Snack Size Should Be The Right Size

We stopped at McDonald's last night for supper and we got two snack size McFlurries with our meal. My wife made the comment on the way that she loved this size cause it was little but i probably didn't like the size. I came back with "You know what this may not be the size that I want but it is the size I should have". Talk about a light going on, I am a big guy and always eat big sizes but if I want this weight lose thing to take hold of me I need to start eating the snack size instead of the large size (Or Extra Large or Ginormous sizes). It is going to be a culture change for me but if I can stop getting large blizzards and large sizing my meals when we go out to fast food it is going to help me a lot in the long run. So from this point forward my new motto is Snack size is the Right Size.

Weigh In January 29th

I did it!!!!! The scale read 327lbs when I got on this morning! Wow it took me 4 weeks but I have cracked that 330lbs mark. Wow I am so excited. Last night we had chicken nuggets and fries from McDonald's so I was sure that it would just give me the taunting Err message again. I think I even let out a little squeal when looked down at the screen and saw 327lbs. Now I am going to try and maintain it for a few weeks then set a new goal. YIPEE!!!!!!!!

January 28th Food Diary

I started off the morning with a cup of coffee with creamer on the way to work. Then i kept with my new one doughnut on doughnut Friday rule when I got to work. I had a cake doughnut with chocolate icing on it.

For lunch I stopped at a Sushi and Grill after running some errands at lunch. I had a bowl of the miso soup, some white rice, a small salad, some chicken teriyaki stir-fry with onions, mushrooms and zucchini and a California roll. It was great and moderately healthy, I think. Now on to a busy weekend that includes visits with both sets of family.

January 27th Food Diary

For breakfast I had the last of the egg casserole and a glass of strawberry banana juice. Then I had my coffee with creamer in it on the way to work.

For lunch I had left over stir fry from last night, an orange and Cinnamon Roll yogurt. The Cinnamon roll yogurt was as good as I had hoped it would be. I always get the fat free 100 calorie yogurt when I go to the store. It tastes great, is filling and is actually healthy for me. I usually get the Yoplait brand but if other brands are on sale I will get them as long as they are fat free and right around 100 calories.

In the afternoon I finished my eight cups of water. Also it was a coworker’s birthday and he brought in some cookies. So I had a chocolate chip and a sugar cookie at points in the afternoon.

For supper we were feeling a little lazy and running a little late so we made a frozen pepperoni pizza. I had half it and we also had some slices of cheese bread we had bought at the store. Then for dessert I had a Christmas tree cake and a brownie. Not the best night but I didn't binge and we didn't eat out so those are pluses.

January 27th Exercise Diary

I went twenty six minutes on the elliptical today. I averaged 6.2mph and went 2.7 miles. I am so excited that this makes it four weeks in a row working out. That is an entire month! I will be feeling fit as a fiddle by the time I got to Vegas at the end of February if I keep this up. Which is good cause there is a lot of walking to do in Vegas.

January 26th Food Diary

For breakfast I warmed up some egg casserole and washed it down with the last of the apple juice in my fridge. Then I had my usual cup of coffee with creamer on the way to work.

For lunch I had the last of the pizza we made on Monday night, an orange and some yogurt.

I didn't get in eight cups of water until supper tonight because I got caught up in some work I was doing this afternoon and didn't drink as much water as I usually do in that time. I did get ti in though and that is what is important.

For supper we made beef stir fry. We cooked some meat in the electric wok and then added fresh red pepper, onion and mushrooms. (We wanted to add zucchini as well but the store didn't have any last weekend) after we added the vegetables we added a packet of stir fry seasoning we got at the store. It created a nice little glaze over the meat and vegetables. Then we scooped the meat and vegetables on to a bed of freshly made white rice and I added a little soy sauce. It was the first time we have made this and it was great, we will be doing it again the future. I was very proud of myself for only having one plate of food and then I did not have any snacks after supper. I would call this a good day of eating!

January 26th Exercise Diary

Today I did twenty six minutes on the treadmill. I did multiple inclined increments of five, ten and fifteen percent grades. I went 1.4 miles and walked between 3.3mph and 3.5mph. It is amazing how different a treadmill and an elliptical work out your body. It felt like a completely different work out as opposed to my elliptical work outs the last couple of days. My ankles and calves felt like they got a lot more work out where as on the elliptical it is usually my thighs that feel like they got a harder work out.

P.S. The lady who has been using the treadmill wasn’t down there today. Maybe she takes Wednesdays off or maybe I have outlasted here this easily. I am betting it is the former but I can hope. LOL

Loseing Weight Is Hard

So I have been working out four times a week for a month now. I have also been trying to eat better which has been successful some of the time. Another thing I did is cut out pop. I have not had a taste of pop since January 2nd. And after all of that I still can't get the scale to tell me how much I weigh. I thought that I was just a little over 330lbs but maybe I was wrong and I was a lot farther past 330lbs then I thought I was. I also know, from having watched other people close to me struggle with weight loss, that it is a lot harder to lose a pound than it is to gain a pound. I know that if I keep plugging away I will eventually breakthrough that 330lbs barrier. I also know that I am making myself healthier every day I eat right and exercise. I am starting to feel healthier in my everyday life and that is a reward in its self.

