Journal for Dec 30

yogurt - 2 - 2

banana - 2 - 4

2 pc ham - 6 - 10

baked potato - 2 - 12

2 tsp of butter - 2 - 14

8 rice chips - 1 - 15

11 pretzel chips - 2 - 17

had shrimp creole which had shrimp, tomato type sauce and rice, ate quite a bit but saved up points and nothing really bad for me

Journal for Dec 29

Going low early so can eat out tonight with K and L

Yogurt - 2

Banana - 2 - 4

Popcorn - 1 - 5

Ham 1 pc - 3 - 8

went to Bulldawg - had a grilled chicken sandwich, cup of gumbo, some spinich/artichoke dip with pita chips, also had 4 beers - I probably went over my 24 but it was a special occasion and I did what I could the rest of the day

Journal for Dec 28

Cereal - 4

Milk - 2 - 6

Ham - 2 piece - 6 - 12

Corn - a bunch - 3 - 15

MPotato - 1.5 cup - 6 - 21

popcorn - 1 - 22

rice chips - 1 - 23

brittle - 4 - guess, it wasnt much - 26

Jello - 0 - 26

2 pieces of MSU cheese, 1x1 chunks at 3 a piece - 6 - 32

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What? Two months and no posts, I bet your not suprised, I'm not. 

Anyway, I started back on my diet yesterday, back to counting points. My all time low (all time being in the past year, but I could probably say 4 years) is 223.2 on August 4th. This morning I weighed in at 233.2.  Now that may sound like a lot of weight to you but I fluctuate quite a bit and after all that is why I'm getting back on the diet. So ... back on points lets see how this works out, and a picture for reference:

My goals are this. by March 30th I want to be at 215, by June 30th I want to be at 199.8. Can I do it? I know I can if I set my mind to it. I will also try and start my food journal back on here, didn't do great with that but I'm serious about journalling right now.

test

back at it

after a couple of months of maintaining, and really doing a pretty good job of it (staying between 225-230) I want to get to 210 so Im back to counting points

today
banana - 2
yogurt - 2

chicken breast
brocolli cheese rice
bbq sauce - .5
2 hersheys kisses

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• banana - 2 pts
• oatmeal - 3 {5}
  
• apples - 1 {6}
  
• bag o shredded wheat - 3 {9}
  
• 2 pc bread - 1 {10}
  
• meat - 1.5 {11.5}
  
• 1 slice cheese - 2 {13.5}
  
• lettuce
  

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1 banana - 2 pts
1 PB cracker - 5 pts {7}
1 scoop mashed potatoes w Gravy - 3.5 pts {10.5}
1 scoop green beans - 0 pts {10.5}
1 hamburger patty - 5 pts {15.5}
50 pringles - 9 pts {24.5}

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Salmon salad sandwich - 8 pts
1 cup fat free ice cream - 2 pts {10}
1 scoop mashed potatoes w Gravy - 3.5 pts {13.5}
1 scoop green beans - 0 pts {13.5}
1 hamburger patty - 5 pts {18.5}
1 cup fat free ice cream - 2 pts {20.5}

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Diet for Saturday - Went to Paula Deen's Restaurant in Tunica so let the diet go, it was a buffet, I tried lots of stuff, maybe we can figure out the points. This was my one day not on WW for the month of July, plus I can't eat anything today b/c tests I'm having run tomorrow so including those 2 things I might be ok

• banana - 2
  
• 1 fried chicken leg - 6 (8)
  
• 2/3 piece fried catfish - 6 (14)
  
• 1 bite fried green tomato - 1 (15)
  
• 1 onion ring - 1.5 (16.5)
  
• 2 Ho Cakes - 6 (22.5)
  
• 1/2 Cheesy biscuit - 2 (24.5)
  
• 6 boiled shrimp - 1 (25.5)
  
• 1 scoop mashed potatoes - 3 (28.5)
  
