Wednesday Weigh-In Aug. 12, 2009

Catching Up

Sorry I didn’t update Monday or Tuesday. On Monday I forgot. On Tuesday, just plain busy trying to catch up. Sunday’s birthday dinner was postponed to Wed. (today) because my dad was sick. That didn’t stop me from eating badly on Sunday. I didn’t keep track but let me just say, brownies and fried mozzarella (my favorite hot food!) were involved.

I didn’t walk Sunday or Monday and I felt like crap. Got back on track yesterday, though and will make sure I walk extra tonight following the Big Birthday Dinner!

Food Diary for Tuesday:

Breakfast: Cheerios and 2% milk – 350 calories

Lunch: turkey sandwich, mustard, whole wheat bread – 195 calories

Dinner: white rice, cream of chicken, chicken breast – (est. 450 calories)

Snack: 2 bananas – 210 calories, 1 granola bar (100 calories each) – 520 calories

Total calories 1,515

The weekly weigh-in stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 329 lbs.
• Weight today: 328 lbs.
• Amount lost this week: 1 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 22 pounds

Tara’s Weekly Update:

The countdown is on to our holiday and instead of stepping up the exercise, I’ve had to cut back! How ridiculous I hear you cry, but I’ve got so much work to do so I’m free to, you know pack and float dreamily around the house in a pre-holiday haze, that exercise has had to take a back seat.

That said, I have taken posession of a new personal trainer who I’m hoping will whip me into shape.
OK, so it’s not some athletic gym bunny who’s going to get me jogging up and down my stairs. It’s an EA Sports Active Trainer for the Wii which I’ve been asked to test and, given my history of fitness classes and hate of all fitness videos, I thought it would be an interesting trial.

I’m going to give it a go this week and next, but will probably have to wait until my return to really get into it.
And I think hubby would divorce me if I told him I was taking it away with us . . .

The stats: Tara Cain

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 162 lbs.
• Weight today: 160 lbs
• Amount lost this week: -2lb

 

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

If you’d like to post a Wednesday Weigh-In post on your blog and help spread the word of our goals, please do so. Get all the info on how you can participate right here.

See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.

Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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Dave’s Update: Friday 7-7-09

So, some of you called me out on my choices of food this week, questioning my decision to eat granola bars and Cheerios.

Let’s get something straight, okay?  I have a horrible diet. I’ve NEVER eaten what most people consider healthy foods. I despise most vegetables and don’t eat any meat other than chicken (yes, that means no seafood). So, my diet had always been very bland and made up of starches and junk food. Cooking for me is not fun because I’m also very picky.

A picky fat guy? Imagine that.

I have asked a friend of a friend, a chef, to create a sample menu for me, which I will be experimenting with once he’s got it ready for me. But in the meanwhile, don’t expect to see lots of posts with words like salad, boiled salmon, and water chestnuts. I don’t even know if the last one is healthy, but it sure sounds unappetizing.

While turfdad suggests I am either all in or all out, I would disagree – slightly. I understand what you’re saying. However, I believe the first thing I need to do is stay under the 2,000 calorie mark and weight will come off even if I am eating Cheerios, which are actually better than most breakfast foods, not to mention better than previous foods I indulged in. While choice of foods does play into body functions there is no doubt that limiting my calories WILL cause weight loss – if I am able to stick to it.

I understand why my lack of variety or truly healthy foods causes concern. Part of it may be that I will grow bored of this and go off the wagon. I get that and I AM going to do my damndest to ensure that doesn’t happen.

While ideally, I should be eating healthy foods, the change to a healthier diet will have to be gradual. I know me.

What this means:

• I am going to eat better foods as I experiment and add new items to my menu.
• I am still going to snack on things like Cheerios and granola bars, but I will also add fruit such as apples and bananas.
• I am going to eat less packaged foods and cook more meals at home, store some in the fridge for later.

Yesterday:

Breakfast: chicken sandwich, mustard, 2 slices of wheat bread – 280 calories

Lunch: Pasta w/ light parmesan sauce 450 calories

Dinner: 6 cheese raviolli’s and marinara – 400 calories

Snack: banana (150 calories), Fiber One bar (140 calories)

total 1420 calories

Thanks to everybody who has joined me this week. Keep the comments and suggestions coming. If you have any recipes for foods that even a junk food junkie will enjoy, feel free to share them (keeping in mind my no beef, seafood or pork policy). Now you see what my wife has to put up with!

Oh yeah, I went walking yesterday, too. Half an hour. Look to increase it this weekend.

One warning: Sunday is my birthday, so don’t expect a great update on Monday. My dad is making some good food and I plan to enjoy it.

So, what did you do today? What will you do tomorrow?

Wednesday Weigh-In Aug. 5/ Dave’s Update

Day Two

Day Two went better than Day One.

I walked for a half hour and will do so again tomorrow. Actually, I hope to walk longer tomorrow. Thanks to everybody who is cheering and/or working out alongside me!

Food Diary:

Breakfast: Cheerios and 2% milk – 350 calories

Lunch: 2 turkey hot dogs, bread mustard – 225 calories

Dinner: Elbow macaroni and marinara sauce with grated cheese – (est. 500 calories)

Snack: banana – 105 calories, 3 granola bars (100 calories each) – 405 calories

Total calories 1,475

The weekly weigh-in stats: David Wright

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 350 lbs.
• Goal weight: 250 lbs.
• Weight last week: 329 lbs.
• Weight today: 329 lbs.
• Amount gained this week: 0 lbs.
• Total lost since Nov. 19: 21 pounds

Tara’s Weekly Update:

I have no idea why, but I suffered a big ole set back last week. I just lost it – lost the motivation, lost the drive, lost the will to put one foot in front of the other and actually MOVE.

