January 20, 2012

At the Complex Gym, January 2012

Date: January 20, 2012

Day #: 305

Starting Weight: 369

Weight (As of 1/20): 222

Cardio Exercise: 50 Minutes

Food Intake: A+

Eventually had a good day – it was weigh in day and I had a feeling in my bones that something was going to be hinky – and it was – gained a pound. Now, my rationalizations kicked in and what stands out to me the most is the fact that I have lost 11lbs in the past two weeks, so this week was an evening out. For those interested, I weigh in first thing in the morning, so the flux is always in question, but by doing it first thing I know I’ll have a base read each week. Does a bad weigh in motivate you during the day or have the opposite effect? That’s always the question – for me it did neither because of my ability to rationalize. So food intake was terrific – discovered that Healthy Life, the holy grail of bread, has a 2 point English Muffin – and the Oscar Meyer deli meat, which is 1 point for six pieces…well, you see where I’m going – a 3 point breakfast. Had to kill time in Cleveland but avoided a sit-down restaurant scene and enjoyed my McD regular – very proud of the fact that I can go into a McD, sit with my magazine, eat my cheap, simple meal and then leave – that is a true testament for me, someone who could eat A LOT more in a McD with a magazine and 20 minutes. Interspersed an apple and an orange in the afternoon and followed that with the gym, doing 10 elliptical and 40 on the treadmill – both intensive. Did some core work, took a steam and went home. At home had a baked potato with baco bits and butter with a 3 point sandwich, followed by a Skinny Cow (just 1). All in all the day ended with 17 points left over. So yeah, quite happy. A note on the Skinny Cow – she is a 4 point temptress who needs to leave my house! I did get into (as usual) online with someone who knows best about how to lose weight. I am by NO MEANS perfect and I started this blog to stress that point – but once you lose weight everyone then has an opinion about what you should or shouldn’t do. This yahoo was on the caveman diet (basically: no grains) and was pushing that to someone who thought the Pizza Hut buffet was an appetizer. I will never be the person on the Yoga Mat discussing gluten-free while my bald head shines in the mirror. I do want to stress that each person is an individual and what may work for some may not work for others; right now I have been incredibly lucky and blessed, but I do not take my hard work for granted. It’s like that line in the SUNSCREEN SONG, “Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.”