• 2 small scoops of cheesy meatloaf - 10 (38.5)
  
• 1/2 jojo - 3 (41.5)
  
• 1 piece sausage - 3 (44.5)
  
• 1 dry rib - 2 (46.5)
  
• 1 big spoon of cheese grits - 6 (52.5)
• 1 spoon fried okra - 4 (56.5)
  
• 1/2 piece of cherry pie - 6 (62.5)
  
• 1 bite minicheese cake - 1.5 (64)
  
• 2/3 of big lemon bar - 8 (72)
• 1 frozen yogurt at stadium(300 cal) - 6 (78)
  
• PBJ sandwich -8 (86)

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Friday

Banana - 2 pts
Walnuts - 8 pts {10}
Brocolii and Chese BP from Wendy's - 7 pts {17}
17 Pringles - 3 pts {20}
2 Chicken Strips - 12 pts {32}

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Thursday
- Yogurt - 2 pts
- Subway Club 6 in - 10 pts {12}
- 3 Chicken Strips - 15 pts {27}
- 17 pringles - 3 pts {30}

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Wednesday
- banana - 2 pts
- subway club 6 in - 10 pts {12}
- roast beef sandwich - 12 pts (based on Arbys) {24}
- couple of chips - 3 pt {27}
- beer - 2 pts {29}
- piece of bread - 2 pts {31}

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Food for the day chart

- Yogurt - 2 pts
- Subway Club 6 inch - 10 pts {12}
- Yogurt - 2 pts {14}
- 17 pringles - 3 pts {17}
- Grilled Chicken Breast - call it 7 pts based on size {24}
- Sweet Potato - 4 pts {28}
- G Beans - 0 pts {28}
- Lowfat Ice Cream - 3 pts {31}

Back again

o.k., its been a while since I posted but I've been updating the chart pretty regularly. Now until August 13th (the last day of weight watchers) I'm really going to bust it again. That is 17 days of going full steam at trying to lose again. I have a goal of 215 and I'm at 231.4 this morning. I saw 229.6 once and am hell bent on at a minimum getting to 225 in 18 days. BUT like I said 215 is the goal. We can do it!!!

Today I've eaten

Yogurt - 2 pts
6in Ham on Honey Wheat from Subway - I'm calling it 10, who knows but all they had was overall #'s and not per slice type numbers
1 baked potato - 4 pts {16}
1 pat of butter - 2 pts? {18}
2 chicken strips - 6 each (12) {30}

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at 240.4 here, long way from the beginning

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pic from today at 244

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Been a while since I posted on here but I am updating the Google Doc I linked in my last post keeping up with it, I started Weight Watchers this past Wednesday and it seems to be working a little bit. Weighed in today at 248.6 so that is an improvement on previous numbers, especially from when I started this side blog. Here is a current pick, maybe a little better than January

Google Docs Chart

I think I may start trying to chart this better at this link

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253.0, 134/94 this morning

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Today is exactly 3 months ago from when I started this blog and with other stuff going on on the health front it is time for a reflection.

This morning I weighed in at 252.6 and had a BP of 141/93. Obviously the BP isn't where you would want it but it beats the hell out of yesterdays number of 141/100 and then at the doctors office where it was 170/110 and they were very concerned (for obvious reason). As a result of this plus my previously high readings they are putting me on BP medicine, one called Diovan (Valsartan). I have long said that I don't want to be on medicine but I have agreed to be on this because I guess it is better now than after something worse happens and I need more significant meds. That is the dreariness that is this morning.

On the good side though, we are 3 months later and 17.4 pounds lighter. I have to get even more serious about losing weight though and more importantly need to the BP down. I think these 2 things are related though. Goals are nice to have but general one's just don't really do anything for anyone. So I am setting a firm goal of by the end of July, another 3 months away I will weigh 235. That is the same amount of loss as the previous 3 months so I know I can do it, plus I have even more incentive now.

