch, and 1/2 hard-boiled egg
Monday - 3-31-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
Chips and queso
2 Chili rellenos
Charro beans
Iced tea (no sugar)
Spicy beef and kimchi stew
Rice
40 minutes on the elliptical
Tuesday - 4-1-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
11.5 oz. V8
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
Spicy beef and kimchi stew
Rice
45 minutes on the elliptical
Wednesday - 4-2-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
1 Banana
Med. salad with 1/2 hard-boiled egg, ham, turkey, and Ranch
11.5 oz. V8
Spicy beef and kimchi stew
Rice
45 minutes on the elliptical
Thursday - 4-3-08
The Drink
1 serv. Metamucil
1 Yoplait yogurt
1 cup Orange/Tangerine juice
Lg. nachos with beef, beans, and Jalapenos
1 Tortilla
Med. salad with chicken chunks and Ranch
11.5 oz. Spicy Hot V8
45 minutes on the elliptical
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