I didn't have any breakfast because I was suppose to have a job interview that got postponed due to an illness by the interviewer. I didn't want to eat or drink anything that would cause me to have bad breath and after I found out the interview was canceled I started doing other things and forgot about breakfast.
For lunch I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, some sour cream and cheddar chips and a some nibs. then in the afternoon I had a fat free yogurt.
For supper a new Fazoli's opened up near us and they sent us a coupon for two free meals that we took advantage of. I had the Rigatoni Romano, it is a baked rigatoni pasta with sliced italian sausage, red pepper flakes in a meat sauce covered by melted provolone and parmesan cheeses. It also came with a slice of pepperoni pizza and a bread stick. I had a glass of lemonade with it is well. It was a very filling meal for free, so filling that I didn't have anything to eat after supper.
I am very proud of myself for getting lemonade again. I haven't had a pop since January 2nd of this year. I can't lie I did have some Jack and Cokes on vacation last week but I don't count that because it was in a mixed drink.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
February 28th Exercise Diary
Today I went out and walked at a brisk pace for 30 minutes. I don't know how far I walked but it felt good to get out there and be active. I walked by the elementary school near my house and didn't realize when I left that it was almost time for school to get out. All the parents were parked around the school waiting for their kids to get let out. I hope no one thought I was a creep walking around the school as the kids got out with my hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses on. I think I will walk a little earlier tomorrow to avoid that. Ater I got back from my walk I did some sit ups and push ups. I had been planning on adding sit ups and push ups to my work out routine before I lost my job so I figured why not add them in now.
I also did some work around the house this morning that counts as exercise I think. I took some of our luggage from our trip down to the basement, I emptied and loaded the dishwasher and washed some other dishes by hand. Over all it has been a very productive day.
I also did some work around the house this morning that counts as exercise I think. I took some of our luggage from our trip down to the basement, I emptied and loaded the dishwasher and washed some other dishes by hand. Over all it has been a very productive day.
February 27th Weigh In
I weighed myself on the morning of Sunday February 27th and I weighed 316.5lbs. I am pretty excited to be almost down to 315lbs and my new goal is to get down to 310lbs. I have come a long weigh since the beginning of the year and I hope to keep going further and further no matter what life throws at me.
Long Absence Explained
It has been awhile since I have updated the blog but I am going to get back at it starting today. The reason I have been absente is because on February 8th my company did some reorganization and eliminated my postion. I was laid off immediately and I have been in a bit of a funk for awhile. Then last week my wife and I went on a previously planned and paid for vacation which was really nice. It let me relaxe and get out of the funk I had been in and we had a lot of fun to. We ate, drank and walked a lot on vacation and I came back feeling great. It is a new week and almost a new month now so I am going to get a new positive and healthy outlook going. Because of the layoff I will now keep you guys updated on my search for a new job as well as my weight loss stories.
A good thing that came out of all of this is that I was naturally a little stressed and it caused me to shed a few pounds from all the worrying. I know that isn't a good way to lose weight but if I can keep it off I will take it.
A good thing that came out of all of this is that I was naturally a little stressed and it caused me to shed a few pounds from all the worrying. I know that isn't a good way to lose weight but if I can keep it off I will take it.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
February 7th Food Diary
I did pretty well today on food. I started out with a bowl of Special K with Red Berries. I had a glass of V* strawberry banana juice and a cup of coffee with it. Then I forgot my work coffee on the counter on my way out the door. It was a little rough without my usual caffeinated boost in the morning but I made it.
At break one of my friends brought some Chex Mix his wife had made over the weekend. I had a couple of hand hulls and a bottle of water.
At lunch I had a microwave dinner, enchilada bake, a yogurt and an orange.
I did not finish my eight cups of water for the day but i will try to do better tomorrow.
For supper we had whole wheat pasta with Alfredo sauce, a lettuce salad with Dorothy Lynch dressing and a little cheese and two bread sticks. I also had two glasses of 1% chocolate milk with my meal. I was proud of myself and my wife because we diversified out dinner. Instead of just having pasta we made a little salad and bread sticks to go with it making it a better balanced dinner, we hope. It also kept me eating only one bowl of pasta which is a new goal of mine when eating. If I can keep myself to a one plate policy that will hopefully help with my over eating at supper. Also eating a well balanced supper should help me with eating less after supper, like last night when I had didn’t feel the need for an evening snack.
At break one of my friends brought some Chex Mix his wife had made over the weekend. I had a couple of hand hulls and a bottle of water.
At lunch I had a microwave dinner, enchilada bake, a yogurt and an orange.
I did not finish my eight cups of water for the day but i will try to do better tomorrow.
For supper we had whole wheat pasta with Alfredo sauce, a lettuce salad with Dorothy Lynch dressing and a little cheese and two bread sticks. I also had two glasses of 1% chocolate milk with my meal. I was proud of myself and my wife because we diversified out dinner. Instead of just having pasta we made a little salad and bread sticks to go with it making it a better balanced dinner, we hope. It also kept me eating only one bowl of pasta which is a new goal of mine when eating. If I can keep myself to a one plate policy that will hopefully help with my over eating at supper. Also eating a well balanced supper should help me with eating less after supper, like last night when I had didn’t feel the need for an evening snack.
February 7th Exercise Diary
I did the elliptical for thirty minutes today! I went 3.2 miles and I did 13 speed intervals of over 7.0mph during my work out. I did 4 of the intervals for thirty seconds and nine of them at one minute. I really got a good sweat going and it felt great. Who cares if I am losing weight slowly as long as I am losing it and feeling better every day.
