Saturn201's Weight Loss Diary

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Saturn201

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Hi all. I'm going to try to turn this into a daily log, but I may miss a few days. Not because I'm missing my diet but just because I don't always have the time during my busy work days.


Age: 23

Height: 6'0''

Starting Weight: 253.4

Desired Weight: 180

Checkpoint: 200

Date Diet started: 8/15/2012


As you can see, I started this a bit earlier than this diary is. At the beginning, when I saw the 253.4, I immediately had a huge shock as I had had no idea I let myself go that badly. I'll admit my first few days weren't the best choices. I drastically cut my calories. But now I've established a routine and myFitnessPal recommends I aim for a daily caloric intake of: 1710. I am currently shooting for 180 lbs, but no matter what, I'm getting myself down to 200 lbs. I won't slack for that reason alone. I don't feel comfortable being over 200 at my age.


Another thing to note - when I first started, my weight dropped drastically. Not sure whether to chalk this up on taking in WAY too few calories or if it's just an effect of finally getting some regular exercise in. Either way, I had a day where I ate a good bit over my calorie intake (relatives in town, out to eat at 2 restaurants throughout the day), and my weight stayed around the same, so I'm not really worried about the initial quick drop.

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Weight (8/21/2012): 248.6


For 8/20/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake: 2095

Calories burned: 338 (50 min of brisk walk)

Net: 1757 (47 over recommended 1710)


I may be overestimating my calories on a fruit smoothie I had mid-afternoon. The place I went to for it uses organic produce (Flavors Cafe). I looked all over for nutrition information for it, but couldn't find it. So I estimated it on my app and penciled it in at 450 calories. It may have been less, but I doubt it was more.


I'm not too ashamed of going over by that few. Part of my brisk walk also included a jog.

Breakfast: bowl of cereal, 2 eggs, 1 glass cranberry juice

Mid morning snack: Granola Bar

Lunch: Tuna sushi (calculated as best I could the soy sauce/wasabi used)

Afternoon snack: Fruit smoothie (banana, strawberries, pineapple, apple juice)

Dinner: Leftover spaghetti/meatball, strawberries

Snack: Carrots w/ ranch
 
Weight (8/22/2012):[/b] 248.6

No change in weight today. Not discouraged, but this is why I see that people usually wait a week to weigh in.



For 8/21/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 1881

Calories burned:[/b] 418

Net: 1463 (247 under recommended 1710)



Ended up way under today, and I realized I would after I finished my workout, but I'm not going to just force calories in to make up for it. Got a good workout where I walked 2.3 miles at about 3.5 mph (I wanted to explore this track near my place, and turns out, it's a good mile something walk away). I then ran 2 laps and walked a few on the track and headed back. Calculated it out to be around 3.5 miles at the end of the day (5 total when adding in my 1.5 miles before work). Definitely starting to feel the improvement in my fitness already as I can go longer running without needing to stop.


Breakfast: Cereal & 1% milk (1 serving), 2 eggs, glass of cranberry juice

Mid morning snack: N/A, just a cup of coffee - was having an early lunch

Lunch: Tandoori Chicken Salad from Cosi. Got dressing on side, used trick of dipping fork in, then going into the salad so I only used 1/4 of the dressing they gave me

Afternoon snack: Wholegrain flatbread that came with my salad

Dinner: Smartones meal, strawberries, and carrots/ranch

Snack: N/A (not hungry for one)
 
Weight (8/23/2012):[/b] 248

Where it didn't move yesterday, it moved .6 down today.


For 8/22/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 1902

Calories burned:[/b] 467

Net: 1435 (275 under recommended 1710)



Still under on 8/22's count. I will be working to fix that today. Still the same amount of exercise, but going to go ahead and eat a bit more for a snack this afternoon. Also, as stated yesterday, cut out having a lot of egg in the morning due to cholesterol being high the past couple times.


Breakfast: Cereal and 1% milk (2 servings)

Mid morning snack: Banana

Lunch: Chipotle Burrito Bowl (brown rice, black beans, fajita veggies, chicken, tomato salsa, hot salsa). It ends up around 510 calories since I cut out the sour cream and cheese.

Afternoon snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: Leftover Penne in Vodka cream sauce, fruit cup (melon)

Snack: Carrots & Ranch dip
 
Weight (8/24/2012):[/b] 246.2

(-1.8)


For 8/23/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 1779

Calories burned:[/b] 319

Net: 1460 (250 under recommended 1710)



Following with my exercise plan, I will be taking it easy Friday and Saturday, giving my body a chance to rest. I'm also slightly concerned by the fact I dropped 1.8 lbs overnight, so I want to make sure things are going right before proceeding to continue losing weight the wrong way, as I should only really be losing 2 lbs a week on this plan and this is already over that. It hasn't been a problem with not eating when I need to, or eating the right portions. I haven't been feeling hungry and ignoring it. I won't be around this weekend to report in, but currently, I plan to stick to my normal portion sizes, but adding in the rare treat of a light beer or 2 out with some friends, planning accordingly to not go too over.


