Seems I’m finally getting somewhere. Though I have not started the workouts with the workout buddy, I have started pushing myself to exercise anyway. Yesterday and today at lunch, I did a 2.2 mile walk in about 40 minutes. Today’s walk was tougher than Monday’s because I went a different route that turned out to have a larger number of inclines.
Hopefully, tomorrow, I’ll be working out with Jason and exploring new levels of pain. I’m looking forward to it because I could never make myself do it, but to have someone else encouraging me will make it easier. At least I keep telling myself that; I’ll let you know more when I finally experience it.
As for food, I’ve been making myself take my lunch more. I prepared a few meals ahead of time on Sunday so I didn’t have to think about it or rush off without it because I’m late and then buy fast food I don’t need to have.
I’ve also started pushing myself to write down what I eat and plan on posting my meal “plan” next weigh-in. This will have an limiting effect on my choices. After all, if I don’t want you to see something on that meal plan, then I have to decide not to eat it. So I just might skip that donut at work, because I know I’ll have to tell you guys too.
Starting weight: 319.0 lb
Previous weight: 287.6 lb
Current weight: 285.2 lb
Current loss/gain: -2.4 lb
Total loss/gain: -33.8 lb
Cross-posted to FatBloggers.net
February 18th, 2008 at 6:29 am
Congrats on the loss! I found journaling works really well for me. I just keep a steno pad on the hutch near the kitchen entrance - great reminder.
February 18th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Well, since I eat some meals at work (including breakfast) along with a lot of my snacks, I found the best way to track was to have a “draft” email in my gmail account. I just keep updating it when I eat stuff and, right now, it has all of my week’s consumption from Wednesday until tonight. Only two more days and then I’ll post the full journal on FatBloggers.net. I also track my exercise in it too and list “personal successes” such as avoiding dessert tonight at a really nice restaurant.