Week 24: Day 6: Work Events & Good Friends

I'm down 4 lbs from last week! This is good but not as good as I was hoping...so what went wrong?

Last week was the Employee Assistance Program Week so don't you think this should have helped me? Their idea of assisting the employees was by giving us muffins & Belgian Waffles first thing Monday morning and then cake Thursday afternoon! My problem is my addiction to carbohydrates (donuts, baked goods, chocolate etc.) so where they not helping me with this issue? I find it funny that these work place help programs encourage unhealthy eating. I guess they know that unhealthy food is a comfort to me!

The second event was a dinner at our good friends place. They are vegetarian and they're always making good food...we love visiting them! They know we're trying to lose weight so they always have a challenge on their hands when we come because I'm also a bit lactose intolerant so large amounts of dairy products our out of the picture. If I can keep to small portions then a visit to their place is OK but the food is always so darn good! We have decided we will not be sacrificing these dinner parties with our friends so I will just have to work harder to keep the portions smaller and drink more water while we're there.

These two minor brakes in my program caused me to get cravings at least 2 times last week in the evening. I had to have an extra chocolate protein shake on those nights. This extra food didn't make me gain weight overall but it did slow my loss this week.

I have one major goal for this next week and that's to get my food journal done everyday so they have a look at it next week. This may be able to help me out a bit so they can give me some tips. They're already a little worried about me because I'm not eating a variety of meals and the meals I'm eating are simple. Keeping the meals simple and the same is important so I can have continuity in my daily tasks because of my personality.

Have a great day!
-Ian

Week 12 Day 6: 50 Pound Detox

So this is day 6 of our 1 week detox and it’s going very well!

We had cheated a few times last weekend so my weight was at a high of 351 on Monday. Today my weight is 338! This detox has allowed me to lose 13 lbs so far this week!

That brings me to some good news…I have now lost just over 50 lbs!!!

I'm feeling good about myself and each day I feel like I’m coming out of some long dream. I’m waking up to my real life.

Exercise Update
What am I doing for exercise so far? Well I try to get 6000 steps per day, I have been trying to go swimming with my wife more often and finally I’m doing ab exercises (as per 4HB) 2 times per week.

-Ian