Day four

So just enough time to write up my food choices of the day:

Breakfast: exactly what I had for the last three mornings.  Egg sandwich w/meat and veggie and a banana.   Oh yeah 20oz of water cold.
Snack: yogurt w/almonds
Lunch: Wrap w/chicken, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts and avocado
No afternoon snack as I wasn't planning on working out after work.
Dinner: Pear sliced up in a bowl with half a cup of cottage cheese and mango/peach salsa.  Also two 100 cal bags of popcorn.
At one point during the day I had a piece of candy (this is always an issue as my work has bowls of candy out for the patrons so gotta watch that).

All right the week is almost over and I will be curious how the weekend goes food wise.  I will be hanging out Sat nite with a group of friends and there will be eating involved.  We will see how I do come Sunday morning, that's when I will enter my food from Saturday.

Day three 1/25/2012

So I forgot that on Day one at dinner in addition to the salad I had, I also had an after exercise drink called Refuel.  It's a chocolate protein drink.  Also on Day two I neglected to list a piece of candy, a caramel.  Silly to worry about not listing that stuff but I'm trying to be honest about all I take in.

I don't know how I'm doing weight wise as I'm only weighing myself once a week and the weigh in day is Saturday.  As I said though it seems my pants are fitting better than they had a couple of weeks ago.  So here's the food log for today.

Breakfast: the same egg and banana breakfast I have everyday during the week.  Along with 20oz of cold water which I also have every morning.
Snack: today was a bit out of the ordinary due to my work schedule so I actually had something quite different.  Four cookies that were called WhoNu?  They had a healthy dose of fiber and they tasted great.  I had two at one point and about an hour later had two more.  At that time I also had two chicken wings from Pizza Hut.  Oh yeah three M&M almonds candies (yep just 3).
Lunch: low carb/high fiber wrap with chicken, avocado, roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts, and spinach.
Snack: peanut butter sandwich w/low carb-high fiber bread.
Dinner: Spinach salad with carrot strips, cottage cheese, avocado, and salmon patty.  Also the Refuel post work out chocolate drink that has 20grams of protein.

My workout at the gym tonite consisted of 20min on the tread mill with the hill program at a brisk walking pace and 12min on the recumbent bike also hill program but on the hills I sprint a fast pace and slow down only in between the hills.

Day two 1/24/12

Ok not much time to do more than just list today's food:

Breakfast-egg/thin bun/avocado/tomato/mustard/4 slices of roast beef/banana
Snack-Greek yogurt
Lunch-Low carb/high fiber wrap/chicken/roasted cauliflower/brussels sprouts/avocado
Snack-chicken/roasted veggies
Dinner-Three pieces of Papa Murphy's stuffed crust pizza( one was Meat Lovers and the other was Garlic Chicken)

I didn't take any pizza home even though there were leftovers.  That is a win in my book.

I've noticed my pants are getting looser again.  After the holiday's they had gotten a bit tighter than normal so I guess just not porking out at meals makes a difference.  Good to know.

Day one 1/23/2012

Ok here we go for the first actual entry of my year of food talk.  First up is something I'm trying as an incentive.  Women lose weight to fit into that bikini or the little Black Dress, so I am taking a page from their book.  Even though I will admit you don't want to see me in a bikini or a little black dress, so Saturday I purchased two shirts that I quite like and really want to wear at some point.  The trick is, they are size extra large.  Currently I am wearing 2XL shirts and yet ten years ago I was wearing XL size shirts.  So it's not that far out to expect to be able to lose the weight and wear these shirts.  One is prominent in my closet up front and the other one ( which I really like ) I have hanging from the top of my bedroom door so that when ever I walk thru that door there is the shirt.  This worked for me when I was trying to get down to 250lbs.  I had a pair of black jeans  that at the time wouldn't fit so I kept trying them on as I lost weight and when I got close it just made it that much easier to not have that second cheeseburger.  Ok my food intake for the day.

Breakfast:
My version of the egg mcmuffin, thin bun,egg(microwaved),avocado,slice of tomato, and 2-3 slices of roast beef.  A banana.  Oh and 20 oz of cold water.
Snack: Greek Yogurt w/handful of Almonds.
Lunch: Low carb/high fiber tortilla filled with Spinach,avocado,roasted cauliflower and brussels sprouts.
Snack: PBJ w/low carb/high fiber bread.
Dinner: Spinach salad with Salmon burger (Trader Joe's version), carrots strips and cottage cheese w/Hummus dressing (also TJ and quite good)

So there we go first day food blog.  I went to the gym after work and did one of L's routines.  Which was a weight work out.  We've talked and I need to be doing more cardio and for now not worrying about weights, but I still need to do some weight work outs and will do two maybe three a week with the rest of the week either resting or cardio.

Losing Weight

Ok so this will be the first of many posts.  I would like to commit to doing this everyday as I attempt to change my life in a good way via losing weight and gaining life.  For the most part it will be just a catalogue of what I ate that day but I'm hoping to also offer some insight into the process.  I currently weigh 258lbs down from a total of 303lbs when this started five (?) years ago.  In Dec 2011, I turned 58yrs old ( ya do the math, born in 1953).  I went to a nutritionist to get started but that was quite a bit ago and I didn't really keep up on all the advice.  I cut back but still couldn't keep from over eating at various times and that sabotaged my efforts.  I have learned though not to get too down on myself as it took me 58 years to get here so I'm not going to change things in a day. 

I just noticed that up above where I stated my weight(158lbs) at the moment (since edited) incorrectly, wishful thinking on my part or Freudian slip?

I have engaged a personal trainer for the next couple of months.  I started with her in Dec '11 for two sessions and have now been for three more.  We are talking cardio and lots of it.  She's writing work-outs that I feel confident that I can do on my own after I quit paying her to kill me.  During the summer I enjoy biking riding and have a great path that I can follow every Sat.  On week days after work, I am able to ride on the Whatcom Falls trails that run practically from the back door of my condo to get in more fun work.

Come back on Tues to see how I did my first day.  I will record every drop of food and drink that passes my lips and what work out I did.  I'm planning on going to the gym and doing one of Lorinda's (trainer) dumb bell work outs.

The Avengers

So as a kid I was into James Bond, Martial Arts specifically Bruce Lee, and the Avengers, both the TV series with Steed and Mrs Peel, and the comic book version with Capt America, Hawkeye, and Ironman.  As it turned out the one I really stuck with was the comic version with superheroes.  Can't wait for the movie version.

A New Adventure

Well I did it.  I decided to look for another job (well I had a bit of help from friends) and so as of this week July 7th, 2010 I have started a new job.  My first day was fun it basically was an intro day where we went around to all of the locations and introduced ourselves.  There are 10 of us in this hire group and I have to say it's a pretty nice group.  Overall when the final paycheck hits I will have done very well in the long run.  Also it is just a better environment to work in.  No pressure to browbeat customers into something they don't want and then get punished because the customer wouldn't sign on.  My opportunities are endless if I play my cards right.  I believe I have found the work place that I will retire from in another twenty years.

Looking at one of my earlier posts I have to say that I have gotten my act together but ended up not fencing as the cost was quite enormous for the weekly classes.  I have been doing exercises and riding my bicycle now that the sun has started to come out more often.  I am planning on going back to the gym in the fall and winter since I figured out that exercise and watching my food will result in a loss of pounds.