The Final Fifteen Pounds

Note: I have an issue (more than one, but I'll just stick to this one for now). When I blog about a topic, I seem to get worse at it. I've been writing at stressrelief4teachers.net  since April '14. I started to notice a pattern. If I write, I struggle with that very thing I'm writting about, that week. It's like I have a gremlin messing with me. But the gremlin is me. My head. This week, I have shown how to NOT start a weight loss program.  Eat fast food.  Eat too much at a sitting. Those two things right there can mess it all up even if everything else is right. And here's the deal, most everything else is right with the plan.  Started the day with green smoothies - except one day. Exercised more than 10 minutes daily average. (except on Wednesday) Started a food log - but it needs work because I ate some meals that = no can count. Wrote daily.  Weighed in daily.  On the weighing in daily, I know the advice-givers are all ove...

Fell off the wagon. 'Nuff said. 188 lbs this AM. Taking deep breathe. Tomorrow is another day.  In fact there is still the rest of today. 

If I sound depressed as I'm writing this, don't worry, I'm not. I get clarity on my habits of discipline when I am weight losing. Slowly, I begin to see the holes in my thinking. That's what discipline is right? --Thinking. "I think this won't matter." Then, the scale tells me what's up.  The writing down what I eat really helps me. I didn't finish yesterday's myfitnesspal log yet. Not sure how to do it cause I ate dinner someone else prepared. (I do need to add the M and Ms though.) Yes, I ate a double dinner. Drank my green smoothie (which was pink due to the berries). Then, I ate more. Weigh in this morning: 188. Also dealing with this: After teaching middle school on Wednesday and Thursday, I tutor a boy who can't come to school. Two hours. And I find I need something to keep my brain going. I want to give him all I have during that time. I have tried half-caf coffee. Stayed up til 2 AM. I have tried chocolate. Didn...

620 calories is a lot in one sandwich. (Jack in the Box Grilled Breakfast Sandwich) Just looked it up on myfitnesspal. So, my routine needs tweaking. I need to do something different with coffee. Coffee makes me feel hungry. After I drink a second cup, I always feel like I need some protein. My plan is to start cutting back. Here's how. I'll buy coffee that has 1/2 the caffeine. I like the Community coffee with chicory in it. I'll order 1/2 caf at Java Jacks (my coffee house of choice). Let's see if that reduces my cravings for protein. On another note. Yesterday, went home and exercised for 45 minutes on the bouncer. Yes, I know it's a funny image when you think about 52 year old man bouncing up and down on a minitrampoline in a leotard. Just kidding about the leotard. On a positive note, the scale said 186 this AM. Did well on the dinner front last night. One dinner only. Goal for tomorrow: no snacking on 620 calorie sandwiches from fast fo...

Day 1 - Okay yesterday. Did the food right. Today. I ate two breakfasts. I love coffee. Coffee makes me hungry. Coffee + green smoothie + coffee again = hungry.  Need to start my morning with green tea instead of that first hit of coffee. But now to the real deal. Double dinner. I usually double up on dinner. I need to give myself a little pep talk every evening. Picture good angel on shoulder: "It's okay, you can do this. You don't need another plateful. You aren't really hungry." So last night, that's what I did. And I didn't write it down or anything, but it was a good day for food. Today: not so much. That math formula above and my instant gratification gene combined to drive me to Subway for the breakfast special. Which includes a drink. Yes, I drank a Coke for breakfast. I see that look of contempt on your collective faces. I wanted unsweetened iced tea. But they didn't have it made yet. So, I ordered small, filled i...

It's been a journey. But it's a journey that stalled about a year ago. My goal is to weigh 173 pounds. That should put me in the healthy weight category. I have blogged a good bit about how I lost 40 pounds at  stressrelief4teachers.net . I even wrote a few posts about trying to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks . I lost seven. Still a win, right. Except, I gained it back. The 7 pounds that is, not the 40! This blog is a record of me losing the last 15 pounds. I'm not sure how long it will take. But I think 10 weeks is reasonable.  Here's my plan: Keep a food log for the first five days. I'll use myfitnesspal to help. Weigh myself every morning Blog about it every day (except Sunday) Lay off the processed foods Avoid fried foods No desserts except fresh fruits and foods made out of unprocessed items No soda Exercise six days a week for at least ten minutes. I know that sounds wimpy, but I'll actually exercise more than the 10. This minimum gets me up a...