270's!!!!!!

I am now at 279.8. I lost another 2.6 lbs bringing my total to 36.6 lbs. I did not exercise very much this week. Honestly, I did not step on the treadmill one single time. I did walk around a lot on Saturday in the turkey woods. However, I am regretting not exercising at home. I believe I could have done much better than 2.6 lbs.

Enough whining about last week and on to this week. I still have 9 days before we go to Cancun. I want to lose at least 3.4 lbs to hit my 40 lb mark. If I still eat the things I am supposed to eat and get back on the exercise routine, I can knock that out without any problem.

Becca and I are talking about signing up for boot camp following our trip to Mexico. She has done a great job eating exactly what I have been eating and is losing weight as well. I still want to hit my 50 lb mark before July 4th. I am hoping that 6 weeks of boot camp will push me down another 10-20 lbs. I tried it last year and dropped out after 3 weeks. But I am now done almost 40 lbs and should be able to handle it much better. I am also considerably more dedicated to my success than I was a year ago.

I will post mid week. We have a funeral this week, our one year anniversary this weekend, and our trip to Cancun next week. Got to focus on eating right!!!!

6 Weeks Down!!!

Weighed in today at 282.4 lbs. Down another 6.1 lbs. I am now down a total of 34 lbs in 6 weeks. I have taken 5 inches off of my waist in the last 6 weeks. I took a suit in to have altered and she took out 5 inches in the pants and about 6 in the jacket. I had to go tonight and by a new belt because I have run out of holes on the old belt. VERY EXCITING!!!

I believe my weight loss began picking up last week partly due to water consumption. I had not drunk very much water the previous two weeks and decided to pick back up on the water as much as possible. Now, am back down another 6.1 lbs this week. Becca also made dinners for me before she left town for the week and that helped as well.

I am now 2.4 lbs away from my May 9th goal and I still have 16 days to get there. Our one year anniversary comes up on May 6th and it is amazing the difference I see when I look at our wedding pictures in the hallway. However, I know that I am adding many years to my life with this diet. That means that we get to be together even longer.

Eating Alone but Eating Good.

I lost another 2.1 lbs this week. I am now 288.5 lbs down 27.9 lbs. I will be perfectly happy if I will continue losing 2 lbs a week. I probably had a little more snack food in last week than what I normally have. So I was glad that posted a loss. I have been a little worried about weighing in today. I am still hoping for 280 lbs by May 9th.

Becca is in North Dakota this week on business. Being the great wife that she is, she cooked dinners for four nights this week and put them in the refrigerator. I still got to have asparagus, potatoes, and poppy seed chicken. I also have lasagna that she put in the fridge. She wanted to make sure that I stuck to the diet.

I am on a soup kick at work right now. While at the grocery store, I saw that Healthy Choice has containers of soup ready to put in the microwave . They had several different types of soup that were all 170 calories for the whole meal. I have always been a soup fan and this will allow me to have under 275 calories between breakfast and lunch.

Many of you have asked what Becca is cooking for some of our dinners. I am hoping at some point in the future that she will be able to post some of the meal combinations that I have had so far on the diet.

I will post mid week. I am hoping for 285 by next Monday.

Old but New Clothes

I am still about 4 days from my next weigh in. I am trying not to weigh during the week but I am always excited. I went through the back half of my closet today. You know, that half where you normally only enter when you need to find an old shirt to make into a rag. I took to suit jackets that I have not worn in a long time. LONG TIME. They fit!! It looks like I have already dropped two full suit sizes. I am still pushing for 280 by May 9th. I am going to get back on the treadmill right now and do about 4 miles. See you guys later in the week.

Picking up the Pace!!!

I lost another 5.2 lbs. I am down 25.8 in four weeks. My current weight is 290.6. I really wanted to break 290 this week. However, I quit walking and running around Thursday for the weekend. I feel that I could have surpassed my goal if I would have worked harder. I am happy with the weight loss and now will get back to exercising this week. I really need to start pushing further than I have thus far. Biking is just around the corner for Becca and I.

I have to go shopping for belts. I have gone from the first notch in my belts to the last notch and have even drilled a hole in the belt to get an extra week or two wear out of them. I am already wearing jeans that I know I have not worn in over two years and really see clothes continuing to get bigger every week. It was encouraging when I tried on a bathing suit on Saturday that would normally be my size and I found that it was too big. Really Exciting!!!

Fruit is a life saver for me right now. I am eating fruit most days at least twice. Becca and I went tonight and bought several different varieties of fruit. I am eating it for breakfast at least every other day and also using it to munch on when I just want to eat something. I am still averaging about 1,000 calories a day. Tonight we had grilled fish, grilled potatoes, asparagus, and carrots. I still came in around 850 calories for the day.

My next checkpoint will be May 9th when Becca and I go to Cancun. I have exactly four weeks and would like to weigh 280 by our departure. That would put me down 36 lbs in 8 weeks. (11.4% of my original weight.)

I am off to the treadmill and to a healthier life!!!

Closing in on my first month

I am in my fourth week of my diet and I hope to hit my first goal by this Monday. I want to lose a total of 26.4 lbs in my first month. I was at 295.8 on Monday night and I want to be at 290 this coming Monday. I hit it hard this week. I am now up to running and walking three miles in a session. However, I wanted to make sure that I did it everyday this week to push me towards 290 lbs.

There were a couple of days last week where I just wasn't hungry and did not have the time for breakfast or lunch and only ate dinner when I got home. I think this had an adverse effect on my weight loss. I have made a point this week to eat every single meal. My favorite thing right now is my egg and ham sandwich for breakfast. Tonight will be great, Becca is making omelets and pancakes again.

Clothes are getting bigger everyday. I am already wearing clothes that I have not worn in a while. I can't wait until I get my waist below a size 44. NO MORE SHOPPING AT BIG AND TALL. I will finally be able to buy clothes anywhere I want to buy them. You have to understand that for clothes always cost more for a big fella. I guess it is because they have to hire Omar the tent maker to sew you pants together. That is finally coming to an end.

See you later in the week. Thanks for all of your encouragement on my journey.

Low Week....

Well, I knew my weight loss had to slow down at some point, but I am not discouraged. I am now at 295.8. I have lost 20.6 lbs in three weeks. I will admit that I did not do as much physical activity last week as the two weeks prior and we are going to remedy that this week. I am committed to exercising an hour a day for the next 7 days to get this thing rolling again. I really wanted to hit 290 by Easter. I still have time to get to 280 by the time we go to Cancun in May. We leave the 9th and I wanted to be down 36 lbs by this day.

On a positive note, I think I am losing size faster than tonnage. I am down four notches on all of my belts and have hit the last notch on them. Running is getting easier. I ran last night for a while on the treadmill during my hour long trek. I ran for 5 solid minutes at one point. Does not sound like much to some, but that is 4 minutes and 50 seconds longer than where I was before.

So it is off to the races this week with my determination. Lets see how close to 290 I can get by Easter. See you during the week.