Breakfast: Cereal and 1% milk, 1 egg, glass of juice

Mid morning snack: N/A - was having an early lunch with colleagues

Lunch: Spicy Salmon Roll & Raspberry Iced Tea. Came out to about 500 calories even

Afternoon snack: Watermelon (approx 1 cup)

Dinner: Chicken Caesar Salad from Panera (no croutons/dressing on side) Half baguette they serve (this was an attempt to try and get my calories back up to match)

Snack: Yogurt covered raisens (1 serving, approx 150 cal)
 
Hi Saturn--good job on your diet and exercising. When I see others doing this stuff, it gives me motivation. Thank you !
 
AHey Saturn,
Welcome to the forum, and making the decision to take control of your life! I think you'll find this is a place where we can share all of the things going on in our lives...good, bad and ugly...great days, failures and clothes that fit, and those that don't! We are ally on the same journey..some of us have a long way to go, some of us have a shorter way...but we're all interested in becoming a fitter, thinner person!

I also use myfitnesspal, and my name on there is scbibhouse, so I would love to welcome you as a friend there too!
Looks like you're off to a good start, and I look forward to keeping up with your progress!

Sarah
 
Thanks for the support. Sorry I haven't been particularly active this weekend, and then got hit with a ton of work Monday so I couldn't update. A quick weekend recap:


-After going multiple days last week where I was under by 200, I decided it was ok to have a good night out with some friends and have some beers. Kept mostly light beers with the exception of one Yuengling. At the end of the night, I was 500 over. I weighed myself the next day, and although I know it doesn't show an effect right away sometimes, my weight was still stable at 245

-Speaking of 245, that's where it was this morning, so it's been fairly stable. Good to know that my weight didn't just go way up again after a Saturday night of a little indulgence

-Kept up eating smart. Took a break from exercise on Friday/Saturday, but was back at it Sunday/Monday

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Weight (8/28/2012):[/b] 245



For 8/27/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 1760

Calories burned:[/b] 332

Net: 1428 (282 under recommended 1710)



After my break, I didn't expect to be that far under again, but I did my cardio late in the day, and ate my usual serving. But since it seems to be going all right, I'm not as scared when I'm a bit under after exercise.

Breakfast: Cereal - 1 & 1/2 servings (1% milk), Raspberry Lemonade

Mid morning snack: Banana

Lunch: Subway 6in Turkey Breast on whole wheat. With a little light mayo/oil&vinegar, It was about 475 calories. I have an order placed to Amazon for a lunchbox

Afternoon snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: Made Caesar Salad w/ Croutons, turkey&provolone sandwich on whole wheat (571 calories)

Snack: Orange


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In the future, since I realize I may soon be hit with a night where I can't get exercise in due to weather, I'm going to be looking into a gym membership starting in September so there's no excuse to not hit up exercise. If something happens before then, I'll substitute a rest day with exercise instead.


I can tell I'm getting a bit more in shape because when I run, I'm able to go for longer amounts of time. My exercise routine generally includes a powerwalk to the track (1.1 miles), alternating power walking/jogging laps (4 laps now, plan to increase), and then walking back from track (1.1 miles).


Overall through the day, I found out I'm getting about 5 miles of walking total. I generally walk an extra mile before work rather than stay on subway til last stop.
 
Weight (8/29/2012):[/b] 244.4



For 8/28/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 2125

Calories burned:[/b] 453

Net:[/b] 1672 (38 under recommended 1710)



Happy to see that after my days off from exercise and enjoying a bit more on the weekends, the weight is just back to falling off. Dropped .6 pounds. I also did a better job of getting my calorie total right to where it should be.



Breakfast: Oatmeal, 2 egg omelett with reduced fat cheese

Mid morning snack: Banana

Lunch: Chipotle - had the server reduce how much rice I was taking in and slightly increase my fajita veggies

Afternoon snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: Caesar Salad (w/ croutons/dressing), Smartones meal

Snack: Banana (trying to use up my bunch before expiration!)



I can definitely notice a difference in my endurance while running. I'm easily running a mile again, and my walk/run combo has increased to an hour of exercise. I don't have much more I can dedicate a day with in terms of time, so for now, the idea will be to make more and more of that time jogging. I may also try HIIT as things continue.
 
