Billy Halleck gets Thinner

I think picking up at dozen eggs this evening after work sounds like a good idea. Or at least a half dozen to get me through the week. The food rationing I've been doing definitely is not fun. I have been laying off drinking glasses of milk since it has been messing with my stomach for the last few years. But I can probably manage some soy milk for a couple bucks.

I'll pull back on the exercise until I have some better fuel to accommodate it.
I have a feeling that next week will be a much stronger week for working on myself once I've restocked my kitchen.

And thanks again! So far this forum has been a great support in keeping me on the straight. The feedback really helps me to account for my daily habits.
 
Journal 7

Tuesday:

Coffee, dry multigrain toast.

work, water, work, water
10:30a: Had a tofurky sandwich with cheddar and some spicy mustard.

Hit grocery store after work and picked up a half dozen eggs for 2 bucks
Got home at 6ish, Boiled a cup of lentils then pan fried with some garlic salt and pepper. microwave a cup some broccoli and had last can(1cup) of veggie baked beans.
had a can of plain sparkling water.

•painted the rest of the evening
water, water.
•30 stomach crunches in 10 rep intervals
•40 side crunches (20 left/20 right) in 10 rep intervals

shower,teeth,bed.

Wednesday:

Coffee, hard boiled egg, toast.

work, water, work, water
10:30a: Had a tofurky sandwich with cheddar and some spicy mustard.

Went to friends house after work to hang.
At their house, made spaghetti with mushrooms and some green beans for a side

•played some shove ha'penny
Had a Deschutes Cinder Cone Red beer, drank a couple glasses of water.

got home about 11p
•30 stomach crunches in 10 rep intervals

shower,teeth,bed.

Overall:
Tuesday: still low on food but tried to eat more protein and last of veggies for dinner.
Wednesday:started morning off with a hard boiled egg, a little more carbs for dinner but it was good and I haven't eaten much this week so it was nice to have good plate of spaghetti.
..went lighter on exercise both days per forum discussion. smart move.
 
Geez. Where do you live that a half dozen of eggs puts you out 2 bucks? I can get 18 eggs for that price! Like someone else mentioned, beans are cheap and a very good source of protein and fiber, both of which will give you energy and keep you feeling full.

I'm sure your appetite isnt an issue now because whenever we first start dieting we're in what's called a "honeymoon" phase. This euphoria can last up to 6 weeks, and then the head hunger or actual real hunger will set in if you're not making sure you're getting in the essentials. It might not be a bad idea to consider taking a daily complete multivitamin, too.

I hope I'm not coming off as a bitch. I'm just giving out some advice that has worked for me.

Oh and since you like pasta, maybe when you pad your wallet a bit more, check into tofu pasta. It's delicious and it's only 40 calories for the entire bag. I made spaghetti with mine and it cured any pasta cravings I was having.
 
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I'm sure your appetite isnt an issue now because whenever we first start dieting we're in what's called a "honeymoon" phase. This euphoria can last up to 6 weeks, and then the head hunger or actual real hunger will set in if you're not making sure you're getting in the essentials. It might not be a bad idea to consider taking a daily complete multivitamin, too.

I hope I'm not coming off as a bitch. I'm just giving out some advice that has worked for me.

Oh and since you like pasta, maybe when you pad your wallet a bit more, check into tofu pasta. It's delicious and it's only 40 calories for the entire bag. I made spaghetti with mine and it cured any pasta cravings I was having.
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I would've only read that as bitchy if you didn't give me any tips or constructive feedback.

Awesome tip on the tofu pasta!..I am gonna give that one a try. How does it hold up for leftovers?..one of the benefits to cooking pasta is having some leftovers for the next days dinner/lunch.

I am hoping to have a full kitchen of groceries by the end of day this Sunday to better prepare for the 3rd week of hunger to sink in. I've never been that good with taking multivitamins. They tend to make me nauseous but I've read that some One-A-Days have a coating to prevent that.
 
Journal 8

Thursday:

Coffee, 2 hard boiled eggs

work, water, work, water
10a: Had a tofurky sandwich with cheddar, spicy mustard.
work, water, work

6p: Had some lentil leftovers with the last of my rice.
Did some painting, watched some tv.

•30 stomach crunches in 10 rep intervals

shower,teeth,bed.


Friday:

Coffee, banana, Hard boiled egg.

work, water, work, water
noon: 5 inch veggie sub (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, olives, onions, slice of swiss, salt pepper, no mayo, no mustard)

6p: went out for a drink with a friend after work
1 vodka/tonic, had a medium sized greek salad (dark green lettuce, olives, cucumbers onions, no dressing)
water, water

•30 stomach crunches in 10 rep intervals

shower,teeth,bed.

