Tuesday, May 15, 2007

 
Tuesday - 82 Days Left - 22.50 lbs remaining

2 Yoplait Strawberry Yogurts - 4 points

Fruit and Nut Granola Bar - 3 points

Progresso Chicken Soup - 4 points

Chef Boyardee Nacho Cheesearoni - 9 points

2 Fruit and Nut Granola Bars - 6 points

TOTAL - 26 points (25)

Back to the Y, 2 miles = 16:51, pretty good. I'm thinking of going for more miles at a slower pace to mix it up. Need to get below 25 points. If I'm going to lose weight this week, I need to get to work and string together some good days.

 
Monday - 83 Days Left - 22.50 lbs remaining

Yoplait Peach Yogurt - 2 points

Fruit and Nut Granola Bar - 3 points

Progresso Chicken Soup - 4 points

Green Apple - 2 points

BBQ Chicken Salad (Yardhouse) - 38 points

TOTAL - 49 points (25)

This is not a good start. I skipped the gym to watch the Suns game and then ate a massive salad. At least the Suns won, and then lost.

 
Sunday - 84 Days Left - 22.50 lbs remaining

Yeah you guessed it, I celebrated on Sunday with some pizza and ice cream. Man, it was great!

TOTAL - points (25)

Sunday, May 13, 2007

 
It took 279 Days.....but I MADE IT!

On August 2nd of last year I wrote the following, "If I stay committed from DAY 1, I should be there by May 18th, 2007."

For the most part I have stayed committed from Day 1.

Start Weight: 283.25 lbs

Current Weight: 199.50 lbs

Weight Lost: 83.75 lbs

Weight Left to Lose: 22.50 lbs

Some stats:

It took 40 weeks to reach 200 pounds.

For each of the 40 week periods (Monday-Sunday). I lost weight 35 of the 40 weeks and only gained 2 out of the 40 weeks. I flat-lined 3 times.

As I wrote earlier it was not looking good in February, it looked like I would not be able to maintain the pace to make it by late May, but my Piestewa Peak Hike on March 10th showed me that I could push harder, and I really turned the corner. It was also around this time that I began my weekly 5-6 mile outdoor run with John. That made a tremendous difference down the stretch.

I saw my doctor on Monday. He has set the final goal at 177 pounds. I estimate that it will take until August 5th to reach this mark.

Since I have now crossed 200 pounds I am now allotted only 25 points a day for food, so it is going to get tough now, but I have come too far to not go for the gold and reach 177 pounds.

So, stay tuned for the Overtime Edition this summer as I make my final push.

Here's my progress thus far:

84 Days until August 5th

 
Saturday - 8 Days Left - 1.00 lbs remaining

Yoplait Peach Yogurt - 2 points

3 Fruit and Nut Granola Bars - 9 points

Green Apple - 2 points

Ahi Caesar Salad (Yardhouse) - 13 points

TOTAL - 26 points (27)

6 mile run Saturday morning. Tomorrow is the big weigh-in. Because of my lack of discipline earlier in the week, I think I will come up just short.

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