For the First Time in Forever

Despite a rocky weekend where I caved and consumed quite a bit of junk (the egg rolls were worth it, though), when I weighed in this morning, I weighed less than I have since I started using Wii Fit back in January of 2011. That's a long time in weight-loss years!

I weighed in at 276.9.

My goal, as I stated earlier, is to get down to 270 by June 1st.  It's only February. I'm on my way, but the benefits are already coming.

Several people say they can see it in my face. I can see it in my waistband (I need to punch another hole in the belt). Amy says I don't breathe as hard walking up stairs. That, my friends, is progress.

It's Not So Bad

277.1 and counting...and I even shoveled assorted Jelly Bellies into my mouth as I graded papers last night. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep it off this time. My dad dropped 40 pounds doing one of those diets where you pay for your specialized meals. I could never do that, but I think that what I am doing is helping me realize how small portions actually are. Yes, I still feel half-starved at times, but those times are coming less and less, even if I don't wake up on time on Sundays and don't get home until after 3:00. I'm still counting my blesings, especially the 17.9 of them that have left my body since New Year's Day.

Weight Loss Is in the House!

So what if I haven't written anything on this blog in almost a year? Life was stressful, and we all know that I eat when I'm stressed.

Despite the stress, Amy and I have rededicated ourselves to overcome the craziness of life and become healthier. You ask how? I'll tell you: portion control.

I never thought that I ate poorly. I just ate way too much. So since January, we have used the Lose It! app on our phones to log how many calories we consume each day. It just made more more aware how much junk I shoveled into my gullet every day. Now, I still enjoy great foods--even bacon, sausage, burgers, and other traditional tantalizing treats (including ice cream). I just eat less of them. You know, two scoops instead of four, and so on.

Oh, yes...we exercise a bit, too.

As of this writing, I am down 16.6 pounds, sitting at 278.4. I haven't been this low since the beginning of 2012.

If you want to know how high I was, do the math yourself.

P.S. If you have any good recipes that won't entice me to regress, please forward them on. I'll share some with you if you want, too. Maybe I'll just post some.

P.P.S. The goal is to be down to 270 by the beginning of June.

Anyone? Anyone?

So...no one has even peeked at this blog for over a week. People pay as much attention as Ferris Beuller's class does to their teachers. Can't say that I blame you because I haven't posted on it lately. I really haven't had much to say other than I'm trying to be good, but it doesn't really seem to be working as well as it use to.

Overall, I think I feel healthier. I can definitely tell when I've missed a day of exercise or if I've eaten too much, but the scale doesn't want to reward me for being good. I've hovered between 286 and 288 for about three weeks now. Christmas put a few pounds on because I stopped keeping track, but it came right back off once I started. Now I just need to figure out a way to get off this blasted plateau.

I don't have time for more exercise--I've been doing 30 minutes 4 or 5 times each week--and I'm trying to be good about what I put in my mouth, but nothing's happening; it's rather frustrating, see?

Any ideas?

Confirmed Neglect

Yep.  This blog was neglected, but Joe Average Writer was viewed in record numbers during the month of December.  As far as my getting skinnier is concerned, I shall soon be getting back to constructing new goals and a plan to accomplish my weight loss very soon.  The bad news is that I completely let myself go during December.  This was mostly forced by two factors: getting sick and an overload of online grading.  It seems that everyone needed to graduate or something.  So, Amy and I abandoned our good intentions until next Monday.  The good news is that I only gained 3 pounds.  Not too bad considering all the crap I shoveled into my gullet over the past four weeks.

Neglect

Yeah, I know that the production of thus blog suffers a little when I do my December thingy on Joe Average Writer.  That's just tough.  Deal with it.  I do, but it would be remiss if I didn't mention that the last time I weighed this much (283.2 lbs.) was February of 2012.
Babysteps.

Simply...

I lost four pounds over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend!
I'm down to 284.4 pounds.
Think I can keep it up over Christmas?