6 WEEKS

42 Days
6 Weeks

I just finished my 6th week for drastically reduced calorie consumption
SIX COMPLETE WEEKS.

When I look back it didn't seem so difficult....
The most DIFFICULT part of these past six weeks, was the decision to BEGIN.

Over these past six weeks, my low calorie consumption has become a habit...

I am enjoying this ride...

My next interim goal is the enjoyment of getting my weight below 250 lbs... With any kind of cooperation of my internal fat-burning machine, I should comfortably be there by next Saturday...

BETTER DAYS AHEAD

I weighed myself this morning, and I am still uncomfortably close to 240lbs... 239.5lbs to be exact. Apparently all those little chocolate treats that I somehow 'forget' to log in my food diary, still count. Still, it's not horrible. I've been worse. I have also been better. I am looking forward to better days ahead.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, December 8, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland - Bacon	240	0	18	18	1,050	0
	640	88	24	26	2,290	4
L U N C H
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich	700	55	31	17	286	31
	700	55	31	17	286	31
D I N N E R
Panda Express Mushroom Chicken	170	11	14	12	840	4
Panda Express Mixed Vegetable	80	16	1	4	540	5
Panda Express Honey Walnut Shrimp	360	35	23	13	440	9
	610	62	38	29	1,820	18
S N A C K S
Ice Cream Bar	480	33	39	6	150	3
	480	33	39	6	150	3
Totals	2,430	238	132	78	4,546	56
Your Daily Goal	2,023	253	67	102	2,300	75
Remaining	-407	15	-65	24	-2,246	19
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 93 extra calories from exercise today

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I don't think I did a great job in calorie control during my weekend in Houston for International QuiltMarket. I am resigned to the fact that my weight loss streak may reverse itself for a week. I am also going to make sure that I get back on program and start racking up some successful weeks again. So not matter, how badly my scale might annoy me this Saturday, I am getting back to on track starting today. Happy Halloween.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, October 30, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Kellogg's - Raisin Bran - Single Serving Box	140	34	1	3	150	13
Eggs - Poached	235	1	16	20	470	1
Quaker - Oatmeal	300	48	6	9	0	0
Homemade - Fruit, Mixed Fresh	100	60	0	0	10	40
Bacon, 4 slices	160	0	12	12	700	0
	935	143	35	44	1,330	54
L U N C H
Einstein Asiago Cheese Bagel w/ Cream Cheese	500	67	20	19	866	8
	500	67	20	19	866	8
D I N N E R
Hamburger With Bun 1/3 Pound, 1 burger	575	49	9	25	1,863	0
French Fries	300	74	21	9	430	1
	875	123	30	34	2,293	1
S N A C K S
Baskin-Robbins Pineapple Coconut	200	36	8	6	94	10
	200	36	8	6	94	10
Totals	2,510	369	93	103	4,583	73
Your Daily Goal	2,000	250	66	101	2,300	75
Remaining	-510	-119	-27	-2	-2,283	2
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 70 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 230.3 lbs in 5 weeks     

CHARTS

This is a chart of my weight since I started recording it on December 24, 2014. My starting weight was 309 lbs and I currently weight 239.3 lbs. That would be good, if the chart wasn't interrupted by periods when I was gaining weight.

If I only focus on my chart oner just the past two months, It looks like I have been right on target once I became serious (again) on August 26.

My goal now is to keep doing what I am doing and get back to the neighborhood of 225 lbs. It's a nice neighborhood. And these days, I am only about 15 pounds away from getting there.





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This is me on Division Avenue during the second of my two urban hikes yesterday

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, October 15, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	300	66	5	6	930	3
Nature's Nectar - 100% Apple Cider, 16 oz	240	60	0	0	50	60
	540	126	5	6	980	63
L U N C H
Johnsonville - Polish Kielbasa ( correct), 2 links	440	6	40	18	1,020	1
Read - 3 Bean Salad	300	65	0	5	1,500	40
	740	71	40	23	2,520	41
D I N N E R
Weight Watcher's - Cabbage Soup	200	20	0	5	157	11
	200	20	0	5	157	11
S N A C K S
Snack Cheese	200	0	18	13	325	0
Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries	300	55	27	0	0	27
	500	55	45	13	325	27
Totals	1,980	272	90	47	3,982	142
Your Daily Goal	3,976	497	132	199	2,300	149
Remaining	1,996	225	42	152	-1,682	7
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,046 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 207.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

IT'S DIET NOT EXERCISE

If you look carefully over my left shoulder in this photo you will see a lion sitting atop a rock in the Lincoln Park Zoo in a 'selfie' that I snapped yesterday during a 9 mile urban hike.

Here is a closeup of the same lion. This time I flipped the phone around and used the better of the two lenses.

I have never thought about it before yesterday. Why are not all zoo animals wildly overweight? How much exercise is this lion getting. When was the last time that this lion got to really 'stretch his legs' and zip around at 30 mph across a tall grass field chasing a pack of zebras? Only one thing must be keeping him looking fit and trim. Diet. I am 'guilty' as anyone who thinks that calories can be erased by exercise. I suppose given enough activity there is some possibility of that, but the stubborn truth is that the best way to lose weight or keep weight off is to reduce calories. The formula is simple. It's just not easy. I know that I have been over-eating this past week and that I have been especially generous 'rewarding' myself with chocolate in various forms. I was not shocked when the scale indicated that I am back up to 225.1 lbs. (Still down 85 lbs from the day I started this weight loss journey)  I just need to do better. I will continue to exercise as that brings its own rewards. I just need to ratchet down the eating. That's the plan. I suppose a plan can never fail if you don't have one. Still, it is always better to have a plan.

Yesterday my physical activity was augmented with a 97 minute session on the elliptical machine .

Here is a rather petrifying reminder that summer really is over, and that Halloween is just around the corner.

Your Food Diary For:

Friday, October 7, 2016

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Great Grains Cranberry Almond Crunch	420	82	7	10	230	24
Quaker - Grits - Instant - Original, 5 packet	500	110	0	10	1,550	0
	920	192	7	20	1,780	24
L U N C H
Fried Okra	300	24	10	3	210	3
Fried Shrimp	100	4	0	42	0	0
	400	28	10	45	210	3
D I N N E R
Ground Beef Buritto, 1 Buritto	675	0	32	42	0	1
Taco Bell - Hard Shell Taco	510	36	30	24	930	3
	1,185	36	62	66	930	4
S N A C K S
Hersheys Dark Chocolate Bar	500	28	38	9	100	11
	500	28	38	9	100	11
Totals	3,005	284	117	140	3,020	42
Your Daily Goal	4,718	590	157	236	2,300	177
Remaining	1,713	306	40	96	-720	135
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,788 extra calories from exercise today

       Your Exercise Diary for:

Friday, October 7, 2016

Cardiovascular	Minutes	Calories Burned
9 MILE URBAN HIKE	124	1,683
STAR TRAC ELLIPTICAL	97	1,082
Daily Total / Goal	221 / 30	2,765 / 590
Weekly Total / Goal	530 / 210	7,627 / 4,130

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