Caiman's weight loss journey

Good morning everyone. Another loss this week, thankfully and now I am almost caught up to where I was at the peak two months ago. Wish I hadn't had this little hiccup but these things happen. The swimming is going really well, first time I went I barely managed to swim 250m, last night I clocked in 1750m. Really feeling it in my arms and legs, that's a good thing of course!

Monday 2nd May 2011

Breakfast
40g Steel Cut Oats

Lunch
Chicken Breast with Potato Wedges
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Beef stew with dumplings
Glass of lemonade

Snacks/Drinks
2 x Golden Delicious Apple
2 x Clementine

Exercise
Walked a 4.5 mile route

Tuesday 3rd May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Cup of coffee skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Egg and Tomato Sandwich (Seeded Batch Bread)
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Spaghetti Bolognaise (lean minced beef)

Snacks
2 x Royal Gala Apples
1 x Banana

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 2.5 miles to city centre
Swimming - 56 Lengths/1400m

Wednesday 4th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Cup of coffee skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Salmon with Lightly Dressed Salad

Dinner
Homemade chicken and sweetcorn coup
Pint of blackcurrant juice

Snacks
2 x Golden Delicious Apples
1 x Clementine

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 4.25 miles home from work

Thursday 5th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Cup of coffee skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Chinese Chicken Noodle Salad
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Ham and Tomato Sandwich

Snacks
2 x Golden Delicious Apple
1 x Satsuma

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 2.5 miles to city centre
Swimming - 40 Lengths/1000m

Friday 6th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Cup of coffee skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Tuna and Potato Salad (No Mayo)
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Grilled Beef Burger with Oven chips
500ml Diet Coke

Snacks
2 x Granny Smith Apple
1 x Banana

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 4.25 miles home from work

Saturday 7th May 2011

Breakfast
Grilled Sausage Sandwich
Glass of orange juice

Lunch
Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup

Dinner
Chicken Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice
Naan Bread
Glass of Diet Coke

Snacks
2 x Banana
1 x Golden Delicious

Exercise
Walked a 5 mile route

Sunday 8th May 2011

Breakfast
Grilled Bacon Sandwich

Lunch
Tuna Pasta Salad
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Cantonese Style Pork Chop
Noodles and Rice
Pork and Prawn Dim Sum

Snacks
2x Chinese Tea
1x Royal Gala Apple
1x Satsuma

Exercise
Swimming - 70 lengths/1750m

Starting weight: 320lbs (Monday 18th October 2010)
Current weight: 271lbs (Monday 9th May 2011)
Weight lost this week: 2lbs
 
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I read a few of your beginning posts. You've really done an amazing job with changing your eating habits!
I live super close to work as well. I bought a bicycle a few days ago and plan on biking to work. After reading how you do it everyday, I know that I can!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
 
Well done on all the walking and swimming and the low cal diet and no alcohol.

I'd just like to see you eat a few more vegetables. Is that possible. Also some more diary for your bone health. Its important for men as for women. You don't want osteoporosis in your old age.

I'd suggest drinking a cup of milk in the morning and a cup later on. Or yoghurt if you prefer.

Since you are drinking skimmed milk, adding all these things to your diet wont increase the calories to an extent that you should be worried about i believe. If so, you could just have a small portion of a meat dish. Vegies instead of wedgies, you know? You need all those vitamins.

2 pounds down in a week is good. That's about what you want to stick with.
 
I read a few of your beginning posts. You've really done an amazing job with changing your eating habits!
I live super close to work as well. I bought a bicycle a few days ago and plan on biking to work. After reading how you do it everyday, I know that I can!
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Thanks, I could be doing better on the eating habits front, as you can no doubt see from more recent food diaries posted, but what I eat remains a lot better than pre-October 10, indeed. I think reaching and passing the milestone I was at 2 months ago, 269lbs, will be even more helpful in spurring me on again, these last two months haven't been great at all with the slight gains and maintains. As for the walking, yeah it really surprised me what an impact it had, and how quickly I went from getting shin splints and pains and aches trying to walk a mile and a half, to being able to walk five miles with no problems at all. It's a really cheap and easy method of getting some exercise into your daily routine.

Well done on all the walking and swimming and the low cal diet and no alcohol.

I'd just like to see you eat a few more vegetables. Is that possible. Also some more diary for your bone health. Its important for men as for women. You don't want osteoporosis in your old age.

I'd suggest drinking a cup of milk in the morning and a cup later on. Or yoghurt if you prefer.

Since you are drinking skimmed milk, adding all these things to your diet wont increase the calories to an extent that you should be worried about i believe. If so, you could just have a small portion of a meat dish. Vegies instead of wedgies, you know? You need all those vitamins.

