pickscrape's Journal, 27 August 2010

I think I was right about that prediction. :)

I just noticed that it is now two weeks since my starting weight was taken. My weight this morning was exactly 4 pounds lower, equating to a 2 pounds per week loss, which as I understand it is a pretty healthy rate.

So that's pretty encouraging. I could of course be doing it faster by exercising more, but circumstances currently make that difficult. It will change soon I hope.

Anyway, I am making progress, so that's reason to be optimistic, and to keep at it! I need to set up some milestones.

I'm going to use two types of milestones. First, the 10lb boundaries, which means the first one will be 210. As soon as I get below that, I'll consider the milestone reached.

The other is based on the way in which everyone I know in the UK identifies the weight: in stones. A stone is 14lb. You won't hear people from the UK saying they weigh 210lb, they'll say 15 stone. That's convenient, since that's also my first "decimal" goal too. :) So I'll count that as a double milestone, and will then consider losses of 1/2 a stone as another milestone.

This way, I'll achieve milestones more often, which I hope will help to keep me motivated.

That brings back memories though. I remember being about 13 stone (182lb) and thinking I needed to start watching my weight. Shame I didn't listen to myself back then. :(

214.2 lb Lost so far: 4.0 lb.    Still to go: 54.2 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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1539 kcal

Fat: 55.69g | Prot: 67.37g | Carb: 209.61g.   Breakfast: Fat Free Milk, Shredded Wheat Original. Lunch: Turkey Breast Lean Smoked Premium, Pepper Jack Cheese thin slice, Iceberg Lettuce, Double Fiber Bread. Dinner: Wendy's French Fries, Single Hamburger - Lettuce Only. Snacks/Other: Carrots, Oats & Chocolate high fiber chewy bars, Almonds. more...

3066 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 30 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 5 minutes, Resting - 5 hours and 5 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Desk Work - 10 hours. more...