Counting Calories 5/25 – 5/29

May 30, 2009 | Counting Calories

While I still eat some incredibly unhealthy things and wouldn’t call myself a health nut by any means, I made some big steps with my diet this week:

Monday (1,680 calories)

6AM:  3 eggs (scrambled), toast w/ jam = 310
12PM:  2 hotdogs w/ onions, relish, mustard, ketchup and chips = 690 calories
6PM:  1/2 serving of salmon w/ shrimp, tomatoes, and rice pilaf, roll = 680

Tuesday (1,540 calories)

6AM:  3 eggs (scrambled), toast w/ jam = 310
12PM:  1/2 serving of salmon w/ shrimp, tomatoes, and rice pilaf, roll = 680
6PM:  homemade tacos w/ beef, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cheese, salsa = 550

Wednesday (1,445 calories)

6AM:  3 eggs (scrambled), toast w/ jam, two slices of bacon = 385
10AM:  20 baby carrots = 60
12PM:  turkey sandwich w/ lots of mustard and light mayo = 350
6PM:  1/2 rack of rubs (dry rub), corn on the cob and mashed potatoes = 650

Thursday (1,605 calories)

6AM:  3 eggs (scrambled), toast w/ jam, two slices of bacon = 385
12PM:  chicken salad sandwich on wheat = 550 est.
5PM:  1/2 of an orange = 50 calories
6PM:  Rotisserie chicken w/ baked beans and mashed potatoes = 620

Friday (1,770 calories)

6AM:  3 eggs (scrambled), toast w/ jelly and peanut butter = 360
12PM:  1/2 BLT on wheat w/ 1 cup of potato salad = 560
4PM:  15 grapes = 60
6PM:  1/2 serving of O’Charleys Sante Fe chicken (jalapeno cheese, onions, tomatoes, tortilla strips, black beans, corn) served w/ rice pilaf and a roll = 790 est

I eliminated kiddy cereals this week and cooked my breakfast.  It took another 10 minutes to prepare breakfast and I used up a lot of dishes, but eating a healthy breakfast gave me more energy the entire morning.  After eating a bowl of cereal, I’d be hungry again before 10 AM.  Not so this week.

And while I know I need to add more green veggies, I am at least starting to add more veggies to my meals.  Also, I eliminated processed foods as snacks and made sure to snack only on fruits and veggies.

Lastly, this list is void of any cheeseburgers and french fries.  My arteries will thank me, as will my weigh-in next week, hopefully.

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Week 18: Weigh-in Results

May 27, 2009 | Weigh-in Results

Less than pleased.

262-pounds

May 27 weight: 262.2
May 20 weight: 264.2
May 13 weight: 267.4
May 06 weight: 272.8
April 29 weight: 275.8

I’ve lost 2 pounds in the last 7 days and 82 pounds in 18 weeks. Want stats from past weeks? Check out my entire 18 week weight loss progress.

I’m not happy with my weight loss progress this week.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m absolutely thrilled and humbled with losing 82 pounds in 4 months — but I’ve been getting lazy over the last few weeks and my weight loss progress has reflected this.   Being complacent and comfortable when losing weight can slow your progress — it appears this might be the case with me.

In particular, my diet is getting really sloppy and lazy and I think it’s time to tighten the belt again.  Figuratively and literally.

For starters, no more cereal for breakfast.  Next, no fries.  Cheeseburgers, occasionally.  Fries?  No.  And while we’re on that subject, nothing fried.  Not a thing.  I also need to add more fruits, vegetables, and seafood to my diet.

When it comes to exercise, I’ll now workout 45 minutes a day on the elliptical instead of only 20 minutes, which is how long my workouts have lasted everyday for the past several weeks.  That’s a good indication of how lazy I’ve become, as for the first couple of months of my workout journey I spent 45 minutes everyday working out on the elliptical machine.

I guarantee you we’ll enter the 250s next week.  Guarantee.

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264 Pounds

May 26, 2009 | Weight Loss Pictures

I’ve made a new section for my before and after weight loss pictures.  Take a look at the newest addition below of me at 264 pounds:

263-pounds

That’s an XL shirt, down from 4XL just 4 months ago.  And what?

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