2 pounds down in a week is good. That's about what you want to stick with.
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Thanks, yeah I think I'll try and change things up this week on the veggies front, aside from celery I don't really have an aversion to any, perhaps I'll set myself a challenge of having a dinner each day this week with plenty of vegetables! If I can get back onto dropping 2lbs a week that would suit me fine indeed, I'm still about 10lbs behind where I had originally projected being at this point in the 'journey' and probably about 20lbs behind where I could be if I hadn't fell off the wagon this last couple of months, so the motivation to sort it out is there, without a doubt.

Thanks for dropping by both, I really need to return the favour and post in some other diaries.
 
Yay I am back to 269, so new territory from here on out, I hope. I was putting some thought into this, and the last time I got to 269, back in March, was on the tail end of food sickness which left me dehydrated after not eating or working for almost a week. Having lost all that water, though I tipped the scales at 269 there was really no way I could avoid some lbs coming back on as I regained my health/water weight. Not making excuses but it just makes reaching 269 this time feel a bit more real.

It really could be double the loss this week if I hadn't had a bad weekend, but it was my brother's birthday, we went out for food and I had a few drinks. Fortunately, the swimming and better behaviour (though I know what I am eating is far from perfect and I could/should be making better choices!) throughout the week helped keep me in good territory.

Monday 9th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Coffee with skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Jacket Potato with Cottage Cheese
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
3 Fish Fingers
Boiled Potatoes
Cauliflower, Carrots and Sprouts

Snacks/Drinks
2 x Royal Gala Apples
500ml Bottled Water

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 4.25 miles home from work

Tuesday 10th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Coffee with skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Lamb On Seeded Batch Bun with Lettuce, Tomato and Onion
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Roast Spring Pork
Boiled New Potatoes
Carrots, Sweetcorn and Peas

Snacks/Drinks
2 x Golden Delicious Apple
2 x Clementine

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 2.5 miles to supermarket

Wednesday 11th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Coffee with skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Chicken Breast Salad (Lettuce, Tomato, Spring Onion, Cucumber)
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Turkey Breast with Bacon Tortilla Wrap
440ml Bottle of Pure Orange Juice

Snacks
2 x Clementine
2 x Golden Delicious Apple

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 2.5 miles to city centre
Swimming 65 lengths/1625 meters

Thursday 12th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Coffee with skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Chicken Breast Salad (Lettuce, Tomato, Spring Onion, Cucumber)
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Chilli Con Carne with Basmati Rice
Two glasses of water

Snacks
2 x Golden Delicious Apple
2 x Clementine

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 1.5 miles home from work

Friday 13th May 2011

Breakfast
2 slices of brown toast, no margarine
Coffee with skimmed milk no sugar

Lunch
Jacket Potato with Cottage Cheese
500ml Bottled Water x 2

Dinner
Shredded Duck with Noodle
Prawn Toast

Snacks
1 x Royal Gala apple
1 x Banana
3 x 25 ml Gin & Tonic
2 x 25 ml Vodka
1 x 50ml Whiskey

Exercise
Walked 1.5 miles to work
Walked 2.5 miles to city centre

Saturday 14th May 2011

Breakfast
Grilled Sausage Sandwich
Glass of orange juice

Lunch
Cheeseburger with Fries
440ml Diet Coke

Dinner
Skinless Chicken Wrap
Glass of lemonade

Snacks
1 x Golden Delicious Apple
Handful of strawberries

Exercise
Walked 4 miles in total
Swimming 75 lengths/1875 meters

Sunday 15th May 2011

Breakfast
40g Steel Cut Oats

Lunch
Tuna with salad (Lettuce, tomatos, spring onion, cucumber, reddish, beetroot)
500ml Bottled Water

Dinner
Spicy Chicken Chimichanga
Pint of lager

Snacks
1 x Kiwi Fruit
1 x Clementine

Exercise
Walked a 4 mile route

Starting weight: 320lbs (Monday 18th October 2010)
Current weight: 269lbs (Monday 16th May 2011)
Weight lost this week: 2lbs
 
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I always enjoy a challenge :D Sure, let's see what we can do :p Maybe I'll put an extra session of swimming on the agenda this week and try harder to have a better weekend come Friday...
 
That's the spirit! I'll weigh in around 10pm on Sunday. That's when I get up to go to work. I always myself right after I wake up. The water weight is down, and everything is digested.

Rawr! Let's do this! :cheers2:
 
Just got back from the swimming pool. Swam 101 lengths tonight, 2525 meters. So exhilarating, but I'm gonna ache for days! The game is on, imaninjadangit :p
 
I did my Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred after I got off work yesterday, and I'm going to do it again today.
Bring it!

