jmb3450's Journal, 30 May 2014

I was hoping for more than a pound down. According to fairy tales the tortoise wins the race, I don't want to win I just want to cross the finish line...but that is a win in this game isn't it. My body seems to be holding on to waste, I was more regular when I had less fiber in my diet....not to be gross but I think today might be release day. My wife has told me for years I'm full of it and I guess she's right. Sunday marks one month since I started this and my goal was 15 lbs in the first month. Next weigh in will be Sunday morning since that'll be a month, we'll see if I can get there, I'm 2 lbs away right now.

My wife helped me take body measurements last night. Plugging them into 6 different online body fat calculators and taking the average I'm getting 35.35% body fat. I'd estimated it at 37% before taking any measurements using pictures of different body type, I came pretty close. Now just need to continue on getting that number way down.

Last night I learned how to clarify butter, so I finally made pan-seared scallops the right way and they were restaurant quality delicious with a nice golden brown crust. Had sweet potato fries and broccoli w/ parmesan cheese plus 4 large scallops and the meal was 584 calories. I'm still amazed at what I can eat and stay in my RDI when I'm making smart food choices.

Almost a month into this, lifestyle change things are beginning to become habit which is good. I think that's at least part of why I've been able to resist temptations that in the past would have done me in. There have been times when I've seen or thought of bad foods and remembered how good they taste, but I haven't had really bad cravings where it's like I just have to have them. Another good thing is that I'm not resorting to emotional eating when situations or relationships become difficult, nor am I eating compulsively which was one of my bad behaviors of the past. I know it would be easy to just jump ship and go back to the way things were and I so much do not want to go back to where I was. It's a day by day journey, sometimes a bit of a struggle, but it's a good journey I intend to follow to the end.

TGIF, it's FRIDAY! Let's make it a good one.

241.0 lb Lost so far: 13.0 lb.    Still to go: 51.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1881 kcal

Fat: 104.65g | Prot: 144.59g | Carb: 108.89g.   Breakfast: Coffee (Dry, Powder with Whitener, Reduced Calorie), Flax USA Golden Flax Cold Milled Golden Flax Seed, Kraft Finely Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Silk Almond Milk Protein + Fiber, Spinach (Chopped or Leaf, Frozen), Weis Quality Deli Thin Sliced Black Forest Ham, American Cheese (Low Fat, Pasteurized), Egg White, Egg. Lunch: Kraft 2% Milk American Cheese Singles, Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise, Jennie-O Deli Favorites Reduced Sodium Turkey Breast, Fiber One Traditional White Wrap. Dinner: Wish-Bone Light Italian Dressing, Sour Cream, Butter Whipped (Salted), Applebee's Baked Potato, Applebee's House Sirloin (7 oz), Applebee's House Salad. Snacks/Other: Grapes, Blackberries, Trader Joe's Chia Seeds, Silk Almond Milk Protein + Fiber, Trader Joe's Veggie & Flaxseed Tortilla Chips, Dannon Light & Fit Greek Blends - Strawberry Cheesecake. more...

3750 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 40 minutes, Yard Work (gardening) - 20 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 45 minutes, Driving - 2 hours and 30 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 3 hours and 45 minutes. more...