January 25th Food Diary

I warmed up some egg casserole and had it with a glass of juice for breakfast. Then I had a cup of coffee with a new Vanilla Cinnamon creamer in it on my way to work. The new creamer is really good and I figure it adds about seventy calories to my coffee. When this creamer is gone I think I am going to try a fat free or light creamer and see if I can tell a difference.

For lunch I had a piece of the left over pizza from last night, an orange, and a yogurt. The yogurt was Strawberry Shortcake and it was great. I am going to have to pick up a few more of them when I go to the store next week.

I finished my right cups of water in the afternoon.

For supper we hit up Runza for Temperature Tuesday. I had a Runza, a large fry and a large lemonade. After supper I had a few peanut clusters but only a few, no bingeing tonight.

January 25th Exercise Diary

I went 2.7 miles on the elliptical in twenty six minutes today and I averaged 6.1mph. For awhile I had been alternating every day between the elliptical and the treadmill but lately there has been a lady coming down and using the treadmill when I am down there so I can't use it. This just started about a week ago so I am hoping this is either a new year’s resolution or she is waiting for it to get nice out so she can walk outside. Either way it is my goal to outlast her, until she gives up on her new year’s resolution, starts walking outside or retires. LOL I guess we all need something to keep us going.

Browning Hamburger and Other Ground Meats

Awhile back I talked about browning meat in the microwave. You can do any meat hamburger, ground turkey and ground sausage is what I have done but you can do any other ground meat you have around as well. It is a practice I learned from my Mom and it is healthier then browning meat in a pan on the stove because you don't cook the meat in its fat. It is fairly simple all you need is a plastic strainer and a ceramic bowl that it fits in so that there is ample space for the fat to collect below the strainer. First you place the meat in the strainer and set your microwave to fifty percent cooking power cover the strainer with a paper towel, or as I usually do a paper plate, and cook it for five minutes. Then take it out and use a spatula to break up and mix the meat. Next recover the meat and place it back in the microwave. Once gain set the microwave to fifty percent cooking power and cook for another five minutes. Take it out again and use the spatula to break up and mix the meat. Finally recover and place back in the microwave at eighty percent power for three minutes. Now you should have a pound of nicely browned meat that works great for many things and is much healthier than if you browned it on the stove in its own fat.

January 24th Food Diary

For breakfast I had a piece of the egg casserole from Sunday, a glass of apple juice and a cup of coffee with the last of my pumpkin spice creamer in it.

For Lunch I had the rest of the frozen pizza from Sunday’s lunch, a yogurt and a orange.

In the afternoon I finished my 8 cups of water even though I had a hour and a half meeting to go to.

For supper we made homemade pizza with sausage, turkey pepperoni and mushrooms. It turned out really good and I had two big pieces. My big problem came when my wife brought home some caramel peanut clusters and cashews I binged on before supper. I hate binging and it makes me feel bad afterwards but sometimes it is like an alcoholic who can't stop drinking and you don’t realize it until you have gone too far. On the bright side this is my first binge in about a week so let’s hope I can keep the next one at bay for even longer.

January 24th Exercise Diary

I hit the elliptical today for twenty six minutes. I went 2.6 miles at an average of 6.0mph. I was very pleased by the number. I was hoping I could just do the same as I did last Friday and get 2.4 miles. Now hopefully I can get on the tread mill tomorrow and do some inclined increments.

January 21st - January 23rd Weekend Update

Over all it was a pretty good weekend. I feel like I ate pretty well, didn't over eat and did some physical activity. On Friday night we ran some errands so we got a Papa Murphy's pizza on the way home. I had some bread sticks and only had 2 pieces of pizza.

On Saturday my parents were in town so we meet them for lunch at Runza where I had a double cheeseburger, large onion rings, large lemonade and a bowl of broccoli cheese soup. This was probably my worst meal. In hind sight I should have had a single burger and no soup but I had skipped breakfast and I was starving. Saturday afternoon and evening we hunkered down and watched some movies during a Midwest snow storm. While we watched the movies I had a bag of microwave popcorn in the afternoon and then two hotdogs for supper. Saturday afternoon I also made up an egg casserole for breakfast on Sunday and all of next week. It is a really simple recipe, I will put up later, that you make the day before and let sit in the fridge overnight before you bake it.

Sunday morning I got up and did a little physical activity. I saw the sun coming out around 8:30a.m. so I got my winter gear on and fired up the snow blower. I cleared off a 3 foot drift on the driveway and all of our sidewalks in about 20-30 minutes. Before I had gone out I threw the egg casserole in the oven so when I got back inside it would be ready to eat. The casserole was great and I had a glass of juice and a few cups of coffee with it to warm me back up. For lunch I had half of a frozen pizza. Then for supper we ordered some sandwiches from a local sub shop.

January 22nd Weigh In

The scale is still taunting me with Err but I feel better and healthier. Plus I have officially moved in a notch on my belt! Hopefully the elusive 330lbs is not far off now.

January 21st Food Diary

For breakfast today I took part in Doughnut Friday. I had a pudding filled doughnut and a bottle of tropical juice from the vending machine.

For lunch I had frozen dinner lasagna, yogurt and a small orange.

In the afternoon I finished my 8 cups of water for the 4th time this week.