My name is Robyn, by the way!

"Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est."
 
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I always enjoy a challenge :D Sure, let's see what we can do :p Maybe I'll put an extra session of swimming on the agenda this week and try harder to have a better weekend come Friday...
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Its good to come in here and read your food intake and the exercises you do. I hope that you will start posting again soon. I can't swim well, but I love the water. :hug2:
 
Thanks for dropping by :)

Brief update;

I'm at 280lbs today, which is obviously about 10 up on my peak weight loss and the wrong direction. I need to nip it in the bud right now. I'll get back to updating this thread with food and exercise diary, because it was a great help.

As for the hiatus from my 'journey' I've got no real excuse, it seems I just got used to the routine and got lazy and have allowed a few pounds to creep back on (it's scary how quickly they can come back isn't it). I certainly don't want to destroy the progress I did make and still would like to reach (and eventually exceed) my target of 220. I've had a few false starts in the last month or two trying to get going again, hopefully this won't be another.
 
Confusingly, I have weighed in at 284lbs today. Going off what I have eaten and my activity, I certainly don’t believe for a minute that I’ve gained 4lbs in a week so either last week’s measurement was duff, or today’s is influenced by something! Still, not great- 284 is about where I was back in January. I cannot allow these lbs to continue creeping back on. Eitherway, new target is 280 and hopefully I can get back to that quickly and then onwards.
 
Last week was a write off. I ate out three times, overindulged each time and did barely any exercise. My weight is at 285 today, so I guess last week wasn’t an anomaly after all (wishful thinking!). I’m quite disappointed in myself, this is over a stone heavier than my peak weight loss which I reached a few months ago. I’m not sure why the wheels came off, but I’m having a hell of a hard time getting them back on and finding the spark that lead me to dropping 50lbs and reaching 270 in the first place. So again, I will try to use last week as a bookend and see if I can get back on track starting today
 
I think I had my first proper week ‘back on track’ last week and it has shown on the scales this morning with a weigh in at a nice, round 280lbs. Really just the obvious things, better portion control, better diet and a tad more exercise. I did recently invest in a three-tiered steamer so have been steaming baby potatoes, carrots, sweetcorn, cauliflower, broccoli, sprouts, green beans, peas and any other garden vegetable I could get my hands on for most of the week coupled with fresh lean meats or fish. I am sure this has helped!

I really need to concentrate on breaking past this 280/270 region that I’ve now stayed in for the last three months or so- it’s not even that I really hit a plateau just that I got lazy again and allowed it to slip, and until I bust the barrier of my previous achievement it’s not really going to feel like I’m actually back on track. Onwards!

Starting weight: 320lbs - 18/10/2011
Current weight: 280lbs – 25/07/2011
 
I started reading your blog and I got to the part at the very beginning where you talked about the people at work always having sweets around and that it was hard to resist. Same with me! But in order to combat this unhealthy work area, I made a big point to announce to a bunch of people (the people who sit right in front of the candy/food table, that I am going to lose 30lbs and that I won't be eating their treats any more.

Since that time, I have not eaten a single sweet or snack at the office, and I only go into that room to heat up my lunches. I still talk and socialize but since they all know what I am trying to do, it keeps me in line and they kind of hold me accountable.

And screw bringing sweets into work!!! I shouldn't have to sit five feet from a box of mini love handles. I work as an admin/secretary and people are always like, shouldn't you have a bowl of candy on your desk? And now I say, no because I don't want to make people less healthy!!!
 
280 this morning. It’s exactly 10 months since I started at 320 and about 6 months since I first hit 280. That really puts into perspective how badly I’ve gone off the rails, I’ve yo-yo’d down to 270 and back between now and then. I’m not comfortable at this weight and my aspiration still remains to reach 220 but my drive to do so has obviously disappeared. I thought the summer would bring my commitment back with a vengeance but it never really did. I’ve just found it too easy to defy my willpower once again and the next thing I know I’m approaching the 12 month mark from starting and could be a further 40lbs down on where I am now if I’d have stuck it out.

It’s annoying, I am of course conscious all the time about my desire to lose weight yet once again I seem to have collapsed back into a state where I am content with doing nothing about it, even though I’m still visiting the site, making these updates and reading other people’s fabulous successes. Every week I keep telling myself to treat it like I did back in the first month and every week the same old ‘I’ll start tomorrow’ bullshit excuse occupies my mind.

I’m a bit deflated about it now, not exactly feeling sorry for myself or getting depressed about it, just disappointed that I’ve lost the effort that got me to 280 in the first place.
 
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