Saturday:

8a: Went out to breakfast with friends.
Spinach omelet with blue cheese. Glass of orange juice.

10a: Went home, did housework. water, water
Had a hard boiled egg and some leftover lentils for lunch

2p: went to guitar shop with friend, tried out some amps. went to mall, bought some new walkin shoes.

5p: Went out for a coworker's farewell party. Had a brown ale, and a vodka tonic. water, water, water.
Had some hummus with pita, cucumber, olives, tomatoes.

11:30p: got home went to bed


Overall:
Thursday: Still low on food but tried to eat more protein and last of rice.
Friday: Started morning with more protien, coworker front me some lunch so i got an awesome sub that kept me fulfilled throughout the day. Drank a little after work but the salad was good.
Saturday: Omelet for breakfast was a bit larger than i expected so i only ate about 2/3's of it. got some must needed shoes for walking on work breaks. Had a few more drinks for a going away party but resisted the crappy barfood options on the menu..as delicious as cheese fries sounded, went for the hummus plate instead.
 
Hello Billy, unfortunately i cannot tell you how the pasta holds up for leftovers because i eat the whole damn package! the package serves "2", but at 20 calories a serving, i indulge big time. they also have different cuts of noodles, like fettuccine which pairs when making a low-fat strogranoff sauce. If you have Whole Foods in your area, you should be able to pick them up there, or at a smaller grocery store if they allow special ordering.

If you can get an enteric coated vitamin, that'd be the way to go. I've never had any problems with them, but I have a stomach of steel.
 
Journal 9

Sunday:

6a Coffee, Hard Boiled Egg

9a Went Grocery Shopping (finally)

1030a Went to friends place, had a few pieces of watermelon

noon Went to lumber store to scout out some more painting supplies

1p Went to the city with friends for a veggie chili dog.

230p •Walked about a mile to record store

3p •Walked around town a bit more

5p Went to grocery store with friends to pick up BBQ stuff for party at another friends house.

730p BBq party: Had a couple Bud Light Limes, Ate 1 Field Roast Italian Veggie Brat with Mustard on a Wheat bun. •Played some Rockband®

1130p Got home, Teeth, shower, went to bed.


Monday:

630a Coffee, banana, Hard boiled egg.

work, water, work, water
1030a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of muenster cheese, spicy mustard,

1p 1 pack of 100 cal wheat thins.
work, water, work

6p: Got home, made some brown rice, little garlic salt, pepper, tspn of butter.
sliced whole tomato, sliced whole cucumber, glass of Spicy V8

7p Read comics
water, water

8p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout DVD! (30mins?)

845p Shower, watched "Revolutionary Road" Really depressing but moving movie.

11p teeth, bed

Overall
Sunday: Finally bought much needed groceries. Shopped pretty smart and kept it all under 60 bucks.
Did a lot of walkin around the city, and went to an old friend's BBQ at night and kept my will power in check.
Monday: Normal work day with added snacks and a more well rounded dinner. Tried out "Tae Bo" (BASic Workout 1) for the first time ever. I was a bit uncoordinated and it was pretty hard to keep up on every move but I feel like i can learn it and it was really refreshing with a good warm up and cool down portion of the workout. Watched a movie before bed to wind down.
 
Journal 10

Tuesday:

630a banana, small glass of spicy v8

work, water, work, water
1030a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of muenster cheese, spicy mustard,

1p 1 pack of 100 cal wheat thins.
work, water, work

6p: Got home, made some brown rice, little garlic salt, pepper, tspn of butter.
Mixed with 1 cup of sauteed mushrooms, 1 cup of white onion.

8p Painting
water, water

9p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Wednesday:

630a banana, small glass of spicy v8, coffee

work, water, work, water
1030a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of muenster cheese, spicy mustard,

1p 1 pack of 100 cal wheat thins.
work, water, work

6p: Dinner at friend's house
2 pieces of Bruchetta with tomator/basil,
1 small chunk of veggie lasagna with goat cheese
1 gin and tonic.
•played guitar

10p water, water, Shower, teeth, bed

Overall
Tuesday: Pretty standard work day, stayed away from bad snacks and made a good simple dinner with a good 30min Tae Bo workout after.
Wednesday: Standard work day, went over to friend's house after work for dinner, pretty healthy meal overall, no workout besides playing guitar for a half hour.

Starting Weight: 300
Current weight after 2 1/2 weeks of this: 292

8 pounds! pretty awesome.
 
