Over a month

Hey fans,

   So it has been over a month since my last post.  It has been a very busy month and some.  First of all, my break was due to my vacation that I took.  It was a great vacation, gave me a lot of motivation, by the reaction I got from EVERYONE.  Every person that I ran into commented on how good I looked and how it was amazing how good I was looking due to the weight loss.  I will say that I only gained 4 lbs over that week, but it was difficult to get back to the diet after a week of eating whatever I wanted.  Now I did run every day over vacation, so I am sure that it stymied the weight gain, and I attempted to keep my diet as best I could, but it was my vacation.  So at this moment, I am down 45lbs, but it has been a fight to try to get the last 30 lbs off.  I hurt my hip to an extreme, because of running and whatever, I have been in so much pain, but it is getting better.  I have been running but not being very good at staying on my diet, but after this weekend, I have about two months straight of staying in Greensburg, so I will hit my diet hard and get that last 30 lbs.  My goal is still 210, and I will reach it, but as of this morning, I am thinner than I have been since 2003!!!  Anyway, thought I would keep everyone up to date, I feel good, I look pretty good and I am doing well.  Thanks for reading!!!

Jim

Motviation

Hey fans,

   So I am now halfway to my goal of 70 lbs loss and even thought it doesn't seem like I have lost a lot of weight since my previous post, I must confess that I had two weekends in a row at the beginning of March where I did not eat correctly and paid for it not only in the weight loss, but also through my stomach and my overall feeling of blah.  That all being said, I am progressing now.  

   

    Earlier this month, I attended a friend's party where I had not seen a lot of the guys in at least a month, if not more.  Now, guys are not normally the ones who will say anything about another man's appearance, unless pretty drastic, we just are not like that.  I was told by several of my friends that whatever I was doing, keep doing it because it was working and even one close friend that I had not seen in about half a year did not recognize me.  Again, guys aren't that hung up on each other's appearance, but it made me happy that I was getting a good reaction.  

   The difficult part of losing the weight and staying motivated is multi-fold.  First, I am happy that I am losing the weight and that it is showing, but I have to stay motivated because it is not my ultimate goal.  It is difficult, because sometimes the mindset kicks in "I am Mr. Weightloss!" but just because I have reached this goal, does not mean that I am reach the end point.  The compliments are nice, but I really need to keep my mind set on the goal at hand, that is reaching that 70lbs loss.  I have had other friends tell me that I am too big of a guy to lose that much weight, that it will be unhealthy.  To them, I say, yes I WAS a big guy, and I ALWAYS will be a big guy, but I can still be a big guy and have LESS of me.  I have even more motivation now, as my mother told me if I can make it to August (when I will go see her and my sister for my sister's 30 birthday), then we can go shopping for new clothes.  I ALREADY NEED new clothes, but I can make what I have work.  So now my goal is to be 70lbs down by August (and I am half way there).

Weight: 243 (-35lbs)

Waist: 42 (-3 inches off)

Down 30

Fans,
     So after breaking my diet last weekend after seeing my mom and going to an Oscar party, I came back with a vengeance this week, and I am down 30 lbs after 3.5 weeks (my previous counting of weeks was off...).  I can say that I feel great, and love this diet.  I get to eat and I feel good...that is all that matters, I feel good.  I have energy and the ability to workout and still be okay.  This weekend may be another test, because I have a friend's baby (man) shower, but I think after this past weekend and knowing how bad I felt after my one day, that I may watch myself even more.  I will still have fun, but I may not drink (as much) or eat (as much).  It is nice to have those few days where I eat something, but it affects my diet and my feeling so much that it really isn't worth it.  In another month, I would like to be down 20-30 lbs, but for now, 30 lbs is great....

3 weeks

Well fans,
    After three weeks of using the weighnot diet program, I am happy to say that I am down 22 lbs.  It doesn't seem like a lot, but as a friend told me "It is the slow weight loss that usually stays off."  It is surprising that I am down this much after only a brief amount of time considering that I have not really been working out due to knee problems.  What I was doing was taking the dogs for longer walks, about a mile and a half or so, but nothing too extraneous because of my knee and I have a little dog who has had knee surgery and cannot keep up with  me and the bigger dog.  I did break my diet the other day at the Mexican restaurant here in town, as I met up with a friend to eat.  I ordered what I should, trying to stick to chicken, meat and veggies, but my downfall was chips and salsa.  Considering that I have not had any bread "carbs" in three weeks, it was a good treat, but something that I regretted later as it made me feel sick and not "good".

This past Sunday, I started working out again.  I started doing my Insanity program, partially because it was inside and it was too flipping cold out to do anything.  I like running and more than likely will start doing it as well, once it gets a little warmer (today is supposed to be in the 70s!!!), but I began slowly with the Insanity program.  It is a lot of quick moves and can cause some issues with knees, but I am happy to report that the pain in the knee was kept to minimal and I was able to finish the programmed DVD.  I am on day 3 and am doing okay, but icing the knee every evening just in case.  I am hoping that the next couple of weekends, even though I have things planned, I can stick to my diet as best as I can (it will be difficult, going to a couple of parties over the next two weekends, but my plan is to try my willpower).  I will continue to workout, so that should help with any lapses in my diet that I have, but I truly hope to reach my goal.

