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Archive for March, 2007
275.5 lbs
>> UP 1.0 lbs.
>> YTD Down 6.5 lbs.
Two consecutive weeks down by 1/2 a pound each week .. and then back up this week by 1 pound .. back to where I was 3 weeks ago.
But! Birthdays are over. Weather is warming up. Work is getting even busier. Something’s bound to change.
Coffee - 1 point
Apples & Cinnamon Cheerios and refill - 4 points
1 cup 2% Milk - 3 points
Nutrigrain Sweet & Salty bar - 3 points
Singles Pringles - 2 points
Nutrigrain Sweet & Salty bar - 3 points
Thinsations Chips Ahoy - 2 points
>> I woke up and had coffee (1 point), cereal (2 points) milk (2 points) and stopped counting today. It was my wife’s family birthday party get together. Her side of the family has this unusual birthday tradition .. that the birthday person has to not only PAY for the day’s dinner and activities, they also have to prepare it! Thankfully, my birthday is in July and I try to opt out on BBQ to even the score.
>> As for the Birthday Food Festival Saturday, I would like to say that I ate everything in moderation, but that’s about 50% correct, because there was some things I couldn’t really help myself! Everybody arrived around noon, and the last people left around 9pm, after we watched “Trailer Park Boys: The Movie”. My wife and I decided not to bother counting points - AT ALL - today, and partaked in everything .. such as:
Coffee - 1 point
Apples & Cinnamon Cheerios & refill - 4 points
Milk - 3 points
1 Reg Beer - 3 points
1 Lite beer - 2 points
Top Sirloin Steak Dinner
with 6oz sirloin steak - 5 points
with BBQ etc sauces on the steak - 2 points
with Mushrooms -2 points
with Baked Potato - 2 points
with bacon bits - 1 point
with margarine - 1 point
with HP Sauce - 1 point
with Rice - 2 points
with extra coffees and 10% creamers - 2 extra points
Coffee- 1 point
Flax Cereal, 1 cup/bowl - 1 point
Honey Nut Cheerios - 1 cup/bowl - 2 points
Milk - 3 points
4 whole wheat toast - 4 points
with Margarine - 2 points
with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon - 4 points
Flax Cereal and refill - 2 points
Milk - 3 points
26 Wheat Thin Crackers - 4 points
4 skim Cheese Slices - 4 points
Orange - 1 point
Thinsation Oreo - 2 points
Thinsation Chips Ahoy - 2 points
I thought I would jot down a few of my thoughts about counting cereal points.
Generally, the nutritional information for cereals call for about 1-cup of cereal with 1/2 cup of milk, or skim milk. I prefer 2% milk, and that is 3 points per 1-cup. Also, 1 cup of cereal is like a really low bowl of cereal so I tend to overfill my bowl to make it overflowing. .. so, my first bowl is about 1-1/2 cups of cereal. I then put in about 3/4 cup of milk (otherwise the cereal will float out of the bowl and onto the table). And, when I finish my cereal, there is usually a little milk left in the bowl, so just pour in some more cereal in to utilize the rest of the milk in my bowl!
I very carefully measured out my cereal eating habits one day, and feel comfortable that in most situations, I end up eating about 2 cups of cereal with 1 cup of milk. I figure - when I’m desparate that none of my eating habits is helping me lose weight, this is one portion control I will get a better handle on to reduce my intake.
Coffee - 1 point
Flax Cereal - 3 points
Milk - 3 point
4 whole wheat toast - 4 points
Peanut Butter - 4 points
none
Salad - 0 points
with red onions - 0 points
with green peppers - 0 points
with bacon bits - 1 point
with sunflower seeds - 1 point
with Blue Menu Caesar dressing - 2 points
2 Turkey Cutlets - 12 points
1/5 of a Godiva Raspberry Dark Chocolate Bar - 2 points
Coffee - 1 point
Cheerios plus refill - 4 point
Milk 3 points
8 Melba Toast - 2 points
3 Skim Cheese Slices - 3 points
1 cup Grapes - 1 point
Thinsation Chip Ahoy - 2 points
Singles Pringles - 2 points
274.5 lbs
>> DOWN 0.5 lbs.
>> YTD Down 7.5 lbs.
Two consecutive weeks down by 1/2 a pound each week .. Okay. Not that great .. I admit that - but, I ended up the week with unused splurge points and that’s one of my goals. I still need to find me a good Orange supply (I like those 4012 large oranges). I tried getting Mr. Sun oranges, but I did not like them. I bought me some Red Delicious Apples, but I can’t seem to eat them without many TBSP of honey to go along with it!
I should mention - on Tuesday it’s my wife’s birthday and there might be chocolates involved, but we are celebrating it on Saturday with the whole family .. including pies, cakes, chocolates, donuts, and main course Turkey with stuffing .. I have to remember this each day tracking my food intake and counting points.
So .. 2008 will be my 3rd attempt at getting back into shape ... I want to use this blog as both my personal diary to getting back into shape, and also post a lot of relevant articles about fitness, weight loss, and general health stories. For all of us "Battling Obesity" - Let's Get Fit! More ..
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