i’m not so skinny
as a matter of fact i am fat. i’ve been trying to diet, but i already eat rather well, the issue is exercise. on this page i will log my weight loss trials and tribulations (sans photos, if you want to see photos of my dwindling waistline you will have to visit me on facebook) i am so damn stressed at work that i am exhausted when i get home at night . . . stress really is making me fat.
june 1, 2008
when i stepped on the scale on friday it read 189lbs, i’m good with that. now i will have to see what it says tomorrow because i devoured an embarrassing amount of chips and beer this weekend. liz and i did hit the streets for a long walk this morning, it was hot (a scorching 63 degrees, a bit too warm for me) and get a decent amount of walking while shopping.
may 28, 2008
went for a 40 minute walk outside this morning.
may 27, 2008
liz brought me home a box of lemonade mike & Ike and i ate all but the few liz got.
may 22, 2008
ok. i have been on the treadmill monday, tuesday and wednesday morning. wednesday i even used our 3lb weights to kick it up. this morning i could not treadmill because i had to be to work 2 hours early (but that was exercise in it own rite). with liz home nights, now that she is working on a daytime schedule for a few weeks, we are eating alright. it’s much easier with someone else to cook for/cook for me. i am trying not to obsess about my blood pressure, but work keeps getting me all stressed . . . does a couple hours with stress induced high blood pressure burn additional calories?
may 13, 2008
seeing as now i have been diagnosed with HYPERTENSION (!!!!!!) i figured i had best get back to blogging about how not skinny i am.
current weight: 191lbs
dinner: big salad and a chicken sausage on a bun.
exercise: walked to the corner store to get a bottle of water at lunch time. approximately 15 minutes of walking briskly.
february 21, 2008
right now: sitting at the computer eating lentil soup and drinking a beer. contemplating a murder/suicide (well, maybe just a murder). work has gotten the best of me again. i have been doing alright with the diet the past week, i’m hovering under 188 pounds. my veggie intake is good. exercise intake, not so good. i need some motivation, but i don’t know where to find it.
february 12,2008
binge eating is now under control. i think liz either eat the remainder of the pringles, or hid them form me. i am making vegitarian chili for dinner, no fat added, all tomato and beans, but i will top with sharp cheddar and have some brown rice “tortilla” chips on the side. also, a glass of wine. no-blender-smoothie for breakfast. blt from local deli for lunch, green bean salad as a side. doing good. knees ached today to the point of tears, no treadmill.
february 11, 2008
i did alright this weekend, considering i have killer pms (makes me want to eat everything in site). no treadmill friday, saturday, sunday or tonight because the arthritis in my knees and hips is making me want to die every time i sit down or stand up. ahrrghhh. today i ate: a no-blender-smoothie (120 calories), a frozen vegan burrito (210 cal.), half a canister of fat-free pringles (oh, god, 400 calories, big mistake), a leftover porkchop (200 cal.), 1/2 pound of frozen organic broccoli (this may also have been a big mistake, 125 calories). 1,055 calories all together. later i may eat a piece of chocolate.
this week’s plan: stop binge eating!
still no morning yoga, mornings are no good for me. ever.
did ok with eating today, just that snack pack of nutter-butters got me at the end of the day when my stomach started to growl. those nutter-butters are the last crumbs of food i will eat containing evil high-fructose-corn-syrup for a long time.
i plan to hit the treadmill again tonight.
february 6, 2008
shameful, just shameful. i went on the treadmill for an hour, but still not long enough to undo the damage.
february 5, 2008
veggies up. no exercise.
february 4, 2008
not a good start, i just polished off a bag (albeit small) of swedish fish. i like how every fish says “swedish.”
also, no yoga this morning because i overslept. i was up until midnight clearing the smoke from our neighbors small kitchen mishap. he fell asleep watching the super bowl, forgetting about the chicken wings in his oven.
february 3, 2008
september 2007 i had made an effort to lose 2 pounds a week. up until the end of november it worked out great. if i had stuck with the plan all along i would be at 165 pounds now, but i am at 188 (on last weigh on monday morning). on the positive side: when i started in september i was just over 200 pounds.
this week’s plan:
to up veggies and exercise. i will restart morning yoga, this should also help with my stress level.
