After a long period of screwing around (and yo-yoing between 150 and 160), I've started a new program. It's called Paleo Plan and it's a service that provides a weekly meal plan (and shopping list). It's more paleo than anything I've done before, and so far I've cheated by having coffee (with milk and artificial sweetener), Coke Zero, and some sugar-free hard candies. But the food for Day One was delicious, and filling.
I skipped the breakfast (wasn't hungry), but ate it for lunch. And I've got leftovers so I can have it again today if I want. Dinner was salmon cakes with a mango salsa. Since the recipes are for two people, I shared with Jack and we both thought it was pretty damned awesome. Will definitely make again.
My weigh-in this morning was 162.4. That was up from yesterday, but I expected that it would be. The number should start going down tomorrow.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
After Much Gluttonous Debauchery, Soup
According to The Plan, I should be down to 145 kg in 4 days. That ain't gonna happen. I'm at 149.8. That's more than I weighed 3 weeks ago. I haven't been doing very well the last couple of weeks. It started, I guess, the weekend after my last post. I was at 149.5 on that Friday, but my Monday I was up to 154.2. Then I got back down to 150.6 by the next Friday (June 14), only to be back up to 153.8 a week later. Then I finished work and enjoyed a weekend of gluttonous debauchery and peaked at 155.3 on Tuesday, the 25th.
Most of that time, I wasn't eating all that badly. It was the drinking, I think, that caused everything to come undone. About three months ago, I started stocking up on liquor, and now I've got a nice little collection. Which is all very nice, and makes for some nice Saturday Treat Days, but the thing is, I was starting to have a couple (or, you know, five) drinks every night.
So on the Monday after I finished work (the 25th), I went a bit hardcore. No booze. No sugar-free lollies. No low-carb snack bars. No sugar-free cola. I made up a big vegetable soup, and I've been eating the soup, meat, and eggs. And that's pretty much it. The only thing I'm drinking is water and coffee.
I'm skipping Treat Day today, and sticking with the soup for the next week. It won't get me to 145 by Wednesday, but I'm hoping it'll help me get back on track so that I can hit 140 by the 24th of July.
Most of that time, I wasn't eating all that badly. It was the drinking, I think, that caused everything to come undone. About three months ago, I started stocking up on liquor, and now I've got a nice little collection. Which is all very nice, and makes for some nice Saturday Treat Days, but the thing is, I was starting to have a couple (or, you know, five) drinks every night.
So on the Monday after I finished work (the 25th), I went a bit hardcore. No booze. No sugar-free lollies. No low-carb snack bars. No sugar-free cola. I made up a big vegetable soup, and I've been eating the soup, meat, and eggs. And that's pretty much it. The only thing I'm drinking is water and coffee.
I'm skipping Treat Day today, and sticking with the soup for the next week. It won't get me to 145 by Wednesday, but I'm hoping it'll help me get back on track so that I can hit 140 by the 24th of July.
Friday, June 7, 2013
The Plan - Week 3: Small Change, Good Result
My goal for this week was 151.7. The change mentioned in the title is that I've decided to switch my official weekly weigh-in day from Monday to Wednesday. I think it more accurately reflects what's happening during the whole week. Although this Wednesday I had a fairly weird number (a 2.6 kg drop from Tuesday, followed by a 2.1 kg rise on Thursday), so I'm not sure I want to use it as my official number. If I take an average from the Tuesday and Thursday numbers, that puts me right on track at 151.7 kg, so I think I'm going to go with that.
If I do, this is how my numbers look so far for the three weeks:
Week 1 - Goal: 155.0 Actual: 154.5
Week 2 - Goal: 153.3 Actual: 155.1
Week 3 - Goal: 151.7 Actual: 151.7
My goal for next week is 150.0 and according to this morning's weigh-in, I'm already under that. If that's accurate (and given the bouncing around my number's have been doing the last few days, I'm not entirely confident that it is), and if I lose more weight between today and next Wednesday, I might move my goals forward a week.
