Back on track.

So I'm going back on program today. The realization that I gained 15% of my weight loss goal back really hit me hard today.

We're going to Denny's for lunch, though, so I may have to watch myself. According to the diet tracker, I have something like 760 calories left for today... ;-)

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Still being bad... still going to try again tomorrow.

Sadly, I've been still eating bad stuff. And too much of it. And too few meals, too.

So, tomorrow I will not be having another mocha. I will also not be eating out. This is my commitment.

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Minorly over points on Monday

Today was pretty good. I did get a little bit hungry today, but I sort of skipped lunch too, so that probably explains that.

Breakfast:

• Jack in the Box Meaty Breakfast Burrity (12pts)
• Mocha Frappuccino (9ps)
• Total: 21pts

So yeah, I sort of overspent on breakfast. I thought that burrito was a few less points. I need to get back into the groove of not going for easy, high-point value foods.

Lunch:

• 2 pickles (0.5pts)
• Total: 0.5pts

And I sort of underspent on lunch, but I put it off so long that by the time I was really hungry it was almost easier just to wait until dinner time.

Dinner:

• Denny's Vegetable Beef Soup (1pt)
• Denny's Garden Side Salad (2pts)
• Denny's Honey Mustard Dressing (3pts)
• Denny's Grilled Chicken Sandwich (10pts)
• Total: 16pts

This was very filling, to be honest. I probably could have skipped the chicken sandwich and just had it for lunch tomorrow or something. But I was worried that I'd be hungry again very soon, so I went ahead and ate it. It was good. :)

Snack:

• Mocha Frappuccino (9pts)
• Total: 9pts

Okay... this was something I succumbed to. Call it a reward for avoiding the bacon-cheese-fries earlier and not ordering the Zesty Nachos for dinner. That being said, I think I'm swearing off of Mochas for the rest of the week. I'll go for having one as a reward on Sunday if I make my weight loss goal.

Grand Total: 32pts available - 46.5pts used = -14.5pts remaining + 0pts activity

This leaves me with 20.5 weekly flex points remaining. So I definitely will have to either start doing some exercise to get some APs or lay off those high-point foods.

On the other hand, it sort of feels good to be back on program and feel like I might be making some progress towards getting some of this weight off.

A small personal victory

Today, at about 2pm, I was sitting at home working, and started to feel a bit hungry. I went into the kitchen and looked around for something to eat. And then it happened - I saw the leftover Ram fries, smothered in cheese and bacon. I got as far as pulling them out of the fridge before my senses kicked in.

I put them back in the fridge and had two pickles instead.

(But don't let me fool you: it's not that I didn't want it, only that I wouldn't have been able to calculate the points for it.)

Back on the wagon!

Ok, so I have been very bad lately. I didn't weigh in when we were out of town, and basically ate whatever I wanted and didn't count points at all for two weeks. And I gained about 10 pounds.

So, today is the day I'm getting back on the wagon. I'm not sure yet how much I'm going to exercise and whatnot, but I'm definitely going to be back onto counting points and being accountable.

I haven't updated my signature yet, either, so that's yet to come...

Weighed in on the bathroom scale at 241.8, just for reference. I think I'm going to start trying to weigh myself each morning so I'll have an idea of how I'm doing.

Sunday weigh-in (woot)

Down. That's the word for today. I was down 5+ lbs to 229.8. Which means I've now lost exactly 42lbs. Not bad.

Of course, I skipped breakfast this morning for the weigh-in, but after weigh-in four of us at the meeting went out to lunch. We're talking about doing this once a month or so just as a friendly get-together. This time we went to Red Robin, and let me tell you, I played on their website last night and build my own burger, and it was AWESOME. Yes, that's bold, italics, and all caps, and if this software would let me double-underline it it'd be double-underlined, too.

My burger was:

• 5 Alarm burger
• ... no mayo
• ... no salsa
• ... with a Jalapeno-corn meal bun
• ... with a blackened chicken breast
• ... with Angry Onions
• ... with a poblano pepper
• ... and with steamed veggies instead of fries.

That's 613 calories (instead of 907), 21g of fat (instead of 58g), and the same 46g of protein.

That's 13 pts. That's all. And man was it good. I could spend 13pts that way every day of the week.

Lunch:

• Kicked-up Red Robin 5 Alarm Burger (13pts)
• Total: 13pts

Dinner:

• Campbell's Select Split Pea & Ham soup (6pts)
• Denny's Grilled Chicken Sandwich (10pts)
• Total: 16pts

Snacks:

• Curves Chocolate Peanut Granola Bar (1pt)
• Sample of berry juice at expo (1pt)
• Total: 2pts

That's right -- we went to the Healthy Living Expo today. So that was 3 more hours of walking around:

Activity:

• 3hrs walking (10pts)

Grand total: 32pts available - 30pts used = 2pts remaining + 10pts activity

Yes, that's right again. I lost a point today. But I'll take the weightloss that came with it, I think. I may really have to keep up with going to the gym now in order to get those activity points :).

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271.8 / 229.8 / 170 ... 58.74% to go.

Saturday out on the town.

Today, Rikki and I went to the Diabetes Expo up in Seattle. It was really fun, the food was downright horrible, but I got a ton of activity points from the 6 hours of walking around we did.

Breakfast:

• Quaker Oats Weight Control Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal (3pts)
• Lucerne Passion Orange Pineapple Light Yogurt (2pts)
• Total: 5pts

Lunch:

• Expo cheeseburger (10pts)
• Expo fries (6pts)
• Total: 16pts

Of course, those points are wild guessing on my part, because they certainly didn't have any nutritional information handy. Heck, they could hardly speak english.

