Back on the wagon

So, since the last time I blogged I fell off the wagon and it wasn't a pretty sight.

I am now 2.5 weeks back into dieting with some major changes from the last diet.

Here are the new outlines/ground rules:

• no chocolate (old rule new and improved resolution)
• I eat a tuna salad at lunch every work day and so I am not tempted by carbs (mostly pastas)
• I get on the treadmill 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes at a time
• drinking 12 glasses of water while at work
• Staying positive
• Blogging is not crucial and will not be done everyday but I will still try to update at least once a week

So, I hit the re-start button when I reached 115.2Kg (254 lbs), again. I actually weighed 116 Kg (255.7 lbs) a couple of days earlier but it was the start of the week and I was pleased to see the drop so I set it as the starting (restarting) point. That was 2.5 weeks ago which was August 24th.

Today I am 111.9 Kg (246.7 lbs) which means I lost 3.3 Kg (a little over 7 lbs) in two and a half weeks.

Here are the updated goals/rewards that I set for myself:

• By Rosh Hashana (September 29th) I would love to break the 110 Kg (242.5 lbs) barrier. If I do reach that goal on time I get to have an ice-coffee.
• When I get below 100 Kg (220.5 lbs) I get a lunch of sandwich and ice coffee from this place I love. I hope to get to that point by my birthday - January 31st.
• If I can get to about 90 Kg (198.5 lbs) by the time I fly to visit my brother I think my reward will be the look on his face as well as my own sense of accomplishment. :-) Also, I'll be able to do a lot more daring things while travelling which I would really love.

Long update this week.

See you in a week or so.

Week 8 - Monday

I did very well yesterday - no cookies or sweets. I had a nice sandwich for lunch and a salad for dinner (turns out I don't like the McDonald's salad). Throughout the day I also had a couple of yogurt drinks and two granola bars.

I also drank enough, always a good thing.

This morning's weight was 110.6 Kg (=~243.83 lb) so I'm trying to stay strong - it's a very good weight for the way I binged last Wednesday and Thursday.

Today I had a yogurt drink in the morning and pasta for lunch (pesto sauce with no cream). I also received a salad but I don't really feel like eating it. I may just put it in the fridge and try and eat it tomorrow. In the afternoon I ate yogurt with muesli and I drank 12 glasses of water (and a few glasses of coffee) so I'm doing pretty well.

I hope to get home before 9 pm tonight and get on the treadmill. I'm actually sort of looking forward to the treadmill. That's a disturbing thought! ;-)

Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with more news or at least a report that everything is the same. :-)

Week 8 - Sunday - Starting Over

As you may have guessed from lack of posts I've been less than great at following the diet and so didn't want to blog.

Went into the endocrinologist's office on Friday and my cholesterol and sugar are good (the cholesterol can go a little lower) and we've finally reached the correct dosage for my Thyroid problem.

I'm happy about all these things and I was, in fact, so cheered up by the results that I kept to the diet over the weekend and even went for 30 minutes on the treadmill on Friday and Saturday.

Due to over two weeks of neglect my weight as of this morning is 111 Kg (=~244.7 lb) so at least I kept 4.5 Kg off (=~ 9.92 lb), I hope.

I already talked to my mom about reminding me to get on the treadmill so I hope to keep at it.

That's it for now, I'm turning a new leaf.

Week 6 - Monday

Yesterday's weight was 110.2 Kg.

I haven't blogged in a few days since I wasn't very good about keeping to my diet and not snacking. It might have to do with the way I always diet - lots of dedication the first few weeks that fizzles out to nothing afterwards. It could be that I'm dealing with some emotional stuff and I'm falling back on my old routine of snacking sweets to feel better.

The only bright spot in all of these days was that I have not bought any chocolate although I have been to the supermarket a couple of times. I did eat a little chocolate since someone returned from the US and brought Hershey's Kisses and I was in no place to resist their siren call. ;-)

So, I snacked a little today as well - 5 cookies so far, but, I'm going to get my salad soon and I'll phone my mom to make sure that I get on the treadmill today.

Had a good meeting with my shrink yesterday which I'm still processing so I'm not sure the next couple of days will be snacks free. Still this is important, possibly life altering stuff so it's worth the delay/sacrifice.

No weight today as I don't have access to scales.

Something cool that I'm looking foreward to is Joss Whedon new on-line series! It has some great actors and I love Joss Whedon's work, the man knows how to balance fun, comedy, character development and thought provoking story lines.

So here is the teaser for "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog":


Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Thanks go out for argh ink for showing me the way to this teaser and being a fun blog to read always. :-)

Week 5 - Tuesday

Didn't do to badly yesterday. Had my salad and my yogurt and muesli plus 5 cookies at work.

Got home and hate a sandwich with strawberry jam and then had dinner - cooked chicken and pasta.

I hope to do better today. Already had my yogurt drink and currently working on my salad (usually takes me about 3 hours to finish). Already had two cookies today and I plan and hope not to snack any more.

This morning's weight is 110.1 Kg =~ 2424.73 - which mean I lost 0.2 Kg =~0.78 lb.

I should really get on the treadmill today since that's a good way to remind myself in the evening that I'm on a diet and shouldn't eat another helping of dinner or that jam sandwich.

All in all, not bad but not great either.

The goal of getting another 5 Kg (~11 lb) off by the end of August suddenly seems a long way off and a little discouraging and that in itself is a bad sign. It's not an unrealistic goal it's that I lost my enthusiasm which kind of bums me out. :-(

I did make some progress. I told my mom about buying the ice coffee and danish on Sunday and I should really remind her to nag me about getting on the treadmill.

I want to buy an elliptical cross-trainer since I know I prefer it to the treadmill plus it's a much more intense and productive workout, but, I don't want to have it standing in the living room, unused, the way the treadmill is most of the time.

I also don't want to spend the money right now since I'm saving for my grand diet goal - the trip next summer to California.

I don't have the exact dates for the trip but I have roughly 52 weeks to go, I should really stay in the game and keep thinking of my goals instead of my sweet tooth!

Week 5 - Monday

Lost sight of the diet over the weekend and yesterday so I decided, while on my way home last night, to make it a detour to remember.

I bought an ice coffee and a danish on the way home and savored them as my 'however long I'm going to make it until the next time I crack under pressure' treat.

Other then that yesterday was pretty routine except for the cookies I ate at work and no salad.

So, today I'm back to dieting. Start weight today 110.4 Kg. I would like to get down to 109 by the start of next week.

Week 4- Thursday

This morning's is still 110 Kg but I'm OK with it.

I think my weight loss rate may be slowing down a little, but that was expected.

It's going to be interesting going shopping for clothes tomorrow. I'll do my best to get the bare essentials so that I don't 'waste' money on clothes that won't really fit me in a few months, let alone next summer.

I'm still well on the way to meeting one of my goals - reaching 105 Kg=~231.5 lb by my parents 40Th wedding anniversary which is on August 25Th. I'm sort of hoping to reach 100Kg=~220.5 lb but any weight between these two would be extremely awesome!

Last night I dinner and ate half of my second helping when I felt so full that I actually stopped and put the plate in the fridge. That's a first for me and I'm hopeful that it's a sign that my body may yet be trained to 'think' as a thin person's body. :-)

I'm going to get my salad now. So I'll post again on Sunday.