Bert's Weight Loss Diary

Hey Bert,

Looks like your kicking ass and taking names and eating a lot of salsa too! I wish I could say the same for me this weekend. I am so exhausted and I have to work in 6 hours, BOO YAH. Hows your weight lifting going? What about that elliptical? Ever get a chance to get it a try?

Have a good day tomorrow, Adam
 
Day 8

Breakfast: kashi cinnamon harvest cereal, skim milk
Snack: Protein Bar
Lunch: 2 slices meat pizza, 4 wings
Snack: low-fat cheese, dill pickle, triscuits
Dinner: Bowl of healthy request soup, low sugar peanut butter on ww bread
Snack:

30 mins treadmill (4 running)

Work surpised me by ordering pizza and I was stuck with an auditor so I coudln't go out for lunch.
 
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Day 9

Breakfast: bowl of kashi cinnamon harvest, milk
Snack:
Lunch: Reg Tuscan Turkey from Quiznos
Snack:
Dinner: Baked chicken breast, carrots, baked beans

No workout today. I had an issue at work that left me kind of nervous/anxious plus I developed a cold over the weekend. Seems like I always get sick just after I start back excercising.

Day 10

Breakfast: breaded chicken sandwich w/ swiss, lettuce, tomato
Snack:
Lunch: Smoked turkey sandwich, green beans
Snack: protein bar, protein shake (post workout)
Dinner: bowl of homemade soup (navy beans, tomatos, green beans, turkey sausage), 2 rolls
Snack: glass of red wine (still feeling kind of anxious about yesterday)

20 mins treadmill
13 sets for chest
8 sets for triceps
 
bertjo44 said:
Day 9

Breakfast: bowl of kashi cinnamon harvest, milk
Snack:
Lunch: Reg Tuscan Turkey from Quiznos
Snack:
Dinner: Baked chicken breast, carrots, baked beans

No workout today. I had an issue at work that left me kind of nervous/anxious plus I developed a cold over the weekend. Seems like I always get sick just after I start back excercising.

Day 10

Breakfast: breaded chicken sandwich w/ swiss, lettuce, tomato
Snack:
Lunch: Smoked turkey sandwich, green beans
Snack: protein bar, protein shake (post workout)
Dinner: bowl of homemade soup (navy beans, tomatos, green beans, turkey sausage), 2 rolls
Snack: glass of red wine (still feeling kind of anxious about yesterday)

20 mins treadmill
13 sets for chest
8 sets for triceps
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Hey bert,

Good to see you got right back in the gym even if you weren't feeling it. That really shows dedication and determination. Sorry to hear about work giving you stress, I know all to well how that is. My district manager came down to talk to me for the "pre-holiday" pep talk, that's always a blast :banghead:

Keep up the progress man,
 
I love salsa on eggs! It's a great way to get some veggies in and tastes so good. Hot peppers also have a great effect on weight loss too... so make it spicy salsa.

"Capsaicin for Weight Loss

Capsaicin, the compound in red chili peppers that makes them hot, may inhibit the growth of fat cells, a new study suggests."

Good job on the food and workouts Bert. I've got some kinda cold going on too. I need to get back to the gym and sweat it out.
 
hey bert just dropping in to see how things are? Weigh in tomorrow for the November challenge, are you ready? I hope I did good.
 
Hey Adam,

Good luck in the morning. I weighed in today and was down 2 lbs. I was pretty happy with that considering.......my wife wanted a date last night and since we never get a babysitter I let her pick where to eat. She chose Outback and I could have done better or worse. Salad, twelve ounce sirloin, bread, garlic mashed potatos, mushrooms. I was okay with it though b/c normally I would have had an appetizer or dessert or both and a couple of beers but I skipped all that.

On another note this week from hell if finally over. We worked on our budgets for 3 days and they had to reset everthing b/c of a system glitch. The issue from earlier in the week just seemed to get worse and then today my wife and son were rear-ended. They are okay but sore but our van needs major work. :cuss: My wife had plans tonight and I worked late, so no gym either. Its just never easy but I digress.
 
