OUT OF CONTROL

OUT OF CONTROL is one on the more 'recent' songs from the Rolling Stones.  This particular song was released on their 'Bridges to Babylon' album in 1997 (considering the relative anemic output of new music for the past 20 years...this qualifies as recent)   Nevertheless, the song is terrific.  It sounded great on their studio recording and this song works well live in concert.  It does not work well as a lifestyle choice.

I know that I have been OUT OF CONTROL for the past few weeks.

I have been eating too many wrong foods too often.  I have (re)learned that it is true that one cannot use exercise to erase these types of mistakes.  This week I am going to make a conscious effort to keep my calories WELL UNDER 2500 per day and still keep up my aggressive exercising.   My recent caloric consumptions of 3000 and nearly 4000 calories are indicative of an out of control man. I want to regain control.  Now.  I will regain control.  Now.

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225.6 lbs

I weigh 225.6 lbs.

I gained 3.3 lbs this week

I have lost 83.4 lbs in 220 days. Today begins Day 221.

I have lost nearly 16 inches from my waist. 

I will always be at the beginning of a journey that never ends.

I weigh 225.6 lbs. (220 days ago I weighed 309 lbs)

I have lost 27.0% of my weight since Dec 24.

I have a BMI, body mass index of 30.18 

I had a 42.0 BMI on Dec 24 just 220 days ago (Class III obesity)

I have two words of advice for myself today: GET SERIOUS

...I know how to begin this week... I think it might be another good day to to burn 2000+ calories with a strenuous session on the elliptical machine.  

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 FRIDAY MENU

breakfast   center cut bacon, oat meal                                                   440 calories
lunch         1/2 four cheese Roundy's Pizza                                           450 calories
dinner        Mariano's Huge Spinach Salad, codfish, brussel sprouts  1169 calories
SNACK    mango, apples, ginger, medjool, coco curry cashews        1686 calories

total calories consumed 3745 calories

calories burned

HOME ELLIPTICAL 92 MINUTES, MANUAL SETTING, LEVEL '20'  2205 CALORIES

Friday net calories  1540 calories

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In the 1960's TV Show, GET SMART, the good guys - CONTROL always battled wits with the bad guys - KAOS.  (AS YOU CAN SEE KAOS HAD A MUCH COOLER LOGO!)

MAXWELL SMART SAYS - MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH

When I weighed myself this past Saturday, I thought that there was an outside chance that I might slip into a new obesity category.  CLASS I OBESITY.  I was still 1.6 lbs away.

Today is Tuesday morning, by the end of the day, which will be four days after my last weigh in - I can reasonably assume that I will have lost the 1.6 lbs to be officially in the class I obesity.   I am aware that most people aren't screaming from the rooftops about such a dubious achievement.   Considering where I started from, you might forgive me for being happy about this.

Obesity classes are determined by BMI (Body Mass Index)

On December 24, 2014 I weighed 309 lbs and my BMI was 41.3  (Obese Class III)

On January 17, 2015 I weighted 284.7 lbs and my BMI was 38.08 (Obese Class II)

I will assume that by days end today, Tuesday,  I will be right around 261 lbs or slightly less and my BMI would then 34.9 which would squeeze me into the Obese Class I category.   

The next stop on this chart would be to be considered 'only' overweight.   In order to be only overweight, I will need get my BMI down to 29.9.  This will translate to a weight of 224 lbs.

So, I will have a quite a few weeks to go before I get there.

BMI	Classification
< 18.5	underweight
18.5–24.9	normal weight
25.0–29.9	overweight
30.0–34.9	class I obesity
35.0–39.9	class II obesity
≥ 40.0	class III obesity

MONDAY MENU

MONDAY MENU

breakfast   three poached eggs, two strips turkey 'bacon'      280 CALORIES
lunch         Panera Bread Turkey Chili Bowl                         280 CALORIES
dinner       5 oz Mahi Mahi, Mixed Veggies, Potato Pancake
                 Organic Cashew Carrot Ginger Bisque Soup       435 CALORIES

total consumption    995 CALORIES

calories burned
6AM    Elliptical Machine  31 minutes           410 calories
5PM     Elliptical Machine  30 minutes           400 calories

total calories burned    810 calories

net caloric consumption    185 CALORIES

dinner: 5 oz Mahi Mahi, 2/3 cup mixed vegetables, potato pancake, Carrot Ginger Bisque Soup  435 CALORIES