Off to Strength Training I go...

Although I don't think this will be the last day of this blog, I am proud to say that I hit my weight goal tonight.  On October 7th of 2009, I weighed in at 211.6.  Tonight, my weight is 173.7.  That is about 38 pounds.  Now, I get to start nomoreweakdude.blogspot.com.  It will probably consist of the same type of thing where I weigh in, but it will be important for me to document not only what I eat, but also the strength exercises I will do.  This journey is far from over.  The fat dude is probably pretty angry that he has ben dispatched and he has a gallon on eggnog to try to fight back, but I say good riddance to him.  In fact, my chin-up bar is practically calling out to me.

Food:  two blueberry muffins, apple, Asian mandarin chicken salad with pecans and grilled chicken, Diet Coke, water, coffee, and a Killians

Exercise:  We lowered a rim at school and a student and I had a dunk contest.  He won, but I think I surprised some of the students.  I know I surprised myself.  I haven't been able to jump that high for qite a while.  some chin-ups and crunches

Weight:  173.7

Until tomorrow?...

Ups and Downs

This weight thing is tricky.  Looking at the line graph on the Wii Fit for the last four days, I have gone down, then up, down, and up a bit today.  If I keep the pattern, I should go down just enough to reach my goal.  that would be awesome.  I won't be discouraged if I come up a bit short because I know how it works, but it would be pretty neat to reach that elusive 174.6.  I am using the Jedi mind trick to will my body into doing what it knows it should.  Now, where is Yoda?

Food:  honey bunches of Oats, apple, slice of cheeseburger pizza, water, coffee, two homemade beef tacos with tomatoes, cheese, red peppers, onions, and barbecue sauce in the ground beef.  I thought they were really good.  A bit of orange.  A Killians and one Twizzler.

Exercise:  When it was all said and done with the iPhone pushup app, I had done 115 pushups.  Chinups also happened and crunches.  My dog is looking a bit chunky again so I need to get him back out walking.

Weight: Up .4

Until tomorrow...

Will Wednesday be the day?

It is kind of amazing to watch the line graph go down on the Wii Fit.  It also never gets old.  I realize that as I become very, very, VERY close to my goal, that eventually, my body will find its ideal weight.  I won't change my eating habits, but I am getting stronger.  I really look forward to being strong and in a healthy weight.  I don't think I have ever been both at the same time. 

Food:  cinnamon roll, slice of cheeseburger Five Star pizza, apple, spaghetti with salad and two crescent rolls, water, and coffee

Exercise:  chinups.  The kids wanted to see how many I could do with them each hanging on my legs.  With Matthew hanging on, I made it halfway to the bar.  I was able to finish three chinups with Lily hanging on.  Brutal.

Weight:  Down .7 to have me at 174.8.   That is .2 from my original goal.  Fun stuff.

Until tomorrow...

Playgrounds are fun

Today I took my kids to the playground.  They have really become little monkeys.  My daughter climbed the chain ladder to the top while my son liked to stay perched on top of the monkey bars.  While they did some of that, I was able to squeeze in some chinups and crunches.  I ran around with them a bit and then it was time to run more errands, but I really enjoyed the playground today with my children.  Besides, the weather was perfect.  We live in Florida.

Food: Honey Bunches of Oat cereal, apple walnut salad from Steak n Shake with raspberry vinagrette, a piece and a half of the wonderful alfredo bacon pizza, and a salad made with chopped cabbage, Ramen noodles, nuts, and a sauce which I should know the ingredients, bottle of Molson, coffee, and water

Exercise:  chinups, playground time with the kids

Weight:  Up .4 to have me at 175.5

Until tomorrow...

A dollar and 3 quarters

That is my weight tonight.  A dollar and 3 quarters.  Officially, I still have to lose .4 pounds to reach what I set for myself about 3 and a half months ago.  I also had a parent come and tell me that he is gong to give me some weights, demonstrate the proper form for lifting those weights, and a chart to remind me of the exercises.  I am excited about the weights, but I love my new chin-up bar.  It's a lot of fun. 

Food: blueberry muffin, fettuccine noodles with the Thai peanut butter sauce and vegetables, alfredo chicken pizza with bacon, a couple of mints.vvI also had carrots and a good portion of pomegranate seeds.  Also drank the normal coffee and water.

Exercise:  lots of chin-ups

Weight:  down .9

Until tomorrow...

