My Recovery from Obesity

That looks really good, Don! My brother makes something similar for dinner sometimes and it's one of my favorite meals. Tastes great and is great for you.
 
Quercus said:
Thanks for giving me a chance Don. It's no 6 pound rebound, but I'll take it. I'll weigh in the morning.
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LOL! You're welcome Q. It may be six pounds before this is done though! My slowdown is just starting....



Thanks, Cory! Eating foods like this isn't a sacrifice, is it?
 
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2nd Mini-Goal Finished!

Well, my weigh-in was good today... down 0.6 lbs... which put me at 414.6, below my 2nd targeted mini-goal of 415.

There wasn't any real significance to the number 415, other than it was roughly halfway from where I was at the time and the mystical "400" number that has stuck in my brain for some reason. I guess I'm looking forward to seeing a weight beginning with a "3".

That makes a total of 42.6 pounds since beginning.

My NEXT mini-goal (407) is 7.4 pounds away, when I'll have lost 50 pounds since starting.
 
Outstanding job, Don. You will be very much pleased when that first digit isn't a '4' anymore. And then down the line you'll be pleased when the first digit is a '2'.
 
50lb is within sight dude!

Push through that one then 399 will be single digits away.

Then when you do see that 3 at the front of your scale....work like hell for a couple of days so you dont see the dreaded bounce back
 
Great job on the loss this week, and losing 42 lbs so far! That's awesome! You will reach your mini goal before you know it!
 
Mands, MrVee, Brawny, Jen_Renee, Cory, & Justina: Thank you!! What great support! Wow. Justina, thanks for the comments of the food, too! I have a feeling you and I could trade meals occasionally and be very satisfied with the others eating style.

Well, the losing streak has OFFICIALLY ENDED! I am at the same weight today as yesterday. I felt it coming a week ago, and all week long the losses have been slower than last week. To be honest, I'm OK with it for 2 reasons: First, I need a break from the exercise. Until yesterday, I had hit the cardio 11 straight days-- I was afraid to NOT do it because I didn't want to change what had been working. Second, I had predicted I would slow down based on the data; after X days of losing, I always seem to go into a "static mode" where my body seems to recover.

This time, the losing streak had run 10 days (longer than typical) and I had lost weight 16 days of the last 17... the lone holdout was a 0.5 pound gain 11 days ago. Ridiculous.

I think I halted this run because of my eating last night more than anything. My oldest daughter's birthday dinner request? Spanakopita (Greek Spinach & Cheese Pie). I love spanakopita...love it. So I said "screw it" and ate seconds... also there were sausage. Mmmm.

Sooooo, I ate too much of foods I would have passed on three days ago. Shoot me. :)

Today? I will drink like a fish (water), eat lots of fresher greens and fruits, maybe a yogurt. I'll exercise.



Then I'll sit back and remember how good last night's dinner was.
 
That sounds likely a wise choice on the cheat meal and a good occasion for it. I wouldn't be surprised if once you've given your body a rest that the losses crank back up. Seconds and sausage doesn't sound like you super super bowl cheat. Your body may have been craving the extra cals and a break from the cardio. The breaks are where you get strong and in better shape. Constant exercise means constant stress and strain. You have to take rest when you need it and that will get you healthier quicker if you do it right.

Very nice work Don!

Also, cheat meal with zero gain is awesome!
 
Thanks Quercus! I'm hoping/thinking this is a jolt my system needs... a bump in calories, a day off from exercise... we'll see how the next few days go.
 
Keep it up Mr Don! You'll always get the odd bump and gain here and there, as you saw on my graph sometimes a large bump! :) But as long as you stick to it you'll get down to your end goal!

As others said, cheat meals are always a good thing "in my opinion at least", better to get a plan where you can still eat what you want every now and then, then forcing yourself to eat salads all day, then just ignoring it and eating rubbish again! :D Remember it's quantities that matter, not what you eat! (You know what I mean!)

Steve
 
Thanks Steve, I appreciate your stopping by. What impressed me most about your chart was that after that BIG bump you just got right back to work and started losing again. Truly inspiring.

Well, I lost a pound (-1.0) yesterday, but I am definitely NOT on track right now.

My water consumption has dropped off the chart (maybe 1 liter all day), I ate a salad for lunch, 2 roasted chicken leg/thighs (smallish) for dinner, a few filberts (hazelnuts) for a snack, and that's it. My eating and drinking are out of whack. I did manage a smallish cycling workout last night (5 miles) but even that took all my will to begin.

I am down 43.6 pounds overall to 413.4.
That's 6.4 pounds to my next mini-goal, and 13.4 away from my first big goal.

Today? Better than yesterday.
 
I'm sorry to hear you're struggling a bit. If you can just muscle through it, things will get back on track. :]
 
What is this Don?? :smash:Get back on track, slap yourself and push through this slump. This is not you! You are an exercise machine!

Hope this kick up the butt helped :)
 
Down just a hair today, -0.4 lbs. Yesterday was better than Friday, but not by much.

I'm still having a hard time getting my eating and drinking on track. No, I'm not feeling down or emotionally distraught in any way. Just a little pissed at myself for letting the ball roll back down the hill after working so hard to nose it to the top for several weeks.

Primarily my problem right now is not drinking enough water and eating off schedule.

So, my commitment to today is drink 3 liters of water, eat a largish breakfast (not hungry right now at all, though) a moderate lunch (like a salad) and a very small dinner (maybe yogurt and fruit) by 7, then be done for the day. I want to reduce the proteins a bit, and eat more veg.

I did a 30 minute (non HIIT) bike routine late last night for 6.75 miles, so that was good. Tonight I'll do a HIIT for 6 minutes and some light weights.

There's my plan.
 
Don Keykong said:
So, my commitment to today is drink 3 liters of water, eat a largish breakfast (not hungry right now at all, though) a moderate lunch (like a salad) and a very small dinner (maybe yogurt and fruit) by 7, then be done for the day. I want to reduce the proteins a bit, and eat more veg.

I did a 30 minute (non HIIT) bike routine late last night for 6.75 miles, so that was good. Tonight I'll do a HIIT for 6 minutes and some light weights.

There's my plan.
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Great plan!! Did you manage to stick with it?
 
Hi Justina! So far, so good. I ate a 1-lb. block of tofu w. shredded daikon radish for breakfast, 4 chicken salad in romaine lettuce wraps for lunch, and drank 3+ liters of water so far. I will eat a yogurt and some fruit for a snack/dinner, workout, drink some more water, and call it a day.

I feel better today than I have for the last couple of days. Whether my weigh-in tomorrow goes in my favor or not, I feel better about how I'm eating drinking today. Still not perfect, but better.
 
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