Weight loss is a boring process of managing calories and exercising. While it’s still exciting to lose any amount of weight, weekly losses like these really help boost my levels of confidence and motivation.
December 16 weight: 212.6
December 9 weight: 215.8
December 2 weight: 218.4
November 25 weight: 215.6
November 18 weight: 217.2
I’ve lost 3.2 pounds in the last 7 days and 131.6 pounds in 47 weeks. Want stats from past weeks? Check out my entire 47 week weight loss progress.
18 pounds away from losing 150 pounds. Just amazing.
What did I do differently this past week to earn a loss of over 3 pounds? Over the weekend I tightened the reigns a little bit and only had a couple erm, less than healthy meals. I had some Five Guys and chicken nachos from Moe’s, but other than that my diet was pretty clean the last seven days.
Usually, I go no holds barred from Friday until Sunday night.
This week has motivated me to enter the holidays with caution. I don’t plan on canceling the reservation I made for my wife and I at Ruth’s Chris on New Years, nor do I plan on counting calories on the 25th. But, I will make sure to get plenty of exercise and count calories wisely in between, avoiding idle snacking when possible. That’ll be easy if my mother-in-law does the cooking.
I kid.
Here’s hoping for a winter onederland before week 52: 1-9-9.
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Just wondering where you go to find out the calories. I have no idea, and mostly eat homemade food…can you help me out?
Tyler has a few here: http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/restaurant-nutritional-data/
Otherwise, you can usually find it at the restaurants home page.
the easiest way to track calories if you have NEVER done it before is to check out http://www.fitday.com. initially it may take time to set up 1 portion of a certain recipe, but if you want to be really on the ball w/ caloric intake you can track it daily on that site for free. it will break down your daily protein/fat/carb intake as well as cals, as long as you are entering things reasonably accurately. i think most people who are true to the numbers they enter there find they are eating more than they think.
I search Google to find information on calories. I also typically only buy food that lists detailed nutritional information, including calories.
Wow…thats amazing, especially at this point in the game. Congrats!
It’s a pretty rare surge 130 pounds into it, you’re right!
One-derland is a dream. I’m aiming for 190 by my birthday- June 11th. That would put me down 160 pounds in 17 months.
More than achievable — good luck!
O-needer-land? Ohhhh. ONE-der-land. I get it. :) (If you never saw “That Thing You Do,” that little joke holds no meaning for you. Nevermind.
You had such a great week! I guess I know now why I’m missing your harassing emails…you’ve been busy losing poundage. You’re fan-flippin-tastic, T.
Yeah, you get it? I had to bold the one for you, I’m sure at first you were thinking “oh, he spelled wonderland wrong…” I just wanted to make sure people didn’t think I was stupid.
After reading this blog though, that might be hard.
Congrats on the great loss Tyler, especially around the holidays! Good luck making it through dreaded Christmas week! :)
I fear New Years more than I fear Christmas. New Years has too many parties, while Christmas just has a few family gatherings.
Oddly enough I usually make it through Thanksgiving and Christmas just fine. It’s once we get to January, there’s nothing fun to look forward to, and it’s just 3 long dark winter months ahead that I’ve historically petered out. But not this year, man.
Definitely back on track man!
For sure! I don’t expect to keep losing 3 pounds a week, but it’s certainly nice to see those kind of numbers again. I will be happy to keep losing 1.5+ pounds a week for the duration of the journey. That’s the goal.
That’s so great! Awesome progress. Here’s to a 199 scale on Week 51!
That’s just greedy. I’d have to keep losing 3+ pounds a week to hit that, which I don’t think is going to happen.
Realistically, by February I should be at 199.
Nice, congrats!! I am finally back to running after my cancer treatments. I’m ready for more pounds to fall off…. I am woman hear me roar :D
I too let loose a little on the weekends, watch the calories a bit less. It works for me… very slowly, but it still comes off eventually.
My Weight Watchers leaders refers to them as “extended eating experiences.” We can come back though!
One mile in under 10 minutes – 12/18. I am actually going to run tomorrow this way it will fit into my normal workout schedule. I am also hoping for the winter onederland, sitting at 207 right now.
Awesome progress, Tyler! It won’t be long until your 200′s are just a memory. I’m resigned to staying in my 220′s until my race is over, but come mid-January I’ll start a new program refocused on the weight loss. I can’t complain – Saturday I completed my longest run yet – 18 miles. You running on the streets yet?