Day 11
Breakfast: turkey sandwich, ww bread, milk
Snack:
Lunch: grilled steak salad
Snack:
Dinner: 12oz sirloin, salad, mashed potatos, bread, sauted mushrooms
Snack:

Day 12:
Breakfast:
Snack: 1 munchkin from Dunkin Doughnuts
Lunch: Fiesta Lime Chicken from Applebees
Snack: Dbl Cheesburger from McDonalds
Dinner: turkey sandwich, small bag potato chips
Snack:

Day 13:
Breakfast: 3 eggs, peppers, ww tortilla
Lunch: turkey sandwich on ww bread, 4 oz potato salad, small bag potato chips
Snack:
Dinner: 2 chicken fajitas (baked chicken, homemade salsa, cheddar cheese), small bag doritos
Snack: 1 piece cheesecake ( I regretted this, 510 cals in 1 piece)

15 mins on treadmill (5 mins running, woohoo)
45 crunches
4 sets for back
8 sets for biceps
4 sets for shoulders
8 sets for legs

Well, I have been trying only to weigh on Fridays but my shirt felt very loose this morning so I thought what the heck. I weighed (twice) 300 exactly. That is 2.6 since Friday. I guess even though I had too many cheats, yesterday's workout was really good (I made up for the one I missed). I guess my fat burning may be up some too from the weighlifting. I so want to be under 300 next weigh-in, no reason I shouldn't be.
 
Day 14:
Breakfast: 2 harboiled eggs w/ 1 tsp olive oil mayo, 2 pieces ww toast w/ smart spread, 8 oz milk
Snack:
Lunch:
Snack:
Dinner:
Snack:
 
Well, another tough week at work. I'm not going to try to go back and put my eating down, as I don't really remember. I also did not get any excercise as I worked late all week (I know, excuses, excuses). However, I don't know if it was the stress or what but it was a great week for the weight loss. I lost 6 lbs. exactly. Pretty good report at the Dr. yesterday and his scales confirmed the wight loss, so I'm pretty happy about that and ready for this weekend.
 
Damn bert, 6lbs? You are the freaking man! I bow to you and your weight loss abilities. I was only able to lose 3lbs. Hope work gets better for you as the week progresses.
 
Just luck and stress I think. Well, I had a great workout this morning. I ran for 6 mins (20 mins total) on the treadmill. That is the most so far. Maybe a week of rest helped.

Breakfast: bowl of kashi cereal w/ skim milk
Snack: apple, protein shake (post workout)
Lunch: sandwich w/ turkey and venison summer sausage, pepper relish, 2 tblsp of potato salad, 2 oz potato chips
Snack: 2 bites of mac & cheese
Dinner:
Snack:

20 mins treadmill (6 running)
13 sets for chest
8 sets for triceps
37 cruches
32 side crunches
20 lying leg raises
 
Bert, you are doing great! Between the food you're eating and the exercise you are doing, you should be at your goal by like next week! :)

Stay strong and keep up the hard work. Hope you have a great holiday though!!
 
Thanks Logan. I need the encouragement, as I have stumbled to start this week. I stopped and got Wendy's at 3:30 yesterday and had a cheeseburger and a chicken sandwich, then had hot dogs and tater tots for dinner. Then this morning I had 2 steak bicuits from Bojangles. I just ordered a salad for lunch and am planning on working out this evening. I had hoped to do good til Thursday b/c the holiday will be tough. Need to stay on track the rest of today and tomorrow. Sometimes its like I don't even stop to think about what I'm doing, ugh!
 
Congrats on the 6 lb loss! That's great!

And as far as the tough start to this week, I think it is important to remember that there are going to be times where we all give into that temptation and eat a meal that isn't part of our diet. What is important is to just not dwell on it and get back on track as soon as possible, and that is exaclty what you are doing with ordering a salad for lunch!
 
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