Personal Progress 12/27/09 & Weigh-In #5

This past week was the week of Christmas. It was more hectic, so not as much time to post. Of course there were all the treats that you eat throughout the holidays. Because of this, I truly expected the worst when I weighed in this morning. Color me surprised when I found myself weighing in at 262.2lbs. That was a loss of 3.4lbs. My biggest loss yet. The thing is, I don't feel like I've lost weight like I have in weeks past.

I've decided that come the first of the year, I'm going to really start incorporating exercise into my regiment as well. The diet is going well, but I really need to start developing some muscle and working off more of this fat.

Also I find this blog is harder to maintain when no one is reading it. It's like I'm writing to myself.lol

Personal Progress 12/20/09 & Weigh-In #4

This week I haven't stuck to my diet nearly as closely as in weeks prior and it ended up coming back to get me. My weight this morning was 265.6lbs. So I went up .6lbs. I recognize though that diets are hard to maintain around the holidays. I'm not going to let it discourage me. And I am making smarter eating choices still. For example I went to McDonalds with a friend. And rather than getting a McRib and fries, I got a grilled chicken wrap instead.

My clothes are still fitting better. And I can wear my neckwear again. I had this necklace that had become too tight around my neck and now it isn't anymore. So it is little improvements that I am noticing.

Personal Progress 12/15/09 & Weigh-In #3

I've been meaning to get to this for days and keep forgetting about it. I'm slacking. I'm a bit stressed with work and have the holidays coming up, so my mind is elsewhere. Well I have great news, I lost weight for another week. As of last Sunday, I was down to 265lbs. I have lost 7.6lbs in 3 weeks. I'm proud of it.

The bad thing is I think it is making me a bit complacent. I think because I am losing weight, I am justifying eating off my diet more frequently. I need to buckle down and show more restraint. I also need to get around to exercising. I keep saying that, but overcoming the laziness is tough. If I keep losing weight at this rate, I should be where I wanna be in 6 1/2 months or so. Just in time for summer.

Personal Progress 12/12/09

I've been experimenting with the diet a bit to test my control and everything. When I eat outside the diet, I have found myself eating less and getting full a lot more quickly. And the times I am a little extra hungry when eating dinner, I will fix myself a little bit larger salad than eating something that is high in fat and calories. I am kind of proud that I am showing such restraint now. I have eaten off diet only a couple of times this week. I am anxious to see if I have lost weight when I weigh myself tomorrow.

Personal Progress 12/09/09

I meant to report yesterday and missed it. I've been doing good on the diet for the past couple of days. Haven't diverted from it. I did start doing a meal bar for breakfast rather than a shake and it is working out better. I'm not nearly as hungry by the time my mid-morning snack comes around. I have gotten lax at times with making sure I take small bites and eat slowly. Sometimes I am so hungry that I start tearing into what little food I have and I have to consciously slow myself down. I am feeling really good with the diet. I need to start getting some exercise in the routine now. I keep procrastinating that due to my laziness still. But it will certainly help accelerate my weight loss.

Personal Progress 12/06/09 & Weigh-In #2

Yesterday I went out again while hanging out with a friend. It is hard to maintain the diet within social boundaries. However, prior to that I had only consumed 330 calories for the day. So again, it should not have had that big an impact.

And apparently, staying on my diet the majority of the time has paid off again. As of this morning I was at 267.6lbs. That is a decrease of 2.4 pounds from last week. I have lost 5lbs over the past two weeks. If I can keep this up until this time next year, I should be in pretty good shape.

Personal Progress 12/05/09

Well I missed a couple of days. I've already realized I won't be hitting it every day, but will try. I was way tired on Thursday and crashed super early.

Yesterday, I went out to lunch for Chinese with some co-workers. It was the only thing I ate the rest of the day. So it shouldn't of had too much a negative impact. I was sick to my stomach though in the evening. My body seems to prefer the food on the diet now more than food from eating out.

I'm going grocery shopping later today for food for the next two weeks. I plan on getting the same things as I did the past two weeks. Though as mentioned before, I may switch my breakfast from a Slim Fast shake to a meal bar. Just so I don't get quite as hungry in the morning.

Personal Progress 12/02/09

UGH. That pizza was still sitting with me like a brick this morning. I was not hungry at all for the first part of the day. I was even feeling kind of nauseous. My appetite returned later in the afternoon, and I was starving between my afternoon break and dinner. I don't think I will be ordering a pizza any time soon.

And I was able to go the whole day with the button of my pants done up. Another sign that I'm making progress.

Personal Progress 12/01/09

Today I cheated. I gave in and ordered a pizza. It was so good, but I felt bad afterward. I figured I would have one day a week where I went off diet. I just wanted to wait until I was further along. I'm not gonna let this hinder me. I'm gonna get back on track tomorrow. Maybe it is something I got out of my system. I feel sick to my stomach. So either I ate too much or my body is adapting to not eating all that junk food anymore. It's not something I wanna do again any time soon.

Personal Progress 11/29/09

My pants are definitely fitting better than they used to. It's amazing what a few pounds lost can do.

I've noticed that I tend to be really hungry in the mornings. I think that is because I only have a Slim Fast shake for breakfast. And those just aren't that substantial. I'm thinking that I may change that to be a meal bar. It's the same amount of calories and seems to be a bit more filling.