Day 61
GOALS
- Goal date: March 26, 2011
- Weight goal: 206.0 pounds
- Total Inches goal: 120.9 inches
Today's Weight: 215.4
Yesterday's Weight: 215.8
Gain/Loss: - 0.4
Fits and starts... It looks like I may not lose enough weight this week to meet my goal. Oh, well. I'm still losing.
Weighing yourself every day is probably not the way to go... it borders on OCD, and is probably not healthy. I know some diet experts forbid their clients to weigh themselves daily. Others point out (correctly, IMHO) that weight is not the best measure for fat loss - body composition is. But that option is not available to me.
Weight is an imperfect measure, but I know that I was healthier when I weighed less. When I was a teenager, I was 'skinny' - I weighed in the low 170s at a hair under 6'4" - but I don't think that would be a healthy weight for me now. I think a weight maintained at around 190+/- pounds would be perfect - I'm not and have never been particularly 'muscular' and, until I get my weight down another 10-15 pounds (200-205 pounds), I am not considering exercise. I hope to be there in about 6 weeks. That should see me to the end of winter season, and I will start off by walking to and from work whenever the weather forecast permits. Maybe also do some body wieght exercises then.
All that being said, my goals are: A) to get healthy, especially in terms of things like blood pressure and blood sugar control; and B) to improve my appearance. For the former, doctors do focus on maintaining a healthy weight; for the latter, actual weight is not as important as how my clothes fit; so we persist.
Yesterday's Weight: 215.8
Gain/Loss: - 0.4
Fits and starts... It looks like I may not lose enough weight this week to meet my goal. Oh, well. I'm still losing.
Weighing yourself every day is probably not the way to go... it borders on OCD, and is probably not healthy. I know some diet experts forbid their clients to weigh themselves daily. Others point out (correctly, IMHO) that weight is not the best measure for fat loss - body composition is. But that option is not available to me.
Weight is an imperfect measure, but I know that I was healthier when I weighed less. When I was a teenager, I was 'skinny' - I weighed in the low 170s at a hair under 6'4" - but I don't think that would be a healthy weight for me now. I think a weight maintained at around 190+/- pounds would be perfect - I'm not and have never been particularly 'muscular' and, until I get my weight down another 10-15 pounds (200-205 pounds), I am not considering exercise. I hope to be there in about 6 weeks. That should see me to the end of winter season, and I will start off by walking to and from work whenever the weather forecast permits. Maybe also do some body wieght exercises then.
All that being said, my goals are: A) to get healthy, especially in terms of things like blood pressure and blood sugar control; and B) to improve my appearance. For the former, doctors do focus on maintaining a healthy weight; for the latter, actual weight is not as important as how my clothes fit; so we persist.
Today's chart:
Today's food pics:
Breakfast
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| Baby spinach and lentils sauteed in coconut oil, with 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg. Topped with salsa. |
Lunch
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| Roast turkey off the bone, black beans on Spring Mix greens with balsamic vinaigrette. |
Dinner
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| Chili made with grass-fed beef, black beans, tomatoes and spices, over steamed broccoli with lentils. |
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