Since my new weekly weigh-in day is Wednesday, that meant I'm trying to hit my final goal weight of 140 kg by July 24 instead of July 22. But if my current numbers are accurate, I'll change it to the week before, July 17. That's actually the Wednesday before I go back to work, so I like that. But I'm also aware of the possibility that (1) the numbers I've been getting lately aren't entirely accurate, and (2) The Plan may come undone during the month-long vacation I'm about to start.
If I do, this is how my numbers look so far for the three weeks:
Week 1 - Goal: 155.0 Actual: 154.5
Week 2 - Goal: 153.3 Actual: 155.1
Week 3 - Goal: 151.7 Actual: 151.7
My goal for next week is 150.0 and according to this morning's weigh-in, I'm already under that. If that's accurate (and given the bouncing around my number's have been doing the last few days, I'm not entirely confident that it is), and if I lose more weight between today and next Wednesday, I might move my goals forward a week.
Since my new weekly weigh-in day is Wednesday, that meant I'm trying to hit my final goal weight of 140 kg by July 24 instead of July 22. But if my current numbers are accurate, I'll change it to the week before, July 17. That's actually the Wednesday before I go back to work, so I like that. But I'm also aware of the possibility that (1) the numbers I've been getting lately aren't entirely accurate, and (2) The Plan may come undone during the month-long vacation I'm about to start.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Plan - Week 2: The Price You Pay
My goal weight for this week was 153.3 kg, and at my Monday morning weigh-in I was 155.1 kg. Yeah, that's 100 grams over my goal weight for last week.
What happened? I think it was the pizza and cheesecake I ate on Tuesday at Jack's birthday party, and also the little booze-and-junk-food binge I enjoyed on Saturday (because Saturday is treat day!). I'm a little disappointed, but not a lot, and the reason why is that I had been losing steadily since Wednesday, and by Sunday, I weighed in at 152.8 kg, which was well below the goal for Monday. So I think the 155 was a temporary spike. Already this morning, I'm down to 154.
The big question is whether or not I'll keep dropping and hit the 151.7 kg goal by next Monday. I guess it depends how real that 155 spike really was. But if it turns out that I'm a week behind, I guess I'll just have to live with it. But it's making me think that if I'm going to keep having Saturday treat days, I might switch my official weekly weigh-in day to Wednesday to get a number that better reflects what's happened through the whole week, rather than a spike after a big Saturday night.
What happened? I think it was the pizza and cheesecake I ate on Tuesday at Jack's birthday party, and also the little booze-and-junk-food binge I enjoyed on Saturday (because Saturday is treat day!). I'm a little disappointed, but not a lot, and the reason why is that I had been losing steadily since Wednesday, and by Sunday, I weighed in at 152.8 kg, which was well below the goal for Monday. So I think the 155 was a temporary spike. Already this morning, I'm down to 154.
The big question is whether or not I'll keep dropping and hit the 151.7 kg goal by next Monday. I guess it depends how real that 155 spike really was. But if it turns out that I'm a week behind, I guess I'll just have to live with it. But it's making me think that if I'm going to keep having Saturday treat days, I might switch my official weekly weigh-in day to Wednesday to get a number that better reflects what's happened through the whole week, rather than a spike after a big Saturday night.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Plan - Week 1: So Far, So Good
My goal weight for this week was 155.0 kg. My Monday morning weigh-in 154.5 kg.
So that's good, because I'm already a little bit ahead, but I'm also keeping in mind that the first weeks are usually the easiest. Back in August of last year, I lost over 8 kg in the first week. I didn't expect that to happen again this time, but I'm not going to get too excited about hitting an easy goal, either.
There's also the fact that I'm already back over 155 today, as expected after eating pizza and cheesecake for Jack's birthday. Which I followed up with a few drinks, because....hey, happy birthday! And Tuesday! And I've already blown in for today so why the hell not! :)
Back to The Plan as of this morning, though. And it's a work day, so I'll be too busy to be bad. Although DAMN since I've been working during the day, I'm realizing how often they bring and share cake, donuts, pastries, etc. It must make it hard for the people doing Weight Watchers at Work. Poor bastards.
