Another pound down the drain. That bring my total weight lost to 16.5lbs. I really need to watch what I eat on the weekends. It’s those tasty restaurant breakfasts that kill me. Could can turn down eggs, hash browns, toast and swine?! I know I can’t.

See ya next week.

Two days have past and I’m down a pound. That’s 15lbs total. That’s a pretty good (re)start. See ya next week.

Yep. I’m kinda at a loss of words. I knew this was coming. Two weeks of eating things I knew I shouldn’t have been. Oh well. Gotta treat yourself once and a while, right? After all… It was a holiday. Who could pass up turkey, ham, chocolate milk, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, home made cheese cake, home made cookies, candy, alfredo sauce made from scratch, ect…? I gained 5.5lbs over the last two weeks. Could have been worse. I’m back up to 414.5lbs total. Maybe it’ll be a good thing. Maybe my body wont think it’s “starving” and I’ll shed some weight a little more rapidly. I guess time will tell. See ya next week.

I have a all HR meeting to go to. Working for the Training department means I’m part of HR. I had to weigh in early. Lost half a pound this week. Total loss = 25.5lbs. Total weight is now 410lbs.

I copy some of my blogs over to my myspace blog. I’ve had a few questions emailed and commented to me, and I thought I’d post them here.

Q:
Do you find that posting your weigh-ins here makes you be more accountable and helps you stick to your diet? I was curious because I always start a diet/exercise thing and then quit pretty soon because there is no one to keep after me about it.

A:
I do find that it helps. It’s also harder on the psyche. My “failures” are much more difficult to swallow, and my successes are a much greater high. I post my ups and down because now I’m not just lying to myself, but all of my readers (all 4 of them…). I’ve been lying to myself for years so its easy, but lying to my readers seams… wrong. I view it as a tool. A very helpful tool.

I’m still tryin to lose weight, Its definetely getting harder to stay motivated… how do you do it? its amazing watching your progress. Any tips or tricks?

A:
I don’t really do anything special. I’ve just started paying attention to what I’m eating. Based on my height I figured I should have about 2,000-2,100 calories to lose about 2 or 3 pounds a week with out exercise. I for the most part eat around 1,800-2,000 cals a day. Weekends hurt me a little. I love going out for breakfast on weekend mornings and that’s an EASY way to kill 1,000 calories or more! But you gotta reward yourself. If you have a “bad” meal you can’t beat yourself up. Enjoy it, and start your diet over as soon as the meal is over. That’s the great thing about diets… You can always start over.

Here’s what I might eat in a typical day

Breakfast
100 cal – Granola Bar (First thing in the morning to start my metabolism)
90 Cal – Bag of apple slices (I love you Costco!)
100 Cal – Fruit (I’ve been eating a cup of diced pineapple and about 1/2 cup raspberries)
10 Cal – Sugar Free Jello Cup
54 Cal – 4 Hard boiled egg whites
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354 Calories

Lunch
260 Cal – Sandwich (bread, turkey, mustard) (We just found bread that is 90 cals for 2 slices. That’ll make is only 190 cals)
120 Cal – Baked Doritos Single Bag
100 Cal – 100 cal pak of cookies or something
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480 Calories

Snack
90 Cal – Bag of Apple Slices
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90 Calories

Dinner
550 Cal – Turkey Burger (Turkey, Bun, Mustard, lettuce, Pickle, cheese)
120 Cal – Salad with a tasty dressing like Caesar
200 Cal – Frozen Baked Fries
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770 Calories

Desert
100 Cal – Slim Bear Klondike Bar
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100 Calories

354
480
90
770
100
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1,794 Calories Total