Everything in perspective

Today I visited one of the students of Trinity in the hospital.  He had told me at lunch that his arm and left side of his face were numb.  His mother came and took him to the hospital close to the school.  A few hours later, he was taken to Arnold Palmer up in Orlando.  The doctors are performing two MRIs to see what could have happened.  When I visited the student, he was in good spirits and his numbness was gone.  He still had a headache and was hooked to IVs and other wires, but his family was around him and he felt good.  During these months of weight loss, I often lost sight of how there are so many out there who struggle with so many things that are so much bigger than pounds.  I pray for the people of Haiti, and I pray for all of the students of Trinity, especially those who are going through difficult times with health, family, or finances.

Food:  maple and brown sugar oatmeal, pasta with alfredo sauce and vegetables, strawberry shortcake, water, coffee, and a Yuengling

Exercise:  I am moving up in my chin-up count.  Tomorrow is the pushup-crunch day.  Maybe even a walk for my dog, but Kool is not holding his breath.

Weight: Down 3.3 .  That seems like a lot and I will likely gain a bit tomorrow, but that gets me within 1.3 pounds of my goal.  I can probably lose 1.3 pounds in a week.  My weight tonight is 175.9.

Until tomorrow...

At least my mom reads my blog

My mom wrote on my Facebook wall today.  She encouraged me to keep up with the blog.  Thanks Mom!  Anyway, yesterday's weigh-in was down .7 and today was another good day of weight loss.  It will be interesting to see how things come out tomorrow for the Official Weigh-In Wednesday.  Since last week wasn't especially newsworthy, I am hoping that my path on the straight and narrow this week will help me get back in line.  Besides, Valentine's Day is closing in fast, and that is when I wanted to be at my target weight.

Food:  two cranberry muffins, granola bar, fettuccine, turkey, and mixed vegetables in this really good sauce made with peanut butter, soy sauce, crushed red pepper, and Catalina Dressing (I substituted French).  I also had one more of those cranberry muffins and a Yuengling.

Exercise:  Played a little basketball at school and some chin-ups

Weight:  Down .4

Until tomorrow...

Science Fair Success

Today,  Trinity Lutheran had a very successful Science Fair.  One of our new teachers asked to make it a reality at the beginning of the year, and she made it happen.  There were a lot of neat projects, and I was very impressed with the students' hard work.  I served as a judge at the Science Fair.  I think I made the students nervous.  I am very proud of the whole event, the students, and the teachers.

Food:  granola bar, piece of pepperoni pizza, rice soup with extra turkey, bowl of Cinnamon Life, and some butterscotch chips.

Exercise:

Weight:  Up .7.  Normal fluctuations will happen so tomorrow I should see my weight dip

Until tomorrow...

The Stubborn Five

I am glad I am back on my game.  I didn't really exercise today, but I did eat right (for the most part).  I have come to the part of my weight loss that many people talk about; the last five pounds.  It seems as if I have mentioned before that I am four away from my weight goal, or that I have six to go, and so forth.  Wii Fit told me that I have 5.1 pounds to go.  I would really love to be rid of those pounds by Valentine's Day.  When Valentine's Day hits, I will chronicle my holiday weight goals and see how I did.  That should be a lot of fun.

Food:  granola bar, peanut butter and honey sandwich, carrot sticks, three slices of Pepperoni pizza (it seemed really good tonight), a few butterscotch chips, and two licorice sticks.  I am not sure why I had the impluse to eat another piece of pizza and the sweet stuff.  I did use the right word though; impulse.  I am pretty sure I wasn't starving.

Exercise:  It would probably go faster if I got more on the stick with this aspect.

Weight:  179.7.  Down 2.6.

Until tomorrow...

Failed experiment

I tried a little something different this week.  I thought that I had the system down and that I would just weigh myself on Wednesdays.  Big mistake.  It is amazing what a daily dose of accountability will give you.  THis was the first Official Weigh in Wednesday that I didn't lose weight.  In fact, it jumped.  A LOT!  I know what I need to do and it is so easy.  I got lazy.  There is no getting around the fact that I veered off my plan and it cost me.  Now I will spend the next week getting rid of the weight that I had just lost.  That is aggravating, but the work is worth fitting into my size 32 jeans and medium shirts.

Food:  Cinnamon Life, peanut butter and honey sandwich, apple, more Ciinamon Life, turkey manhattan with bread, mashed potatoes, turkey, and gravy.  I drank my coffee and water and had little snacks here and there.  Danger Will Robinson!

Exercise:  My daughter was sick today and I didn't get up early enough to walk before my wife left.

Weight:  Up 3.6.  That number is correct.  I almost swallowed my tongue, but my new clothes still fit and I will stick to my original plan of weighing and blogging EVERY day.

Until tomorrow...for sure...