So that's good, because I'm already a little bit ahead, but I'm also keeping in mind that the first weeks are usually the easiest. Back in August of last year, I lost over 8 kg in the first week. I didn't expect that to happen again this time, but I'm not going to get too excited about hitting an easy goal, either.
There's also the fact that I'm already back over 155 today, as expected after eating pizza and cheesecake for Jack's birthday. Which I followed up with a few drinks, because....hey, happy birthday! And Tuesday! And I've already blown in for today so why the hell not! :)
Back to The Plan as of this morning, though. And it's a work day, so I'll be too busy to be bad. Although DAMN since I've been working during the day, I'm realizing how often they bring and share cake, donuts, pastries, etc. It must make it hard for the people doing Weight Watchers at Work. Poor bastards.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A New Plan, Again
Okay, this is the plan:
May 13 - 156.6
May 13 - 156.6
May 20 - 155.0
May 27 - 153.3
June 3 - 151.7
June 10 - 150.0
June 17 - 148.3
June 24 - 146.6
July 1 - 145.0
July 8 - 143.3
July 15 - 141.7
July 22 - 140.0
Yeah, I know that the last time I posted here, over six months ago, I had a very similar plan. And I was at pretty much the same weight I'm at now, with a plan to get down to about the same weight I'm shooting for this time. Well, the plan didn't work out then. Instead of being under 150 kg by the beginning of the year, I was up to nearly 170 kg. But then I lost a lot of weight and got down to 147.5 kg by mid-April. Now it's mid-May and I'm back up over 155. I'm going to try to stick to the plan a little better this time. ;-)
Monday, October 15, 2012
Getting Back On Track Before Summer
Wow, it's been longer than I thought.
The last time I posted an update, I'd just went over 160 kg and then lost a whopping 8.1 kg in a week to get back under. Looking at my weigh-in data, after that I was back up to 160.2 by Sept 4, then dropped down to 154.7 about 10 days later. Then by Sept 17, I was back up to 161.0 kg and to 162.0 by Oct 8.
So there's been a lot of bouncing around, generally between 155 to 160 kg. I go on huge junk food binges that last a week or two, pack on the kilos, then stop for a week or so and drop back down. The thing is, each time I do it, I top out a little higher -- 160, then 161, then 162, and when I lose, I lose less -- 152.6, then 154.7, and now 158.0.
I need to stop the binges, and get back onto my program long-term. Not just for a week or two, until my jeans don't feel like they're cutting me in half any more. But for six weeks. Then twelve weeks. Then twenty-four weeks.
We're going up north this summer, and I need to be smaller and fitter when we get there. What would realistic goals look like? If I go with my 1.6 - 1.7 kg loss per week, here's what's possible:
Oct 22 - 156.3 kg
Oct 29 - 154.7 kg
Nov 5 - 153.0 kg
Nov 12 - 151.4 kg
Nov 19 - 149.7 kg
Nov 26 - 148.1 kg
Dec 3 - 146.4 kg
Dec 10 - 144.8 kg
Dec 17 - 143.1 kg
That would get me back to where I was in February, 2011. On one hand, that's damned depressing. On the other, it's what has to happen if I want to keep moving forward. I've taken the three steps back (again), and even though it feels like walking the same old ground, it has to be done before I can move into new territory.
Assuming that a vacation, plus Christmas, plus New Year's Eve partying means I'm back up to 150 kg on Jan 1, 2013, getting back on track after that looks something like:
Jan 7 - 148.3 kg
Jan 14 - 146.7 kg
Jan 21 - 145.0 kg
Jan 28 - 143.4 kg
Feb 4 - 141.7 kg
Feb 11 - 140.1 kg
Feb 18 - 138.5 kg
That puts me at a new lowest weight by the time I go back to work. And while it might not be a smooth steady drop between now and then, or from then through the next year, what I'm hoping for is that I set new maximums. Three months from now, six months from now, a year from now when I go off the rails again, I don't want that to mean that I go from 150 kg to 160 kg before I say "Enough!" and start losing again. I want 150 kg to be the new 160 kg. And then 140 kg. And then 130 kg. And then lower and lower and lower.
