Winning the bet

This mornings weight: 242.5 = $5

Had a big dinner here in Farnborough yesterday with beer, but had a big workout afterwards as well.. Hope to have a better eating day today with the same good workout.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Holiday inn contintental breakfast
Yesterdays Lunch:
Nokia Sandwich shop - Cajun Chicken Panini, chips, Sprite
Yesterdays Dinner:
Nepalese chicken, barbecued lamb starter, naan, 1.75 pints of beer
Snacks:
Finished off the stupid gummy bears

Yesterdays Activity:
Treadmill (52 minutes, 4.18 miles) <-- Some anonymous people didn't believe me that I would workout everyday here in England.. It's really not that challenging to do.

Late workout in England saves me..

This mornings weight: 242.0

Wow, 11 hour flights are bad for the weight loss program.. All you do is sit there on the plane and eat crappy airplane food. 50 minute treadmill session kept the weight down and helped the jet lag for this morning..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Power size robeks juice, healthy oatmeal cookie
Yesterdays Lunch:
Corner bakery cafe (uptown turkey sandwich, some chips, diet coke)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Mcdonalds!! (BAD, limited choices on time frame), crispy club sandwich and fries, diet soda
Breakfast on plane:
Fruit cup
Lunch at hotel:
Some nut/cookie snacks, diet soda
Dinner at hotel:
Fish and chips, diet soda
Snacks:
Some gummy bears on airplane/in hotel

Yesterdays Activity:
Treadmill (50 minutes, 4.05 miles)

Off to England!

This mornings weight: 240.5 - New low!

Good weight to head out to England with! I'm bringing my scale, so the weight loss blog will continue :) Hoping to work out almost every day at the hotel in Farnborough..

Yesterdays big loss was due to the long golf session with no snacking on the golf course..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Power Jamba, apple cinnamon pretzel
Yesterdays Lunch:
3 pieces of PB&J toast
Yesterdays Dinner:
King's fish house (some grilled artichoke, salmon caesar salad, one glass of wine, half a fruit crisp dessert)
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Golf (4 hours, 5 minutes, 7 miles)

Previous day:

Morning weight: 242.5

Breakfast:
Power Jamba, 1 PB&J sandwich
Yesterdays Lunch:
Rubio's Mahi-Mahi Burrito Combo plate, diet lemonade
Yesterdays Dinner:
Some mashed potatoes, bowl of popcorn, 1 PB&J sandwich
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
None

Month 1 Summary

Definitely a good start to the new weight loss program!

I'm down 11 pounds since the start and am seeing a steady decrease.

Week	Avg Wt	Miles	Wt loss from previous week:
1:	249.6429	17.35	2.86
2:	247	15.25	2.64
3:	245.5714	16.2	1.43
4:	243.5	19.8	2.07

Mini treadmill

This mornings weight: 242.0

Did light treadmill today since my legs were getting a bit sore.. Good lunch but a little heavy on the breakfast and dinner.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Power size jamba, 2 PB&J sandwiches
Yesterdays Lunch:
Persian rice leftovers
Yesterdays Dinner:
Sushi, 3 glasses of wine, gelato for dessert
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Treadmill (40 minutes, 3 miles)

Treadmill X 2

This mornings weight: 242.0

Good eating except for lunch, second day in a row of 4 mile treadmill.. (Will do another 4 mile session today)
Hope to break 240 soon..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 PB&J sandwiches
Yesterdays Lunch:
Fuddruckers (works burger, fries, diet soda)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Power size peach jamba, apple cinnamon pretzel
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Treadmill (53 minutes, 4.05 miles)

Indoor treadmill for new low

This mornings weight: 241.0 - New low!

Finally did an indoor workout away from the smoke.. Combined with fairly decent eating = new low, yay!

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Power All Fruit Jamba, berry bread, 1 PB&J
Yesterdays Lunch:
Daphne's Gyros plate, diet soda, one hansens
Yesterdays Dinner:
Wendy's chicken caesar salad with 1/2 dressing, medium frosty
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Treadmill (53 minutes, 4 miles)

SD fires :(

This mornings weight: 245.0 :(

Fires in San Diego yesterday :(
Air quality is bad so we are advised not to go outside much.. So no workouts for me.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
4 pieces of PB&J toast
Yesterdays Lunch:
Chef Boyardee Ravioli, some wheat thins
Yesterdays Dinner:
Footlong Subway Italian BMT, some chips, diet lemonade
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Fires, no activity

Hangover day

This mornings weight: 242.5

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 pieces of PB&J toast, some left over dinner party cake
Yesterdays Lunch:
In'N'Out (640 cal burger, 400 cal fries, diet soda)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Power size jamba, berry bread, some left over dinner party cake
Snacks:
Some smarties

Yesterdays Activity:
Hungover, no activity :(

Golf + Getting Sick = New Low

This mornings weight: 242.0 - New low!