Monday, February 7, 2011
February 4th - February 6th Weekend Update
Friday night we got dressed up and went to the Chocolate Lovers Fantasy fundraiser downtown at the Embassy Suites for Cedars. It was GREAT! They had 18 different chefs that had made all kinds of chocolate delicacies. I had from the simple chocolate cake and brownies to chocolate covered potatoes chips and chocolate covered alligator. It was a great time and I was ready t puke chocolate by the time we left, it was my kind of night. Afterwards we were craving some salt so we stopped at McDonald's on the way home and got some fries to eat.
Saturday we went shopping at the mall and got groceries in the morning. We had planed to come home and make some Mac and Cheese for lunch but we ran a little long at the mall and we were starving by the time we left the grocery store so garbed some Wendy's on the way home. I had a Spicy chicken sandwich, fries and a lemonade. What I was happy about was that I did not Large Size my meal at lunch. I am starting to take steps in the right direction.
Saturday night we were going to Omaha to see the Mary Poppins Musical at the Orpheum Theater. We decided that we would stop at Anthony's Steakhouse for dinner on our way to the show. That was an unmitigated disaster. We got there and found out that they take reservations, witch we didn't have(I mean really who takes reservations anymore) but they said it would be 15-20 minutes for us to get a table. It was 6:10 and the show wasn't until eight so we decided to wait. At around 6:35 I was getting annoyed and my wife said that they had just told the couple that had come in right behind us that it would be another twenty minutes for their table. I went up to the hostess stand and talked to them and they promised that they would get us a table in less than ten minutes. I looked at my watch and said if it wasn't in ten minutes we would have to leave if we wanted to eat before our show. So finally at 6:45 we get a table. We figured we still had time to eat and get to the show so we were happy. Then we waited for our waitress, and waited, and waited. Finally she came and took our drink orders and an appetizer order then we didn't see here again for awhile. Finally she came and took our en tree orders. Finally our salads came and by the time we finished them our waitress cam over and said that she had forgotten to turn our ticket in so i found would be a little later. At this point it was almost 7:30 and I told her we just want to pay for what we have eaten and go because we had a show to get to. So even though I ordered a plate of food all I got was some chips and dip and a Salad before we had to leave. On the bright side I loved the show! It was a fun colorful show with great music and great acting. By the time the show was over we were getting pretty hungry so when we got back to town we stopped at McDonald's again on our way home. This time I got a McDouble and a large Hi-C orange drink. The night was really fun but the restaurant and it's service was very disappointing, needless to say we won't be going back there again.
Sunday we did some cleaning around the house and had subs delivered from Mr. Goodcent's (This seems to be a recurring trend) for lunch. Then for Super Bowl Sunday we just had some fun appetizer foods during the game. We had Mini Beef Tacos, Mac & Cheese Bites, cheese queso dip with chips and some mixed caramelized nuts (All from Tarder Joe's). I also had a few beers during the game. It was a fun game and fun food. Maybe not the healthily but hey it was the Super Bowl.
Saturday we went shopping at the mall and got groceries in the morning. We had planed to come home and make some Mac and Cheese for lunch but we ran a little long at the mall and we were starving by the time we left the grocery store so garbed some Wendy's on the way home. I had a Spicy chicken sandwich, fries and a lemonade. What I was happy about was that I did not Large Size my meal at lunch. I am starting to take steps in the right direction.
Saturday night we were going to Omaha to see the Mary Poppins Musical at the Orpheum Theater. We decided that we would stop at Anthony's Steakhouse for dinner on our way to the show. That was an unmitigated disaster. We got there and found out that they take reservations, witch we didn't have(I mean really who takes reservations anymore) but they said it would be 15-20 minutes for us to get a table. It was 6:10 and the show wasn't until eight so we decided to wait. At around 6:35 I was getting annoyed and my wife said that they had just told the couple that had come in right behind us that it would be another twenty minutes for their table. I went up to the hostess stand and talked to them and they promised that they would get us a table in less than ten minutes. I looked at my watch and said if it wasn't in ten minutes we would have to leave if we wanted to eat before our show. So finally at 6:45 we get a table. We figured we still had time to eat and get to the show so we were happy. Then we waited for our waitress, and waited, and waited. Finally she came and took our drink orders and an appetizer order then we didn't see here again for awhile. Finally she came and took our en tree orders. Finally our salads came and by the time we finished them our waitress cam over and said that she had forgotten to turn our ticket in so i found would be a little later. At this point it was almost 7:30 and I told her we just want to pay for what we have eaten and go because we had a show to get to. So even though I ordered a plate of food all I got was some chips and dip and a Salad before we had to leave. On the bright side I loved the show! It was a fun colorful show with great music and great acting. By the time the show was over we were getting pretty hungry so when we got back to town we stopped at McDonald's again on our way home. This time I got a McDouble and a large Hi-C orange drink. The night was really fun but the restaurant and it's service was very disappointing, needless to say we won't be going back there again.
Sunday we did some cleaning around the house and had subs delivered from Mr. Goodcent's (This seems to be a recurring trend) for lunch. Then for Super Bowl Sunday we just had some fun appetizer foods during the game. We had Mini Beef Tacos, Mac & Cheese Bites, cheese queso dip with chips and some mixed caramelized nuts (All from Tarder Joe's). I also had a few beers during the game. It was a fun game and fun food. Maybe not the healthily but hey it was the Super Bowl.
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