Thankfully it seems to have only been a blip as I’m back on track now. In fact, I ate 3 biscuits after last night’s dinner (tuna steak and salad) and I felt uncomfortable and queasy. Which just goes to show, if you keep off the crap for a couple of days your body simply doesn’t want it any more – and it tells you so.

PS: Sorry for the delay in this post. DW updated the site and I couldn’t get back in! I was there on the front door banging my fists, shouting: “Lemmi in, lemmi in.”

The stats: Tara Cain

• Starting weight Wed. Nov.19: 168 lbs.
• Goal weight: 140 lbs.
• Weight last week: 161 lbs.
• Weight today: 162 lbs
• Amount lost this week: -2lb

 

Now it’s your turn. Share your success (or setback) story with us.

If you’d like to post a Wednesday Weigh-In post on your blog and help spread the word of our goals, please do so. Get all the info on how you can participate right here.

See you downstairs in the comments – and let’s all show our support and visit anyone taking part.

Update

As always, thank you to everyone who takes part in the Wednesday Weigh-In.

Thank you!

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Following the path: Daily Update 8-4-09

There is a path I need to follow. Both literally (on a walking trail) and metaphorically.

I am familiar enough with both of the paths I need to take. I’ve traveled them, though I’ve yet to arrive at my destination. I have always gotten sidetracked by that enemy of us all, time. Today was no exception.

Today was not only the first day of my new commitment to eating better and exercising, it was also Day One of our potty training adventure. If you’re unfamiliar with the process, I can only compare it to locking yourself in a room with a rabid wolverine and attempting to get said wolverine to use proper utensils when eating.

My wife’s and my nerves were worn and raw by nightfall, as our son is proving to be more defiant than I would have guessed.

Soon, the entire day was down the drain and I didn’t have make time to exercise. Both my wife and I were frustrated beyond our normal limits and I found myself desperately craving something sweet at 10 p.m. I felt like a drug addict craving my next fix, eying the door, anticipating the moment I could break free and get to my connection.

While I had kept my calorie count fairly low during the day, it was all undone in five minutes at the McDonald’s drive-thru.

So, Day One was not a success. However, this blog is to keep me in check, and I need to update the post with exactly what I ate, so I can see where I went wrong. It’s not hard to figure out…

What I ate today:

• Breakfast: Turkey sandwich, two slices of white bread, mayo – 310 calories
• Lunch – Bowl of pasta w/ cheese sauce – 340 calories
• Snacks – 3 granola bars – 300
• 1 Large McDonald’s milkshake – 1,160 HOLY CRAP!
• Dinner – 2 turkey hot dogs, bread, mustard – 225 calories
• Total – 2,335  (1175 without the shake!)

Okay, now let’s analyze…

First, all of this food is quick-to-eat and surprisingly high in sodium. Lots of empty calories, leaving me unfulfilled and still craving more food at the end of the day. Secondly, NONE of it is healthy.

So, what will I do differently tomorrow?

Eat some fruit, eat a more complete meal, and no milk shakes!

And exercise. I MUST exercise.

So what did you do today? What will you do tomorrow?

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Changes

What will you do today?

I recently wrote about a post about fear over at Blogger Dad, asking if fear is keeping you from living? A reader, Trina, responded to the post, saying that fear was holding her back. The post inspired the anger necessary for her to start a walking routine which she had not done prior.

Meanwhile, back at BlogToFit central, yours truly was sitting on his ass eating junk food. And I thought to myself, something is very wrong here.

I am writing about fitness but I am the last person in the world who should be giving fitness advice.

I’ve talked about this issue a few times here and how it has been difficult to stay motivated. I also talked about how I’ve just been going through the motions lately. So I decided that I need to hold myself more accountable. Publicly. Hence, the changes to this site, which I will detail below.

The biggest of changes will be daily posts each weekday. Tara and I have been so busy with our online work efforts, we’ve barely had time to regularly post or comment here. We created a home which we rarely visit. When you don’t visit your family, you begin to feel guilty and you stop by even less because you can’t bear to confront the fact that you’ve been too busy, a bad blogger, a horrible fitness inspiration, etc…

So the first change is that you can expect daily updates (M-F) from me. The posts will usually be on the short side, sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but will always tell you at least two things.

1. What I did today (exercise-wise) and
2. what I ate today.

I realize that this isn’t exactly the most scintillating stuff and most people really won’t care what I ate or did. That’s cool. However, others of you may want to use the posts as a way to account for your own actions. Consider this blog your fitness friend.

Wednesdays will still be our usual Wednesday Weigh-In.

Fridays will feature links to some of the best (and worst) diet and exercise or motivational stories of the week.

Additionally, we will reach out to more guest posters to present more voices and experiences.

Before we go, I want to point out the most obvious of changes – the site design. Blog To Fit is now rocking the Frugal theme by Eric Hamm, a super clean and amazingly flexible theme which runs on Wordpress. I will be tweaking the site a bit more as I experiment with Frugal’s back end, but I hope the new design breathes as much life into the site as does the content.

Thank you to the loyal readers who have stuck around this long. We look forward to the coming months!

So, what did you do today? What will you do tomorrow?

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