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254.8 this morning, not gaining, not losing, still high BP, going to the Doc tomorrow and probably going to get on BP medicine, not what I want to do but if I can't get it down maybe it is the right thing. Hopefully when I lose some weight I won't need it. All the more inspiration to lose weight.

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255.6 this morning, walked yesterday and this morning, trying to get back on schedule

25

255.0 this morning and I ate pretty good yesterday. I'm starting to think the only way to lose is exercise, diet isn't working, only thing a diet is for is to prevent going up, not to help going down.

23

254.8, I don't know, brought bland low cal stuff today

23

255.2 this morning, started back on the diet yesterday but my BP was up again above 90 after seeing a 78 on Saturday morning, I had some ham, maybe that was it

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weighed in at 252.0 this morning, low number on BP was 83
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21

this morning weighed in at 257.0

20

256.0 this morning, still not able to get my BP down under 90 on the low side, that is my other goal at this point, it was 92 this morning

19

weighed in at 256.4 this morning

18

weighed in at 257.6 today, maybe it is going in the right direction

17

weighed in at 259 today, no picture

16

259.8 this morning, gotta start exercising to lose again

15

260.0 this morning, not real happy about that but I didn't eat great last night, I need to get back on the straight and narrow.

14

weighed in the morning at 259.4, ate out last night, haveto make sure to do o.k. today to not slip back over 260

13

The scale said 258.0 this morning which is obviously is an improvement, but I do fluctuate so I'm not totally buying it. What I am sure of is that I'm not at 270 any more and that is a good thing. Doing most of it with better diet this past week, not a whole lot of exercise

12

Down to 259.8 this morning so I broke 260, now to stay under it is the trick, with the related trick being to get to the 240's next.

11

Back at 260.8 this morning, haven't been doing very good with my walking and not perfect on eating either but I have been more conscious than when I'm not trying to lose, any weight loss can probably be contributed to the new haircut

10

weighed in at 261.0 this morning, so it appears I'm hitting that first wall, have to break through it to reach the next one.

9

This morning weighed in at 260.8 after walking a mile, may try and grab a pic later

8

Not so great the past couple of days with walking and eating, especially with the Super Bowl but I did get up and do a half mile early this morning and weighed in at 262.8 so maybe I "maintained" through the tough weekend. The posting every day is a bit much for me time wise but I will keep trying as I think it will help prevent backsliding.

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This morning came in at 260.0. Improving but I won't be happy until I see the 240's again. From there I need to get under 230. I know it's a long way to go but slowly but surely, if I can do a pound a week that would be terrific. Still not sure if you can see any difference in look, I do notice that I look so sad or unhappy or something, I'm not in these pictures so maybe if nothing else I can improve that

6

262.0 this morning, didn't walk, wasn't up for it, maybe tonight

5

This morning weighed in at 262.2, ate pretty good last night, too much junk when I finally got home at 7:45 but not too bad. Walked a .5 mile this morning

4

Not so great with the eating yesterday, had Pizza for dinner so I ate more cals than I needed, weighed in this morning at 263.0. I did walk last night for a mile and then walked another mile this morning so o.k. on the exercise part.

3

It said 274.0 this morning, as I said yesterday it is up and down, didn't eat great yesterday but not horrible either.

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Ate ok yesterday, not great, weighed in this morning and weighed 262.6. That is down a lot from yesterday but I can fluctuate around 5 pounds at any point during the day for some reason. I walked a mile in between weigh in but it shouldn't have made that big of difference. Hopefully I can keep this thing going. Taking the pictures also make me realize how bad my goatee looks, gotta work on that.

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Today I've made the decision I'm done being the fat guy in the room. The goal of this blog is to track my weight loss in both number and picture. Today I weighed in at 270.0 on a fairly accurate scale and below is my picture. I'm going to try and do it by 1. walking at least 1/2 a mile every day, 2. eating less, 3. trying to cut back on starches. I'm sure I'll try some other stuff and I'll try and talk about that here too