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Billy,

Looks like we're both kinda in the same boat. :)

If we keep it up, our boat will be sitting a little higher in the water in no time!

Keep up the good work. Cya around!

E.
 
Journal 11

Thursday:

630a banana, small glass of spicy v8, coffee

work, water, work, water
1030a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of muenster cheese, spicy mustard,

1p 1 pack of 100 cal wheat thins.
work, water, work

6p: Got home, made some brown rice, little garlic salt, pepper, tspn of butter.
Mixed with 1 cup of sauteed mushrooms, 1 cup of white onion.

8p Painting
water, water

9p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Friday:

630a banana, hard boiled egg, coffee

water
11a: Visited with family
water, water

noon: had some dried apricots my dad made and a cup of peanuts.
water, water

4:30p: Dinner at grandpa's with family
Portobello Veggie Burger with mustard, 1 cup pretzels, 1 beer

9:30p water, water, Shower, teeth, bed

Saturday:

•"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

630a banana, english muffin with homemade apricot jam, coffee

water
8a: Visited with family, at an apple
water, water

10a: Visited grandma at retirement home
small coffee

noon: Went junk store shopping with family.
1:30p 1 Taco bell bean burrito, water

2:30p more walking around thrift store shoppin
Bought a couch

3:30p •Dropped off new couch,
•Loaded old one into dads truck

4:30p: Dinner at grandpa's with family
Portobello Veggie Burger with mustard, 1 beer

9:30p water, water, Shower, teeth, bed

Sunday:

630a banana, hard boiled egg, small glass of Vanilla Silk soy

water
8a: •Dropped off old couch at Salvation Army

10a: Helped family set up for family BBQ

noon: Family BBQ
1 Field roast Sausage with Mustard and onions
1 cup Small green salad, 1/2 cup small pasta salad, 2 beers

4:30p Went down to beach/park with family
•Walked around park for about 30mins

6p Visited with family back at grandpas house
water, couple cookies

9:30p water, water, Shower, teeth, bed

Overall
Thursday: Pretty standard work day, stayed away from bad snacks and made a good simple dinner with a good 30min Tae Bo workout after.
Friday: Visited with family, ate less throughout the day than i would have liked.
Saturday: Started morning with exercise, Went thrift store shopping with family all day, found a nice used leather couch for my living room to replace my junky couch. Had some fast food but kept it smart and didn't indulge.
Sunday: Visited with family, helped host family BBQ, ate healthy, relaxed
 
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hey man,
just saying hello, keep up the good work with your routine, you'll get there eventually! I have never had tofurky before, but i really like saying that word it would seem...tofuuurky :) is it good? Also, I met Henry Rollins in Kuwait one time, he's the man, really short though :) anyways dude, have a good day today and keep workin!
 
Journal 12

Monday:

830a Breakfast with parents
Coffee, local diner's Veggie Omelet (tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, onions, feta cheese) 1 cup hashbrowns

10a: •Gardening: Pulling overgrown weeds out of back porch garden
Water, Water, Water (2hours)

noon: 1 cup brown rice, 1 Field Roast spicy sausage
can of seltzer water

3p: tall glass of Vanilla Silk,

6p: went over to friends house, hung out, played some shove ha'penny
Water, water

9:30p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Tuesday:

630a coffee, hard boiled egg, small glass of vanilla silk

water, work, water
10a Tofurky sandwhich on multigrain bread, w/ slice of muenster cheese, spicy brown mustard.

2p 1 bag of pretzels
water, work, water

5:30p 1 cup brown rice, grilled 1/2 cup chopped onion, grilled 1/2 cup portobello mushrooms, 1 field roast spicy sausage, 1 1/2 cup of steamed broccoli. 1 can of seltzer water.

7p watched a couple episodes of "Fringe" online.
water

9:30p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Overall
Monday: Had breakfast with parents at a local diner before their trip back home, Did some much needed gardening for 2 hours in the hot morning sun. Broke a good sweat.
Tuesday: Regular work day. Kept eye on diet. Regretted not taking an hour break to go walk in the heat.
 
Journal 13

Wednesday:

6:30a: Coffee, Banana

work, water, work
1030a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of Muenster cheese and Spicy brown mustard

noon: •Went for an 3 mile uphill walk for an hour on my lunch break

work, water, work
2:00p: 1 organic green apple, 1 organic nectarine

water
6p: Got home, made dinner, 1 cup brocolli with tblspn of garlic salt, 1 garden burger tomato basil veggie patty, 1/2 cup spaghetti noodles with pepper.

