Introductory Post
Age: 28
Height: 5'10"
Starting Date: September 17th, 2005
Starting Weight: 365 lbs.
Current Weight: 330 lbs.
I've been keeping a food journal since the first day and with the exception of one day, I haven't missed a beat. I started out swimming in the mornings and worked up to my current workout. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I lift weights and Tuesday and Thursday I swim for a half hour. The breakdown since the week before last is:
I've changed my intake from 2 meals a day to 6 "snacks" a day. They're between 150 and 400 calories each depending on the time of day and what's going on, but I balance the rest of the day accordingly. Meals 5 and 6 might be combined if I'm eating out with the family or we have a particularly hearty dinner but that's infrequent. Same thing with the midday meal-if I eat out with coworkers I'll either skip the next meal or divide up my meal and eat the rest later depending how feasible that is (sometimes the next place I'm going after lunch doesn't have a place to keep the food).
My favorite breakfast foods are oatmeal with raisins, reduced fat PB on whole wheat toast with a sliced up banana, a protein shake that I mix up on the weight lifting mornings (protein powder, banana, ice, and non-fat milk), an egg white scramble with every vegetable I can find thrown in it, and occasionally a bagel with light cream cheese (garden vegetable or chive & onion).
Three of the meals are taken at work, so I have to go more portable but I have access to a refrigerator and microwave. Sometimes I'll bring pre-mixed salad greens and a can of white chicken and throw it together with grape/cherry tomatoes, and some light dressing. Then there's soup (lots of salt though, so need to allow for it in the day's intake), a deli sandwich with turkey or chicken, or one of Weight Watcher's Smart Ones™ frozen meals. I'm trying to expand my lunchtime menu a bit, but it's hard. Suggestions are welcome, of course.
Snacks are fruit (bananas, apples, oranges), raw baby carrots, carb/sugar counter yogurt, granola bars, hummus, and dry roasted unsalted peanuts/almonds. This is another area I'm trying to work on.
Dinners vary widely, but they're prepared by the wife or mother-in-law (yes, she lives with us) and are usually balanced with some meat, veggies, and potatoes and/or rice. Depending how big this meal is and how close to my bed time we eat, I'll indulge in a Weight Watcher's dessert (these are so darn good).
Since 12/01/05 I've been on a plateau stuck at 330 lbs. At first it was depressing but now it's just plain comical. I look at the scale and it's like "No no, let me guess. 330? Oh yes, I'm the man. Who's the man? Yeah, that's me." I have to believe there's some exchange going on here and that I'm not stagnating because I'm able to lift the same weight more easily than the week before. I have a body fat tracker but haven't taken a measurement recently (I have to rememdy this). The first one taken was 10/17/05 putting me at 42.1% body fat. The most recent was on 12/22/05 measuring at 38.0% body fat.
That's it for me. Thanks for being here.
Height: 5'10"
Starting Date: September 17th, 2005
Starting Weight: 365 lbs.
Current Weight: 330 lbs.
I've been keeping a food journal since the first day and with the exception of one day, I haven't missed a beat. I started out swimming in the mornings and worked up to my current workout. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I lift weights and Tuesday and Thursday I swim for a half hour. The breakdown since the week before last is:
- Monday: back, chest
- Wednesday: legs, shoulders
- Friday: arms
I've changed my intake from 2 meals a day to 6 "snacks" a day. They're between 150 and 400 calories each depending on the time of day and what's going on, but I balance the rest of the day accordingly. Meals 5 and 6 might be combined if I'm eating out with the family or we have a particularly hearty dinner but that's infrequent. Same thing with the midday meal-if I eat out with coworkers I'll either skip the next meal or divide up my meal and eat the rest later depending how feasible that is (sometimes the next place I'm going after lunch doesn't have a place to keep the food).
My favorite breakfast foods are oatmeal with raisins, reduced fat PB on whole wheat toast with a sliced up banana, a protein shake that I mix up on the weight lifting mornings (protein powder, banana, ice, and non-fat milk), an egg white scramble with every vegetable I can find thrown in it, and occasionally a bagel with light cream cheese (garden vegetable or chive & onion).
Three of the meals are taken at work, so I have to go more portable but I have access to a refrigerator and microwave. Sometimes I'll bring pre-mixed salad greens and a can of white chicken and throw it together with grape/cherry tomatoes, and some light dressing. Then there's soup (lots of salt though, so need to allow for it in the day's intake), a deli sandwich with turkey or chicken, or one of Weight Watcher's Smart Ones™ frozen meals. I'm trying to expand my lunchtime menu a bit, but it's hard. Suggestions are welcome, of course.
Snacks are fruit (bananas, apples, oranges), raw baby carrots, carb/sugar counter yogurt, granola bars, hummus, and dry roasted unsalted peanuts/almonds. This is another area I'm trying to work on.
Dinners vary widely, but they're prepared by the wife or mother-in-law (yes, she lives with us) and are usually balanced with some meat, veggies, and potatoes and/or rice. Depending how big this meal is and how close to my bed time we eat, I'll indulge in a Weight Watcher's dessert (these are so darn good).
Since 12/01/05 I've been on a plateau stuck at 330 lbs. At first it was depressing but now it's just plain comical. I look at the scale and it's like "No no, let me guess. 330? Oh yes, I'm the man. Who's the man? Yeah, that's me." I have to believe there's some exchange going on here and that I'm not stagnating because I'm able to lift the same weight more easily than the week before. I have a body fat tracker but haven't taken a measurement recently (I have to rememdy this). The first one taken was 10/17/05 putting me at 42.1% body fat. The most recent was on 12/22/05 measuring at 38.0% body fat.
That's it for me. Thanks for being here.