Now that the long winter is finally over, I'm hoping to get some exercise going again. A guy is coming to look at the cross-trainer this morning, to see if he can fix it. After I broke the other one, Karen bought one from a local online auction site, but the belt was broken. I ordered a new belt from the US, but I don't have the tools to put it on. So it's been sitting around doing nothing for...I don't know, a long damned time. If he fixes it today, I'm going to start using it. It's a huge thing, from a gym, so it's unlikely to fall apart under me. That'll help.
Plus I'm looking to get myself a couple of new fitness-related toys. A heart-rate monitor to help me track my exercise intensity, calories, burned, etc. plus a FitBit One to track my steps, sleep patterns, etc. I think they'll help, too.
The last time I posted an update, I'd just went over 160 kg and then lost a whopping 8.1 kg in a week to get back under. Looking at my weigh-in data, after that I was back up to 160.2 by Sept 4, then dropped down to 154.7 about 10 days later. Then by Sept 17, I was back up to 161.0 kg and to 162.0 by Oct 8.
So there's been a lot of bouncing around, generally between 155 to 160 kg. I go on huge junk food binges that last a week or two, pack on the kilos, then stop for a week or so and drop back down. The thing is, each time I do it, I top out a little higher -- 160, then 161, then 162, and when I lose, I lose less -- 152.6, then 154.7, and now 158.0.
I need to stop the binges, and get back onto my program long-term. Not just for a week or two, until my jeans don't feel like they're cutting me in half any more. But for six weeks. Then twelve weeks. Then twenty-four weeks.
We're going up north this summer, and I need to be smaller and fitter when we get there. What would realistic goals look like? If I go with my 1.6 - 1.7 kg loss per week, here's what's possible:
Oct 22 - 156.3 kg
Oct 29 - 154.7 kg
Nov 5 - 153.0 kg
Nov 12 - 151.4 kg
Nov 19 - 149.7 kg
Nov 26 - 148.1 kg
Dec 3 - 146.4 kg
Dec 10 - 144.8 kg
Dec 17 - 143.1 kg
That would get me back to where I was in February, 2011. On one hand, that's damned depressing. On the other, it's what has to happen if I want to keep moving forward. I've taken the three steps back (again), and even though it feels like walking the same old ground, it has to be done before I can move into new territory.
Assuming that a vacation, plus Christmas, plus New Year's Eve partying means I'm back up to 150 kg on Jan 1, 2013, getting back on track after that looks something like:
Jan 7 - 148.3 kg
Jan 14 - 146.7 kg
Jan 21 - 145.0 kg
Jan 28 - 143.4 kg
Feb 4 - 141.7 kg
Feb 11 - 140.1 kg
Feb 18 - 138.5 kg
That puts me at a new lowest weight by the time I go back to work. And while it might not be a smooth steady drop between now and then, or from then through the next year, what I'm hoping for is that I set new maximums. Three months from now, six months from now, a year from now when I go off the rails again, I don't want that to mean that I go from 150 kg to 160 kg before I say "Enough!" and start losing again. I want 150 kg to be the new 160 kg. And then 140 kg. And then 130 kg. And then lower and lower and lower.
Now that the long winter is finally over, I'm hoping to get some exercise going again. A guy is coming to look at the cross-trainer this morning, to see if he can fix it. After I broke the other one, Karen bought one from a local online auction site, but the belt was broken. I ordered a new belt from the US, but I don't have the tools to put it on. So it's been sitting around doing nothing for...I don't know, a long damned time. If he fixes it today, I'm going to start using it. It's a huge thing, from a gym, so it's unlikely to fall apart under me. That'll help.
Plus I'm looking to get myself a couple of new fitness-related toys. A heart-rate monitor to help me track my exercise intensity, calories, burned, etc. plus a FitBit One to track my steps, sleep patterns, etc. I think they'll help, too.
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