Good golf activity with very light lunch.. Had too much wine at dinner so got a bit sick this morning.. Result = Lowest weight yet lol..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
4 pieces of PB&J toast
Yesterdays Lunch:
One hot dog, 1.5 gatorades (on the golf course)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Dinner Party (Vegetables and dip, Yummy bbq chicken, carrots, mashed potatoes, TONS of wine)
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Golf (5 hours, ~5.7 miles walking)

Last time at 245

This mornings weight: 245.0

Yesterdays Breakfast:
1.5 bowls Oh's
Yesterdays Lunch:
Sombrero Daily Lunch Special (Carne Asada Burrito, Beans, Rice, Diet Soda)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Power size jamba, apple cinnamon pretzels
Snacks:
Some smarties

Yesterdays Activity:
Tennis (85 mins, 3.3 miles)

Last Relaxing day

This mornings weight: 244.5

No sporting activity yesterday, took a one day break. Back in action today with tennis or running, tomorrow with golf, Sunday with tennis, etc..
Apparently Quiznos might not be that healthy, but they aren't publishing their info.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
1.5 bowls Oh's, 0.5 bowls Golden Grahams
Yesterdays Lunch:
Taco Bell (Taco supreme, Bean Burrito, Crunchwrap supreme, diet soda)
For Dean's calorie counting, lunch was 1100 calories. Should try and keep lunch below 1000.
Yesterdays Dinner:
Applebee's Oriental chicken salad with half of the dressing.
Snacks
None

Yesterdays Activity:
None

Floorball strikes again

This mornings weight: 243.0

Good ole floor hockey helps me get close to my low..
My lunches have been a little too big lately but with my really light dinners I am really hungry by the time lunch comes around. Have to resolve that better.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Golden Grahams
Yesterdays Lunch:
Quizno's (Large Carbonara, chips, diet mountain dew)
Yesterdays Dinner:
One egg salad sandwich, One PB&J
Snacks
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Floorball (120 mins, 3.9 miles)

Blah

This mornings weight: 244.5

Pretty light workout yesterday with marginal lunch from Panda.. Hope to dominate with floor hockey today, and back into 242's/243's!

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Oh's
Yesterdays Lunch:
Panda Express (3 item combo, orange chicken, sweet and sour pork, crispy beef, chow mein), diet soda
Yesterdays Dinner:
Power size Pomegranate (All fruit, <500 Cal), Sourdough pretzel
Snacks:
None (yay)

Yesterdays Activity:
Softball (60 mins, ~1 mile)

Week 3 Summary

Had a little hiccup this week but bouncing back nicely.. Hope to be below 240 by the end of the month!

Totals:

Week 2 Avg Weight: 245.57 (-1.43 pounds from last week)
Total Workout Miles: 16.2

Nice light dinner saves me.

This mornings weight: 243.0 :)

Solid Monday.. I've been snacking a bit too much lately though, gotta stop the snacking..
Today will be a light workout day, then tomorrow will be major floor hockey..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Raisin Nut Bran
Yesterdays Lunch:
El Pollo 3 piece combo (w mac&cheese, beans, diet lemonade) <-- This lunch was a bit too much
Yesterdays Dinner:
One Egg Salad sandwich <-- Good light dinner
Snacks:
Medium low fat frozen yogurt

Yesterdays Activity:
Jog/Tennis (90 mins, 3.9 miles)

I'm baaaack!! 10 pounds down.

This mornings weight: 242.5 - New low!

Great weekend! Yesterday was a 5 hour golf tournament with very minimal eating on the golf course.. I did reward myself with a Twix for dinner, mmmm so good.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
Power size Orange Dream Machine, Sourdough Pretzel
Yesterdays Lunch:
Turkey sandwich, small bag of chips and cookies
Yesterdays Dinner:
Some tomatoes and egg, diet soda
Snacks:
Twix

Yesterdays Activity:
Cart Golf (5 hours, ~2 miles walking)

Back on track.