Weight: 257.2
Waist: 45"

After a week and some on weightnot

Well fans,
     After my first few days of weightnot, I was feeling pretty damn good....the weight loss had slowed, so I assumed it was all just water weight, but nonetheless, I was still positive on my journey...then came the weekend.  For many of you, you many live in an area or have things that you do on the weekend...unfortunately, where I live, the options are not as fruitful.  I rented 6 movies, worked on my homework, played with my puppy dogs and that was only on Saturday evening.  I still had Sunday and Monday to get through.  Lucky for me, I had a friend visit, which took a little of that temptation away from eating (which if any of you read one of my previous blogs, you will know that I am a bored eater.)  Anyway, I made it through (although with a friend in town, I had a little bit of alcohol, not a lot, maybe two shots of Crown Black, but I immediately got drunk and then as quick as I had it in my system, I became sober again....the detoxing of my liver must really work, because my liver worked like a CHAMP!!!)
     
     So now I am on to the next phase of weightnot, which is called RapidLoss.  The first two days are Lipidloading, in which I eat bigger portions, which is crucial to "...helping with a satisfied feeling and low hunger levels early in the program."  It is also supposed to help with the way your body burns calories.  Then it is off to the Rapidloss portion, which is basically caloric intake of around 800 calories and their fiber supplements and vitamins (which are fine).  Then one day a week, I get to eat what is called Nutripace, which is "...designed to keep your weight loss on track by helping to avoid slow-downs or stalls in fat burning."

     My knee is feeling better, not good enough to do a lot, but I went for a long walk with the puppies last night and it held up, so I think after this week, I might be alright to start running again, maybe even an attempt at Insanity as well, but I will take it easy.  So for the past week and a day, stats are:

Weight: 262.2 (total loss of 16.3lbs)
Waist: 45"

Day 4 of Weightnot

So yesterday's meals were quite wonderful.  I can't imagine anything wouldn't be after going through two days of fasting.  I also felt that now that I would be able to eat, I would gain some of my weight back, just because of course, if my body wasn't taking in any calories (except for a fiber supplement) and now I am putting calories into my body.  Well, I woke up this morning and I was another 1.5 lbs down.  Not as drastic as the past couple of days, but still losing weight.  So total for the week, I am down 16 lbs (15.9 lbs...we will round up).  I cannot tell you how excited I am.  I am no where near what I want to be, but I am on my way.  The food I cooked tastes great, the veggies are good and I am not hungry.  I have a lot of energy and I am feeling better.  Now, I have as of yet lost any "serious" weight, but I am sure after a month, that will work.  Well, there it is fans, for right now, here are my stats:

Weight: 262.6
Waist: 45

Day 3 of Weightnot...I GET TO EAT!!!

So here is the news fans.  As of this morning, my 3rd day of my diet, I am down 14.5 lbs.  I will say that it is probably, mostly water weight...which is fine.  Today is the first day I get to eat my food.  Last night, I purchased a bunch of organic, fresh or flash frozen food from my list of approved items and cooked a week's worth last night.  The good news, I had the willpower to not eat or sample a single thing.  The bad news...I WAS STARVING!!!  But then I had my fiber shake and went to bed, so it was okay.  I feel good today, nothing real bad.  This morning I was allowed several choices, but since I did not get up early enough to cook anything, I just had 1 whole hard boiled egg and then 2 hard boiled eggs but I removed the yoke, so just the whites.  I also had a bag (I weighed it) of blackberries.  Not too bad of a breakfast.  I am not hungry, and I actually feel pretty energized.  I also had my supplements this morning.  Because of the limited food intake that I am on, I am sure that I will lose weight, but for the most part, it is food that I am willing to eat and try.

Last night I cooked Tilapia, Cod and Steak (all weighted BEFORE cooking) and then sauteed mushrooms, asparagus, and green beans.  I also weighed out my tomatoes, my fruit and put them all in the fridge in their own individual containers so that I can just grab one, heat it up and then go.  I think that this will work for the first week, if not the entire month.  Now, on this part of the diet, I am only supposed to lose 3-7 lbs or more, and I am definitely on the "or more" side of things.  I am still not able to do any physical activity (which I HATE!!!) because my knee is not healing or not healed up yet and it still is sore and hurts to even move around, but it has only been about two weeks, so maybe just a little more time.  If it doesn't get better by the time I am onto the next phase of my diet, I will either go see the doc or just tough it out and start working out, maybe it just needs to get the some blood flowing to it, stretch and stuff.  On another injury note, my plantar fasciitis is still painful, and I have been stretching and doing everything I can to get rid of the pain, but it remains as well...hopefully IF I go see the doctor, I can get both fixed or some assistance, or if I start working out, maybe it will fix itself.

Day 3: 264
Waist: 45.5

On with day 3!!!