7:30p: •practiced guitar for an hour

9:30p •"Tae Bo" Basic 1 workout (30mins)

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Thursday:

630a coffee, hard boiled egg, small glass of vanilla silk

water, work, water
10a Tofurky sandwhich on multigrain bread, w/ slice of muenster cheese, spicy brown mustard.

work, water, work
1pm: Small bowl of vegetable pho soup (carrots, cabbage, green onions, rice noodles, tofu)

6p: 1 garden burger tomato basil veggie patty, 1/2 cup spaghetti noodles with pepper, 1 cup steamed broccoli

6:30p: •practiced guitar for 2 1/2 hours with bandmate.

9:00p: Read a chapter of "Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates.
Hoping it will be as good if not better than the movie.

10p Shower, teeth, bed

Overall
Wednesday: Regular work day. Did the lunch break walk AND Tae bo at night.
Thursday: Not much workin out this day but fit in a good band practice session after work and had some good food earlier in the day.
 
Journal 14

Friday:

630a: Coffee, banana

work, water, work
1130a: Tofurky Sandwich with slice of Muenster cheese and Spicy brown mustard

work, water, work
2p: 1 bag of vending machine Famous Amos cookies.

work, water, work
6p: Hit up grocery store after work to grab some field roast brats, cream cheese, buns and an onion to BBQ. Got home and had a beer, some steamed broccoli, and a veggie brat.

water, water
7:30p: •band practice for about 3 hours

10p: Shower, teeth, bed

Saturday:

630a coffee, 2 egg veggie omelet with onions, mushrooms, cream cheese. 1 piece of toast.

water, water
9a: •band practice for about 2 hours

noon: glass of spicy V8
did some reading, caught up on some Entourage and Fringe.

3p: •did some painting for about 3 hours.

showered
6:30p: Met up with friends for a brother in law's birthday party.
water, beer, whiskey, beer, beer, shot, water, water
Was fun but I drank more than i would have liked to and ate less that i would have liked to. definitely not an ideal evening. *completely ashamed of this and need to not have any more days like this in my journal*

1a: Got home. drank some more water then went right to bed

Sunday:

8a: Surprise! Woke up pretty much hungover and feeling like crap. been here before but not for a few years. no fun at alllll. coffee, coffee, water, water, water, water.

930a: Go out with buddy to get some breakfast at local diner. got a veggie omelet ate about half of it, ate all my toast. drank some more water.

11a: got home took a nap on the couch. still very non-productive and depressed about the setback. water, water

2p: •decide to shower up and go out and see a movie. A dark theater and a walk around the mall for an hour was a good choice and didn't want the day to become a total waste.

4p: Saw "Public Enemies"...relaxing to sit in the dark theater and sip on a bottled water and some fruit snacks.

6p: • walked around the mall some more window shopping.

7p: got home and made a veggie brat. no bun with chopped onion and a tspn of A1.

water, water, advil, water
830: worked on some painting sketches. watched some tv.

9:30: shower, teeth, bed

Overall
Friday: Regular work day. a brat and a beer after work. Band practice was good.
Saturday: Started off chill. Went out and celebrated more than I would've liked and is honestly a major black mark on my road to health. A total binge like I was 24 all over again. Lots of alcohol, little food, not enough water. I really don't want any more of these showing up in my journal. pretty much ashamed.
Sunday: Almost a complete hangover wasted day if not for the good weather and taking the initiative to get out of the house at all. Saw a good movie and did some walking while shopping.
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Hey Billy...nothing to be ashamed about. We all make mistakes...the key is to learn from them. You can choose not to do those things that are harmful to you anymore.

Today is a new day, full of new "opportunities" to do the right thing. Just don't let your past mistakes influence your future decisions. Can't change the past....but you sure can impact the future!

Keep on!
E.
 
I'm finding it hard to actually get on here daily and keep an hourly log of what I am eating. I figured I would try and just to keep kind of an "Overall" log of the week in meals and activity...I don't want to lose track of keeping up on the journal and feel that the day-to-day/hourly log would be a hard one for me to keep up for much longer. So every 4-5 days I'll update.

This lifestyle change has been going surprisingly well and have only had a small amount of dietary missteps. 12 Pounds lost since July 1st is really motivating for me to keep up this routine.