This mornings weight: 245.5

Very good beach volleyball workout and decent eating..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
4 pieces of PB&J Toast
Yesterdays Lunch:
Power size Jamba (Mango)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Beef Patty, some Shark meat, diet soda, small amount of beer and wine, handful of caramel corn
Snacks:
None

Yesterdays Activity:
Beach Volleyball - (185 mins, 3.25 miles)

Last bad day

This mornings weight: 247.0

Slightly better today but too much wine and late night eating..
Have good sports planned for Saturday and Sunday..

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Golden Grahams
Yesterdays Lunch:
Submarina (9" ATC, 130 calorie chips, diet soda)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Bombay - Chicken Mushroom Masala, Lots of wine (4-5 glasses)
Snacks:
1 handful cashews

Yesterdays Activity:
Tennis - (85 mins, 2.5 miles)

Oops.. Bad Damien

This mornings weight: 246.5 :(

First really bad day since the new healthy living style..
Problems:
Legs were tired: I needed a day off on the workouts
Togo's had no bread: We went for dinner at a sandwich place but they were out of bread and we were running late so we just went to the next closest place which was the evil jack in the box (at least i didn't get a burger and fries)
Poker night: I didn't restrain myself very well at poker night

Need a big bounce back today and this weekend!! Get back to 243 fast!

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Basic 4 Cereal
Yesterdays Lunch:
Rubio's (Mahi-Mahi Burrito combo plate, Diet Lemonade)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Jack in the box (1 steak/egg/cheese burrito, 0.5 small breakfast burrito, diet soda)
Snacks:
Poker night snacks: 2 beers, handful of cashews, ~20 jelly belly jelly beans

Yesterdays Activity:
None :(

Fatness Freefall!

This mornings weight: 243.0 - New low!

Had an awesome day yesterday, great workout, very good eating..
The weight loss is not just water weight either since I was chugging water like crazy last night after floor hockey. I'm very hungry though and am super pumped up about cereal this morning.. mmm.

Yesterdays Breakfast:
2 bowls Basic 4 Cereal
Yesterdays Lunch:
Quizno's (Regular Chicken Carbonara, 200 cal chips, diet mountain dew)
Yesterdays Dinner:
Jamba (Power size Aloha, Apple Cinnamon Pretzel)
Snacks:
One handful of cashews for energy for floor hockey

Yesterdays Activity:
Floor hockey (135 mins, 4.45 miles)

Jamba Dinner Rocks

Always lose weight when I have a light jamba juice dinner.. 7.5 pds down now.

Breakfast:
2 bowls Raisin Nut Bran
Lunch:
El Pollo Loco (3 piece meal with beans and mac and cheese), Light Lemonade (10 cal)
Dinner:
Jamba - Power size Citrus Squeeze, Berry Bread
Snacks:
None

Activity: Jog (40 mins, 3.3 miles), Softball (60 mins, ~.7 miles) = 4 miles
Resulting Weight: 245.0 :)

Week 2 Summary

Not doing too bad through 2 weeks.. A few moments of weakness but in general improving a lot..
Gotta step up the workouts a little bit in week 3.

Totals:

Week 2 Avg Weight: 247 (-2.64 pounds from last week)
Total Workout Miles: 15.25

I can smell Dean's $5

Just 3.5 pounds to go before halloween for first goal to be achieved..

Breakfast:
Power size Jamba
Lunch:
Chipotle (Barbacoa Burrito, some chips and salsa, diet soda)
Dinner:
Chicken Salad, Some chips and dip, Diet Soda
Snacks:
None

Activity: Tennis (80 mins, 2 miles)
Resulting Weight: 246.0

A little bit of weight loss history

Great day on Saturday, average to poor on Sunday..
Currently 246 now.. Here's a little bit of weight history:

Pre-wedding weight loss program weight: (05/21) - 247.0
I got married at weight: (07/21) - 240.0
Post-Honeymoon weight: (08/01) - 246.0 (gained 6 pounds on honeymoon)
Highest ever weight / start of this new lifestyle: (09/24) - 252.5

Current weight: (10/08) - 246.0
So basically I'm back to what I weighed in after my honeymoon..
Next goal is to win the Halloween bet, and then get to lower than 240 (my wedding weight)

Yesterday's info: (got a little crazy with the beverages)

Breakfast:
2 PB&J Sandwiches, Diet Soda
Lunch:
Corner Bakery Cafe (Panini sandwich, some chips, Coke Zero)
Dinner:
Small bowl of spaghetti, some chips, one piece of toast, one beer, hot chocolate
Snacks:
None

Activity: None
Resulting Weight: 246.0

Laugh all you want, but golf is GREAT for the weight loss program

BOOM. Biggest weight loss yet!
4 hours of walking up and down hills with minimal snacking really dominates on the weight loss program. Only had one small snack on the golf course, and also decent eating the whole day.