Dinner:

• Denny's Vegetable Beef Soup (1pt)
• Denny's Side Salad, no cheese, no croutons (0pts)
• Denny's Honey Mustard Dressing (2pts)
• Total: 3pts

Activity:

• 360 minutes walking (19pts)

Grand total: 33pts available - 24pts used = 8pts remaining + 19pts activity

So the 19 pts activity is probably a bit much, but since I didn't actually use any of them, I figured I'd just leave it.

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271.8 / 235.2 / 170 ... 64.04% to go.

Friday pizza delivery.

Hah! Tricked you; we did have pizza brought in, but I didn't eat any this time. :)

Breakfast:

• Quaker Oats Weight Control Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal (3pts)
• Lucerne Passion Orange Pineapple Light Yogurt (2pts)
• Total: 5pts

Lunch:

• Applebee's Garlic Herb Chicken (5pts)
• Applebee's side salad (0pts)
• Applebee's ranch dressing (1pt)
• Applebee's Chocolate Raspberry Cake (1pt)
• Total: 7pts

The cake was only one point because I only ate a small portion of it. Likewise, the ranch dressing I only used a very small amount of.

Dinner:

• Garden Salad (0pts)
• Hidden Valley Ranch Light Dressing (2pts)
• Progresso Italian-style Vegetable Soup (3pts)
• Lean Pocket Combination Pizza (4pts)
• Total: 9pts

Grand total: 33pts available - 21pts used = 11pts remaining + 0pts activity

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271.8 / 235.2 / 170 ... 64.04% to go.

Thursday ... those pounds coming off!

Ok, to be honest, I don't know if they really are or not, but it's the power of positive thinking here.

Breakfast:

• Quaker Oats Weight Control Instant Oatmeal (3pts)
• Lucerne Passion Orange Pineapple Light Yogurt (2pts)
• Jello Sugar Free Double Chocolate Pudding (1pt)
• Total: 6pts

Lunch:

• 1/2 Denny's Super Bird sandwich (6pts)
• Denny's salad (no cheese, no croutons) (0pts)
• Denny's Ranch dressing (3pts)
• Total: 9pts

Snack:

• Curves Chocolate Peanut Granola Bar (1pt)
• Total: 1pt

Dinner:

• WW Sweet & Sour Chicken (3pts)
• Lean Pocket Combination Pizza (4pts)
• Garden Salad (0pts)
• Hidden Valley Ranch Light Dressing (2pts)
• Total: 9pts

Activity:

• Exercise bike, 30m, level 10 (5pts)
• Total: 5pts

Grand total: 33pts available - 25pts used = 8pts remaining + 5pts activity

If I haven't lost a pound or two by Sunday I'm going to be disappointed, I'm sure, but then again since I ate an entire pizza three days ago, I can't really complain too much, now can I? ;-)

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271.8 / 235.2 / 170 ... 64.04% to go.

Wednesday Weight Loss Day

Breakfast:

• Quaker Oats Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal (3pts)
• Lucerne Cherry Light Yogurt (2pts)
• Total: 5pts

Lunch:

• Applebee's Garlic Herb Chicken (7pts)
• Applebee's Side Salad (0pts)
• Applebee's Ranch Dressing (2pts)
• Total: 9pts

Snacks:

• Curves Chocolate Granola Bar (1pt)
• TCBY FF NSA Chocolate Froz. Yogurt (3.5pts)
• 1/4oz Nabisco Oreos (0.5pts)
• Total: 5pts

Dinner:

• Healthy Choice Chicken Red Pepper Alfredo Steamer (5pts)
• Total: 5pts

Activity:

• Exercise bike, 45mins, level 10 (6pts)
• Total: 6pts

Grand Total: 33pts available - 24pts used = 9pts available + 6pts activity

Nothing clever to add today. :)

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271.8 / 235.2 / 170 ... 64.04% to go.

Tuesday Trial Day

I'm starting to think that Tuesdays (possibly after Sundays) are going to be my downfall. I can't quite explain it but I seem to be having problems with being overcome by urges to overeat on Tuesday. Last Tuesday it was Chocolate Blizzards and Jack in the Box. This Tuesday it was pizza.

My only possible saving grace is that I made an effort to lighten up the pizza, so it wasn't as horrible as it could be. Unfortunately, I didn't think far enough ahead to realize that I didn't want to have leftovers that nobody else would eat, so I was left eating the whole thing myself. :-(

Breakfast:

• Quaker Oats Weight Control Instant Oatmeal
• Lucerne Passion Orange Pineapple Light Yogurt
  
• Total: 5pts

Lunch:

• Progresso Chicken Gumbo (4.5pts)
• 1/2 Denny's Super Bird (6pts)
• Homemade Garden Salad (0pts)
• Hidden Valley Light Original Ranch (2pts)
• Total: 12.5pts
  

Dinner:

• Medium Domino's Thin-crust pizza (16pts)
• Total: 16pts
  

Snack:

• FF NSA Frozen Yogurt (4.5pts)
• Total: 4.5pts
  

Activity:

• Walking SuperMall (3pts)
• Total: 3pts
  

Grand total: 33pts available + 3pts activity - 38pts used = -2pts remaining

So I was over points, I officially exceeded my weekly points by 1.5, which disappoints me but could be so much worse. And that thin-crust pizza is definitely a different thing, it's almost like pizza-on-a-cracker, but the toppings were good. I am thinking that if I try that again, I might have to get light cheese. I dunno. Probably better to avoid it completely. But nice to know I can have a slice on occasion.

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271.8 / 235.2 / 170 ... 64.04% to go.