Here is the Overall for this week:
Monday: Coffee, Banana, Soy Yogurt, Tofurky Sandwhich, Kind Plus Cranberry/Almond bar, Cucumber, Tomato, Mushroom/Onion/creamcheese Sandwich, 30 min Tae Bo
Tuesday: Coffee, Banana, Soy Yogurt, Tofurky Sandwhich, Kind Plus Cranberry/Almond bar, Cucumber, Tomato, 2 Egg Omelet (Mushroom/Onion/creamcheese) , 2 hours painting
Wednesday: Coffee, Banana, Hard Boiled Egg, Tofurky Sandwhich, Kind Plus Cranberry/Almond bar, Cucumber, Tomato, Veggie Burger , Played guitar at friends house
Thursday: Coffee, Banana, 1/2 Soy Yogurt, Tofurky Sandwhich, Kind Plus Cranberry/Almond bar (2), Tomato, 2 Egg Omelet (Mushroom/Onion/creamcheese), 2 Hours Painting, 30 Min Tae Bo
 
Here is the Overall for this weekend:

Friday: coffee, banana, short glass of V8, tofurky sandwhich, Kind Plus Cranberry/Almond bar, Tomato, Mushroom/creamcheese Omelet, •1 hour band practice, over at friends house: 1 cup Sesame crackers with olive tapana, 2 gin and tonics

Saturday: Coffee, 2 pieces of wheat toast, 2 fried eggs, 1 light beer, 1 glass of cranberry juice, grilled veggie Melt w/ tomato/pesto/onions/mushrooms/peppers, 1 cup tater tots. •Walked around the city/aquarium

Sunday: Veggie asian faux duck omelet (2 eggs), glass of V8, 1 hour painting, 1 tofurky veggie dog w/ bun (mustard,ketchup), 1 scoop of potato salad, 3 slices of tomato, 2 light beers, •2 hours of painting

Considering the weekend was filled with birthday parties and bbq's I was able to keep my will in check. Stayed out later that I would've liked Saturday night (2am) but I was the DD so duty called.
 
Here is the Overall for this week:

Monday: Coffee, short glass of chocolate silk, soy yogurt, tofurky sandwhich, Lentils/Rice/Veggie asian faux duck mixed together, steamed broccoli, 100% fruit popsicle. •Tae Bo (30 mins), 1 hr painting

Tuesday: Coffee, hard boiled egg, small glass of vanilla silk, tofurky sandwich, 1 bag of pretzels, Lentils/Rice/Veggie asian faux duck mixed together with 1 egg, broccoli, 2 hrs painting, 50 crunches/20 push ups

Wednesday: Coffee, 1/2 cream cheese pasty thing, tofurky sandwich, small bowl of veggie pho, went over to friends house for dinner/drinks, 4 small baked veggie (mushroom, spinach, carrot) rice wrap spring rolls w/ soy sauce, 1/2 cup white rice, 1 beer

Thursday: Coffee, hard boiled egg, 1 chopped cucumber, 2 soft bean tacos with lettuce tomato, 1 bag of veggie wheat thins, last of Lentils/Rice/Veggie asian faux duck/1 egg mixed together, steamed broccoli, went to live show with friends •lots of standing/walking around venue, 1 Jameson neat


Pretty normal work week. Didn't get in as much exercise as i would have liked but kept busy with projects and activities and didn't eat a lot of heinous crap. Music last night was loud and brooding and great but didn't get home til 2 in the morning on a work night. Not ideal but was fun. Did well keeping social drinking in check as well.
 
wow. been a while since i updated this. Perfect example of falling off track of my routines.
Ok so the last update was just over a week ago. Since i can't remember exactly what food i ate on what days let me see if i can recap the bad stuff i probably ate since my last update:

- Had a meatless Jumbo Jack one late night coming home from the city (cheese, mayo, tomato, lettuce white bun..blech..better than a greasy burger but probably not the best food option

-Beers ( Took a trip to San Fran for a post-wedding reception and there was an open bar and much celebration. no regrets since i never really do this much anymore)

- Half basket of Blue Cheese Tater Tots at some quirky bar in San Fran.

-BBQ Tofu sandwich at reception..delicious

-Random road food (Tried to keep it healthier and non-indulgent. Dried apples, Trail mix, coffee, 2 Taco bell bean tacos

-1 Devils food cupcake at the party

The good stuff: The week prior to this trip was a lot of the same stuff i have been listing in my daily work menus (Tofurky sandwiches, assorted fruits, coffee, yogurt, Lentils/garden burger mixed with steamed broccoli.

Overall I have been good about keeping my calories at a moderate level but have NOT been putting in as much exercise as i should be. This would explain why i have been lingering right at 286 with no budging. Since i started at 300 and lost roughly 15 pounds immediately, I am assuming this is my "resting roadblock weight" that i need to get much more disciplined on. I need to make it a point this week to break away from this and get into more daily cardio and eating much more raw vegetables.

ugh..the battle.
 
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