Breakfast:
4 pieces of PB&J toast, Diet Soda
Lunch:
1 grilled cheese
Dinner:
Power size Aloha, Sourdough pretzel, Diet Soda
Snacks:
Snickers (couldn't help it, needed energy after 9 holes and nothing healthy in the snack shop), Diet Soda

Activity: Golf (Walking) (4 hours, 6.8 miles)
Resulting Weight: 244.0 - New Low! :D

No workout = Weight Gain

No workout yesterday.. Always gain weight on those days :(

Breakfast:
Some fruit salad, 0.5 bowls Raisin Bran
Lunch:
El Pollo (Chicken Tostada Salad with minimal dressing, 99 cent BRC burrito, Diet Soda)
Dinner:
Spaghetti, Diet Soda
Snacks:
None

Activity: None
Resulting Weight: 248.0 :(

Broke through 247 :)

Whoohoo, finally broke through 247..
Good tennis workout and lite dinner..

Breakfast:
2 bowls Raisin Nut Bran
Lunch:
Rubio's Mahi Mahi burrito Combo plate (w fish taco and some chips/beans), Diet Soda
Dinner:
1 grilled cheese, some chips and guac, some strawberries
Snacks:
None

Activity: Tennis (120 mins, ~2.6 miles)
Resulting Weight: 246.5 - New Low!

Floor hockey substitution

No floor hockey yesterday :(
Instead I did a 3 mile jog and didn't eat much for dinner.. Stuck at 247.5 but should breakthrough soon..

Breakfast:
2 bowls Raisin Nut Bran
Lunch:
Submarina 9" ATC, Chips, Diet Soda
Dinner:
Jamba (power size aloha pineapple), berry bread
Snacks:
None

Activity: Jog (40 mins, 3 miles)
Resulting Weight: 247.5 - Tied for Low

Cruel co-worker

There is one co-worker that is particularly cruel around here that went out of his way to obtain Canadian candy and chocolate bars (my favorite) and is now scattering them around my desk to try and win $10 from me.. So far no surrendering to temptation.

Yesterday was a little light on the workout but that should be dominant today with floor hockey..

Breakfast:
Jamba (power size strawberries wild, cinnamon pretzel)
Lunch:
El Pollo Loco 3 piece lunch special, Diet Soda
Dinner:
Clam Chowder, part of a bread bowl, some chips, 1/2 turkey avocado croissant, Diet Soda
Snacks:
None

Activity: Softball (60 mins, ~1 mile)
Resulting Weight: 248.0

Still 5 down..

Decent day yesterday, not too bad on the eating, not too bad on the workout..

Breakfast:
1.5 Bowls Honey Nut Cheerios, 0.5 bowls Raisin Bran
Lunch:
Sansai chicken & shrimp plate, Diet Soda
Dinner:
Sushi Deli (1.5 rolls, 3 pieces of nigiri), Diet Soda
Snacks:
None

Activity: Tennis (80 mins, 1.85 miles)
Resulting Weight: 247.5 - Tied for Low

TV watching day

Did nothing yesterday.. Needed to rest up from Saturday. Will get back into sports today.
Tried to eat not too poorly though and ended up losing weight! whoohoo

Breakfast:
2 PB&J's, Drumstick(bad), Diet Soda
Lunch:
Baja Fresh Chicken Tostada Salad, Diet Soda
Dinner:
Chef Boyardee (This is the stuff I eat when my wife isn't around), some chips, Diet Soda
Snacks:
None

Activity: Non-Active
Resulting Weight: 247.5! - New Low

Week 1 Summary

Good start to the new healthy living lifestyle..
Didn't give in to snacking temptations at work, survived poker night, and worked out a lot..

Totals:

Week 1 Avg Weight: 249.64 (-2.86 pounds from last week)
Total Workout Miles: 17.35