MegaDeuce's Weight Loss Journal

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If you do feel your legs in the morning maybe have a 20-minute day again to makes sure your muscles get the rest they need to grow.
 
Thanks Starlight- love the Internet 1.0 emoji by the way (How old are these forums exactly- anybody know?) And thanks, Rob!
LaMaria that's a good idea, but actually they were a little sore last night but feel fine today.

Weight/ Goal for today:

Dec 20, 2019​
Weight: 243​
Goal: 1200g / 10oz / 40 min walk​

Keeping the walk at 40 mins. The hardest part is honestly finding the time for it. I find myself at the end of the day thinking "oh wait I need to do my walk".
 
MegaDeuce said:
Keeping the walk at 40 mins. The hardest part is honestly finding the time for it. I find myself at the end of the day thinking "oh wait I need to do my walk".
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I bet you feel a lot better for the walk, though :)
What does a typical day's eating look like for you, MD? What sort of food do you really like?
 
Forgot to post last night!

Cate said:
hat does a typical day's eating look like for you, MD? What sort of food do you really like?
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Usually cereal for breakfast, leftovers or some sort of sandwich for lunch, a meat or pasta dish for dinner.

Update for last night:

Dec 20, 2019​
Weight: 243​
Goal: 1200g / 10oz / 40 min walk​
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Food: 1145g​
Drink: 12 oz​
Walking: 5 mins​

I think the 40 minute walk was a little ambitious. Going to change back to 25 mins for now.

Weight/ Goal for today:

Dec 21, 2019​
Weight: 243 lbs / 110 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
 
Thanks, Rob!

Update for today:

Dec 21, 2019​
Weight: 243 lbs / 110 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
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Food: 1190g*​
Drink: 16 oz​
Exercise: 20 min walk​

*Includes estimate from lunch at fast food restaurant :p​

Pretty happy with today, my food goal was met, although I went way past my drink goal. I think the important thing for now is to get used to tracking everything and learning to stick with a budget. However the whole weight loss part doesn't seem to be getting off the ground. I'll give it a few more days, then I might need to reduce the food intake.
 
alligatorob said:
Good for you on the food goal, probably the most important one. Can you switch to a low or no calorie drink?
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I do drink a lot of diet soda (which I'm convinced isn't super healthy for you), but I am switching to more water! I can see eventually getting down to maybe 6oz a day, because I do enjoy a glass of milk or orange juice and there's no "diet" version of those.

Weight / Goal for today:
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Dec 22, 2019​
Weight: 242 lbs​
Drink: 12 oz​
Exercise: 25 mins walking​
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MegaDeuce said:
I do enjoy a glass of milk or orange juice
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Both are definitely good for you. No need to eliminate them, just keep track of the calories. I drink an average of 2 diet cokes a day, probably not the best for me, but better than the sugary ones. As you say, water is better, if I could just get caffeinated water.
 
Update for today:

Dec 22, 2019​
Weight: 242 lbs / 110 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
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Food: 1194g​
Drink: 6 oz​
Exercise: 13 min walk​

I feel like I'm really getting a handle on portion control! I could definitely cut back more if I needed to. The walking part is actually pretty eye-opening. If it's this much trouble even to reach 25 mins a day it really goes to show how sedentary my lifestyle is... I may download a step counter and convert everything to steps.
 
One pound down, maybe? :D Here's hoping it's a sign that your stubborn body is finally, grudgingly, letting go of some of the unneeded extra! Good for you, re: the walking. I think there's nothing like it, as exercise - almost everyone can do it, and it can take you to places you might never have explored before.
 
Exactly aiminglow, here's hoping that it's starting to let go of some of that weight :)

Weight/ Goal for today:
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Dec 23, 2019​
Weight: 242 lbs / 110 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​

Pretty happy that it stayed at 242, especially since that means I'm on-track for my goal of 221 lbs by April 10th! (Down 3 lbs, Average of 1.5 lbs per week)
 
Thanks, Liza!

Update for today:

Dec 23, 2019​
Weight: 242 lbs / 110 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
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Food: 975g​
Drink: 0 oz​
Walking: 5 mins​

Went to see a movie tonight and ended up skipping dinner (and the walk). Definitely do NOT want to make that a routine...
 
Weight/Goal for today:

Dec 24, 2019​
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
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Still seeing movement down and out of the 240s, excited about finally getting out of there in a week or so! Should note that when I weigh I round to the nearest whole number, in this case it was 241.4, so I won't be too concerned if it jumps back up to 242 tomorrow morning.

Hope everyone's having a nice relaxing Christmas Eve :)
 
Thanks, Rob! And Merry Christmas to you, too. Congrats on staying below the dreaded 240 line! And Happy Christmas to you, LaMaria :)
 
Christmas Eve Update:

Dec 24, 2019​
Weight: 241 lbs / 109 kg​
Goal: 1200g / 12 oz / 25 min walk​
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Food: 1157 g​
Drink: 33 oz​
Walk: 25 mins+​

Went a little overboard on drinks today- but it's Christmas, who cares?? Really starting to feel the results from walking in my legs, amazing what a little bit of exercise each day can do...
Merry Christmas everyone! And thanks for all the support in these last two weeks!
 
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