Weight (8/29/2012):[/b] 244

(-0.4)



For 8/29/2012, my stats were:

Calorie intake:[/b] 1668

Calories burned:[/b] 353

Net:[/b] 1315 (395 under recommended 1710)



This isn't exactly what I wanted. Obviously pretty far under my calorie goal, and I knew it after dinner, but I wasn't going to force myself to eat when I just wasn't hungry. I think I got pretty interested in my baseball game I was watching that I just didn't feel hungry. When I eat lunch today, if there's something I usually go without (like croutons), I may add them to make sure I reach my calorie goal or go over it by a little.



Breakfast: Oatmeal, Banana, 2 glasses Raspberry Lemonade (was thirsty)

Mid morning snack: Granola Bar

Lunch: Asian Shrimp Salad (a surprisingly low 395 calories) from Cosi. I might try the salmon next time. Bit more calories, but since this was so good, i may enjoy that as well.

Afternoon snack: Multigrain flatbread (which was served with my meal from Cosi)

Dinner: Turkey & Provolone sandwich (wheat bread)

Snack: N/A
 
Hi Saturn!

Looks like we're in about the same spot! You're doing great!! I'm so impressed. Keep of the great work and hopefully we'll both see the scale moving down!!
 
Looks like you are getting in great shape again, and good decision to walk that mile instead of riding the subway until the last stop! All those extra steps keep adding up! Keep making those good exercise and food choices and you'll see the results..gotta happen!

Enjoying seeing your progress on mfp.


Sarah
 
This labor day weekend was a pretty big cheat weekend, if you want to call it that. I didn't go crazy, but I certainly was eating things that might be thought of as unhealthy. I won't write it all up, but I had quite a few beers this weekend while tailgating for a football game, and labor day meal consisted of barbeque chicken (with skin left on it). Definitely went over in calories each day, but never by more than 300. Exercise was also not really done as I was spending time with family and doing a lot of errands before returning home. So that's why I'm a bit surprised by the weigh results I had today.

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Weight (9/4/2012):[/b] 242.4

(-1.6 from last weigh in (8/29/2012))



My stats aren't really available because I didn't plug them in. I'm back at that today.

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Calories burned:[/b]

Net:[/b]



Surprised to have still gone down a bit after a weekend which was a big cheat weekend. I was enjoying my first home college football game back home, and quickly gave up on being strict as it was a "homecoming" of sorts, seeing a lot of old friends. First example being when I was going to grab a salad after getting back, but ended up joining my friend for a stromboli (from a particularly greasy place). Then had a few beers. On the day of the game, tailgating breakfast wasn't too great for me (donuts) and beer :p. However, throughout the game and afternoon, I just drank water and didn't eat at the game. Had a hamburger and hotdog after the game and some potato salad. That night wasn't much.



Then on Sunday, I ate lunch with my dad (a salad), dinner with my mom (panera), and went drinking with my dad (6 or so beers).



Labor day I had barbeque chicken and potato salad, and the chicken had the skin still which I know is a bit bad. Then I did something probably not good at all - stressed from all the traffic coming back, I just grabbed taco bell for dinner. Not the best choice, but I needed something quick.



All and all, I would have been fine with maintaining or even going back up a pound. Super surprised I actually lost a bit. I guess all the days of being under added up to help out.



Breakfast: Frosted mini wheats & milk

Mid morning snack: N/A

Lunch: Barbeque chicken & Potato Salad

Afternoon snack: N/A

Dinner: Taco Bell (burrito and 2 tacos)

Snack: Orange
 
Also, I appreciate the encouragement. Sorry I don't really do much on mfp, scbibhouse, but the comments are encouraged :)
 
Weight (9/5/2012):[/b] 244

Weight (9/6/2012):[/b] 241.8

(-.6 from last weigh in (9/4/2012))



Not sure why the fluctuation is what it is. Maybe someone can help me explain. I don't think I did anything TOO different with my weigh in (do this right after waking up). Could just be normal to see weight sometimes fluctuate.



I also do not have my calories burned/intake today. I've been doing a pretty poor job of managing to track this information still. It's not that I'm not still watching what I'm eating, keeping track of calories, etc... just not entering them into my app. I got back on doing that religiously today.



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After a weekend with relatively little exercise, I got back to the track today. The new running shoes I bought feel great! Overall, did an hour of cardio, involving brisk walking or jogging. I tend to brisk walk to the track (1.2 miles away or so), then alternate jogging/brisk walking of laps. Felt like I got a good workout that night. Note that I also worked from home on Wednesday due to transportation troubles, so I wasn't as moving as I am when I commute.



Breakfast: Low Sugar Oatmeal, Cran-Apple Juice

Mid morning snack: Apple, Diet Pepsi Max

Lunch: Smartones frozen meal (Tuna Noodle Gratin - about 240 calories)

Afternoon snack: Granola Bar

Dinner: 2 egg omelet with reduced fat cheddar

Snack: Broccoli and ranch dip
 
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